Skills refer to special effects granted to certain pieces of equipment.
Skills have a variety of effects such as increasing attack and defense power and evasion distance.
Weapons and Armor are effective when equipped, and choosing the right combination of skills can greatly improve hunting efficiency. Skills and their unlock grades for each equipment can be confirmed on the Equipment Details screen. Skills have levels, and the higher the level, the greater the effect they will have.
*Some Grades of armor pieces and some weapons have no skills.
Equipment and Skill
Some weapons and armor have Skills that can be unlocked when overgraded to a certain Grade.
For more information on upgrading Equipment, please see FAQ Forge, Upgrade and Overgrade Weapons and Armor.
Skill Names and Effects
Under Equipment skill in Equipment Details screen and Status, you can tap the Skill icon
Tap the "Status" in the upper-right corner of Equipment to check your total Skill level.
Skill Name | Max Level | Effect |
Health Boost | 5 | Increases health. |
Attack Boost | 5 | Increases attack power. |
Defense Boost | 5 | Increases defense. |
Concentration | 5 | Increases special gauge fill rate. |
Poison Resistance | 5 | Certain chances of preventing poison status or prevents poisoning when damaged by a poison-element attack. |
Paralysis Resistance | 5 | Certain chances of preventing paralysis status or prevents paralysis when damaged by a poison-element attack. |
Fire Resistance | 5 | Decreases damage from fire-element monsters. |
Water Resistance | 5 | Decreases damage from water-element monsters. |
Ice Resistance | 5 | Decreases damage from ice-element monsters. |
Thunder Resistance | 5 | Decreases damage from thunder-element monsters. |
Poison Attack | 5 | Increases weapon's poison buildup value. |
Paralysis Attack | 5 | Increases weapon's paralysis buildup value. |
Fire Attack | 5 | Increases weapon's fire-element value. |
Water Attack | 5 | Increases weapon's water-element value. |
Ice Attack | 5 | Increases weapon's ice-element value. |
Thunder Attack | 5 | Increases weapon's thunder-element value. |
Critical Eye | 5 | Increases affinity. |
Divine Blessing | 5 | Chance of halving the damage caused by a monster's attack. |
Fortify | 5 | Increases attack power for a certain period each time you revive after fainting during a hunt. |
Evade Extender | 5 | Extends evasion distance. |
Weakness Exploit | 5 | Increases affinity when attacking a monster's weak spot. |
Partbreaker | 5 | Increases damage accumulated upon breakable parts. |
Focus | 5 | Shortens charging time for weapons with charge attacks by certain %, and increases the fill rate of the Spirit Gauge by certain %. |
Firm Foothold | 3 | Reduces knockback when taking damage. |
Recoil Down | 3 | Reduces bowgun recoil. |
Offensive Guard | 5 | Increases attack power for certain seconds after executing a well-timed guard. |
Burst | 5 | Landing consecutive hits in a short span of time increases attack power for certain seconds. |
Guard | 5 | Reduces damage and knockback when guarding against monster attacks. |
Last Stand | 5 | Increases defense when your health drops below a certain level. |
Heroics | 5 | Increases attack power when your health drops below a certain level. |
Earplugs | 5 | Reduces/Nullifies the effects of weak monster roars. |
Reload Speed | 3 | Reduces reload time for bowguns. |
Artful Dodger | 5 | Makes perfect evades easier to perform. |
Rising Tide | 5 | Increases attack power and defense as the hunt timer runs out. |
Sneak Attack | 5 | Increases damage when attacking a monster from behind. |
Peak Performance | 5 | Increases attack power when your health is full. |
Special Boost | 5 | Increases the damage of special skills. |
Guts | 1 | Survive lethal damage taken at certain health or above. |
Windproof | 5 | Reduces/Negates the effects of wind pressure. |
Slugger | 5 | Increases stun power. |
Lock On | 1 | If using close-range weapons, it displays a lock-on button while hunting, allowing a specific monster body part to be targeted. |
Sleep Attack | 5 | Increases weapon's sleep-element value. |
Sleep Resistance | 5 | Certain chances of preventing sleep status or prevents sleep when damaged by a sleep-element attack. |
Evasive Concentration | 5 | Fills Special Gauge after performing a perfect evade. |
Skyward Striker | 5 | Increases the damage of aerial attacks |
Tremor Resistance | 3 | Reduces/Nullifies the effects of weak monster tremor |
Aggressive Dodger | 5 | (Driftsmelting Skill) Any attack performed following a perfect evade has its damage increased by certain %. |
Happy New Year (2024) | 1 | You'll want to wish other players a Happy New Year! |
Bleeding Resistance | 5 | Chance of preventing bleeding status when damaged by a bleeding-inducing attack or prevents bleeding. |
Quick Work | 3 | Become ever faster at sheathing or transforming your weapon. |
Status Sneak Attack | 5 | Makes it more probable to inflict status ailment buildup when attacking a monster from behind. |
Power Prolonger | 5 | Extends the duration of the powered-up state granted by Dual Blades, Long Swords, and Charge Blades. |
Latent Power | 5 | Affinity is raised and Special Gauge fill rate is increased when certain conditions are met. |
Kushala Frostwind | 3 | Reduces the effects of major wind pressure/dragon wind pressure, and increases ice element attack power. |
Special Insurance | 5 | (Lv1-2)Special Gauge reduction greatly decreased when fainting during a hunt. |
Artillery | 5 | Increases damage of Gunlance's ammo/Wyvern's Fire attacks, Charge Blade's phial attacks, and sticky ammo. |
Critical Boost | 5 | Increases the damage multiplier of critical hits. |
Notes:
- Affinity refers to the overall probability of a critical hit occurring. When the Affinity is positive, there is a higher chance of dealing significantly increased damage during attacks. When the Affinity is negative, there is a higher chance of dealing significantly reduced damage during attacks. Affinity can be increased through skills such as "Critical Eye" and "Weakness Exploit." The higher the absolute value of Affinity, the more likely a critical hit will occur. The maximum affinity is 100%, and the minimum is -100%.
As of June 2024, the max Skill Level is Lv1 to Lv5, with no greater effects demonstrated when that Skill Level is exceeded.
Elemental Attack: When the elemental value of an elemental weapon is increased, it enhances the attack power against monsters weak to that element.
Lock On: Locking on to specific parts of the monster makes it easier to land attacks on those parts. Lock on is not available while the Gyro is on.
How to use the Lock on toggle button
Tap the Lock on button at the bottom right of the Hunting Screen.
Targets that can be locked onto are displayed on monster parts.
When you tap the part you want to lock on, that part will be locked on and the target will turn red.
To release the Lock on, tap the Lock on button again.