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SKILLS

Skill Name Equipment Type Description Levels Actual Effect
Attack Boost icon Attack Boost
WEAPON Increases attack power.
Lv. 1: Attack +3
Lv. 2: Attack +5
Lv. 3: Attack +7
Lv. 4: Attack +2% Bonus: +8
Lv. 5: Attack +4% Bonus: +9
Resentment icon Resentment
EQUIP Increases attack when you have recoverable damage (the red portion of your Health Gauge).
Lv. 1: Attack +5 while active.
Lv. 2: Attack +10 while active.
Lv. 3: Attack +15 while active.
Lv. 4: Attack +20 while active.
Lv. 5: Attack +25 while active.
Adrenaline Rush icon Adrenaline Rush
EQUIP Temporarily increases attack power after executing a perfectly-timed evade just as a monster attacks.
Lv. 1: Attack +10 while active.
Lv. 2: Attack +15 while active.
Lv. 3: Attack +20 while active.
Lv. 4: Attack +25 while active.
Lv. 5: Attack +30 while active.
Offensive Guard icon Offensive Guard
WEAPON Temporarily increases attack power after executing a perfectly-timed guard.
Lv. 1: Attack +5% while active.
Lv. 2: Attack +10% while active.
Lv. 3: Attack +15% while active.
Peak Performance icon Peak Performance
EQUIP Increases attack when your health is full.
Lv. 1: Attack +3 while active.
Lv. 2: Attack +6 while active.
Lv. 3: Attack +10 while active.
Lv. 4: Attack +15 while active.
Lv. 5: Attack +20 while active.
Counterstrike icon Counterstrike
EQUIP Temporarily increases attack power after being knocked back.
Lv. 1: Attack +10 while active.
Lv. 2: Attack +15 while active. Moderately extends effect time.
Lv. 3: Attack +25 while active. Extends effect time.
Critical Eye icon Critical Eye
WEAPON Increases affinity.
Lv. 1: Affinity +4%
Lv. 2: Affinity +8%
Lv. 3: Affinity +12%
Lv. 4: Affinity +16%
Lv. 5: Affinity +20%
Critical Boost icon Critical Boost
WEAPON Increases the damage of critical hits.
Lv. 1: Increases damage dealt by critical hits to 28%.
Lv. 2: Increases damage dealt by critical hits to 31%.
Lv. 3: Increases damage dealt by critical hits to 34%.
Lv. 4: Increases damage dealt by critical hits to 37%.
Lv. 5: Increases damage dealt by critical hits to 40%.
Weakness Exploit icon Weakness Exploit
EQUIP Increases the affinity of attacks that exploit a monster's weak points and wounds.
Lv. 1: Attacks that hit weak points gain affinity +5%, with an extra 3% on wounds.
Lv. 2: Attacks that hit weak points gain affinity +10%, with an extra 5% on wounds.
Lv. 3: Attacks that hit weak points gain affinity +15%, with an extra 10% on wounds.
Lv. 4: Attacks that hit weak points have 20% increased affinity, with an extra 15% on wounds.
Lv. 5: Attacks that hit weak points have 30% increased affinity, with an extra 20% on wounds.
Critical Draw icon Critical Draw
WEAPON Increases affinity when performing draw attacks. (Not effective while riding.)
Lv. 1: Affinity +50%
Lv. 2: Affinity +75%
Lv. 3: Affinity +100%
Maximum Might icon Maximum Might
EQUIP Increases affinity if stamina is kept full for a period of time.
Lv. 1: Affinity +10% while active
Lv. 2: Affinity +20% while active
Lv. 3: Affinity +30% while active
Fire Attack icon Fire Attack
WEAPON Increases fire element attack power. (Elemental attack power has a maximum limit.)
Lv. 1: Fire attack +40
Lv. 2: Fire attack +10% Bonus: +50
Lv. 3: Fire attack +20% Bonus: +60
Water Attack icon Water Attack
WEAPON Increases water element attack power. (Elemental attack power has a maximum limit.)
Lv. 1: Water attack +40
Lv. 2: Water attack +10% Bonus: +50
Lv. 3: Water attack +20% Bonus: +60
Ice Attack icon Ice Attack
WEAPON Increases ice element attack power. (Elemental attack power has a maximum limit.)
Lv. 1: Ice attack +40
Lv. 2: Ice attack +10% Bonus: +50
Lv. 3: Ice attack +20% Bonus: +60
Thunder Attack icon Thunder Attack
WEAPON Increases thunder element attack power. (Elemental attack power has a maximum limit.)
Lv. 1: Thunder attack +40
Lv. 2: Thunder attack +10% Bonus: +50
Lv. 3: Thunder attack +20% Bonus: +60
Dragon Attack icon Dragon Attack
WEAPON Increases dragon element attack power. (Elemental attack power has a maximum limit.)
Lv. 1: Dragon attack +40
Lv. 2: Dragon attack +10% Bonus: +50
Lv. 3: Dragon attack +20% Bonus: +60
Poison Attack icon Poison Attack
WEAPON Increases the rate of poison buildup. (Poison buildup has a maximum limit.)
Lv. 1: Poison buildup +5% Bonus: +10
Lv. 2: Poison buildup +10% Bonus: +20
Lv. 3: Poison buildup +20% Bonus: +50
Paralysis Attack icon Paralysis Attack
WEAPON Increases the rate of paralysis buildup. (Paralysis buildup has a maximum limit.)
Lv. 1: Paralysis buildup +5% Bonus: +10
Lv. 2: Paralysis buildup +10% Bonus: +20
Lv. 3: Paralysis buildup +20% Bonus: +50
Sleep Attack icon Sleep Attack
WEAPON Increases the rate of sleep buildup. (Sleep buildup has a maximum limit.)
