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List of armor skills found in MHFU. The most important skills will be finished first. Credit for this information goes to KingofMH from GameFAQ's. Compound skills credited to

Frostflare2 [1]

Status System

Armor Skill Description Pts Skill Effects Skill Effects Description

AttackIncreases or Decreases the hunter's attack power.

Example: see below.

+20 Attack Up (Large) Increases attack power by a multiplier of 20

+15 Attack Up (Medium) Increases attack power by a multiplier of 15

+10 Attack Up (Small) Increases attack power by a multiplier of 10

-10 Attack Down (Small) Decreases attack power by a multiplier of 10

-15 Attack Down (Medium) Decreases attack power by a multiplier of 15

-20 Attack Down (Large) Decreases attack power by a multiplier of 20

Defense Increases or decreases hunter's defense.

+20 Defense +40 Adds 40 points to defense.



-10 Defense -20 Subtracts 20 points from your defense.



Health Increases or decreases the hunter's maximum health.

+20 Health +50 Adds 50 points to maximum health.



-10 Health -10 Subtracts 10 points from your maximum health.



Hunger Affects the rate at which the hunter's stamina bar increases or decreases.

+20 - -

+15 Hunger Negate Stamina bar does not decrease.

+10 Hunger Halved Stamina bar decreases x0.5 slower.

-10 Hunger Inc[Lo] Stamina bar decreases x1.5 faster.

-15 Hunger Inc[Hi] Stamina bar decreases x2.0 faster.

-20 - -

Heat Resistance Affects the rate in which the hunter's health decreases.

+20

+15 Heat Cancel[Hi] Immunity to Heat any place.

+10 Heat Cancel[Lo] Immunity to Heat at specific areas.

-10 Heat Inc[Lo] Health decreases x1.5 faster.

-15 - -

-20 - -

Cold Resistance Effects the rate in which the hunter's stamina decreases.

+20

+15 Cold Elim[Hi] Immunity to Cold anyplace.

+10 Cold Elim[Lo] Immunity to Cold at specific areas.

-10 Cold Inc[Lo] Stamina bar decreases x1.5 faster.

-15 - -

-20 - -

The Attack Power added is either 3,5 or 10 of pure Attack Power, which is multiplied by the Weapon Class Multiplier and added to the total Attack Power.

The follow are the Weapon Class Multiplier:

Contents

Armor Skill List (MHFU)



Great Sword/Long Sword - 4.8

Sword&Shield/Dual Swords - 1.4

Hammer/Hunting Horn - 5.2

Lance/Gunlance - 2.3

Light&Heavy Bowgun/Bow - 1.2

Example: The Hunter is using a Great Sword with Attack Up (Large), so 4.8 x 20 = 96.0 Attack Power added, all decimals are dropped. The end result is that the total Attack

Power will increase by 96.

Blademaster System




Artisan Visible sharpness will be added to the weapon.

+20 - -

+15 - -

+10 Sharpness +1 Adds visible weapon sharpness.

-10 - -

-15 - -

-20 - -

Sharpness Skill increases or decreases sharpness lost on the weapon.

+20 - -

+15 - -

+10 Sharp Sword Decreases sharpness lost on weapon, reducing it by half.

-10 Blunt Edge Increases sharpness lost on weapon, roughly by x2.

-15 - -

-20 - -

FencingSkill prevents attacks from being deflected, so combos will not be

interrupted.

+20 - -

+15 - -

+10 ESP Prevent attacks from being deflected.

-10 - -

-15 - -

-20 - -

Sword

SharpenerAffects the usage of Whetstone(s).

+20 - -

+15 - -

+10 Sharping Skl Inc Whetstone usage speed increases.

-10Sharp Skl

HalvedWhetstone restores x0.5 sharpness.

-15 - -

-20 - -

Guard Affects weapons that are given the ability to block.

+20 Guard+2 Block reduces stamina usage/damage/push back.

+15 - -

+10 Guard+1 Block reduces stamina usage/damage/push back.

-10 Guard-1 Block increases stamina usage/damage/push back.

-15 - -

-20 - -

Auto-GuardEnables auto-guard, which automatically blocks attacks if weapon

permits.

+20 - -

+15 - -

+10 Auto-Guard Automatic guard if possible.

-10 - -

-15 - -

-20 - -

Sword Draw Affects the weapon unsheathing attacks.

+20 - -

+15 - -

+10Art of

Unsheathing

Any unsheathing attack will result in a 100% chance of a

Critical hit.

