Monster Hunter 2 DOS
  • +10 Alchemy

Alchemy 錬金術

Allow special item combinations without the Alchemy Book.

  • +10 Pro Ammo Combiner

Ammo Maker 弾調合

Always make the maximum possible amount of ammunition when combining.

  • +10 Anti-Theft

Anti-Theft 盗み無効

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

  • -10 Extra Stinky (2× Dung and Poison)
  • +10 Squeaky Clean +1 (0.5× Dung and Poison)
  • +15 Squeaky Clean +2 (Negate Dung and 0.5× Poison)

Antiseptic 抗菌・抗毒

Affects your susceptibility to Stench status and Poison.

  • +10 Artillery (1.1×)

Artillery 砲術師

Increase damage dealt by Ballista S and Cannon S by 1.1×.

  • +10 Attack Up [S] (+3)
  • +15 Attack Up [M] (+5)
  • +25 Attack Up [L] (+10)

Attack 攻撃

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

  • +10 Auto-Guard

Auto-Guard 自動防御

Block 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.)

  • +10 Bombardier (1.5×)

Bomb Boost 爆弾強化

Increase the yield of barrel bombs, dealing 1.5× damage, and ensuring success when combining bombs, Sonic Bombs, and Gunpowder. See the Explosive Damage section under About Weapons in the Weapons page.

  • +15 Expert Carver

Carving 剥ぎ取り

Allows you to carve monsters an additional time.

  • +10 Add Clust S Lv1
  • +15 Add Clust S Lv1-2
  • +20 Add All Clust S

Clust S+ 拡散弾追加

Load 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.)

  • -20 Cold Surge [L] (2× effect)
  • -10 Cold Surge [S] (1.5× effect)
  • +10 Halve Cold
  • +15 Negate Cold [S] (negate low effect, 1/3× high effect)
  • +20 Negate Cold [L] (negate all)

Cold Resistance 耐寒

Hasten, reduce, or totally negate the maximum Stamina-reducing effects of cold zones.

  • -20 Combo Rate -15%
  • -10 Combo Rate -5%
  • +10 Combo Rate +5%
  • +15 Combo Rate +10%
  • +20 Combo Rate +20%

Combo Rate 調合成功率

Increase, or reduce, your chances to successfully combine items.

  • -10 Overconfident BBQ'er
  • +10 BBQ Expert
  • +15 BBQ Master

Cooking 肉焼き

Make it harder, or easier, to cook meat on a BBQ Spit.

  • +10 Add Crag S Lv1
  • +15 Add Crag S Lv1-2
  • +20 Add All Crag S

Crag S+ 榴弾追加

Load 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.)

  • -20 Defense - 40
  • -15 Defense - 30
  • -10 Defense - 20
  • +10 Defense + 20
  • +15 Defense + 30
  • +20 Defense + 40

Defense 防御

Reduce, or increase, your total Defense.

  • -20 Dragon Resistance - 10
  • -15 Dragon Resistance - 5
  • -10 Dragon Resistance - 3
  • +10 Dragon Resistance + 3
  • +15 Dragon Resistance + 5
  • +20 Dragon Resistance + 10

Dragon Resistance 龍耐性

Reduce, or increase, your Dragon Element Resistance.

  • +10 Earplugs
  • +15 High Grade Earplugs

Earplugs 聴覚保護

Negate the staggering effect of monster roars. Some monsters roar so loudly, only High Grade Earplugs can block them out. Diablos and Fatalis roars require High Grade Earplugs.

  • -10 Slow Eater
  • +10 Speed Eater

Eating 食事

Take more or less time to eat meat and fish.

  • -20 All Element Resistance - 10
  • -15 All Element Resistance - 5
  • -10 All Element Resistance - 3
  • +10 All Element Resistance + 3
  • +15 All Element Resistance + 5
  • +20 All Element Resistance + 10

Element Resistance 全耐性ＵＰ

Reduce, or increase, all of your Element Resistances.

