All available skills in Monster Hunter Wilds

Monster Hunter Wilds is full of a lengthy list of skills that can make or break the performance of a Hunter. Learning these abilities is essential for maximizing your damage output and survivability. In MH Wilds, every equipment has special attributes that provide strong passive effects, whether you're seeking simple stat boosts or more circumstance-specific abilities.

This is a breakdown of all weapons, armor, and decoration abilities found in the game.

Listing all available armor, weapon, and decoration skills in Monster Hunter Wilds

All armor skills in MH Wilds

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Armor abilities provide defensive and utility benefits, from elemental resistances to increased mobility and stamina control. Most armor sets have special abilities that complement certain weapons, resulting in great combos for offense and defense. Here's a summary below:

Skill	Description
War Cry	Increases nearby allies’ attack power using the “To Victory!” gesture.
Flinch Free	Prevents minor knockbacks and reactions to small hits.
Stamina Surge	Boosts stamina recovery rate.
Agitator	Enhances attack power and affinity when large monsters are enraged.
Earplugs	Shields against the roars of large monsters.
Affinity Sliding	Temporarily boosts affinity while sliding on terrain.
Botany Expert	Allows you to gather additional herbs and consumables.
Flayer	Boosts wound infliction and inflicts extra non-elemental damage.
Maximum Might	Increases affinity when stamina is at full.
Ambush	Increases damage against large monsters after a Sneak Attack.
Tremor Resistance	Protects against ground tremors.
Sleep Resistance	Shortens the duration of sleep effects.
Entomologist	Leaves small insect monsters intact for carving.
Iron Skin	Guards against defense reduction debuffs.
Blast Resistance	Protects against blastblight damage.
Fleetfoot	Enhances crouching movement speed and reduces monster detection.
Water Resistance	Increases water resistance and overall defense.
Coalescence	Enhances elemental and status attack power after curing blights.
Convert Element	Grants temporary dragon element effects after receiving elemental damage.
Powerhouse	Boosts attack power after a Power Clash or Offset attack.
Honey Hunter	Increases the amount of honey obtained from gathering.
Elemental Absorption	Grants temporary elemental effects after taking elemental damage.
Counterstrike	Increases attack power after being knocked back.
Blindsider	Enhances the effectiveness of flash attacks and items.
Diversion	Draws more monster attention when attacking.
Tool Specialist	Reduces cooldowns for specialized tools.
Latent Power	Temporarily increases affinity and reduces stamina usage in certain situations.
Heroics	Boosts attack and defense when health drops below 35%.
Peak Performance	Increases attack power when health is at maximum.
Intimidator	Lowers the aggression of small monsters.
Stun Resistance	Shortens stun duration.
Windproof	Protects against wind pressure.
Blight Resistance	Shields against all elemental blights.
Lord’s Fury	Enhances attack when inflicted with status ailments.
Decimator	Restores health upon breaking a monster’s wound.
Flawless Armor	Reduces damage when health is full.
Forager’s Luck	Boosts the chance of finding rare gathering points.
Burst	Increases attack and elemental power with continuous hits.
Quick Sheathe	Speeds up weapon sheathing.
Ice Resistance	Boosts ice resistance and increases defense at higher levels.
Fire Resistance	Enhances fire resistance and boosts defense at high levels.
Scorcher	Occasionally adds fire damage to attacks.
Free Meal	Sometimes allows food or drink items to be consumed without depletion.
Weakness Exploit	Increases affinity when attacking monsters' weak spots.
Hasten Recovery	Restores health with continuous attacks on monsters.
Wide-Range	Spreads certain item effects to nearby allies.
Mushroomancer	Enables the consumption of inedible mushrooms for beneficial effects.
Anti-virus	Speeds up Frenzy recovery and grants affinity when cured.
Partbreaker	Eases the breaking of monster parts and enhances Focus Strike damage.
Jump Master	Prevents knockbacks while jumping.
Outdoor Expert	Enhances fishing, grilling, and transportation abilities.
Survival Expert	Improves health recovery from environmental interactables.
Adrenaline	Lowers stamina depletion when health is below 40%.
Protective Veil	Boosts defense when using specialized tools.
Second Wind	Grants an additional stamina gauge.
Ward of Wyveria	Reduces elemental and special damage in Ruins of Wyveria.
Black Eclipse	Inflicts Frenzy when battling large monsters.
Hunger Resistance	Slows down maximum stamina depletion over time.
Burst Boost	Extends Burst duration and boosts attack power when active.
Divine Blessing	Occasionally reduces damage taken.
Adaptability	Shields against environmental damage like extreme temperatures.
Jin Dahaad’s Revolt	Increases attack after escaping webbed status, frostblight, or a Power Clash.
Bombardier	Boosts damage dealt by explosive items.
Constitution	Reduces stamina usage when evading, blocking, or other actions.
Binding Counter	Increases attack power after escaping webbed status or a Power Clash.
War Cry	Increases nearby allies’ attack power using the “To Victory!” gesture.
Agitator	Boosts attack power and affinity when large monsters are enraged.

