Another KBM user here. I did try a controller too but for some reason I simply found KBM much more comfortable for me. I do not get people who say that this game has to be played on a controller.
You didn't mention a really useful move to maneuver while in sword mode: if you morph to axe mode WHILE rolling forward you do a morph attack that propels you a lot further than a normal roll, enabling you to make lots of clutch escapes while in sword mode. Another cool move is that if you morph from sword to axe you can press back on your analog and the morph attack will include a big backstep, letting you reposition
There’s a lot of guides out there, but not a lot are post-Iceborne! Information is super concise and easy to digest. I’ve used the SwAxe a lot, but it was almost exclusively in axe mode. This is really helping me up my sword mode game! Edit: Something noteworthy! You have Earplugs 4 during ZSD, so you can run one Earplugs deco and you don’t need to worry about being roared off while ZSDing without Rocksteady!
Super glad to hear that! You'll be a pro SA user soon enough! Also lmao I didn't even notice the ear plugs xD thankssss! Learn something new everyday haha
Edit: One thing I always mix up by mistake. Exhaust does not equal sleep! It just tires the monster out but the switch axes with exhaust phials usually have sleep hidden element. -Also earplugs 1 is super needed if you are going ZSD attack methods as ZSD inherently has lvl 4 earplugs!
Another point to make about exhaust is that it also deals KO damage if you attack it’s face while the phial is active. So it’s a pretty good idea to zsd on the monsters face if you’re goin for exhaust.
exhaust phial underrated. people who say its bad usually say like "oh but you can only ko twice" "oh but you can only sleep twice" what they don't get is that the exhaust phial does 3 different thing: KO, Sleep, Exhaust. If you just trigger each twice that is already 6 times the monster is standing still eating damage, and then there is a chance for a 3rd of any of these
Some points about early release: it weakens the final finisher by a 0.7 modifier. Which is usually fine since you can start your next zsd faster but when you want to break parts you want to go for full zsds since ~80% of a zsds part damage comes from the finisher alone. For example when you want to break fatalis face full discharges can be better. With temporal on you wont be that defenseless either Also zero sum damage has raw and elemental motion values so even a element phial switchaxe will do raw + elemental dmg during a zsd
I know this is a couple of years old but it has really helped me learn switch axe so thank you. With the slinger evade during wild swing I noticed you can combo it straight into a wild morph which is pretty useful.
Old ? Why u mention that ? It's not relevant at all in the actual state of gaming. You have some people who spend their life in valorant one of the ugliest game ever. Some other have played diablo 2 for decades. Or what would you say to the gta players ? The game hasnt left the top10 of best selling games since it s release in 2013. Or you have monster hunter rise which is a downgrade from World from a technical standpoint. Also you have all the "modern" games such as starfield which just suck a lot. So, "old" is not something you should mention at all. Nowadays, you have the "good games" that people keep playing for years and years, versus the bad games that people quickly abandon. @@SkySenseiVB
Pro tip to close the gap between you and the monster while in sword mode is to do the forward sword lunge hop strat Forward attack then Dodge forward rince and repeat its pretty effective
Great vid, one thing I don't think you mentioned is that during a zero sum discharge, you get free earplugs I think up to lvl 4. So if you're clutched onto a monster and it roars it won't affect you as long as you're doing a discharge even w/o the earplugs skill or rocksteady mantle
@@Raitatouilleswf Awesomee!! We have a lot of PC players on my discord! Come join from the link in the description :) I also stream and play with my community members if you'd like to join us for some hunts!
you can charge your axe after the third flail, actually you can press the flail only once, and when you glow right at the end of the second flail, hit the slam button and it will do an extra third flail on its own and finish the combo
Just wanted to add that from wild swing to slinger burst you can add a fade slash after to get more distance, or do fade slash to forward lunge to keep your momentum.
Slinger burst 2. You can continue with R2 to continue combo morph. From sword mode, roll and R2 to morph to axe mode to get distance. Slinger burst is good to dunk flying monster since it continues with overhead slash.
