Great video, this is what Iceborne needs, not just another build video. There aren't enough videos of skilled players explaining what they do when fighting a monster and why they do it. Weapon skill and monster knowledge will always be more important than your build.
Thanks! Commentary was a little scuffed but that is mainly because I have a small stutter/stammer when I am talking. Should there be any more interest, I am happy to Record/breakdown a specific monster fight upon request
@@Scrillix I found your speaking very direct, which is the biggest favor a youtuber can make while doing a guide imo. didn't even notice any stutter (maybe because I do it too haha)
This video deserves more views and likes, the weapon skills, decision making and how you explained it, gives new players a good perspective on how to use the SA.
Well to be frank, It might have more if this kind of video was released sooner into MHW:IB Lifespan, However; I believe that the general message is out there, and I hope to be of assistance in the next main game of MH. I really do appreciate the kind words my guy. It means a lot to me. I'll try and find to time to make more videos soon.
You got no idea how valuable vids like this are. Speedrunning community definitely needs more indepth guides like this, makes it more accessible. You can only learn so much from watching speedruns and stuff.
That was amazing! I've wanted to learn the switch axe for a long time, and coming from longsword it's a way different play style. The fluidity of this combat, and the thorough explanations of what choices were made, gives me Soo much in terms of understanding what I can do to play this weapon and adapt to the style
I appreciate the kind words. Just keep in mind that this gameplay has hundred of hours behind it, so a fight seemingly this fluid won’t be accomplished overnight. That being said, never be afraid to pick up a new weapon if it intrigues you! You can only get better by playing it ;)
I picked up the switchaxe about a week ago. I was always reluctant to try this weapon. Always felt more comfortable with a shield weapon (lance,hbg). But for some reason the SA just works so damn well for many tough monsters. It also feels very "heavy metal" to me. Stab the monster in the freaking eye and start drilling its brains with explosions, is one the most brutal moves ive seen in a game in a while 😂 Now i just need to practice, what you have shown in this video. Excellent explanation. I hope i can get at least half as good as you with this weapon. Greetings from a new switchaxe player.
This is a fantastic video. It's both interesting and helpful to get the insight into what you're using to make decisions as you work your way through the fight.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you were able to enjoy the run! If you haven't already, I recommend looking at my TA Ruiner Run to see how far I have come in that fight! I'm also looking to break down some of my more recent records and runs later This month!
Awesome video! Beautiful switch axe play. I like seeing the in depth breakdowns. I’m more of a GS, CB, LS player but I recently picked up switch axe and it is not easy at first with very high animation commitment but it is fun and satisfying
I use 9 out of the 14 weapons and I can get sub 5 against Nergi with all of them pretty consistently. I've been interested in learning the SA for a while and this video was just God sent.
I have thousands of hours into this game but I'm still an average player. Switch Axe is a brand new weapon for me as I've never used it before. Thank you for this video, man. Incredible work!
Really do appreciate the kind words man! It's comments like this that make me want to continue content creation! That's the beauty of MH, is that no matter how much time one may have in the game, the existence of other weapons and other Monster/Weapon MU's leaves so much more to be explored and pondered over. Truly a marvelous game
Thanks for this amazing video. I am picking up switch axe as a secondary main weapon and have found it more complex than originally thought. Your video is fantastic, definitely better than most. I appreciate you.
Amazing. Just picked up the SA to try taking on Fatalis. Its been the one weapon besides the Hunting Horn. Loving the feel of it so far and this video helps immensely!
hey, same for me. I immediately exclusively mained hunting horn and it was so amazing. I didn't like the iceborne changes to the hh playstyle though and went back to the sa, which I used to main in monster hunter 3. the sa got lots of love in iceborne and other than the boring zsd mantle playstyle (I've never used mantles in world; good thing they don't exist in rise) it's a lot of fun.
