Monster Hunter World: Iceborne gives you a new weapon – the Clutch Claw. We explain in this guide how you can quickly defeat monsters with an attack from this claw.
In addition to some good new weapons that Monster Hunter World: Iceborne has brought, there is also a new weapon tool. The so-called Clutch Claw (clutch-claw) is always automatically available on your arm. So you don’t have to equip anything further to use this practical hook. And this weapon has an attack that you should definitely learn.
How do you use the weapon for this attack? With the new Clutch Claw, you can pull yourself towards monsters in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne and latch onto them.
To achieve this, you need to trigger your slinger. Now you don’t shoot your slinger ammunition as usual, but you have to press Circle or B to use the Clutch Claw.
Are there differences in weapons? For some of the 14 weapon types, like insect glaive or bow, you also need to use the right stick. So make sure to check the characteristics of your weapon in the training room before using it against a real monster. You can also complete an optional quest that explains the handling of the Clutch Claw in more detail.
How can you attack the monster then? As soon as you’ve managed to latch onto the monster with your Clutch Claw, the fun part begins. You can then change its running direction or attack with your weapon by pressing Circle (PS4) or B (Xbox One). You can attack as usual with Triangle or Y.
Depending on the weapon, it is then easier to injure certain body parts of the monster, or it drops slinger ammunition.
What is the strongest attack of the Clutch Claw?
Use this attack: The Knockback Shot is like the secret weapon of the Clutch Claw. When using the Clutch Claw, there is a skill that deals a lot of damage if done correctly. With the Knockback Shot, you can injure the monster on the head so that it slams against an obstacle and takes extra damage.
What do you need to consider with the Knockback Shot?
- You need slinger ammunition
- The attack does not work with dung pods, flash pods, scream pods, or knife items
- You cannot use the attack when the monster is angry
- You must be in tight spaces or near an obstacle
- You need to apply the claw to the head or jump there while latched on
- The claw consumes a lot of stamina
How do you use the Knockback Shot effectively? If you want to use this strong attack, you first need to trigger your Clutch Claw. Then you go for the monster’s head.
The goal here is to hit the monster’s head from the start. While it’s possible to swing along them, this comes with disadvantages:
- Your stamina might run out on the way to the head
- The monster can throw you off if you take too long
How do you achieve extra damage with the new weapon?
This is how you initiate the strong attack: If you have latched onto the head of the monster, the real work begins. You can now waste all your slinger ammunition with a press of the R2/RT button.
What happens then to the monster? Once you’ve fired the Knockback Shot, the monster stumbles in the direction it’s facing. It is therefore essential that an obstacle is in that direction. The easiest place for this is in tight spaces, where walls are waiting for the monster everywhere.
If you’ve done everything right, the monster will slam into an obstacle – wonderful! Against a Master Rank Uragaan, this deals almost 2000 damage points.
After the attack is before the attack: Once you’ve executed the Knockback Shot against an obstacle, you should immediately look for slinger ammunition for the next attack. If you incorporate this attack regularly, your fights will become significantly shorter.
Here you can find out everything else about the new monsters in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne:
Who of you regularly uses the Clutch Claw?
The title image comes from the official guide from Capcom.
