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Monster Hunter Rise - Switch Axe Guide (with Timestamps)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ส.ค. 2024
- Today I'm bringing you my Switch Axe Guide for Monster Hunter Rise. There's timestamps to specific mechanics, but this guide works best when watched in sequence due to layering of complex mechanics. Enjoy!
This title is currently available Nintendo Switch.
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro / Basics / Draws
3:57 Axe Mode Attacks
5:58 Dodging
7:01 Amp Boost
8:29 Rising Slash
9:27 Morphing to Sword
11:21 Morphing to Axe
12:28 Sword Mode Attacks
13:58 Amped State
16:03 Phial Types
17:35 Infinite Sword Combo
18:18 Finishing Discharge
19:29 Zero Sum Discharge
21:44 Switch Charger
24:17 Invincible Gambit
26:30 Forward Overhead Slash
29:31 Compressed Finishing Discharge
32:39 Soaring Wyvern
35:37 Suggested Combos
SA: Now might be a good time to get into sword mode.
GS: That's my secret, captain
Ack ack ack With SA there is no Sword Mode. Only Morph
A few things that weren't mentioned in the video:
1.Power phial takes significantly longer to get into amped state then the other phial types. I personally don't use power phial at all because of that.
2. If you morph after an a attack in sword mode you will do a double morph slash, just like the morph after the heavy slam in axe mode.
3. the a attack in sword mode does 2 hits by default but 3 if you use it after the x combo or double morph slash
4. The phial explosion in amped state always do the same damage, no matter which attacks cause them (their damage is still dependent on the hitzones of the monster) so in amped state you want to do as many hits as possible.
5. The armor skill rapid morph does drastically increase the speed and power of your morph attacks.
My default combo in amped state with rapid morph is: overhead smash (or forward overhead smash) into double morph slash into the now triple slash with a into the double morph slash back to axe into either a rising slash or one wild swing which both combo into overhead slash or forward overhead slash directly after the morph for repositioning. The inputs for that: X(or forward and X) into ZR into A into ZR into two times X or A and then X or forward and X into ZR and so on
Also the difference in your movement speed in sword an axe form
I've been wondering the best combo for rapid morph builds. I've honestly just been switching instantly between axe morph-sword morph- axe morph etc. Will definitely try out your combo
@@durasel0214 starting in axe, morph atk to sword, hit A for quick double slash, morph to axe, morph to sword, hit A.
I like this combo. But that's just for now. I'm still working it out an see what is good for me
Came to the comments just to post this info. Glad to see my other Swaxe mains were already on it.
@@adamcappella8088 Cheers dude. Definitely need to experiment more with the combos. Finally finished farming my set.
Out of curiosity how's your builds looking? I've just focused on rapid morph, attk boost, power prolonged etc ignoring affinity wondered if anyone has bothered trying full affinity build?
"Boom! Gonna finish up with th- oh I missed it. God damnit."
Monster Hunter combat summarized in a single quote.
Big facts😂
Also MH combat: ok. I almost got this thing now all I gotta do is....
Random monster: BEEP BEEP MUTHAFAKA!!!
*Gets bulldozed*
This community is so damned amazing. All these wonderful comments with helpful tips, combos, and either polite corrections and/or things you missed. I dunno what's better, the MH series, or the absolutely amazing, passionate and helpful community. I hope every single one of you has an amazing week, and I would like to tell you that I appreciate every last one of you wonderful people.
I picked up this game like a week ago and expected to get slammed with toxicity for being new on the sub Reddit but damn the community is so nice
@@Captain_Garchomp riiight? Im the same, Besides the 4 times I played the first, Rise is my first real MH experience. Of course I had tons of questions since the game is actually terrible at explaining things, but holy damn, I got tons of helpful replies to all my questions and even got some IDs to get help from veteran players.
Just make sure to avoid the Twitter part of the community. From what I've seen, that's where a lot of the more toxic people are
Rise is my first Monster Hunter game too, I bought it just over three weeks ago and I've found these videos extremely helpful for picking up new weapons!
