If the Switch Gauge is in an Amped State (yellow glow), then it automatically connects into a Zero-Sum Discharge when the first hit lands on a monster. Never hit a mounted monster, it might cancel it, making you lose an opportunity to attack a defenseless monster. It has a different animation. The voice actor is Chinatsu Akasaki. All my SA sets have Evasion+3 since I prefer to keep hitting the monsters, and I rarely use more than 2-3 Mega Potions during G-Rank hunts. Avoid Dragonblight if you are using an element phial, as the blight will negate your element/status and that phial will have no use. I've done impossible mounts with the SA. I tried, I can't for now, and I'm sorry. I love explosions. Best poison SA if you're the only one with a poison weapon against a Kushala (You shouldn't be the only one) or if you just want to make sure the monster stays poisoned during all the fight. Every A hit uses Stamina, around 2/3 of what a roll uses (that stamina consumption is affected by Constitution+ skill or by Felyne Black belt). Make a wish if you see a Gunlance. Raw high enough to use it in Axe Mode only, but the Sword Mode's exhaust phial can be useful too. It hits a bit slowly. Has natural purple sharpness though, and good attack, but that's all. The moveset has a massive amount of interruptable frames you can use to side step mid-combo. This combo consumes the gauge equivalent of two attacks while attacking three times. In Sword mode, landing enough attacks will cause the Switch Axe to enter an Amped State. mostly, and Kushala Daora (Bring a poison weapon. The player will be forced to morph into Axe mode when the Switch Gauge is fully depleted. Help gunners (They have a really low defense but can deal incredible damage if they are good. The transitions also look cool and each weapon is good on its own. It may be the best combo for DPS. USE IT TOO. That means less healing/carting time and more slaying time (It is a way to increase your DPS). Even if someone in your group already has one. Monster List. Switch to Axe Mode or eat a Nulberry. Axe of Gaia. You're just explaining the vocabulary here. Combined with evasion+ i can dance around Gogmazios like a champ. This page will serve as a centralized hub in-depth text-based weapon guides for MHWorld written by the users of /r/MonsterHunter. Touchscreen attack icon / Start (depending on your configuration) - Sword: Rising Slash - 25. See below*. Really excited for a completed guide though! Again, keep your text focused. The Finisher is very disruptive and sends hunters rolling. The reach while in Axe Mode is huge. The SA can do both rolls and sidesteps. The skill Awaken totally nullifies the use of the poison, para and dragon phials and that means that the axe mode has no ailment/element by itself. Eventually created the page, my karma got high enough. The SA hits rather fast, especially for a weapon of that size. Sheathing speed. Shamelessly stole Kiranico's Motion Values. Кино; Авто/Мото; Видеоклипы; Животные; Спорт Prepare to roll a lot. Baraq Sedition. Mind's Eye, Edge Lore - SA already has it, built-in in Sword Mode (the Mind's Eye effect only, the Razor Sharp effect from Edge Lore is still very useful), don't try to add it to your set (Except maybe if you plan to use Doomaxe Downpour, since you shouldn't be using Sword Mode at all with it). I know this isn't where I should post my guide, but my karma is too low to create a page. USE IT. Thanks /u/Gopherlad, /u/Burstjoe and /u/kamegami for their opinions, and GaijinHunter for his videos. Don't stone me pls). Park the vehicle on a level, paved surface and … Slooow enough that I felt the need to write it with three o. Elite Switch Axe. Most of the time, you will follow the monster while rolling because it's faster than sheathing and dashing (That's one of the reasons why Evade Extender is so useful with a SA). 27. This guide was and is written for Switch Axe users, but not only. That is the very reason I picked the SA in the beginning of MH3U and of MHP3rd. Bring wyverns down with that move. Not really useful, but it's the only non-relic sleep SA in that game. See the About mobility and evasive skills section waaay belowI never thought I would write that much. A 20% attack boost, just by tapping R. Element - A nice phial, a 25% boost in elemental damage/status application. Most of the time, you will follow the monster while rolling because it's faster than sheathing and dashing (That's one of the reasons why Evade Extender is so useful with a SA). Bowgun, Meals & Thus, power phials are good too, and are usually the best. LOVE IT. Done, you can find the full guide here. A lot of practice is needed, but that's what I always do on solo hunts if no bombs are involved. With the mobility you gain, you can stick to the monster's head/tail/weak point and hit, roll when the monster attacks, hit, reposition yourself if the monster moved. There is either a grammatical or logical problem here in the bolded text. The switch axe morphs between axe and sword modes. With a right timing, you won't need it though, but it allows you to take more risks and gives you more openings while being safer (Don't depend on it however). The SA is a melee weapon which was added in MH3 Tri and was present ever since. Another description of the weapon, on Monster Hunter Wikia, SA Mega ThreadWhat is the Switch Axe even used for?The Gospel of the Switch Axe. If you cannot do all the Element Discharge (Roll), the animation will stop and you will be switched back to Axe Mode with a very long, uncancelable animation. