MHGU: Switch Axe Tutorial

[@YifuJensenD]

the evil laugh gaijin lets out when swinging the axe under tempest scares me

[@nervaaugustus7089]

It's the audio equivalent of watching a predator salivate over wounded prey.

[@mctankies]

Now hear me out.
A Nintendo Switch (Axe)

[@xavierchacon4612]

I would like that! XD

[@jaylenjenkins2498]

Respect

[@megiddragon]

*Nintendo would like to know your location*

[@gameswithtoasty3246]

You sir, have convinced me to Switch Axe Bravo.

[@megalonk._.9728]

There’s a mod on PC for this and it’s glorious

[@kevindenis9551]

Going to be honest, I tried every hunter style and the only one that truly felt the best to me is aerial style. It just feels so good being able to do jumping rolls out of the way and jumping all over the monster like a mad Rajang with jumping attacks for days. You may only get one art, but I feel the increased mobility makes up for it well enough.

[@Kai_Aru]

Note to myself:
1:00 guild style
8:32 striker style (most dmg with Demot Riot + Energy Charge)
9:30 aerial style (most fun)
23:45 new art

[@gaijinhunter]

19:47 for the new stuff for you guys on mobile (but watch all of it for a nice refresher!)

[@temperturkey]

Hello, I found a amazing tech move to sword and shield in mhw. If you mount a monster and hit him TWICE, then wait a second. You can hit him with two more shield bashes. And repeat it.

[@temperturkey]

Found this out during the first demo.

[@luisd.gonzalez1215]

I have a question about those valor steps. In generations I like to use the silverwind set for swaxe, but I've noticed that when you are using db, the evades have some weird i frames with evasion+2, like they are shorter than evasion+1. Those valor steps look similar to the db evades. Do they have the weird db evade i frames or they count as normal rolls?

[@MegaTrolleybus]

The axe he's using is Sedition Splitter (Seregios) Just in case someone is looking for this information.

[@theghattlings8995]

I'm a switch axe main. This helped me. Thank you. So much.

[@ThE_BoI_WhO_MMd_wThUt_prTEctn]

What do you mean Switch "Axe"?

[@moomanchu608]

I love that valor style’s valor attacks used to charge up the gauge are the stronger moves

[@ThE_BoI_WhO_MMd_wThUt_prTEctn]

You don't need to charge up the gauge when the gauge will never drop

[@TsunamiGaming101]

I'm also a Switch Axe user for my main weapon Aerial Style and Hunter Art: Demon Riot 3.

[@Kyurium]

@@TsunamiGaming101 same here

[@Cheesecannon25]

This video came at a pivotal moment in my life. I was playing the demo online and offline, and find that I absolutely adore this weapon but lack all knowledge required to use this weapon to its fullest. Thank you for your work. This really helped.

[@ThE_BoI_WhO_MMd_wThUt_prTEctn]

Step 1:Get Demon Riot
Step 2:Get Energy Charge
Step 3: UNLIMITED POWER

[@captaint.tearex9279]

👏👏👏

[@abyssalrayz9499]

I'm playing gen and I just did that 5 minutes ago.

[@luisd.gonzalez1215]

They say that the new nerf for energy charge 3 makes it though to keep up the unlimited demon riot.
I need to test this with a deviant weapon + hunters drink.

[@abyssalrayz9499]

@@luisd.gonzalez1215 Also try it striker style because iirc it fills up HA faster.

[@atwitchyferret]

Even with the nerf, hitting the hyper monsters special area makes that negligible.

[@mechamechs]

24:45 When the protagonist falls right into your trap!

[@firstnamelastname2373]

Switch Axe really made me love the game more. I'm one of those people that uses all the weapon, so when finally get to understand another one it feels so great to use it! SA, for example, I made a bludgeoner set for awhile back and it's take me far into endgame. Tempest Axe + Demon Riot +Trans Slash = some nice damage!