-10 - -

-15 - -

-20 - -

Gunner System

Armor

SkillDescription -15 -10 +10 +15 +20

NormS

UpIncrease damage of NormS/Rapid Shots by +10%

NormS/RapidBow

Up Increase

damage of

NormS/RapidBow.



PierceS

UpIncrease damage of PierceS/Pierce Shots by +10%

PrceS/PrceBow

Up Increase

damage of

PierceS/PierceBow.

PelletS

UpIncreases damage of PelletS/Spread Shots by +30%

PellS/ScattBow

Up Increase

damage of

PelletS/ScattrBow.

NormS

Add

It enables the ammo type to the bowgun that could not have been previously used.

The amount of ammo available from the added skill varies from bowgun to bowgun.

The skill does not affect bows.

NormS LV1

Add Norm

LV 1 is

enabled.

NormS All

LV Add

Norm LV 1,

2, and 3 are

enabled.

PierceS

Add




PierceS LV1 Add

Pierce LV 1 is

enabled.

PierceS All

LV Ad Pierce

LV 1, 2, and

3 are

enabled.

PelletS

Add




PelletS LV1 Add

Pellet LV 1 is

enabled.

PelletS All

LV Ad Pellet

LV 1, 2, and

3 are

enabled.

CragS

Add




CragS LV1 Add

Crag LV 1 is

enabled.

CragS All

LV Ad Crag

LV 1, 2, and

3 are

enabled.

Clust Add




ClustS LV1 Add

Clust LV 1 is

enabled.

ClustS All

LV Ad Clust

LV 1, 2, and

3 are

enabled.

Auto

Reload

Auto Reload allows bowguns to use an ammo type until the ammo is depleted, the

Hunter has loaded a different type of ammo or current ammo has rapidfire. For bows,

vials will be applied automatically. Also for bowguns, it brings the recoil to strong

and can not be negated by any recoil reduction.

Auto Reload No

reload until next

ammo type.

ReloadThe skill increases or decreases the reload speed of the bowgun. It also increases

the speed of vials being equipped to the bow.

Reload

Speed -2

Reload speed

decreases by

2.

Reload

Speed -1

Reload speed

decreases by

1.

Reload Speed +1

Reload speed

increases by 1.

Reload

Speed +2

Reload speed

increases by

2.

Reload

Speed +3

Reload

speed

increases by

3.

Recoil The skill increases or decreases the recoil on the bowgun. It does not affect bows.

Recoil Inc

+2 Recoil

from bowgun

increases by

2.

Recoil Inc

+1 Recoil

from bowgun

increases by

1.

Recoil Reduct +1

Recoil from bowgun

reduced by 2.

Recoil

Reduct +2

Recoil from

bowgun

reduced by

4.

CapacityThe skill adds an additional bullet slot to the available ammo type to the bowgun.

For bows, one charge level is added, to a maximum of 4.

Load Up +1 to

available ammo/bow

charge level

Precision The skill affects the shots from bowguns and bows.

Target

Range Up

Being off-

center

increases.

Target Range

Down Being off-

center decreases.

General System



Armor

SkillDescription -10 +10 +15 +20

Expert

Reckless Abandon: Each Reckless Abandon level adds or subtracts Affinity,

in 10% increments. For weapons with 0-25% affinity, the skill will add an extra

5% at blue sharpness, and 10% at white or purple sharpness.

-1 Reckless

Abandon

Decreases affinity

percentage by

-10%.

Reckless

Abandon+1

Increases affinity

percentage by

+10%.

Reckless Abandon+2

Increases affinity

percentage by +20%.

Reckless

Abandon+3

Increases affinity

percentage by

+30%.

Special

Attack

The skill increases the numerical number displayed on the weapon's status

ailment, if available, by x1.125. Status ailments includes poison, paralysis,

and sleep.

Spc Atk Up

Increases status

ailments by x1.125.

Elemental

AttackIncreases the damage of Fire, Water, Ice, Thunder, and Dragon attacks.

Elem Atk Up

Increases

elemental damage

by x1.2

Guard UpEnables the ability to block previous attacks that could not be blocked, Ex:

Gravios Beam, Fatalis Fireball, etc.

Guard Inc Able to

block all attacks.

HearProtct

Provides immunity to screams, roars, etc. Additional Info: Following monsters

require high grade earplugs: Khezu, Basarios, Gravios, Diablos, Monoblos,

Tigrex, Lao Shan Lung, Fatalis, and Akantor. This skill will not prevent the

knockback that several roars have.

