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Monster Hunter World Iceborne has re-worked the Augment System for weapons. In this guide I will go over the Augment System along with the required materials.
Monster Hunter World Iceborne Augment System Guide
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Back in Monster Hunter World, a weapon could be augmented a set amount of times depending on its rarity. Each augment type was weighted the same. In Iceborne, each augment type has a different “weight” or cost assigned to them and each weapon’s socket number is based on rarity. Below you will find each Augment‘s, sockets, costs and limits.
Yellow Text means that it was added in the Rajang update.
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Augment’s Socket Usage & Benefit
- Attack
- 1st Attack Augment takes 3 sockets
- 2nd Attack Augment takes 2 sockets
- 3rd Attack Augment takes 2 sockets
- 4th Attack Augment takes 2 sockets
- Each Attack Augment provides 5 true raw to the weapon
- Affinity
- Each Affinity Augment takes 2 sockets
- 1st Affinity Augment provides 10% Affinity to weapon
- 2nd Affinity Augment provides 5% Affinity to weapon
- 3rd Affinity Augment provides 5% Affinity to weapon
- 4th Affinity Augment provides 5% Affinity to weapon
- Defense
- 1st Defense Augment takes 1 socket and provides 15 extra defense along with a % chance to lessen damage taken
- 2nd Defense Augment takes 1 socket and provides 10 extra defense along with a % chance to lessen damage taken
- 3rd Defense Augment takes 1 socket and provides 10 extra defense along with a % chance to lessen damage taken
- 4th Defense Augment takes 2 sockets and provides 15 extra defense along with a % chance to lessen damage taken
- (Decoration) Slot
- 1st (Decoration) Slot Augment takes 3 sockets and provides 1 level 1 Decoration slot.
- 2nd (Decoration) Slot Augment takes 3 sockets and upgrades the previous level 1 Decoration slot into a level 2 Decoration slot.
- 3rd (Decoration) Slot Augment takes 1 socket and upgrades the previous level 2 Decoration slot into a level 3 Decoration slot.
- 4th (Decoration) Slot Augment takes 1 socket and upgrades the previous level 3 Decoration slot into a level 4 Decoration slot.
- Health
- 1st Health Augment takes 3 sockets and recovers a tiny bit of health in proportion to damage dealt to an enemy
- 2nd Health Augment takes 2 sockets and recovers a bit of health in proportion to damage dealt to an enemy
- 3rd Health Augment takes 2 sockets and recovers health in proportion to damage dealt to an enemy
- 4th Health Augment takes 2 sockets and recovers a lot of health in proportion to damage dealt to an enemy
- Element/Status Effect Up
- 1st Element/Status Effect Up Augment takes 1 socket and increases the weapon’s element by 30
- 2nd Element/Status Effect Up Augment takes 2 socket and increases the weapon’s element by 30
- 3rd Element/Status Effect Up Augment takes 2 socket and increases the weapon’s element by 30
- 4th Element/Status Effect Up Augment takes 2 socket and increases the weapon’s element by 30
Rarity 10 Augment’s Costs in Iceborne
Sockets’ Limits & Costs
Starts at 5 sockets can be augmented to 7
- 3 Spiritvein Slogbone
- 3 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Tempered Great Horn
Previous limit of 7 sockets can now be augmented to 9
- 1 Spiritvein Gem
