Monster Hunter Rise - Switch Axe Guide (with Timestamps)

[@daveobi5332]

A few things that weren't mentioned in the video: 1.Power phial takes significantly longer to get into amped state then the other phial types. I personally don't use power phial at all because of that. 2. If you morph after an a attack in sword mode you will do a double morph slash, just like the morph after the heavy slam in axe mode. 3. the a attack in sword mode does 2 hits by default but 3 if you use it after the x combo or double morph slash 4. The phial explosion in amped state always do the same damage, no matter which attacks cause them (their damage is still dependent on the hitzones of the monster) so in amped state you want to do as many hits as possible. 5. The armor skill rapid morph does drastically increase the speed and power of your morph attacks. My default combo in amped state with rapid morph is: overhead smash (or forward overhead smash) into double morph slash into the now triple slash with a into the double morph slash back to axe into either a rising slash or one wild swing which both combo into overhead slash or forward overhead slash directly after the morph for repositioning. The inputs for that: X(or forward and X) into ZR into A into ZR into two times X or A and then X or forward and X into ZR and so on

[@adamcappella8088]

Also the difference in your movement speed in sword an axe form

[@durasel0214]

I've been wondering the best combo for rapid morph builds. I've honestly just been switching instantly between axe morph-sword morph- axe morph etc. Will definitely try out your combo

[@adamcappella8088]

@@durasel0214 starting in axe, morph atk to sword, hit A for quick double slash, morph to axe, morph to sword, hit A. I like this combo. But that's just for now. I'm still working it out an see what is good for me

[@mithos92]

Came to the comments just to post this info. Glad to see my other Swaxe mains were already on it.

[@durasel0214]

@@adamcappella8088 Cheers dude. Definitely need to experiment more with the combos. Finally finished farming my set. Out of curiosity how's your builds looking? I've just focused on rapid morph, attk boost, power prolonged etc ignoring affinity wondered if anyone has bothered trying full affinity build?

[@r3gret2079]

This community is so damned amazing. All these wonderful comments with helpful tips, combos, and either polite corrections and/or things you missed. I dunno what's better, the MH series, or the absolutely amazing, passionate and helpful community. I hope every single one of you has an amazing week, and I would like to tell you that I appreciate every last one of you wonderful people.

[@Captain_Garchomp]

I picked up this game like a week ago and expected to get slammed with toxicity for being new on the sub Reddit but damn the community is so nice

[@r3gret2079]

@@Captain_Garchomp riiight? Im the same, Besides the 4 times I played the first, Rise is my first real MH experience. Of course I had tons of questions since the game is actually terrible at explaining things, but holy damn, I got tons of helpful replies to all my questions and even got some IDs to get help from veteran players.

[@sparrowfox6943]

Just make sure to avoid the Twitter part of the community. From what I've seen, that's where a lot of the more toxic people are

[@pawelowi7528]

Rise is my first Monster Hunter game too, I bought it just over three weeks ago and I've found these videos extremely helpful for picking up new weapons!

[@Pendji]

MH is toxic as fuck given it's a co-op game

[@riemaennchen]

Ah finally the best weapon. I'm having such a blast with the Switch-Axe in Rise.

[@a_tarasevich]

No doubt the best weapon

[@spike315]

Never used it much in world or expected to like it in Rise but goddamn if it isn't the best weapon the game. You got damage, you got mobility, you can cut tails, you can stun and exhaust, you can status/elemental. It's the full package

[@Steveusmc1986]

you spelled bow wrong :P

[@LuisEdGm]

Also enjoying it a lot, but I go too agressive when using it

[@jacemoran1190]

@@LuisEdGm yeah I end up going kamikaze

[@Fwufikins]

"Boom! Gonna finish up with th- oh I missed it. God damnit." Monster Hunter combat summarized in a single quote.

[@iiReaperv2]

Big facts😂

[@furionmax7824]

Also MH combat: ok. I almost got this thing now all I gotta do is.... Random monster: BEEP BEEP MUTHAFAKA!!! *Gets bulldozed*

[@rj6929]

I’ll be honest I wasn’t sure about this video with the time length but I’m really happy I clicked on it.

