MHF2: Armor Skill Guide

Skills are special "Power Ups" and "Powers" that can be activated by Armor and/or Decorations. Armor sets come with their own negative skills and their own positive skills. Sometimes, some of the armor's skills need a little help being activated by decorations.

Skills are activated by how many "Points" you have. Example a "Defense Jewel" decoration gives you +1 Defense. A "Turtle Jewel" gives you +3 defense points and detracts 1 All Resist point, so it's -1 All Resist.

Usually armor sets will add up to activate the skills it gives, but this is not always the case.

This is how the points would add up:

Also, decorations are put into armor and weapon Slots, each piece of armor has a certain number of slots 1-3. Usually stronger decorations will take 2-3 slots by themselves. Example a "Defense Jewel" gives you +1 Defense and takes up 1 slot, and a "Turtle Jewel" gives you +3 Defense and takes up 2 slots. To create decorations you need materials and money, prices can be 200z, 375z or 450z. Decorations can have up to 4 different types of materials.

1 slot needed= 0 2 slots needed= 00 3 slots needed= 000

Example:

Defense +3, All Resist -1
 * Turtle Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Blk Gravios Shl x1
 * Hermitaur Claw x1

Attack
This skill improves the attack power (this depends on the weapon your using). It is considered a Fickle as a Skill.

This multiplier is atted to a formula for damage depending on which weapon you are using. For example if you are using a bow with a large attack up this will add 1.2x10 dmg to your attack.
 * Great Sword/Long Sword 		- 4.8
 * Sword and Shield/Dual Swords	- 1.4
 * Hammer/Hunting Horn		- 5.2
 * Lance/Gunlance			- 2.3
 * Light Bowgun& Heavy Bowgun		- 1.2
 * Bow				- 1.2

Armor:
 * Battle


 * Battle S


 * Kut-Ku


 * Kut-Ku D


 * Monoblos


 * Monoblos S


 * Rathalos


 * Rathalos Soul


 * Rathalos Soul U


 * Hunter's S


 * Blango S


 * Ceanataur S


 * Silver Soul

Decorations:

Attack +1
 * Attack Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Power Seed x1
 * Kut-Ku Scale x1

Attack +3, Defense -1
 * Fierce Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Fire Wyvern Claw x1
 * Demondrug x2

Health
It increases or decreases the Hunter's maximum Health (The maximum is 150).

Armor:
 * Hunter's


 * Hi-Metal


 * Genprey


 * Kut-Ku


 * Monoblos


 * Rathian


 * Rathian S


 * Bullfango Mask: Activates Health +10


 * Chain Mail S


 * Golden Moon

Decorations:

Health +2
 * Strength Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Bulldrome Hide x1

Hunger
It effects the rate in which the hunter's stamina bar decreases. It would normally take 5 minutes to lose 25 points of stamina.

Armor:
 * White Fatalis(Gunner)

Decorations

Hunger +1, Cooking -1
 * PickyEater Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Cephalos Scale x1
 * Well-Done Steak x2

Hunger +3, Cooking -1
 * Fasting Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Grn Plesioth Fin x1
 * Cephalos Scale x1
 * Gourmet Steak x1

Map
This skill gives the hunter gives the hunter a full display of the map without the Map item, or no map option even with one in inventory depending on the skill adquired.

Armor:

Decorations:

Map +2
 * Map Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Dragonite Ore x1
 * Rainbow Ore x2

Psychic Vision
With this skill activated you will receive additional information on the monster in the map or automatically detect its position without needing paintballs, much like permanent psychoserum.

Armor:
 * Rathian (gemmed)
 * Rathalos
 * Tigrex (gemmed with Psychic Jewel)
 * Kirin (gemmed)
 * Tigrex S
 * Guild Knight
 * Auroros (gemmed)
 * Cephalos S
 * Hunter S (gemmed)
 * Hunter U (gemmed)

Decorations:

PsychicVis +2
 * Psychic Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Kut-Ku Ear x1
 * Psychoserum x1

Expert
This skill increases the affinity a weapon has. The color of Sharpness of the weapon also affects this boost.

This skill gives +10%, +20% and +30% on each one of its levels, with blu sharpness it will result in an extra 5% bonus and 10% on white. For example, it would give 40% affinity to a weapon with white sharpness if used with Reckless abandon +3.

