This is my favorite weapon in the game and did a fresh playthrough 2 years ago from starting world to defeating fatalis using grounded style and its way more fun than ZSD spamming since you actually have to use different combos depending on the monsters. Ive now started another fresh playthrough but now am using greatsword.
I also started a new playthrough when iceborne came out. used to main hunting horn in base, but switched to switch axe. I never equipped any mantles cause they destroy the weapon for me.
It's not even optimal for damage to instantly ZSD like that when u get a topple, it's better to do a few Sword Double Slashes and single slashes... damage is actually nuts on topples lol
To be fair this is not ZSD spam yet.... all he did was the zsd mount finisher then zsd on topple. ZSD spam is when you go tool specialist 5, felyne tailor and equip temporal and rocksteady and go unga bunga on the monsters head all day lol.
It is correct that when topple you just need to do combo and zsd at the end. But the spam is correct when using Tool Specalist 5 + Devine Blessing 5 and Not to mention Health Regen Augment, is fucking unbelievable, your certainly almost not going to die with rocksteady mantle when using this combo (exception on few moves that could delete you in two taps anyway)
I was too after 200+ hours in world and now im a die hard switch axe main. way easier to use and way more fun, not to mention the dps is just as good if not better. The ability to break parts within seconds of fighting the monster is a game changer!
Charge Blade's best friend is Hammer, and Switch Axe is our cousins. I love having a Hammer Main or Swaxe Main on the team. And of course, I give a salutation to our crazy uncle, the Insect Glaive.
FYI While falling after a mount, you can clutch claw onto the monster, meaning you can do a second zsd instantly. Also, you can take off your mantle while falling. GL for your future hunts !
GS stud here! Like the big weappns but ive never gotten efficient with the hammer! GS, LS and insect glaive is what i manage to put out decent damage with
I did a full GS playthrough way back in MH Tri. Pretty sure I ended up with the 'Eternal Glyph' GS, still to this day it looks amazing. GS has brutal output with no room for error, you had to really know your target's patterns or you paid the price! I've played all classes but yeah, you definitely gravitate towards a favourite. MHW really opened up how cool the bow was to me and CB was just a win since MH4. Still, nothing like blunt force trauma to the head, I'll always be back for my Hammer 🤯
I did a second account to play world again and used switch axe and I gotta say I’m a big fan of it and a main of it aswell, killed fatalis and arch tempered monsters with it even though people say you can spam, it’s not as easy as you think when you’re against certain monsters but either way it’s fun.
swaxe is insane damage. get the axe powered, charge the sword, pop on rocksteady or temporal and clutch into zsd until your mantle times out, then toss on the other mantle
I wonder if there is a mod which replaces ZSD sound with Warhammer 40k chainsword revving... If there isn't, there should be. That or "yamete kudasai!"
I love how the monster got up and started limping off, and you stopped and just let it go. Probably more concerned with recording this clip so you could share it with us.
That's nothing. The real cool thing that you can do is after the mount, clutch claw on the monster before you even hit the ground, then do another ZSD. It's way faster and cooler since you don't need to wait for that sliding animation when you land from the mount.
i only realized how switch axe is op when i fought fatalis.. i don't like farming in this game and i lack good items to kill fatalis on time.. but when i tried switch axe and discovered how much damage it can do.. fatalis became so easy! i don't need to time anything.. just glue on his head and get huge damage.
I was a former bow main for quite a long time. Tried switch axe for a few runs. I CAN'T GO BACK!!!! While the bow is good for constant damage uptime, the switch axe is insane for punishing!!!
After a number of hits, number is always changing (I don’t know English…) but some attacks give more charge than others, if you do the optional combo it’s enough to get you there and if you do the main it’s not enough but it’s still a small amount.
discharge is the final hit for mounting as a swaxe if the phial is full, you can also execute it with Circle+Triangle [B+Y / LMB+RMB] when clutch clawed
if only world has blast dash i hope wild bring back blast dash or even more the bullet barrage tanking the attack with its hyper armor and then blasting the monster alongside with all of our teammate is awesome
i love gunlance but the thing that really hurts it in world imo is lack of mobility, even the regular lance is more mobile due to guard dash and joust charge. if it had the blast charge like in rise i'd play it a lot more
As a Switchaxe main, i deffinitly prefer Iceborne's Swaxe over Sunbreak Because you can either use ZSD Or you can go crazy with Power Axe and constantly trip enemies while also comboing your fade slashes like crazy Way more engaging than what Sunbreak gameplay loop was
Don't see anything stupid here other than crazy end game fatalis gear/max attack decorations. That is borderline speedrun. Only tip I can't think of is next time place a trap and tranqs first.
a litle tip for all hunter here (if you can pin me for everyone) put a geologist gem and you can pick up 2 drop each time (i forget if it was only one or twoo) have a nice hunt !