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All weapon skills in MH Wilds

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Weapon abilities have a direct effect on attack power, elemental damage, and affinity, and let Hunters respond to the monster they are hunting. Certain abilities boost certain weapon actions, such as charging or countering, which enhance the strength of certain weapon types. You can find more details in the table below.

Skill	Description
Ballistics	Extends the optimal range for ammo and arrows, ensuring maximum damage over a greater distance, ideal for bow and bowgun users.
Charge Master	Enhances elemental and status effects for charged attacks, benefiting weapons like the charge blade and hammer.
Opening Shot	Boosts reload speed and enhances bullet power when the bowgun is fully loaded.
Offensive Guard	Temporarily increases attack power after performing a perfectly timed guard, rewarding defensive precision.
Speed Sharpening	Speeds up weapon sharpening, allowing hunters to resume attacking faster.
Slugger	Increases the likelihood of stunning monsters, particularly useful for hammer and hunting horn builds.
Critical Draw	Increases affinity on draw attacks, perfect for hit-and-run playstyles with weapons like the greatsword.
Airborne	Boosts damage from jumping attacks, making aerial strategies more effective for weapons like the Insect Glaive.
Focus Status	Boosts abnormal status effects like paralysis and poison when landing critical hits, ideal for status-centric builds.
Master’s Touch	Prevents sharpness loss during critical hits, maintaining high damage output for longer periods.
Charge Up	Increases stun potential for charged hammer attacks, making it easier to KO monsters.
Tetrad Shot	Boosts affinity and attack power for the fourth and sixth shots of bowgun ammo and coatings, maximizing ranged DPS.
Load Shells	Enhances reload speed and increases the capacity for shells and phials, crucial for gunlance and charge blade users.
Poison Duration Up	Prolongs the duration of poison effects on monsters, increasing damage over time.
Rapid Morph	Increases morph speed and attack power for switch axes and charge blades, allowing for fluid and powerful transformations.
Punishing Draw	Adds a stun effect to draw attacks, making it a great option for greatsword and hammer users.
Focus	Speeds up gauge filling and charge rates for weapons like greatswords and charge blades, enabling more frequent powerful moves.
Stamina Thief	Boosts attacks that drain monster stamina, making it easier to exhaust monsters.
Critical Boost	Increases the damage of critical hits, making it a must-have for high-affinity builds.
Critical Eye	Increases affinity, which improves the chances of landing critical hits.
Horn Maestro	Increases the duration of hunting horn melodies, enhancing support builds.
Special Ammo Boost	Enhances the power of special ammo for bowguns, as well as the Dragon Piercer and Thousand Dragons attacks for bows.
Power Prolonger	Extends the duration of powered-up weapon states, maximizing DPS windows for weapons like dual blades and switch axes.
Guard	Reduces knockback and stamina usage when guarding, ideal for lance, gunlance, and charge blade users.
Protective Polish	Temporarily prevents sharpness loss after sharpening, maintaining weapon effectiveness during long fights.
Critical Element	Boosts elemental damage when landing critical hits, ideal for elemental-focused weapons.
Attack Boost	Increases attack power and slightly boosts affinity at higher levels, maximizing raw damage potential.
Artillery	Enhances explosive attack damage, including shells, Wyvern’s Fire, and Sticky Ammo, essential for gunlance and charge blade builds.
Guard Up	Enables blocking of normally unblockable attacks, providing essential protection against powerful monster moves.

