Elements (属性 or Attributes) are the secondary damage done by a Weapon's or a Monster's attack. Like raw damage, it is done directly. How much the Element effects a Monster or a Hunter is dependent on the monster's weaknesses, resistances, or the Hunter's equipped Armor Pieces or Armor Sets. Specific parts in a Monster's body may have differing Elemental Weaknesses and Resistances.
The original Elements in the game are Fire, Water, Thunder and Dragon. The Ice Element was introduced during the Second Generation, Elements combined with Ailments were introduced during Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, and combined Elements were introduced during Monster Hunter Frontier G.
Beginning at the Third Generation, a Monster's Elemental attacks may inflict status conditions known as Blights. Each Elemental Blight may inflict different conditions that and can be removed or prevented through actions or the use of Recovery Items. These Blights may increase on its severity depending on the Hunter's Element Resistance Skills on their Armor Set, or if the Hunter has been hit multiple times with the Elemental Attack.
Main Elements
These are the original Elements present in the Main and Frontier Series of Monster Hunter games.
Fire
Water
Water / 水 | |
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Water (Japanese 水) is an element that is extremely abundant in nature. Weapons and armor can be imbued with the element of water. In Monster Hunter 3, being hit by a water attributed attack will inflict Waterblight, which lowers the rate at which stamina recovers. | |
Monsters with Water Element attacks: | Images |
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Thunder
Thunder / 雷 | |
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Thunder (Japanese 雷) is an element that is rarely found in nature. In Monster Hunter 3, being hit by a thunder attributed attack induces a status called Thunderblight, which causes hunters to become stunned more easily. | |
Monsters with Thunder Element attacks: | Images |
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Ice
Ice / 氷 | |
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Ice (Japanese 氷) is an element that was first introduced in Monster Hunter Freedom 2, as well as Monster Hunter 2. In Monster Hunter 3, every ice attributed attack induces Iceblight, which causes the hunter's Stamina to be depleted rapidly while sprinting or other similar actions. Some ice attacks may also inflict the Snowman status, which encases the hunter in a chunk of snow. In Monster Hunter Rise, Iceblight causes the wirebug gauge to refill slower. | |
Monsters with Ice Element attacks: | Images |
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Dragon
Dragon / 龍 | |
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Dragon (Japanese 龍) is special element in the sense that it can be devastating only to monsters that are dragons or have dragon lineage. As with other elements, the damage dealt varies with each monster. In Monster Hunter 3, Dragon attacks dealt by some monsters now have the ability to inflict Dragonblight, lowers Affinity by -50% for an amount of time. In MH3U onward, instead of lowering Affinity, Dragonblight will nullify a weapon's ability to inflict elemental (fire, water, thunder, ice, dragon) and/or ailment (poison, paralysis, sleep, and slime/blast) damage for the duration of the blight. | |
Monsters with Dragon Element attacks: | Images |
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Multiple Elements
Multiple Elements (複属性) are Elements that are made out of combinations of the main elements, so far there have been combinations of two-three Elements. There are plans of combining four or all Elements together according to a Director's interview, but it didn't really appear.
Blaze
Blaze / 炎 | |
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The Blaze Element (Japanese 炎) is a combination of Fire (70%), and Dragon (70%), that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G. There are currently no known monsters to have this Element and so far has been an exclusive Element for Weapons. | |
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None |
Light
Light / 光 | |
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The Light Element (Japanese 光) is a combination of Fire (70%), and Thunder (70%), that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G1. While Zerureusu was the first monster to utilize Light Element attacks in Monster Hunter Frontier G3, certain Premium Weapons from Fate/stay night x MHF-G collaboration were among the first to have the Element in G1. Zerureusu Weapons also utilize this Element. | |
Monsters with Light Element attacks: | Images |
Zerureusu |
Thunder Pole
Thunder Pole / 雷極 | |
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The Thunder Pole Element (Japanese 雷極) is a combination of Thunder (70%), and Dragon (70%), that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G2. The only known monster to have this element is Rebidiora. | |
Monsters with Thunder Pole Element attacks: | Images |
Rebidiora |
Tenshou
Tenshou / 天翔 | |
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The Tenshou Element (Japanese 天翔, roughly "Sky Soaring") is a combination of Fire (30%), Water (100%), and Thunder (70%), that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G1. The only known monster to have this element is Shantien. | |
Monsters with Tenshou Element attacks: | Images |
Shantien |
Frozen Seraphim
Frozen Seraphim / 熾凍 | |
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The Frozen Seraphim Element (Japanese 熾凍) is a combination of Fire (80%), Ice (80%), and Dragon (40%), that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G2. The only known monster to have this element is Disufiroa. | |
Monsters with Frozen Seraphim Element attacks: | Images |
Disufiroa |
Kanade
Kanade / 奏 | |
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The Kanade Element (Japanese 奏, roughly "Reciting") is a combination of Water (100%), and Ice (100%), that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G3. The only known monster to have this element is Poborubarumu. | |
Monsters with Kanade Element attacks: | Images |
Poborubarumu |
Black Flame
Black Flame / 黒焔 | |
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The Black Flame Element (Japanese 黒焔) is a combination of Fire (50%), and Dragon (150%), that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G3. The only known monster to have this element is the G-Rank Fatalis. | |
Monsters with Black Flame Element attacks: | Images |
Fatalis |
Darkness
Darkness / 闇 | |
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The Darkness Element (Japanese 闇) is a combination of Ice (80%), and Dragon (80%) that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G3. The only known monster to have this element is Meraginasu. | |
Monsters with Darkness Element attacks: | Images |
Meraginasu |
Crimson Demon
Crimson Demon / 紅魔 | |
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The Crimson Demon Element (Japanese 紅魔) is a combination of Fire (150%), and Dragon (50%) that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G Genuine. The only known monster to have this element is the G-Rank Crimson Fatalis. | |
Monsters with Crimson Demon Element attacks: | Images |
Crimson Fatalis |
Wind
Wind / 風 | |
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The Wind Element (Japanese 風) is a combination of Thunder (80%), and Ice (80%) that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G5. The only known monster to have this element is Garuba Daora. | |
Monsters with Wind Element attacks: | Images |
Garuba Daora |
Sound
Sound / 響 | |
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The Sound Element (Japanese 響) is a combination of Water (100%), and Dragon (100%) that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G5. There are currently no known monsters to have this Element and so far has been an exclusive Element for Weapons. | |
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None |
Burning Zero
Burning Zero / 灼零 | |
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The Burning Zero Element (Japanese 灼零) is a combination of Fire (125%), and Ice (125%) that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced in Monster Hunter Frontier Z. The only known monster to have this element is Eruzerion. | |
Monsters with Burning Zero Element attacks: | Images |
Eruzerion |
Emperor's Roar
Emperor's Roar / 皇鳴 | |
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The Emperor's Roar Element (Japanese 皇鳴) is a combination of Thunder (150%), and Dragon (50%) that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced in Monster Hunter Frontier Z. The only known monster to have this element is White Fatalis. | |
Monsters with Emperor's Roar Element attacks: | Images |
White Fatalis |
Other Elements
Other Elements that are not present in the Main and Frontier Series but are present in other Monster Hunter media.
Earth
Earth / 土 | |
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The Earth Element (Japanese 土) is an element that is exclusive to Monster Hunter Explore. It was given to several but not all "elementless" monsters within the game such as Diablos, Duramboros, or even Gore Magala and Shagaru Magala. There are also original monsters that utilize this element such as Nefu Garumudo | |
Monsters with Earth Element attacks: | Images |