[@blyatfulcommunism171]

Here something key to note
Striker style still retains the fast discharge, press A, and as so long as you don’t delay the X+A input, you can go into the discharge at the same speed as the double swipe. Utilize this to use the multi hit portion of the discharge to rack up damage(91 motion if all 7 hits land)

[@hpblast]

I can't believe that I'm saying this, but Alchemy SwitchAxe looks REALLY awesome! When I get this game, I can't pass up that style/weapon combo! Thank you for this!

[@blastchaos4286]

I play alchemy sa, and its pretty nice.

[@theartistictype5893]

"Let's to find a monster to abuse" I'm dead😂😂

[@grantbrown2707]

“Once you’re in valor mode the fun begins”
My new favorite quote

[@Pamjamelia]

For a long time, I always thought the left-to-right chop combo had the hunter switch hands while using it but they actually keep it in their left with their right hand on their hip. Suddenly I love this move a lot more. Chop heads and tails while looking sassy but formal... and making sure you don't cut your own hand in the process.

[@lunarkomet]

Woah, that's crazy!
However, I think the hand-switching version makes a bit more sense...

[@Pamjamelia]

You know what else would make more sense? Not using hugely impractical weapons in melee against huge fucking monsters. :^)
And when I think about it, switching hands makes less sense. It would just make it tougher to carry the momentum to each swing, which is what a top-heavy weapon like an axe relies on. And by placing the right hand on the hip, it's out of the way of the axe so they end up not breaking the hand they might need later on!

[@lunarkomet]

Yeah yeah, I just think it looks less... straining(?) ^^"
But who am I to question logic in a MH game ahahahah

[@Pamjamelia]

Exactly. Normally I over-analyse stupidly over-the-top weapon designs for the fun of it but MH just gives me way too much to work with to want to care!
But yeah, in case you've seen fencing or historical sword sparring and you wonder why people keep one hand on their hip, it's not to look sassy. It's to keep it away from their sword and not present an easy target to the opponent. So there's a bit of random trivia for you.

[@lunarkomet]

Yes I knew that, but thanks nonetheless

[@burntraze7622]

In my opinion, SA is well, finally a switch AXE. Sure Energy + Riot will still be good, but at least its balanced enough with the changes to energy charge and the new tempest axe to actually make the axe more of an actual weapon and not just a weapon everyone morphs out of first second unless they're playing adept.

[@Kanoga]

What changes did they make to make the axe more viable? I hated how worthless it was in the 3DS version...

[@kedolan4992]

They made energy charge take longer to charge up, which nerfs the demon riot + energy charge infinite sword mode combo (if your demon riot drops because you didn't manage to charge up energy charge in time, that will hurt your dps a lot). They also added in a new hunter art for axe mode that speeds up a lot of the axe attacks, and makes the hack and slash combo attack faster and use 1/2 the energy per swing, which would give it a nice dps boost, and also gave a faster attack to exit the combo.

[@faelock12]

Kedolan
Using striker mode, and a deviant weapon can help negate the need entirely

[@FemboyJoe]

@@kedolan4992 usually i main striker
I run tempest axe
Demon riot and energy charge.
Ill use my riot-charge strat as much as i can. If i ever fail to charge before.riots runs out. I switch to axe and use tempest.
Its amazing.

[@SomeGuy-cn5vm]

Finally I can play a switch AXE! I was getting a bit tired of only using sword mode. Now I just need to decide between HH and GL for my secondary weapon...

[@DrTournevis]

Never tried this weapon but i think i’ll give it a shot, thanks for your dedication Gaijin. As always

[@rosebliss2625]

Thank you for these guide videos, they are really helpful when trying new weapons and getting all the attacks down.