I never thought I really need the Free Element on Chrome Machina. I just used it like a Raw weapon and the Discharge just game me a few poisons as a lil' extra damage against the monsters that gave me hard time when completing Iceborne. I'm an SnS main now but that axe is still kinda my favorite weapon in the game :D
Im not Sure if u talked about. But switch combos back to the Axe will always fill up your sword bar So use them sometimes, so you never come to a Situation where you cant use your sword. After you break up your ZSD you can perform a switch Move too with Pressing r2 right back on your feet. Use it to fill your sword bar! :) Greetz from a SwagaXe Main. Sorry for shitty english. :)
Oh. And if the Monster is Running Away from you while you are in sword mode, dont just sheath your weapon. And Never ever switch back to axe without beeing in a Combo! Just roll into r2 -> switch attack to axe (fills sword bar like always)
Great vid overall, but just a quick note about morphing, idk if you are unaware but basically after any attack in sword or axe mode you can morph into the other mode. You don't have to necessarily have to use wild morph to go into sword mode and you don't need to use ZSD to go back to axe mode.
Wow, I have a completely different play style. i’ll have to give some of this a shot. Had no idea I could do a discharge straight off of a latch. Sweet.
Great guide, I think a short description on which of these key are which button on a PS4/X1 controller would be great though. I play on PS4 and this is the best SA guide I've seen so far sadly at first I couldn't understand the key mapping lol
Best exhaust phial SA has got to be the jagras one in my opinion. slap some free element for the added sleep plus stamina thief jewels and you will keep monsters CC'd the majority of the hunts. BRING BOMBS FOR SLEEP BOMBING!!!!!
Exhaust wasn't for stun the monster (hit the head) for better effect. But I'm not sure, but I think is that. (Or on previously version of the Monster Hunter Saga)
For whoever is watching this in 2024 or further, the section on Phials is wrong. The phial listed in the weapon description is active as long as you are in sword mode. Power and Power Element increase physical and elemental damage by about 17% each. The regular elemental and status ones simply add that status onto your sword's attacks. Those little explosions happen when you're in Charged Mode and your sword is glowing, and do about 25% of the damage of the hit that cause them, effectively acting as a 25% damage boost. So Phials are active as long as you're in sword mode and those explosions are just extra damage that dont depend on your phial.
+the sawx can put an elementles and still have statuses its like elementles in the axe mode and poison in the sword mode i don't think there is another weapon that can do that,the reposition and dodge are a bit tricky to realy master but iceborne fix most of them kinda btw you can blind the monster wile doing wildswing and use slinger with flash pods
Exhaust phial is not sleep, it's literal exhaust on the monster-- where they run out of stamina, get hungry and have much weaker movesets for 60 seconds in low rank, 50 in high rank, 40 in master rank. Additionally exhaust phials add stun damage, but the amount is tiny- 5 stun per hit. Slugger does nothing for this because it is a % increase, and you basically have to ZSD the head to get 1 stun even solo. It's not incredibly powerful all the same going up against 30% damage increases from power phials. I hope capcom makes exhaust phial more viable in the future.
I’ll be on PC soon, got to wait for my mouse and stuff to come in the mail. My PC can earlier then expected lol, trying to get some hunts in? Need some ppl to play with ✊🏾🔥
I play with a lot of my viewers and friends from our discord during my streams :) You're welcome to join! We have quite a few monster hunter players on the discord!. The link is in the video description :)
You did a little mistake, you cant power up your axe after two swings, you have to do at least 3 swings to get the double overhead slams that power up the axe. The rest of the video is awesome and a nice help, I mean, I like the zsd but never considered it to be viable enough except for some openings. Because of you I will try out a full zsd build :D Edit: with 3 swings I mean, right, left, right and then overhead, in the video you did right, left, right, left and then overhead
Ohh good catch!! :) Thanks so much! People read thisss! haha Yess the ZSD is strong - I will agree its not the most exciting gameplay since its very repetitive buttttt exploding on monster heads can be fun LOL
Hii 6:36 If you're on keyboard, hold the aim button (V) and the clutch claw is the alt attack (Right Mouse). Once you're on, hit both attack buttons together (Right and Left Mouse Click) to activate the discharge and then you can keep tapping left click to shell. When you stop clicking, it will release you with the final blast.
@@SkySenseiVB is the zsd only available when clutched? ive seen some cases where someone charges and stays stuck to the monster immediately. I might not be seeing the clutch shot but it doesn't look like they're using it
@@meeka2618 No its not, so if you do the same combo to initiate the ZSD (left and right mouse click) but on the ground when you sword is CHARGED, you will go into a lunge and if you're close enough, it'll attach you to the monster. I recommended the clutch claw since its a bit safer. You can position and grapple when you want while moving. The regular one has a long animation that you can't cancel and can't move and its a very short lunge, so if you miss, you're stuck for 3 seconds until it finishes the lunge.