Lv. 1: Sleep buildup +5% Bonus: +10
Lv. 2: Sleep buildup +10% Bonus: +20
Lv. 3: Sleep buildup +20% Bonus: +50
Blast Attack icon Blast Attack
WEAPON Increases the rate of blast buildup. (Blast buildup has a maximum limit.)
Lv. 1: Blast buildup +5% Bonus: +10
Lv. 2: Blast buildup +10% Bonus: +20
Lv. 3: Blast buildup +20% Bonus: +50
Critical Element icon Critical Element
WEAPON Increases elemental damage (fire, water, thunder, ice, dragon) when landing critical hits.
Lv. 1: Slightly increases elemental damage while active.
Lv. 2: Increases elemental damage while active.
Lv. 3: Greatly increases elemental damage while active.
Critical Status icon Critical Status
WEAPON Increases abnormal status effects (paralysis, poison, sleep, blast) when landing critical hits.
Lv. 1: Slightly increases abnormal status effects when landing critical hits.
Lv. 2: Increases abnormal status effects when landing critical hits.
Lv. 3: Greatly increases abnormal status effects when landing critical hits.
Charge Master icon Charge Master
WEAPON Increases element power and status buildup for charged attacks.
Lv. 1: Slightly increases elemental damage and status buildup for charged attacks.
Lv. 2: Increases elemental damage and status buildup for charged attacks.
Lv. 3: Greatly increases elemental damage and status buildup for charged attacks.
Convert Element icon Convert Element
EQUIP After taking elemental damage, temporarily grants you dragon element effects. (Cooldown after effect ends.)
Lv. 1: While active, deals extra dragon damage after dealing enough elemental damage. Slightly increases dragon attack.
Lv. 2: Increases additional dragon damage and increases dragon attack.
Lv. 3: Further increases additional dragon damage and greatly increases dragon attack.
Handicraft icon Handicraft
WEAPON Extends the weapon sharpness gauge. However, it will not increase the gauge past its maximum.
Lv. 1: Weapon sharpness +10
Lv. 2: Weapon sharpness +20
Lv. 3: Weapon sharpness +30
Lv. 4: Weapon sharpness +40
Lv. 5: Weapon sharpness +50
Razor Sharp icon Razor Sharp
WEAPON Prevents your weapon from losing sharpness.
Lv. 1: Grants a 10% chance of no sharpness loss.
Lv. 2: Grants a 25% chance of no sharpness loss.
Lv. 3: Grants a 50% chance of no sharpness loss.
Protective Polish icon Protective Polish
WEAPON Weapon sharpness does not decrease for a set time after sharpening.
Lv. 1: Grants no sharpness loss for 30 seconds after activation.
Lv. 2: Grants no sharpness loss for 60 seconds after activation.
Lv. 3: Grants no sharpness loss for 90 seconds after activation.
Mind's Eye icon Mind's Eye
WEAPON Your attacks are deflected less and deal more damage to hard targets.
Lv. 1: 50% chance of your attacks not being deflected, +10% damage to hard targets.
Lv. 2: 100% chance of your attacks not being deflected, +15% damage to hard targets.
Lv. 3: 100% chance of your attacks not being deflected, +30% damage to hard targets.
Bludgeoner icon Bludgeoner
WEAPON Increases attack power when your weapon sharpness is low.
Lv. 1: +5% attack power when your sharpness gauge is yellow or lower.
Lv. 2: +10% attack power when your sharpness gauge is yellow or lower.
Lv. 3: +10% attack power when your sharpness gauge is green or lower.
Master's Touch icon Master's Touch
WEAPON Prevents your weapon from losing sharpness during critical hits.
Lv. 1: Grants an 80% chance of no sharpness loss while active.
Normal Shots icon Normal Shots
WEAPON Increases the attack power of Normal Ammo, normal arrows, and Flying Swallow Shot.
Lv. 1: Slightly increases the power of specified ammo and arrows.
Piercing Shots icon Piercing Shots
WEAPON Increases the attack of the bowgun's Pierce Ammo, and the bow's Dragon Piercer and Thousand Dragons.
Lv. 1: Slightly increases the power of specified ammo and arrows.
Spread/Power Shots icon Spread/Power Shots
WEAPON Increases the attack of the bowgun's Spread Ammo and the bow's Power Shots and Quick Shots.
Lv. 1: Slightly increases the power of specified ammo and arrows.
Ballistics icon Ballistics
WEAPON Extends the range in which ammo and arrows have maximum power.
Lv. 1: Slightly extends range.
Lv. 2: Extends range.
Lv. 3: Greatly extends range.
Rapid Fire Up icon Rapid Fire Up
WEAPON Improves light bowgun rapid fire.
Lv. 1: Rapid fire damage +5%
Opening Shot icon Opening Shot
WEAPON Increases the bowgun's reload speed and increases the power of bullets when fully loaded.
Lv. 1: Moderately increases bowgun reload speed and attack power of ammo when certain conditions are met.
Lv. 2: Increases bowgun reload speed and attack power of ammo when certain conditions are met.
Lv. 3: Greatly increases bowgun reload speed and attack power of ammo when certain conditions are met.
Tetrad Shot icon Tetrad Shot
WEAPON Increases affinity of bowgun ammo/ coatings from the fourth shot and attack of the fourth and sixth shots.
Lv. 1: Slightly increases the attack power and affinity of ammo after certain conditions are met.
Lv. 2: Moderately increases attack power and affinity of ammo after certain conditions are met.
Lv. 3: Increases the attack power and affinity of ammo after certain conditions are met.
Special Ammo Boost icon Special Ammo Boost
WEAPON Increases the power of the bowgun's special ammo, and the bow's Dragon Piercer, Thousand Dragons, and Tracer.
Lv. 1: Moderately increases the power of specified ammo and arrows.
Lv. 2: Increases the power of specified ammo and arrows.
Poison Functionality icon Poison Functionality
WEAPON Allows you to apply poison coatings.
