In Monster Hunter Wilds, status effect boosts work in both positive and negative fashion, and you’ll need to master them to make the most of the benefits (and negate the ill effects).
Status effects are available in two forms: Boosts and Ailments. While the former benefits your character, the latter can be both positive and negative. On the other hand, Ailments have adverse effects, but you can also use them on your enemy.
All Status Effect Boosts in Monster Hunter Wilds
There are different boosts you can utilize on your adventures, so it’s essential to know how to get them in the first place.
| Boost | How to Obtain | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Attack Up | Consume Might Seed or Demon Drug Perform Melodies and create Echo Bubbles with the Hunting Horn Part of certain Armor Set bonus |
Increases your base Damage rating |
| Defense Up | Consume Adamant Seed or Armorskin Perform Melodies and create Echo Bubbles with the Hunting Horn Part of certain Armor Set bonus |
Increases your base Defense rating |
| Fire Resistance Up | Perform Melodies and create Echo Bubbles with the Hunting Horn Part of certain Armor Set bonus |
Increases Fire Resistance and prevent Fireblight after a particular threshold |
| Self-Improvement | Perform Melodies and create Echo Bubbles with the Hunting Horn | Increases movement speed, attack, and reduces attacks from being deflected |
| Knockback Negated | Hit monsters with Poison Effect Use Antidote or Herbal Medicie |
Prevents Knock Backs from attacks |
| Meal Effects | Cooking and eating any meal | Get the bonuses directly from the meal that you ate |
All Status Effect Ailments in Monster Hunter Wilds
While the effects of Ailments are negative in nature, you can also inflict them on enemies.
| Boost | Effect | How to Inflict | How to Cure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | Reduces health over time | Hit monsters with Poison effect Use Poisontoad |
Consume Antidote or Herbal Medicine Wait for the Poison to die down over time |
| Paralysis | Target will be unable to move | Hit monsters with attacks that inflict Paralysis effects Use Paratoad |
Spam movement buttons Get hit by an attack as it can remove paralysis Wait for it to subside |
| Stun | Target will be unable to move | Hit monsers on the head, and blunt weapons will do more damage | Spam movement buttons Get hit by an attack as it can remove paralysis Wait for it to subside |
| Fireblight | Target burns every second and HP goes down over time | Hit monsters with Fire damage Use Blastoad |
Use Nulberries Roll on the ground few times Wait for it to subside |
| Waterblight | Reduces health over time | Hit monsters with Water damage Use Watertoad |
Use Nulberries Wait for it to subside |
| Thunderblight | Increases chances of being stunned | Hit monsters with attacks that do Thunder damage | Use Nulberries Wait for it to subside |
| Iceblight | Increases Stamina consumption | Hit monsters with attacks that do Ice damage | Use Nulberries Wait for it to subside |
| Dragonblight | Negates elemental properties of enemies | Hit monsters with a weapon that inflicts Dragonblight | Use Nulberries Wait for it to subside |
If you’re getting hit regularly with Bleeding, make sure to check out our guide to help ease your pain and problems.