MH is toxic as fuck given it's a co-op game
Things you forgot to mention:
1- You move much slower in Sword Mode than in Axe Mode. You also can't spam rolls as much as in Axe Mode.
2- Your Sword Mode attacks grant you built-in Mind's Eye (Attacks won't bounce).
3- Compressed Element Discharge sends your teammates flying, so be wary when to use it.
Overall, great video. Keep it up man!
Ah finally the best weapon. I'm having such a blast with the Switch-Axe in Rise.
No doubt the best weapon
Never used it much in world or expected to like it in Rise but goddamn if it isn't the best weapon the game. You got damage, you got mobility, you can cut tails, you can stun and exhaust, you can status/elemental. It's the full package
you spelled bow wrong :P
Also enjoying it a lot, but I go too agressive when using it
@@LuisEdGm yeah I end up going kamikaze
WARNING: compressed discharge sends your teammates flying online and it has a very large range
Ah, so it's perfect to play with friends then.
Ls users: >:)
Hey LS users! Better get ready, because it's payback time!
Haha Ls users go swoosh swoosh
sounds like the weapon i searched for
I’ll be honest I wasn’t sure about this video with the time length but I’m really happy I clicked on it.
Hey Rurikhan, great video.
You forgot about the morphing movement options. When you dodge in sword mode and press ZR, you do a morph slash but the animation is different and makes the hunter advance a bit more, also if you press ZR after any Sword attack while moving the stick away from the monster, you make a morphing slash against the monster while the hunter moves backwards avoiding an attack, which can lead into an advancing morph slash with the sword by pressing ZR moving the stick to the monster.
Thanks!
Haven't noticed this in the comments yet, but Invincible Gambit has three follow ups. You can press X to do an advancing forward chop with the axe, backward X to do a reverse spinning slash with the axe (same animation as the wild swings ZR finisher), or ZR to morph to sword. Soaring Wyvernblade may be very hype, but Invincible Gambit is great for utility and mobility.
Thank you, this is very good to know! I was wondering why the end of the move seemed different some times and had no idea why that was happening.
I don't know if this was in a patch, but wild swing to ZR has a unique follow up with another axe attack instead of morphing
The monster can kill you while you are doing zero sum, in fact you get hit by it very often, so make sure your HP is full before doing it
Cool you dont really get knocked off tho lol
I'm always cautious when doing those now cause we don't have healing augments anymore
I usually go for it when my heal cat is tooting his horn, because even if I get hit the heal goes off just before I latch on. Not that I play Swaxe much, but I've had a few fun romps with it.
Anjanaths move where he shoves his head into the ground is a hard counter, the whole sequence will take you from full hp to death
@@tongpoo8985 Both the enraged head slam and the stone toss. Perfect for cart% speedruns.
The big benefit of compressed finishing discharge you didnt mention is that during the entire roundslash, you have hyper armor and damage reduction, which allows you to tank an attack while doing a ton of damage, super satisfying :)
Even as a veteran of the series I gotta watch these because you always know something I don't Rurikhan. They're definitely longer than other weapon tutorials but I tend to get a lot more useful info out of yours.
Edit: You might know this already, but I don't think it was mentioned: You can delay the second input of Soaring Wyvern blade until you fall lower into the air in order to hit monsters that are too close or smaller monsters. You don't have to hit X right away at the peak of your jump with that move.
Definitely needs some practice, but I highly prefer SWB over the Invincible Gambit.
@@ZethisVA With poison or dragon phial you can get into amp in One SWB and a X, X hit.
Thank you!!!!
As one who mains the switch axe and played through all of 3 on 3DS, Switch, and worlds, I am VERY pleased with the changes they made for Rise. I LOVE the switch axe and to see so many people interested in it, does put a smile on my face :D
I have watched like five or 10 videos about this content today, I gotta say you are the best! Thank you so much mate
I really love how you explain everything, I just reach high rank in rise, I was looking for a decent switch axe info for combos, I had to spend 40 minutes watching your vid because it was so useful. Spanish here! I'll keep tracking another of your weapon guides, thank you man!
