Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-5260630-20130709203351/@comment-26066195-20130709225434

The three different kinds of charges, Pierce, Rapid, and Scatter, all have their own way of attacking. Pierce fires a single arrow that cuts right through a monster, these are good against large monsters. Rapid fires a single arrow that splits into a number of arrows, I find Rapid to work against anything. Scatter fires a bunch of arrows at once, these work good against large groups of small monsters but are also good for breaking parts on large monsters. As you charge, you will see a red circle appear on the ground, and when you push A and X (assuming you are playing the 3DS version) you will shoot out a large arrow that does a different affect depending on its Arc type. Blast will explode when it hits the monster, Spread will cover a wide area in a rain of arrows, and Focus will shoot a couple of arrows on a single spot, acting sort of like pierce. Some good bows are the Nargacuga, Zinogre, Brachydios,and Rathian bows.