Switch Axe Weapon Tree for Monster Hunter World (MWH) showcases the different upgrade paths for the Switch Axe weapon category. are one of the 14 different Weapons players can choose from to Hunt with. The switch axe morphs between axe and sword modes. Axe mode boasts power and long reach, while sword mode features faster attacks and explosive finishers. Below is a list of Switch Axes found in Monster Hunter World, in a comparative table showing their effectiveness and upgrade paths.
Switch Axe Weapon Tree in MHW
These trees include Master Rank Weapons for the Iceborne Expansion. Rarity 9 and above Switch Axe are only available to those who own Iceborne.
Switch Axe Defender Tree
Defender Switch Axe I
455 180 Pow
Defender Switch Axe II
595 210 Pow
Defender Switch Axe III
665 240 Pow
Defender Switch Axe IV
735 270 Pow
Defender Switch Axe V
770 300 Pow
455 
Pow
Switch Axe Ore Tree
- Proto Iron Axe I
280 Pow
- Proto Iron Axe II
315 Pow
- Proto Iron Axe III
350 Pow
- Improved Steel Axe I
385 300
- Improved Steel Axe II
455 300
- Improved Steel Axe III
490 (300) 300
- Perfected Alloy Axe I
560 (360) 420
- Perfected Alloy Axe II
630 (420) 420
Chrome Machina I
770 (450) 480
Chrome Machina II
840 (480) 480
Chrome Machina III
945 (510) 540 - Blackwing Switch Axe I910 210 20% Pow
- Blackwing Switch Axe II945 210 25% Pow
- Nergal Gash
665 120 Pow
- Dying Light
700 150 Pow
Ruinous Light1015 210 Pow
- Glacial Axe I - 455 210 Pow Ele
- Glacial Axe II
490 240 Pow Ele
- Frostreaver
525 270 Pow Ele
- Legia Frostreaver
560 300 Pow Ele
- Legia Frostreaver +
735 420 Pow Ele
- Hoarcry Frostreaver770 510 Pow Ele
- Hector Glacia840 540 Pow Ele
- Thunder Axe I - 420 90 Pow
- Thunder Axe II
490 90 Pow
- Lightning Chopper I
560 120 Pow
- Lightning Chopper II
595 150 Pow
- Lightning Chopper III
630 180 Pow
- Lightning Chopper IV700 240 Pow
- Thundercleave I840 300 Pow
- Thundercleave II875 420 Pow
- Hidden Axe770 (360) 10% Pow
- Hidden Axe +805 (450) 15% Pow
- Night's Crescent840 (540) 20% Pow
- Datura Garden I700 600 Pow
- Datura Garden II840 660 Pow
- Deep Lagoon I770 510 Pow Ele
- Deep Lagoon II840 540 Pow Ele
- Motor Chopper I
630 120 30 Pow
- Motor Chopper II
735 120 30 Pow
- Gigan Motor I910 210 35 Pow
- Gigan Motor II1015 240 35 Pow
- Rex Raider I875 (390) -15% Pow
- Rex Raider II945 (420) -15% Pow
- Accursed Raider980 270 -30% Exh 300
- Jagras Axe I
385 Exh 120
- Jagras Axe II
420 Exh 120
- Jagras Axe III
490 Exh 150
- Jagras Raider I
560 (180) Exh 180
- Jagras Raider II
630 (210) Exh 180
- Jagras Raider III
665 (240) Exh 210
- Saber's Bite I805 (390) Exh 240
- Saber's Bite II910 (420) Exh 270
- Amber Slash805 210 15% Pow
- Amber Slash +840 300 20% Pow
- Amber Hoarfrost875 390 30% Pow
- Moonstone Hoarfrost
945 
480 
15% Pow
- Bazel Raider I
665 150 -15% Pow
- Bazel Raider II
700 180 -15% Pow
- Bazelheart875 270 -15% Pow
- Rathalos Axe I- 455 120 10% Pow
- Rathalos Axe II
490 120 10% Pow
- Rathbringer Axe I
560 150 15% Pow
- Rathbringer Axe II
665 150 15% Pow
- Rathbringer Axe III770 210 15% Pow
- Azure Rathbringer840 240 20% Pow
- Silver Rathbringer945 300 20% Pow
- Dragonmaiden Axe805 330 10% Pow
- Dragonmaiden Axe +910 360 10% Pow
- Golden Crescent1015 390 15% Pow
Proto Iron Axe III
Improved Steel Axe II
120 
210 
90 
30 
210
Switch Axe Bone Tree
- Bone Axe I
315 Pow
- Bone Axe II
350 Pow
- Bone Axe III
385 Pow
- Bone Smasher I
490 Pow
- Bone Smasher II
525 Pow
- Bone Smasher III
560 Pow
- Power Smasher I
595 10 300
- Power Smasher II
665 10% 10 420
- Mighty Gear I805 10% 35 480
- Mighty Gear II875 10% 35 510
- Mighty Gear III945 10% 35 510
- Icerood910 270 Pow
- Wicked Niddoq945 300 Pow
- Hazak Demios I
665 180 Pow Ele
- Hazak Demios II
700 210 Pow Ele
- Deathedge Vaal Demios875 510 Pow Ele
- Acid Smasher I945 (360) Pow
- Acid Smasher II1015 (390) Pow
- Madness Axe I
385 150 Pow Ele
- Madness Axe II
420 180 Pow Ele
- Madness Axe III
490 210 Pow Ele