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, Sting like a Bnahabra, roll like a Konchu, LBG Guy|https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/wiki/gophlbg-gen, but the SA tends to favor raw more than element, that even surpasses Attack Up (L) in many cases. I typed "you" as "yu" and that's intentional. With a right timing and Evasion + 3, you won't need Earplugs nor Windproof (except on a few monsters (Diablos and Khezu (Use ranged weapons against Khezu. As a general observation of both modes, there is quite a significant wind-up to every attack it has, the Axe's [Forward+X] Step-in prod/poke included. Monsters, Trapping and Can exhaust and KO monsters. An official Guild Switch Axe. Rolls and sidesteps have the same number of i-frames but the sidestep lasts only half as long. The Sword Mode only allows you to walk, and is comparable to the Great Sword on that point. And when factoring charms, talons, food skills, seeds, pills, Adrenaline, Challenger, Fortify, Felyne Heroics and Hunting Horn boosts you can theoretically have up to 4729 with these ideal conditions. Keep your text focused. Plus, you can even hit a monster which is behind you with some attacks. CH4X4 Custom Laser-Etched Rocker Switches are single throw ON/OFF or MOMENTARY, designed to operate all of your 12v accessories or devices. Its dark flash tears apart the light. Sword: Overhead Slash, Sword: Rising Slash and Double Slash before starting all over again. The SA allows you to switch fluidly (hence the name) from Axe Mode to Sword Mode and vice versa and has almost only infinite combos. It's great against Khezus too. Complete Kitchen Skill list on Monster Hunter Wikia. Bolded text is extraneous. Edit : I can't believe I didn't even explain most of the skills at first. i was told it is good at exhausting but it's hard to get a KO, and exhausting has no effect on an enraged monster, so it is not the best phial you can get. 1/3 chance. 1.0. The axe or the sword can individually be used by themselves but where's the fun in just sticking to one mode? Idle version : You start with the Overhead Slash, then you do a Side Slash (You can use X or A for that move without any difference) and eventually a Rising Slash before starting all over again. Use Evade Extender. Axe gives greater mobility (estimate 0.9x Longsword movespeed) but its attacks are slower and have a longer commitment time. X + A / Touchscreen attack icon / Start (depending on your configuration) - Axe: Rising Slash, also known as the Upswing - 28 - Highest vertical range for melee weapons. Hope Enjoy :) // Install // Unzip the files and paste the folder 'nativePC'. Prudence gives you Attack Up (L) too when at full health. True Attack Values . Always keep your Stamina at max (Use Energy Drinks rather than Steaks, ED are easy to combine, prevent sleeping status and are faster to eat. ), nice element (330 Water), decent sharpness (S+1 required though. The Element Discharge Combo, or Phial Burst, ends in an explosion. X + A - Element Discharge - 13 - Beginning of the Element Discharge Combo. Just change "Halve" to "Halves" (the verb form). Essentially. Never trip a Hammer, Hunting Horn or a Great Sword. You can do an early Element Discharge Burst by pushing the joystick backwards. Wicked Conqueror. idk doesn't the resemblance seem uncanny to yu, (Also because the roles of both weapons, when fighting against Teostra, is just DPS main. ), nice sharpness (with S+1), no affinity, 3 slots. Never wake a monster up if there is a Great Sword, Hunting Horn or a Hammer hunting with you. Don't use phrases like "it is not the best phial you can get". Try using the Element Discharge Finisher to wake the monster up by positioning yourself far away enough to only hit it with the final burst. A pain to farm, and it's endgame content. Switch Axe Basic Attacks Axe Mode. After the Sword: Side Slash, by pressing R, does an Axe: Morph Slash. Purple sharpness is gud. Status are good though. The SA has no shield nor backsteps but has forward rolls and sidesteps. Thanks /u/MBArceus for allowing me to use that title for my guide ! GaijinHunter's top 5 SA, another opinion if you want. When used properly, it