[MHW] Swag Steps: An Evade-centric Guide On Offensive Switchaxing

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • Something I want to add after getting more comfortable with SA is that:
    1. Heavenward flurry is your best friend when building gauge. My standard combo to go straight awakening is X- O- O- sidestep- O (u hit awakening here) then discharge. It still leave you with a big opening though but heavenward is the fastest way to build gauge.
    2. I've also learned to love rising slash after an Overhead. It allows you to sneak in a hit before you have to sidestep out of an attack. Sometimes double slash will give you too big of an opening
    3. Eva 5 is a bit of an overkill. 2~3 is where im sitting at rn
    My build for the curious minds: imgur.com/a/kyv7D
    Half naked jho hunt:
    • Evade 5 Switchaxe vs O...
    ALSO check out my GL pivot hop video: • [MHW] Advanced Gunlanc...

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  • @gzhang4087
    @gzhang4087 6 лет назад +26

    For me personally, i use evasion window up to only lv 3 because i get lv2 from mantle.
    One thing I use a lot but was not mentioned in this video is the long window for evasion (hops) after sword mode attacks. I may wait for half of a second after each sword hit and still perform side step.
    Also, I think move sets of axe mode can be utilized more and offer better attack range in some cases. For instance, you may use triangle+circle in axe mode to hit jho's chest. But since your video is about evading but not other aspects of switch axe playing, it's a great video. Thanks!

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  6 лет назад +11

      thank you for mentioning this! I forgot to cover this despite using the delayed sidestep a lot to dodge roars and other stuff. As for the axe upswing I guess I'm just too conditioned into not using the move because it launches people even when im playing solo. But it chains into a down swing giving u 2 of the most damaging moves in axe mode so USE IT PEOPLE LISTEN TO HIM. Appreciate the input!

    • @ShitOwl
      @ShitOwl 5 лет назад +1

      honestly evade extender is superior you should go with that instead

  • @TheArtemys13
    @TheArtemys13 4 года назад +4

    By a +1000 hunts switch axe main: this is the best switch axe guide.

  • @ryomasjibeng8343
    @ryomasjibeng8343 5 лет назад +21

    Finally! a guide to really use switch axe, other guide only provides combo which is good but never taught anything about dodging. this is the thing i'm missing. Thanks a lot man

  • @TheBcsar
    @TheBcsar 5 лет назад +7

    Dude, that's some super clean switchaxing if I've seen one. I've mained SA in World and I thought I was getting pretty decent by using the fade slash more to reposition, but I couldn't get past thinking that the hops were trash. You showed me there's much to learn, great video man.

  • @generalmaul4615
    @generalmaul4615 5 лет назад +5

    This is exactly what I was looking for! I'm typically an Insect Glaive main however once I saw runs of good players playing Switch Axe I got really interested. First time I tried it I sucked bad but I had one lucky run hunting Anja that showed the Swaxe's massive potential and then after that I was hooked. I wanted to master this thing. When you play it right it rewards you royally. Massive numbers coming from literally everywhere on the monster, parts flying out of the damn sky and it is just a relentless slice fest once you get some momentum going. Before you even know it the monsters dead and the tail is flying offscreen in the midst of your onslaught... it's just incredible.

  • @noahsmith4382
    @noahsmith4382 5 лет назад +1

    Guides like this are what people really need. Other people have basic guides on what does what but this guide shows the advanced things you need to be doing. SA has always been my favorite melee weapon in world but there just wasn’t a good guide to show how to actually play with it. Thanks so much for the video!

  • @von7903
    @von7903 5 лет назад +5

    Quality video, informative, to the point, and very helpful.
    Making the from GS to SA is so jarring because you're used to a slower pace of play and this playstyle requires faster reactions.
    Which I'm all for but I am finding evading a bit challenging.

    • @DissipatedTire
      @DissipatedTire 5 лет назад

      Von how good have you gotten mate? I’m about to start learning how to do this to further improve my gameplay. Looks like an important tool if I want fast and clean hunts.

