Monster Hunter World Iceborne armor guide
Our Monster Hunter World Iceborne armor guide contains tables with all the recipes and stats for every single armor piece introduced in Monster Hunter World Iceborne. We’ve also scrutinised each one and have come up with a list of the best armor sets in the expansion.
Monster Hunter World Iceborne armor guide contents
Monster Hunter World Iceborne master rank armor alpha Monster Hunter World Iceborne master rank armor beta Best Monster Hunter World Iceborne Master Rank builds
Those new to hunting monsters, or if you just need to find a particular monster guide to get up to Hunter Rank 16 - needed to start the Iceborne expansion - should head over to our Monster Hunter World guide hub for a plethora of guides. Once you’re ready to begin the expansion, you’ll find a few hunters gathered near the gate in Astera. You can also look at the basics for armour Monster Hunter: World armour builds, as well as the full Monster Hunter: World armour list. Those looking for Iceborne’s weapons can find them in our Monster Hunter World Iceborne weapons guide.
Best Monster Hunter World Master Rank builds
There’s a ton of new Monster Hunter World Iceborne Master Rank armor, so much so that it can be very difficult to work out which ones you should be creating. We’ve scoured through the list to come up with some suggestions. While you can mix and match each part to balance your stats, the full sets can give important bonuses that are worth looking at. Here are some examples of full sets that are decent and why:
Viper Tobi-Kadachi +: While the stats are alright for quite a few monsters, it is weak to ice and especially thunder. However, the main reason this is decent is because Evade Extender can help with rolling out of the way of attacks from the likes of Barioth and Tigrex, while Evade Window increases your invincibility frames mid-dodge. On top of this, Constitution reduces stamina depletion, helping to make evasion easier to do. Couple this with paralysis and poison weapons and you’ll have a decent ailment build for the early part of the expansion. Velkhana +: With decently defensive stats and only a weakness to fire, this armor set has great stats. The set bonus increases elemental damage when you land a critical hit, no matter which element you are using at the time. Its attack power rises when your weapon isn’t drawn, but will deplete as you attack with it. This can be combined with Critical Draw for guaranteed critical hits when drawing weapons. On top of that, there are several defensive skills (Divine Blessing for reduced damage, Flinch Free to avoid knockbacks and tripping), while Coalescence enhances attacks after removing status effects. Nargacuga +: If you’re struggling against water-based monsters, Nargacuga’s set gives you decent defences, but also some great skills. Nargacuga Essence keeps your weapons sharp for longer, while Stamina Surge increases stamina recovery. Use this with weapons like the Dual Blades for the most efficient usage. It also has the Evade Window skill to help with dodging by increasing invincibility frames. Fulgur Anjanath +: This set offers the best elemental defences with only ice being your major weakness. Equipping the full set increases your stamina cap and you can increase thunder damage for use against those monsters weak to Thunder (Nargacuga and Viper Tobi-Kadachi are good early examples). However, it is the Weakness Exploit skill that sets this armor set apart, as when you hit weak points, you’ll get a 50% affinity boost instead of 30%. You’ll also get some excellent defensive skills which include Defence Boost, Stun Resistance, Knockback Resistance, and Improved Evasion whenever you’re afflicted with status ailments.
Monster Hunter World Iceborne guides
We have a whole host of other useful Monster Hunter World Iceborne guide pages for your convenience. Why not take a gander? Monster Hunter World guide - Our guide hub for Monster Hunter World, including the basics, weapon and armour trees, and boss guides. Monster Hunter World Iceborne guide - Our guide hub for the Iceborne expansion to Monster Hunter World, including new features, the new hub area, and more. Monster Hunter World Iceborne weapons - All the weapons in Iceborne and the recipes for each one. Monster Hunter World Iceborne boss guide - A collection of boss guides for Monster Hunter World Iceborne, detailing strategies, weaknesses, and loot tables for each.
