Switch Axes are a type of Weapon in Monster Hunter World (MHW). This page shows a visual gallery of all different styles for Switch Axes. Weapons are often upgraded based on previous decisions, with different paths leading to different looks and necessitating different materials. You can find detailed upgrade path information in the Switch Axe Weapon Tree or by clicking each individual weapon below.

Iceborne Switch Axes are Master Rank Switch Axes in Monster Hunter World Iceborne (MHW). These rare 9 and above weapons were added with the Iceborne Expansion and can only be obtained by players who own the expansion. The weapons use Master Rank Materials that can be obtained by completing quests and doing endgame content.

Iceborne Switch Axes

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Quick Search of All Switch Axes 

Name Attack Affinity Element Rare
Chrome Machina I gem level 1gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
770 0% PoisonPoison (450) 9
Chrome Machina II gem level 1gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 0% PoisonPoison (480) 10
Chrome Machina III gem level 1gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 0% PoisonPoison (510) 11
Blackwing Switch Axe I gem level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
910 20% PoisonPoison 210 10
Blackwing Switch Axe II gem level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 25% PoisonPoison 240 11
Legia Frostreaver + n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
735 0% iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce 420 10
Hoarcry Frostreaver n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
770 0% iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce 510 10
Hector Glacia n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 0% iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce 540 11
Lightning Chopper IV gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
700 0% mhw thunder damage s Thunder 240 9
Thundercleave I gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 0% mhw thunder damage s Thunder 300 10
Thundercleave II gem level 2gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 0% mhw thunder damage s Thunder 420 11
Hidden Axe n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
770 10% PoisonPoison (360) 10
Hidden Axe + n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
805 15% PoisonPoison (450) 10
Night's Crescent n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 20% PoisonPoison (540) 11
Datura Garden I gem level 2gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
700 0% PoisonPoison 600 9
Datura Garden II gem level 2gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 0% PoisonPoison 660 10
Deep Lagoon I gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
770 0% waterblightWater 510 9
Deep Lagoon II gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 0% waterblightWater 540 10
Gigan Motor I gem level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
910 0% fireblightFire 210 10
Gigan Motor II gem level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1015 0% fireblightFire 240 10
Rex Raider I n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 -15% Blastblight Blast (390) 10
Rex Raider II gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 -15% Blastblight Blast (420) 10
Saber's Bite I gem level 3gem level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
805 0% Sleep Sleep (390) 9
Saber's Bite II gem level 3gem level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
910 0% Sleep Sleep (420) 10
Amber Slash n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
805 15% iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce 210 10
Amber Slash + n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 20% iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce 300 10
Amber Hoarfrost n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 30% iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce 390 11
Bazelheart gem level 2gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 -15% Blastblight Blast 270 11
Rathbringer Axe III gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
770 15% fireblightFire 210 10
Azure Rathbringer gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 20% fireblightFire 240 10
Dragonmaiden Axe gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
805 10% PoisonPoison 330 9
Dragonmaiden Axe + gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
910 10% PoisonPoison 360 10
Mighty Gear I gem level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
805 10% None 9
Mighty Gear II gem level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 10% None 10
Mighty Gear III gem level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 10% None 11
Icerood decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
910 0% iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce 270 11
Wicked Niddoq decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 0% iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce 300 12
Deathedge Vaal Demios gem level 2gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 0% DragonBlightDragon 510 11
Acid Smasher I decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 0% Paralysis Paralysis (360) 10
Acid Smasher II decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1015 0% Paralysis Paralysis (390) 11
Jyura Cataclysm I gem level 3gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
805 0% waterblightWater 360 9
Jyura Cataclysm II gem level 3gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
910 0% waterblightWater 420 10
Mammoth Halberd I decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 0% iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce (360) 9
Mammoth Halberd II decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
980 0% iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce (450) 10
Mechanical Lumu I gem level 3gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
