User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-1006487-20120217171028/@comment-111.240.216.34-20120217233838

The blast effect on Bracchidios weapons makes body-part-breaking and stalling a lot easier than normal. Plus with its relatively high attack power, it makes itself a highly useful weapon for blademasters to use when they don't know which weapon they should bring. I'm not sure about other weapons, but the Bracchidios Switch Axe tend to have a very short white sharpness though.