User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Switch Axes/@comment-4775842-20120901155146

Switch Axes have always been my third choice of weapon for me (the first being lance and the second hammer, at least in tri). Unfortunatley due to the 'style' I'm going for in Tri (Quru), the only 2 SA's I've got are the Flame Tempest and the Demonbinder. Both good weapons, but I'd still prefer to get MH3G or MHP3rd and get those awesome new Qurupeco weps.

The BEST looking SA... I'd have to go with the Sinister Saints, because it literally has death right on the blade. Plus it makes awesome sounds whenever you swing it.

Personally I prefer to use Sword mode since I'm quite adept at dodging even without evade up or evade+2. Axe mode's attacks are too slow for my style of fighting, though I do just fine with GS (go figure). Ah, that reminds me of when I was trying to get every single barroth weapon in the game. I plauged myself for hours trying to unlock the frame and stock of a bowgun that didn't exist. XD

I do think that SA's are great for monsters like Deviljho, or Brute Wyverns in general, since while all their tails are quite high up, they stand still long enough for you to get a hit on the tail every once in a while.

Monsters SA's suck against, IMO, include the Alatreon, barioth, and there's one more but I can't remember exactly which one. Even though I know all the monsters from Tri too...

The only weapon I think that can match the SA in tail cutting power is the lance, since it's attacks are quick, and it can aim quite high. The only problem is getting in the right position to hit the tail in the first place. This of course can happen with the SA too. I've missed jho's tail a ton of times even when I thought I was right under his tail.

Oh, just remembered a little piece of advice I'm sure some hunters might appreciate. If you time it right, you can dodge the tail swings of monsters such as jho or barr. As far as I know, it only works with sidestep dodges though, which means you need to be using either a lance or a SA (and perhaps a light bowgun too... or was that the bow that got the sidestep?) I don't know if the hitboxes were changed in the newest games to make sure that couldn't happen or not, so for now this only applies to Tri. Can someone tell me where I could put this up on an actual page on the wiki instead of in a blog for everyone to see?