A tip for the sword mode X+A finisher Zero Sum Discharge. The one that leaves you stuck in the monster.
You stick where the TIP connects that's why you saw him stab the belly and actually end up connecting to the less vulnerable leg. That's because it's a big weapon and the tip stabbed through to the tetras leg.
TLDR
X+A stabbing move sticks where the tip lands
Love your guides! One thing to keep in mind on the switch skills, the compressed discharge sends your teammates flying. I like using it in solo, because of the lower animation commitment, and if you use it after Switch Charger (ZL+A -> ZR -> X+A -> X) you can get off the explosion, without costing you any amp gauge.
With you on the forward overhead slash, just feels more satisfying to me, and it lets me morph to double slash, with the triple slash follow-up in sword mode, then the flurry. Using a dragon or poison (i think) phial, this gets me straight into amped mode, even without the axe buff.
Zero sum discharge, into a soaring wyvern blade follow-up, is so satisfying.
My usual switch skill setups are:
Solo: Forward Overhead slash, Invincible Gambit, Compressed Elemental Discharge.
Multiplayer: Forward Overhead slash, Soaring Wyvern Blade, ZSD.
Finally someone who is speaking slowly in a tutorial. Those people don’t get that we don’t know much about the weapon we try to learn. Plus if english is not ur native language u r gonna struggle to understand what’s happening in the video. Thanks for your detailed work.
i love how you go into the smallest details in your guides that really make everything flow and stick together - youre not just a voiced combo list.
You also probably didn't mention that the finishing discharge or the mounting stab of the ZSD has its starting windup animation removed when done right after a sword A double swipe
Well I just trained with the Switch Axe in the trainingsroom and I thought a tutorial video would be nice... good timing 😄
I'm here for that too. 🤣
Rise added the ability to do morph attacks just by morphing while holding forward while idle. You no longer have to morph mid combo to do morph attacks. Axe to sword does the run-in overhead, sword to axe does the advancing roundslash. You can use these instead of the normal active morph attacks just by dodging forward before executing the forward idle morph.
Cool tech I haven’t heard of before, this is a nice choice to have and makes rapid morph even more powerful
Wasn't that in World aswell?
@@prosketch95 no, to do the equivalent attack you needed to either roll (NOT hop) or be mid combo (only for the advancing morph-to-sword overhead)
wow the frequency of these guides is really nice, great videos🤌
i was already famiilar with switch axe combos and what not from my year of playin this game, but i never messed with the wirebug skills too much for it. So when i tell you that you opened my freakin eyes, holy crap man i need to mess with wire bug skills more often!
Gotta go with Compressed Discharge simply because that wonderful animation has been teasing me since Generations and it's finally back
Rapid Morph and Power Prolonger deco is just too good. You have (almost) infinite Sword mode without the switch skills, damage bonus and faster transition.
As a former Greatsword main and now Switch Axe main I have only one thing to say: ZERO SUM DISCHARGE!
(and then combo it into a Soaring Wyvern Blade to get right back unto the monster)
Great video, here are a few important things to know that weren't mentioned:
Level 3 rapid morph is extremely strong. The best dps combo* with rapid morph 3 (based on my own testing and what is used in speedruns) is a draw/morph attack (ZR) followed by a sword double slash (A) and then a morph into axe mode (ZR) looped. Basically if you are starting with your weapon sheathed or from axe mode do ZR, A, ZR repeated or if starting in sword mode A, ZR, ZR repeated. Morphing into axe mode following a sword double slash or heavenward flurry does a stronger 2 hit morph which is very strong. Also, power phials charge amped mode much slower than other phials. When not using power phial its not even necessary to get the heavy slam buff because doing a double slash followed by heavenward flurry should almost fill the gauge. When using rapid morph 3 power phial is also not as good because a large chunk of the damage from the high dps combo comes from axe attacks.