I just picked up Monster Hunter world when it was on sale a few days ago, my very first monster hunter game, and decided to pick Switch Axe as my weapon, because of how versatile it appeared. That said, it was also quite challenging due to the complexity, however after watching a bunch of guide video's on how to play it, I found your video here, and seeing your gameplay really helped out a lot to understand how to properly use the weapon, what sort of combo's to go for, specific things I hadn't learned yet (like taking advantage of Fade morph, or wild morphing more often to then use sword mode instead of heavy slamming mindlessly lol). As well as how you used the Clutch claw to hook on and hop of to close the distance to the monster a few times in this, which I never thought about doing yet, but is so useful. Just a lot of nuance that I as a new player hadn't thought about and which wasn't shown in any guide video I had watched. This is the Perfect Watch and Learn video, so thank you for posting it!
Just picked up swaxe (coming from GS)and watching this already makes me recognize my mistakes and areas on where I need to improve. I tend to be greedy with amping up sword asap and just using zsd unsafely. Enjoying learning swaxe so far though, definitely fresh from seeing TCS all day
The amazing thing about switch axe is that there isn’t just one singular way to play. The weapon does allow for a lot of player expression. Which is why I love the weapon so much
Indeed, maining GS since starting until fatalis did create some habits, which is why is why I tend to only utilize one part of swaxe rather than the whole kit, which limits the potential of swaxe. Breaking the habit of sheathing when a monster disengages to a certain range and only resorting to zsd is definitely top priority.
That monster drooling animation is known as a "Clagger" It's a small 2-3 second window that Capcom introduced when iceborne came out. Their intention was that they wanted you to Wound a monster during this window. But 2-3 seconds is too short for most weapons. So clutching onto a monster during this animation actually RESETS the clagger timer. Making a 2-3 second window into more like a 5 second window. Using this window to wound is not as important anymore after the wound extension change they made in the final patch, but it is important in party play to get the clagger at the last second so your team mates get to maximize damage uptime. Switch axe is good at taking claggers for their team because they do not lose damage uptime that badly because they can clutch on and ZSD.
I actually reference your lives during when I’m in combat and let’s just say it carried me through tempered elder dragons 😅 and thank you for this vid 👍
So just killed the ruiner for the first time. (Guiding lands urgent mission) I did not know that this guy was one of the tripaxe guys. so i trip it with axe then go ham with dps of sword. Thank you
Good Evening, This was the start of a series I wanted to make a long time ago and never got around to finishing. That being said, I AM active in the game again and am thinking of restarting this series. I can and will add velkhana to the list of elder dragons//T3 monsters to add the the series. I am glad you enjoyed the video
This is immensely helpful! MHW isn't my first game, but it is the first one I've put more than a few hours into. I was having a horrible time in high rank after the first high rank nergigante fight all the way up through xeno'jiiva. I've realized that I can't play switch axe like I did when I first, started anymore. Monsters are much more mobile and attack more often, and it was getting me killed over and over again and it was incredibly frustrating. This guide (and the one you posted a couple weeks ago) will hopefully mark the start of me figuring out this game and particularly one of the coolest weapons I've used in any game, the switch axe. Thanks so much for these, I hope you make more guides whenever you have the time, because I need all the help I can get😅 Also what was the attack at 17:54? Was it like a fading transform attack? I know about the fade slash in axe form (and I should use it more than I do currently, which is 0) but you can do it in sword too? And even transform while doing it? Please correct me if I'm mistaken!
Thank you man, your story definitely motivates me to continue to make my content. I’m actually in the middle of making a Proper switch axe guide and dissecting all its moves and uses per move and the value of when and where it can be used. Hard to get going cause of my real life job but I’m working on it as much as I can. The move you were asking about can be done from being in Sword mode and then pressing Morph WHILE HOLDING BACKWARDS. This will give you the move called “Downward Fade Slash” Pretty decent at re-positioning, but because of its big amount of lag, it is good used preemptively before your monster has committed to an option so you are able to roll away in axe mode afterwards.
I try my best not to make/poke fun of newer players. It’s easy for veteran or more experienced players to forget/take for granted how good they are and that not everyone learns or plays at the same rate, nor does anyone ever improve at the same rate. I hope my video and future videos do well in aiding you and help you learn :)
I'm still having issues with regular Nergigante lol Guess i need to apply some philosophy in there and prioritize safety instead of trying to go ham with dmg any chance i get . . . Also need to get better at transitions and positioning. Great video! Hopefully i get somewhat good like that one day.