- 3 Spiritvein Solidbone
- 3 Tempered Glimmerpelt
Attack’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Attack Augment
- 9 Flickering Flamepelt
- 3 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 5 Wasteland Cragbone
- 2nd Attack Augment
- 7 Twisted Temperhorn
- 5 Crackling Thunderpelt
- 3 Dragonvein Solidbone
- 3 Tempered Cragbone
- 3rd Attack Augment
- 7 Tempered Jaw
- 3 Tempered Red Scale
- 3 Spiritvein Solidbone
- 1 Guiding Wasteland Dragonbone
- 4th Attack Augment
- 7 Tempered Glimmerpelt
- 5 Heavy Jaw
- 3 Spiritvein Solidbone
- 5 Simmering Wildbone
Affinity’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Affinity Augment
- 9 Colorful Plume
- 3 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Decayed Crystal
- 2nd Affinity Augment
- 9 Stormcall Steelwing
- 5 Assassin Cutwing
- 3 Dragonvein Solidbone
- 5 Forest Crystal
- 3rd Affinity Augment
- 7 Tempered Cutwing
- 3 Tempered Cathode
- 3 Spiritvein Solidbone
- 3 Prosperous Crystal
- 4th Affinity Augment
- 7 Tempered Blastscale
- 5 Incandscent Magmafin
- 3 Spiritvein Solidbone
- 5 Magma Crystal
Defense’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Defense Augment
- 9 Rugged Mane
- 3 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Mossy Greatbone
- 2nd Defense Augment
- 9 Fragrant Poison Sac
- 3 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 5 Woodland Greatbone
- 3rd Defense Augment
- 9 Obsidian Fur
- 3 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Slumbering Greatbone
- 4th Defense Augment
- 7 King’s Scale
- 5 Ancient Great Horn
- 3 Heavy Dragonvein Bone
- 1 Guiding Forest Dragonbone
(Decoration) Slot’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Slot Augment
- 9 Blackcurl Tyranthorn
- 5 Crackling Thunderpelt
- 3 Heavy Dragonvein Bone
- 5 Wasteland Crystal
- 2nd Slot Augment
- 9 Moonlight Scale
- 5 Charged Deathly Shocker
- 3 Dragonvein Solidbone
- 3 Serene Crystal
- 3rd Slot Augment
- 7 Tempered Azure Mane
- 3 Tempered Hide
- 3 Elder Spiritvein Bone
- 1 Guiding Wasteland Crystal
- 4th Slot Augment
- 7 Tempered Gold Scale
- 5 Metallic Scute
- 3 Elder Spiritvein Bone
- 5 Melted Crystal
Health’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Health Augment
- 7 Tempered Rendclaw
- 5 Inkstained Oilshell+
- 3 Spiritvein Slogbone
- 5 Effluvial Frenzybone
- 2nd Health Augment
- 7 Tempered Tailblade
- 5 Strongman’s Jaw
- 3 Spiritvein Solidbone
- 3 Afflicted Frenzybone
- 3rd Health Augment
- 7 Tempered Twilight Fang
- 3 Tempered Talon
- 3 Elder Spiritvein Bone
- 1 Guiding Rotted Dragonbone
- 4th Health Augment
- 7 Tempered Silver Scale
- 5 Crimson Blastscale
- 3 Elder Spiritvein Bone
- 5 Volcanic Wildbone
Element/Status Effect Up’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Element/Status Effect Up Augment
- 9 Dazzling Photophore+
- 3 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Pale Crystal
- 2nd Element/Status Effect Up Augment
- 9 Smooth Icehide
- 5 Rubbery Shell
- 3 Heavy Dragonvein Bone
- 5 Coral Crystal
- 3rd Element/Status Effect Up Augment
- 9 Enchanting Finehide
- 5 Honed Tailblade
- 3 Elder Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Deepsea Crystal
- 4th Element/Status Effect Up Augment
- 7 Tempered Azure Horn
- 3 Tempered Pink Scale
- 3 Elder Spiritvein Bone
- 1 Guiding Coral Crystal
Custom Upgrade Limits
Custom Upgrade now can be done 6 times compared to 5 before the Rajang Update.
