The key thing here is the HA slots, which let you use the trifecta of SA HAs: Energy Charge, Demon Riot, and Absolute Readiness. Use the Aerial Hop to jump off of monsters and absolutely wallop them in Sword Mode. The most effective DPS combo on downed monsters is Elemental Discharge canceling. That said, the Axe Finisher is an instant-ish 3 hits of 95 MV, but Swords Adept counterattack is two swings, totalling 50 MV, which uses up Phial Gauge. Sword Mode: (loop) Forward X, X, Forward X, X, (end loop). Zinogres SA. Furthermore, you move at twice the speed while youre in Axe Mode and you can also perform an enhanced finisher when you press X during Hack n Slash. Because of this, you cannot perform the infinite X attack, but you do have infinite A. Usage of this style or Striker Style will mainly depend on which infinite you need. Quickly reloads the Switch Gauge, after which your hunter performs a quick sweeping attack. YAWG and the Yet Another series of Guides and Tools will always be free to use. A combo which conserves the Switch Gauge while performing an infinite. Deviant boost, good amount of Poison, good Sharpness. The Switch Axe in particular has a lengthy time after your attacks during which you can sidestep or roll. These cookies do not store any personal information. Guild Style is the typical SA style featuring unlimited and full access to both moves. This is the only Sleep SA with Power Phial. You can switch between Modes while youre idle with R, and some attacks can even combo into a morph attack with R. Try it out, and see what attacks can perform a morph-to attack. 4/29/2021: Updated builds for 2.0. Ahtal-Kas SA is solid with 3 slots, average raw, and a bit of Purple Sharpness that you can maintain with Readiness and Razor Sharp. Too good to be true? Only a few monsters in the game are really weak to Dragon, and being forced to use Sword Mode to apply Dragon? Its just more damage, its how simple that is. Adept SA is the most Axe-focused style, letting you perform a Hack n Finisher everytime you Adept Dodge, as compared to two slashes when youre in Sword Mode. While nerfed in GU to have a shorter duration, Demon Riot is still great to use along with Energy Charge so long as you either use EC II or a Deviant weapon to boost your HA charge rate. This SA is invaluable for progression, so use it and love it. The simplest combo you can do in Sword Mode. 1 Hunter Art slot (1 SP Art). Opening swings deal 22% + 22% damage. While Demon Riot is active, the Switch Gauge only depletes over time. Triple slots and natural Purple is okay for Status SA. Oh, and you can KO monsters with Exhaust Phial if you hit them on the head, but good luck actually trying to KO things with that. , so you should probably keep an eye on it. 3 Hunter Art slots (3 SP Arts). Demon Riot is one of the two HAs that made SA a force to reckon with in Gen. They both retain the sharpness-restoration effect of the original Seregios SA but the Aksa Switch has less Sharpness, Affinity, and slots, but has higher raw damage, as well as an easier upgrading line. The Style Hierarchy goes Striker/Alchemy > Aerial/Valor/Guild/Adept. Make Mizutsune For Water And Yian Kut Ku For Fire And That's It, These Two Will Take You To The Endgame By Themselves. Hot Tips Meta Stuff Cool Stuff Controls & Style Rundown Guild Style Striker Style Aerial Style Adept Style Valor Style Alchemy Style Hunter Arts Trance Slash Demon Riot Energy Charge Tempest . An easy way to immediately transition into Sword Mode from Axe Mode midair. Switch the way you play with Switch Axe! Pretty weak, especially when you consider that you dont even apply the status at a 100% rate. This means that you can spam Elemental Discharges without the extreme cost to your Switch Gauge. Its up to you which style would fit best in which fight. It also lets you attack once more when youre landing, and this includes performing an Elemental Thrust. Standard early-LR set for Blademasters. Keep up the assault of Demon Riot-empowered Sword Mode Attacks and you should be able to get Energy Charge II recharged quickly enough. The new HA introduced in GU, Tempest Axe functions as a parallel to Demon Riot, except it makes your Hack n Slash swings more efficient in terms of Stamina and they also speed up the more you Hack n Slash. Like the other guy said, the Petrified SA is solid and will take you through to Village 5. Composed of Rathalos X/Rathalos X/Rathalos X/Vaik X/Bnahabra X. Youll cleanly switch between the two attack styles. You may not be able to switch to Sword Mode when youre below 40%, but you can still attack in Sword Mode until you deplete your Switch Gauge. What Should Monster Hunter World Players Expect? Energy Charge/Demon Riot is the best HA combo in the game. Please do not attempt to request edit access. With these active and your sword constantly slashing, youll reach a point where your arts are almost fully recharged before they run out, meaning you can just stick with sword mode for almost the entire hunt! Petrified SA will lose a bit of effectiveness by this point, so this is basically looking for SAs to fill in late Low Rank. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Like the Switch Axe, it can morph between 2 different weapon forms. Useful for shorter monster downed opportunities. An Axe Mode combo that leads into the Hack n Slash. The Rathalos SA also qualifies, but this time for Fire. Required for some SAs, not so much for others. Sacrifices the ability to get Earplugs but grants you more Blademaster-relevant skills like Attack Up (L), Weakness Exploit, and Razor Sharp. Because of this, you cannot perform the infinite X attack, but you do have infinite A. Usage of this style or Striker Style will mainly depend on which infinite you need. The key thing here is the HA slots, which let you use the trifecta of SA HAs: Energy Charge, Demon Riot, and Absolute Readiness. Slightly above-average raw with a healthy amount of Dragon, though you need to run Sharpness +2 with this one to get a usable amount of high Sharpness. Abuse the power of Demon Riot and Energy Charge in GU to amplify your damage output! By no means will contact result in changes to the guide. S+2 and RS isnt quite required for most SAs, but if you plan on using Elderfrosts SA then this is a set to shoot for. Use this fact to prevent the bounce animation on certain parts of monsters. If you do so though, this can take you all the way through Ahtal Ka. 3 Hunter Art slots (1 SP Art), loses extra attacks from Guild to gain a third HA slot. Github Mirror for my guides, in case theyre taken down. I cannot overstate how great Power Phial is, especially with Demon Riot doublingthe raw boost from Power Phial. Demon Riot is one of the two HAs that made SA a force to reckon with in Gen. In the same vein, Evasion +1 can be used for certain attacks too. Ill give my 2 cents for the switch axe. 3 Hunter Art slots (3 SP Arts). What on earth then must a new player think when they find the Switch Axe, a strange transforming blend of long range Axe and short, swiping Sword mode? Putting the Switch in Switch SwordAxe, In Valor State: (loop) R, R, R (end loop), (loop) Hack n Slash -> Hack n Finisher -> Valor Morph Slashes -> Double Slash (end loop). Petrified SA will lose a bit of effectiveness by this point, so this is basically looking for SAs to fill in late Low Rank. SA Phials are activated and applied to your Sword Mode attacks, so while they may be weaker, their speed and phial application makes a real difference between Axe and Sword. If with Sharpness +1 you get a solid chunk of Purple to work with, then you just need Sharpness +1. You're browsing the GameFAQs Message Boards as a guest. If you can somehow scrape together the Rajang Hardhorns required to upgrade this SA, this will be the best weapon to fight Ahtal-Ka with, since it has 290 raw and a decent amount of Thunder, combined with SA. Afterwards, youll switch back to Axe Mode automatically. Sword Modes attacks are faster and use the Phial of your SA. Only needs S+1 for a decent amount of Purple. Thats the life cycle. Not really. An Axe Mode combo that leads into the Hack n Slash. Unless you plan to exclusively only use Axe Mode, Power Phial makes way too much of a splash compared to the other phial types. This also coincidentally upgrades into the best Fire SA in the game. The sweeping motion performed deals 25% damage. Love the guide? Still great for the same reasons, and even better at taking you through early G-Rank. Generations Ultimate does function a little differently to others, since it essentially allows you to access the entirety of the Hub from the get go, however you will. The other half of the famed Demon Riot/Energy Charge combo of Gen, Energy Charge chaining allows you to skip the Demon Riots restriction on reloading, letting you maintain Demon Riot, and thus the enhanced phial effects. Rathalos X packs more points in Attack and Tenderizer as well as points in Earplugs, which can be useful at times. Off-Meta Recommendations - Dont Use Unless You Really Want To! Rathalos X packs more points in Attack and Tenderizer as well as points in Earplugs, which can be useful at times. Now this phial type, if you can believe it, is somehow. Required fields are marked *. This will most likely take you to early High Rank, so keep and maintain this armor for a little bit. A simple gapclosing attack in Axe Mode that transitions