Armor:
 * Kaiser (teostra)
 * Garuga
 * Monoblos
 * Ceanataur U
 * Rathalos Soul U
 * Akantor

Decorations:

Expert +1, Health -1
 * Expert Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Blue Kut-Ku Shl x1
 * Anteka Antlers x1


 * Celebrity Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Teostra Shell x1
 * Twisted Horn x1

Expert +5, Health -1
 * Hermit Jewel / 450z / 000:
 * LapisLazuli Jewel x1
 * Fire Dragon Pwdr x2
 * Splendid Beak x1
 * Giadrome Skull x1

Special Attack
This skill increases the "dmg" done by weapons with status ailments by 12.5%. The status affected are sleep, poison, stun and paralysis

Armor:
 * Chaoshroom (Activates Special Attack Up 10+)
 * Deathstench S
 * Makluva

Decorations:

Spc Attack +1, Rec Speed -1
 * SpecialAtk Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Chameleos Horn x1
 * Chaos Mushroom x2

Elemental Attack
This skill increases the elemental damage equiped weapons will inflict.

Armor:
 * Kirin
 * Conga S

Decorations:

ElementAtk +1, Rec Speed -1
 * Element Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Kirin Horn x1
 * Firestone x1
 * Ice Crystal x1

Guard Up
This skill allows to block certain attacks that could not be blocked before like certain beam attacks (Plesioth, Gravios)

Armor:

Decorations:

Guard Up +1, Stamina -1
 * Hard Wall Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Blk Gravios Shl x1

Guard Up +4, Stamina -2
 * StrongWall Jewel / 450z / 000:
 * LapisLazuli Jewel x1
 * Blk Gravios Cpc x1
 * Hermitaur Claw+ x4
 * Lunastra Shell x2

Earplug
With this skill on youll receive protection to the monsters scream attacks.

High Grade gives protection to: Khezu, Basarios, Gravios,Diablos, Monoblos, Tigrex, Lao-Shan Lung, Fatalis, and Akantor. Earplugs gives protection to: Garuga, Rathian, Rathalos, Lunastra, Teostra, Kushala Daora, Congalala, Blangonga,and Rajang.

Armor:
 * Hornet
 * Garuga
 * Yian Garuga Mask(Gives +6)
 * Rathalos Soul
 * Rathalos Soul U
 * Tigrex S
 * Hornet U
 * Akantor

Decorations:

Hear Protection +1, Protection -1
 * Earplug Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Garuga Ear x1
 * Hornetaur Head x1


 * Silencer Jewel / 450z / 000:
 * LapisLazuli Jewel x1
 * Azure Rthalos Cpc x1
 * Tigrex Skull Shl x1
 * Monster Broth x2

Cooking
With this skill on you'll receive the ability to eat potions and food incredibly fast.

Armor:
 * Tigrex
 * Tigrex S

Decorations:

Cooking +1, Recovery -1
 * QuickEater Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Tigrex Fang x1
 * Mosswine Hide x1

Cooking +2, Recovery -1
 * Fast Food Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * LapisLazuli Jewel x1
 * Tigrex Fang+ x1
 * Conga Pelt+ x2
 * Iodrome Skull x1

Gathering Skills
This set of skills will give you the edge in gathering resourcers, amount and speed of gathering are the most common benefits from the skills we will see ahead.

Gathering
With this skill you increase the chance of getting the maximun number of items out of it.

Armor: Melahoa Flower U

Decorations:

Gathering Jewel / 200z / 0: Gathering +2
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Dobiscus x1
 * Bughopper x2

Hi Speed Gathering
With this skill on you'll receive the ability to carve and search for items in undergrowth much faster. (fishing not included in this skill)

Armor:


 * Hide Belt


 * Melahoa


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Decorations:

HiSpdGathr +2
 * Grab'n'Dash Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Great Hornfly x1
 * Power Extract x1

Fishing Expert
This skill will make fishes biting to hold of the bait for a longer period of time.

Armor:


 * Makluva

Decorations:

Fishing +2
 * Fisher Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Cricet x1
 * Yambug x1

Carving
Carving skill provides the hunter with both protection from interrups when carving to extra carvings from monsters or tails.

Armor:

Decorations:

Carving +1, Fate -1
 * HideCutter/ 200z / 0:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Daora Claw x1
 * ShakalakaTreasre x1

Backpacking
This skill will enhance your movement when carrying a big item (ie. Frozen Meatball, Carnivore Egg), and will also give you certain chance of not dropping an item when receiving small damaging attacks (for example from a Vespoid's attack).