Basically: Sword mode has higher dps, but is more "clunky" and needs recharging Axe mode is less punishing and has more reach, but lacks certain bonuses (amped state, elemental bonus, etc)
@@mr.traveler4727 On top of that, SwAxe can freely adjust their distance relative to the opponent. DPS SwAxe is great, but Evasion SwAxe is really fun since you can just spot-dodge damn near anything in Sword Mode when spamming single attacks. Axe Mode isn't as bad as people make it out to be, it's just that it's more for utility rather than damage. It has excellent reach and Powered Axe mode is a reliable stagger tool, which then leads into a transition attack. If you're interested in playing Evasion SwAxe, try playing with Lance first and get the timing on Lance Counters down. It's a great way to learn to read attacks and hurt boxes.
That’s a lotta damage
Why is this popular…
600+ damage on the last hit? Unreal.
Because there's been an upsurge in people starting/revisiting World, and thus more people also looking up tutorials and meme videos for it.
@@01100101011100100111 Exactly the case for me
This is my favorite weapon in the game and did a fresh playthrough 2 years ago from starting world to defeating fatalis using grounded style and its way more fun than ZSD spamming since you actually have to use different combos depending on the monsters. Ive now started another fresh playthrough but now am using greatsword.
I also started a new playthrough when iceborne came out. used to main hunting horn in base, but switched to switch axe. I never equipped any mantles cause they destroy the weapon for me.
It's not even optimal for damage to instantly ZSD like that when u get a topple, it's better to do a few Sword Double Slashes and single slashes... damage is actually nuts on topples lol
To be fair this is not ZSD spam yet.... all he did was the zsd mount finisher then zsd on topple. ZSD spam is when you go tool specialist 5, felyne tailor and equip temporal and rocksteady and go unga bunga on the monsters head all day lol.
It is correct that when topple you just need to do combo and zsd at the end. But the spam is correct when using Tool Specalist 5 + Devine Blessing 5 and Not to mention Health Regen Augment, is fucking unbelievable, your certainly almost not going to die with rocksteady mantle when using this combo (exception on few moves that could delete you in two taps anyway)
I've been a chargeblade main for ages but this makes me want to give swaxe a run
Im the opposite lmao, been a switch axe main and just gave charge blade a try. Both are a super great time to use
it just feelt so good
Bonk is life
I was too after 200+ hours in world and now im a die hard switch axe main. way easier to use and way more fun, not to mention the dps is just as good if not better. The ability to break parts within seconds of fighting the monster is a game changer!
Charge Blade's best friend is Hammer, and Switch Axe is our cousins.
I love having a Hammer Main or Swaxe Main on the team. And of course, I give a salutation to our crazy uncle, the Insect Glaive.
FYI
While falling after a mount, you can clutch claw onto the monster, meaning you can do a second zsd instantly. Also, you can take off your mantle while falling.
GL for your future hunts !
If you're not trolling this is insane tech, holy god
@@Groudon466 tis true, I discovered it for myself as well.
thanks bro
As a LS main, this should be outlawed under the Geneva Convention WTF
That's because during the mount takedown, your sword gauge is built up to maximum by the first ZSD! :D
switchaxe with paralysis is the best for me.
Combine Paralysis with Slugger and you're getting free hits like crazy.
As a full blooded Hammer-bro, SA has my respect
I will literally make a Hammer build for the Hammer-Bro’s out there.
GS stud here! Like the big weappns but ive never gotten efficient with the hammer!
GS, LS and insect glaive is what i manage to put out decent damage with
I did a full GS playthrough way back in MH Tri. Pretty sure I ended up with the 'Eternal Glyph' GS, still to this day it looks amazing. GS has brutal output with no room for error, you had to really know your target's patterns or you paid the price! I've played all classes but yeah, you definitely gravitate towards a favourite. MHW really opened up how cool the bow was to me and CB was just a win since MH4. Still, nothing like blunt force trauma to the head, I'll always be back for my Hammer 🤯
Master hunting horn musician here, is it true all of you hammer bros snort koolaide powder and eat crayons?
@@Mental_Abortion Totally, we get no tail either 😥 Just let us hit stuff and we are sated. No true hunter has a quarrel with a HH Main!
"perfect for people who don't want to pull out"
I did a second account to play world again and used switch axe and I gotta say I’m a big fan of it and a main of it aswell, killed fatalis and arch tempered monsters with it even though people say you can spam, it’s not as easy as you think when you’re against certain monsters but either way it’s fun.
Become my main weapon since I discovered it 2 years ago. Until now I'm still using it. Cant move on with its cool ZSD skills
Just started delving into the swaxe a bit. My favorites are Lance, Longsword, and HH, but that swaxe puts out some nutty numbers
swaxe is insane damage. get the axe powered, charge the sword, pop on rocksteady or temporal and clutch into zsd until your mantle times out, then toss on the other mantle
I wonder if there is a mod which replaces ZSD sound with Warhammer 40k chainsword revving... If there isn't, there should be. That or "yamete kudasai!"