  • +10 Evasion +1 (8)
  • +20 Evasion +2 (10)

Evasion 回避性能

Increase the amount of time that you are invulnerable during dodge moves. Normally, dodge moves have six frames of invulnerability: Evasion +1 increases this to 8 frames, +2 to 10 frames.

  • +10 Mind's Eye (+5)
  • +15 Critical Eye +1 (+10 & no bouncing)
  • +25 Critical Eye +2 (+15 & no bouncing)

Expert 達人

Increase your weapon's affinity. Additionally, Critical Eye +1 and +2 prevent your weapon from bouncing.

  • -20 Horrible Luck
  • -10 Bad Luck
  • +10 Good Luck
  • +15 Great Luck

Fate 運気

Worsen/improve chances to receive additional items in quest rewards (see "How quest rewards work" on the Quests page.)

  • -20 Fire Resistance - 10
  • -15 Fire Resistance - 5
  • -10 Fire Resistance - 3
  • +10 Fire Resistance + 3
  • +15 Fire Resistance + 5
  • +20 Fire Resistance + 10

Fire Resistance 火耐性

Reduce, or increase, your Fire Element Resistance.

  • +10 Fishing Expert

Fisher 釣り

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

  • -15 Gathering -2 (59%)
  • -10 Gathering -1 (72%)
  • +10 Gathering +1 (91%)
  • +15 Gathering +2 (97%)

Gathering 採取

Worsen, or improve, 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.

  • +10 Gourmand (+25)
  • +15 Scavenger (+25 and 1/3 chance stamina from items)

Gluttony 食いしん坊

Increase the amount of maximum Stamina gained when eating cooked meat by 25. Additionally, the Scavenging 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.

  • -15 Guard -2
  • -10 Guard -1
  • +10 Guard +1
  • +20 Guard +2

Guard ガード性能

Reduce, or improve, your shield's effectiveness while blocking. You'll get knocked back farther, consume more stamina, and take more chip damage with the negative skills, less knockback, stamina, and chip damage from the positive skills. This also affects the blocking animation, based on monster attack and weapon class. Guard +2 will also allow you to block normally unblockable attacks.

  • -10 Sharpness -1
  • +10 Sharpness +1

Handicraft 匠

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

  • -20 Health - 30
  • -15 Health - 20
  • -10 Health - 10
  • +10 Health + 10
  • +15 Health + 20
  • +20 Health + 30

Health 体力

Reduce, or increase, your maximum Hitpoints by the given amount.

  • -20 Heat Surge [L] (2× effect)
  • -10 Heat Surge [S] (1.5× effect)
  • +10 Halve Heat
  • +15 Negate Heat [S] (negate low effect, 1/3× high effect)
  • +20 Negate Heat [L] (negate all)

Heat Resistance 耐暑

Hasten, reduce, or totally negate the Hitpoint-depleting effects of hot zones.

  • -15 Hunger Increased [L] (2×) (3 min)
  • -10 Hunger Increased [S] (1.5×) (4 min)
  • +10 Halve Hunger (12 min)
  • +15 Negate Hunger

Hunger はらへり

Hasten, reduce, or totally negate the maximum Stamina-reducing effects of hunger. Stamina normally decreases every six minutes.

  • -20 Ice Resistance - 10
  • -15 Ice Resistance - 5
  • -10 Ice Resistance - 3
  • +10 Ice Resistance + 3
  • +15 Ice Resistance + 5
  • +20 Ice Resistance + 10

Ice Resistance 氷耐性

Reduce, or increase, your Ice Element Resistance.

  • -10 Items Down 2/3× Duration
  • +10 Items Up 1.5× Duration

Lasting Power 効果持続

Reduce or increase the duration of consumables with a time-limited effect.

  • +10 Load Up

Load 装填数

Maximizes the number of shots that can be loaded into Bowguns, and adds a fourth charge level for Bows.

  • -10 No Map
  • +10 Automap

Map 地図

Hide most of the map even with the Map supply item, or display the full locale map at all times.

  • +10 Big Guy!

Monster モンスター

Increase the odds that monsters will be large individuals.

  • +10 Add Normal S Lv1
  • +15 Add All Normal S

Normal S+ 通常弾追加

Load 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.)

