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Even in its demo form, Monster Hunter Rise has some new tricks up its sleeve to surprise even the most experienced hunters. There’s a lot to take in between the addition of the Palamute, Wirebug, and the new Wyvern Ride features and their controls.

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All three of the aforementioned new features are enhancements over Monster Hunter World and its Iceborne expansion’s similar functions.

Wirebugs allow you to grapple anywhere, not just in dedicated spots.The Palamute allows for flexible movement and exploration (even manual drifting!), also proving to be a big improvement over World‘s Raider Ride feature. And Wyvern Ride? Let’s just say mounting monsters is totally worthwhile now.

The new level of maneuverability is a much-welcomed addition to the game’s sprawling maps. It’s very apparent the bells and whistles in Monster Hunter World paved the way for these incredible improvements to the mainline series.

Below are the controls for Monster Hunter Rise, separated by whether they are general use or for use with one of the new features mentioned above. Weapon controls are not included but are coming soon.

Monster Hunter Rise General Controls

ButtonEffectSwitch controller: A button
(sheathed)
Keyboard+Mouse: F key
 General interactions (Carving, talking, etc.)
Wyvern Ride (next to staggered monster) Switch controller: B button
(sheathed)
Keyboard+Mouse: Spacebar
 Crouch (when still)
Roll (while moving)
Jump (while sliding) Switch controller: A button
(drawn)
Keyboard+Mouse: Right-click
 Heavy attack Switch controller: B button
(drawn)
Keyboard+Mouse: Spacebar
 Roll Switch controller: X button
(sheathed)
Keyboard+Mouse: Left-click
 Draw weapon Switch controller: X button
(drawn)
Keyboard+Mouse: Left-click
 Light attack Switch controller: Y button
(sheathed)
Keyboard+Mouse: E key
 Use item Switch controller: Y button
(drawn)
Keyboard+Mouse: E key
 Sheathe weapon Switch controller: R button (held)
Keyboard+Mouse: Shift
 Sprint or slide Switch controller: L button (held)
Keyboard+Mouse: F1 through F4 keys
 Open item bar, ammo bar, and radial menu
(Y and A to cycle through items)
(X and B to cycle through ammo and coating)
(D-pad to choose radial)
(Right analog stick to choose shortcut) Switch controller: Right analog press
Keyboard+Mouse: Q key
 Lock on Switch controller: D-pad
Keyboard+Mouse: Ctrl+Arrow keys
 Left and right to scroll through action bar
Up and down to perform selection Switch controller: + button
Keyboard+Mouse: Escape key
 Open start menu Switch controller: – button
Keyboard+Mouse: Enter key
 Open chat menu Switch controller: – button (held)
Keyboard+Mouse: M key
 Open map

Monster Hunter Rise Wirebug Controls

ButtonEffectSwitch controller: ZL + X buttons
Keyboard+Mouse: Middle click + Left-click
 Upward Wiredash
(Sends forward when airborne) Switch controller: ZL + A buttons
Keyboard+Mouse: Middle click + Right-click
 Forward Wiredash
(Sends downward when airborne) Switch controller: ZL + ZR buttons
Keyboard+Mouse: Middle click + Mouse3
 Targeted Wiredash
(Launches you toward targeted location) Switch controller: ZL + B buttons
(when knocked back or upward)
Keyboard+Mouse: Middle click + Spacebar
 Wirefall
(Allows you to quickly recover) Switch controller: A button (midair)
Keyboard+Mouse: Right click (midair)
 Suspends you midair during Wiredash.
(Cancelled with B button) Switch controller: Left stick + B button
(midair)
Keyboard+Mouse: Movement + Spacebar
 Evade midair in the direction the stick is tilted.

Monster Hunter Rise Palamute Controls

ButtonEffectSwitch controller: A button (held, unmounted)
Keyboard+Mouse:  F key (held, unmounted)
 Mount Palamute Switch controller: B button
Keyboard+Mouse: Spacebar
 Dismount Palamute Switch controller: X button
Keyboard+Mouse: Left-click
 Have Palamute attack Switch controller: ZR
Keyboard+Mouse: C key
 Have Palamute jump Switch controller: R button
Keyboard+Mouse: Right-click
 Have Palamute dash / drift Switch controller: Y button
Keyboard+Mouse: E key
 Use item

Monster Hunter Rise Wyvern Ride Controls

ButtonEffectSwitch controller: Left stick + R button (held)
Keyboard+Mouse: Movement + Shift (held)
 Move monster Switch controller: A button
Keyboard+Mouse: Left-click
 Have monster attack Switch controller: X button
Keyboard+Mouse: Right-click
 Have monster attack Switch controller: B button
Keyboard+Mouse: Spacebar
 Have monster evade
(Also cancel attacks and flinches) Switch controller: Y button
Keyboard+Mouse: C key
 Dismount and launch monster forward Switch controller: X + A buttons
Keyboard+Mouse: Left-click + Right-click
 Perform Mounted Punisher when gauge is full.

That’s it for Monster Hunter Rise‘s controls, that we’ve seen so far at least. Keep an eye on GameSkinny for more Monster Hunter Rise guides!

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