Level 1
- Kulu-Ya-Ku Mod (Affinity)
- 5 Colorful Plume
- 6 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 5 Cracked Crystal
- Jyuratodus Mod (Element & Abnormal Status Effect)
- 2 Jyuratodaus Hardfang
- 9 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 5 Weathered Cragbone
- Tzitzi-ya-Ku Mod (Attack)
- 5 Dazzling Photophore+
- 6 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 5 Vivid Crimsonbone
Level 2
- Banbaro Mod (Attack)
- 5 Ancient Great Horn
- 6 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 7 Wasteland Crystal
- Tobi-Kadachi Mod (Element & Abnormal Status Effect)
- 5 Blinding Cathode
- 6 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 7 Woodland Greatbone
- Hornetaur Mod (Affinity)
- 6 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 7 Effuvial Crystal
- 7 Effuvial Frenzybone
Level 3
- Anjanath Mod (Attack)
- 5 Flickering Flamepelt
- 6 Heavy Dragonvein Bone
- 10 Forest Crystal
- Viper Tobi-Kadachi Mod (Affinity)
- 2 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Thorn
- 9 Heavy Dragonvein Bone
- 10 Coral Crystal
- Legiana Mod (Element & Abnormal Status Effect)
- 5 Smooth Icehide
- 6 Heavy Dragonvein Bone
- 10 Coral Crimsonbone
Level 4
- Glavenus Mod (Element & Abnormal Status Effect)
- 5 Smoldering Tailedge
- 6 Dragonvein Solidbone
- 7 Tempered Cragbone
- Fulgur Anjanath Mod (Affinity)
- 5 Crackling Thunderpelt
- 6 Dragonvein Solidbone
- 7 Deepsea Crystal
- Acidic Glavenus Mod (Attack)
- 5 Honed Tailblade
- 6 Dragonvein Solidbone
- 7 Afflicted Frenzybone
Level 5
- Zorah Magdaros Mod (Element & Abnormal Status Effect)
- 6 Elder Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Guiding Wasteland Dragonbone
- 3 Guiding Wasteland Crystal
- 1 Spiritvein Gem Shard
- Vaal Hazak Mod (Affinity)
- 5 Twilight Fang
- 6 Elder Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Guiding Rotted Dragonbone
- 1 Spiritvein Gem Shard
- Nergiganted Mod (Attack)
- 5 Extinction Greathorn
- 6 Elder Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Guiding Forest Dragonbone
- 1 Spiritvein Gem Shard
Level 6
- Brachydios Mod (Attack)
- 5 Tempered Ebonshell
- 6 Elder Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Guiding Volcanic Dragonbone
- 1 Spiritvein Gem
- Uragaan Mod (Element & Abnormal Status Effect)
- 5 Tempered Scute
- 6 Elder Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Guiding Magma Crystal
- 1 Spiritvein Gem
- Vaal Hazak Mod+ (Affinity)
- 5 Tempered Twilight Fang
- 6 Elder Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Guiding Magma Crystal
- 1 Spiritvein Gem
Rarity 11 Augments Costs in Iceborne
Sockets’ Limits & Costs
Starts at 4 sockets can be augmented to 5
- 1 Spiritvein Gem
- 3 Spiritvein Solidbone
- 3 Tempered Crownhorn
Previous limit of 5 sockets can now be augmented to 6
- 1 Great Spiritvein Gem
- 3 Elder Spiritvein Bone
- 4 Tempered Glimmerpelt
Attack’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Attack Augment
- 9 Fatal Rendclaw
- 5 Ancient Great Horn
- 3 Heavy Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Vibrant Crimsonbone
- 2nd Attack Augment
- 9 Scorching Scale
- 5 Solemn Azure Horn
- 3 Elder Dragonvein Bone
- 1 Guiding Coral Dragonbone
Affinity’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Affinity Augment
- 9 Sinister Silverpelt
- 5 Crackling Thunderpelt
- 3 Heavy Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Prosperous Crystal
- 2nd Affinity Augment
- 7 Tempered Azure Scale
- 3 Tempered Thunderpelt
- 3 Spiritvein Slogbone
- 1 Guiding Forest Crystal
- 3rd Affinity Augment
- 7 Tempered Blastscale
- 3 Tempered Magmanfin
- 3 Spiritvein Solidbone
- 3 Hellfire Crystal
Defense’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Defense Augment
- 9 Muddy Crown
- 3 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Cracked Crystal
- 3 Weathered Cragbone
- 2nd Defense Augment
- 9 Queen’s Scale
- 3 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 5 Wasteland Crystal