to Sword Mode. SA is kind of a pro at hitting weakspots with Sword Mode, since your strikes are so precise and very vertical, so theres little chance youll miss the hitzone youre targeting. It will always be worth it, each game has its specialty, and this is no exception, and the player base is still active. S+2 is optional here because of that. Kiranico | MHGU Search Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate English . The finisher, which can be accessed in all styles, is also pretty good in terms of damage. Until then, this will get you pretty far. Its up to you which style would fit best in which fight. Useful for shorter monster downed opportunities. Usage on each monster will vary depending on if the monster stays still or if youll need to gapclose a lot with X. Furthermore, you can no longer reload your Switch Gauge for the duration of the art, and phial effects are boosted. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. More often than not though only people who transferred their end-game character from Gen will use this as progression. Though Tempest Axe is still outshined in terms of meta usage as compared to Energy Charge/Demon Riot. Two slots with a high amount of Dragon is also nice. A good way to move yourself and attack at the same time in Sword Mode. You can use this style if you want to try out the pure SA experience, but other than that? The Double Discharge also uses the phial energy of one Discharge, so youll save phials that way. You dont necessarily need a long Sharpness grade on an SA, but if you lack the ability to carry around Razor Sharp, then it might be a good idea to do so. Opening swings deal 22% + 22% damage. The Switch Gauge charges over time while youre outside of Sword Mode and is drained with every Sword Mode attack you do. If you have feedback or comments on this guide, please contact Awesomeosity#2516 on Discord. Decorations; The other styles generally lose out because they either dont have the HA slots in the case of Adept and Valor or theyre generally underwhelming in the case of Aerial and Guild. Is very solid. Aerial Style Axe Mode doesnt really let you do much aside from the normal stuff you can do when jumping from a ledge, so this style really turns up the Make Sword Mode Better dial. Rare. Can still perform Jumping Elemental Thrust from midair. I don't have emotions & sometimes that makes me very sad. When youre low on Switch Gauge, this attack is the best to hit grounded monsters with. With Evade Extender in tow and well-timed sidesteps, you can just hop through attacks and keep up aggression, making high levels of play interesting and effective too. EE also helps with your sidehops, letting you get more distance on those. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Having two distinct movesets and the ability to fluidly switch between the two of them, Switch Axe can be extremely fun to play and to master. Armor List. 20% more raw on all Sword Mode attacks makes the difference on their attacks, easily closing the gap between Sword and Axe attack MVs, and making it so that it may surpass Axe Mode MVs. Mizus SA is in the same boat as Zinogres SA, with a high amount of raw, natural White Sharpness, and a decent amount of Water. Ils ont ensuite dclar la guerre aux forces de l'Axe (Japon, Allemagne, Italie) c'tait le 7 dcembre 1941. If youve got several people around you, like pesky LS users, you can take SA and not worry about tripping all the darn time. Striker Style gives you three hunter arts, so along with your choice of evasion you can also bring two offensive arts, namely Energy Charge and Demon Riot. With the reach of Axe Mode, you can even hit flying monsters with the upswing. The Affinity you gain is a bonus. Charge the Alchemy Barrel to use special Alchemy items and upgrade SP. Has Razor Sharp and Critical Eye, so this set will be a little less effective in terms of damage output this early in the game, but if you want a sorta-good looking set and dont want to use BuJaBu anymore, then you can use this. A good way to immediately counterattack Post-Adept Dodge and transition to Sword Mode afterwards. Guild SA itself is underwhelming due to all of the fancy additions to the other styles, namely HA slots for Striker and Alchemy and the lack of loss of moves on Adept and Aerial. The switch axe not switch blade or sa for short has a high range of motion and area reach. Has a decent amount of Blast to compensate for its below-average raw. A good way to transition between Axe and Sword while charging up the Valor Gauge. Aerial Style automatically attacks when you jump on the monster, as long as youre in Sword Mode. 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