[@juliodeltoro6352]

I haven't played MH for almost 6 years. Your guides are really helping me a lot t get in shape again. Thx for your work

[@bicarbonateofsoda117]

Tell me how good this is:
Valor style
Get into valor mode
Have max sword gauge
Use demon gauge/riot 3
Use double energy discharge and use the valor evade to step in again and repeat the energy discharge

[@basicbacon5951]

It sounds good but only if the monster is huge or standing still for that long

[@jacemoran1190]

Basic Bacon or tripped

[@FemboyJoe]

@@jacemoran1190 it could trip the Monster mid combo :0

[@BoostedMonkey05]

ZSD spamming before ZSD spamming was a thing

[@WisdomAkpan211]

@@BoostedMonkey05 lmao true

[@G1eatShad0w]

This came out in 2018 and it still helped me greatly in 2024. Thank you!

[@Zanzuki93]

This is definitely a weapon I am going use. Now to see the charge blade is all about :)

[@alexquah784]

I love how Switchaxe has two hunter arts for buffing Tranceslash. You can make the elemental discharge at the end stronger with Demon Riot or make the beginning combo longer with Tempest Axe. I’m glad thsi art exists because now there’s a reason to try out Axe mode, rather than spamming Sword mode. Can’t wait to try out Tempest Axe once this game is out.

[@pheonox7197]

One thing to note about the tempest axe is that it allows you to do a chop finisher even if you are not supposed to be able to

[@Pelvic_Thrust1]

11:07 *That's alot of damage*

[@TheFellHeart]

Just use *Flex Tape*

[@athos9293]

Spammable

[@renadestroyer7999]

You know, I'm hopping into GU and ask for a tutorial for my favorite weapon in rise and world, and of course you're here Gaijin. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@PsychoticLuke]

Switch Axe is my main. I use max leveled Exoskeletton Chopper almost exclusively. It can stun in both axe and sword mode, and if you use aerial style in sword mode like I do, the chance for stun will increase. It has saved the butt of both me and my teammates on several occasions.

[@Paperfiasco]

They blunted my primary weapon in this gen (Gunlance) with a colossal nerf bomb, but at least my favorite secondary - this weapon - not only as good as it ever was...but they gave it ALL THE BUFFS. It even shows in my weapon usage chart...compared to 4U and World where my GL usage is at least 75-80% greater than everything else combined, in Generations my GL usage is only 20-25% higher than my SwAxe usage. They really made the SwAxe a goddamn force to be reckoned with in Gen/GenUlt.

[@Dasgrubergz]

Valor Normal fullburst is pretty damn good though

[@Paperfiasco]

It looks it for sure, it's just me though and how I play the thing. I tried it on the demo and just could not get it to work properly, overheated constantly. Also, I'm not sure yet...but it doesn't look like any of the other gunlance types really benefit from Valor. Charge shots don't go off any faster and it doesn't make regular old shelling any stronger, at least from first glance. I don't know, I'm sure it's amazing and I'll see a lot of fellow Gunlancers running Valor, but at least for now - I'll be sticking to what I know.

[@N13J]

26min to explain SwitchAxe.
Let's guess how long ChargeBlade will take.

[@covert965]

Pretty long I assume its my main weapon but it's confusing as hell

[@CineGoodog]

Just look at his chargeblade old video. Its not that long. And since yellow shield is pretty much useless a lot is just useless info.

[@aceadam1828]

K9Nordeste agree. Did most of mhxx with cb and it is honestly not that complicated. Just play and it will become second nature in no time.

[@jonathanaguila373]

The introduction alone hyped me the fuck up. 10/10. Would watch again.

[@907CoolBoy]

Well what the heck? How am I supposed to choose a style with 4 awesome arts?

[@andrewpenn1145]

Striker or Alchemy, so you can have at least most of the arts.

[@legendarytat8278]

Yeah, how am I supposed to choose a style for SnS?

[@1Strawbs]

@@legendarytat8278 striker sns if you ask me. Readiness, chaos oil and round force *chef kiss*

[@legendarytat8278]

@@1Strawbs I know, it's either strikers or valor for SnS. I was joking.

