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Guard Up

Guard Up

Complete reference of all attacks requiring Guard Up and truly unblockables.

In Monster Hunter World, the Guard Up skill allows hunters to block certain otherwise unblockable attacks. Unlike in Rise where the skill has three levels, World's Guard Up is a single-level skill that when active, lets you block all blockable special attacks with no additional chip damage penalty.

However, it's important to note that not every attack can be blocked, even with Guard Up. Some attacks are truly unblockable and must be avoided entirely. Additionally, while Guard Up allows you to block special moves, your shield's natural blocking power (affected by the Guard skill) still determines how much stamina you lose and knockback you receive.

For weapons with shields, understanding what can and cannot be blocked with Guard Up is crucial for effective defensive play. This knowledge helps you decide when to invest in Guard Up (through decorations or armor) and when to focus on positioning and evasion instead.

This list is based on u/Noxvenator's Guard Up Sheet 🙏

🔗 Original Guard Up Sheet
Acidic Glavenus

Acidic Glavenus

No special guard requirements
Alatreon

Alatreon

Guard Up Unblockable
Requires Guard Up:
  • Fire/ice cone spray when on ground
  • Fire/ice spray when in the air
  • Flamethrower sweep when grounded
Cannot be blocked:
  • Escation judgement can't be blocked, you need to pass the elemental check to be able to survive it
Ancient Leshen

Ancient Leshen

Guard Up Unblockable
Requires Guard Up:
  • The pin attack
Cannot be blocked:
  • His super aoe move where the camera zooms out can't be blocked, just sheathe and flash it
Anjanath

Anjanath

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • Its pin attack
Azure Rathalos

Azure Rathalos

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • Its pin attack
Banbaro

Banbaro

No special guard requirements
Barioth

Barioth

No special guard requirements
Barroth

Barroth

No special guard requirements
Bazelgeuse

Bazelgeuse

No special guard requirements
Behemoth

Behemoth

Guard Up Unblockable
Requires Guard Up:
  • Its lightning attacks
  • The fire pillars
  • The belly flop
Cannot be blocked:
  • Ecliptic meteor can't be blocked, you need to hide behind a comet to survive it
  • The gore quick bite where he grabs you afterwards can't be blocked
Beotodus

Beotodus

No special guard requirements
Black Diablos

Black Diablos

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • Small roar into rush attack
Blackveil Vaal Hazak

Blackveil Vaal Hazak

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • All 3 miasma laser attacks
  • Miasma downwards spray
Brachydios

Brachydios

No special guard requirements
Brute Tigrex

Brute Tigrex

No special guard requirements
Coral Pukei-Pukei

Coral Pukei-Pukei

No special guard requirements
Deviljho

Deviljho

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • Its pin attack
Diablos

Diablos

No special guard requirements
Dodogama

Dodogama

No special guard requirements
Ebony Odogaron

Ebony Odogaron

No special guard requirements
Fatalis

Fatalis

Guard Up Unblockable
Requires Guard Up:
  • All fireball attacks
  • Side to side spray
  • 360 fire spray
  • Fire spray from above
Cannot be blocked:
  • The pin attack in third phase can't be blocked
  • Phase transitions can't be blocked, need to hide to survive them
Frostfang Barioth

Frostfang Barioth

Unblockable
Cannot be blocked:
  • All attacks that leave ice on the ground can't be blocked
  • Can't walk through the ice
Fulgur Anjanath

Fulgur Anjanath

No special guard requirements
Furious Rajang

Furious Rajang

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • Its beam attack
  • The wall beam
Glavenus

Glavenus

No special guard requirements
Gold Rathian

Gold Rathian

No special guard requirements
Great Girros

Great Girros

No special guard requirements
Great Jagras

Great Jagras

No special guard requirements
Jyuratodus

Jyuratodus

No special guard requirements
Kirin

Kirin

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • The attack where multiple lightning lines form on the ground
Kulu-Ya-Ku