is a great damage skill that even surpasses Attack Up (L) in many cases. After carefully looking at its movesets and realising the difficulties it has to work around is different from the Longsword, maybe I'll start committing to SwAxing for a while when I go on my Teostra genocide. The SA can be disruptive to other hunters. Power phial, nice attack (1458, 270 true raw), nice status (300 Poison), nice sharpness (With S+1 (purple) or without (white)), no affinity, 3 slots. SA's sword mode has a completely 'customisable' infinite combo after all. The skill Quick Sheath will fix that, see the Skills section below. Eisenleib / Eisengeist . ュアックス surasshu akkusu, "slash axe") is a weapon category in Monster Hunter World (MHW). In addition, the Longsword feels more fluid to me (Fadeslashing to the side from a Teo's claw swipe makes me feel like a graceful butterfly), but that's no reason to leave the SwAxes collecting dust in my equipment box! Save it for when you're talking about how to approach monsters or whatever appropriate section you dream up. If the heads catches your gauge up, the mount will be failed and you will fall on the ground. Yes, I still have to add a combos section, I'll do that when i can get my 3ds for tests. That combo will stop by itself if you stop tapping A or run out of stamina, leaving you with a long recovery and in the latter case, unable to evade, so stop it before, evade or tap R to use the powerful Finishing Sweep that can morph into the Sword Mode by tapping R again. *Better yet, omit recommendations from this part of your guide entirely. You should rarely sheath. Use this against monsters very weak against Dragon. That skill does absolutely nothing if you are not hitting a weak point, so you need to stick to a weak point to benefit from that skill. Brutality has the same effect plus a 15% Affinity boost, get it if you can, it's a great skill. You can hit most of the monsters while they're flying, and make them fall.Who needs Flash Bombs? After the Finishing Sweep, by pressing R, does a Sword: Morph Slash. Classic.). Editable by anyone -- just click the button at the top of the page. Sword mode uses its installed Phial to enhance attacks, Requires maintenance of Switch Gauge to use Sword mode. XP. As almost every other weapon, a few skills are needed or at least useful to use the SA effectively. Feel free to correct whatever I wrote, especially my English (I'm French by the way, so d'avance, pardon...). The Switch Axe (SA) morphs freely between Axe and Sword modes. So anyway, I should think that the Switchiest of Axes deserves a combo segment. Every SA combo is infinite (but the Element Discharge Combo), and you can roll/sidestep directly after any attack but the Element Discharge. I'm a Evade+3 + Evade Extender guy for every hunt with my SA, I feel you. It's always easier to understand with a video. Uploaded by Silgi. You walk one step when idle and three steps when moving. The starting form of MHW Switch Axe. You shouldn't need it though, proper positioning and timing is enough. Fatalis mostly (Stygian Vanagloria could be better, never tested). Unpoisoned Kushala is not fun at all.))) This is again just a personal thing, though. Will do more once I'm somewhere I can charge my laptop. It is a work in progress, I still may write LR, HR SAs and maybe even good armours for each rank. Becomes a Reload when the Switch Gauge is under the threshold for Sword mode. Yes, you can have a raw superior to 2000 (Even though it's just displayed raw and has no meaning by himself, it's nice to know that you have the biggest number. With the good element, you can deal even more damage, so, here are the best (in my opinion) SAs (G-Rank) per element/status : Rathscension. Axe of Gaia (Exhaust phial, unfortunately) has 1782 raw (330 true), 1890 with Attack Hone (350 true) and 2025 with Attack Hone and Attack Up (XL) (375). With an Amped Switch Gauge, connect the first hit of a Sword: Element Discharge or the first of a Sword: Jumping Element Discharge. However, since you're doing a Double Slash half of the time, you will advance a lot. that you will never run out of sharpness), +10% affinity, no slots. I really like the momentum from the SA, so I barely use the LS now (Plus, I'm bad with maintaining the Spirit gauge). However, the Longsword's playstyle is more familiar to me as I did not play 3rd Gen and came from 2nd Gen, so it's still quite new a weapon to me (barely a 100 quests with it, never even really successfully hunted a Teostra with it. GET IT. You cannot reload when the gauge is orange (the icon then looks like a sword). Comparing with the Longsword's [A] poke, it's pretty difficult or significantly riskier to get in quick dirty hits with the Switchaxe. Power phial, nice attack (1458, 270 true raw), great element (440 Thunder), nice sharpness (with S+1), no affinity, no slots.