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SwitchAxe Armor Sets

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  • Armor set includes armors until TITLE UPDATE #2
  • Armor sets do not take in consideration weapon slots; everything inside weapon slots is just a bonus.
  • Set must work regardless of the equipped weapon; decoration and the equipped weapon is suggestion for you on how you can expand the armor set; however are the call skill are inside the armor set and its decos.
  • Armor sets do not take in consideration skills inside of charms; only slots matter! As such, having god charms can make your armor set more powerful. Charm slot used are 3-2-0 OR 4-0-0.
  • ALL ARMORS SHOW HAVE NO QURIO SKILLS (even if the augment option may be unlock they DO NOT have skills.
  • Shown weapons are still not fully augmented; however augments are not taken in consideration for the creation of this builds.

Video of the sets


ZSD vs CounterSpam

ZSD (or zero sum discharge) is ALWAYS more DPS than just waiting for the monster and wirebug cooldown in order to spawn counter especially on elemental switchaxe (as each tick of ZSD can potentially apply a portion of status / element).
That means that in every safe situation you should to a ZSD and finish up with a Soaring Wyvern Blade.

Phial Type Choice

Power: are the best for physical damage sets (this also include all the situations where you'll play a low element - high raw switchaxe)

Elemental: best in slot for every single elemental-heavy scenarios; they also charge faster than the power phials.

Paralysis/Poison/Dragon: Their only advantage was the extremely fast charge, however, as things are now, UNLESS they have extremely high values, it is better to run a raw/elemental one as the new Switchaxe Counter completely bypass the charge time.

Exhaust: same as hunting horn; is good to have openings and KO, however this extends the hunting period against afflicted monster. So please only use this against non-afflicted mons.

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