Sword & Shield VS Yian Garuga - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne [Casual Hunt]

Casual gameplay of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, showcasing the Sword & Shield. In this video my Palico and I head out to the Ancient Forest to take on The Black Wolf Bird - Yian Garuga!
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This is the PlayStation 4 version running through a PlayStation 5. And for the record: My Palico is using a Paralysis weapon.

00:00 Intro
00:11 Sword & Shield VS Yian Garuga
09:30 Conclusion & Hunt End
09:50 Equipment & Layered Armor Info
11:00 Outro

Before I go any further, I would like to formally apologise to my Palico, Mr. Squirt. That poor cat took a beating on my behalf, but he still fought by my side like a champion! Also Mr. Squirt is based on my real-life Palico who started my Monster Hunter journey with me, but is sadly no longer with us. So I guess I take any harm to his in-game avatar a little personally?

Full disclosure - I'm no Sword & Shield main. I'm trying to learn the weapon, and what you're seeing here is my work in progress. In saying that, I'm really enjoying my time with it so far. My distance and timing still needs a bit of work, but I feel more comfortable than what I did when I first started.

Yian Garuga combines a lot of traits and moves from other monsters... and then speeds them up and then shoves it all into a very angry package. Given the compact size of the monster and its mobility I thought this would be a good match-up for the Sword & Shield. And despite (embarrassingly) repeatedly getting poisoned and fighting on terrain that didn't really work in my favour, I thought this was a fun fight.

I really would've like to have landed a few more Falling Shield Bashes on its head though... Maybe next time?