Gunlance

[!NOTE]
Please refer to the MHWI Damage Formula and MHWI General Data Sheet by MoonBunnie & Deathcream for up to date information.

The Gunlance (GL) combines the Lance's defensive abilities with an offensive Shelling ability, which lets the player fire artillery rounds. Unlike Gunner weapons, Shelling does not consume ammunition, but its limited range forces Hunters to get up close and personal with monsters.

• Strength & Weakness
• Shelling
• Wyvern Fire and Wyrmstake
• Combat Tips
• Movelist
• Motion Values

Strength & Weakness

Shelling

[[images/gl_shelling)

Each Gunlance comes with a predetermined shell type and shell level. Higher shell levels means higher damage. Different shell types have different [[damage bonuses|damage#weapon-adjustment]], so it is important to consider shell type when choosing a Gunlance to use.

| Shell Type | Magazine | Additional Info | | :--- | | :---: | :--- | | Normal | 5 | Highly compatible with Burst Fire | | Long | 3 | Longer reach. | | Spread | 2 | Higher damage. |

Shelling [[deals fixed damage|damage#fixed-damage]] and consumes more Sharpness than normal attacks. Shelling cannot be used when the Sharpness bar is red.

Holding <<C>> will charge a Shelling attack, and although charged shells take longer to fire, they are [[more powerful|damage#weapon-adjustment]]. Shells can be reloaded from a standing pose or a guarding pose, and doing so will reload both shells and Wyrmstake. The player can perform a Quick Reload mid-combo, but a Quick Reload only reloads shells.

[[images/gl_gauge)

Top to bottom: fully loaded, shells are used, wyrmstake is used

Burst Fire is an attack where all loaded shells in a single attack. The more shells that are loaded, the stronger the Burst Fire is.

[[images/gl_burst_fire)

Wyvern fire and Wyrmstake

One of the Gunlance's signature moves is the Wyvern Fire.

Once Wyvern Fire is used, the Gunlance must cool down before it can be used again. When the Gunlance is cooling down, visible heat sinks can be seen on the Gunlance barrel (see below images).

[[images/gl_wyvern_fire)

Right image: Gunlance in cooldown

Wyrmstake sticks to a surface before exploding and causing a large amount of damage. Wyrmstake cannot be loaded by Quick Reload and must be loaded normally. It can also be reloaded by a Jumping Reload Smash under some specific circumstances (check Jumping Reload Smash below for more information).

[[images/gl_wyrmstake)

firing a Wyrmstake

Wyrmstake can be fired under the following conditions:

• After 2 consecutive Shelling attacks <<C>> <<C>>. A Charged shell doesn’t count.
• Burst Fire > Wyrmstake
• Wide Slash > Wyrmstake

Combat Tips

• The Gunlance cannot Counter Attack and cannot Guard mid-combo, so the player needs to be more cautious.
• Shelling can be used to [[break tougher body parts|understanding-monster#breaking-monster-part]] since shell attacks [[cannot bounce from tougher hitzones|understanding-monster#bouncing]].
• Wyvern Fire is powerful, but because this attack is split into 4 shots, it is not recommended to use it to wake up a sleeping monster, as only 1 of the 4 shots will get a damage bonus.
• Wyvern Fire takes time to fire and has a very long recoil animation. These factors require careful use of Wyvern Fire.
• Shelling [[consumes Sharpness much quicker|damage#sharpness-gauge-and-consumption]] than hitting the monster normally.
• Stamina is consumed when the player Guards an attack. Insufficient stamina will cause the Guard to fail.
• When the player is Guarding, stamina does not recover if the player is standing still. The player can spin around quickly or move forward to recover stamina while keeping their Guard up.
• Using Any-Step after a I-II-III combo will cancel the slow recovery animation after the III attack. This allows the player to resume their attacks sooner.

Movelist

Mid-air attacks are done in the air, such as after hopping off a ledge, jumping off a vine, or climbing up a wall and jumping off.

Motion Values

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