*Based on some crude testing I found that when comparing the highest dps combos with and without rapid morph 3 (in amped state) the rapid morph combo listed above is at least 15-20% stronger than the X,X,X,A combo mentioned in the video
Also personally I can't live without lvl 1 evade extender but 3 is just too much
Why does it matter for the power phial that the damage comes from axe? In amp mode, the phial is applied also with the axe in Rise, right?
I think all these comments along with the video will make this the ultimate guide
Btw of you want your combo to continue after you elemental discharge into soaring wyvern blade you can use ZR to do a morph attack back I to axe mode instead of waiting for the little animation after you land on the ground in sword mode.
How do you aim the soaring wyvern blade so precisely? Do you hold ZL or ZR or something to use the reticle?
First time playing a monster hunter game. As soon as I tried the switch axe i loved it. This is the only weapon I’ve ever really used haha
As it should be, welcome to the Swaxe gang.
Thanks, had no idea about the switch charger skill. It’s a real game changer. Spent almost 100 hours in the game and never knew it was a thing.
Today i was doin zsd on volvidon while it was Rolling around. That sshit was hilarious😁
Prepare to lose your Bunny Dango
I believe exhaust phial can get KOs. Also, I'm pretty sure power phial gets amped slower than other phials types. Also also, monsters can damage and kill you during ZSD.
Just want to comment for the algorithm.
Your videos are really great! I've just got into MH through my switch and Generations4 was so great that I had to get MHRise.
The SwitchAxe instantly became my favorite weapon. The look is great, the combos are fun and as a bonus, it has *Switch* in its name, the console that made me love MH.
Thanks for the video again!
If you have Rapid Morph, main combo while amped becomes: Sword A -> ZR -> ZR -> A-> ZR -> ZR -> A -> ... and so on and so forth.
Just got this game a few days ago cant stop playing just started using the switch axe yesterday n I'm loving it.
The compressed Discharge has invulnerability frames just before the explosion happens, I use invincible gambit to cancel the end of the animation witch adds up to more of a 'no fucks given' playstyle that I really enjoy. however you should probably use the regular discharge if you play with friends because they get flinched alot by the compressed one
I’m genuinely so surprised these are unscripted. At least, I think they’re unscripted.
These tutorials are so amazing- really the thing I need to get the hold of a weapon.
The chapters are especially useful too! I just skip to the parts I need more help on without wasting time. Thank you for these videos!!
I think it's also good to mention that morph attacking outside a combo (like example walking around on axe then morphing to sword or rolling whine on sword then morphing to axe) has a lot of forward movement and really helps in closing in on the monster when your wirebug options are on cooldown
Forward Overhead Slash is a dream come true for the Swaxe!🤩
I use two very different combinations for SA, my main weapon in Rise :
1) Power phial, with Rapid Morph, Power Prolonger invincible gambit and condensed discharge. I don't necessarily need to charge the gauge, I just combo in and out of sword mode and get the charge eventually. A lot of immediate damage, and a lot of hyperarmor, to tank the faster monsters you can't Zero-Sum to death.
2) Paralysis phial, with focus, health up (to prevent carts when glued to the monster) soaring wyvern blade and regular Zero-sum discharge. For slower targets and ZSD/soaring combo spamming, destroying weaker monsters for farming and using paralysis to get even more openings.
I usually alternate between the two, and I'm working on an exhaust set-up for multiplayer. If you have other ideas, I'll take 'em !
Honestly I prefer the forward slash over the forward overhead slash, I feel like the overhead slash charges way too far forward and when I tried it I kept running past the monster or running through them in my basic x combo and it just didn’t feel good to me tbh
Edit: just another thing I didn’t see you mention about the zero sum discharge into soaring wyvern blade, when you get launched into the air off your zero sum discharge you can use the left stick to aim your soaring wyvern slash in whatever direction you like, so if the monster is bouncing around while you’re using zero sum, then it goes behind you or to the side while you’re in the air, you can aim the wyvern blade in any direction and always get them as long as they’re still in range
Forward overhead slash is brilliant for getting knockdowns
As someone who loved World's hunting horn but isnt into the new one, seeing the forward overhead attack on the Switch Axe has got me all riled up
PSA: The monster can still kill you during ZSD
Yup I know at least 2 that can, I think its Zinoger with the charge, possibly Rajang again with the charge and maybe Khezu
Latch in to aknosom and you will get hit when it do a ground peck attack.
