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
- Defender Switch Axe V
- Defender Switch Axe IV
- Defender Switch Axe III
- Defender Switch Axe II
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 I
910 210 20% Pow
- Blackwing Switch Axe II
945 210 25% Pow
- Blackwing Switch Axe II
- Chrome Machina III
- Chrome Machina II
- Chrome Machina I
- Nergal Gash
665 120 Pow- Dying Light
700 150 Pow- Ruinous Light
1015 210 Pow
- Ruinous Light
- Dying Light
- Perfected Alloy Axe II
- Perfected Alloy Axe I
- Improved Steel Axe III
- 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 Frostreaver
770 510 Pow Ele
- Hector Glacia
840 540 Pow Ele
- Hector Glacia
- Hoarcry Frostreaver
- Legia Frostreaver +
- Legia Frostreaver
- Frostreaver
- Glacial Axe II
- Improved Steel Axe II
- 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 IV
700 240 Pow
- Thundercleave I
840 300 Pow
- Thundercleave II
875 420 Pow
- Thundercleave II
- Hidden Axe
770 (360) 10% Pow
- Hidden Axe +
805 (450) 15% Pow
- Night's Crescent
840 (540) 20% Pow
- Night's Crescent
- Hidden Axe +
- Thundercleave I
- Datura Garden I
700 600 Pow
- Datura Garden II
840 660 Pow - Deep Lagoon I
770 510 Pow Ele
- Deep Lagoon II
840 540 Pow Ele
- Deep Lagoon II
- Datura Garden II
- Lightning Chopper IV
- Lightning Chopper III
- Motor Chopper I
630 120 30 Pow- Motor Chopper II
735 120 30 Pow- Gigan Motor I
910 210 35 Pow
- Gigan Motor II
1015 240 35 Pow
- Gigan Motor II
- Rex Raider I
875 (390) -15% Pow
- Rex Raider II
945 (420) -15% Pow - Accursed Raider
980 270 -30% Exh 300
- Rex Raider II
- Gigan Motor I
- Motor Chopper II
- Lightning Chopper II
- Lightning Chopper I
- Thunder Axe II
- Improved Steel Axe I
- 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 I
805 (390) Exh 240
- Saber's Bite II
910 (420) Exh 270 - Amber Slash
805 210 15% Pow
- Amber Slash +
840 300 20% Pow- Amber Hoarfrost
875 390 30% Pow
- Amber Hoarfrost
- Moonstone Hoarfrost
945 480 15% Pow
- Amber Slash +
- Saber's Bite II
- Saber's Bite I
- Jagras Raider III
- Bazel Raider I
665 150 -15% Pow- Bazel Raider II
700 180 -15% Pow- Bazelheart
875 270 -15% Pow
- Bazelheart
- Bazel Raider II
- Jagras Raider II
- Jagras Raider I
- 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 III
770 210 15% Pow
- Azure Rathbringer
840 240 20% Pow
- Silver Rathbringer
945 300 20% Pow
- Silver Rathbringer
- Azure Rathbringer
- Dragonmaiden Axe
805 330 10% Pow
- Dragonmaiden Axe +
910 360 10% Pow
- Golden Crescent
1015 390 15% Pow
- Golden Crescent
- Dragonmaiden Axe +
- Rathbringer Axe III
- Rathbringer Axe II
- Rathbringer Axe I
- Rathalos Axe II
- Jagras Axe III
- Jagras Axe II
- Proto Iron Axe III
- Proto Iron Axe II
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 I
805 10% 35 480
- Mighty Gear II
875 10% 35 510- Mighty Gear III
945 10% 35 510 - Icerood
910 270 Pow
- Wicked Niddoq
945 300 Pow
- Wicked Niddoq
- Mighty Gear III
- Mighty Gear II
- Mighty Gear I
- Hazak Demios I
665 180 Pow Ele- Hazak Demios II
700 210 Pow Ele- Deathedge Vaal Demios
875 510 Pow Ele - Acid Smasher I
945 (360) Pow
- Acid Smasher II
1015 (390) Pow
- Acid Smasher II
- Deathedge Vaal Demios
- Hazak Demios II
- Power Smasher II
- Power Smasher I
- Bone Smasher III
- Bone Smasher II
- Bone Smasher I
- 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 I
