Huge fan of the Reconqueress. Exhaust phial for KO build-up, has a defense bonus, can achieve purple sharpness with Handicraft, 3 Lvl 1 deco slots on the weapon itself to get max Stamina Thief, and it looks really sleek with its black and gold design.
Felyne Fatality is without a doubt my favorite SwAxe. The smiling cat is wonderfully eerie, it gives it a very Alice in Wonderland vibe. Plus the wicked hook sword makes it look even more brutal. And it’s high paralysis is so much fun to abuse
I love the shell sleep swax, it’s awesome for multi monster hunts where you get a sleep proc on each one, very fun! Other than that, great info. I’ve loved the weapon in sunbreak, been loads of fun. I have a full page of builds in the equipment loadouts for swax, and nothing else yet…
I have plug the giasmagorm switch axe. It has a really cool design, looking like a combination of a giant set of claws and a rushing wave, 350 raw (+ some negative affinity), a huge amount of purple sharpness, and a lvl3 rampage slot. It's just a really solid weapon that looks really cool too
I'd definitely recommend the calamitous dragon tree switch axe for dragon elemental phial, as well as the kushla daora ice power phial and lagombi ice elemental phial. Narwa has a very good thunder element phial as well
Trying to learn the SWAXE at the moment. Been a LS player since MH3U and decided to pick up a new weapon; but learning new weapons is a little hard lol
i'll be honest, with the new silk bind move that gives switch axe a no damage taken counter attack, it plays like a chonky LS now. i used to main CB in past games, but CB just doesnt do it for me no more. i went to Swaxe and am so happy i did.
As a fellow Switch Axe enjoyer, here are some tips: Use mostly sword mode and go full batshit with it. Slot in rapid morph 3 (essential skill) and mostly spam sword A - ZR into axe and ZR into sword then repeat. Incredible damage. ZSD when you feel like it and follow up with soaring wyvern blade. Hold the button during ZSD to cancel it faster with a neutral falling animation (With even one-hit-worth of gauge you get to do SWB and land safer) Use axe A combo into ZR to recharge a bit of gauge if you don't have the necessary amount to use the sword. Use the recharge silkbind when needed, put it on the second scroll. And you may occasionally want to dodge and use morph attacks (they make you sprint a bit forward) to run away from the enemy monster's attacks.
i feel like the ibushi switch axe might be a bit overlooked it has good raw and natural purple, the fact that it jumps straight from purple to blue makes it a really good candidate for the grinder(S) skill maybe in a future when it's not only on ceanataur pieces, or right now if you have it on a good charm
@@josephewing6385 i wouldn't call that good news, given the rng behind it, but yes well, i tried on pc with the power of mods, if you can put together the 3 levels with minimal sacrifices is really a nice boost i heard is roughly 10% more damage, somehow oh, there are also decorations for that now, that's really good
i run a build with protective polish level 2 and grinder s level 3 with the skyfall swaxe you can throw in also one level evade extender and 3 levels of speed sharping .. however these are comfort skills .. in short it demolishes monsters all over up to to anomaly investigations level 100 .. solid choice 👍
actually, alot of swaxe are matchup dependants, it all depends on elemental hzv, usually you dont really play with power phials much, only water and ice use power phials swaxe, fire is magmadron, thunder is narwa, dragon is valstrax, ice daora ,water daimyo and of course for pure raw it is scorned with great raw and good sharpness most of the elementals need a bit of handicraft and protective polis is a must have on swaxe and something i learned, get a third bug, having three wirebugs helps you with counter output, as usually one counter will enrage the monster i just drop this here for people wanting the "meta" swaxe ( but honeslty sunbreak weapon have really close results overall, just pick the weapon you find the coolest in the end it matters only if you want to speedrun)
Reconqueress is the best with exhaust phials the monster flinch and impact damage you cause is better than anything I literally go in some hunts and never stop attacking except for a sharpen
@@jamesr1757 i mean yeah for exhaust but its clearly not the optimal damage It is a very comfy option I won't deny As I said it's the meta sets not the must build
I really really like espinos switch axe a lot. The only thing is, like the armor set, I wish it did the different damage types not just fire. Like how cool would it be if it was fire in sword mode and than paralysis and poison in axe mode? Thoughts?