Tigrex can hit you too
There are even some attacks that can cancel ZSD and sends you off flying early. I don't know which attacks cancel it exactly but I noticed it happened to me several times especially when attached to the head.
@@Telris86 same. ive witnessed several attacks that threw me off the ZSD attack even though i dont actually lose health. seemed pretty rare though and its still generally easier to pull off the complete attack compared to World.
Different phials have different charge rates to get to amped state. Power Phials take much longer to get to amped then poison phials or exhaust phials. I mainly use the Forward Overhead Slash for the better morph combos as you get the Double Rising Slash Attack if you morph after it but the Forward Slash is better for faster (and more fluid imo) X axe combos. Speaking of morph combos, you get the Double Rising Slash Attack morph attack after any overhead attack in axe mode (Overhead Slash/Forward Overhead Slash/Heavy Slam) while you get the Morph Double Slash after any A attack in sword mode (Double Slash/Heavenward Flurry). One thing to also mention is that the sword to axe morph attack gives you a little bit of sword gauge to help maintain morph combos. You can also do a morph attack right after a Soaring Wyvern Blade to cancel the landing animation then immediately use the Switch Charger silkbind to move out of the way. The switch charger gives you a small invincibility window so if you time it right, you can ignore roars and whatnot with it. When using the Element Discharge/Zero Sum Discharge, you can pop it early by doing back X (where back it relative to the direction your character is facing). Note that with Zero Sum Discharge you are immune to most effects (Like roars) but you will still take damage if a monster does an attack and you can even die while doing a ZSD. You can go into an Element Discharge/ZSD faster after an A attack in sword mode than an X attack in sword mode. IIRC each X input in Element Discharge/ZSD does cutting damage so you can use that to help cut tails. Lastly is that Invincible Gambit give you some damage reduction when using it.
Great guide. Just a suggestion: a more general introduction to the weapon would be welcomed. Like “this is switch axe, a versatile weapon that can switch from sword and an axe.” Yadda yadda. And less mention of World. Basically treat us like we’re all complete beginners and know nothing about the weapon.
The compressed discharge is also good with the hyper armor once you commit to the final bit, you can ignore monster roars and tank through attacks. If you’re fighting a hip checker or a monster that uses their tail a lot you can set up and ignore the knock back
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The monsters CAN do damage to you while you're doing the zero sum discharge. You won't get any knockback but you still take full damage, so be mindful of when you use it cuz you can easily die from it.
So annoying when you stab a rathalos in the butt and your character somehow hops to it's face then it just fireballs you
Dude I love your videos! I finally “switched” over to MH Rise on the “switch” from MH World, carried over my love for being a “switch” axe main, and now that I’ve seen your video I know the useful tips to “switch” between the modes 😂 thanks for the quality content, let’s hunt together sometime!
i just hunted khezu and did ZSD on its head while it did the attack where it covers itself with thunder and i was like noooooo, but not even that disrupted my attack its sooo great
Tried ages learning charge blade, even after getting into all combos and the flow of the weapon, it still felt so sluggish and clunky, used the swagaxe for a single day and loved it, so fast and such high damage
I think it's interesting to comment that "you can jump right into a Elemental Discharge after the Double Slash" (gaijin hunter. MH4G:MH4U: Switch Axe Tutorial) and the animation between the two attacks is faster.
Great tutorial, Rurikhan, and thanks for your contributions to the community!
Rurikhan: *Says he wants to do the shielded weapons first*
Rurikhan: *Does Gunlance, SnS, Charge Blade, then Lance*
Rurikhan: *Moves onto SwAxe*
Wait a minute. HBG has a shield! Where's my HBG guide!?
:D Love your content.