[@1Strawbs]

@@legendarytat8278 welp

[@gege3149]

Idk why I never used this weapon it's so much fun being aggressive and dodging everything with evasion +2 side steps/rolls. As a GS main this is basically the combo counter part to GS. So with GS you hit and run with a giant weapon and with switch axe you combo with a giant weapon ^^.

[@morganpriest7726]

Ye olde greatsword (greatsword couldn’t charge in the really old games, such as freedom.)

[@FemboyJoe]

Remember you can go into element discharge faster with any A attack. For striker its the first A attack. (the swipe one)

[@darionjackson2957]

Valor+Demon Riot= DISCHARGE MAYHEM!!!

[@T34RG45]

Coming from a love of Dark Souls and idolizing Monster Hunter games since 2010, having Bloodborne as my fav game and seeing the trick weapon of MH become even more trick-able in valor, this is just too sweet. I can't wait to pick up this weapon on Aug 28 !!! Thanks GH you're the one who's been getting me through the wait ❤ I wouldnt be the hunter I am today without you and the rest of our friendly community! Among the best gaming communities out there! A hunter is never alone after all 😂

[@Letaq_]

Same.. Souls series and Monster Hunter are the best games ever created. I can not play anything else (my Botw and Bayonetta2 are on holding till I finish MHGU)...

[@DevilJhoMama]

@@Letaq_ is botw up there with best games? I think it is.

[@Asminae391]

24:46 Evil power flooding inside Gaijin

[@radicool21]

God I'm so excited. Definitely running Demon Riot + Tempest Axe + Trance Slash for the unnecessarily long super combo! Can't wait to play Alchemy style as well, the barrel looks super silly and fun.

[@lieutenantlobster6395]

I'm so happy rise made this weapon fun, mhgu controls feel like im a 90 year old Parkinson's patient with a ps1 controller.

[@rustyjuice9493]

I've known of Monster Hunter for years and stayed away from playing it for whatever reason, just got really into MHGU a couple weeks ago, you have the best tutorials I've found. I played world for a while and I'm an IG main, I watched your tutorial on IG for MHGU as well. Really like your content.

[@ariescandy1137]

I really love to play switch axe one of my favorite since MH3. Nice vid as alway.

[@Rat_the_Renegade]

Tempest Axe + Demon Riot + Trance Slash.
Oh, oh it'll be beautiful.

[@jordanwilliam3207]

Well, good luck landing all the hits X'D

[@Rat_the_Renegade]

@@jordanwilliam3207 Got pretty good at nailing Brimestone Slash so I think this will be easy compared to that.

[@jordanwilliam3207]

@@Rat_the_Renegade Well, I'm one to talk, but...
The moment you nailed monsters with Brimstone Slash, boom!, you'll deal full damage!
Said cannot be said for Trance Slash.

[@Rat_the_Renegade]

@@jordanwilliam3207 Just got to activate it at the right time.

[@Stef2050]

I been waiting for this one switch axe looks amazing in genu can't wait to get my hands on it

[@sylverstripe584]

I’m a switch axe main as well, the axe revival is bringing the hype man! Let’s go!

[@Mojarra1]

Always learning something new with ur videos thanks dude

[@contra8053]

I loved the switch axe for 4u and cant wait to do the trans slash with both demons and tempest

[@anthonyroyforbes]

I finally got a switch for me and my fiance yesterday.
I love brave SA and tempest axe

[@Baron0009]

I really like valor mode because it gives mobility to switch axe, my main problem with this weapon was not having enough mobility

[@SomeGuy-cn5vm]

11:00 it’s so strange to see a dead Kelbi... can you still only stun them in the international version of GU?

[@engineerxero7767]

Yes, for some reason

[@luandyelam6097]

wow this game is what it called more than meets the eye
you wrap it professionally

[@KalaamNozalys]

Swag-axe will always be top tier ! o/
I would have loved to see some of these moves in World tho.

