Current damage formula for Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) has been established. Many components are similar to the original formula from previous games. Elemental damage and raw damage are now added together before any decimals are dropped. Sharpness now affects KO values by the same multiple as listed for raw attack.
For the Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) Hitzone Charts click on the following link: Monster Hunter 3 Hitzone Charts.
Formula
| [ATP x TYPE x SHARP x HITZONE / CLASS]
+ [ELEMENT x SHARP x ELMZONE / 10] = DAMAGE |
Attack Power (ATP)
| Raw attack power listed in your status and element listed on your weapon. |
Attack Type (Type)
| Weapon Class | Attack Type | Classic Controls | Freestyle Controls | Attack Value | |||
|
Sword and shield |
Unsheathe Attack | Attack without weapon drawn | Attack without weapon drawn | 16% | |||
| Jumping Attack | Down | Shake remote | Hold vertically and press A | ||||
| Upward Slice | L-Stick + Up | L-Stick + minus | 14% | ||||
| Regular Combo | Up x2 (2 hits) | A button x2 (2 hits) | 13% & 11% | ||||
| SnS Combo | Up (2 hits, After regular combo) |
A button (2 hits, After regular combo) |
8%& 12% | 15 KO | |||
| Revolving Slice | X button | Stand still + minus | 24% | ||||
| Horizontal Combo | Left x2 (2 hits) | Tilt left and press A x2 (2 hits) | 20% & 15% | ||||
| Shield Combo | Right x2 (2 hits) | Tilt right and press A x2 (2 hits) | 8% & 12% | 15 KO (x2) | |||
| Guard Slice | Up (While guarding) | A (While guarding) | 14% | ||||
| Short Sword has an inherent additional multiplier of 1.06 for all cutting attacks.
Does not apply to impact attacks with shield. | |||||||
| Weapon Class | Attack Type | Classic Controls | Freestyle Controls | Attack Value | |
| Lance | Normal Stab Combo | Up x3 (3 hits) | Hold horizontally and press A or shake remote (3 hits) | 23%, 23%, 30% | |
| Upward Stab Combo | Down x3 (3 hits) | Tilt remote left and press A (3 hits) | 28%, 28%, 30% | ||
| Unsheathe Attack | Attack without weapon drawn | Attack without weapon drawn | 28% | ||
| Counterattack | Left | Hold remote vertically and press A | |||
| Counterattack (Hold) | Left (Hold) | Hold remote vertically and hold A | 30% | ||
| Lance Sweep | Right | Tilt remote right and press A | 20% | ||
| Guarding Stab | Up (While guarding) | A (While guarding) | |||
| Forward Charge | X button (Hits repeatedly) | Minus (Hits repeatedly) | 20% x1, 16% | ||
| Charge Finisher | Up (During forward charge) | Press A or shake remote (During forward charge) | 40% | ||
| Shield Dash | L-Stick + Up (While guarding) | L-Stick + A (While guarding) | - | ||
| Shield Attack | Up (During shield dash) | A (During shield dash) | 14% | 27 KO | |
| If (Impact Hitzone x .72) is greater than Cutting Hitzone, use (Impact Hitzone x .72) | |||||
| Forward Charge attack has a .25 multiplier for element, .50 multiplier on status. | |||||
| Weapon Class | Attack Type | Classic Controls | Freestyle Controls | Attack Value | White | Yellow | Red | |
| Long Sword | Unsheathe Attack | Attack without weapon drawn |
28% |
29% | 30% | 36% | ||
| Step-Forward Slice | Up | A | Shake remote | 23% | 24% | 25% | 29% | |
| Follow-up Slice | Up (After Step-forward) | A (After Step-forward) | 23% | 24% | 25% | 29% | ||
| Thrust | X | A (After Follow-up), or tilt left and press A | 14% | 14% | 15% | 18% | ||