Put your shields away, ironbreakers
Something to note: status phials, such as poison or exhaust phials, charge faster in rise than power phials!
Also, favorite build for the SA in rise so far:
Amuldron Helm
Amuldron chest
Rath arms
Ingot waist
Amuldron legs
It gives you (with jewels but no charm yet):
6 attack boost
3 power prolonger
3 rapid morph
3razor sharp
Plus a few one slots for whatever you want!
Then if your weapon has a 2 slot, you can get level 7 attack boost
Then that leaves your charm completely up to whatever your best charm is! For instance I have one with counter attack 2 and a 2 slot so I have counter attack 3 on top of the rest of that! Great build for people without amazing charms yet!
Finally, high dps rapid morph combo (better when amped):
Forward and X in axe mode (overhead stronger but more animation), Zr to morph into double slash, A in sword mode for triple slash, Zr to morph into axe double slash and repeat!
Gives you the most hits in the least amount of time and with rapid morph stuff it’s very strong!
I love the switch axe! I prefer the overhead slash though. If you have rapid morph and especially power prolonger to the max, the best combo for me when I’m in amp state is to do a zero sum discharge, come back with a ZL+X soaring wyvern, do another zero sum discharge; if I didn’t end my gauge, do the same thing again; if not then recharge with ZL+A and go right back at it until I ran out of amp state.
Switch Axe was my main for awhile, but I was also bad at MH, so I got hit and carted a LOT. Started playing Longsword with more success and all throughout Rise. Now I'm loving Switch Axe again.
Thanks for the video!!
Every time he comes out with one of these I become a temporary main of said weapon lol. Good Job 👍
I just realized you sound exactly like VynilicPumaGaming
oh dang, you’re right
when you are doing the element discharge, you will still take damage if you latch on to the monster's attacking part. Carted a lot of times doing element discharge to Tigrex's face. But if you latch on to their backs (like Rajang's) you can avoid taking damage when it attacks
It doesn't help that some of the Hitboxes in Rise aren't all that great. For example If you attach to Zinogres right paw he will still you hit you if he does a slam with his left paw.
And speaking of Tigrex, his tail spin will also hit you while you are clinging on to his head or wings.
Latching onto backs is still kinda weird though. Goss Harag for example still damages you when it's flailing about while you clutch to its back. Judging what hits you and what doesn't is kinda hard in my opinion.
I have never ever used a Switchaxe before, but was feeling curious about it for a while. Recently got a godlike charm with Rapid Morph lvl 3, Handicraft lvl 1 and a 2 slot. Needless to say that was what pushed me to watch this guide and make a couple, looks really fun.
Hey there Rurikhan! First off I’d like to thank you for taking the time out to make these videos. I was a beginner to the monster hunter series when I first searched for tutorials and found yours to be the most in depth and informative. Every weapon I’ve used after watching your tutorials I’ve become quite efficient with. That brings me to my question. You seem to have an instructional video for every weapon but the one I’d like to learn next and am having a hard time finding a good video of, the bow. I don’t know if you’ll even spot this comment in the vast sea of the rest, but if you could make a video just like this one you did for the switch axe, it would be beyond appreciated! Best wishes man.
Been waiting on a good Axe guide now all I need is someone to help with Horn combos keep up the good work this with the build videos give lots of great information for noobs like me
man they made evade extender far too good in this game, ive developed such a bad need for it all the time
Feel you, I don't use it because I don't wanna be dependent on it for bows and DB. For CB or switch axe or Lance classes, 100% extender3 all day.
@@AstonMartinStig okay not to coax you into becoming addicted to Evade extender but with the counter dodge on bow with level 3 evade extender is some of the most fun I’ve had in rise and I fully recommend it
@@maxlilico5375 Damnit dude, Imma have to try it now lol. My spread bow sets have extra slots for evade extender but my normal/rapid set will not allow unless I nerf some damage skills. Only got a WEX2 w/o any slots and no good additional perks so my build is kind of inflexible :/
I use it to help me close gaps easier when I am low on wirebug charges.
i love how the weapon is so heavy that it stays in place while rolling backwards
love that animation!