Lv. 1: Lets you use poison coatings.
Para Functionality icon Para Functionality
WEAPON Allows you to apply paralysis coatings.
Lv. 1: Lets you use paralysis coatings.
Sleep Functionality icon Sleep Functionality
WEAPON Allows you to apply sleep coatings.
Lv. 1: Lets you use sleep coatings.
Blast Functionality icon Blast Functionality
WEAPON Allows you to apply blast coatings.
Lv. 1: Lets you use blast coatings.
Exhaust Functionality icon Exhaust Functionality
WEAPON Allows you to apply exhaust coatings.
Lv. 1: Lets you use exhaust coatings.
Defense Boost icon Defense Boost
EQUIP Increases defense. Also improves resistances at higher levels.
Lv. 1: Defense +5
Lv. 2: Defense +10
Lv. 3: Defense +5% Bonus: +10
Lv. 4: Defense +5% Bonus: +20 All elemental resistances +3
Lv. 5: Defense +8% Bonus: +20 All elemental resistances +3
Lv. 6: Defense +8% Bonus: +35 All elemental resistances +5
Lv. 7: Defense +10% Bonus: +35 All elemental resistances +5
Divine Blessing icon Divine Blessing
EQUIP Has a predetermined chance of reducing the damage you take.
Lv. 1: While active, reduces damage taken by 15%.
Lv. 2: While active, reduces damage taken by 30%.
Lv. 3: While active, reduces damage taken by 50%.
Fire Resistance icon Fire Resistance
EQUIP Increases fire resistance. Also improves defense at higher levels.
Lv. 1: Fire resistance +6
Lv. 2: Fire resistance +12
Lv. 3: Fire resistance +20 Defense +10
Water Resistance icon Water Resistance
EQUIP Increases water resistance. Also improves defense at higher levels.
Lv. 1: Water resistance +6
Lv. 2: Water resistance +12
Lv. 3: Water resistance +20 Defense +10
Thunder Resistance icon Thunder Resistance
EQUIP Increases thunder resistance. Also improves defense at higher levels.
Lv. 1: Thunder resistance +6
Lv. 2: Thunder resistance +12
Lv. 3: Thunder resistance +20 Defense +10
Ice Resistance icon Ice Resistance
EQUIP Increases ice resistance. Also improves defense at higher levels.
Lv. 1: Ice resistance +6
Lv. 2: Ice resistance +12
Lv. 3: Ice resistance +20 Defense +10
Dragon Resistance icon Dragon Resistance
EQUIP Increases dragon resistance. Also improves defense at higher levels.
Lv. 1: Dragon resistance +6
Lv. 2: Dragon resistance +12
Lv. 3: Dragon resistance +20 Defense +10
Poison Resistance icon Poison Resistance
EQUIP Reduces damage while poisoned.
Lv. 1: Reduces the number of times you take poison damage.
Lv. 2: Greatly reduces the number of times you take poison damage.
Lv. 3: Prevents poison.
Paralysis Resistance icon Paralysis Resistance
EQUIP Reduces the duration of paralysis.
Lv. 1: Reduces the duration of paralysis by 30%.
Lv. 2: Reduces the duration of paralysis by 60%.
Lv. 3: Prevents paralysis.
Sleep Resistance icon Sleep Resistance
EQUIP Reduces the duration of sleep.
Lv. 1: Reduces the duration of sleep by 30%.
Lv. 2: Reduces the duration of sleep by 60%.
Lv. 3: Prevents sleep.
Iron Skin icon Iron Skin
EQUIP Grants protection against defense down.
Lv. 1: Reduces the duration of defense down by 50%.
Lv. 2: Reduces the duration of defense down by 75%.
Lv. 3: Prevents defense down.
Blight Resistance icon Blight Resistance
EQUIP Grants protection against all elemental blights.
Lv. 1: Reduces the duration of all elemental blights by 50%.
Lv. 2: Reduces the duration of all elemental blights by 75%.
Lv. 3: Nullifies all elemental blights.
Stun Resistance icon Stun Resistance
EQUIP Reduces the duration of stun.
Lv. 1: Reduces the duration of stun by 30%.
Lv. 2: Reduces the duration of stun by 60%.
Lv. 3: Prevents stun.
Bleeding Resistance icon Bleeding Resistance
EQUIP Grants protection against bleeding.
Lv. 1: Reduces damage while bleeding.
Lv. 2: Greatly reduces damage while bleeding.
Lv. 3: Prevents bleeding.
Bind Resistance icon Bind Resistance
EQUIP Grants protection against webbed status and frostblight.
Lv. 1: Allows you to quickly recover from webbed status or frostblight.
Lv. 2: Allows you to very quickly recover from webbed status or frostblight.
Lv. 3: Prevents webbed status and frostblight.
Blast Resistance icon Blast Resistance
EQUIP Grants protection against blastblight.
Lv. 1: Delays blastblight and reduces blast damage.
Lv. 2: Greatly delays blastblight and greatly reduces blast damage.
Lv. 3: Prevents blastblight.
Stench Resistance icon Stench Resistance
EQUIP Grants protection against stench.
Lv. 1: Reduces stench duration by 50%.
Lv. 2: Prevents stench.
Adaptability icon Adaptability
EQUIP Grants protection against environmental damage, such as from heat or cold.
Lv. 1: Negates the effects of heat and cold.
Lv. 2: Negates environmental damage.
Recovery Up icon Recovery Up
EQUIP Increases the amount recovered when restoring health.
Lv. 1: Slightly increases recovery.
Lv. 2: Moderately increases recovery.
Lv. 3: Greatly increases recovery.
Recovery Speed icon Recovery Speed
EQUIP Speeds healing of recoverable damage (the red portion of the Health Gauge).
Lv. 1: Doubles the speed at which you heal recoverable damage.