- 3rd Defense Augment
- 9 Twisted Bravehorn
- 3 Heavy Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Serene Crystal
- 4th Defense Augment
- 7 Tempered Crown
- 3 Spiritvein Slogbone
- 1 Guiding Wasteland Crystal
(Decoration) Slot’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Slot Augment
- 9 Hellfire Mane
- 3 Tempered Flamepelt
- 3 Elder Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Tempered Cragbone
- 2nd Slot Augment
- 7 Tempered Ebonshell
- 3 Tempered Scute
- 3 Spiritvein Solidbone
- 5 Volcanic Wildbone
Health’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Health Augment
- 7 Tempered Silverpelt
- 3 Tempered Poison Sac
- 3 Spiritvein Solidbone
- 3 Slumbering Greatbone
- 2nd Health Augment
- 7 Splattered Hide
- 3 Tempered Green Scale
- 3 Spiritvein Solidbone
- 1 Guiding Forest Dragonbone
Element/Status Effect Up’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Element/Status Effect Up Augment
- 9 Night Hood
- 3 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Distorted Crystal
- 3 Malformed Frenzybone
- 2nd Element/Status Effect Up Augment
- 9 Strongman’s Jaw
- 5 Inkstained Oilshell+
- 3 Heavy Dragonvein Bone
- 5 Effluvial Crystal
- 3rd Element/Status Effect Up Augment
- 9 Twilight Fang
- 5 Soulrender Talon
- 3 Elder Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Twilight Crystal
Rarity 12 Augments Costs in Iceborne
Sockets’ Limits & Costs
Starts at 3 sockets can be augmented to 4
- 1 Great Spiritvein Gem
- 3 Elder Spiritvein Bone
- 5 Extinction Greathorn
Previous limit of 4 sockets can now be augmented to 5
- 1 Great Spiritvein Gem
- 3 Elder Spiritvein Bone
- 5 Tempered Glimmerpelt
Attack’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Attack Augment
- 7 Tempered Steelwing
- 5 Bloodstained Ebonhide
- 3 Elder Spiritvein Bone
- 5 Slumbering Greatbone
- 2nd Attack Augment
- 7 Tempered Silver Scale
- 5 Bloodthirsty Glimmerpelt
- 3 Spiritvein Solidbone
- 3 Dragonscorched Wildbone
Affinity’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Affinity Augment
- 9 Smoldering Tailedge
- 3 Heavy Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Serene Crystal
- 2nd Affinity Augment
- 7 Tempered Crimson Mane
- 5 Azure Mane
- 3 Elder Spiritvein Bone
- 1 Guilding Wasteland Crystal
Defense’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Defense Augment
- 9 Rubbery Shell
- 3 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Vivid Crimsonbone
- 2nd Defense Augment
- 9 Hydrated Sac
- 3 Fierce Dragonvein Bone
- 5 Coral Crimsonbone
- 3rd Defense Augment
- 7 Tempered Icehide
- 3 Heavy Dragonvein Bone
- 3 Vivid Crimsonbone
- 4th Defense Augment
- 7 Tempered Ebonshell
- 5 Heavy Jaw
- 3 Dragonscorched Wildbone
(Decoration) Slot’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Slot Augment
- 7 Blackcurl Temperhorn
- 5 Aurora Crownhorn
- 3 Dragonvein Solidbone
- 1 Guiding Wasteland Dragonbone
Health’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Health Augment
- 7 Tempered Trancehide
- 5 Charged Deathly Shocker
- 3 Elder Spiritvein Bone
- 1 Guiding Coral Dragonbone
- 2nd Health Augment
- 7 Tempered Silver Scale
- 3 Tempered Blastscale
- 3 Elder Spiritvein Bone
- 1 Guiding Volcanic Dragonbone
Element/Status Effect Up’s Limits & Costs
- 1st Element/Status Effect Up Augment
- 7 Tempered Oilshell+
- 5 Fatal Rendclaw
- 3 Spiritvein Slogbone
- 3 Twilight Crystal
- 2nd Element/Status Effect Up Augment
- 9 Shuddering Darkjaw
- 5 Twilight Fang
- 3 Elder Dragonvein Bone
- 1 Guiding Effluvial Crystal
- 3rd Element/Status Effect Up Augment
- 7 Tempered Gold Scale
- 5 Glossy Ebonshell
- 3 Spiritvein Solidbone
- 1 Guiding Magma Crystal
If you enjoyed this MHW guide be sure to check out more in Monster Hunter World Iceborne All Layered Armor Guide and Monster Hunter World Iceborne Mantles & Boosters Upgrade Guide. You can also track all the Iceborne Pendants in our Monster Hunter World Iceborne All Pendants Guide.