Couple things I wanted to add:
The morph from Sword to Axe also has two options, the single swing and the double swing. To get the double swing, morph after sword double slash, triple slash, or heavenward flurry. I think this is important to note when running Rapid Morph as the Axe Morph Double Swing has some amazing motion value but long animation.
Secondly, I didn't see the mention about different phials having different Amped Mode charge times. I don't know all of them, but Power Phial takes the longest to charge whereas Exhaust Phial requires about half the hits to get to Amped.
Great guide!! Keep it up!
Excellent guide! I had no idea about fade slash and honestly that’s huge bc swax feels very immobile and you can boost that with evade window. Love the combo breakdowns, this was a HUGE help to watch
Forward overhead slash is the greatest thing that happened with this weapon for me. I like the compressed discharge better personally as well just because it's more spammable and it feels like there are more opportunities to use it.
Thank you! I've been really interested in trying the Swaxe for ages now but this really helps a lot!
Thank you! Was using CB and used your guide but I can't hit anything with SAED and decided to learn Switch Axe. Your guides are great.
note: you can also do soaring wyvern if you're in sword more and are falling off a ledge.
I suggest you roll off the ledge to get air and then use it for a quick attack.
Looks OP with all the infinite combos, esp. in amped state plus vials and hyper armor, dash etc
Compressed Charge seems nice, but I personally prefer default Element Discharge. Something about just riding along the flailing limbs of the likes of an Almudron or a Somnacanth is the best thing ever
You can delay pressing X during Soaring Wyvern Blade to get a shorter angle on the follow up. It's good for shorter/smaller targets. Also if you have no sword gauge, you can't do the follow up, but you will do an attack with the axe if you still press X. My personal bread and butter combo is X>A>X>A>X>A in sword mode. When I need to get out of the way I morph into Axe and roll like hell. If the monster is pissed I like to switch to a hit and run style in axe mode with the forward overhead slash. Stick and move.
Important bits I noticed were missing:
1) You can morph into a Fade Slash from sword mode using Left Stick + ZR
2) Going into Element Discharge/Zero Sum Discharge is significantly faster if you do it after an A attack. If you use it normally you have this awkward slow animation where you stab your sword forward trying to hit the monster, while if you do it after an A attack you will instantly just stab your sword into the monster to do the discharge.
Great guide otherwise though, just a lot of different things to cover.
Switch axe and Charge Blade are some of my favorites. The amount of work it takes to get good with it feels so rewarding when you land the perfect combo
Great video! I just picked up the game this week and I'm really liking complexity and power the switch axe a lot already. Was having a little trouble figuring out comboing, so this video helped me a lot. Also really interested in the gun Lance, so definitely going to go watch that video next!
My favorite combo is ZR morph to sword, double swing, ZR morph to Axe, immediately ZR morph to sword, and repeat.
So, the full combo is
ZR, A, ZR, on loop.
The morph to axe after a double slash is a huge spinning chop that hits twice, and with Rapid Morph, it hits for anywhere between 150 to 230 on the final hit, depending on the monsters weak zone.
oh if no one has mentioned this yet. the zero sum discharged will clamp depending on where you are discharging if you are discharging near the tail it will clamp on the back of the monster. if you are near the leg it will clamp in the leg lastly if you are in the head it will clamp in the head. with a good partbreaker equip ZSD will be a crazy tool for farming parts you want to take out.
Wow, this was really helpful! I got almost a whole minute of a combo in training and managed to get the weapon into orange. Didn't realise how much potential this had
I'm genuinely confused on how to do invincible gambit, but nice guide. I'm a newbie in weapons and guides are defo the best
Forward Slash has a really high trip value on it. It's really good against fast Monsters like Tobi and Barioth.
Against fast and agressive monsters with very narrow openings, I like to use forward slash into fade slash. Get in, get out 😅
That Tobi is such a dweeb. Kid has no chance againat a SwAxe.
Ruri you are spoiling me, first Lance now SA. Thank you so much.
