Buffs are status effects that can benefit the player for a duration in Monster Hunter Wilds. Read on to learn more about each item and weapon buffs, their duration, and which ones stack over each other here!

Best Buffs for Hunting

Recommended Item Buffs

List of Items Buffs to Bring for Hunts
Armorskin		Hardshell Powder		Adamant Pill
Adamant Seed			Immunizer

We recommend bringing the Armorskin, Adamant Pill, and Hardshell Powder as these are the only buff items that you can craft in the Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta. The Immunizer is useful as well since this can help you craft more Adamant Pills and is a great way for recovering red health faster.

Which Buffs Stack?

Majority of Buffs Can Stack

Armorskin, Adamant Pill, and Hardshell Powder can all stack their armor boosts with each other. Using the same item repeatedly will not stack the buff itself as doing so will only reset the duration of the buff.

Additionally, this works the same for damage buff items such as Demondrug, Might Pill, and Demon Powder.

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Items, Weapons, and Skill Buffs Can Stack

Although most of your buffs will consist of damage and armor, Weapon buffs can stack with your Item buffs on top of any of the buffs you get from Skills so make sure to use these together to maximize your stats.

Armor and Demon Seeds and Pills Do Not Stack

Items such as the Adamant Pills and Adamant Seeds won't be able to stack with each other (same for the demon variation for attack). Taking both a seed and pill will prioritize the bigger boost but will not add their effects together. The buff duration is still determined by the item. This means taking a seed and a pill will give a bigger boost for a short time but will eventually use the smaller boost for a longer time rather than extending the pill effect.

Armorskin and Demondrug Don't Stack With its Mega Counterpart

Similar to the Seed and Pill stacking mechanic, the Demondrug and Armorskin item buffs won't stack with their Mega counterparts and will only prioritize the bigger boost.

List of Item Buffs

All Item Buffs

Buff	Effect	Duration
Adamant Pill	Multiplies Defense by 1.3 Temporarily makes your skin as hard as adamant. Potent!	1.5 mins
Adamant Seed	Increases Defense by 20 points. Temporarily raises your defense when ingested by hardening tissue.	3 mins
Armorskin	Increases Defense by 15 points. Temporarily boosts your defense by turning your skin as hard as rock.	30 mins
Demon Powder	Increases Attack Power by 10 Points. A mysterious powder that produces a cloud around the area that temporarily strengthens attacks.	3 mins
Demondrug	Increases Attack Power by 5 Points. Temporarily boosts your attack power by filling you with demonic strength.	30 mins
Hardshell Powder	Increases Defense by 20 Points. A mysterious powder; when dispersed, temporarily strengthens defense.	3 mins
Immunizer	Temporarily boosts your natural ability to recover lost health.	5 mins
Mega Armorskin	Increases Defense by 25 Points. Temporarily boosts your defense even more than regular Armorskin.	30 mins
Mega Demondrug	Increases Attack Power by 7 Points. Temporarily boosts your attack power even more then a regular Demondrug.	30 mins
Might Pill	Increases Attack by 25 Points Temporarily endows you with the strength of a mighty god. Potent!	20s
Might Seed	Increases Attack by 10 Points. Temporarily strengthens your attacks when ingested by improving energy flow.	3 mins

List of All Items and Materials

List of Weapon Buffs

Dual Blades Buffs

The Dual Blades in Monster Hunter Wilds are now capable of gaining a temporary damage buff when they execute a Perfect Dodge in Demon Mode, turning all their dodges into a spiral attack for the duration.

Keep in mind that once you receive the buff, you can not reset the duration while the buff is active until it expires.

Dual Blades Weapon Guide and New Moves

Hunting Horn Buffs

Buff	Effect	Duration
Self-Improvement	Increases movement speed. Playing an Encore for this Melody Effect will also raise your attack power and prevent your attacks from being deflected.	3 mins (Lvl 1) 4.5 mins (Lvl 2)
Attack Up (S)	Increases attack.	3 mins (Lvl 2)
Fire Res (S)	Increases fire resistance and prevents fireblight.	2 mins (Lvl 1)

The Hunting Horn focuses on applying buffs to both yourself and your allies, making it a great support weapon. Additionally, repeating the same songs will not stack their effects but will replace the ones with higher buffs.

Hunting Horn Weapon Guide and New Moves

Insect Glaive Buffs

Kinsect Extracts are extremely helpful and is one of the main combat mechanics of Insect Glaive. These buffs are purely unique to the Insect Glaive and will not transfer when you switch weapons.

Insect Glaive Weapon Guide and New Moves

Bowgun Buffs

Ammo	Effect	Duration
Demon Ammo	Ammo that produces a cloud that temporarily strengthens attacks in the impact zone where it lands.	3 mins
Armor Ammo	Ammo that produces a cloud that temporarily strengthens defense in the impact zone of where it lands.	3 mins

Lastly, both Bowguns are capable of using the Demon and Armor Ammos which can boost your damage and armor respectively for up to 3 minutes. This can be useful as you can now switch weapons, meaning you can have any Bowgun equipped, swap it out, and fire the Demon Ammo and Armor Ammo to give you a good boost for your hunts.

What are Buffs?

Temporary Status Boosts

In Monster Hunter Wilds, Buffs are temporary effects that can boost the player's stats for a duration. These buffs can vary between each item, offering boosts to your damage, armor, and stamina recovery.

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