[@miguelangelmendez7767]

Things you forgot to mention: 1- You move much slower in Sword Mode than in Axe Mode. You also can't spam rolls as much as in Axe Mode. 2- Your Sword Mode attacks grant you built-in Mind's Eye (Attacks won't bounce). 3- Compressed Element Discharge sends your teammates flying, so be wary when to use it. Overall, great video. Keep it up man!

[@sage798]

WARNING: compressed discharge sends your teammates flying online and it has a very large range

[@FunkyyCat_]

Ah, so it's perfect to play with friends then.

[@THE_Mirage]

Ls users: >:)

[@Dostwyn]

Hey LS users! Better get ready, because it's payback time!

[@legurke9437]

Haha Ls users go swoosh swoosh

[@Elunam88]

sounds like the weapon i searched for

[@andybeyer2230]

SA: Now might be a good time to get into sword mode. GS: That's my secret, captain

[@Tale_swapper]

Ack ack ack With SA there is no Sword Mode. Only Morph

[@gustavogonzalez3591]

Hey Rurikhan, great video. You forgot about the morphing movement options. When you dodge in sword mode and press ZR, you do a morph slash but the animation is different and makes the hunter advance a bit more, also if you press ZR after any Sword attack while moving the stick away from the monster, you make a morphing slash against the monster while the hunter moves backwards avoiding an attack, which can lead into an advancing morph slash with the sword by pressing ZR moving the stick to the monster.

[@lights0828]

Thanks!

[@kittah4]

Haven't noticed this in the comments yet, but Invincible Gambit has three follow ups. You can press X to do an advancing forward chop with the axe, backward X to do a reverse spinning slash with the axe (same animation as the wild swings ZR finisher), or ZR to morph to sword. Soaring Wyvernblade may be very hype, but Invincible Gambit is great for utility and mobility.

[@joshmay2944]

Thank you, this is very good to know! I was wondering why the end of the move seemed different some times and had no idea why that was happening.

[@Knights_of_the_Nine]

I don't know if this was in a patch, but wild swing to ZR has a unique follow up with another axe attack instead of morphing

[@CrazyKoopaCat]

i was already famiilar with switch axe combos and what not from my year of playin this game, but i never messed with the wirebug skills too much for it. So when i tell you that you opened my freakin eyes, holy crap man i need to mess with wire bug skills more often!

[@yllandir1537]

I really love how you explain everything, I just reach high rank in rise, I was looking for a decent switch axe info for combos, I had to spend 40 minutes watching your vid because it was so useful. Spanish here! I'll keep tracking another of your weapon guides, thank you man!

[@ronpaz9655]

i love how you go into the smallest details in your guides that really make everything flow and stick together - youre not just a voiced combo list.

[@anthonycamacho814]

As one who mains the switch axe and played through all of 3 on 3DS, Switch, and worlds, I am VERY pleased with the changes they made for Rise. I LOVE the switch axe and to see so many people interested in it, does put a smile on my face :D

[@it_is_kevin]

Even as a veteran of the series I gotta watch these because you always know something I don't Rurikhan. They're definitely longer than other weapon tutorials but I tend to get a lot more useful info out of yours. Edit: You might know this already, but I don't think it was mentioned: You can delay the second input of Soaring Wyvern blade until you fall lower into the air in order to hit monsters that are too close or smaller monsters. You don't have to hit X right away at the peak of your jump with that move.

[@ZethisVA]

Definitely needs some practice, but I highly prefer SWB over the Invincible Gambit.

[@mohammedharoon8453]

@@ZethisVA With poison or dragon phial you can get into amp in One SWB and a X, X hit.

[@zimon85]

Thank you!!!!

[@timondimare1976]

wow the frequency of these guides is really nice, great videos🤌

[@wookiehowk]

Love your guides! One thing to keep in mind on the switch skills, the compressed discharge sends your teammates flying. I like using it in solo, because of the lower animation commitment, and if you use it after Switch Charger (ZL+A -> ZR -> X+A -> X) you can get off the explosion, without costing you any amp gauge. With you on the forward overhead slash, just feels more satisfying to me, and it lets me morph to double slash, with the triple slash follow-up in sword mode, then the flurry. Using a dragon or poison (i think) phial, this gets me straight into amped mode, even without the axe buff. Zero sum discharge, into a soaring wyvern blade follow-up, is so satisfying. My usual switch skill setups are: Solo: Forward Overhead slash, Invincible Gambit, Compressed Elemental Discharge. Multiplayer: Forward Overhead slash, Soaring Wyvern Blade, ZSD.