I love how the monster got up and started limping off, and you stopped and just let it go. Probably more concerned with recording this clip so you could share it with us.
hope more people play freestyle with switchaxe more rather than spamming mantle and zsd'ing only
I will literally post a video of me killing a tempered ruiner using only the axe form
@@Bongers_Jumpscare lol, you actually did it. Here's your like and sub my good hunter
The longer I played Swaxe, the less I used ZSD, and the more I used Axe mode.
I hope more people play however they want rather then telling others how they should be playing
@@thepuzzycatzz4313 something about that wild morph is giga satisfying
As a CB main
I feel cheated
That's nothing. The real cool thing that you can do is after the mount, clutch claw on the monster before you even hit the ground, then do another ZSD. It's way faster and cooler since you don't need to wait for that sliding animation when you land from the mount.
Wait you can clutch claw when falling from a mount?
The duality of Switchaxe users, great for downing monsters with ZSD or getting carted while ZSDing. My team usually the latter. 😂
Worth it
i only realized how switch axe is op when i fought fatalis.. i don't like farming in this game and i lack good items to kill fatalis on time..
but when i tried switch axe and discovered how much damage it can do.. fatalis became so easy! i don't need to time anything.. just glue on his head and get huge damage.
Switchaxe my beloved
You should try clutchclaw mid air after the mount
n o :3
I was a former bow main for quite a long time. Tried switch axe for a few runs. I CAN'T GO BACK!!!!
While the bow is good for constant damage uptime, the switch axe is insane for punishing!!!
Balanced.
how do you get element discharge option while mounted is it after a number of hits?
After a number of hits, number is always changing (I don’t know English…) but some attacks give more charge than others, if you do the optional combo it’s enough to get you there and if you do the main it’s not enough but it’s still a small amount.
discharge is the final hit for mounting as a swaxe
if the phial is full, you can also execute it with Circle+Triangle [B+Y / LMB+RMB] when clutch clawed
Also the reason on why I think it immediately filled is because of that poor Mernos.
And you can spamming just like ZSD (at the end of mounting).
Its the weapon I started world with so I see no issue with this
holy shit bong bong wit da switchaxe, will he survive day 50?
I snorted a line before this
this shit was why SA was the main way to cheese Fatalis lol
I guess I’m the only gunlancer and I’m happy about it lol
It may not be my main, but I do love some gunlance. truly one of the weapons of all time
if only world has blast dash
i hope wild bring back blast dash or even more the bullet barrage
tanking the attack with its hyper armor and then blasting the monster alongside with all of our teammate is awesome
i love gunlance but the thing that really hurts it in world imo is lack of mobility, even the regular lance is more mobile due to guard dash and joust charge. if it had the blast charge like in rise i'd play it a lot more
oh you haven't even scraped the surface lmfao
try spamming clutch claw into zsd with temporal mantle ACTIVE and your dps will SPIKE
As a Switchaxe main, i deffinitly prefer Iceborne's Swaxe over Sunbreak
Because you can either use ZSD
Or you can go crazy with Power Axe and constantly trip enemies while also comboing your fade slashes like crazy
Way more engaging than what Sunbreak gameplay loop was
Was that a crown? Looks large, or maybe it’s just the whiskey talking
I wish it was a crown, I’m only missing a few…
@@Bongers_Jumpscare damn that sucks, I remember the grind for crowns, took so long
SA for the win
POP POP POP POP POP POP
Lemme guess fatalis swaxe?
Don't see anything stupid here other than crazy end game fatalis gear/max attack decorations. That is borderline speedrun. Only tip I can't think of is next time place a trap and tranqs first.
a litle tip for all hunter here (if you can pin me for everyone) put a geologist gem and you can pick up 2 drop each time (i forget if it was only one or twoo) have a nice hunt !
Yea.
Which swaxe was that
Fatalis
@@jiub5454 😭
I dont understand the switch axe tbh, you have two modes but they are both offensive and melee
Basically:
Sword mode has higher dps, but is more "clunky" and needs recharging
Axe mode is less punishing and has more reach, but lacks certain bonuses (amped state, elemental bonus, etc)
SA has come a long way since they added the clutch claw. Now you just charge sword mode by their legs and then claw for easy charge attack.
@@mr.traveler4727 On top of that, SwAxe can freely adjust their distance relative to the opponent. DPS SwAxe is great, but Evasion SwAxe is really fun since you can just spot-dodge damn near anything in Sword Mode when spamming single attacks.
Axe Mode isn't as bad as people make it out to be, it's just that it's more for utility rather than damage. It has excellent reach and Powered Axe mode is a reliable stagger tool, which then leads into a transition attack.
If you're interested in playing Evasion SwAxe, try playing with Lance first and get the timing on Lance Counters down. It's a great way to learn to read attacks and hurt boxes.
@@briansantos1700also axe damage can actually outdamage sword mode sometimes, it’s really funny
ls, cb,sa, sns are my favorite weapons in this game.