Lv. 2: Triples the speed at which you heal recoverable damage.
Lv. 3: Quadruples the speed at which you heal recoverable damage.
Survival Expert icon Survival Expert
EQUIP Extra health is recovered from environmental interactables.
Lv. 1: Restores 50 health.
Lv. 2: Restores 80 health.
Lv. 3: Restores 100 health.
Constitution icon Constitution
EQUIP Reduces stamina depletion when evading, blocking, or doing certain other actions.
Lv. 1: Reduces fixed stamina depletion by 10%.
Lv. 2: Reduces fixed stamina depletion by 20%.
Lv. 3: Reduces fixed stamina depletion by 30%.
Lv. 4: Reduces fixed stamina depletion by 40%.
Lv. 5: Reduces fixed stamina depletion by 50%.
Stamina Surge icon Stamina Surge
EQUIP Speeds up stamina recovery.
Lv. 1: Stamina recovery speed +10%
Lv. 2: Stamina recovery speed +30%
Lv. 3: Stamina recovery speed +50%
Marathon Runner icon Marathon Runner
EQUIP Slows down stamina depletion for actions that continuously drain stamina (such as dashing).
Lv. 1: Reduces continuous stamina depletion by 15%.
Lv. 2: Reduces continuous stamina depletion by 30%.
Lv. 3: Reduces continuous stamina depletion by 50%.
Hunger Resistance icon Hunger Resistance
EQUIP Reduces maximum stamina depletion over time.
Lv. 1: Extends the time until your stamina cap reduces by 50%.
Lv. 2: Extends the time until your stamina cap reduces by 100%.
Lv. 3: Prevents your stamina cap from decreasing.
Agitator icon Agitator
EQUIP Increases attack power and affinity when large monsters become enraged.
Lv. 1: Attack +4 and affinity +3% while active.
Lv. 2: Attack +8 and affinity +5% while active.
Lv. 3: Attack +12 and affinity +7% while active.
Lv. 4: Attack +16 and affinity +10% while active.
Lv. 5: Attack +20 and affinity +15% while active.
Latent Power icon Latent Power
EQUIP Temporarily increases affinity and reduces stamina depletion when certain conditions are met.
Lv. 1: While active, affinity +10% and reduces stamina depletion by 30%.
Lv. 2: While active, affinity +20% and reduces stamina depletion by 30%.
Lv. 3: While active, affinity +30% and reduces stamina depletion by 50%.
Lv. 4: While active, affinity +40% and reduces stamina depletion by 50%.
Lv. 5: While active, affinity +50% and reduces stamina depletion by 50%.
Heroics icon Heroics
EQUIP Increases attack power and defense when health drops to 35% or lower.
Lv. 1: Defense +50 while active.
Lv. 2: Attack +5% and defense +50 while active.
Lv. 3: Attack +5% and defense +100 while active.
Lv. 4: Attack +10% and defense +100 while active.
Lv. 5: Attack +30% and defense-increasing effects are negated while active.
Burst icon Burst
EQUIP Continuously landing hits gradually increases attack and elemental attack. (Amount increased depends on weapon.)
Lv. 1: On first hit, gain a small temporary attack and element boost, replaced by a larger boost after the fifth hit.
Lv. 2: Hit 5 successive times for a moderate stat boost.
Lv. 3: Hit 5 successive times for a bigger stat boost.
Lv. 4: Hit 5 successive times for an even bigger stat boost.
Lv. 5: Hit 5 successive times for a huge stat boost.
Foray icon Foray
EQUIP Increases attack power and affinity against large monsters affected by poison or paralysis.
Lv. 1: Attack +6 against large monsters affected by poison or paralysis.
Lv. 2: Attack +8 and affinity +5% against large monsters affected by poison or paralysis.
Lv. 3: Attack +10 and affinity +10% against large monsters affected by poison or paralysis.
Lv. 4: Attack +12 and affinity +15% against large monsters affected by poison or paralysis.
Lv. 5: Attack +15 and affinity +20% against large monsters affected by poison or paralysis.
Flayer icon Flayer
EQUIP Makes it easier to inflict wounds. Upon inflicting enough damage, also deals additional non-elemental damage.
Lv. 1: Makes it ever so slightly easier to inflict wounds. Also deals additional non-elemental damage.
Lv. 2: Makes it moderately easier to inflict wounds. Also deals slightly more additional non-elemental damage.
Lv. 3: Makes it easier to inflict wounds. Also deals moderately more additional non-elemental damage.
Lv. 4: Makes it much easier to inflict wounds. Also deals more additional non-elemental damage.
Lv. 5: Makes it significantly easier to inflict wounds. Also deals much more additional non-elemental damage.
Palico Rally icon Palico Rally
EQUIP Powers up Palicoes.
Lv. 1: Increases Palico attack power and defense by 5%.
Lv. 2: Increases Palico attack power and defense by 10%.
Lv. 3: Increases Palico attack power and defense by 15%.
Lv. 4: Increases Palico attack power and defense by 20%.
Lv. 5: Increases Palico attack power and defense by 25%.
Focus icon Focus
WEAPON Increases the fill rate for weapons with gauges and the charge rate for weapons with charge attacks.
Lv. 1: Slightly increases gauge fill rate and reduces charge times by 5%.
Lv. 2: Moderately increases gauge fill rate and reduces charge times by 10%.
Lv. 3: Increases gauge fill rate and reduces charge times by 15%.
Power Prolonger icon Power Prolonger
WEAPON Allows long swords, dual blades, insect glaives, switch axes, and charge blades to stay powered up longer.
Lv. 1: Moderately boosts the duration weapons are powered up.
Lv. 2: Boosts the duration weapons are powered up.
Lv. 3: Greatly boosts the duration weapons are powered up.
Punishing Draw icon Punishing Draw
WEAPON Adds a stun effect to draw attacks and slightly increases attack power. (Not effective while riding.)