Monster Hunter has always been a franchise where your progression as a player depends on your equipment. This makes sense in a game centered around hunting majestic creatures for their parts.
Monster Hunter: World (MHW) is no different in this regard. If you want to be the best, you have to cover yourself in the scales, horns, claws, and fangs of the strongest monsters you can find.
You are what you hunt.
I’m sure that the upcoming MHW: Iceborne expansion will bring many newcomers and returning veterans to the shores of Hoarfrost Reach, the new landmass teeming with new challenges to overcome and monsters to hunt.
In order to help you be prepared and, therefore, minimize casualties in the exploration of this new land, I’ve put together a list including some of the best armor sets you can find in the game.
Most players pick and choose some parts from different sets to optimize their builds, but for those of you who favor aesthetics or just don’t want to break out a calculator each time you choose your gear, then my list will set you on the right path to monster hunting proficiency.
10. Commission Armor Sets
I’m starting the list off with one of the safest choices for any hunter who doesn’t want to switch their armor around too much.
The Commission Alpha and Beta sets will offer you a high defense rating along with solid resistances to all the elements in the game.
They also have some useful utility skills such as “Stealth,” to help you sneak around monsters, and “Wide Range,” which extends the effects of certain items to your teammates.
Donning all the pieces of either armor set will activate the bonus skill “Commission Guidance,” which allows you to carve the remains of any monster one additional time.
Truly a nice, all-around option if you don’t mind looking like some NPC grunt.
9. Uragaan Alpha Set
I’ll follow up with the very definition of tank armor.
Although this high-fantasy version of the Hulkbuster doesn’t offer as high of a base defense value as you’d expect, it allows you to guard through otherwise unavoidable attacks thanks to its “Uragaan Protection” bonus skill.
It also comes with some levels of the “Guard” skill built-in to further improve your use of shields and a very high fire resistance, which is very desirable against most of the game’s higher-level monsters.
These are two of the best options to pair with the Lance and Gunlance.
I recommend the Uragaan Beta version, which trades some skills for decoration slots, making it more customizable.
8. Teostra Alpha/Beta/Gamma Sets
These sets are a great choice for players who are good at targeting weak spots.
The Teostra sets come with a “Weakness Exploit” built-in, which will increase affinity, and therefore critical hits, when hitting weak spots.
This is marvelously complemented by the armor’s bonus skill “Teostra Technique” which prevents your weapon from losing sharpness on critical hits. It also offers a high Defense rating and, like the Uragaan sets, nice resistance to fire damage.
If you can get your hands on the Gamma version of the set, then I highly recommend it. In addition to a higher defense value, it does away with some of the least useful skills in favor of “Critical Eye,” which increases affinity in general, and has plenty more decoration slots for further customization.
7. Kirin Armor Sets
In addition to easily being the sexiest armor available for both genders, the Kirin set has plenty of things going for it if you like to bring the thunder.
All versions of this armor have the “Free Element” and “Thunder Attack” skills, which are great if you have a weapon with hidden thunder damage. It also has the “Marathon Runner” skill, which makes you spend less stamina when performing certain actions in combat.
Its bonus skill, “Kirin Favor,” will allow you to obtain more rewards for capturing monsters than you normally would; so killing all those unicorns to make the armor will, at least, reduce further damage on the New World’s fauna.
On the downside, this armor has an important lack of versatility, and its negative fire resistance makes it complicated to use on most endgame bosses. Still, I couldn’t possibly make a list without such an iconic look.
6. Diablos Nero Alpha/Beta Sets
Next up on the list I have a unique armor in comparison to the rest of the sets.
Where most sets will focus on keeping you healthy and your weapons sharp, the Diablos encourages an aggressive, reckless playstyle.
It integrates the “Resentment” skill, which makes you stronger when you have recoverable damage, and its bonus skill “Diablos Mastery” will have you dealing more damage the more sharpness your weapon loses.