[@kikolektrique1737]

as a hammer main, i think its time to try this sucker out

[@bigfootproph]

As a Switch axe/Heavy bow gun main, I appreciate this

[@Reymax164]

I tried every weapon on Aerial on my first hour of GU and I really do found Switch Axe is fun right away 😆

[@BionicLightandShadow]

Okay that clarification on alchemy buttons makes me want to try it again. I'm still gonna give making energy charge an SP art a shot

[@magusfire31]

Wow Switchaxe for MHGU does really look awesome!

[@trevorjamieson8892]

Praise the Switchiest of Axes! May your upswings cut all monster tails that come your way!

[@Maxwell_Twist]

Personally, I'm a big fan of Valor/Demon Sword right now. You get into Valor mode and activate Demon Sword, and now you can elemental discharge, dash forwards, repeat since you don't leave sword mode when using the elemental discharge while in Valor mode.

[@extragarb]

oh my god, i have to try that! I didn't notice the sword gauge wasn't connected to attack usage with demon riot, so I kept using the discharge conservatively. Thats a beastly combo

[@Zoochiini]

The mad cackling at the new hunter art is making me want to switch mains

[@OwinBlazer]

Half an hour of SA.... tasty

[@faelock12]

So for the switch axe alchemy style seems to be the best

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

SwAxe 4 lief. I made a transforming cosplay prop but it needs to be reworked a bit to replace the metal sliders.

[@royalkiller1319]

I've recently started touching gen ultimate again (used adept switch axe through it all) but was wanting to try valor long sword. But this makes me want to.play.valor switch axe

[@ratthew2843]

I didnt play MHGU, but man do I wish some of these things were on the current SA. I can see the upgrades in MHW, but you can also see the cool things taken away. As someone who started in MHW, is it accurate for me to say it looks like mhw was simplified from what the series used to be.

[@stpatrick101]

Yes

[@nirritis1516]

Same case but I like the fashion/environments much more in MHGU. 💕 Im so glad I can enjoy GU!! X3 MHW is good... but many ways isnt as good/fun. But hey they streamlined stuff too... but idk. I just came from 3-4h with a friend in GU and had a blast

[@CC-tw6su]

I have been playing in aerial mode since it came out, and I feel naked if I don’t have my absolute evasion art.

[@JackgarPrime]

I mained Swaxe in Gen, and I'm liking most of these additions, although the nerf to Energy Charge is a slight bummer. I was using Aerial Style for a while, until I unlocked the highest level of all the arts and switched to Striker. I'm not sure if I'll stick with Striker or change to Valor.

[@HitokiriShin]

Loved the switch axe..until I played with Charge Blade the first time.
Teostra, here I come Baby!😍

[@Dzmaestro]

21:43 Valor Style

[@robertkirkland8052]

Have to like and comment for great, informative videos! Please keep it up

[@papakamirneron2514]

I hope that in mh rise they will balance it so that the axe will be usefull.

[@lukefinley6660]

They probably are, they did a really good job in mhw iceborne with axe amp and most of (if not all) the new moves they added in iceborne have been shown in some demos already.

[@priestskorge]

God i want the serigios switch axe is world by far one of my favorite monster and the switch axe i just absolutely love the design

[@VenomBurst]

See i main gun lance but i love playing switch axe. I feel i learned alot more from this vid. Thank you

[@megalonk._.9728]

Aerial Swaxe is my child and I love it

[@AlejandroRodriguez-cy8ee]

My Hands are Ready!!!!

[@theartistictype5893]

O thy great hunter, I yet again seek out guy great wisdom!

[@spacetaco048]

Ever since playing it a bit in world I keep coming back to it when I went back to play mh3u and now mhgu.
I think this is my main now until I finally have enough patience to learn charge blade or lance

[@cinguilherme]

i'm still in HR3 in mhgu but right after this video i made a switch axe and played aerial for a cople of hunts. I really enjoy but i hate the fact of not having the switch finisher of the guild style.