Earplug Immunity

to small roars.

High Grade Earplug

Immunity to all roars.

Wind

Press

Provides immunity to Wind Press. Additional Info: Following monster require

dragon wind breaker: Kushala Daora, Chameleos, Lunastra, and Teostra. High

wind press: Rathalos, Rathian, Monoblos, Diablos, Tigrex, Lao-Shan Lung,

and Fatalis.

Low Wind Pres

Immunity to small

Wind Press.

High Wind Pres

Immunity to large Wind

Press.

Drg Wind

Breaker

Immunity to all

Wind Press.

Gunnery

Gunnery King increases the damage of BallistaS, CannonS, Gunlance Shells

and Wyvern's Fire by x1.1. It also increases CragS damage by x1.5. Gunnery

Master only increases both BallistaS, and CannonS.

Gunnery Master

Increases dmg of

BallistaS/CannonS.

Gunnery King

Increases dmg of

Balis/CanS, Gunlance

shells/Wyvern's Fire, and

CragS.

Short

Charge

Increases or decreases the amount of time needed to charge Bows, Great

Swords or Hammers

Distracted

Increases

charging time

Focus Decreases

time needed to

charge

Guts Saves Hunter from instant death hit when health is above 65

Guts Saves hunter

from 1-hit KO if

health is above 65

Map System

Armor

SkillDescription Pts

Skill

EffectsSkill Effects Description

MapThe skill makes it so that you automatically see the map of the place you're in without having a map

in your inventory.

+10 FarSightAllows you to see the entire map without the

map item.

-10 No Map No map shown even with the map item.

Monster System




Psychic

Vision

Affects your ability to keep

track of the monster.

+20 - -

+15 Autotracker

Shows on your map a constant indication of where a large monster is, i.e. a dragon/wyvern has a mini dragon

picture, a "drome" is just a blob, certain pelagus (congalala & blangonga) are shown as a monkey. This also

shows how active a certain monster is, i.e. blue is calm, red is angry or the monster has noticed you.

+10 Detect Gives detailed information on painted monster (blue when calm, red when angry. You still have to paint it yourself).

-10 - -

-15 - -

-20 - -

Perceive

Painted or Auto-tracked

target turns yellow when

ready to be captured.

+20 - -

+15 - -

+10 Tranq GuruShows if the monster is dying or not,in the mini map where you see the monster (Paint it or Auto tracker,) the

monster will appear yellow (means dying).

-10 - -

-15 - -

-20 - -

TranquilizerCaptured monster yields

more rewards.

+20 - -

+15Tranq

CelebOften will increase the chance of more rewards from Captures.

+10 Tranq Whiz Sometimes will increase the chance of more rewards from Captures.

-10 - -

-15 - -

-20 - -

Elemental Resistance System

Armor

SkillDescription -20 -15 -10 +10 +15 +20

All ResIncreases or Decreases the hunter's resistance to all elemental

damage.All Res -10 All Res -5 All Res -3 All Res +3 All Res +5 All Res +10

Fire ResIncreases or Decreases the hunter's resistance to fire-based

elemental damage.Fire Res -15 Fire Res -10 Fire Res -5 Fire Res +5 Fire Res +10 Fire Res +15

Ice ResIncreases or Decreases the hunter's resistance to ice-based

elemental damage.Ice Res -15 Ice Res -10 Ice Res -5 Ice Res +5 Ice Res +10 Ice Res +15

Water ResIncreases or Decreases the hunter's resistance to water-based

elemental damage.

Water Res

-15

Water Res

-10

Water Res

-5

Water Res

+5

Water Res

+10

Water Res

+15

Thunder

Res

Increases or Decreases the hunter's resistance to thunder-based

elemental damage.

Thunder Res

-15

Thunder Res

-10

Thunder

Res -5

Thunder Res

+5

Thunder Res

+10

Thunder Res

+15

Dragon

Res

Increases or Decreases the hunter's resistance to dragon-based

elemental damage.

Dragon Res

-15

Dragon Res

-10

Dragon Res

-5

Dragon Res

+5

Dragon Res

+10

Dragon Res

+15

Ailment System



Armor

SkillDescription -15 -10 +10 +15

Paralysis

ResistanceAffects lasting time of paralysis status.