Few things are more intimidating than a horned madman running at you with a blunt sword.
This set also offers a decent defense rating and high fire resistance, which makes it viable against many high-level monsters. It’s best paired with something like a Great Sword with no elemental damage, as “Diablos Mastery” also empowers such weapons.
5. Vaal Hazak Alpha/Beta/Gamma Sets
Hands down the most badass-looking suit available to MHW players.
This armor is pretty straightforward: It’s meant to keep you alive for a long, long time. Not only does it have a high Defense rating, but the bonus skill “Vaal Hazak Vitality” will let you slowly recover Health until fully replenished.
That coupled with the “Recovery Speed” skill and plenty of decoration slots will let you build an almost immortal character, provided you can dodge or block the most damaging attacks.
As if to balance out such potential, the armor is regrettably weak against fire and dragon damage, which keeps it from being as viable against most high-level bosses.
It’s still incredibly powerful against enemies such as Deviljho or Lunastra, and if you manage to mount a Kirin, you’ll easily be mistaken for one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
4. Odogaron Alpha/Beta Sets
If you liked the Teostra set, then this one will definitely pique your interest, as it’s also focused on sharpness and critical hits.
The Odogaron armor seems heavily influenced by Japanese folklore.
On the aesthetic side it looks somewhat like a samurai wearing an Oni mask to intimidate his foes, and the skills on this set would definitely match such a character.
The Odogaron armor’s bonus skill “Odogaron Mastery” adds a stun effect to your draw strikes, which is complemented well by the integrated “Quick Sheath” skill.
It also keeps your weapon from losing sharpness for a full minute after sharpening, which is a great matchup with the “Speed Sharpening” skill.
What truly makes those bonuses worth it is the “Critical Eye” skill, which will have you landing critical hits left and right.
I recommend this for samurai-lovers and anyone who values a sharp edge on their weapons but hates pausing the action every few hits to sharpen their blade.
3. Nergigante Alpha/Beta/Gamma Set
This armor is more than just protective gear – it’s a badge of honor and a reminder of your triumph over the forces of strife and destruction that Nergigante represents.
This absolute beast of an armor set is excellent for maximizing DPS with skills like “Agitator,” “Maximum Might,” and “Attack Boost,” while still keeping you safe and sound with its great defense rating and “Nergigante Hunger” bonus skill, which regenerates your health as long as you’re beating something up.
The best version of this armor is definitely Gamma, which has considerably higher defense, but because that’s only acquirable during events, you can always take Beta for increased decoration slots.
2. Xeno’jiiva Alpha/Beta/Gamma Set
Second place on my list is occupied by an otherworldly piece of equipment.
Indeed, anyone clad in this armor will look like a mystical being descended from the heavens to bring order to this savage land.
To achieve such an end, you have the “Xeno’jiiva Divinity” bonus skill, which will keep your weapons sharp 50% longer, and “Critical Boost,” which will make your precise strikes eat through the enemy’s health in a flash.
This set will also give you a very high defense rating, keep you from flinching with the “Flinch Free” skill, and protect you against any kind of blight that could interfere with your onslaught with “Blight Resistance.”
You only have to worry about landing those critical hits… and maybe avoiding dragon and fire damage, if you can.
1. Drachen Alpha Set
This shiny and slick suit of armor made from the remains of countless Behemoths is one of the coolest-looking armors I’ve seen in the Monster Hunter franchise. Luckily, it’s also really powerful, with a very high defense rating and 7 decoration slots for your customizing needs.
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The Drachen Alpha set has the “Critical Eye” and “Critical Boost” skills, which both increase the likelihood of landing critical hits and heightens their damage output.
Along with those, this armor’s bonus skill “Soul of the Dragoon” will keep your weapons from losing sharpness when landing critical hits.
“Soul of the Dragoon” also has a second effect, which increases elemental damage on airborne attacks.
It’s the only way to get this bonus in the game, which makes this armor a must for those who favor the Insect Glaive and want to pack more of a punch as well as anyone looking to critical hit their way to monster hunting supremacy.