[@Ignis-g6m]

I have watched like five or 10 videos about this content today, I gotta say you are the best! Thank you so much mate

[@LuisEdGm]

The monster can kill you while you are doing zero sum, in fact you get hit by it very often, so make sure your HP is full before doing it

[@statesminds]

Cool you dont really get knocked off tho lol

[@knird1311]

I'm always cautious when doing those now cause we don't have healing augments anymore

[@ChargeQM]

I usually go for it when my heal cat is tooting his horn, because even if I get hit the heal goes off just before I latch on. Not that I play Swaxe much, but I've had a few fun romps with it.

[@tongpoo8985]

Anjanaths move where he shoves his head into the ground is a hard counter, the whole sequence will take you from full hp to death

[@TornaitSuperBird]

@@tongpoo8985 Both the enraged head slam and the stone toss. Perfect for cart% speedruns.

[@boogieman616]

Well I just trained with the Switch Axe in the trainingsroom and I thought a tutorial video would be nice... good timing 😄

[@rini3159]

I'm here for that too. 🤣

[@hiotsobo]

Thanks, had no idea about the switch charger skill. It’s a real game changer. Spent almost 100 hours in the game and never knew it was a thing.

[@quentinmassonnat5323]

The big benefit of compressed finishing discharge you didnt mention is that during the entire roundslash, you have hyper armor and damage reduction, which allows you to tank an attack while doing a ton of damage, super satisfying :)

[@Ohmargod]

Just want to comment for the algorithm. Your videos are really great! I've just got into MH through my switch and Generations4 was so great that I had to get MHRise. The SwitchAxe instantly became my favorite weapon. The look is great, the combos are fun and as a bonus, it has *Switch* in its name, the console that made me love MH. Thanks for the video again!

[@PandaBearSwear]

A tip for the sword mode X+A finisher Zero Sum Discharge. The one that leaves you stuck in the monster. You stick where the TIP connects that's why you saw him stab the belly and actually end up connecting to the less vulnerable leg. That's because it's a big weapon and the tip stabbed through to the tetras leg. TLDR X+A stabbing move sticks where the tip lands

[@jettobazookah8822]

Finally someone who is speaking slowly in a tutorial. Those people don’t get that we don’t know much about the weapon we try to learn. Plus if english is not ur native language u r gonna struggle to understand what’s happening in the video. Thanks for your detailed work.

[@ShadyWizardTV]

PSA: The monster can still kill you during ZSD

[@jhaybz29]

Yup I know at least 2 that can, I think its Zinoger with the charge, possibly Rajang again with the charge and maybe Khezu

[@kenbyan942]

Latch in to aknosom and you will get hit when it do a ground peck attack.

[@Steinsdomain]

Tigrex can hit you too

[@Telris86]

There are even some attacks that can cancel ZSD and sends you off flying early. I don't know which attacks cancel it exactly but I noticed it happened to me several times especially when attached to the head.

[@wutwut9022]

@@Telris86 same. ive witnessed several attacks that threw me off the ZSD attack even though i dont actually lose health. seemed pretty rare though and its still generally easier to pull off the complete attack compared to World.

[@yeoldpubman]

Gotta go with Compressed Discharge simply because that wonderful animation has been teasing me since Generations and it's finally back

[@ClasticOne]

Rise added the ability to do morph attacks just by morphing while holding forward while idle. You no longer have to morph mid combo to do morph attacks. Axe to sword does the run-in overhead, sword to axe does the advancing roundslash. You can use these instead of the normal active morph attacks just by dodging forward before executing the forward idle morph.

[@joshmay2944]

Cool tech I haven’t heard of before, this is a nice choice to have and makes rapid morph even more powerful

[@prosketch95]

Wasn't that in World aswell?