805 360 Pow Ele
- Jyura Cataclysm II
910 420 Pow Ele
- Jyura Cataclysm II
- Mammoth Halberd I
875 (360) Pow
- Mammoth Halberd II
980 (450) Pow
- Mammoth Halberd II
- Jyura Cataclysm I
- Jyura Drought III
- Jyura Drought II
- Jyura Drought I
- Madness Axe III
- 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 I
805 (480) 20% Pow
- Mechanical Lumu II
875 (540) 20% Pow - Nyx Smasher I
770 360 Pow
- Nyx Smasher II
840 450 Pow
- Nyx Smasher II
- Glavenus Smasher I
805 330 Pow
- Glavenus Smasher II
875 420 Pow
- Glavenus Smasher II
- Mechanical Lumu II
- Mechanical Lumu I
- Lumu Smasher III
- Lumu Smasher II
- Lumu Smasher I
- Lumu Axe II
- Madness Axe II
- 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 I
840 360 Pow
- Dios Smasher II
875 480 Pow
- Dios Smasher II
- Barroth Dozer II
- Barroth Dozer I
- Barroth Grinder III
- Barroth Grinder II
- Barroth Grinder I
- 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 Hades
1015 (270) -30% 35 Pow
- Axe of Hades
- Axe of Demons +
- Axe of Demons
- Axe of Thanatos
- Axe Semper Tyrannis
- Diablos Axe II
- Carapace Axe III
- 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
- Lohenbeil
945 600 -20% Pow Ele - Donnerbeil
840 210 10% Pow
- Donnerbeil +
875 240 15% Pow
- Fulguration's Bite
910 270 20% Pow
- Fulguration's Bite
- Donnerbeil +
- Lohenbeil
- Gnashing Flammenbeil +
- Gnashing Flammenbeil
- Flammenbeil +
- Bone Axe III
- Bone Axe II
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 I
735 540 Pow Ele
- Dragonseal Axe II
840 600 Pow Ele - Evanescent Glow
980 (510) 30 Pow
- Dragonseal Axe II
- Dragonseal Axe I
- Dragonbone Slicer III
- Peal
385 360 Pow Ele- Peal +
490 390 Pow Ele- Kirin Thunderpeal
560 420 Pow Ele- Archbeast Kirin
840 540 Pow Ele - Hydra Strobila
910 210 15% Pow
- Black Strobila
980 270 15% Pow
- Black Strobila
- Archbeast Kirin
- Kirin Thunderpeal
- Peal +
- Dragonbone Slicer II
- Blacksteel Switch Axe I
350 120 15% Pow- Blacksteel Switch Axe II
385 150 15% Pow- Teostra's Arx
630 300 Pow- Teostra's Castle
665 300 Pow- Teostra's Hellebarde
910 360 10% Pow
- Teostra's Hellebarde
- Teostra's Castle
- Xeno Martshu
595 150 15% Pow- Xeno Martshu +
980 270 15% Pow
- Xeno Martshu +
- Teostra's Arx
- Blacksteel Switch Axe II
- Tyrannos
700 120 -25% Pow- Terror Tyrannos
770 180 -25% Pow- Saligia Vileaxe
980 330 -30% Pow
- Saligia Vileaxe
- Terror Tyrannos
- Empress Axe
630 150 Pow- Empress Axe Blaze
630 180 20% Pow- Soulfire Scourge "Blaze"
875 270 20% Pow
- Soulfire Scourge "Blaze"
- Empress Axe Ruin
665 150 Pow- Soulfire Scourge "Ruin"
945 210 Pow
- Soulfire Scourge "Ruin"
- Empress Axe Styx
630 240 10% Pow- Soulfire Scourge "Styx"
875 330 10% Pow
- Soulfire Scourge "Styx"
- Empress Axe Blaze
- Undying Axe
1015 90 -15% Pow- Undying Light
1085 120 -15% Pow
- Undying Light
- Infernal Cleave-axe
875 270 Avg Pow- Infernal Cleave-axe +
945 300 Avg Pow
- Infernal Cleave-axe +
- 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
- Royal Titan Axe
- Lightbreak Axe
945 270 Pow - Demonlord Edge
1015 300 Pow
- Dark Switch Axe
875 510 Pow- Black Harvest
980 660 Pow
- Black Harvest
- Fatalis End
1085 90 Pow- True Fatalis End
1225 150 Pow
- True Fatalis End
- Anonymous
Why 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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