  • +10 Normal S Up (1.1×)

Normal S Up 通常弾強化

Deal increased 1.1× damage with Normal Shot.

  • -10 Double Paralysis
  • +10 Halve Paralysis
  • +15 Negate Paralysis

Paralysis 麻痺

Suffer the effects of Paralysis for twice as long, half as long, or not at all.

  • +10 Add Pellet S Lv1
  • +15 Add Pellet S Lv1-2
  • +20 Add All Pellet S

Pellet S+ 散弾追加

Load 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.)

  • +10 Pellet S Up (1.3×)

Pellet S Up 散弾強化

Deal increased 1.3× damage with Pellet Shot.

  • +10 Add Pierce S Lv1
  • +15 Add Pierce S Lv1-2
  • +20 Add All Pierce S

Pierce S+ 貫通弾追加

Load 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.)

  • +10 Pierce S Up (1.1×)

Pierce S Up 貫通弾強化

Deal increased 1.1× damage with Pierce Shot.

  • -10 Double Poison
  • +10 Halve Poison
  • +15 Negate Poison

Poison 毒

Suffer Poison for twice as long, half as long, or not at all.

  • -15 Worrywart (Attack × 0.7 & Defense - 42)
  • +10 Adrenaline +1 (Defense + 90)
  • +15 Adrenaline +2 (Attack × 1.5 & Defense + 90)

Potential 底力

Affects your Attack and/or Defense when your health drops low enoughbelow 40%.

  • -10 Deviation Up
  • +10 Deviation Down

Precision 精密射撃

Increase, or reduce, the deviation of Bowgun shots and Bow arrows.

  • -10 Demonic Protection (1.3×)
  • +10 Divine Protection (0.7×)

Protection 加護

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

  • +10 Detect
  • +15 Autotracker

Psychic 千里眼

Detect will show 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 will additionally show monster icons on the map at all times.

  • +10 Rapid-Fire

Rapid-Fire 連射

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.) Fire your Bow much faster.

  • +10 Recoil Down +1 (-2)
  • +15 Recoil Down +2 (-4)

Recoil 反動

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

  • -20 Recovery Speed -2 (4× slower)
  • -10 Recovery Speed -1 (3× slower)
  • +10 Recovery Speed +1 (3× faster)
  • +20 Recovery Speed +2 (4× faster)

Recover Speed 回復速度

Recover temporary damage (red bar) more slowly, or quickly, per the multipliers in parentheses.

  • -10 Recovery Items Down (0.75×)
  • +10 Recovery Items Up (1.25×)

Recovery Items 回復

Reduce, or increase, 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-Range skills.)

  • -15 Reload Speed -2 (140% coating time)
  • -10 Reload Speed -1 (110% coating time)
  • +10 Reload Speed +1 (85% coating time)
  • +15 Reload Speed +2 (75% coating time)
  • +20 Reload Speed +3 (65% coating time)

Reload Speed 装填

Increase, or reduce, the time it takes to reload Bowgun shots and apply Bow coatings (see the Reload section under About Weapons in the Weapons page for more details.)

  • -10 Taunt
  • +10 Sneak

Sense 気配

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

  • -10 Blunt Edge
  • +10 Razor Sharp

Sharpness 斬れ味

Blunt increases the amount of sharpness lost while attacking and when blocking with the Great Sword. Sharp Sword reduces sharpness loss when bouncing to the normal amount, reduces sharpness loss when blocking with the Great Sword, and reduces sharpness loss for the Gunlance when firing Shells and Wyvernfire. Normal and Wide shells reduce only one hit of sharpness, Long two hits, Wyvernfire five. (see the Gunlance Shells and Wyvernfire section under About Weapons in the Weapons page for more details.)

  • -10 Sleep Doubled
  • +10 Sleep Halved
  • +15 Sleep Negated

Sleep 睡眠

Sleep for twice as long, half as long, or not at all when inflicted by Sleep from a monster.

  • -10 Freeze
  • +10 Snow Res +1
  • +20 Snow Res +2

Snow Resistance 耐雪

Increase the duration, reduce the duration, or totally negate the effects of Snowman status.