[@ClasticOne]

@@prosketch95 no, to do the equivalent attack you needed to either roll (NOT hop) or be mid combo (only for the advancing morph-to-sword overhead)

[@SpunkyPotato987]

Great video, here are a few important things to know that weren't mentioned: Level 3 rapid morph is extremely strong. The best dps combo* with rapid morph 3 (based on my own testing and what is used in speedruns) is a draw/morph attack (ZR) followed by a sword double slash (A) and then a morph into axe mode (ZR) looped. Basically if you are starting with your weapon sheathed or from axe mode do ZR, A, ZR repeated or if starting in sword mode A, ZR, ZR repeated. Morphing into axe mode following a sword double slash or heavenward flurry does a stronger 2 hit morph which is very strong. Also, power phials charge amped mode much slower than other phials. When not using power phial its not even necessary to get the heavy slam buff because doing a double slash followed by heavenward flurry should almost fill the gauge. When using rapid morph 3 power phial is also not as good because a large chunk of the damage from the high dps combo comes from axe attacks. *Based on some crude testing I found that when comparing the highest dps combos with and without rapid morph 3 (in amped state) the rapid morph combo listed above is at least 15-20% stronger than the X,X,X,A combo mentioned in the video Also personally I can't live without lvl 1 evade extender but 3 is just too much

[@andersstrom5985]

Why does it matter for the power phial that the damage comes from axe? In amp mode, the phial is applied also with the axe in Rise, right?

[@kaiser9598]

I’m genuinely so surprised these are unscripted. At least, I think they’re unscripted. These tutorials are so amazing- really the thing I need to get the hold of a weapon. The chapters are especially useful too! I just skip to the parts I need more help on without wasting time. Thank you for these videos!!

[@user-kw1nr5qi4c]

Rapid Morph and Power Prolonger deco is just too good. You have (almost) infinite Sword mode without the switch skills, damage bonus and faster transition.

[@ShawnsChannel]

Thank you! Was using CB and used your guide but I can't hit anything with SAED and decided to learn Switch Axe. Your guides are great.

[@stevehkng6560]

You also probably didn't mention that the finishing discharge or the mounting stab of the ZSD has its starting windup animation removed when done right after a sword A double swipe

[@MrBaritone]

Switch Axe was my main for awhile, but I was also bad at MH, so I got hit and carted a LOT. Started playing Longsword with more success and all throughout Rise. Now I'm loving Switch Axe again. Thanks for the video!!

[@DmonicBRUTALITY]

Dude I love your videos! I finally “switched” over to MH Rise on the “switch” from MH World, carried over my love for being a “switch” axe main, and now that I’ve seen your video I know the useful tips to “switch” between the modes 😂 thanks for the quality content, let’s hunt together sometime!

[@chris123chris82]

First time playing a monster hunter game. As soon as I tried the switch axe i loved it. This is the only weapon I’ve ever really used haha

[@zachg.4251]

As it should be, welcome to the Swaxe gang.

[@Shapeshifter617]

Excellent guide! I had no idea about fade slash and honestly that’s huge bc swax feels very immobile and you can boost that with evade window. Love the combo breakdowns, this was a HUGE help to watch

[@stevehkng6560]

I think it's also good to mention that morph attacking outside a combo (like example walking around on axe then morphing to sword or rolling whine on sword then morphing to axe) has a lot of forward movement and really helps in closing in on the monster when your wirebug options are on cooldown

[@privileguan9127]

Looks OP with all the infinite combos, esp. in amped state plus vials and hyper armor, dash etc

[@qraal]

Wow, this was really helpful! I got almost a whole minute of a combo in training and managed to get the weapon into orange. Didn't realise how much potential this had

[@pokeness686]

I have never ever used a Switchaxe before, but was feeling curious about it for a while. Recently got a godlike charm with Rapid Morph lvl 3, Handicraft lvl 1 and a 2 slot. Needless to say that was what pushed me to watch this guide and make a couple, looks really fun.

[@Loafe.e]

Ruri you are spoiling me, first Lance now SA. Thank you so much.

[@SolarNova76]

Btw of you want your combo to continue after you elemental discharge into soaring wyvern blade you can use ZR to do a morph attack back I to axe mode instead of waiting for the little animation after you land on the ground in sword mode.

[@joshmay2944]

How do you aim the soaring wyvern blade so precisely? Do you hold ZL or ZR or something to use the reticle?

