In Monster Hunter World (PS4 and Xbox One) there are huge swords that you can use against the monsters. Two YouTubers have built such a weapon in the real world and show in a video how it works!
Big monsters need big weapons in Monster Hunter World. Some of them are even larger than your hero in the game! A particularly prominent example is a great sword made from the jawbone of a particularly large beast: the so-called “Smashing Sword”! With it, you deliver particularly hard blows in the game.
If you want to have this piece not just in the game, you can now watch two crafting professionals at work and learn how to create the great sword in real life.
Web show “Master & Apprentice” shows how to build a Smashing Sword
On the YouTube channel Rooster Teeth, there is the format “Master & Apprentice”. In it, the “master” Marcus and his bearded “apprentice” Adam recreate cool items from movies and games. Marcus can look back on a 17-year career as a Production Designer in the film industry.
Adam is an enthusiastic cosplayer. Together, the two have already built many cool items, including lightsabers from Star Wars and a “Wardcliff Coil” rocket launcher from Destiny 2. This time, they are trying their hand at the Smashing Sword from Monster Hunter World.
Gigantic sword made of balsa wood
To build the sword, the two craftsmen need the following materials:
- Modeling clay
- Silicone for the mold
- Resin
- Construction foam
- A giant block of balsa wood
- Shovel handle
- Leather pieces
- Gold wire
- PVC sheets
- Spray and acrylic paints
With these raw materials and a workshop full of cool tools, the two guys build an extremely cool replica of the Smashing Sword. The final product is over 7 feet (about 2.13 meters) long and, thanks to the balsa wood, still fairly light at only 15 pounds (about 6 kilos). Ideal for the next Monster Hunter cosplay. Have fun recreating it!
How weapons like the Smashing Sword perform in the game can be found in our Monster Hunter World weapon guide.