I’ve always thought that some SwAxes should have a natural element and a status based phial, or vice versa. Like the Rathian Axe should be Poison with a Fire elemental phial, and Espinas could be the opposite. It feels like such a missed opportunity.
I have been having fun with the shell studded SA, putting them to sleep and using the counter with mega bombs is just a good time. Not huge on damage but it’s all about having fun yea?
The Bazelgueese Switch Axe has 350 raw, a power phial, and 2 slot rampage decoration on top of 20 Blast and a coming Upgrade in the title update. With a point in Handicraft you can get a sliver of purple, and phial explosions ignore affinity so you don't necessarily need critical skills to move past that -15% affinity.
Its a good call in general to craft some of the bazel and narga weapons like you mention with TU1 coming. The interesting thing about the Bazel weapons is that the rarity 10 versions aren’t in the final column so I imagine they will upgrade off of normal Bazel weapons instead of going straight to 10 like the Furious Rajang weapons.
dont sleep on the vermilion bloodaxe+ (the volvidon swax). it may lack sharpness a normal slot, it's easily one of the (if not the) best paralysis weapon thx to it's combinaison of base a big base paralisis + element phial to make even greater. and outside of this, he have a really good raw (330) rampage 2 slot for the anti-species and synergize perfectly (like all status base weapon) with bloodlust+coalescence 3 (15% status inflicted).
Nobody be talking about the Lightning Shredder, while not the best Switch Axe to ever exist, and I admit, the gore scythe is pretty cool, The Chainsaw Switch Axe is still my favorite.
4:04 I see I'm not the only one with a rapidly vibrating sword on my hip :D Personally I'm a big fan of the Mizu swaxe for water damage. Besides some solid stats, it has a really unique design and transition animation with a banner stretching out in axe form.
I'm a fan of the Tigrex SwAxe, Rex Thrasher+. 350 raw damage with natural access to purple sharpness, -20% affinity is really easily to gem out of (or even go for Brutal Strike if that's your thing), and the amount of white/purple sharpness it has makes it a candidate for Protective Polish builds or Grinder S builds. The Exhaust Phials being at a value of 39 make it extremely easy to tire out the monster or KO them with headshots, so it's a nice all-round weapon to play around with. I'm also a huge fan of the Chameleos SwAxe w/ a Foray build.
Exhaust Phials have been my go to weapon for SA, I couldn't go on a wild rampage without them. And as such, Conqueress has been my most used and balanced SA, having full Lvl 7 Atk and Def to make me durable atleast.
so i guess my big question for Swaxe is this, why elemental swax with power phial that has some element and more raw, than maximum element at the expense of some raw with an element phial? someone done the math on how that pans out in a typical scenario?
Narga swaxe might be able to make its way into the meta in TU1 as Lucents upgrade will probably increase its Raw, Sharpeness, Affinity and Poison Damage
It was meta in base rise so I imagine that the Lucent upgrade will be juiced. It already has so much going for it with the affinity and sharpness so it wouldn’t take much to make it a top tier pick especially with augments coming alongside Lucent. I kinda got tired of the Narga weapons in base (GS, Swaxe, IG) so I hope that the Lucent weapons are very good, but not head and shoulders better than everything else but Sunbreak’s meta is so diverse I’m not too worried.
Been looking to try switch axe before Sunbreak came out since I happened to roll a WEX2 and Rapid Morph 2, talisman early on. Too bad I still haven't but I guess it's never too late.
I am still working through high rank base Rise, but I have been trying out Switch Axe, and I have been having quite a lot of fun with it. Just got some high rank Almudron armor for the Rapid Morph, and the difference is honestly amazing.