| Upward Slice | Up (After Thrust) | A (After Thrust), or tilt right and press A | 18% | 18% | 19% | 23% | ||
| Downward Slice | Up (After Upward) | A (After Upward) | 23% | 24% | 25% | 29% | ||
| Sweeping Slice (Back) | Down | Minus | 24% | 25% | 26% | 31% | ||
| Sweeping Slice (Left) | Left | Minus + L-Stick left | ||||||
|
Sweeping Slice (Right) |
Right | Minus + L-Stick right | ||||||
| Spirit Attack 1 | R (Spirit Bar Full) | Z (Spirit Bar Full) | 30% | 31% | 33% | 39% | ||
| Spirit Attack 2 | R (After Spirit 1) | Z (After Spirit 1) | 36% | 37% | 39% | 46% | ||
| Spirit Attack 3 | R (After Spirit 2, hits 3x) | Z (After Spirit 2, hits 3x) | 18%, 24%, 10% | 18%, 25%, 10% | 19%, 26%, 11% | 23%, 31%, 13% | ||
| Spirit Roundhouse | R (After Spirit 3) | A (After Spirit 3) | 36% | 37% | 39% | 46% | ||
| Multiplier for connecting with center of blade: 1.05x | ||||||||
| When Spirit Bar fills a temporary multiplier of 1.13x is awarded to all attacks | ||||||||
| Weapon Class | Attack Type | Classic Controls | Freestyle Controls | Attack Value | |
| Greatsword | Vertical Slice | Up | A | 48% | |
| Unsheathe Attack | Attack without weapon drawn | Attack without weapon drawn | |||
| Horizontal Slice | Left | Tilt remote left and press A | 36% | ||
| Upswing | Right | Tilt remote right and press A | 46% | ||
| Charge (Level 1) | Down (Hold) | Hold remote vertically and hold A | 65% (x1.1) | ||
| Charge (Level 2) | Down (Hold) | Hold remote vertically and hold A | 80% (x1.2) | ||
| Charge (Level 3) | Release Down halfway through the second charge | Release A halfway through the second charge | 110% (x1.3) | ||
| Greatsword Slap | Up (After Vertical Slash or kick) | A (After Vertical Slash or kick) | 18% | 27 KO | |
| Overhead Smash | Up (After slap) | A (After slap) | 52% | ||
| Smash Charge (Level 1) | Up (Hold, after slap) | Hold remote vertically and hold A (After slap) | 72% (x1.1) | ||
| Smash Charge (Level 2) | Up (Hold, after slap) | Hold remote vertically and hold A (After slap) | 90% (x1.2) | ||
| Smash Charge (Level 3) | Release Up halfway through the second charge (After slap) | Release A halfway through the second charge (After slap) | 115% (x1.3) | ||
| Multiplier for connecting with center of blade: 1.05 | |||||
| Charging past level 3 will result in damage equal to a level 2 charge. | |||||
| Weapon Class | Attack Type | Classic Controls | Freestyle Controls | Attack Value | |||||||||
| Hammer | Unsheathe Attack | Attack without weapon drawn | Attack without weapon drawn | 15% | |||||||||
| Hammer Check | Down | Hold sideways and press A or press minus | 15% | ||||||||||
| Hammer Pound 1 | Up | Swing remote or press A | 52% | 15 KO | |||||||||
| Hammer Pound 2 | Up (After hammer pound 1) | 20% | 15 KO | ||||||||||
| Golf Swing | Up (After hammer pound 2) | 65% | 27 KO | ||||||||||
| Level 1 Charge | R button | Z button | 22% | 15 KO | |||||||||
| Level 1 Follow-up | Up (After level 1 charge) | A (After level 1 charge) | 15% | ||||||||||
| Level 2 Uppercut | R button | Z button | 36% | 27 KO | |||||||||
| Level 3 Superpound | R button (2 hits) | Z button (2 hits) | 20%& 76% | 48 KO | |||||||||
| Level 3 Spin Attack | L-stick + R button | L-stick + release Z | 20%, 10% (x5) | ||||||||||
| Level 3 Spin Release | Up (During Spin Attack, before 3rd revolution) | A or swing remote (During Spin Attack, before 3rd revolution) | 60% | 27 KO | |||||||||