@@alfonsusjovian9093 No problem! Clutch Claw is a separate mechanic which will grip you to the monster. You don't need slinger for that :) I have a separate clutch claw video you can check out :)
Yes you don't need the 4 brachy! I wasn't showing off that build, I was talking about the jewels you should have. My apologies! I usually don't mention builds in tutorials since there are many ways people can customize their builds. I make specific weapon video builds instead :)
Do you have a progression guide for builds? Just started iceborne and i'm not sure what switch axe and armor to craft. Currently using the Guardian and Defender equipment
Defender is a great choice to start! I'll put together a progression guide for you :) From defender, look towards any master rank armours (the rarity 10s are easier to farm and good to start). For weapons any rarity 11 you can farm, go for them. Then progress towards elder dragon weapons :) Elder dragons armour and weapons will help you reach to end game Safi armour and weapons :) If you want some more advice, I have a discord with many players who can give you tips on builds! discord.gg/JfNrHRq
@@TheImmortal54321 The Datura will be a good choice :) Mighty has dragon phials which won't help you against every monster, there are more monsters afflicted by poison :) BUT You should get the Guild Palace weapon! Those weapons will carry you to end game! You need to be MR7 for it and the event is on right now! I have a guild palace weapons tutorial as well if you want specific details!
so decided to try the weapon build the shara one with typical masters touch setup cause its easy. tried it against fulgur anja only used axe mode cause staggering monsters sounds interesting to me i got my axe empowed off the opener soften the legs and only used axe mode on said legs i got one knockdown the entire hunt use only powered up axe mode on softend legs i dont fucking get it
Um you can do discharge damage from both. Element will just be element discharge, while power is raw damage. Element will also have extra dmg appear when you do sword attacks. Your element bonus dmg as it were.
@@TheImmortal54321 Um I don't believe I said its better. Both are good :) depends on your build and play style. If you want to fight using elements, use element. Otherwise power is more flexible and easy for you to use in most applications
Power is raw damage essentially. Power Element deals element dmg. So the phial type just determines what dmg type comes out of your phials :) The monsters you use raw dmg or blast dmg for other weapons, bring a power phial SA. If a certain element is strong against a monster, bring a SA with a power element and the correct element type. :) Hope that clarified a bit!
It would help only with impact phials - however usually its not worth unless you are specifically only doing ZSD attacks. That being said, I haven't tested the newest armour combinations so if theres a way you can get artillery without sacrificing agitator and and high crit, it might be worth it :)
It's actually very easy: You drop the axe and pick up a pair of dualblades. Don't get why one would need 23 minutes to explain how to switch an axe to be honest............................................................................................................................ (dances off stage singing) hello my baby hello my honey hello my ragtime gal!
FINALLY SOMEONE WITH PC CONTROLS
I got youuu friend! :P
am I blind or why cant I find them in the description?
Its amazing seeing a actual guide using PC controls. The PC controls are actually not as uncomfortable as people make it out to be.
pc controls are actually superb for this game
@@gekiitriceps9211 Agreed
Another KBM user here. I did try a controller too but for some reason I simply found KBM much more comfortable for me.
I do not get people who say that this game has to be played on a controller.
@Niczu. Controller is easier for pea brains
pc controls make the game feels less clunky for me tbh
You didn't mention a really useful move to maneuver while in sword mode: if you morph to axe mode WHILE rolling forward you do a morph attack that propels you a lot further than a normal roll, enabling you to make lots of clutch escapes while in sword mode.
Another cool move is that if you morph from sword to axe you can press back on your analog and the morph attack will include a big backstep, letting you reposition
Definitely some great features!! Thanks for mentioning them :) I had totally forgot about the lunging morph!
That's one of my favorite disengages that back step is rly nice to it also causes monsters to trip if you've been in powered axe mode
There’s a lot of guides out there, but not a lot are post-Iceborne! Information is super concise and easy to digest. I’ve used the SwAxe a lot, but it was almost exclusively in axe mode. This is really helping me up my sword mode game!