All decoration abilities in MH Wilds

Socketing decorations can make the difference between narrowly escaping a deadly blow or capitalizing on a monster’s vulnerability (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Capcom)

Decoration further optimizes builds by enabling Hunters to personalize armor abilities. These abilities can increase strength or fill gaps, allowing for adaptive builds according to various hunting environments. Below is a list:

Skill	Description
Load Shells	Enhances reloading and increases the shell capacity for gunlances and the phial capacity for charge blades.
Razor Sharp	Reduces sharpness loss, allowing weapons to maintain their effectiveness longer.
Critical Element	Boosts elemental damage (fire, water, thunder, ice, dragon) on critical hits, enhancing elemental weapon builds.
Poison Attack	Increases the buildup rate of poison status, allowing faster poisoning of monsters.
Spread/Power Shots	Boosts the damage of the bowgun’s Spread Ammo and the bow’s Power Shots and Quick Shots.
Thunder Attack	Increases the power of thunder element attacks. (Has a maximum elemental limit.)
Rapid Morph	Increases morph speed and power for switch axes and charge blades, ensuring fluid and powerful transformations.
Master’s Touch	Prevents sharpness loss during critical hits, maintaining peak damage output.
Tetrad Shot	Boosts affinity on the fourth shot and increases the power of the fourth and sixth shots for bowgun ammo and coatings.
Para Functionality	Grants the ability to apply paralysis coatings to arrows, enhancing status builds.
Bludgeoner	Increases attack power when weapon sharpness is low, ideal for blunt weapons.
Exhaust Functionality	Allows the use of exhaust coatings, which drain monster stamina.
Charge Master	Enhances elemental and status power for charged attacks, benefiting weapons like the charge blade.
Power Prolonger	Extends the duration of powered-up weapon states for weapons like switch axes and dual blades.
Special Ammo Boost	Increases the power of bowgun special ammo and the bow’s Dragon Piercer, Thousand Dragons, and Tracer shots.
Offensive Guard	Temporarily boosts attack power after a perfectly timed guard, rewarding skilled defense.
Critical Draw	Increases affinity on draw attacks, making it ideal for hit-and-run playstyles with greatswords.
Opening Shot	Boosts reload speed and increases bullet power when the bowgun is fully loaded.
Slugger	Increases stun potential, making it easier to KO monsters with blunt weapons like hammers.
Water Attack	Increases water element attack power. (Has a maximum elemental limit.)
Sleep Functionality	Allows you to apply sleep coatings, useful for sleep-centric strategies.
Guard	Reduces knockback and stamina depletion when guarding, perfect for lance and gunlance users.
Sleep Attack	Enhances sleep status buildup, making it easier to put monsters to sleep.
Speed Sharpening	Speeds up the sharpening process with a whetstone, minimizing downtime.
Handicraft	Increases weapon sharpness gauge but won’t exceed the maximum limit.
Focus	Speeds up gauge filling and charge rates for weapons like greatswords and charge blades.
Airborne	Boosts damage from jumping attacks, ideal for aerial playstyles with Insect Glaive.
Attack Boost	Increases attack power, maximizing raw damage output.
Ballistics	Extends the range in which ammo and arrows maintain maximum damage, perfect for ranged weapon users.
Punishing Draw	Adds a stun effect to draw attacks and slightly increases attack power.
Critical Boost	Amplifies the damage of critical hits, essential for high-affinity builds.
Guard Up	Allows blocking of normally unblockable attacks, crucial for defensive playstyles.
Ice Attack	Boosts the power of ice element attacks. (Has a maximum elemental limit.)
Blast Functionality	Grants the ability to apply blast coatings, enhancing blast status builds.
Critical Status	Enhances the effectiveness of abnormal status effects (paralysis, poison, sleep, blast) on critical hits.
Stamina Thief	Increases the ability to exhaust monsters by draining their stamina more effectively.
Mind’s Eye	Reduces weapon deflection and increases damage to hard targets, ensuring consistent damage output.
Dragon Attack	Boosts dragon element attack power. (Has a maximum elemental limit.)
Fire Attack	Increases fire element attack power. (Has a maximum elemental limit.)
Horn Maestro	Extends the duration of hunting horn melodies, boosting support roles in multiplayer hunts.
Blast Attack	Increases blast status buildup, making it easier to trigger explosive damage on monsters.
Poison Functionality	Enables the use of poison coatings, complementing poison-centric strategies.
Critical Eye	Increases affinity, raising the chance of landing critical hits.
Protective Polish	Prevents sharpness loss for a limited time after sharpening, maintaining peak performance.