Too be fair, Tool Soecialist 5 is technically an indirect damage boost since it enables your uptime of your mantles and if you use Rocksteady//evasion//temporal mantle, it allows for more aggressive play making and leads to more damage. Keep it up!
@@G.I_Jane Ruiner Nergigante has pretty well telegraphed and scripted attack patterns. Especially if you get him to rest in hind legs over and over again, assuming you know how to capitalize, the fight is pretty trivial! But it’s always wise not to underestimate Nergi
Honestly, I’m very shocked that people still reference this video. Probably my best video ive ever made even if it isn’t the most viewed. Thanks for the kind works
Trying to Randoms to focus on breaking arms, to head, to other arm is so freaking hard. By not doing this and causing trips and flinches this guy runs around a ton. And can do some deadly combos. Reminds me a lot of scorned magnamalo
Yeah Ruiner and Scorned Mango are awesome fights. I would generally consider them both Easy, and also hard. Easy because IF you can get control of the situation, it’s cakewalk, but hard because if one person slips up, they can both go wild and jump everywhere
@@Scrillix exactly. And just like you say, focusing on breaking parts and getting those trips are vital. Every time I fight this guy and people just hit random body parts after a few minutes he just starts going nuts on the dive bombs and everything else
@@chasegaetze4507 I’d say if you want to fight Ruiner, I would do the Ode to the destruction quest alone. But if you’re in guiding lands just farming, there is no cost to dying, so it’s fine there. But I agree, extra people in a hunt(including palicoes) mess with monster AI alot. That why on slot of my hunts I leave my cat behind
If it makes you feel better, I am trying to get back into MHW now and Will upload more guides like this for other elder dragons and species of monsters :)
@@Scrillix please do my man, it would be awesome. If you'd make a really comprehensive, in-depth with all the "when and why" stuff for the SA, i bet the community will be gratefull. Anyway, i am glad that u r back to our "world"
A good question: So in short, when they added Iceborne into the game, Capcom wanted you to utilize the new "tenderize" feature of the clutch claw. So to do this, the added a flinching animation on all monsters (Monster flinches away from you and starts to drool from the mouth) This specific Flinch animation was dubbed as a "Clagger" and the animation lasts for Roughly 2-3 seconds. Capcom wanted you to use THIS window to get the tenderize attack off; However, because some tenderize attacks take a long time to finish (HBG having an almost 4-6 second long attack) Clutching onto the monster will Not only reset the 2-3 second timer but also slightly extend it. Whilst in Single player hunting, This isn't AS important to do, but in 4 player hunts, you can have 3 people doing alot of damage for about 2.5 seconds, and the 4th hunter reset the timer so the other 3 can keep up the damage. Weapons that make good use of "Taking the clagger" are SnS (cause They can commit to taking it very quickly and get off fast) Supportive weapons like LBG and HH, and Dual Blade and Switch Axe are very good at taking the clagger as well, since DB has there built in CLutch attack so they barely lose out on damage, and SA can resort to ZSD, so there is barely any really lose in Damage while the other hunters do there work. Hope this long comment Helps explain things
@@Scrillix Wow, thanks for the great and fast answer. Didn't knew about resetting a timer and now it makes so much sense to me. Have to look closer next time when watching a speed run, especially with more hunters. And I have to do it on my own. I always thought that this drooling animation was too short to clutch claw in time when you are away and miss all this great windows for attacking. Thanks a lot! ❤️
Just rewatched the whole video and your explanation is really great and I agree with other comments when they say, you don't often have those explanations. Other hunters just speedrun trough the hunt and as a noob you are just amazed by their skills and knowledge. I wondered in the first part how you knew Nergigante was jumping left or right and it's impressive how many details there are in monster movements and how fast you react to it and even time those last hits. Damn, I just started to play with the Switch Axe because it was a great weapon back in 3U and even underwater a very versatile weapon.