100% deserves an honorable mention, but the Lagombi switch axe has really solid element, I believe an element phial, and I believe some slots with a good chunk of white sharpness with handicraft 1. Also has a Rampage 3 slot I'm pretty sure so Switcher or Elebane could be run there as well
Element phials in general seem to be more viable overall than Power Phials in most cases. The one glaring exception is Ice, in which Daora's Ajinha absolutely stomps all over the Barioth and Lagombi axes. A decent amount of natural purple, a level 3 Rampage slot, very high Ice in spite of being a Power Phial.
ReConqueress Club!! WOO HOO!! Ain't nothing better than that 50 Exhaust and real nice purple sharpness with Lv.3 Stamina Thief and Handicraft. I've even got full Lv.7 Defense Boost to really enjoy the bones 30 Defense on it as well.
Felyne Fatality for look, 30 paralysis and power phial, 340 atk, 2 one slots, two slow rampage. Weak point is the no purple sharpness, but it has a large white bar. Love getting KOs and stunning the monster for the team. Not to mention Cheshire Cat with the creepy smile slapping monsters??
I will say my favorite is the azaros switch axe it just looks so cool, I don’t know how I feel about the golem one it’s kinda plain looking like the kamura one, second one I love is the kezu
I love how you have the need to say that you're loving sunbreak at the beginning of every single video. I mean I'm not disagreeing but it's still a bit strange ;D
How dare you forget the Gore Magala Switch Axe , it's literally a Scyhe , if you wanted to do a fashion hunting you could literally become Death/Grim Reaper
There are only 2 in the game atm. The Baggi Swax and (my fav) the guild tree Shell Swax with a power phial. I take that on hunts when friends use GS. Personally, I have a general status build I use blast, poison, and sleep weapons with. There is literally zero discussion about the sleep Swaxes online and it's sad.
The Reconqueress is an amazing exhaust swaxe, especially when you slot in stamina theif.
My default choice of playstyle for my Swax
Best build fr nothing touches it
Can someone post a link for a build for this?
Huge fan of the Reconqueress. Exhaust phial for KO build-up, has a defense bonus, can achieve purple sharpness with Handicraft, 3 Lvl 1 deco slots on the weapon itself to get max Stamina Thief, and it looks really sleek with its black and gold design.
Felyne Fatality is without a doubt my favorite SwAxe. The smiling cat is wonderfully eerie, it gives it a very Alice in Wonderland vibe. Plus the wicked hook sword makes it look even more brutal. And it’s high paralysis is so much fun to abuse
I love the shell sleep swax, it’s awesome for multi monster hunts where you get a sleep proc on each one, very fun!
Other than that, great info. I’ve loved the weapon in sunbreak, been loads of fun. I have a full page of builds in the equipment loadouts for swax, and nothing else yet…
I have plug the giasmagorm switch axe. It has a really cool design, looking like a combination of a giant set of claws and a rushing wave, 350 raw (+ some negative affinity), a huge amount of purple sharpness, and a lvl3 rampage slot. It's just a really solid weapon that looks really cool too
First 🥇 and a Switch Axe main for life. Been waiting on the best weapon in Rise to get the Spotlight
Voltaic Load is a good Switch Axe both stats and design it makes great match for those who likes the neon green lights
This one is my new favorite as well, all the Astalos weapon designs are badass that I've seen!
I'd definitely recommend the calamitous dragon tree switch axe for dragon elemental phial, as well as the kushla daora ice power phial and lagombi ice elemental phial. Narwa has a very good thunder element phial as well
i personaly rly like gore/shagaru magala Swaxe's and the Teostra Swaxe for their design
Trying to learn the SWAXE at the moment. Been a LS player since MH3U and decided to pick up a new weapon; but learning new weapons is a little hard lol
Same
Thats a long time to use only one weapon type i respect the dedication
i'll be honest, with the new silk bind move that gives switch axe a no damage taken counter attack, it plays like a chonky LS now. i used to main CB in past games, but CB just doesnt do it for me no more. i went to Swaxe and am so happy i did.