For big openings you can take advantage of morph attacks instead of sticking into one mode only, especially if you have level 3 rapid morph.
Assuming you have forward slash and in axe mode, the highest dps combo Im used to is X (forward slash) + X (overhead smash) +ZR (double slash into swordmode) + A (Triple Slash) + ZR (Double Swing back to axe mode with the second swing being a very big but quick single hit attack).
Depending on your opening, you can morph back to sword mode and then ZSD to cap off more than 1700 worth of damage.
I prefer condensed discharge over the original discharge because it doesn’t eat away at the sharpness as much meaning less damage right away but more dps in the long run cause of less sharpening.
The discharge can be interrupted when a monster roars before leaving an area. The animation stops but you don't lose your amped state.
After landing the soaring wyvern, follow up with ZR to morph attack away or towards the monsters.
Gonna add a bit here, I played SA as main through the main story:
1. Compressed discharge build the Amp gauge faster than Heavenward Flurry, but it will eat your gauge unless you use the Silkbind, I personally prefer the default discharge, but this one is also more on-par with axe-heavy play style, because after you got that sweet Amped mode after several discharge, you can go unga-bunga with axe.
2. You can prematurely trigger the discharge by pulling the analog back while using the default elemental discharge which is a much better utility and actually give you a hefty damage lower than the full discharge but still decent IMHO. You can do the same with Zero Sum Discharge
3. Now depending on your phial, I still need to test though, but different phial type give you different Amp build up. I think Poison Phial is the fastest, I rarely powered up the axe and I have no problem getting into Amped state with only several sword combos. I use the Narga SA.
4. The forward overhead slash and evade extender is AMAZING! lol I know it is not the most original combo but it is so satisfying. And I think the evade extender really help the sword->axe morph executed after roll, I don't know it feels so satisfying looking at the spinning axe move. Especially if you are at amped state.
Really good video, love it! thanks for the guide.
*starts the video talking about draw attacks*
THIS WILL BE ON THE HUNTING HORN EXAM
compressed finishing discharge is great if you hate having friends. the sword spin is a problem in party compositions with lots of melee, and becomes a bigger problem the smaller a monster is. condensed is absolutely my single-player go-to pick though!
kinda amazing how great both invincible gambit and soaring wyvern are. with an exhaust phial, you can zsd a monster's head and while still amped soaring wyvern back into the monster's head and morph into the overhead spam for a real good time!
I hope every switch axe users see this video especially the amp boost part, it’s very helpful especially against Narwa becuz u have small window to hit whither u have power prolonger or not. Nice video 👍🏼
This is honestly the best version of the Switch Axe to date. It feels like classic switch axe mixed with World's moveset, with quality of life changes (Zero Sum Discharge) added in.
Not sure if he mentioned it but if you use that silkbind invincible gambit you can get insta stunned by some monster attacks not just paralyzing, example great izuchi big tail slam can stun you out.
Been waiting for this for ages
Holy shit that was fast, you're covering all my favorite weapons in a row! As someone who has mained SA since 3u it is easily in the best it's been yet! So glad it's getting it's time in the limelight! Very very poggy(:
Holy shit, your guide really helps. I was wondering why sometimes I would mount and sometimes I wouldn't, it was because of the fully amped state.
Switch axe be like
-the monster can't stop me
-You became the Monster -*Swoosh'n'explosions intensifies*
ive been a SAX main all the way through to HR 57 and just learned that one of the silk binds charges your sword meter thanks to this video, i thought it was just a dodge and i never used it
There's another new combo to Rise that is really useful!
You do need Rapid Morph maxed out (Focus and Power Prolonger for even more fun), but what you then do, is tilt the stick towards the monster, and start spamming ZR... and that's it. It's super fast, infinite, with very little animation commitment, and during it you can change direction, advance morph slash, fade morph slash, or even just stay still. Doing it while amped is crazy damage. (Not the highest numbers SA can dish out, but still good numbers, and give the speed and flexibility, it's incredible; possibly even still best DPS option)