Been awhile since i've looked back on this video, but for Maximum damage output, the 3 light swings into 1 Heavy swing would be the most damage output yes. That being said, it can burn quite a bit of Sword gauge and is a huge commitment with how much time it takes to land the combo, and also the SA's Animations are very long as well. An alternative combo in short openings would be 1 heavy into 1 light for a 3 hit combo. great damage, uses little sword gauge and you can reposition with a Hope before the 1 light, or after it if need be. Hope this helps Ty for the Comment
@@voitexlive3131 Yeah MHR has embraced the idea of Every weapon having some sort of counter attack, or just brute forcing every situation with your damage, where as in World, there are just tough situations you need to be smart about and play around the monster and the weapon at hand. Glad I was able to be of some help
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Great video, this is what Iceborne needs, not just another build video. There aren't enough videos of skilled players explaining what they do when fighting a monster and why they do it. Weapon skill and monster knowledge will always be more important than your build.
Thanks! Commentary was a little scuffed but that is mainly because I have a small stutter/stammer when I am talking. Should there be any more interest, I am happy to Record/breakdown a specific monster fight upon request
@@Scrillix I found your speaking very direct, which is the biggest favor a youtuber can make while doing a guide imo. didn't even notice any stutter (maybe because I do it too haha)
@@woner6 thanks man. Really means a lot. Made this during the peak of my UA-cam career. Makes me want to go back and cover other fights and monsters.
@@Scrillix whatever is best for you, even if you want to try new things out :)
@@Scrillix MHW is having a moment again. Would love to see some new content.
This video deserves more views and likes, the weapon skills, decision making and how you explained it, gives new players a good perspective on how to use the SA.
Well to be frank, It might have more if this kind of video was released sooner into MHW:IB Lifespan, However; I believe that the general message is out there, and I hope to be of assistance in the next main game of MH.
I really do appreciate the kind words my guy. It means a lot to me. I'll try and find to time to make more videos soon.
You got no idea how valuable vids like this are. Speedrunning community definitely needs more indepth guides like this, makes it more accessible. You can only learn so much from watching speedruns and stuff.
That was amazing! I've wanted to learn the switch axe for a long time, and coming from longsword it's a way different play style. The fluidity of this combat, and the thorough explanations of what choices were made, gives me Soo much in terms of understanding what I can do to play this weapon and adapt to the style
I appreciate the kind words. Just keep in mind that this gameplay has hundred of hours behind it, so a fight seemingly this fluid won’t be accomplished overnight. That being said, never be afraid to pick up a new weapon if it intrigues you! You can only get better by playing it ;)
Really nice rundown, loved the commentary details, the community needs more educational content like this. Thank you and good luck on your hunts !
I picked up the switchaxe about a week ago.
I was always reluctant to try this weapon. Always felt more comfortable with a shield weapon (lance,hbg). But for some reason the SA just works so damn well for many tough monsters.
It also feels very "heavy metal" to me. Stab the monster in the freaking eye and start drilling its brains with explosions, is one the most brutal moves ive seen in a game in a while 😂
Now i just need to practice, what you have shown in this video. Excellent explanation. I hope i can get at least half as good as you with this weapon.
Greetings from a new switchaxe player.
Not just helpful, but also very satisfying to watch! Nice "See and learn" video.
If you enjoy these kinds of videos, I have a few other speedrun breakdown videos on my channel :) my favourite being my rajang run!!
And be sure to Let me know if you'd like to see more of these types of informative videos
@@Scrillix I would like to see that
This is a fantastic video. It's both interesting and helpful to get the insight into what you're using to make decisions as you work your way through the fight.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you were able to enjoy the run! If you haven't already, I recommend looking at my TA Ruiner Run to see how far I have come in that fight! I'm also looking to break down some of my more recent records and runs later This month!
Awesome video! Beautiful switch axe play. I like seeing the in depth breakdowns. I’m more of a GS, CB, LS player but I recently picked up switch axe and it is not easy at first with very high animation commitment but it is fun and satisfying
I use 9 out of the 14 weapons and I can get sub 5 against Nergi with all of them pretty consistently. I've been interested in learning the SA for a while and this video was just God sent.
I have thousands of hours into this game but I'm still an average player. Switch Axe is a brand new weapon for me as I've never used it before. Thank you for this video, man. Incredible work!
Really do appreciate the kind words man! It's comments like this that make me want to continue content creation!