- Jyura Drought I
560240 Pow Ele
- Jyura Drought II
630 270 Pow Ele
- Jyura Drought III
665 300 Pow Ele
- Jyura Cataclysm I805 360 Pow Ele
- Jyura Cataclysm II910 420 Pow Ele
- Mammoth Halberd I875 (360) Pow
- Mammoth Halberd II980 (450) Pow
- Lumu Axe I
420 10% Pow
- Lumu Axe II
490 10% Pow
- Lumu Smasher I
525 (360) 20% Pow
- Lumu Smasher II
560 (390) 20% Pow
- Lumu Smasher III
595 (420) 20% Pow
- Mechanical Lumu I805 (480) 20% Pow
- Mechanical Lumu II875 (540) 20% Pow
- Nyx Smasher I770 360 Pow
- Nyx Smasher II840 450 Pow
- Glavenus Smasher I805 330 Pow
- Glavenus Smasher II875 420 Pow
- Carapace Axe I
420 -20% 10 180 - Carapace Axe II
490 -20% 10 180
- Carapace Axe III
560 -20% 10 180
- Barroth Grinder I
595 (240) -20% 15 210
- Barroth Grinder II
665 (270) -20% 15 240
- Barroth Grinder III
735 (300) -20% 15 270
- Barroth Dozer I
840 (300) -20% 25 300
- Barroth Dozer II
945 (360) -20% 25 330 - Dios Smasher I840 360 Pow
- Dios Smasher II875 480 Pow
- Diablos Axe I
595 -30% 10 Pow
- Diablos Axe II
630 (90) -30% 10 Pow
- Axe Semper Tyrannis
735 (120) -30% 15 Pow
- Axe of Thanatos
770 (150) -30% 15 Pow
- Axe of Demons
805 (180) -30% 15 Pow
- Axe of Demons +
910 (240) -30% 35 Pow
- Axe of Hades1015 (270) -30% 35 Pow
- Flammenbeil
455 180 -20% Pow Ele
- Flammenbeil +
560 240 -20% Pow Ele
- Gnashing Flammenbeil
735 300 -20% Pow Ele
- Gnashing Flammenbeil +805 540 -20% Pow Ele
- Lohenbeil945 600 -20% Pow Ele
- Donnerbeil840 210 10% Pow
- Donnerbeil +875 240 15% Pow
- Fulguration's Bite910 270 20% Pow
Switch Axe Independent Tree
- Dragonbone Slicer I
350 210 Pow Ele
- Dragonbone Slicer II
385 270 Pow Ele
- Dragonbone Slicer III
560 330 Pow Ele
- Dragonseal Axe I735 540 Pow Ele
- Dragonseal Axe II840 600 Pow Ele
- Evanescent Glow980 (510) 30 Pow
- Peal
385 360 Pow Ele
- Peal +
490 390 Pow Ele
- Kirin Thunderpeal
560 420 Pow Ele
- Archbeast Kirin
840 540 Pow Ele - Hydra Strobila910 210 15% Pow
- Black Strobila980 270 15% Pow
- Blacksteel Switch Axe I
350 120 15% Pow
- Blacksteel Switch Axe II
385 150 15% Pow
- Teostra's Arx630 300 Pow
- Teostra's Castle
665 300 Pow
- Teostra's Hellebarde
910 360 10% Pow
- Xeno Martshu
595 150 15% Pow
- Xeno Martshu +
980 270 15% Pow
- Tyrannos
700 120 -25% Pow
- Terror Tyrannos
770 180 -25% Pow
- Saligia Vileaxe980 330 -30% Pow
- Empress Axe
630 150 Pow
- Empress Axe Blaze
630 180 20% Pow 
- Soulfire Scourge "Blaze"
875 270 20% Pow
- Empress Axe Ruin
665 150 Pow 
- Soulfire Scourge "Ruin"
945 210 Pow
- Empress Axe Styx
630 240 10% Pow
- Soulfire Scourge "Styx"875 330 10% Pow
- Undying Axe
1015 
90 -15% Pow
- Undying Light
1085 120 -15% Pow
- Infernal Cleave-axe
875 270 
Avg 
Pow
- Infernal Cleave-axe +
945 300 Avg Pow
- Safi's Hellaxe
945 
240 5% Pow - Safi's Aquaaxe
945 
240 5% Pow - Safi's Boltaxe
945 240 5% Pow - Safi's Frostaxe
945 240 5% Pow - Safi's Drakaxe
945 
240 5% Pow - Safi's Bindaxe
945 
240 5% Pow - Safi's Dreamaxe
945 
240 5% Pow - Safi's Shatteraxe
945 
240 5% Pow - Safi's Venomaxe
945 
240 5% Pow
- Guild Palace Cleaver
875 420 Pow
- Royal Titan Axe
945 510 Pow
- Lightbreak Axe
945 270 
Pow - Demonlord Edge
1015 300 Pow
- Dark Switch Axe
875 510 Pow
- Black Harvest
980 660 Pow
- Fatalis End
1085 90 Pow
- True Fatalis End
1225 150 Pow
AnonymousWhy cant you put gems in defender axe? pls update it (buff)
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I really don't like how you can't just make the weapon you're looking for, and that you have to upgrade into it instead. I miss the old games, and the old days...
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... just saying but did someone try out how the percentage (Element) Attack skill works on elemental phials? Might be a loop hole to the capped elemental damage.
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The hidden axe+ Does not have 4500 poison it only has 450
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