Edit: Something noteworthy! You have Earplugs 4 during ZSD, so you can run one Earplugs deco and you don’t need to worry about being roared off while ZSDing without Rocksteady!
Super glad to hear that! You'll be a pro SA user soon enough!
Also lmao I didn't even notice the ear plugs xD thankssss! Learn something new everyday haha
@@SkySenseiVB it came with the Deviljho Update before iceborn. :)
Edit: One thing I always mix up by mistake. Exhaust does not equal sleep! It just tires the monster out but the switch axes with exhaust phials usually have sleep hidden element.
-Also earplugs 1 is super needed if you are going ZSD attack methods as ZSD inherently has lvl 4 earplugs!
Another point to make about exhaust is that it also deals KO damage if you attack it’s face while the phial is active. So it’s a pretty good idea to zsd on the monsters face if you’re goin for exhaust.
exhaust phial underrated. people who say its bad usually say like "oh but you can only ko twice" "oh but you can only sleep twice" what they don't get is that the exhaust phial does 3 different thing: KO, Sleep, Exhaust. If you just trigger each twice that is already 6 times the monster is standing still eating damage, and then there is a chance for a 3rd of any of these
Some points about early release:
it weakens the final finisher by a 0.7 modifier. Which is usually fine since you can start your next zsd faster but when you want to break parts you want to go for full zsds since ~80% of a zsds part damage comes from the finisher alone. For example when you want to break fatalis face full discharges can be better. With temporal on you wont be that defenseless either
Also zero sum damage has raw and elemental motion values so even a element phial switchaxe will do raw + elemental dmg during a zsd
3 years later and still a banger guide. Definitely an awesome video. Swagaxe for life.
3 yrs later and still helpful thank you so much
Glad to see it! The #ReturnToWorld is real haha. Such a masterpiece of a game so I hope you enjoy it :)
I know this is a couple of years old but it has really helped me learn switch axe so thank you. With the slinger evade during wild swing I noticed you can combo it straight into a wild morph which is pretty useful.
Glad it could still help! :) I really loved MHW and while it is a bit old now, its still a fantastic game!
Old ? Why u mention that ? It's not relevant at all in the actual state of gaming. You have some people who spend their life in valorant one of the ugliest game ever.
Some other have played diablo 2 for decades. Or what would you say to the gta players ? The game hasnt left the top10 of best selling games since it s release in 2013. Or you have monster hunter rise which is a downgrade from World from a technical standpoint. Also you have all the "modern" games such as starfield which just suck a lot. So, "old" is not something you should mention at all. Nowadays, you have the "good games" that people keep playing for years and years, versus the bad games that people quickly abandon.
@@SkySenseiVB
Pro tip to close the gap between you and the monster while in sword mode is to do the forward sword lunge hop strat
Forward attack then Dodge forward rince and repeat its pretty effective
Great vid, one thing I don't think you mentioned is that during a zero sum discharge, you get free earplugs I think up to lvl 4. So if you're clutched onto a monster and it roars it won't affect you as long as you're doing a discharge even w/o the earplugs skill or rocksteady mantle
Yo man you really helped me learn Switch Axe and I'm loving it now. Thank you my dude!
Thank you so much for the comment! Really glad to see you're enjoying the weapon :) Crush those hunts my friend!
Thanks man not many that give us mhw tutorial with keyboard, this is so helpful
I'm so glad to hear that! I know rightt! I've struggled with keyboard conversion so I thought I may as well make these!
@@SkySenseiVB i never use controller since this came out on pc, so really glad to see this
@@Raitatouilleswf Awesomee!! We have a lot of PC players on my discord! Come join from the link in the description :) I also stream and play with my community members if you'd like to join us for some hunts!
you can charge your axe after the third flail, actually you can press the flail only once, and when you glow right at the end of the second flail, hit the slam button and it will do an extra third flail on its own and finish the combo
Thanks for the guide. The combo sections are especially well done. Position tips helped me to play better.
Thank you for this video. I was pretty much doing most of the combos but really pint point where to use them well. And PC controls !
Goodluck with the hunts!! I believeeee!
What a fucking great guid - there were actually things in there which I didn't know because other guides NEVER mention them
I love the sleep builds with this weapon
Just wanted to add that from wild swing to slinger burst you can add a fade slash after to get more distance, or do fade slash to forward lunge to keep your momentum.