As a fellow Switch Axe enjoyer, here are some tips:
Use mostly sword mode and go full batshit with it. Slot in rapid morph 3 (essential skill) and mostly spam sword A - ZR into axe and ZR into sword then repeat. Incredible damage.
ZSD when you feel like it and follow up with soaring wyvern blade.
Hold the button during ZSD to cancel it faster with a neutral falling animation (With even one-hit-worth of gauge you get to do SWB and land safer)
Use axe A combo into ZR to recharge a bit of gauge if you don't have the necessary amount to use the sword.
Use the recharge silkbind when needed, put it on the second scroll.
And you may occasionally want to dodge and use morph attacks (they make you sprint a bit forward) to run away from the enemy monster's attacks.
i feel like the ibushi switch axe might be a bit overlooked
it has good raw and natural purple, the fact that it jumps straight from purple to blue makes it a really good candidate for the grinder(S) skill
maybe in a future when it's not only on ceanataur pieces, or right now if you have it on a good charm
there are some other unlockable elgado armors that have some points of it.
Good news! Grinder (s) is available now to roll for with the title update.
@@josephewing6385 i wouldn't call that good news, given the rng behind it, but yes
well, i tried on pc with the power of mods, if you can put together the 3 levels with minimal sacrifices is really a nice boost
i heard is roughly 10% more damage, somehow
oh, there are also decorations for that now, that's really good
i run a build with protective polish level 2 and grinder s level 3 with the skyfall swaxe you can throw in also one level evade extender and 3 levels of speed sharping .. however these are comfort skills .. in short it demolishes monsters all over up to to anomaly investigations level 100 .. solid choice 👍
actually, alot of swaxe are matchup dependants, it all depends on elemental hzv, usually you dont really play with power phials much, only water and ice use power phials swaxe, fire is magmadron, thunder is narwa, dragon is valstrax, ice daora ,water daimyo
and of course for pure raw it is scorned with great raw and good sharpness
most of the elementals need a bit of handicraft and protective polis is a must have on swaxe
and something i learned, get a third bug, having three wirebugs helps you with counter output, as usually one counter will enrage the monster
i just drop this here for people wanting the "meta" swaxe
( but honeslty sunbreak weapon have really close results overall, just pick the weapon you find the coolest in the end it matters only if you want to speedrun)
100% agree.
Reconqueress is the best with exhaust phials the monster flinch and impact damage you cause is better than anything I literally go in some hunts and never stop attacking except for a sharpen
@@jamesr1757 i mean yeah for exhaust but its clearly not the optimal damage
It is a very comfy option I won't deny
As I said it's the meta sets not the must build
I really really like espinos switch axe a lot. The only thing is, like the armor set, I wish it did the different damage types not just fire. Like how cool would it be if it was fire in sword mode and than paralysis and poison in axe mode? Thoughts?
I love that weapons design but it's a bit lacking in slots from what I remember. Still worth using because it looks amazing.
I’ve always thought that some SwAxes should have a natural element and a status based phial, or vice versa. Like the Rathian Axe should be Poison with a Fire elemental phial, and Espinas could be the opposite. It feels like such a missed opportunity.
@@yetijunior yaaaaaas!
I have been having fun with the shell studded SA, putting them to sleep and using the counter with mega bombs is just a good time. Not huge on damage but it’s all about having fun yea?
The Bazelgueese Switch Axe has 350 raw, a power phial, and 2 slot rampage decoration on top of 20 Blast and a coming Upgrade in the title update. With a point in Handicraft you can get a sliver of purple, and phial explosions ignore affinity so you don't necessarily need critical skills to move past that -15% affinity.
Yes but another thing is the TU1 will let us negate that negative affinity.