That's the beauty of MH, is that no matter how much time one may have in the game, the existence of other weapons and other Monster/Weapon MU's leaves so much more to be explored and pondered over. Truly a marvelous game
Thanks for this amazing video. I am picking up switch axe as a secondary main weapon and have found it more complex than originally thought. Your video is fantastic, definitely better than most. I appreciate you.
It's so nice to see SA gameplay that's actually skillful and not just braindead zsd spam
If you liked this kind of SA gameplay, You can check out my Ruiner Nergi Speedrun on my channel, As well as my Rajang speedrun in MHW :)
Amazing. Just picked up the SA to try taking on Fatalis. Its been the one weapon besides the Hunting Horn. Loving the feel of it so far and this video helps immensely!
hey, same for me. I immediately exclusively mained hunting horn and it was so amazing. I didn't like the iceborne changes to the hh playstyle though and went back to the sa, which I used to main in monster hunter 3. the sa got lots of love in iceborne and other than the boring zsd mantle playstyle (I've never used mantles in world; good thing they don't exist in rise) it's a lot of fun.
I just picked up Monster Hunter world when it was on sale a few days ago, my very first monster hunter game, and decided to pick Switch Axe as my weapon, because of how versatile it appeared. That said, it was also quite challenging due to the complexity, however after watching a bunch of guide video's on how to play it, I found your video here, and seeing your gameplay really helped out a lot to understand how to properly use the weapon, what sort of combo's to go for, specific things I hadn't learned yet (like taking advantage of Fade morph, or wild morphing more often to then use sword mode instead of heavy slamming mindlessly lol).
As well as how you used the Clutch claw to hook on and hop of to close the distance to the monster a few times in this, which I never thought about doing yet, but is so useful. Just a lot of nuance that I as a new player hadn't thought about and which wasn't shown in any guide video I had watched. This is the Perfect Watch and Learn video, so thank you for posting it!
Thanks for this video man!
No problem! Glad you enjoyed it! I'm open to suggestions to do these videos for other monsters as well if anybody has troubles fighting them
Just picked up swaxe (coming from GS)and watching this already makes me recognize my mistakes and areas on where I need to improve. I tend to be greedy with amping up sword asap and just using zsd unsafely. Enjoying learning swaxe so far though, definitely fresh from seeing TCS all day
The amazing thing about switch axe is that there isn’t just one singular way to play. The weapon does allow for a lot of player expression. Which is why I love the weapon so much
Indeed, maining GS since starting until fatalis did create some habits, which is why is why I tend to only utilize one part of swaxe rather than the whole kit, which limits the potential of swaxe. Breaking the habit of sheathing when a monster disengages to a certain range and only resorting to zsd is definitely top priority.
We need more content like this please.
13:47 im curious about this grappling cancel move. What is it for? 😅
That monster drooling animation is known as a "Clagger" It's a small 2-3 second window that Capcom introduced when iceborne came out. Their intention was that they wanted you to Wound a monster during this window. But 2-3 seconds is too short for most weapons. So clutching onto a monster during this animation actually RESETS the clagger timer. Making a 2-3 second window into more like a 5 second window. Using this window to wound is not as important anymore after the wound extension change they made in the final patch, but it is important in party play to get the clagger at the last second so your team mates get to maximize damage uptime.
Switch axe is good at taking claggers for their team because they do not lose damage uptime that badly because they can clutch on and ZSD.
Great video for learning the flow of battle
I actually reference your lives during when I’m in combat and let’s just say it carried me through tempered elder dragons 😅 and thank you for this vid 👍
So just killed the ruiner for the first time. (Guiding lands urgent mission) I did not know that this guy was one of the tripaxe guys. so i trip it with axe then go ham with dps of sword. Thank you
As a SA main this guide was massively helpful! thanks. Will you make more videos like this for other difficult monsters like Velkana?
Good Evening, This was the start of a series I wanted to make a long time ago and never got around to finishing. That being said, I AM active in the game again and am thinking of restarting this series. I can and will add velkhana to the list of elder dragons//T3 monsters to add the the series. I am glad you enjoyed the video
@@Scrillixthanks, I look foreword to seeing you’re upcoming videos in the series.