Or you can do a wild sweep morph
So many videos that I missed! Just skipped to this one since I've never used the weapon haha. Nice video!! Definitely going to give it a shot now
Awesomee!!!! Glad to hear it! Haha yess lots to watch :)
It's nice how you're getting used to different weapons in the game
Yeah he started streaming the game pretty late. A year after release? Its cool to see how much he's improved!
Feels goood :)
Omg, I main switch axe and never know about that ZSD release timing o: It's SOY USEFULL THANK YOU!!!
From expirience SWAX with high evade window and high evade extender is so fun, you can hop in and hop out of attacks.
Slinger burst 2. You can continue with R2 to continue combo morph.
From sword mode, roll and R2 to morph to axe mode to get distance. Slinger burst is good to dunk flying monster since it continues with overhead slash.
You can morph attack to sword after slinger burst #1. And after slinger burst #2 (canceling wild swing) you can morph sweep.
I never thought I really need the Free Element on Chrome Machina. I just used it like a Raw weapon and the Discharge just game me a few poisons as a lil' extra damage against the monsters that gave me hard time when completing Iceborne. I'm an SnS main now but that axe is still kinda my favorite weapon in the game :D
Thanks for the amazing guide!
I'm glad it helped!! Switch Axe is a lot of funnnn :D
Im not Sure if u talked about. But switch combos back to the Axe will always fill up your sword bar
So use them sometimes, so you never come to a Situation where you cant use your sword.
After you break up your ZSD you can perform a switch Move too with Pressing r2 right back on your feet.
Use it to fill your sword bar! :)
Greetz from a SwagaXe Main.
Sorry for shitty english. :)
Oh. And if the Monster is Running Away from you while you are in sword mode, dont just sheath your weapon. And Never ever switch back to axe without beeing in a Combo!
Just roll into r2 -> switch attack to axe (fills sword bar like always)
Great vid overall, but just a quick note about morphing, idk if you are unaware but basically after any attack in sword or axe mode you can morph into the other mode. You don't have to necessarily have to use wild morph to go into sword mode and you don't need to use ZSD to go back to axe mode.
Hey man! You've done some marvelous job with your guide! Just found out your channel and I had to sub to you! Keep up the good work and happy hunting!
Glad to have you here!! :) I'm definitely trying to improve my work with every video so thank you for the kind words! :) Goodluck on your hunts
Thanks for this video. this will help me a lot.
U forgot the fact that earplug 1 is a must for Zero Sum discharge playstyle since while discharging you get 4 levels of earplugs
Wait, really?
That's correct.
Thanks for pointing this out!! :) Added to the list of extras comment.
Just want to say thank you. Everyone seems to be making the guide for the console
That's super kind :) Its what I'm here for :D
Or rather controller. I'm quite positive most people even on PC uses a controller for this game.
Wow, I have a completely different play style. i’ll have to give some of this a shot. Had no idea I could do a discharge straight off of a latch. Sweet.
It's a game changer for sureeeee!! :D
Great info!
Great guide for SA newbies like myself!
Not a noob for much longer ;)
As a PlayStation player I’m watching just to have background noise while I’m hunting idky but I enjoy listening to weapon break downs while playing
The final hit of heavy slam is stronger for wake-ups than the 3rd swing of morph slash.
yes
For wake-up attacks, I find it best to use the 2nd hit of morph slash be as I'm pretty sure it does the most damage.
@@abysslegion6732 you can see damage values on honeyhunterworld's damage calculator. Heavy slam is always stronger than morph sweep
Great guide, I think a short description on which of these key are which button on a PS4/X1 controller would be great though. I play on PS4 and this is the best SA guide I've seen so far sadly at first I couldn't understand the key mapping lol
I'll keep that in mind! I have no idea about controllers xD But I'll see if I can figure it out for future videos!
Thank you!! I love the axe mode .. gotta start training!
You got thisss!!! :D If you'd like any help, my discord is always open with lots of players on PC
Ive been looking for this ❤
Best exhaust phial SA has got to be the jagras one in my opinion. slap some free element for the added sleep plus stamina thief jewels and you will keep monsters CC'd the majority of the hunts. BRING BOMBS FOR SLEEP BOMBING!!!!!
Great vid very informative. Just wanted to let you know during the wild swing if you slinger burst you can go into wild morph right after
Very good advice!