  • +10 Speed Gathering (1.3×)

Speed Gathering 高速収集

Gather items in the field and carve monsters 1.3× more quickly.

  • -10 Sharpening Slowed (0.5×)
  • +10 Fast Sharpening (0.25×)

Speed Sharpening 研ぎ師

Reduces the amount of sharpness restored when sharpening by half, or reduce the amount of time it takes to sharpen your weapon to one quarter the time.

  • -10 Short Sprinter: 18 units (1.2×)
  • +10 Marathon Runner: 8 units (0.54×)

Stamina スタミナ

Increase or reduce the amount of stamina used while sprinting, charging Hammer attacks, using Dual Swords Demon Mode, and charging Bow shots. The normal amount of stamina consumption for sprinting is 15 units.

  • +10 Status Attack Up (1.125×)

Status 特殊攻撃

Apply more 1.125× status with every hit. This applies to all Blademaster weapons that have status, Poison S, Stun S, Sleep S, Poison Coating, Para Coating, and Sleep Coating.

  • -10 Stun Doubled
  • +10 Stun Halved
  • +15 Stun Negated

Stun 気絶

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

  • -15 Terrain Up Large (2×)
  • -10 Terrain Up Small (4/3×)
  • +10 Terrain Down Small (2/3×)
  • +15 Terrain Down Large (1/3×)

Terrain 地形

Increase or reduce the effects of Terrain damage by the amount in parentheses. This includes heat damage from lava and the flame aura generated by some elder dragons.

  • +10 Throw

Throw 投擲

Throw items such as Paintballs and Throwing Knives farther and faster. Also reduces the likelihood a thrown Boomerang will break to 12.5%.

  • -20 Thunder Resistance - 10
  • -15 Thunder Resistance - 5
  • -10 Thunder Resistance - 3
  • +10 Thunder Resistance + 3
  • +15 Thunder Resistance + 5
  • +20 Thunder Resistance + 10

Thunder Resistance 雷耐性

Reduce, or increase, your Thunder Element Resistance.

  • Torso Up

Torso Up

Increases all skill points on 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 had all the same skill points (positive and negative.) E.G. one piece doubles the points, two pieces triple, etc.

  • +10 Pro Transporter

Transporter 運搬

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

  • +15 Negate Tremors

Tremor Resistance 耐震

Eliminate the effects of monster-induced Tremors.

  • +10 Halve Vocal Chord Paralysis
  • +15 Negate Vocal Chord Paralysis

Vocal Chords 声帯

Reduce the duration of, or negate, Silence status. Also reduce the duration of, or negate, maximum stamina loss from Chameleos's attacks.

  • -20 Water Resistance - 10
  • -15 Water Resistance - 5
  • -10 Water Resistance - 3
  • +10 Water Resistance + 3
  • +15 Water Resistance + 5
  • +20 Water Resistance + 10

Water Resistance 水耐性

Reduce, or increase, your Water Element Resistance.

  • -15 Devil's Whim (+50%)
  • -10 Spectre's Whim (+25%)
  • +10 Spirit's Whim (-25%)
  • +15 Divine Whim (-50%)

Whim 気まぐれ

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

  • +10 Wide-Range +1 (0.5× effect)
  • +20 Wide-Range +2 (1.0× effect)

Wide-Range 広域

Share the effects of certain consumables Herbs, Potions, Antidotes, Powerseeds, and Armorseeds with all hunters in the zone. The stage determines how much of the effect is applied.

  • +10 Windproof [S]
  • +15 Windproof [L]
  • +25 Dragon-Windproof

Wind Pressure 風圧

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.

Much thanks to mmPotato for creating their wiki, whose information has been invaluable. Thanks to the many data extracted from the games themselves by 2Tie and Yuzucchi. Thanks to Amaillo for translation info. Thanks to Sammy for some very informative Bowgun meta. Thanks to Schrade Academy for info about sharpness correction. Thanks to Alphadivine and Malckyor for a lot of translated and well-organized info. And many thanks to the very helpful members of the Monster Hunter Oldschool Discord!