Alchemy錬金術

Allows special item combinations without the Alchemy Book.

Ammo Mixer弾調合

You will always make the maximum possible amount of ammunition when combining.

Anti-Theft盗み無効

Prevents anyone from stealing your items. Works against Melynxes, Gypceroses, and Purple Gypceroses.

Attack攻撃

Increases your weapon's Attack. Adds the amount in parentheses to the weapon's True Damage Value before its Bloat Value.

Auto-Guard自動防御

Blocks attacks automatically if your weapon is drawn. You must also be facing the direction of the incoming attack (within 180 degrees in front of you), and be free to block it (that is, not be in the middle of dodging or attacking.)

Backpacking運搬

You will move faster while carrying an egg or other delivery item, and can drop from a greater height without breaking or dropping it.

Bomber爆弾強化

Increases the yield of barrel bombs, dealing 1.5× damage. See the Explosive Damage section under About Weapons in the Weapons page.

Clust S Add拡散弾追加

Loads Cluster Shot of increasing levels in bowguns that cannot normally use it. Each level includes the shot(s) from previous levels (see the Weapons page for which weapons have what ammo by default.)

Cold Res耐寒

Hastens, reduces, or totally negates the maximum Stamina-reducing effects of cold zones.

Combine Success調合成功率

Increases, or reduces, your chances to successfully combine items.

Crag S Add榴弾追加

Loads Crag Shot of increasing levels in bowguns that cannot normally use it. Each level includes the shot(s) from previous levels (see the Weapons page for which weapons have what ammo by default.)

Defense防御

Reduces, or increases, your total Defense.

Dragon Resistance龍耐性

Reduces, or increases, your Dragon Element Resistance.

Earplugs耳栓

Negates the staggering effect of monster roars. Some monsters roar so loudly that only High Grade Earplugs can block them out. Khezu, Basarios, Monoblos, Diablos, Lao-Shan Lung, and Fatalis roars require High Grade Earplugs; regular Earplugs have no affect on their roars.

Element Resistance全耐性ＵＰ

Reduces, or increases, all of your Element Resistances.

Fate運気

Worsens, or improves, chances to receive additional items in quest rewards (see "How quest rewards work" on the Quests page.)

Fire Resistance火耐性

Reduces, or increases, your Fire Element Resistance.

Fishing釣り

Increases the timing window to reel in a fish, and makes the lure appear to be much bigger.

Flute笛

Reduces the chance a flute will break when played by 25%. Flutes with effects are 1.1× more potent and their effects last 1.1× longer.

Gathering採取

Worsens, or improves, your chance to gather additional items. One item is guaranteed and each successive attempt has a chance to have another item or the gathering point will be depleted. Normally this chance is 84%, and changes to the value in parentheses for the given level of this skill.

Gluttony食いしん坊

Increases the amount of maximum Stamina gained when eating cooked meat by the amount in parentheses. Additionally, the Speed Eater skill will occasionally increase maximum Stamina when using a recovery item. Specifically, it provides a ¹/₃ chance to gain 25 Maximum Stamina when using a recovery item.

Guardガード性能

Reduces, or improves, your shield's effectiveness while blocking. You'll get knocked back farther and take more chip damage with the negative skills, less knockback and chip damage from the positive skills. This also affects the blocking animation, based on monster attack and weapon class.

Guard Upガード強化

You will block any attack with your shield, no matter how powerful (you can still be killed if the chip damage is great enough.) All attacks could be blocked in Monster Hunter (NTSC-J), but the following attacks can only be blocked with this skill: Basarios Poison Gas, Sleep Gas, and Magma Beam; Gravios Sleep Gas, Flame Gas, and Magma Beam; Crimson Fatalis Meteor.

Handicraft匠

Reduces, or increases, the maximum sharpness of your weapon (normal and increased sharpness are included on the Weapons page per weapon.)

Health体力

Reduces, or increases, your maximum Hitpoints by the given amount.

Heat Res耐暑

Hastens, reduces, or totally negates the Hitpoint-depleting effects of hot zones.

Hungerはらへり

Hastens, reduces, or totally negates the maximum Stamina-reducing effects of hunger.

Map地図

No Map hides most of the map even if you have the Map supply item; Farsight displays the full locale map at all times.

Normal S Add通常弾追加

Loads Normal Shot of increasing levels in bowguns that cannot normally use it. Each level includes the shot(s) from previous levels (see the Weapons page for which weapons have what ammo by default.)

Normal S Up通常弾強化

All levels of Normal Shot deal increased 1.1× damage.

Paralysis麻痺

You will suffer the effects of Paralysis for twice as long, half as long, or not at all.