Best video thank you for the clear information
it's time to be Escanor!!!
Exhaust wasn't for stun the monster (hit the head) for better effect.
But I'm not sure, but I think is that. (Or on previously version of the Monster Hunter Saga)
Exhaust phial can stun monster but the potency is so low. I tested it myself.
@@CelesterianGames Problem is that Monsters are immune to exhaust if there are Angry.
The Effect just Shows up again if it has a yellow icon again.
@@azadtubxa7751 Like I said it's because the potency is low
PC controlls.... LOOOOOOOOL what a torment^^ thx for video
Thank you
Mantles we’re mistake, also no ragin brach SA?
For whoever is watching this in 2024 or further, the section on Phials is wrong. The phial listed in the weapon description is active as long as you are in sword mode. Power and Power Element increase physical and elemental damage by about 17% each. The regular elemental and status ones simply add that status onto your sword's attacks. Those little explosions happen when you're in Charged Mode and your sword is glowing, and do about 25% of the damage of the hit that cause them, effectively acting as a 25% damage boost. So Phials are active as long as you're in sword mode and those explosions are just extra damage that dont depend on your phial.
Thanks for the guide. May i know what layered armor you using?
+the sawx can put an elementles and still have statuses its like elementles in the axe mode and poison in the sword mode i don't think there is another weapon that can do that,the reposition and dodge are a bit tricky to realy master but iceborne fix most of them kinda btw you can blind the monster wile doing wildswing and use slinger with flash pods
Exhaust phial is not sleep, it's literal exhaust on the monster-- where they run out of stamina, get hungry and have much weaker movesets for 60 seconds in low rank, 50 in high rank, 40 in master rank. Additionally exhaust phials add stun damage, but the amount is tiny- 5 stun per hit. Slugger does nothing for this because it is a % increase, and you basically have to ZSD the head to get 1 stun even solo. It's not incredibly powerful all the same going up against 30% damage increases from power phials. I hope capcom makes exhaust phial more viable in the future.
I’ll be on PC soon, got to wait for my mouse and stuff to come in the mail. My PC can earlier then expected lol, trying to get some hunts in? Need some ppl to play with ✊🏾🔥
I play with a lot of my viewers and friends from our discord during my streams :) You're welcome to join! We have quite a few monster hunter players on the discord!. The link is in the video description :)
You did a little mistake, you cant power up your axe after two swings, you have to do at least 3 swings to get the double overhead slams that power up the axe. The rest of the video is awesome and a nice help, I mean, I like the zsd but never considered it to be viable enough except for some openings. Because of you I will try out a full zsd build :D
Edit: with 3 swings I mean, right, left, right and then overhead, in the video you did right, left, right, left and then overhead
Ohh good catch!! :) Thanks so much! People read thisss! haha
Yess the ZSD is strong - I will agree its not the most exciting gameplay since its very repetitive buttttt exploding on monster heads can be fun LOL
@@SkySenseiVB I was in love with the swich axe since my first minute in mh xD and it only got better when I learned about swords and explosions xD
hey how to clutch claw then elemental discharge on the face of the monster?
Hii 6:36 If you're on keyboard, hold the aim button (V) and the clutch claw is the alt attack (Right Mouse). Once you're on, hit both attack buttons together (Right and Left Mouse Click) to activate the discharge and then you can keep tapping left click to shell. When you stop clicking, it will release you with the final blast.
@@SkySenseiVB is the zsd only available when clutched? ive seen some cases where someone charges and stays stuck to the monster immediately. I might not be seeing the clutch shot but it doesn't look like they're using it
@@meeka2618 No its not, so if you do the same combo to initiate the ZSD (left and right mouse click) but on the ground when you sword is CHARGED, you will go into a lunge and if you're close enough, it'll attach you to the monster. I recommended the clutch claw since its a bit safer. You can position and grapple when you want while moving. The regular one has a long animation that you can't cancel and can't move and its a very short lunge, so if you miss, you're stuck for 3 seconds until it finishes the lunge.
@@SkySenseiVB is it different between clutch claw and slinger that use rock and etc? sorry im new to mhw. sorry for my bad english
@@alfonsusjovian9093 No problem! Clutch Claw is a separate mechanic which will grip you to the monster. You don't need slinger for that :)
I have a separate clutch claw video you can check out :)
what about the x3 kaiser x2 raging rajang?
isnt x4 brachy too much? cause we dont benefit the 4 set bonus? unless we do?
