Hammer Armor Sets
The hammer is a blunt weapon that deals large amounts of damage with charged attacks. It also allows you to stun monsters by consistently landing blows on their heads. Because of this, the weapon greatly benefits from the slugger skill to easily disorient foes with enhanced stunning power. Since charged attacks with the hammer consume stamina, any skills that reduce its consumption are welcome additions.
Recommended Skills
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
| Weakness Exploit | Increases affinity when attacking monster weak points. |
| Handicraft | Increases the sharpness of your weapon for more damage. |
| Critical Boost | Increases critical hit damage. Synergizes well with weakness, exploit, maximum might, and critical eye skills. |
| Slugger | Increases stunning power when landing attacks on a monster’s head. |
| Earplugs | Prevents monster roars from interrupting you during charging. |
Rarity 3
| Equipment | Skill | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Jagras Helm | Speed Eating (Level 1) | – |
| Chest | Bone Mail | Attack Boost (Level 1) | – |
| Arms | Bone Vambraces | Slugger (Level 1) | – |
| Waist | Hunter Coil | Scenthound | – |
| Legs | Hornetaur Greaves | Handicraft (Level 1) | – |
Activated Skills
| Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attack Boost (Level 1) | Slugger (Level 1) | Speed Eating (Level 1) |
| Handicraft (Level 1) | Scenthound | |
Basic equipment set that grants a moderate boost in stunning power by attacking a monster’s head. Attack boost and handicraft give a decent increase in damage potential as well. A good overall set, especially with utility skills like scenthound and speed eating.
Rarity 5
| Equipment | Skill | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Baan Helm | Slugger (Level 1) | – |
| Chest | Diablos Mail | Slugger (Level 1) | – |
| Arms | Bone Vambraces | Slugger (Level 1) | – |
| Waist | Odogaron Coil | Critical Eye (Level 1) | – |
| Legs | Hornetaur Greaves | Handicraft (Level 1) | – |
Activated Skills
| Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| Critical Eye (Level 1) | Slugger (Level 3) | Handicraft (Level 1) |
Greatly increases stunning power when landing hits on a monster’s head. Critical eye and handicraft are also good additions to this attack-focused armor set.
Rarity 7
| Equipment | Skill | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Rathalos Helm β | Attack Boost (Level 2) | Health Jewel (1) |
| Chest | Rathalos Mail β | Weakness Exploit (Level 2) | Health Jewel (1) |
| Arms | Rathalos Vambraces α | Fire Resistance (Level 2), Attack Boost (Level 1) | – |
| Waist | Odogaron Coil α | Critical Eye (Level 2), Speed Sharpening (Level 1) | – |
| Legs | Rathalos Greaves α | Jump Master, Weakness Exploit (Level 1) | – |
| Charm | Attack Charm I | Attack Boost (Level 1) | – |
Activated Skills
| Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attack Boost (Level 4) | Weakness Exploit (Level 3) | Critical Eye (Level 2) |
| Fire Resistance (Level 2) | Speed Sharpening (Level 1) | Health Boost (Level 2) |
| Jump Master | Rathalos Power (Set Bonus) | |
An armor set consisting mostly of Rathalos armor pieces. Its combination of skills makes it a solid choice for taking on most high-rank monsters, including Nergigante, during the main story. Attack power and affinity are increased thanks to attack boost, critical eye, and weakness exploit. The Rathalos power set bonus also allows you to capitalize on a monster’s elemental weaknesses by enhancing damage dealt with elemental weapons.
Rarity 8
| Equipment | Skill | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Dragonking Eyepatch α | Weakness Exploit (Level 2) | Critical Boost Jewel (2) |
| Chest | Diablos Mail β | Slugger (Level 2) | Critical Boost Jewel (2), Health Boost Jewel (1) |
| Arms | Kaiser Vambraces β | Weakness Exploit (Level 1) | Critical Boost Jewel (2) |
| Waist | Bazel Coil β | Earplugs (Level 2) | Handicraft Jewel (3) |
| Legs | Diablos Greaves α | Tremor Resistance (Level 2), Slugger (Level 1) | Health Boost Jewel (1) |
| Charm | Earplug Charm | Earplugs (Level 3) | – |
Activated Skills
| Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| Earplugs (Level 5) | Slugger (Level 3) | Weakness Exploit (Level 3) |
| Tremor Resistance (Level 2) | Health Boost (Level 2) | Critical Boost (Set Bonus) |
| Handicraft (Level 1) | Bludgeoner (Set Bonus) | |
Slugger armor set that includes earplugs to avoid being interrupted by monster roars when charging. Offers good damage potential with weakness exploit, critical boost, and handicraft.
End Game
| Equipment | Skill | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Bazel Helm β | Earplugs (Level 2) | Exploiter Jewel (2), Health Jewel (1) |
| Chest | Drachen Mail α | Critical Eye (Level 2), Critical Boost (Level 1) | Exploiter Jewel (2) |
| Arms | Drachen Vambraces α | Critical Eye (Level 2), Attack Boost (Level 2) | Health Jewel (1), Health Jewel (1) |
| Waist | Drachen Coil α | Critical Eye (2), Power Prolonger (Level 1) | Exploiter Jewel (2) |
| Legs | Nergigante Greaves γ | Attack Boost (Level 3) | Critical Boost (2), Critical Boost (2) |
| Charm | Earplug Charm III | Earplugs (Level 3) | – |
Activated Skills
| Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| Critical Eye (Level 6) | Earplugs (Level 5) | Attack Boost (Level 4) |
| Critical Boost (Level 3) | Health Boost (Level 3) | Weakness Exploit (Level 3) |
| Power Prolonger (Level 1) | Soul of the Dragoon (Set Bonus) | |
This end-game armor set consists of Behemoth armor pieces. It is complete with all essential damage-boosting skills at the cost of switching out slugger. Earplugs allow you to consistently land charged attacks without being interrupted by monster roars.
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