Armor skills Monster Hunter Wilds aren’t just fancy perks—they're game-changers. Whether you want to hit harder, dodge faster, or tank more hits, stacking the right Monster Hunter Wilds armor can turn you into an unstoppable beast slayer. With around a hundred different skills, there's a lot to unpack. Below is a full breakdown of all the armor skills MH Wilds, its effects, and what happens when you level it up.

Complete List of Armor Skills MH Wilds

Adaptability

• Grants protection against environmental damage.
• Lv1: Negates heat and cold effects.
• Lv2: Fully negates environmental damage.

Adrenaline Rush

• Boosts attack power after a perfectly timed evade.
• Lv1: Attack +10 while active.
• Lv2: Attack +15 while active.
• Lv3: Attack +20 while active.
• Lv4: Attack +25 while active.
• Lv5: Attack +30 while active.

Agitator

• Increases attack power and affinity when monsters become enraged.
• Lv1: Attack +4, affinity +3%.
• Lv2: Attack +8, affinity +5%.
• Lv3: Attack +12, affinity +7%.
• Lv4: Attack +16, affinity +10%.
• Lv5: Attack +20, affinity +15%.

Ambush

• Temporarily boosts damage when landing a Sneak Attack.
• Lv1: Attack +5%.
• Lv2: Attack +10%.
• Lv3: Attack +15%.

Antivirus

• Speeds up Frenzy recovery and boosts affinity if cured.
• Lv1: Slightly increases recovery; affinity +3% if cured.
• Lv2: Increases recovery; affinity +6% if cured.
• Lv3: Greatly increases recovery; affinity +15% if cured.

Aquatic-Oilsilt Mobility

• Helps you move freely in water, oil silt, and streams.
• Lv1: Negates muddy stream effects; no movement slow in water or oil silt.
• Lv2: Also negates wave effects.

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• Grants resistance to webbed status and frostblight.
• Lv1: Quick recovery.
• Lv2: Very quick recovery.
• Lv3: Full immunity.

Blast Resistance

• Protects against blastblight.
• Lv1: Delays blastblight and reduces damage.
• Lv2: Greatly delays blastblight and reduces damage.
• Lv3: Full immunity to blastblight.

Bleeding Resistance

• Reduces or negates bleeding effects.
• Lv1: Less damage while bleeding.
• Lv2: Greatly reduces damage while bleeding.
• Lv3: Full immunity to bleeding.

Blight Resistance

• Protects against elemental blights.
• Lv1: Cuts duration of all blights by 50%.
• Lv2: Cuts duration of all blights by 75%.
• Lv3: Full immunity to all blights.

Blindsider

• Boosts the effectiveness of flash attacks.
• (One level only): Flash bombs and flash attacks are more effective.

Bombardier

• Increases damage of explosive items.
• Lv1: +10% explosive power.
• Lv2: +20% explosive power.
• Lv3: +30% explosive power.

Botanist

• Grants extra consumable gathering items.
• Lv1: +1 herb per gather.
• Lv2: +1 fruit, nut, or seed per gather.
• Lv3: +1 insect per gather.
• Lv4: +1 mushroom per gather.

Burst

• Landing hits consecutively increases attack and elemental attack.
• Lv1: Small boost after 1st hit, bigger boost after 5th hit.
• Lv2: Moderate boost after 5th hit.
• Lv3: Bigger boost after 5th hit.
• Lv4: Even bigger boost after 5th hit.
• Lv5: Huge boost after 5th hit.

Cliffhanger

• Reduces stamina loss while climbing vines.
• (One level only): Stamina drain while climbing is reduced.

Coalescence

• Boosts elemental damage and status effects after recovering from a blight or abnormal status.
• Lv1: Slight increase.
• Lv2: Moderate increase.
• Lv3: Large increase.

Constitution

• Reduces stamina depletion when evading or blocking.
• Lv1: -10% stamina depletion.
• Lv2: -20% stamina depletion.
• Lv3: -30% stamina depletion.
• Lv4: -40% stamina depletion.
• Lv5: -50% stamina depletion.

Convert Element

• Grants dragon element effects after taking elemental damage.
• Lv1: Slightly increases dragon attack.
• Lv2: Increases additional dragon damage.
• Lv3: Greatly increases additional dragon damage.

Counterstrike

• Increases attack after getting knocked back.
• Lv1: Attack +10 while active.
• Lv2: Attack +15 while active, longer duration.
• Lv3: Attack +25 while active, even longer duration.

Defense Boost

• Increases defense and resistances at higher levels.
• Lv1: Defense +5.
• Lv2: Defense +10.
• Lv3: Defense +5% (+10 bonus).
• Lv4: Defense +5% (+20 bonus), all elemental resistances +3.
• Lv5: Defense +8% (+20 bonus), all elemental resistances +3.
• Lv6: Defense +8% (+35 bonus), all elemental resistances +5.
• Lv7: Defense +10% (+35 bonus), all elemental resistances +5.

Divine Blessing

• Gives a chance to reduce incoming damage.
• Lv1: -15% damage taken.
• Lv2: -30% damage taken.
• Lv3: -50% damage taken.

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Wrapping Up

There’s no shortage of ways to tweak your hunter’s build in Monster Hunter Wilds. Whether you’re stacking Adrenaline Rush for high-risk rewards, loading up on Bombardier for extra explosive mayhem, or just looking to climb cliffs without losing breath, armor skills will shape your playstyle.

FAQs

Is Bow good in MH Wilds?

The Bow is an excellent weapon in Monster Hunter Wilds. Agile, dependable, and close-range enough that you can have as much fun as if you were fighting a Rathian in melee. It is so powerful that it ranks first on our ranking of the finest weapons in each tier.

What is the strongest weapon in MH Wilds?

The strongest weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds are Swords and Shields, and all the other types of swords, including the bow. They have all the qualities a good weapon should have.

Can you play MH Wilds offline?

Yes, the game can be played both online and offline.