Lv. 1: Draw attacks deal a small amount of stun damage and gain attack +3.
Lv. 2: Draw attacks deal a medium amount of stun damage and gain attack +5.
Lv. 3: Draw attacks deal a large amount of stun damage and gain attack +7.
Slugger icon Slugger
WEAPON Makes it easier to stun monsters.
Lv. 1: Stun power +20%
Lv. 2: Stun power +30%
Lv. 3: Stun power +40%
Stamina Thief icon Stamina Thief
WEAPON Increases certain attacks' ability to exhaust monsters.
Lv. 1: Exhaust power +20%
Lv. 2: Exhaust power +30%
Lv. 3: Exhaust power +40%
Artillery icon Artillery
WEAPON Strengthens explosive attacks like shells, Wyvern's Fire, charge blade phial attacks, and Sticky Ammo.
Lv. 1: Moderately increases each attack and Wyvern's Fire firing speed. Shelling fire attack +30.
Lv. 2: Increases each attack and Wyvern's Fire firing speed. Shelling fire attack +60.
Lv. 3: Greatly increases each attack and Wyvern's Fire firing speed. Shelling fire attack +90.
Rapid Morph icon Rapid Morph
WEAPON Increases switch speed and power for switch axes and charge blades.
Lv. 1: Speed +10%
Lv. 2: Speed +20% Morph attack damage +10%
Lv. 3: Speed +30% Morph attack damage +20%
Partbreaker icon Partbreaker
EQUIP Makes it easier to break large monster parts, and increases damage dealt when destroying a wound with a Focus Strike.
Lv. 1: Increases part damage and damage dealt when conditions are met by 10%.
Lv. 2: Increases part damage and damage dealt when conditions are met by 20%.
Lv. 3: Increases part damage and damage dealt when conditions are met by 30%.
Coalescence icon Coalescence
EQUIP Temporarily increases elemental attack power and status effects after recovering from blights or abnormal status.
Lv. 1: When active, grants a slight increase to elemental damage and status buildup.
Lv. 2: When active, grants an increase to elemental damage and status buildup.
Lv. 3: When active, grants a large increase to elemental damage and status buildup.
Ambush icon Ambush
EQUIP Temporarily increases damage to large monsters with a successful Sneak Attack.
Lv. 1: Attack +5% while active.
Lv. 2: Attack +10% while active.
Lv. 3: Attack +15% while active.
Antivirus icon Antivirus
EQUIP Once infected, makes it easier to overcome the Frenzy and increases affinity if cured.
Lv. 1: Slightly increases recovery rate after contracting the Frenzy. Affinity +3% if cured.
Lv. 2: Increases recovery rate after contracting the Frenzy. Affinity +6% if cured.
Lv. 3: Greatly increases recovery rate after contracting the Frenzy. Affinity +15% if cured.
Elemental Absorption icon Elemental Absorption
EQUIP After taking elemental damage, temporarily grants you element effects. (Cooldown after effect ends)
Lv. 1: While active, slightly increases elemental attack, and resistance to element taken at activation by 4.
Lv. 2: While active, moderately increases elemental attack, and resistance to element taken at activation by 6.
Lv. 3: While active, increases elemental attack, and resistance to element taken at activation by 8.
Horn Maestro icon Horn Maestro
WEAPON Increases the effect duration of hunting horn melodies. (Effect lost when you change weapons.)
Lv. 1: Extends Melody Effect duration and increases the chance of larger heals from healing melodies.
Lv. 2: Greatly increases the effect duration of hunting horn melodies.
Charge Up icon Charge Up
WEAPON Increases your power to induce stun when you hit a monster with a hammer's charged attack.
Lv. 1: Activates skill effect.
Airborne icon Airborne
WEAPON Increases the damage caused by jumping attacks.
Lv. 1: Jumping attack power +10%
Self-Improvement icon Self-Improvement
EQUIP Attack and defense increase as time passes while on a quest. (The maximum is reached after 30 minutes.)
Lv. 1: Activates skill effect.
Poison Duration Up icon Poison Duration Up
WEAPON Extends the duration of your poison's effect on monsters.
Lv. 1: Extends the duration of your poison's effect by 20%.
Guard icon Guard
WEAPON Reduces knockbacks and stamina depletion when guarding.
Lv. 1: Slightly decreases the impact of attacks and reduces stamina depletion by 15%.
Lv. 2: Decreases the impact of attacks and reduces stamina depletion by 30%.
Lv. 3: Greatly decreases the impact of attacks and reduces stamina depletion by 50%.
Evade Window icon Evade Window
EQUIP Extends the invulnerability period when evading.
Lv. 1: Very slightly increases invulnerability window.
Lv. 2: Slightly increases invulnerability window.
Lv. 3: Increases invulnerability window.
Lv. 4: Greatly increases invulnerability window.
Lv. 5: Massively increases invulnerability window.
Evade Extender icon Evade Extender
EQUIP Increases evade distance.
Lv. 1: Slightly extends evasion distance.
Lv. 2: Extends evasion distance.
Lv. 3: Greatly extends evasion distance.
Earplugs icon Earplugs
EQUIP Grants protection from large monsters' roars.
Lv. 1: Reduces the effects of weak monster roars.
Lv. 2: Nullifies weak monster roars and reduces the effects of strong monster roars.
Lv. 3: Nullifies weak and strong monster roars.
Guard Up icon Guard Up
WEAPON Allows you to guard against ordinarily unblockable attacks.
Lv. 1: Reduces damage taken by 30%.
Lv. 2: Reduces damage taken by 50%.
Lv. 3: Reduces damage taken by 80%.
Quick Sheathe icon Quick Sheathe
EQUIP Speeds up weapon sheathing.
Lv. 1: Slightly increases sheathing speed.