Its a good call in general to craft some of the bazel and narga weapons like you mention with TU1 coming. The interesting thing about the Bazel weapons is that the rarity 10 versions aren’t in the final column so I imagine they will upgrade off of normal Bazel weapons instead of going straight to 10 like the Furious Rajang weapons.
dont sleep on the vermilion bloodaxe+ (the volvidon swax). it may lack sharpness a normal slot, it's easily one of the (if not the) best paralysis weapon thx to it's combinaison of base a big base paralisis + element phial to make even greater. and outside of this, he have a really good raw (330) rampage 2 slot for the anti-species and synergize perfectly (like all status base weapon) with bloodlust+coalescence 3 (15% status inflicted).
Nobody be talking about the Lightning Shredder, while not the best Switch Axe to ever exist, and I admit, the gore scythe is pretty cool, The Chainsaw Switch Axe is still my favorite.
4:04 I see I'm not the only one with a rapidly vibrating sword on my hip :D
Personally I'm a big fan of the Mizu swaxe for water damage. Besides some solid stats, it has a really unique design and transition animation with a banner stretching out in axe form.
The gore magala switch axe is pretty good at 320 raw with 20% affinity with decent slots as well. Loving the switch from scythe to sword mode
I'm a fan of the Tigrex SwAxe, Rex Thrasher+. 350 raw damage with natural access to purple sharpness, -20% affinity is really easily to gem out of (or even go for Brutal Strike if that's your thing), and the amount of white/purple sharpness it has makes it a candidate for Protective Polish builds or Grinder S builds. The Exhaust Phials being at a value of 39 make it extremely easy to tire out the monster or KO them with headshots, so it's a nice all-round weapon to play around with. I'm also a huge fan of the Chameleos SwAxe w/ a Foray build.
Exhaust Phials have been my go to weapon for SA, I couldn't go on a wild rampage without them. And as such, Conqueress has been my most used and balanced SA, having full Lvl 7 Atk and Def to make me durable atleast.
so i guess my big question for Swaxe is this, why elemental swax with power phial that has some element and more raw, than maximum element at the expense of some raw with an element phial? someone done the math on how that pans out in a typical scenario?
Narga swaxe might be able to make its way into the meta in TU1 as Lucents upgrade will probably increase its Raw, Sharpeness, Affinity and Poison Damage
It was meta in base rise so I imagine that the Lucent upgrade will be juiced. It already has so much going for it with the affinity and sharpness so it wouldn’t take much to make it a top tier pick especially with augments coming alongside Lucent.
I kinda got tired of the Narga weapons in base (GS, Swaxe, IG) so I hope that the Lucent weapons are very good, but not head and shoulders better than everything else but Sunbreak’s meta is so diverse I’m not too worried.
@@DrChili1428 it was the cookie cutter progression weapon in base rise and pre update sunbreak but was never meta or top of the line
@@sahibmujabee1177 it was definitely the top of the line IG but I could be wrong about the others because I didn’t use them as much.
Been looking to try switch axe before Sunbreak came out since I happened to roll a WEX2 and Rapid Morph 2, talisman early on. Too bad I still haven't but I guess it's never too late.
Man I don't know how you got that talisman but man if you don't want it, I'll take it. I rolled a Quick Sheath and Rapid Morph with two 2 slots.
@@evansstevenson1516 Tbh, that's also really good, better even since it's flexible.
I am still working through high rank base Rise, but I have been trying out Switch Axe, and I have been having quite a lot of fun with it. Just got some high rank Almudron armor for the Rapid Morph, and the difference is honestly amazing.
100% deserves an honorable mention, but the Lagombi switch axe has really solid element, I believe an element phial, and I believe some slots with a good chunk of white sharpness with handicraft 1. Also has a Rampage 3 slot I'm pretty sure so Switcher or Elebane could be run there as well
What layered armor chest piece is that?
Element phials in general seem to be more viable overall than Power Phials in most cases.
The one glaring exception is Ice, in which Daora's Ajinha absolutely stomps all over the Barioth and Lagombi axes. A decent amount of natural purple, a level 3 Rampage slot, very high Ice in spite of being a Power Phial.
