Resistance Skills | Gathering And Rewards Skills | Gunner Skills | Miscellaneous Skills
The next set of skills will provide the hunter with certain protection to elemental attacks as well as protection to the effects of extreme weather and Status Conditions.
Heat Resistance
This skill gives the hunter protection from hot weather (desert and volcano heat), decreasing the rate in which you lose health or completely annulling the effect.
Heat Cancel High prevents heat damage from any area like the volcano, and the Heat cancel low only prevents damage from the desert areas.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Heat Cancel(Hi) | +20 | Immunity to heat. |
Heat Cancel(Lo) | +15 | Immunity to low heat. |
Heat Rd by half | +10 | Health decrease 50% slower. |
Heat Inc(Lo) | -10 | Health decrease 50% faster. |
Armor:
- Cephalos
- Plesioth
Decorations: |
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Heat Res +1, Cold Res -1
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Cold Res
The Cold Resistance ( Cold Res ) skill affects the speed at which the hunter's stamina decreases in cold environments..
Cold Elimination (Lo) renders you immune to all cold areas except areas 6,7 and 8 of the Snowy Mountains, which only Cold Elimination (Hi) can protect you from.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Cold Elim(Hi) | +20 | Immunity to Cold. |
Cold Elim(Lo) | +15 | Immunity to low Cold. |
Cold Rd by half | +10 | Stamina decrease 50% slower. |
Cold Inc(Lo) | -10 | Stamina decrease 50% faster. |
Armors with the Cold Resistance Skill |
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Decorations: |
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Cold Res +1, Heat Res -1
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Elemental Resistances
This set of skills will give you hunters a protective defense against elemental based attacks.
All resistances up
This skill most commonly seen in the Kirin's set will grant a small resistance bonus to all elements.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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All Res Up | +20 | All resistances get +10 bonus. |
All Res Up | +15 | All resistances get +5 bonus. |
All Res Up | +10 | All resistances get +3 bonus. |
All Res Dwn | -10 | All resistances get -3 penalty. |
All Res Dwn | -15 | All resistances get -5 penalty. |
All Res Dwn | -20 | All resistances get -10 penalty. |
Armor:
Kirin (All Res UP +15)
Decorations: |
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All Resist +1, Everlastng -1
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Fire Resistance
This skill will provide the hunter with a bonus or a penalty on fire elemental damage.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Fire Res | +15 | Fire resistance gets a +10 bonus |
Fire Res | +10 | Fire resistance gets a +5 bonus |
Fire Res | -10 | Fire resistance gets a -5 penalty |
Fire Res | -15 | Fire resistance gets a -10 penalty |
Armors with the Fire Resistance Skill |
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Decorations: |
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Fire res +1, Water Res -1
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Ice Resistance
This skill will provide the hunter with a bonus or a penalty on ice elemental damage.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Ice Res | +15 | Ice resistance gets a +10 bonus |
Ice Res | +10 | Ice resistance gets a +5 bonus |
Ice Res | -10 | Ice resistance gets a -5 penalty |
Ice Res | -15 | Ice resistance gets a -10 penalty |
Armor:
Decorations: |
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Ice Res +1, Fire Res -1
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Water Resistance
This skill will provide the hunter with a bonus or a penalty on water elemental damage.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Water Res | +15 | Water resistance gets a +10 bonus |
Water Res | +10 | Water resistance gets a +5 bonus |
Water Res | -10 | Water resistance gets a -5 penalty |
Water Res | -15 | Water resistance gets a -10 penalty |
Armor:
Decorations: |
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Water Res +1, Thunder Res -1
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Thunder Resistance
This skill will provide the hunter with a bonus or a penalty on thunder elemental damage.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Thunder Res | +15 | Thunder resistance gets a +10 bonus |
Thunder Res | +10 | Thunder resistance gets a +5 bonus |
Thunder Res | -10 | Thunder resistance gets a -5 penalty |
Thunder Res | -15 | Thunder resistance gets a -10 penalty |
Armor:
Gypceros (Thunder Res +5)
Decorations: |
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ThunderRes +1, Ice Res -1
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Dragon Resistance
This skill will provide the hunter with a bonus or a penalty on dragon elemental damage.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Dragon Res | +15 | Dragon resistance gets a +10 bonus |
Dragon Res | +10 | Dragon resistance gets a +5 bonus |
Dragon Res | -10 | Dragon resistance gets a -5 penalty |
Dragon Res | -15 | Dragon resistance gets a -10 penalty |
Armor:
- Hornet
Decorations: |
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Dragon Res +1, Poison -1
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Paralysis Resistance
This skill will grant the hunter certain bonuses (or penalties) against paralyzing attacks (Vespoid and Genprey attacks for example).