[@fynn007007]

could anyone measure the damage of tran slash? with and without the part 1 and 2 modifiers? would be nice to know if it's still useless or maybe a lot of damage

[@musclenugget92]

Man you can really see how the valor style influenced SA in MHW.
Switch axe wasn't super fluid in previous interations and valor style (when powered up) really let's people go into their morphing frenzy
Fast forward to MHW, and morphing and dodging and weaving in and out of modes is quintessential to being a good SA player.
I can't wait for Rise!

[@DevilJhoMama]

Gu valor style influenced alot of weapons, such as bow having the extra power shot, even some hunter arts became actual moves, switch axe included.
Switch axe is awesome in rise! It's by far the best it's ever been, with every move having a separate transform attack that do different things and have special effects. It also made both axe and sword mode equally viable, with frequent switching encouraged as part of the repositioning.

[@musclenugget92]

@@DevilJhoMama yeah playing SA in Rise and going back to world is rough. Not having a morph attack for every swinging is definitely an adjustment, and I've played almost exclusively SA for both titles

[@vanlynn6559]

Gaijin Hunter, after the additions in MHGU, is Aerial Style still your favorite? Also, in Styles that only have one Hunter Art, do you still think that recharge one (already forgot the name. *sigh*) is the best choice, or does the new Art take the top spot now? One last question: would Aerial Switch Axe still be the weapon you would choose if you had to play the solo/town missions again in MHGU? With the changes to everything, I've become really curious about what combination of weapon, Art(s), and Style you would use. Regardless of if you answer or not, I appreciate your guide videos a lot. Keep up the great work!

[@MagicianFairy]

Yes. Time for sWAXE.

[@user-ec8xr7ge5w]

Another great video! Thanks

[@DJesusCry]

Thanks a lot for this video ! It really helps :D
I was wondering what is the best phial for SA, i'm guessing that during low rank you get power but what about high and G ranks ? should i keep my power phial or get several SAs with elemental phials and adapt my SA to the monster i'm hunting ?

[@Sygmus6]

Is it me or did they nerf the Energy Charge III hunter art? In Generations the gauge always charges up fast enough for me to almost never be in axe mode, but it seems slower in GU. I'm using Energy Charge I now, since sword mode is so important for aerial style.

[@phazon69]

I use It in alchemy style!
Amazing with wheat Stone and insight skill!
Demoni Riot 3 charge reaaally fast!

[@davideddings3674]

Goddamn you do well Gaijin Hunter!

[@fall5923]

I need to take a break from CB, gotta try this out.

[@revenhyrule1024]

Thanks so much for this, never played this before apart from monster hunter world. Lance main on MHW, but maining switch axe on Generations. Great video.

[@WatPatat]

12:42 Adept Style

[@LiminalAlice4417]

Originally planned to use valor switch axe but after the refresher I might be using it in aerial instead

[@Death_By_Orange]

Swaxe brothers unite

[@Dismoeyy]

The atlal ka Swaxe is noice lookin

[@Adjagus]

Oh my ~♪~~
I love this new Hunter Art! Too sad that i wont get my hands on :v ~~

[@INFM424]

I love how people are trying to compare World axe with GU Swax lol.

[@ashketchum0102]

Thanks for the helpful vid. Great like always.
Wondering near the end of vid what armor you/he using?

[@michaelthompson785]

24:46 that's one evil laugh 😁😈

[@somedude2468]

How to do damage:
1. Activate demon riot
2. Activate tempest axe
3. Use trance slash

[@dr.strange1300]

Holy shit that's dope thanks a ton!

[@CineGoodog]

I have a question, this new hunter art allows you to do a Axe mode finisher even in styles that you can't do a normal finisher? Like for exemple Adept/bushido style?

[@CineGoodog]

Can you please test that mister gajin Hunter?