User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Switch Axes/@comment-86.132.78.131-20120903174718

1 - I'd say the best I have is the lagiacrus switch axe, as well as the best looking.

2 - Yes, they should be in MH4, but they need to do more damage to be properly worth using.

3 - Well, I find Axe mode is reliable and easier to use, as well as having brilliant range, but the Sword mode is better. The fast attacks mean that eventual damage is higher and the phial is always helpful. The morph slashes are very useful for switching.

4 - I find they're sort of okay against most things. The only monsters I find them very useful for are Uragaans because they stay still a lot so I can dominate them with sword form. I find they're awful underwater for some reason, and also terrible against fast things, like the Barioth, because of their slow sheath times. In fact, the slow sheathing is probably their greatest weakness.

5 - I find greatswords are best for cutting tails. Switch-axes just aren't quick enough.