  • @joemsuki
    @joemsuki 4 года назад +1

    one of the best tutorials I've ever watched! Bravo mate

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  4 года назад

      SSJDioBrando im surprised ppl still found this badly edited guide haha. Cheers!

  • @kuroshu7071
    @kuroshu7071 5 лет назад +5

    fights deviljho with no armor, you mad lad

  • @13L35T
    @13L35T 6 лет назад +1

    Incredible guide, ive watched two others and this one is 10x better than the rest. It was a huge help!

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  6 лет назад +1

      13L35T thank you very much! Do check out this guy’s video though ruclips.net/video/O-SQCxH-kM0/видео.html he does an incredible job at explaining the more attacking aspect of switchaxe and its something I didnt cover in the video

    • @bill2734
      @bill2734 6 лет назад +1

      Yesss, spread the Switch Axe love! :D

  • @MrSOOPERcooper
    @MrSOOPERcooper 5 лет назад

    This thorough explanation of evading was exactly what I needed! Fantastic video!

  • @worryy
    @worryy 6 лет назад +2

    Awesome work! Been itching to try out an evasion SA for a while and this was the final push i needed. Looks so much fun!

  • @dreamsneeter
    @dreamsneeter 4 года назад

    Your vids are great I've already got my GS playstyle from you and now it's time to start on SA and swag on some monsties

  • @funkyfreak97
    @funkyfreak97 5 лет назад

    Just recently picked up SA and I love its raw power, but this dodge guide will certainly help with the fluidity of my combat. Thanks!

  • @ShunCrone
    @ShunCrone 6 лет назад +2

    Found this video a while back but couldn’t find it again. Wanted to letchya know it was super helpful. If I could now, I’d mention temporal mantle effectively making zero sum discharge free damage (wasn’t out when this video came out and may or may not be common knowledge by now, but I haven’t seen enough people using the old swagaxe lately to know) and I’d mention the amazing synergy with evasion mantle strats like the ones provided here have, assuming you’re not running by TA rules or anything like that. Regardless, subscribed and keep up the good work.

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  6 лет назад

      Thank you for the kind words :DD and for pointing out the temporal mantle synergy. I didnt know about it since I only play arena but definitely keeping it in mind once behemoth comes out. Also this is more or less a dead channel now i'm just doing these videos for fun so dont bother subscribing :P. But just maybe ill finish up the HH guide we'll see

    • @ShunCrone
      @ShunCrone 6 лет назад

      Im a Giraffe Well, if ya do, I’ll be sure to check it out. Might learn something new about my main weapon lately. :)

  • @anotherherodied
    @anotherherodied 6 лет назад +7

    Great guide man! thanks for the effort! Gotta work on those dodges now ;)

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  6 лет назад +5

      anotherherodied appreciate it! Tbh fighting jho naked is really good practice cuz u you cant plow through attacks. Plus it gives u that sweet dark souls adrenline

  • @CrossingWays
    @CrossingWays 5 лет назад

    This video is fantastic! I'm knew to the swax and I don't want to get hit as much. Thank you.

  • @YoungMissMarmalade
    @YoungMissMarmalade 5 лет назад +4

    This guy gets it.

  • @yvellepaudee
    @yvellepaudee 6 лет назад

    Thanks for uploading, this really opened up how I play the switch axe.

  • @XmortoxX1990
    @XmortoxX1990 3 года назад

    Even in Icebrone this is still great advice!

  • @s6ef4enko
    @s6ef4enko 5 лет назад

    Great video! Evasion SAxe method is the next on my list to master.

  • @Nooodlicious
    @Nooodlicious 6 лет назад +21

    CUT THE CLIP

  • @harzcodes9037
    @harzcodes9037 5 лет назад

    Man your video is easy to understand, you deserve more subs. +1

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  5 лет назад

      Lol dont bother im only making these videos for fun! There probably won't be another video cuz I got busy with school and it takes a long while to make one. But im glad that you like it!