Armor:

Decorations:

Backpackng +2
 * Backpacking Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Power Extract x1
 * Giant Bone x1

Whim
This skill increases or decreases your chances of breaking gathering items (pickaxes and bugnets).

Armor:
 * Pink Rathian Armor

Decorations:

Whim +1
 * Good Luck Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Exciteshroom x2
 * Boomerang x1
 * Flute x1

Whim +2
 * Blessing Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Pnk Rathian Shl x1
 * Mega Pickaxe x1
 * Mega Bugnet x1

Fencing
This skill provides protection on blades from bouncing off the monster's hardest parts (Useful for Crimson Fatalis, White Fatalis in Armor Mode & Espinas when being passive in Normal Mode)

Armor: Decorations:
 * Gaurdian Spirit
 * Death Stench
 * Silver Sol
 * Male: Auroros Ten

Fencing +1, Recovery -1
 * Fencer Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Rathalos Plate x1

Fencing +4, Recovery -2
 * Swordsman Jewel / 450z / 000:
 * LapisLazuli Jewel x1
 * Slver Rthalos Wing x1
 * Fatalis Eye x1
 * Majestic Horn x1

Sneak
When hunting in a group this skill reduces the chance of being a target.

Armor:
 * Death Stench
 * Shinobi (Moon)

Decorations:

Sneak +1, Map -1
 * Tip Toe Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Sharp Claw x1
 * Ivy x2

Sneak +2
 * Ninja Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Chameleos Hide x1

Sharpness
Sharp Sword reduces sharpness lost by half while Blunt Edge doubles the amount of sharpness lost when hit a monster.

Armor:
 * Ceanataur
 * Diablo U

Decorations:

Sharpness +1, Defense -1
 * Razor Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Ceanataur Pincer x1
 * Sharpened Beak x1

Sharpness +4, Defense -2
 * Cutter Jewel / 450z / 000:
 * LapisLazuli Jewel x1
 * Gravios BrainStm x1
 * Black Blos Tail x2
 * Garuga Wing x2

Resistance Skills
The next set of skills will provider the hunter with certain protection to elemental attacks as well as protection to the effects of extreme weather.

Heat Resistance
This skill gives the hunter protection from hot weather (desert and volcano heat), decreasing the rate in which you loose 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.

Armor:
 * Cephalos
 * Plesioth

Decorations:

Heat Res +1, Cold Res -1
 * CoolBreeze Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Blango Pelt x2

Heat Res +3, Cold Res -1
 * Cold Wind Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Blagonga Whiskr x1
 * Ice Crystal x4

Cold Resistance
This 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.

Armor:
 * Mafumofu
 * Mafumofu S
 * Blango (gemmed)
 * Blango S (gemmed)
 * Plesioth

Decorations:

Cold Res +1, Heat Res -1
 * WarmBreeze Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Cepohalos Scale x2

Cold Res +3, Heat Res -1
 * Hot Wind Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Cephalos Fin x1
 * Nitroshroom x4

Elemental Resistances
This set of skills will give you hunters a protective defense against elemental based attacks.

All resistances up
This skill most comonly seen in the Kirin's set will grand a small resistance bonus to all elements.

Armor:

Kirin (All Res UP +15)

Decorations:

All Resist +1, Everlastng -1
 * Impervious Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Kirin Mane x1

All Resist +3, Everlastng -1
 * Omnipotent Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * LapisLazuli Jewel x1
 * Kirin Azure Horn x1
 * Dragonmoss x1

Fire Resistance
This skill will provide the hunter with a bonus or a penalty on fire elemental damage.

Armor:

Decorations:

Fire res +1, Water Res -1
 * Inferno Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Fire Herb x2

Fire Res +2
 * Crimson Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Flame Sac x1

Ice Resistance
This skill will provide the hunter with a bonus or a penalty on ice elemental damage.

Armor:

Decorations:

Ice Res +1, Fire Res -1
 * Freeze Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Ice Crystal x2

Ice Res +2
 * Glacier Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Giadrome Hide x2

Water Resistance
This skill will provide the hunter with a bonus or a penalty on water elemental damage.

Armor:

Decorations:

Water Res +1, Thunder Res -1
 * Stream Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Knife Mackerel x2

Water Res +2
 * Torrent Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Plesioth Scale x1

Thunder Resistance
This skill will provide the hunter with a bonus or a penalty on thunder elemental damage.