Yes you don't need the 4 brachy! I wasn't showing off that build, I was talking about the jewels you should have. My apologies! I usually don't mention builds in tutorials since there are many ways people can customize their builds. I make specific weapon video builds instead :)
Do you have a progression guide for builds? Just started iceborne and i'm not sure what switch axe and armor to craft. Currently using the Guardian and Defender equipment
Defender is a great choice to start! I'll put together a progression guide for you :) From defender, look towards any master rank armours (the rarity 10s are easier to farm and good to start). For weapons any rarity 11 you can farm, go for them. Then progress towards elder dragon weapons :) Elder dragons armour and weapons will help you reach to end game Safi armour and weapons :)
If you want some more advice, I have a discord with many players who can give you tips on builds! discord.gg/JfNrHRq
@@SkySenseiVB How is Datura Garden I or Mighty Gear 1 as the first craft? Any recommendations for the first craft?
@@TheImmortal54321 The Datura will be a good choice :) Mighty has dragon phials which won't help you against every monster, there are more monsters afflicted by poison :) BUT You should get the Guild Palace weapon! Those weapons will carry you to end game! You need to be MR7 for it and the event is on right now! I have a guild palace weapons tutorial as well if you want specific details!
@@SkySenseiVB I don't see the Guild Palace Tree like your video shows. Is there a pre quest I have to do?
@@TheImmortal54321 You may have to do the quest first and get a "Fest ticket" to unlock them. Do the 50 shades of white event quest :)
I suck so bad with this weapon so i dropped it and prob wont ever use it again ( Im so use to charge blade)
step 1: Theres an axe mode?
when i mount and try to do the zsd, my character just uses her claw. why is that?
So how do you use Zero Sum without Iceborne (clutch claw)?
im a new player to SwAxe but the controls kinda confuse me because im using a mouse with 2 buttons on the side :/
can safi weap have para or poison phial ?
Yepss :)
so decided to try the weapon build the shara one with typical masters touch setup cause its easy. tried it against fulgur anja only used axe mode cause staggering monsters sounds interesting to me i got my axe empowed off the opener soften the legs and only used axe mode on said legs i got one knockdown the entire hunt use only powered up axe mode on softend legs i dont fucking get it
Power Phial -> Neutral Element Discharge Damage
Element -> Auto Attack Damage
Is this right?
Um you can do discharge damage from both. Element will just be element discharge, while power is raw damage. Element will also have extra dmg appear when you do sword attacks. Your element bonus dmg as it were.
SkySensei So why are Power phials better? Because it increase RAW?
@@TheImmortal54321 Um I don't believe I said its better. Both are good :) depends on your build and play style. If you want to fight using elements, use element. Otherwise power is more flexible and easy for you to use in most applications
The kjarr switch axes with 5x safi Armor or 2/3 brachy/safi Mix are insane.
Azad Tubxa what about the 3/2 teostra and brachy? I don’t have any Safi armor as of now.
I don't understand. What's the difference between power and power element
Power is raw damage essentially. Power Element deals element dmg. So the phial type just determines what dmg type comes out of your phials :) The monsters you use raw dmg or blast dmg for other weapons, bring a power phial SA. If a certain element is strong against a monster, bring a SA with a power element and the correct element type. :) Hope that clarified a bit!
Exhaust is not sleep
Does artillery help with Phials?
It would help only with impact phials - however usually its not worth unless you are specifically only doing ZSD attacks. That being said, I haven't tested the newest armour combinations so if theres a way you can get artillery without sacrificing agitator and and high crit, it might be worth it :)
Am i a noob or does anybody dont quite follow the game language on here? I just started the switch axe I guess this one is more for end game content?
I did my best to show the steps and associated the moves with their ingame name. Is there something I could clarify for you here?
SkySensei oh don’t worry about it! Just couple of things in there that I havnt got to it and it might be abit difficult for me to understand!
i feel like this guy doesnt know how to build a good set
swaxe is still boring
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It's actually very easy: You drop the axe and pick up a pair of dualblades. Don't get why one would need 23 minutes to explain how to switch an axe to be honest............................................................................................................................ (dances off stage singing) hello my baby hello my honey hello my ragtime gal!
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