[@WakkaFloppa]

As someone who loved World's hunting horn but isnt into the new one, seeing the forward overhead attack on the Switch Axe has got me all riled up

[@darkmaster20002]

i just hunted khezu and did ZSD on its head while it did the attack where it covers itself with thunder and i was like noooooo, but not even that disrupted my attack its sooo great

[@CrusaderEm]

I'm glad someone else shares in my love of shields in all forms. I always pick a shield class in any game. 🛡️

[@nicholasanderson9788]

Been waiting on a good Axe guide now all I need is someone to help with Horn combos keep up the good work this with the build videos give lots of great information for noobs like me

[@SharqF1n]

Couple things I wanted to add: The morph from Sword to Axe also has two options, the single swing and the double swing. To get the double swing, morph after sword double slash, triple slash, or heavenward flurry. I think this is important to note when running Rapid Morph as the Axe Morph Double Swing has some amazing motion value but long animation. Secondly, I didn't see the mention about different phials having different Amped Mode charge times. I don't know all of them, but Power Phial takes the longest to charge whereas Exhaust Phial requires about half the hits to get to Amped. Great guide!! Keep it up!

[@maxlilico5375]

man they made evade extender far too good in this game, ive developed such a bad need for it all the time

[@AstonMartinStig]

Feel you, I don't use it because I don't wanna be dependent on it for bows and DB. For CB or switch axe or Lance classes, 100% extender3 all day.

[@maxlilico5375]

@@AstonMartinStig okay not to coax you into becoming addicted to Evade extender but with the counter dodge on bow with level 3 evade extender is some of the most fun I’ve had in rise and I fully recommend it

[@AstonMartinStig]

@@maxlilico5375 Damnit dude, Imma have to try it now lol. My spread bow sets have extra slots for evade extender but my normal/rapid set will not allow unless I nerf some damage skills. Only got a WEX2 w/o any slots and no good additional perks so my build is kind of inflexible :/

[@McGeistly]

I use it to help me close gaps easier when I am low on wirebug charges.

[@pinkisdathing]

Today i was doin zsd on volvidon while it was Rolling around. That sshit was hilarious😁

[@McGeistly]

Prepare to lose your Bunny Dango

[@jeffknox6014]

Forward Slash has a really high trip value on it. It's really good against fast Monsters like Tobi and Barioth.

[@markfountain5728]

Against fast and agressive monsters with very narrow openings, I like to use forward slash into fade slash. Get in, get out 😅

[@r3gret2079]

That Tobi is such a dweeb. Kid has no chance againat a SwAxe.

[@conchurfitzsimons570]

Thank you! I've been really interested in trying the Swaxe for ages now but this really helps a lot!

[@jaklop5784]

I hope every switch axe users see this video especially the amp boost part, it’s very helpful especially against Narwa becuz u have small window to hit whither u have power prolonger or not. Nice video 👍🏼

[@luck3971]

I think all these comments along with the video will make this the ultimate guide

[@kowboikown706]

The compressed discharge is also good with the hyper armor once you commit to the final bit, you can ignore monster roars and tank through attacks. If you’re fighting a hip checker or a monster that uses their tail a lot you can set up and ignore the knock back

[@justinmcnamara2520]

Hey there Rurikhan! First off I’d like to thank you for taking the time out to make these videos. I was a beginner to the monster hunter series when I first searched for tutorials and found yours to be the most in depth and informative. Every weapon I’ve used after watching your tutorials I’ve become quite efficient with. That brings me to my question. You seem to have an instructional video for every weapon but the one I’d like to learn next and am having a hard time finding a good video of, the bow. I don’t know if you’ll even spot this comment in the vast sea of the rest, but if you could make a video just like this one you did for the switch axe, it would be beyond appreciated! Best wishes man.

[@ZethisVA]

As a former Greatsword main and now Switch Axe main I have only one thing to say: ZERO SUM DISCHARGE! (and then combo it into a Soaring Wyvern Blade to get right back unto the monster)

[@kaelbeuk1]

I use two very different combinations for SA, my main weapon in Rise : 1) Power phial, with Rapid Morph, Power Prolonger invincible gambit and condensed discharge. I don't necessarily need to charge the gauge, I just combo in and out of sword mode and get the charge eventually. A lot of immediate damage, and a lot of hyperarmor, to tank the faster monsters you can't Zero-Sum to death. 2) Paralysis phial, with focus, health up (to prevent carts when glued to the monster) soaring wyvern blade and regular Zero-sum discharge. For slower targets and ZSD/soaring combo spamming, destroying weaker monsters for farming and using paralysis to get even more openings. I usually alternate between the two, and I'm working on an exhaust set-up for multiplayer. If you have other ideas, I'll take 'em !