Thanks for the advice!! It really helped me throughout the game
glad you enjoyed it!! I’m going to be going back to making more Content for world soon. stay tuned if you’re interested
This is immensely helpful! MHW isn't my first game, but it is the first one I've put more than a few hours into. I was having a horrible time in high rank after the first high rank nergigante fight all the way up through xeno'jiiva. I've realized that I can't play switch axe like I did when I first, started anymore. Monsters are much more mobile and attack more often, and it was getting me killed over and over again and it was incredibly frustrating. This guide (and the one you posted a couple weeks ago) will hopefully mark the start of me figuring out this game and particularly one of the coolest weapons I've used in any game, the switch axe. Thanks so much for these, I hope you make more guides whenever you have the time, because I need all the help I can get😅
Also what was the attack at 17:54? Was it like a fading transform attack? I know about the fade slash in axe form (and I should use it more than I do currently, which is 0) but you can do it in sword too? And even transform while doing it? Please correct me if I'm mistaken!
Thank you man, your story definitely motivates me to continue to make my content. I’m actually in the middle of making a Proper switch axe guide and dissecting all its moves and uses per move and the value of when and where it can be used. Hard to get going cause of my real life job but I’m working on it as much as I can.
The move you were asking about can be done from being in Sword mode and then pressing Morph WHILE HOLDING BACKWARDS. This will give you the move called “Downward Fade Slash” Pretty decent at re-positioning, but because of its big amount of lag, it is good used preemptively before your monster has committed to an option so you are able to roll away in axe mode afterwards.
Thank you for not newbie bashing me 😊
I try my best not to make/poke fun of newer players. It’s easy for veteran or more experienced players to forget/take for granted how good they are and that not everyone learns or plays at the same rate, nor does anyone ever improve at the same rate. I hope my video and future videos do well in aiding you and help you learn :)
Great Video man you earned this sub and a like with this video.
Thanks Man, the like and sub go a long way
I'm still having issues with regular Nergigante lol
Guess i need to apply some philosophy in there and prioritize safety instead of trying to go ham with dmg any chance i get . . .
Also need to get better at transitions and positioning.
Great video!
Hopefully i get somewhat good like that one day.
Nice video!
I get only about 5-6 min clears in Nergi (with Tool Specialist LVL5). Getting the time he got is VERY impressive.
Too be fair, Tool Soecialist 5 is technically an indirect damage boost since it enables your uptime of your mantles and if you use Rocksteady//evasion//temporal mantle, it allows for more aggressive play making and leads to more damage. Keep it up!
4:35 was super impressive. Almost looked llike pure luck
@@G.I_Jane Ruiner Nergigante has pretty well telegraphed and scripted attack patterns. Especially if you get him to rest in hind legs over and over again, assuming you know how to capitalize, the fight is pretty trivial! But it’s always wise not to underestimate Nergi
Im just know getting into world so im tryna be like you
I'm still using this guide as reference even in sunbreak
Honestly, I’m very shocked that people still reference this video. Probably my best video ive ever made even if it isn’t the most viewed. Thanks for the kind works
Trying to Randoms to focus on breaking arms, to head, to other arm is so freaking hard. By not doing this and causing trips and flinches this guy runs around a ton. And can do some deadly combos. Reminds me a lot of scorned magnamalo
Yeah Ruiner and Scorned Mango are awesome fights. I would generally consider them both Easy, and also hard. Easy because IF you can get control of the situation, it’s cakewalk, but hard because if one person slips up, they can both go wild and jump everywhere
@@Scrillix exactly. And just like you say, focusing on breaking parts and getting those trips are vital. Every time I fight this guy and people just hit random body parts after a few minutes he just starts going nuts on the dive bombs and everything else
@@chasegaetze4507 I’d say if you want to fight Ruiner, I would do the Ode to the destruction quest alone. But if you’re in guiding lands just farming, there is no cost to dying, so it’s fine there. But I agree, extra people in a hunt(including palicoes) mess with monster AI alot. That why on slot of my hunts I leave my cat behind
@@Scrillix yeah I've been running that event quest for the great spirit gems
@@chasegaetze4507 truly one of favourite quests
I wish there were such guides for other weapons as well...