Paralysis

duration doubled

Paralysis

duration

halved

Paralysis

negated

Sleep

ResistanceAffects lasting time of sleep status.

Sleep duration

doubled

Sleep duration

halved

Sleep

negated

Poison

ResistanceAffects lasting time of poison status.

Poison duration

doubled

Poison

duration

halved

Poison

negated

Antiseptic Gives immunity to territorial dung. Additional info: only Congas have this status ailment.Immunity to

territorial dung

Quake

ResistanceGives immunity to Quake

Immunity to

Quake

Snow

Resistance

Gives immunity to snowman status. Additional info: only Giadrome, Blangonga, Tigrex (snowy

area), and Kushala Daora (snowy area), and Ukanlos have this status ailment.

Immunity to

snowman

Terrain

Affects terrain damage received. Additional info: Teostra's aura, Lunastra's aura and stepping

on the lava is considered as terrain damage

Note: Stepping in lava and being in Teo's or Luna's aura at the same time will deplete

health even with Terrain Damage Negated.

Terrain damage

increased (High)

Terrain damage

increased (Low)

Terrain

damage

reduced

Terrain

damage

negated

FaintAffects lasting time of Faint status. Additional info: player can recover faster by repeatedly

tapping X.

Faint duration

doubled

Faint duration

halved

Faint

negated

FatigueAffects lasting time of fatigue status. Additional info: only the Chameleos and Vespoid Queen

can deal this status ailment.

Fatigue

duration

halved

Fatigue

negated

Item System

Armor

SkillDescription -10 +10 +15 +20

Wide

Area

Party receives the Potion effect as well when a potion

is used.

Wide Area +1 Item effects

are spread 50%

Wide Area +2 Item effects

are spread 100%

Throw

Increases distance of thrown items (throwing knives,

stones, paintballs, flash/sonic/tranq bombs) and

reduces the chance of boomerangs breaking.

Throwing Sk Up

Bomber

Strength

Up

Increases damage dealt from Bombs or bomb based

attacks by x1.5. Raises combination success rate for

bombs to 100%.

Bomber

GluttonyCreates a chance for a 25 point stamina increase from

item usage.

Filled Up Can get a

stamina increase from fish

steaks

Scavenger Can get

a stamina increase

from healing items

RecoveryIncreases or decreases the amount of health recovered

by healing items.

HltRecItemWeakened

Healing items effectiveness

drops by 25%.

HealthRecItemsImprvd

Healing items effectiveness

increases by 25%.

Recovery

Speed

Affects how fast the Red portion of your health

recovers.

Damage Rec Spd-1 Red

portion of health recovers

2x slower than usual.

Damage Rec Spd+1 Red


2x faster than usual.

Damage Rec Spd+2 Red


4x faster than usual.

Combination System

Armor Skill Description -10 +10 +15 +20

Combination Success

RateIncreases all combo's success rates.

Comb Suc-

10%

Comb

Suc+15%

Comb

Suc+25%

Comb

Suc+45%

Shot MixMaxes out the amount of Shot/Coatings that can be made on each

combination.Bullet Limit

Alchemy Allows player to use Alchemy. Alchemy

Torso System



Armor Skill Description

Torso Increase

Adds the same value of the skill points of the plate armor.

(NOTE: If a plate has +2 points of a skill, one Torso Inc will increase the value to +4. A second Torso Inc. armor piece will increase

the value by +2, bringing the total to +6. It won't double the value to get +8 points)

Hunting/Collecting System

Armor Skill Description -15 -10 +10 +15 +20

GatheringAffects chances of amount of

gathering at one location.

Gathering-2 Large

chance of

decreased gathering

Gathering-1 Small

chance of

decreased gathering

Gathering+1 Small increase to

chance of gathering extra

Gathering+2 Large

increase to chance of

gathering extra

High Speed

Gathering

Increases speed of Carving,

Mining, Gathering, and

Bugnetting

HighSpdGather

Fishing

Expert

Increase time to hook fish when

bait is eatenFishing Expert

Carving Affects Carving.

Carving Iron Man Carving won't

be interrupted from a small

attack e.g.:Vespoid

Carving Celebrity Can

carve one extra time off

any carving

WhimAffects Pick axe and Bug nets

breaking.

Spectre's Whim

Greater chance of

breaking

Spirit's Whim Less chance of

breaking

Divine Whim Lowest

chance of breaking

Backpacking

Movement speed when carrying

eggs increases and can fall from

greater heights.