Lv. 2: Increases sheathing speed.
Lv. 3: Greatly increases sheathing speed.
Windproof icon Windproof
EQUIP Grants protection against wind pressure.
Lv. 1: Negates minor wind pressure and halves the effects of major wind pressure.
Lv. 2: Negates minor and major wind pressure and halves the effects of dragon wind pressure.
Lv. 3: Negates all kinds of wind pressure.
Tremor Resistance icon Tremor Resistance
EQUIP Grants protection against ground tremors.
Lv. 1: Nullifies very minor ground tremors and halves effects of minor ground tremors.
Lv. 2: Nullifies up to minor ground tremors and greatly reduces the effects of major ground tremors.
Lv. 3: Nullifies all ground tremors.
Flinch Free icon Flinch Free
EQUIP Prevents knockbacks and other reactions to small damage.
Lv. 1: Prevents knockbacks.
Lv. 2: Prevents knockbacks. Tripping is reduced to a knockback instead.
Lv. 3: Prevents knockbacks and tripping.
Intimidator icon Intimidator
EQUIP Reduces the chance small monsters will attack after spotting you. (Has no effect on certain monsters.)
Lv. 1: Discourages monsters from engaging you even if you've been spotted.
Lv. 2: Highly discourages monsters from engaging you even if you've been spotted.
Lv. 3: Prevents monsters from engaging you even if you've been spotted.
Speed Eating icon Speed Eating
EQUIP Increases meat-eating and item-consumption speed.
Lv. 1: Moderately increases eating speed.
Lv. 2: Increases eating speed.
Lv. 3: Greatly increases eating speed.
Load Shells icon Load Shells
WEAPON Improves reloading, and increases the gunlance's shell capacity and charge blade's phial capacity.
Lv. 1: Increases shell and phial reloading speed.
Lv. 2: Increases shell/phial reloading speed. Gunlance loading capacity +1. Charge blade charges 5 phials on yellow gauge.
Aquatic/Oilsilt Mobility icon Aquatic/Oilsilt Mobility
EQUIP Grants resistance against impairments to mobility while in water, oilsilt, or streams.
Lv. 1: Negates the effects of muddy streams, and prevents you from being slowed down in water or oilsilt.
Lv. 2: Also negates the effects of waves.
Shock Absorber icon Shock Absorber
EQUIP Disables damage reactions when you hit a friend or when a friend hits you.
Lv. 1: Activates skill effect.
Leap of Faith icon Leap of Faith
EQUIP Allows you to do a dive-evade when facing towards large monsters and extends the dive-evade distance.
Lv. 1: Enables skill use.
Jump Master icon Jump Master
EQUIP Prevents attacks from knocking you back during a jump.
Lv. 1: Negates knockback during jumps.
Cliffhanger icon Cliffhanger
EQUIP Decreases stamina depletion when climbing on vines.
Lv. 1: Reduces stamina depletion while climbing by 50%.
Wide-Range icon Wide-Range
EQUIP Allows the effects of certain items to also affect nearby allies.
Lv. 1: Items affect nearby allies with 33% of their efficacy.
Lv. 2: Items affect nearby allies in a wider radius with 33% of their efficacy.
Lv. 3: Items affect nearby allies in a wider radius with 66% of their efficacy.
Lv. 4: Items affect nearby allies in a much wider radius with 66% of their efficacy.
Lv. 5: Items affect nearby allies in a much wider radius with full efficacy.
Tool Specialist icon Tool Specialist
EQUIP Reduces the recharge time for specialized tools.
Lv. 1: Shortens recharge time by 10%.
Lv. 2: Shortens recharge time by 20%.
Lv. 3: Shortens recharge time by 30%.
Lv. 4: Shortens recharge time by 40%.
Lv. 5: Shortens recharge time by 50%.
Bombardier icon Bombardier
EQUIP Increases the damage of explosive items.
Lv. 1: Explosive power +10%
Lv. 2: Explosive power +20%
Lv. 3: Explosive power +30%
Mushroomancer icon Mushroomancer
EQUIP Lets you digest mushrooms that would otherwise be inedible and gain their advantageous effects.
Lv. 1: Lets you digest blue mushrooms and toadstools.
Lv. 2: Additionally lets you digest nitroshrooms and parashrooms.
Lv. 3: Additionally lets you digest mandragoras, devil's blight, and exciteshrooms.
Item Prolonger icon Item Prolonger
EQUIP Extends the duration of some item effects.
Lv. 1: Item effect duration +10%
Lv. 2: Item effect duration +25%
Lv. 3: Item effect duration +50%
Free Meal icon Free Meal
EQUIP Gives you a predetermined chance of consuming a food or drink item for free.
Lv. 1: Activates 10% of the time.
Lv. 2: Activates 25% of the time.
Lv. 3: Activates 45% of the time.
Speed Sharpening icon Speed Sharpening
WEAPON Speeds up weapon sharpening when using a whetstone.
Lv. 1: Removes one cycle from the sharpening process.
Lv. 2: Removes two cycles from the sharpening process.
Blindsider icon Blindsider
EQUIP Improves the effectiveness of flash attacks and items.
Lv. 1: Improves the effectiveness of flash attacks and items.
Botanist icon Botanist
EQUIP Increases the quantity of herbs and other consumable items you gather.
Lv. 1: One extra consumable herb item per gather.
Lv. 2: Additionally adds one extra consumable fruit, nut, or seed item per gather.
Lv. 3: Additionally adds one extra consumable insect item per gather.
Lv. 4: Additionally adds one extra consumable mushroom item per gather.
Geologist icon Geologist
EQUIP Increases the number of items you gain at gathering points.
Lv. 1: One extra item when gathering from bonepiles.
Lv. 2: Additionally adds one extra item when gathering special items.
Lv. 3: Additionally adds one extra item when gathering from mining outcrops.
