Elements and Abnormal Status

Many monsters have specific elemental weaknesses. Attacking with a weapon of an element that the monster is weak to will result in increased damage.

Distinguishing Between Elements

Weapons imbued with a certain element will have an element icon on their thumbnail. Get into the habit of checking the elemental weakness of the monster you’re about to hunt, then switching to a weapon that has an advantageous element.

E.G.: Kulu-Ya-Ku
Elemental weakness: Water
Advantageous weapon: Jagras Edge (water), etc.

Equipment Skills

Each weapon comes equipped with set equipment skills.

• These will become available after upgrading to a certain grade.
• The skills and grades they will be unlocked at can be checked from the equipment details screen.

There are various kinds of abnormal statuses ailments you can inflict during a hunt.

Characteristics

• If poison is inflicted, health will gradually be depleted for a certain period of time.

Attacking With Poison

• Attack with poison element weapons to build up poison.
• The Poison Attack skill will make this easier to inflict.

Being Attacked With Poison

• Once a certain amount of poison buildup has accumulated, you will become poisoned.
• The Poison Resistance skill will make it harder for you to be inflicted with poison.

Characteristics

• If paralysis is inflicted, action will be restricted for a certain period of time.

Attacking With Paralysis

• Attack with paralysis element weapons to build up paralysis.
• The Paralysis Attack skill will make this easier to inflict.

*Monsters will take increased damage if paralyzed.

Being Attacked With Paralysis

• Once a certain amount of paralysis buildup has accumulated, you will become paralyzed.
• You can rapidly tap to shorten the paralysis time.
• The Paralysis Resistance skill will make it harder for you to be inflicted with paralysis.

Characteristics

• If sleep is inflicted, action will be restricted for a certain period of time.

Attacking With Sleep

• Attack with sleep element weapons to build up sleep.
• The Sleep Attack skill will make this easier to inflict.

*The first attack on sleeping monsters will inflict huge damage.
*Attacking will cure sleep.

Being Attacked With Sleep

• Once a certain amount of sleep buildup has accumulated, you will fall asleep.
• The Sleep Resistance skill will make it harder for you to be inflicted with sleep.
• You can use your Special Skill just before falling asleep to prevent it.

Stun

• If stun is inflicted, the monster’s actions will be restricted for a certain period of time.
• Caused by blunt weapons, as well as continuously using certain attacks.

Blast

• If blast is inflicted, the large monster will receive blast damage.
• Caused by accumulating blast buildup by attacking with blast element weapons.

Tremors

• Tremors will cause you to stumble and be unable to move.
• The Tremor Resistance skill will nullify/reduce the effects of tremors.

Wind Pressure

• Wind pressure will cause you to stumble and be unable to move.
• The Windproof skill will nullify/reduce the effects of wind pressure.

Roars

• Roars will cause you to cover your ears and be unable to move.
• The Earplugs skill will nullify/reduce the effects of roars.

Bleeding

• You will take bleeding damage each time you attack or evade. You will also take additional damage if attacked while bleeding.
• The Bleeding Resistance skill will make it harder for you to be inflicted with bleeding.
• Bleeding will wear off if you stop attacking or evading for a certain amount of time, with any bleeding damage being recovered as well.

Blind

• The screen will go dark, making it harder for you to see the monster for a certain period of time.
• You will be unable to lock on, and be unable to attack from Critical Range when using long-range weapons. (If you were already locked on, your lock-on will be removed.)

Bubbleblight

• You will slide about each time you evade.
• The Bubbly Dance skill will reduce the effects of bubbleblight, while making it easier to perform perfect evades.
• With a certain Lv of Bubbly Dance equipped, you will automatically inflict yourself with bubbleblight.

Blastblight

• You will be inflicted with blast damage after a certain amount of time passes.
• Evade enough times before the explosion occurs to be cured of blastblight.

Hellfireblight

• You will take damage after a certain amount of time passes.
• Evade enough times before the explosion occurs to be cured of hellfireblight.
• Perform a perfect evade to plant hellfire on the ground. If the monster makes contact with this, it will explode.
• The Hellfire Cloak skill cause you to automatically inflict yourself with hellfireblight.
• With a certain Lv of Hellfire Cloak equipped, your attack power will increase while you are suffering from hellfireblight (but your defense will be lowered).

Venom

• Your health will greatly deteriorate for a certain period of time.
• Health reduction is greater than normal poison, but lasts for a shorter period of time.
• The Poison Resistance skill will make it harder for you to be inflicted with venom.
• If you are inflicted with venom while poisoned, the poison effect will be replaced with venom.

Stench

• Your Special Skill button will be greyed out and your Special Gauge will no longer fill for a certain period of time.
• You won’t be able to use your Special Skill even if your Special Gauge is full.
• While suffering from stench, you will be unable to morph with the charge blade/switch axe, and you will be unable to enter Demon Mode with dual blades.
• Wears off after a set period of time, or if you faint.

Bloodblight

• Your current health will be turned into the Blood Gauge. While suffering from bloodblight, you will take damage every few seconds.
• Attacking a monster will reduce the Blood Gauge, and gaining enough surplus health will cure the bloodblight. Surplus health will be removed at the end of the hunt.
• Wears off after a set period of time, or if you faint.

About Surplus Health

• After fully depleting the Blood Gauge, attack even more to earn surplus health.
• Surplus health is treated the same as normal health.
• Surplus health will be reduced in priority whenever you take damage.
• Surplus health will be removed at the end of a hunt.
• If you are inflicted with bloodblight again, your accumulated surplus health will be removed.

The Blood Cloak Skill

The Blood Cloak skill will automatically inflict you with bloodblight. With a certain Lv of Blood Cloak equipped, your max health will be increased when first inflicted with bloodblight, and your attack power will increase while you are suffering from bloodblight.