  • @demanymckinnon7616
    @demanymckinnon7616 3 года назад +1

    Nice video Giraffe

  • @jekku8192
    @jekku8192 6 лет назад

    Just the guide i was looking for

  • @karlo134652
    @karlo134652 5 лет назад +4

    Switch Axe Dps is useless without evasion. I just came back from SA and boy this skill is Godly the best MH made..

    • @karlo134652
      @karlo134652 5 лет назад +1

      And dude your guide is amazing.

  • @MrYunzai
    @MrYunzai 4 года назад

    good guide. i can't figure out the roll morph which i did randomly. thanks

  • @DiegoFernandes-vv3qo
    @DiegoFernandes-vv3qo 5 лет назад

    Great video!

  • @kita3914
    @kita3914 5 лет назад

    I have no idea which level is good enough to evade like that. Such a great tips anyway.

  • @femtohimself71
    @femtohimself71 5 лет назад +1

    ever since the first monster hunter i played (monhun tri) i picked up on how amazing evasion is, and i've always focused on an evasion playstyle, Barioth, Nargacuga, Legiana/Kushala these have been my used sets in MH. super underrated skill, why have tremor res? why have earplugs? why have so many skills? I don't need anything when i have ULTRA INSTINCT!

  • @j2415
    @j2415 5 лет назад

    Primo guide :) I started using SA a lot (IG main), and needed to learn how to re-dodge everything since 95% of attacks are easily dodged with a vault w/IG.

  • @youtume58
    @youtume58 3 года назад

    You should make a new video on SA since it got some badass moves in iceborne

  • @FedericoSanchez21
    @FedericoSanchez21 5 лет назад +1

    Evade distance or evade window, whats better for SA?

  • @teletubbypo318
    @teletubbypo318 5 лет назад

    Tried this today, it’s pretty solid but I’m still getting use to dodging. I usually use the charge blade and long sword but switchaxe is fun. I use the Lunastra SA with full drachen and add in evade extender and evade window

  • @rhiethreal
    @rhiethreal 6 лет назад

    Draw into sword attack, O, O, forward/side hop, O is best for quickly building your sword gauge. It's not that hard to pull off against even the most aggressive monsters. The only one I would not risk it against is tempered Deviljho.

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  6 лет назад +1

      yeah this is correct the jumping two hit builds the fastest meter and i just learned to like it recently

  • @Bunnibunnibunni
    @Bunnibunnibunni 6 лет назад

    this is nice, makes me wanna try the weapon

  • @MT-nb3ql
    @MT-nb3ql 6 лет назад +1

    4:10 LOL subscribed

  • @Cayden.1
    @Cayden.1 6 лет назад +1

    i was hoping you'd go into rolling through tremors and roars with switch ax and if evasion perks like distance or window were necessary to do so but it was still a nice video nonetheless

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  6 лет назад

      Cayden Lewis the roar cues varies from monster to monster. I’d say learning these ultimately boils down to experience. For example deviljho does a step then follows the roar about half a second later. Same with tremors every move is different. If you analyze it frame by frame you can get a number but it really just comes down to muscle memory

    • @Cayden.1
      @Cayden.1 6 лет назад

      so could they all be evaded without evasion perks in distance and window? or are there certain roars that are unavoidable to dodge without them

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  6 лет назад

      Technically yes. For monsters like barroth or rathalos their roars happen in a fraction of a second so you can make do without evasion skills with enough practice. However diablos/ deviljho and some other monsters have a longer roar window meaning that even if you dodge the first .1 second of the roar u can still get caught in it. I bring evade 5 not just to dodge roars/tremors but also other attacks. But id say good speedrunners can make do with eva 3 or god tier japanese players dodging everything without. Evade distance doesnt affect window i dont like it for other reasons stated in the description