I've been enjoying the great baggies final switchaxe, puts things to sleep real quick and has a good amount of raw
I've been liking the remobra swaxe. Good poison which is good for foray, good jewel slots, and power phial.
ReConqueress Club!! WOO HOO!! Ain't nothing better than that 50 Exhaust and real nice purple sharpness with Lv.3 Stamina Thief and Handicraft. I've even got full Lv.7 Defense Boost to really enjoy the bones 30 Defense on it as well.
Switch axe is one of my favourite weapons in this game. It’s actually fantastic at being safe while also extremely agressive
Being safe?
I just like the Lightning Shredder+ and the Revived Drache+, cause of mah chainsaw weapons
Felyne Fatality for look, 30 paralysis and power phial, 340 atk, 2 one slots, two slow rampage. Weak point is the no purple sharpness, but it has a large white bar. Love getting KOs and stunning the monster for the team. Not to mention Cheshire Cat with the creepy smile slapping monsters??
Currently running the Garangolm Exhaust SwagAxe but I'm always looking for other builds. Haven't tried any power phials yet. Any recommendations?
Okay now we talking swagaxe the spicy weapon 😎 🪓
I don’t know if it’s the best of its category but I’ve been loyal to the Waxglare Wand since 4U and I ain’t stoppin now
i finally feel like im getting better as a player because ive actively aimed to get the zinogre and magmauldron!
I will say my favorite is the azaros switch axe it just looks so cool, I don’t know how I feel about the golem one it’s kinda plain looking like the kamura one, second one I love is the kezu
Great video please please and please put time stamps in future videos!!
The Feline Switch Axe looks awesome and plays like a charm
I actually use the ore one that has exhaust, it's actually not bad and looks pretty cool imo
I feel like the Gore Magala Swax is really good though, so much built in crit
I love how you have the need to say that you're loving sunbreak at the beginning of every single video. I mean I'm not disagreeing but it's still a bit strange ;D
How dare you forget the Gore Magala Switch Axe , it's literally a Scyhe , if you wanted to do a fashion hunting you could literally become Death/Grim Reaper
Hey, what the gear set or layerd armor you have on? Pls
Got to shout out for my girl Rathian’s Switch Axe. Decent in most games it’s in. Easy to craft early and has nice raw and rampage slot
Can't wait for the SWAX builds.
Can’t wait for you Bow vid
Question. Have I been limiting myself by not using Rampage slots? I figured they skill only procs in rampages which I don't get in master rank?
Rampage slots are always active no matter the gamemode you're in.
Awesome Axes! Switch axe is amazing in Sunbreak!
How'd you do the solo counter in the first clip?
Any sleep switchaxes?
There are only 2 in the game atm. The Baggi Swax and (my fav) the guild tree Shell Swax with a power phial. I take that on hunts when friends use GS. Personally, I have a general status build I use blast, poison, and sleep weapons with. There is literally zero discussion about the sleep Swaxes online and it's sad.
chaotic gore magala switch axe is my fav love scythes
Furious rajang switch axe is a thunder OP choice.
Royal order swaxe is so shiny too mmf
Shagaru Magala Swaxe all the way. Great affinity and element
These axes would be so broken if the weapon augment would allow the rampage slot to become level 3.
I want to see a top 5 hammers
Pleasee do chargeblade nexttt
Let’s talk about the kitty cat switch axe
DUDE DO TOP 5 HAMMERS
I wish they add an actually strong Dragon Phail SA. I just think that they're the coolest looking of all phails with their dragon lightning efx.
legit forgot those existed
As a certified WAR enjoyer in FF14, I have to get the Vengeful Fell Cleave
Top hunting horns !
not my jam. still have some downside. however, chargeblade is my jam now in sunbreak
more switch axe love
Megatalon Shears “might not be the coolest looking option”
Excuse me? 😡 /s
5 Swag axes so good you can't even list them in the comments... sell outs
Big Switch Axe has them in their pocket.
Just wanna say I love the way the big crab 🦀 claw switch axe looks 🪓 it looks mad cool actually