| Level 3 Spin Golfswing | Up (During Spin Attack, after 3rd revolution) | A or swing remote (During Spin Attack, after 3rd revolution) | 90% | 48 KO | |||||||||
| Level 3 Spin Finisher | No button pressed while spinning | No button pressed while spinning | 40% | 27 KO | |||||||||
| Weapon Class | Attack Type | Classic Controls | Freestyle Controls | Attack Value | |
| Switch Axe (Axe ) | Overhead Slice | Up | Shake remote + L-stick (Repeats combo) | A | 54% |
| Side Slice | Right | A after Overhead Slice, or Tilt remote right and press A | 20% | ||
| Upswing | Left | A after Side Slice, or Minus | 25% | ||
| Unsheathe Attack | Attack without weapon drawn | Attack without weapon drawn | |||
| Forward Thrust | L-Stick + Up | L-Stick + A | |||
| Transform Sword -> Axe | R button (After Horizontal Slash) | Z Button (After Horizontal Slash) | 38% | ||
| Continuous Slash Combo | Down (After Upswing, 2 hits) | Continue to shake remote, or press A, after Upswing without holding L-stick. (2 hits) | 10% & 10% | ||
| Switch Axe (Sword) | Horizontal Slice | Up | A | 22% | |
| Upward Slice | Right | Shake remote | Tilt remote left and press A, or continue holding L-stick and press A after Downward Slice | 30% | |
| Downward Slice | Down | L-stick + A | 34% | ||
| Unsheathe Attack | Attack without weapon drawn | Attack without weapon drawn | |||
| Transform Axe -> Sword | R button (After Forward Thrust) | Z button (After Forward Thrust) | |||
| Thrust | X button | Minus | 30% | ||
| Combo Burst | X button (after thrust, 6 hits) | Shake remote or A button (After thrust, 6 hits) | 15% (x6) | ||
| Burst Finisher | X button (after combo burst) | Shake remote or A button (After combo burst) | 60% | ||
| For weapons with attack vial: use 1.25 variable for all attacks in Sword Mode. | |||||
| For weapons with elemental vial: use 1.25 variable for all attacks in Sword Mode. | |||||
Sharpness (SHARP)
| Sharpness Color | Attack Modifier | Element Modifier |
| Red | .50* | .25 |
| Orange | .75* | .50 |
| Yellow | 1.0* | .75 |
| Green | 1.05 | 1.0 |
| Blue | 1.20 | 1.0625 |
| White | 1.32 | 1.125 |
| Purple | 1.50 | 1.20 |
- At yellow sharpness or below, a small chance of damage correction can occur. This will cause you to do only
40% of the actual listed damage. To avoid this, keep your weapon in green sharpness or higher.
Monster Hitzone (HITZONE)
| See hitzone charts for variable. Enter as a decimal. Example: 80 = .80 |
Element Hitzone (ELMZONE)
| See hitzone charts for variable. Enter as a decimal. Example: 80 = .80 |
Elemental Power (ELEMENT)
| Amount of element listed on your weapon status. |
Class Multipliers (CLASS)
| Weapon | Multiplier |
| Short Sword | 1.4 |
| Lance | 2.3 |
| Longsword | 3.3 |
| Great Sword | 4.8 |
| Hammer | 5.2 |
| Switch Axe | 5.4 |
Example
A hunter with a Shining Wyvern Blade attempts to execute a revolution slice (circle) against the regular green Rathian in her face. Assuming the weapon is a sharpness level of white,
(Attack power X Weapon type X Weapon sharpness X Hitzone X Variable) / Class = Total raw damage
Therefore,
(357 X 0.24 X 1.30 X 0.90 X 1.50)/ 1.40 = 107.4 which would be rounded down to 107.
Editors
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All charts by DS31
Freestyle Controls added by Garuu