805 20% Blastblight Blast (480) 9
Mechanical Lumu II gem level 3gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 20% Blastblight Blast (540) 10
Nyx Smasher I gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
770 0% Sleep Sleep 360 9
Nyx Smasher II gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 0% Sleep Sleep 450 10
Glavenus Smasher I gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
805 0% fireblightFire 330 10
Glavenus Smasher II gem level 1gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 0% fireblightFire 420 10
Barroth Dozer I gem level 2gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 -20% Paralysis Paralysis (330) 9
Barroth Dozer II gem level 2gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 -20% Paralysis Paralysis (360) 10
Dios Smasher I n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 0% Blastblight Blast 360 10
Dios Smasher II gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 0% Blastblight Blast 480 10
Axe of Demons + gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
910 -30% iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce (240) 10
Axe of Hades gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1015 -30% iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce (270) 10
Gnashing Flammenbeil + n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
805 -20% fireblightFire 540 9
Lohenbeil n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 -20% fireblightFire 600 10
Donnerbeil n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 10% mhw thunder damage s Thunder 210 10
Donnerbeil + n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 15% mhw thunder damage s Thunder 240 10
Fulguration's Bite n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
910 20% mhw thunder damage s Thunder 270 11
Dragonseal Axe I gem level 1gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
735 0% DragonBlightDragon 540 10
Dragonseal Axe II gem level 1gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 0% DragonBlightDragon 600 11
Evanescent Glow gem level 1gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
980 0% DragonBlightDragon (510) 12
Archbeast Kirin n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 0% mhw thunder damage s Thunder 540 11
Hydra Strobila n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
910 15% waterblightWater 210 11
Black Strobila n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
980 15% waterblightWater 270 12
Teostra's Hellebarde n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
910 10% Blastblight Blast 360 11
Saligia Vileaxe n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
980 -30% DragonBlightDragon 330 12
Undying Axe  decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
1015 -15% mhw thunder damage s Thunder 90 11
Undying Light  decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
1085 -15% mhw thunder damage s Thunder 120 12
Ruinous Light gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1015 0% DragonBlightDragon 210 12
Accursed Raider gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
980 -30% Sleep Sleep 360 11
Silver Rathbringer gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 20% fireblightFire 300  12
Golden Crescentgem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1015 15% PoisonPoison 330 12
Soulfire Scourge "Blaze"gem level 2gem level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 875 20%  Blastblight Blast 270 12
Soulfire Scourge "Ruin" gem level 2gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 0% Blastblight Blast 210  12
Soulfire Scourge "Styx"gem level 3gem level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875  10%  Blastblight Blast 330  12
Infernal Cleave-axe gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 0% DragonBlightDragon 270 11
Infernal Cleave-axe + gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 0% DragonBlightDragon 300 12
Xeno Martshu + decoration level 4 mhw wikidecoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
980 15% DragonBlightDragon 270 12
Safi's Hellaxe decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 5% fireblightFire 240 12
Safi's Aquaaxe decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 5% waterblightWater 240 12
Safi's Boltaxe decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
945  5%  mhw thunder damage s Thunder 240 12
Safi's Frostaxe decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
945  5%  iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce 240 12
Safi's Drakaxe decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
945  5%  mhw dragon damage s Dragon 240 12
Safi's Bindaxe decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
945  5% Paralysis Paralysis 240 12
Safi's Dreamaxe decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
945  5%  Sleep Sleep 240 12
Safi's Shatteraxe decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
945  5% Blastblight Blast 240 12
Safi's Venomaxe decoration level 4 mhw wiki
 
 
 
 
 
 
945  5% PoisonPoison 240 12
Guild Palace Cleaver gem level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 10% waterblightWater 420 10
Royal Titan Axe  gem level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 15% waterblightWater 510 12
Demonlord Edge
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1015 15% mhw thunder damage s300 12
Lightbreak Axe decoration level 4 mhw wikigem level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 0% Blastblight Blast 270 12
Dark Switch Axe gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
875 0% mhw dragon damage s Dragon 510 11
Black Harvest gem level 2gem level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
980 0% mhw dragon damage s Dragon 660 12
Moonstone Hoarfrost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
945 15% iceblight severe mhw status efect sIce 480  11

 

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