[@rabidpistol9722]

Every time he comes out with one of these I become a temporary main of said weapon lol. Good Job 👍

[@rawwkkgranados6924]

20:48 The monsters CAN do damage to you while you're doing the zero sum discharge. You won't get any knockback but you still take full damage, so be mindful of when you use it cuz you can easily die from it.

[@sage798]

So annoying when you stab a rathalos in the butt and your character somehow hops to it's face then it just fireballs you

[@benadrylthundercrotch7144]

I believe exhaust phial can get KOs. Also, I'm pretty sure power phial gets amped slower than other phials types. Also also, monsters can damage and kill you during ZSD.

[@annslow41]

Great video! I just picked up the game this week and I'm really liking complexity and power the switch axe a lot already. Was having a little trouble figuring out comboing, so this video helped me a lot. Also really interested in the gun Lance, so definitely going to go watch that video next!

[@blackncue]

I'm genuinely confused on how to do invincible gambit, but nice guide. I'm a newbie in weapons and guides are defo the best

[@Mike-qr2jd]

I think it's interesting to comment that "you can jump right into a Elemental Discharge after the Double Slash" (gaijin hunter. MH4G:MH4U: Switch Axe Tutorial) and the animation between the two attacks is faster. Great tutorial, Rurikhan, and thanks for your contributions to the community!

[@themostcreativenameever2688]

So great free rocksteady when doing ZSD That’s all I needed to know

[@kieranthomas921]

Been waiting for this for ages

[@aaron8977]

Switch axe and Charge Blade are some of my favorites. The amount of work it takes to get good with it feels so rewarding when you land the perfect combo

[@gelatinousjoe7979]

Thank you this was coherent and helpful as a new player, unlike ingame tutorials

[@omegayoshi807]

Literally searched for it 5 hours ago. Thanks!

[@IsouDMI]

I love the switch axe! I prefer the overhead slash though. If you have rapid morph and especially power prolonger to the max, the best combo for me when I’m in amp state is to do a zero sum discharge, come back with a ZL+X soaring wyvern, do another zero sum discharge; if I didn’t end my gauge, do the same thing again; if not then recharge with ZL+A and go right back at it until I ran out of amp state.

[@devontaewilson5238]

That Switch-Axe looks amazing

[@Zephhi]

Holy shit, your guide really helps. I was wondering why sometimes I would mount and sometimes I wouldn't, it was because of the fully amped state.

[@ctrl_alt_deleter]

Perfect timing!!! Just started messing around with Swagaxe, and need to form a build around it. Got a 2 slot lvl 7 talisman with rapid morph.

[@JohnJohnson-ev9qn]

Tried ages learning charge blade, even after getting into all combos and the flow of the weapon, it still felt so sluggish and clunky, used the swagaxe for a single day and loved it, so fast and such high damage

[@nhall129]

*starts the video talking about draw attacks* THIS WILL BE ON THE HUNTING HORN EXAM

[@lsr444]

I learned swaxe fighting Fatalis and my love for this weapon carried over to Rise.

[@Urthopify]

Important bits I noticed were missing: 1) You can morph into a Fade Slash from sword mode using Left Stick + ZR 2) Going into Element Discharge/Zero Sum Discharge is significantly faster if you do it after an A attack. If you use it normally you have this awkward slow animation where you stab your sword forward trying to hit the monster, while if you do it after an A attack you will instantly just stab your sword into the monster to do the discharge. Great guide otherwise though, just a lot of different things to cover.

[@nathancroft]

Great video, thank you. First time switch axe user here and just made it into high rank and only just starting to get the hang of it properly. This vid definitely helping me define things. One of my major issues early on was knowing whether I was in sword or axe mode if I'd entered into a set of combos and hit some buttons by mistake -- that might sound dumb but some crafted weapons aren't overly visually clear as to which is sword and which is axe. At least to me, anyway.