Backpacking Exp

Other System



Armor Skill Description -20 -15 -10 +10 +15

Sneak

Increases or

decreases a wyvern

noticing you

sneaking.

Taunt Boss monsters will

target you more often than

your team-mates.

Stealth Boss monsters will target you less often than

your team-mates.

Protection

Affects the chance of

preventing or receiving

extra damage.

Demonic Protection

20% chance of receiving

30% more damage from

an attack.

Divine Protection 20% chance of receiving 30% less

damage from an attack.

Anti-TheftChance of resisting a

pick pocket.Steal No Effect Immunity to stealing.

Fate

Increased or

Decreases amount of

Rewards.

Calamity

Greater Chance

for decreased

rewards.

Bad Luck Chance for

decreased rewards.Good Luck Chance for increased Rewards.

Luck Boost Greater Chance for

increased rewards.

Evade

Increases

invulnerability time

during dodges

Evade +1 Slightly increases invincibility time during

rolling and diving.

Evade +2 Greatly increases

invincibility time during rolling and

diving.

Evade

Distance

Increases distance

cleared when dodge

rolling and diving

Evade Distance +1 Increases rolling and diving

distance

Constitution

Decreases the

amount of stamina

used by rolling

Constitution +1 Stamina used to roll/dive is halved.Constitution +2 Stamina used to

roll/dive is greatly reduced.

Potential

Defense and strength

changes when Health

is below 40%.

Worry Cuts Attack by

30% Increases defense.Adrenaline+1 +90 Defense Boost'.

Adrenaline+2 +90 Defense

Boost, +30% Attack Boost.

EverlastingItem effects (i.e. cool

drinks) last longer.

Item Usage Decline

Items effect duration cut

by 40%.

Item Usage Improved Items effects last 50% longer.

Stamina

Affects amount of

Stamina used when

using Stamina-using

actions.

Flat Footed Stamina

Usage Increase.

Runner Greatly reduces stamina consumption speed

while performing any kind of stamina-draining actions.

(Running, Demonizing, Charging your

Bow/Hammer/Lance)

Cooking

Affects the speed with

which you consume

items.

Slow Life Decreases

eating speed.Quick Eating Increases eating speed.

BBQAffects cooking meat

on a BBQ Spit.

So-called BBQ King

Makes it hard to cook

steaks

BBQ Celebrity Makes it easier to make Well-Done

Steaks and makes it possible to cook Gourmet

Steaks.

Comrade

Guide

Increases your

Comrade's power (not

shown), interest in

quest, etc.

Comrade Guidance Increases Felyne Comrade

experience points received after quests

Comrade Guidance&Trade

Increases Felyne Comrade

experience and skill points

received after quests

HornAffects Flutes and

Hunting Horns.

Flute Expert Chance of flute breaking decreases and

adds 1 minute to all Hunting Horn songs.

Compound Skills (MHFU)



Categories: Armor Skills

Armor Skill Description +10

Resist

StatusResists all abnormal status effects. (Only available through G-Rank Fatalis armor)

Self-Defense: Immune to Sleep, Poison,

Paralysis and Faint status effects

FuryAble to survive deadly hit and deal major damage during low health (Only available through G-Rank Crimson

Fatalis armor)Emboldened: Guts and Adrenaline+2

Edge

MasterGains initial sword sharpness and increased attack (Only available through G-Rank White Fatalis armor) Stellar Hunter: Sharpness +1, Attack Up (Large).

Steady

Hand

A combination of Normal S/Pierce S/Pellet S Up for bowguns, and Rapid/Pierce/Spread Shot Up for bows.

(Only available through G-Rank White Fatalis armor)

Straight & True: Has the effect of all shot

bonuses.

Anti-Fire

Dragon

Gives Hunter an increase to Fire resistance and will not be harmed from terrain (i.e. lava/fire veil) (Only

available through G-Rank Kushala Daora armor).

Metallic Protection:

Terrain Damage Negate and Fire Resistance +10.

Anti-

Chameleos

Gives Hunter full immunity to all status ailments given by Chameleos, including Poison, Steal, and Fatigue

(Only available through G-Rank Teostra or Lunastra armor).

Fiery Protection:

Immune to Poison, Steal and Fatigue.

Anti-DaoraAllows Hunter to not be affected by wind or be turned into a "snowman" (Only available through G-Rank

Chameleos armor).

Frosty Protection:

Snow Resistance and Dragon Wind Breaker.

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