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Stun (Negated) | +15 | Immune to stun attacks. |
Stun Dur Half | +10 | Stun times are halved. |
Stun Dur X2 | -10 | Stun times are doubled. |
Armor:
- Vespoid
- Guardian Spirit Shin
- Dragon X (part of a compound skill)
Decorations: |
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Paralysis +1, Poison -1
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Sleep Resistance
This skill provides the hunter with certain bonuses (or penalties), against the sleep status
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Sleep (Negated) | +15 | Immune to sleep. |
Sleep Dur Half | +10 | Sleep times are halved. |
Sleep Dur X2 | -10 | Sleep times are doubled. |
Armor:
- Hypnock
- Dragon X (part of a compound skill)
Decorations: |
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Sleep +1, Water Res -1
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Poison Resistance
This skill provides the hunter with certain bonuses (or penalties), against the poison status.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Poison (Negated) | +15 | Immune to Poison. |
Poison Dur Half | +10 | Poisoning time is halved. |
Poison Dur X2 | -10 | Poisoning time is doubled. |
Armor:
- Ioprey
- Rathian
- Gypceros Gunner
- Pink rathian
- Kaiser X
- Dragon X (part of a compound skill)
Decorations: |
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Poison +1, Faint -1
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Quake Resistance
This skill comes in handy against monsters that can perform quake attacks such as the Blangonga, Congalala, and Shen Gaoren. This does not apply to Lao-Shan Lung; see Wind Press.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Quake Resistance | +10 | Immune to Earthquake. |
Armors with the Quake Resistance Skill |
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Decorations: |
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Quake Res +1, Sleep -1
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WindPress
This skill gives you immunity to varying strengths of wind gusts emitted by most monsters. It can also protect you from Lao-Shan Lung's footfalls, which oddly emit wind gusts rather than quakes.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Dragon Wind Breaker | +20 | Immune to all wind gusts. |
High Wind Press | +15 | Immune to stronger wind gusts. |
Low Wind Press | +10 | Immune to light wind gusts. |
Monsters that require Dragon Wind Breaker: Chameleos, Lunastra, Teostra, Kushala Daora.
Monsters that require High Wind Press: Monoblos, Diablos, Tigrex, Rathalos, Rathian, Lao-Shan Lung, Fatalis.
Monsters that require Low Wind Press: Kut-ku, Khezu, Gypceros, Garuga, Basarios, Gravios.
Armors with the Wind Press Skill |
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Decorations: |
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WindPress +1, Fate -1
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Snow Resistance
This skill prevents the hunter to get the Snowman status from certain cold attacks (such as from Blangonga, Giadrome, Kushala Daora and Ukanlos)
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Snow Resistance | +10 | Snowman Immunity. |
Armors with the Snow Resistance Skill |
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Decorations: |
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Snow Res +3, Terrain -1
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Antiseptic
This skill protects the hunter against the Soiled effect
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Antiseptic | +10 | Immune to Soiled effect. |
Armors with the Antiseptic Skill |
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Decorations: |
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Antiseptic +1, Sneak -1
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Terrain
This skill will protect the hunter from receiving terrain damage, which includes lava from the Volcano and some Elder Dragons' fire auras.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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TerrainDmgRd(Hi) | +15 | Lowest possible damage from Terrain. |
TerrainDmgRd(Lo) | +10 | Lowers damage from Terrain. |
TerrainDmgInc(Lo) | -10 | Increases damage from Terrain. |
TerrainDmgInc(Hi) | -15 | Greatly increases damage from Terrain. |
Armors with the Terrain Skill |
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Decorations: |
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Terrain +1, Faint -1
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Faint
This skill will give a bonus or a penalty to how fast the hunter can get rid of the Faint status.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Faint (Negated) | +15 | Immune to Faint. |
Faint Prob Halved | +10 | Faint lasts half. |
Faint Dur (X2) | -10 | Faint time is doubled. |
Armors with the Faint Skill |
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Decorations |
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Faint +1, Paralysis -1
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Fatigue
This skill provides the hunter with protection against the Fatigue status
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Fatigue Cancelled | +15 | Immune to Fatigue. |
Fatigue Reduction | +10 | Fatigue lasts half. |
Armors with the Fatigue Skill |
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Decorations: |
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Fatigue +2
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HearProtct
With this skill on you'll receive protection to the monsters scream attacks.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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High Grade Earplug | +15 | Unaffected by all Scream attacks. |
Earplug | +10 | Unaffected by some scream attacks. |
High Grade gives protection to: Silver Rathalos, Gold Rathian, Khezu, Basarios, Gravios, Diablos, Monoblos, Tigrex, Lao-Shan Lung, Fatalis, and Akantor.
Earplugs gives protection to: Yian Garuga, Rathian (Green & Pink), Rathalos (Red & Azure), Lunastra, Teostra, Kushala Daora, Congalala, Blangonga, Nargacuga, and Rajang.
Armors with the HearProtct Skill |
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Decorations: |
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Hear Protect +1, Protection -1
Hear Protect +1, Protection -1
Hear Protect +4, Protection -2
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AntiFirDrg
The Anti Fire Dragon ( AntiFirDrg ) skill is a compound skill that is unique to the Kushala X Armor.
Skill | Points | Activates |
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Metallic Protection | +10 | TerrainDamageNegate & Fire Resistance +10. |
Armors with the AntiFirDrg Skill |
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