If it makes you feel better, I am trying to get back into MHW now and Will upload more guides like this for other elder dragons and species of monsters :)
@@Scrillix please do my man, it would be awesome. If you'd make a really comprehensive, in-depth with all the "when and why" stuff for the SA, i bet the community will be gratefull.
Anyway, i am glad that u r back to our "world"
@@Shirajusquobor I will Do what I can. It might take me a long time but I will try
Could someone explain why you clutch claw on a monsters head just to let off even if you already near it? Saw it many times and just don't get it.
A good question:
So in short, when they added Iceborne into the game, Capcom wanted you to utilize the new "tenderize" feature of the clutch claw. So to do this, the added a flinching animation on all monsters (Monster flinches away from you and starts to drool from the mouth) This specific Flinch animation was dubbed as a "Clagger" and the animation lasts for Roughly 2-3 seconds. Capcom wanted you to use THIS window to get the tenderize attack off; However, because some tenderize attacks take a long time to finish (HBG having an almost 4-6 second long attack) Clutching onto the monster will Not only reset the 2-3 second timer but also slightly extend it. Whilst in Single player hunting, This isn't AS important to do, but in 4 player hunts, you can have 3 people doing alot of damage for about 2.5 seconds, and the 4th hunter reset the timer so the other 3 can keep up the damage. Weapons that make good use of "Taking the clagger" are SnS (cause They can commit to taking it very quickly and get off fast) Supportive weapons like LBG and HH, and Dual Blade and Switch Axe are very good at taking the clagger as well, since DB has there built in CLutch attack so they barely lose out on damage, and SA can resort to ZSD, so there is barely any really lose in Damage while the other hunters do there work.
Hope this long comment Helps explain things
@@Scrillix Wow, thanks for the great and fast answer. Didn't knew about resetting a timer and now it makes so much sense to me. Have to look closer next time when watching a speed run, especially with more hunters. And I have to do it on my own. I always thought that this drooling animation was too short to clutch claw in time when you are away and miss all this great windows for attacking. Thanks a lot! ❤️
@@KurwaUnited Anytime! If you ever do re-watch the video or watch any future content, you'll know what I mean when I mention clagger
Just rewatched the whole video and your explanation is really great and I agree with other comments when they say, you don't often have those explanations. Other hunters just speedrun trough the hunt and as a noob you are just amazed by their skills and knowledge. I wondered in the first part how you knew Nergigante was jumping left or right and it's impressive how many details there are in monster movements and how fast you react to it and even time those last hits. Damn, I just started to play with the Switch Axe because it was a great weapon back in 3U and even underwater a very versatile weapon.
can you show us your mouse settings dpi in game and dpi in software please?
Nice job. This was a very informative Switch Axe 101 Guide
Thank you, it’s been awhile since I’ve seen a positive comment lol. Might pick up the series again in Rise if I’m feeling up to it
@@Scrillix I'm just gonna work on Switch Axe from a Casual stand point of course in Iceborne lol
Dope video bro. NOW WHATS THAT BUILD
What is the best sword combo is it 3 light and 1 heavy
Been awhile since i've looked back on this video, but for Maximum damage output, the 3 light swings into 1 Heavy swing would be the most damage output yes. That being said, it can burn quite a bit of Sword gauge and is a huge commitment with how much time it takes to land the combo, and also the SA's Animations are very long as well. An alternative combo in short openings would be 1 heavy into 1 light for a 3 hit combo. great damage, uses little sword gauge and you can reposition with a Hope before the 1 light, or after it if need be. Hope this helps Ty for the Comment
@@Scrillix yes it does thanks lol I was using switch axe in rise and I came back to world and it's so much different between rise and world
@@voitexlive3131 Yeah MHR has embraced the idea of Every weapon having some sort of counter attack, or just brute forcing every situation with your damage, where as in World, there are just tough situations you need to be smart about and play around the monster and the weapon at hand. Glad I was able to be of some help
i wonder if getting this recommendation means switch axe is next?
@@snowcloudshinobi I guess so my guy 🤷♂️
@@Scrillix nah, it was sword and shield.
I mainly like to use element phial switch axes: for moar frequent ZSD spamming!
The difference in charge time between the phials is practically negligible. But, I do recommend to always use what u want to use :)
Use it without fatalis armor