[@baryshnikov6787]

Holy shit that was fast, you're covering all my favorite weapons in a row! As someone who has mained SA since 3u it is easily in the best it's been yet! So glad it's getting it's time in the limelight! Very very poggy(:

[@sephirian688]

TL;DR: I bring this up because in the first minute you mentioned shields. I get that GL is your main weapon though. I can’t remember if you ever did anything with it in world but if you plan to tinker with Lance in Rise I’d love to see a video on your thoughts. Personally I think the switch skills make the weapon absurdly more aggressive, you can kill Rajang by just shielding charging over and over, it’s boring but it’s possible lol. The point being, twine vine is the epitome of “your stuck in here with me”, anchor rage is a slightly safer but less effective counter, spiral thrust is a much harder counter to time (i think it only has 2 frames) but the damage is ridiculous, shield charge loses its “run until your can’t” ability but your blocking the entire time and all of the relevant blocking skills apply. Example: If a monster attacks you multiple times while your charging, it can (and often will) proc offensive guard. That being said, you kind of have to already be a fan of Lance in the first place because the wow factor comes from your blocks/counters vs doing big crazy tricks like with other weapons.

[@11amasuperboy]

Rurikhan: *Says he wants to do the shielded weapons first* Rurikhan: *Does Gunlance, SnS, Charge Blade, then Lance* Rurikhan: *Moves onto SwAxe* Wait a minute. HBG has a shield! Where's my HBG guide!? :D Love your content.

[@RhubarbRehab]

Put your shields away, ironbreakers

[@pushyrummble8625]

note: you can also do soaring wyvern if you're in sword more and are falling off a ledge. I suggest you roll off the ledge to get air and then use it for a quick attack.

[@joelucas6144]

You can delay pressing X during Soaring Wyvern Blade to get a shorter angle on the follow up. It's good for shorter/smaller targets. Also if you have no sword gauge, you can't do the follow up, but you will do an attack with the axe if you still press X. My personal bread and butter combo is X>A>X>A>X>A in sword mode. When I need to get out of the way I morph into Axe and roll like hell. If the monster is pissed I like to switch to a hit and run style in axe mode with the forward overhead slash. Stick and move.

[@goblinstrategist301]

Forward overhead slash is the greatest thing that happened with this weapon for me. I like the compressed discharge better personally as well just because it's more spammable and it feels like there are more opportunities to use it.

[@chaps357]

Best guide I've seen so far, by far! Thx a lot

[@juicypineapple6995]

Forward Overhead Slash is a dream come true for the Swaxe!🤩

[@paulbartlett4701]

Different phials have different charge rates to get to amped state. Power Phials take much longer to get to amped then poison phials or exhaust phials. I mainly use the Forward Overhead Slash for the better morph combos as you get the Double Rising Slash Attack if you morph after it but the Forward Slash is better for faster (and more fluid imo) X axe combos. Speaking of morph combos, you get the Double Rising Slash Attack morph attack after any overhead attack in axe mode (Overhead Slash/Forward Overhead Slash/Heavy Slam) while you get the Morph Double Slash after any A attack in sword mode (Double Slash/Heavenward Flurry). One thing to also mention is that the sword to axe morph attack gives you a little bit of sword gauge to help maintain morph combos. You can also do a morph attack right after a Soaring Wyvern Blade to cancel the landing animation then immediately use the Switch Charger silkbind to move out of the way. The switch charger gives you a small invincibility window so if you time it right, you can ignore roars and whatnot with it. When using the Element Discharge/Zero Sum Discharge, you can pop it early by doing back X (where back it relative to the direction your character is facing). Note that with Zero Sum Discharge you are immune to most effects (Like roars) but you will still take damage if a monster does an attack and you can even die while doing a ZSD. You can go into an Element Discharge/ZSD faster after an A attack in sword mode than an X attack in sword mode. IIRC each X input in Element Discharge/ZSD does cutting damage so you can use that to help cut tails. Lastly is that Invincible Gambit give you some damage reduction when using it.

[@smokeyjo7420]

i love how the weapon is so heavy that it stays in place while rolling backwards

[@McGeistly]

love that animation!

