A new series of Switch Skills arrive in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. There are multiple Switch Skills for every weapon in the game, and you can unlock them at specific points. These skills are a good way to expand your moveset and give you additional combat options beyond the ones you’ve used in the base game. In this guide, we’re going to cover how to unlock the new Switch Skills in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak.

How to unlock Sunbreak Switch Skills

There are three Switch Skills for each weapon type in Sunbreak. You will unlock these Switch Skills as you progress through the story, with the first series of skills handed to you during the expansion’s tutorial. You will need to speak with Arena Master Arlow at the front area of the Elgado outpost. Shortly after speaking with him, Master Utsushi will appear, teaching you how to use the Switch Skill Swap technique and handing you a new series of skills for all weapons.

These are the first series of Switch Skills you unlock in Sunbreak.

  • Bow: Stake ThrustCharge Blade: Phial Follow-up Firing PinDual Blades: Slide Slash ComboGreat Sword: Surge Slash ComboGunlance: Erupting CannonHammer: Spinning Bludgeon: ChargeHeavy Bowgun: Crouching ShotHunting Horn: Swing ComboInsect Glaive: Kinsect SlashLance: Shield TackleLight Bowgun: Critical FirepowerLong Sword: Sacred Sheathe ComboSwitch Axe: 2-Staged Morph Slash ComboSword and Shield: Twin Blade Combo

All of those become available at the same time. You will then need to progress through more Master Rank missions, making your way to Master Rank four. Once you reach this stage and complete a handful of Master Rank four quests, Master Utsushi will want to see you back at Kamuri village. He teaches you the rest of the Switch Skill abilities for Sunbreak.

These are the second and third sets of Switch Skills you unlock in Sunbreak.

  • Bow: Butcher’s Bind, and Bolt BoostCharge Blade: Ready Stance, and Air DashDual Blades: Spiral Slash, and Ironshine SilkGreat Sword: Strongarm Stance, and BackslideGunlance: Bullet Barrage, and Reverse BlastHammer: Keeping Sway, and Impact BurstHeavy Bowgun: Rising Moon, and Setting SunHunting Horn: Sonic Boom and Silkbind ShockwaveInsect Glaive: Awakened Kinsect Attack, and Kinsect GlideLance: Skyward Thrust, and Sheathing RetreatLight Bowgun: Wyvern COunter, and Mech Silkbind ShotLong Sword: Tempered Spirit Blade, and Harvest MoonSwitch Axe: Elemental Burst Counter, and Wire StepSword and Shield: Destroyer Oil, and Shield Bash