Monster Hunter Rise: How to Melee

There’s not much chance of you capturing a monster if you can’t draw your weapon and beat it into submission, so here’s how to melee in Monster Hunter Rise if you’ve found yourself stumbling at the first hurdle.

How to Melee in Monster Hunter Rise

While it’s certainly viable to play as a ranged character in Monster Hunter Rise, you’ll more than likely want to switch out to a melee weapon at some point or another.

To do so, you simply switch out your ranged weapon to any melee weapon of your choice — Long Sword, Switch Axe, Charge Blade, etc. –, and then press the A and X buttons for light and heavy attacks.

Remember, if you want to switch the weapons you currently have equipped then you can do so by A) heading to an item box if you’re in a town; B) visiting your camp if you’re out on a hunt.

Here’s a quick breakdown just to clarify:

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