[@chikenmorris7170]

Honestly I prefer the forward slash over the forward overhead slash, I feel like the overhead slash charges way too far forward and when I tried it I kept running past the monster or running through them in my basic x combo and it just didn’t feel good to me tbh Edit: just another thing I didn’t see you mention about the zero sum discharge into soaring wyvern blade, when you get launched into the air off your zero sum discharge you can use the left stick to aim your soaring wyvern slash in whatever direction you like, so if the monster is bouncing around while you’re using zero sum, then it goes behind you or to the side while you’re in the air, you can aim the wyvern blade in any direction and always get them as long as they’re still in range

[@johnwalker3629]

Forward overhead slash is brilliant for getting knockdowns

[@jstrobel3620]

Something to note: status phials, such as poison or exhaust phials, charge faster in rise than power phials! Also, favorite build for the SA in rise so far: Amuldron Helm Amuldron chest Rath arms Ingot waist Amuldron legs It gives you (with jewels but no charm yet): 6 attack boost 3 power prolonger 3 rapid morph 3razor sharp Plus a few one slots for whatever you want! Then if your weapon has a 2 slot, you can get level 7 attack boost Then that leaves your charm completely up to whatever your best charm is! For instance I have one with counter attack 2 and a 2 slot so I have counter attack 3 on top of the rest of that! Great build for people without amazing charms yet! Finally, high dps rapid morph combo (better when amped): Forward and X in axe mode (overhead stronger but more animation), Zr to morph into double slash, A in sword mode for triple slash, Zr to morph into axe double slash and repeat! Gives you the most hits in the least amount of time and with rapid morph stuff it’s very strong!

[@andrewloeber3844]

Great tutorial vid man, I picked up some great tips from this! One note that's interesting about the soaring wyvern wirebug attack is that you don't have to press X again immediately after vaulting up with ZL+X. You can actually wait a bit and press X during your descent back to the ground. I only just figured this out in training, but I imagine this can be useful if the monster is still close enough to where doing the soaring animation would cause you to yeet over their head - which happened to me a LOT and initially turned me off of this switch skill.

[@darkeater600]

"Which is something I didn't mention in my gunlance guide" *Me who tried to do a ground slash against Khezu's electric balls before watching this video:*

[@sage798]

WARNING: The monster CAN and WILL hit you while you are zero sum discharging. In fact you can be hit multiple times while still not falling off the monster, meaning you can die with no chance to heal. So try not to climb on the monsters face. They are much more likey to hit you if you are in front of them

[@ExperienceLoss]

Learned this the hard way. Kulu Ya Ku decided to start pecking the wall and merked me while exploding on its face. It was hilarious and frustrating

[@Runescythe9852]

That is a pretty sick looking SA. I really hope we have the option to have layered weapons before they decide to come out with the almighty expansion (Along with layered armor being more readily available of current sets). It gives more incentive to play for more items beyond the talismans, it makes you look cool, and generally improve that feeling of transitioning into 'the' ultimate hunter

[@clementdrew1185]

when you are doing the element discharge, you will still take damage if you latch on to the monster's attacking part. Carted a lot of times doing element discharge to Tigrex's face. But if you latch on to their backs (like Rajang's) you can avoid taking damage when it attacks

[@riemaennchen]

It doesn't help that some of the Hitboxes in Rise aren't all that great. For example If you attach to Zinogres right paw he will still you hit you if he does a slam with his left paw. And speaking of Tigrex, his tail spin will also hit you while you are clinging on to his head or wings.

[@justsomejojo]

Latching onto backs is still kinda weird though. Goss Harag for example still damages you when it's flailing about while you clutch to its back. Judging what hits you and what doesn't is kinda hard in my opinion.

[@dohab89]

I've played 5 monster hunter games and in every one switch axe has always been my favorite

[@joshmay2944]

UNGA BUNGA TRIBE! Forward Overhead Slash is amazing, i think it’s perfect for a strong opening attack to begin a combo. I don’t think anybody really liked the “poke” officially known as the Forward Slash, and to me it’s a straight up upgrade. The other two switch skills are really cool in that they are all pretty well balanced to suit different play styles. Switch Axe is looking and playing better than ever in Monster Hunter Rise!

[@Eldergloom]

This is honestly the best version of the Switch Axe to date. It feels like classic switch axe mixed with World's moveset, with quality of life changes (Zero Sum Discharge) added in.

[@ekx5120]

The discharge can be interrupted when a monster roars before leaving an area. The animation stops but you don't lose your amped state.

[@williamlittle9583]

The compressed Discharge has invulnerability frames just before the explosion happens, I use invincible gambit to cancel the end of the animation witch adds up to more of a 'no fucks given' playstyle that I really enjoy. however you should probably use the regular discharge if you play with friends because they get flinched alot by the compressed one