Pellet S Add散弾追加

Loads Pellet Shot of increasing levels in bowguns that cannot normally use it. Each level includes the shot(s) from previous levels (see the Weapons page for which weapons have what ammo by default.)

Pellet S Up散弾強化

All levels of Pellet Shot deal increased 1.3× damage.

Pierce S Add貫通弾追加

Loads Pierce Shot of increasing levels in bowguns that cannot normally use it. Each level includes the shot(s) from previous levels (see the Weapons page for which weapons have what ammo by default.)

Pierce S Up貫通弾強化

All levels of Pierce Shot deal increased 1.1× damage.

Poison毒

You will suffer Poison for four times as long, three times, twice, half as long, or not at all.

Protection加護

Sometimes25% of the time you take more or less 1.3× or 0.7× damage.

Psychic千里眼

Detect shows a detailed monster icon on the map, as long as the monster is being tracked (if it is Paintballed or the hunter is using Psychoserum); Autotracker additionally shows monster icons on the map at all times.

Rapid Fire連射

You will fire bowgun shots without having to reload, except when changing ammo type. This also increases recoil (see the Recoil section under About Weapons in the Weapons page for more details.)

Recoil反動

Reduces bowgun Recoil by one, or two, points. (see the Recoil section under About Weapons in the Weapons page for more details.)

Recovery Items回復

Reduces, or increases, the amount of Hitpoints recovered from healing items. (This effect is not applied to other hunters when using Lifepowder or recovery items with the Wide Area skills.)

Recovery Speed回復速度

You will recover temporary damage (red-bar) more slowly, or quickly, per the multipliers in parentheses.

Reload Speed装填

Increases, or reduces, the time it takes to reload bowgun shots (see the Reload section under About Weapons in the Weapons page for more details.)

Sense気配

Draws the aggression of monsters more, or less, often than other hunters in the zone. This does not impact how a monster first detects you.

Sharpener研ぎ師

You will take twice, or half, as long to sharpen your weapon.

Sharpness斬れ味

You will occasionally lose more, or less, sharpness when attacking with a Blademaster weapon. This also applies to sharpness lost when blocking with the Great Sword.

Sleep睡眠

You will suffer monster-induced Sleep for twice as long, half as long, or not at all.

Speed Gathering高速収集

You will gather items in the field and carve monsters 1.3× more quickly.

Status特殊攻撃

Applies more 1.125× status with every attack that has a status effect. This applies to all Blademaster weapons that have status, Poison S, Para S, and Sleep S.

Stun気絶

You will suffer the effects of being Stunned by a monster for twice as long, half as long, or not at all.

Swordsmanship剣術

(NOTE: this skill is bugged and has no actual effect.) If it were working properly, it would eliminate the late timing sourspot during attack animations if your weapon is in white sharpness, which reduces your damage and potentially makes your attack bounce.

Throw投擲

You will throw items such as Paintballs and Throwing Knives farther and faster.

Thunder Resistance雷耐性

Reduces, or increases, your Thunder Element Resistance.

Torso Up胴系統倍加

Copies all skill points from your torso armor. Each piece of armor with Torso Up adds all the skill points for the torso armor an additional time, as if that armor piece had all the same skill points (positive and negative), including skill points from decorations. E.G. one piece doubles the points, two pieces triple, etc.

Torso +胴系統＋

Adds one, or two, point(s) to all skill points on your torso armor. E.G. Torso +1 turns a -10 skill into -9, or a +14 skill into a +15. This is calculated after any Torso Up skill points.

Water Resistance水耐性

Reduces, or increases, your Water Element Resistance.

Whim気まぐれ

Increases, or reduces, the chance that a tool will break when used. The chance the tool will break is in parentheses.

Wide Area Antidote広域解毒

Shares the effects of an Antidote with all hunters in the zone.

Wide Area Drugs種広域化

Shares the effects of a Power or Armor Seed with all hunters in the zone.

Wide Area Recovery広域回復

Restores Hitpoints to all hunters in the zone when using an Herb or a Potion (this only applies for regular Potions and no other recovery items.)

Wind Pressure風圧

You will resist the effects of wind created by monsters beating their wings, kicking up dust, etc. Some monsters apply stronger Wind Pressure than others, and can only be resisted by the High Wind Pressure skill. Any large monsters not listed below require only Low Wind Pressure to nullify the wind generated by their wingbeats:

• Rathian, Rathalos, Gravios, Monoblos, Diablos, and Fatalis wingbeats require High Wind Pressure.
• Lao-Shan Lung's footfalls require High Wind Pressure.