  • @isaac3252
    @isaac3252 6 лет назад

    Always wanted to try Evade window 5 and evade extender but felt too committed to the dps skills

  • @gaganpreetxp
    @gaganpreetxp 5 лет назад

    Evade extender is must for switch axe as it does not have any dodge moves like foresight slash of long sword and tackle of great sword

    • @DD-tx5gy
      @DD-tx5gy 5 лет назад

      Gagan Preet evade extender or evade window

  • @antden6218
    @antden6218 6 лет назад

    Great vid

  • @LightningSe7en
    @LightningSe7en 6 лет назад

    I hated evasion because it made the game too easy but I guess desperate time calls for desperate measures. Great video! I've been evading (some) roars and attack with no evade windows at all. Perhaps its time... I also just really love Health boost.

  • @fransloemanto83
    @fransloemanto83 6 лет назад

    Explain abou the evade window, dont seem to time it right, is it after u press dodge button or when the animation start

  • @DissipatedTire
    @DissipatedTire 5 лет назад +1

    Is an iceborne one in the works?

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  5 лет назад +3

      youre damn right. I was initially gonna only talk about axe mode but I decided to go over the 3 swaxe playstyle and how each of them evade. but that also means that i have to start collecting clips again so stay tuned

  • @corpseteaparty9621
    @corpseteaparty9621 5 лет назад

    as a former bow main I find it hard to roll into attacks :(

  • @Gin___toxic
    @Gin___toxic 5 лет назад

    Wow rly nice guide can some one tell me when s start i mean mid roll mid sidestep or directly after pressing x ?
    My Problem i want to dodge the roars from Monsters like rathalos Problem is he start the Animation i roll my Charakter got triggerd am i to slow or to fast with dat roll it would be helpfull if someone can explain ah ofc without evade window 3.
    Thanks btw am russian my englisch is just bad😅

    • @MonsterHunterPH
      @MonsterHunterPH 5 лет назад

      We have a detailed guide on roar dodging in our channel, you can come check us out

  • @CikipiMV
    @CikipiMV 6 лет назад

    yo bro, do you think evade window make a big different?

  • @valdrintrbunja953
    @valdrintrbunja953 5 лет назад

    Hey how do you feel combining evasion skill lv3 with evade window lv5 ?

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  5 лет назад

      It really depends on the monster but i rarely run both as thatll sacrafice too many dps skills. For monsters that have fast attacks like deviljho i like to take eva window to help me roll through his tremors and tackles. Monsters like uraagon who likes to run around and have delayed hitboxes Id take extender

  • @nushiwolfgang
    @nushiwolfgang 5 лет назад

    Wait you mean We can use evasion skills without being insulted and chastised!?

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  5 лет назад +2

      nushiwolfgang Fuck em. Meta builds aint shit if we spend time getting hit instead of dpsing

  • @mefca86
    @mefca86 6 лет назад

    The pic of you build is a little too low res to see. Can we get a better one? Cheers

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  6 лет назад +1

      Justin Suits the set is really outdated right now im using nerg head with full dragoon armor. But here it is anyways!
      Nerg helm a
      Rath mail b
      Kush grip a
      Nerg coil b
      Death stench b
      Eva charm 3
      Deco:
      2x attack
      2x expert
      1x tendy
      Gives you
      Attack boost 5
      Evade window 5
      Tendy 3
      Handi 3
      Expert 2
      And max might 2

  • @syckray
    @syckray 5 лет назад

    Muhamad lmao cringe af

    • @imaGiraffeMH
      @imaGiraffeMH  5 лет назад

      “Hei The Black Reaper” all right edgy boy u wanna sprinkle a dash of cringe on top of that profile pic of urs lmao

    • @grayg2600
      @grayg2600 5 лет назад

      "Cringe" says the weeaboo virgin. Do you cringe knowing the closest you'll get to a pussy is one of those drawn ones you spank it to?