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Study the Switch Axe Quest and Rewards | Monster Hunter Rise

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Study the Switch Axe Basic Information

Lv ★4 Locale Frost Islands.pngFrost Islands
Type Hub Quest
Time Limit 50 mins. Reward Money 6480
Objective Hunt a Lagombi and a Khezu
Other Conditions Fail quest if reward hits 0 or time expires.

Monsters Appearing in Study the Switch Axe

Monster Starting Area Visited Areas Rest Area
Khezu IconKhezu
(Frost Islands)		 2 / 12 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 10 / 11 / 12 12
Lagombi IconLagombi
(Frost Islands)		 3 / 5 / 9 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 9 6

Frost Islands Map and Materials

Monster Weakness

Monster Fire Symbol (MHW).png Water Symbol (MHW).png Thunder Element (MHW).png Ice Element (MHW).png Dragon Element (MHW).png
Khezu.pngKhezu 21 5 0 5 5
Lagombi.pngLagombi 20 0 11 0 0

Higher numbers indicates higher damage potential for that element.

Study the Switch Axe Rewards

Unlock a Switch Axe Switch Skill

The Study the Switch Axe quest unlocks a Switch Skill for this weapon type called Compressed Finishing Discharge.

This Switch Skill puts you in a knockdown-resistant state and delivers a swift strike accompanied by an elemental explosion. The Activation Gauge has no effect on this action.

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Target Rewards

Khezu
(High Rank)
Item Name Drop Rate (#)
Monster Keenbone 12%
Thunder Sac 21%
Pale Steak 18%
Pearl Hide 14%
Suspicious Fang+ 20% (x2)
Pale Bone 10%
Wyvern Gem 1%
Pale Extract 14% (x2)
Lagombi
(High Rank)
Item Name Drop Rate (#)
Lagombi Plastron+ 38%
Stoutbone 14%
Lagombi Frozenclaw 22%
Beast Gem 5%
Lagombi Pelt+ 21%

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