Armor:

Decorations:

ThunderRes +1, Ice Res -1
 * Lightning Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Thunderbug x2

ThunderRes +2
 * Thunder Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Electro Sac x1

Dragon Resistance
This skill will provide the hunter with a bonus or a penalty on dragon elemental damage.

Armor:
 * Hornet

Decorations:

Dragon Res +1, Poison -1
 * Slayer Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Hornetaur Head x1
 * Dragon Seed x1


 * Extinction Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * HornetaurInnrWng x1
 * ElderDragonBlood x1

Paralysis Resistance
This skill will grant the hunter certain bonuses (or penalties) against paralyzing attacks (Vespoid and Genprey attacks for example).

Armor: Decorations:
 * Vespoid

Paralysis +1, Poison -1
 * Paralysis Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Genprey Fang x1

Paralysis +3, Poison -1
 * AntiParalyzJewel / 375z / 00:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Paralysis Sac x1

Sleep Resistance
This skill provides the hunter with certain bonuses (or penalties), against the sleep status

Armor: Hypnock

Decorations:

Sleep +1, Water Res -1
 * Pep Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Sleep Herb x2

Sleep +2
 * Jolt Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Sleep Sac x1
 * Sleepyfish x2

Poison Resistance
This skill provides the hunter with certain bonuses (or penalties), against the poison status

Armor:

Rathian

Pink rathian

Decorations:

Poison +1, Faint -1
 * Antidote Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Ioprey Fang x1

Poison +3, Faint -1
 * Antivenin Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Poison Sac x2
 * Herbal Medicine x2

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.

Armor: Decorations:
 * Indra/Steadfast
 * Blango

Quake Res +1, Sleep -1
 * Anchor Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Blagonga Pelt x1
 * Power Pill x1

Quake Res +3, Sleep -1
 * Tectonic Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Gaoren Pincer x1
 * Blagonga Tail x1

Wind Press
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.

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.

Armor:
 * Diablos S
 * Gypceros D
 * Gypceros U
 * Mizuha/Extravagant

Decorations: WindPress +1, Fate -1
 * Paperweight Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Diablos Shell x1
 * Lightcrystal x1

WindPress +3, Fate -1
 * HeavyMetal Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * LapisLazuliJewel x1
 * Chameleos Hide+ x1
 * Diablos Carapace x1

Snow Resistance
This skill prevents the hunter to get the Snowman status from certain cold attacks (such as from Blangonga and Giadrome)

Armor: Blango Blango S Blangonga Supreme Mizuha

Decorations:

Snow Res +1, Terrain -1
 * Snowblower Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Giaprey Scale x2

Snow Res +3, Terrain -1
 * Snowplow Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Blagonga Fang x1

Antiseptic
This skill protects the hunter against the Soiled effect

Armor:

Decorations:

Antiseptic +1, Sneak -1
 * Retroviral Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Conga Pelt x2
 * Bitterbug x1

Antiseptic +2
 * Antiviral Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Congalala Pelt x2
 * Antiseptic stone x2

Terrain
This skill will protect the hunter from receiving terrain damage, which includes lava from the Volcano and some Elder Dragons' fire auras.

Armor:
 * Basarios
 * Basarios U
 * Kushala

Decorations:

Terrain +1, Faint -1
 * Melt-Proof Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Basarios Shell x1
 * Armor Pill x1

Terrain +3, Faint -1
 * Anti-Thaw Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Fire Dragon Scl x2
 * Teostra Tail x1
 * Gourmet Fish+ x3

Faint
This skill will give a bonus or a penalty to how fast the hunter can get rid of the Faint status.

Armor:
 * Velociprey S
 * Gypceros U

Decorations:

Faint +1, Paralysis -1
 * Steadfast Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Suiko Jewel x1
 * Velociprey Fang x2

Faint +3, Paralysis -1
 * Anti-Faint Jewel / 375z / 00:
 * Akito Jewel x1
 * Velocidrome Claw x2
 * Pur Rubbery Hide x1

Fatigue
This skill provides the hunger with protection against the Fatigue status

Armor:
 * Kaiser Armor

Decorations:

Fatigue +2
 * Tireless Jewel / 200z / 0:
 * Battlefield Jewel x1
 * Fire Drgn Webbng x1
 * Sunset Herb x3