Entomologist icon Entomologist
EQUIP The bodies of small insect monsters won't be destroyed, allowing them to be carved.
Lv. 1: Activates skill effect.
Outdoorsman icon Outdoorsman
EQUIP Improves fishing, grilling, and transporting abilities.
Lv. 1: Improves fishing, grilling, and transporting abilities.
Honey Hunter icon Neopteron Alert
Honey Hunter
GROUP
Lv. 3: Increases the amount of honey you gain from gathering points.
Fleetfoot icon Neopteron Camouflage
Fleetfoot
GROUP
Lv. 3: Increases movement speed while crouching, and makes it easier to escape large monsters' detection.
Master Mounter icon Scaling Prowess
Master Mounter
GROUP
Lv. 3: Makes it easier to mount monsters and to wound them once mounted.
Adrenaline icon Scale Layering
Adrenaline
GROUP
Lv. 3: Temporarily reduces stamina depletion when health is at 40% or lower.
Hunter Gatherer icon Flexible Leathercraft
Hunter Gatherer
GROUP
Lv. 3: Increases gathering speed, and prevents knock back when gathering or carving.
Affinity Sliding icon Buttery Leathercraft
Affinity Sliding
GROUP
Lv. 3: Increases your affinity temporarily when sliding on terrain.
Fortify icon Fortifying Pelt
Fortify
GROUP
Lv. 3: Increases attack and defense after fainting during a quest. (Can be used twice.)
Diversion icon Alluring Pelt
Diversion
GROUP
Lv. 3: Increases the attention drawn to you when attacking a monster.
Inspiration icon Lord's Favor
Inspiration
GROUP
Lv. 3: Temporarily increases attack power when using effects like Melody Effects that affect companions in range.
Resuscitate icon Lord's Fury
Resuscitate
GROUP
Lv. 3: Increases attack when inflicted with ailments.
Wylk Burst icon Guardian's Pulse
Wylk Burst
GROUP
Lv. 3: Increases recovery speed of stamina and red gauge when near Wylkrystals.
Ward of Wyveria icon Guardian's Protection
Ward of Wyveria
GROUP
Lv. 3: Reduces elemental and unique damage while in the Ruins of Wyveria.
Forager's Luck icon Imparted Wisdom
Forager's Luck
GROUP
Lv. 3: Increases the chance of finding rare gathering points.
Powerhouse I icon Doshaguma's Might
Powerhouse I
Powerhouse II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Temporarily grants attack +10 after a successful Power Clash or Offset attack
Lv. 4: Temporarily grants attack +25 after a successful Power Clash or Offset attack
Scorcher I icon Rathalos's Flare
Scorcher I
Scorcher II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Chance to deal additional fire damage after landing an attack.
Lv. 4: Increases additional fire damage after landing an attack.
Protein Fiend I icon Xu Wu's Vigor
Protein Fiend I
Protein Fiend II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Temporarily grants attack +15 after eating items such as well-done steak.
Lv. 4: Temporarily grants attack +25 after eating items such as well-done steak.
Flawless Armor I icon Gravios's Protection
Flawless Armor I
Flawless Armor II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Reduces the damage you take by 5% when your health is full.
Lv. 4: Reduces the damage you take by 10% when your health is full.
War Cry I icon Blangonga's Spirit
War Cry I
War Cry II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Using the <BOLD>To Victory!</BOLD> gesture moderately increases attack temporarily to nearby allies. Greatly effects Palicoes and Support Hunters.
Lv. 4: Using the <BOLD>To Victory!</BOLD> gesture increases attack temporarily to nearby allies. Greatly effects Palicoes and Support Hunters.
Burst Boost I icon Ebony Odogaron's Power
Burst Boost I
Burst Boost II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Extends the duration of the Burst skill and grants attack +3 while Burst is active.
Lv. 4: Further extends the duration of the Burst skill and grants attack +10 while Burst is active.
Second Wind I icon Fulgur Anjanath's Will
Second Wind I
Second Wind II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Grants an additional Stamina Gauge.
Lv. 4: Grants an additional long Stamina Gauge.
Protective Veil I icon Uth Duna's Cover
Protective Veil I
Protective Veil II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Increases defense temporarily when using a specialized tool.
Lv. 4: Greatly increases defense and resistance temporarily when using a specialized tool.
Thunderous Roar I icon Rey Dau's Voltage
Thunderous Roar I
Thunderous Roar II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Moderately extends the activation time of the Latent Power skill.
Lv. 4: Extends the activation time of the Latent Power skill.
Bad Blood I icon Nu Udra's Mutiny
Bad Blood I
Bad Blood II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Deals moderate additional damage while the Resentment skill is active.
Lv. 4: Deals additional damage while the Resentment skill is active.
Binding Counter I icon Jin Dahaad's Revolt
Binding Counter I
Binding Counter II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Increases attack after recovering from webbed status, frostblight, being pinned, or a Power Clash.
Lv. 4: Greatly increases attack after recovering from webbed status, frostblight, being pinned, or a Power Clash.
Black Eclipse I icon Gore Magala's Tyranny
Black Eclipse I
Black Eclipse II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Infects you with Frenzy when against large monsters.
Lv. 4: Infects you with Frenzy and raises attack when against large monsters. Attack power increases upon recovery.
Hasten Recovery I icon Arkveld's Hunger
Hasten Recovery I
Hasten Recovery II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Regenerates a small amount of your health as you continually attack a monster. Recovery varies by weapon.
Lv. 4: Regenerates your health as you continually attack a monster. Recovery varies by weapon.
Decimator I icon Guardian Arkveld's Vitality
Decimator I
Decimator II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Restores a moderate amount of health when destroying a wound on a large monster.
Lv. 4: Restores health when destroying a wound on a large monster.
Bubbly Dance I icon Mizutsune's Prowess
Bubbly Dance I
Bubbly Dance II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Prevents major bubbleblight and increases evasion while afflicted with minor bubbleblight.