Kulu-Ya-Ku

No special guard requirements
Kulve Taroth

Kulve Taroth

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • Fire spray hits
Kushala Daora

Kushala Daora

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • Charged wind blast when on the ground
Lavasioth

Lavasioth

No special guard requirements
Legiana

Legiana

No special guard requirements
Leshen

Leshen

Guard Up Unblockable
Requires Guard Up:
  • The pin attack
Cannot be blocked:
  • His super aoe move where the camera zooms out can't be blocked, just sheathe and flash it
Lunastra

Lunastra

Guard Up Unblockable
Requires Guard Up:
  • All attacks that detonate the fire on the ground
Cannot be blocked:
  • You can only block the wind pressure of the nova with guard up, you will still take damage over time
Namielle

Namielle

Guard Up Unblockable
Requires Guard Up:
  • Wave attack, but does a lot of chip
Cannot be blocked:
  • The pull that trips the hunter can't be blocked
Nargacuga

Nargacuga

No special guard requirements
Nergigante

Nergigante

No special guard requirements
Nightshade Paolumu

Nightshade Paolumu

No special guard requirements
Odogaron

Odogaron

No special guard requirements
Paolumu

Paolumu

No special guard requirements
Pink Rathian

Pink Rathian

No special guard requirements
Pukei-Pukei

Pukei-Pukei

No special guard requirements
Radobaan

Radobaan

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • The sleep gas
Raging Brachydios

Raging Brachydios

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • The move in last phase where he explodes all slime on the ground
Rajang

Rajang

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • Its beam attack
Rathalos

Rathalos

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • Its pin attack
Rathian

Rathian

No special guard requirements
Ruiner Nergigante

Ruiner Nergigante

No special guard requirements
Safi Jiiva

Safi Jiiva

Guard Up Unblockable
Requires Guard Up:
  • All lasers
Cannot be blocked:
  • The nova, just hide behind the rocks
Savage Deviljho

Savage Deviljho

Guard Up Unblockable
Requires Guard Up:
  • Dragon element explosion attack
Cannot be blocked:
  • Its pin attack can't be blocked
  • The attack where he sprays down dragon element can't be blocked
Scarred Yian Garuga

Scarred Yian Garuga

No special guard requirements
Seething Bazelgeuse

Seething Bazelgeuse

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • Special nuke attack
Shara Ishvalda

Shara Ishvalda

Guard Up Unblockable
Requires Guard Up:
  • All wind laser attacks, the big beam will most likely chip you to death
Cannot be blocked:
  • The big energy ball move can't be blocked, just run to the side of the arena
Shrieking Legiana

Shrieking Legiana

No special guard requirements
Silver Rathalos

Silver Rathalos

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • Its pin attack
Stygian Zinogre

Stygian Zinogre

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • Its pin attack
Teostra

Teostra

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • Its super nova
  • The flame shower
Tigrex

Tigrex

No special guard requirements
Tobi-Kadachi

Tobi-Kadachi

No special guard requirements
Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

No special guard requirements
Uragaan

Uragaan

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • All gas attacks
Vaal Hazak

Vaal Hazak

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • The miasma laser
  • Miasma downwards spray
Velkhana

Velkhana

Guard Up Unblockable
Requires Guard Up:
  • All 4 ice beams
Cannot be blocked:
  • The freeze breath that leaves a circle on the ground can't be blocked
  • The AT velkhanas 360 nova beam can't be blocked
Viper Tobi-Kadachi

Viper Tobi-Kadachi

No special guard requirements
Xeno Jiiva

Xeno Jiiva

Guard Up
Requires Guard Up:
  • All energy beams
  • All ground explosion
Yian Garuga

Yian Garuga

No special guard requirements
Zinogre

Zinogre

Unblockable
Cannot be blocked:
  • The pin attack is unblockable
Zorah Magdaros

Zorah Magdaros

No special guard requirements