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This is a guide to the Mail of Hellfire Skill in Monster Hunter Rise (MH Rise): Sunbreak. Learn what the Mail of Hellfire Skill does at each level, which Armor and Decorations have this skill, and our builds that use Mail of Hellfire.
| Skill Effect | |
|---|---|
| Decreases defense but increases attack. Exact changes to stats depends on Switch Skill Swap Scroll that is being used. | |
| Level | Effect by Level |
| 1 | Using Red Scroll: Defense down, attack up Using Blue Scroll: Resistance down, element up |
| 2 | Further decreases defense and resistance, while further increasing attack and element. |
| 3 | Greatly decreases defense and resistance, while greatly increasing attack and element. |
YES. Mail of Hellfire can be obtained as an extra skill on your armor when you try rolling for skills via Qurious Armor Crafting.
Best Armor Augments and Armor Recommendations
| Level | Attack | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Lv 1 | +15 | -50 |
| Lv 2 | +25 | -75 |
| Lv 3 | +35 | -100 |
| Level | Element Attack | Resistances |
|---|---|---|
| Lv 1 | +5% | -10 |
| Lv 2 | +10% | -25 |
| Lv 3 | +20% | -50 |
On paper, Mail of Hellfire looks like an incredible skill that can improve your damage output. In practice, the penalties are something you really have to look out for, especially in Master Rank. While you'll still be able to take hits, the additional damage you take might cause you to cart more often against stronger moves.
While mitigating the Defense penalty isn't too hard, it does require taking up valuable skill slots. The Resistances are more problematic, especially at Lv 3, since even skills won't help you. To add to this problem, if you want to use Lv 3 Mail of Hellfire, you'll have less flexibility to fit in other skills since the Torso, Arms, and Waist must all be equipped. If you're after a raw build, even Lv 1 should be enough of a boost without giving up too much. The Waist part is worth considering since it has plenty of slots and comes with Coalescence.
▲Raw Attack Comparison: Both sets only have the necessary armor to activate the required skill levels.
Mail of Hellfire can be compared to another high-risk, high-reward skill like Dereliction. Dereliction tends to perform better as its pieces also have Resentment, which is nearly always active. To highlight this, just Lv 1 Dereliction from the Archfiend Legs provides +25 Attack with 3 Qurio and an additional 5 Attack with Resentment. You'll need Lv 3 Mail of Hellfire to exceed that, which means using up three armor pieces.
▲Element Comparison: Both sets only have the necessary armor to activate the required skill levels.
Element doesn't get any better as Dereliction provides a flat boost, while Mail of Hellfire's Element boost is percentage based, meaning you'll only see more benefit with weapons with very high Elemental Attack.
It's not all downhill for Mail of Hellfire though. The comparison above assumes 3 Qurio, which takes more than 2 minutes to reach, whereas Mail of Hellfire is ready from the get-go. If you tend to use Switch Skill Swap a lot, this doesn't lose effectiveness, unlike Dereliction. If you're also not a fan of constantly losing health, then Mail of Hellfire is a usable alternative.
| Armor | Base Defense | Skills |
|---|---|---|
 Sinister Grudge Garb |
124 |
Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 2
Mail of Hellfire Lv. 1
|
 Sinister Grudge Gauntlet |
124 |
Counterstrike Lv. 1
Mail of Hellfire Lv. 1
Redirection Lv. 1
|
 Sinister Grudge Tassets |
124 |
Mail of Hellfire Lv. 1
Coalescence Lv. 1
|
| Available Builds | |
|---|---|
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Merak's Asterism Strongarm Raw
MR100+ |
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TU4 Endgame Raw Pierce Rapid Fire
MR100+ |
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TU3 Sneak Attack Powder Mantle Build
MR100+ |
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TU4 Endgame LBG Spread Build
MR100+ |
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TU3 Chaotic Gore Magala Switch Axe Build
MR100+ |
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Mail of Hellfire Chaotic Gore Magala Impact Phial Build
MR100+ |
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TU4 Endgame HBG Spread Build
MR100+ |
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Powder Mantle Elemental IG Builds
MR100+ |
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Heaven-Sent Blood Awakening Elemental Glaives
MR100+ |
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You can get ride of the elemental weakness all together in a valstrex epoch set with dragon conversion and dragon heart witch I like to rune in the set anyway as for the physical defense defense lv 7 will take care of that.