Lv. 4: Prevents major bubbleblight and ups evasion while afflicted. Trigger minor bubbleblight by evading many times.
Slicked Blade icon Slicked Blade
WEAPON Temporarily increases affinity when wet or when inflicted with bubbleblight. (Wet and bubbleblight effects stack.)
Lv. 1: Affinity +3% when wet, and +7% while afflicted with bubbleblight.
Lv. 2: Affinity +6% when wet, and +14% while afflicted with bubbleblight.
Lv. 3: Affinity +9% when wet, and +21% while afflicted with bubbleblight.
Super Recovery I icon Zoh Shia's Pulse
Super Recovery I
Super Recovery II
SERIES
Lv. 2: Allows the Health Gauge to continue to slowly recover up to the max value, even if there is no red portion.
Lv. 4: Allows the Health Gauge to continue to recover up to the max value, even if there is no red portion.
Whiteflame Torrent icon Whiteflame Torrent
WEAPON Chance to deal additional damage after landing an attack.
Lv. 1: Activates skill effect. (When used with Scorcher, does not stack but adds extra fire damage.)
Guts (Tenacity) icon Lord's Soul
Guts (Tenacity)
GROUP
Lv. 3: Boosts attack and lowers defense but lets you survive one lethal hit. Afterwards, boosts defense and res.
Blossomdance Boon I icon Blossomdance Prayer
Blossomdance Boon I
Blossomdance Boon II
SERIES
Lv. 2: During Blossomdance, adds special items to quest rewards. (No effect when joining mid-quest.)
Lv. 4: During Blossomdance, adds special items to quest rewards, and greatly boosts attack and defense.
Festival Spirit icon Festival Spirit
Festival Spirit
GROUP
Lv. 3: Lets you carve one additional time from carcasses during quests. (No effect when joining mid-quest.)
Luck icon Glory's Favor
Luck
GROUP
Lv. 3: Increases quest target rewards. (No effect when joining mid-quest.)
Defender Meal (Lo) icon Defender Meal (Lo)
MEAL Sometimes decreases damage taken.
Defender Meal (Hi) icon Defender Meal (Hi)
MEAL Often decreases damage taken.
Black Belt Meal (Lo) icon Black Belt Meal (Lo)
MEAL Reduces stamina depletion when performing stamina-draining moves such as evading, etc.
Black Belt Meal (Hi) icon Black Belt Meal (Hi)
MEAL Greatly reduces stamina depletion when performing stamina-draining moves such as evading, etc.
Tumbler Meal (Lo) icon Tumbler Meal (Lo)
MEAL Slightly extends the invulnerability period when evading.
Tumbler Meal (Hi) icon Tumbler Meal (Hi)
MEAL Extends the invulnerability period when evading.
Moxie Meal (Lo) icon Moxie Meal (Lo)
MEAL Prevents fainting one time when damage taken exceeds your remaining health.
Moxie Meal (Hi) icon Moxie Meal (Hi)
MEAL Prevents fainting one time and heals you when damage taken exceeds your remaining health.
Caprice Meal (Lo) icon Caprice Meal (Lo)
MEAL Repeatedly activates a temporary attack boost at random intervals.
Caprice Meal (Hi) icon Caprice Meal (Hi)
MEAL Repeatedly activates a large temporary attack boost at random intervals.
Immunizer Meal icon Immunizer Meal
MEAL Lessens the effects of various ailments.
Medic Meal icon Medic Meal
MEAL Increases the amount of health recovered when healing.
Sizzling Meal icon Sizzling Meal
MEAL Negates the effects of hot or cold climates and increases defense while in such areas.
Swimmer Meal icon Swimmer Meal
MEAL Increases attack when wet.
Specialist Meal icon Specialist Meal
MEAL Increases the potency of abnormal status attacks.
Gatherer Meal icon Gatherer Meal
MEAL Sometimes increases the number of resources per gather of bones, ore, and other gatherable items.
Insurance Meal icon Insurance Meal
MEAL Prevents your group from being penalized the first time a member faints.
Lucky Meal icon Lucky Meal
MEAL Sometimes increases the number of reward items received at the end of a quest.
Carver Meal icon Carver Meal
MEAL Allows you to carve an additional one or two times.
Capture Pro Meal icon Capture Pro Meal
MEAL Increases the rewards you receive for captures.
Exploiter Meal icon Exploiter Meal
MEAL Increases the rewards you receive for fully exploiting a wound.
Rider Meal icon Rider Meal
MEAL Makes it easier to mount monsters.
Riser Meal icon Riser Meal
MEAL Extends the invulnerability period when getting up.
Iron Carver Meal icon Iron Carver Meal
MEAL Prevents knockbacks from attacks while carving.
Escape Artist Meal icon Escape Artist Meal
MEAL Decreases stamina depletion when fleeing from large monsters.
Balanced Meal icon Balanced Meal
MEAL Prevents you from getting knocked on your butt.
Trainer Meal icon Trainer Meal
MEAL Speeds up Palico growth.
Bulldozer Meal icon Bulldozer Meal
MEAL Increases attack power when you strike right after an attack is deflected.
Hardy Meal icon Hardy Meal
MEAL Prevents damage and ailments from the environment.
Piping-Hot Meal icon Piping-Hot Meal
MEAL Greatly increases attack when health is dangerously low.
Break-time Meal icon Break-time Meal
MEAL Grants a temporary attack boost when you use the Sit gesture for a while.
Fortune Hunter Meal icon Fortune Hunter Meal
MEAL Increases the amount of zenny received at the end of a quest.
Fisher Meal icon Fisher Meal
MEAL Increases the likelihood that fish will bite when fishing.
Top Cat Meal icon Top Cat Meal
MEAL Powers up Palico attack and defense.
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