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Critical Element is a Weapon Skill that increases the critical multiplier of the elemental critical hits in Monster Hunter Wilds. Learn the effects of Critical Element and see a list of weapons with the Critical Element skill.
List of Contents
Critical Element Skill | |||||||||||
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Increases elemental damage (fire, water, thunder, ice, dragon) when landing critical hits. | |||||||||||
Level | Effect | ||||||||||
1 | Slightly increases elemental damage while active. | ||||||||||
2 | Increases elemental damage while active. | ||||||||||
3 | Greatly increases elemental damage while active. |
Critical Element increases the elemental critical hit damage of your elemental attacks. This is the elemental counterpart of Critical Boost which mostly increases the critical hit damage of Raw.
The multiplier varies per weapon, with the most bonus across all of them found in Level 3.
Weapon | Lv 1 | Lv 2 | Lv 3 |
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~1.07x | ~1.13x | 1.2x |
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1.05x | 1.1x | 1.15x |
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1.05x | 1.1x | 1.15x |
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1.05x | 1.1x | 1.15x |
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~1.07x | ~1.13x | 1.2x |
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~1.07x | ~1.13x | 1.2x |
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1.05x | 1.1x | 1.15x |
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~1.07x | ~1.13x | 1.2x |
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~1.07x | ~1.13x | 1.2x |
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~1.07x | ~1.13x | 1.2x |
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1.05x | 1.1x | 1.15x |
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1.05x | 1.1x | 1.15x |
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1.05x | 1.1x | 1.15x |
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1.05x | 1.1x | 1.15x |
The elemental damage multipliers of Critical Element is dependent on the weapon type. Small and fast hitting weapons get up to a 1.2 multiplier at level 3, while large and heavy hitting weapons get up to 1.15 at level 3.
Weapon Types Guide: All 14 Weapons Explained
Weapon | Weapon Type | Skills |
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Bow |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Bow |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Bow |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Bow |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Charge Blade |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Charge Blade |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Dual Blades |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Dual Blades |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Dual Blades |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Dual Blades |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Great Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Great Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Gunlance |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Gunlance |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Gunlance |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Gunlance |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Hammer |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Hammer |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Hammer |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Hammer |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Heavy Bowgun |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Heavy Bowgun |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Heavy Bowgun |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Heavy Bowgun |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Hunting Horn |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Hunting Horn |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Hunting Horn |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Hunting Horn |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Insect Glaive |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Insect Glaive |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Insect Glaive |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Insect Glaive |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Lance |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Lance |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Light Bowgun |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Light Bowgun |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Light Bowgun |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Light Bowgun |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Long Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Long Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Long Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Long Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Switch Axe |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Switch Axe |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Switch Axe |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Switch Axe |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Sword and Shield |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Sword and Shield |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Sword and Shield |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Sword and Shield |
Critical Element Lv. 3
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Bow |
Ballistics Lv. 1
Critical Element Lv. 2
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Bow |
Ballistics Lv. 1
Critical Element Lv. 2
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Great Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 2
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Great Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 2
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Light Bowgun |
Ballistics Lv. 1
Critical Element Lv. 2
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Light Bowgun |
Ballistics Lv. 1
Critical Element Lv. 2
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Bow |
Ballistics Lv. 1
Critical Element Lv. 1
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Bow |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Bow |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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Charge Blade |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Charge Blade |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Charge Blade |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Charge Blade |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Charge Blade |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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Dual Blades |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Dual Blades |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Dual Blades |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Dual Blades |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Dual Blades |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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Great Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Great Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Great Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Great Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Great Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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Gunlance |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Gunlance |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Gunlance |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Gunlance |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Gunlance |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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Hammer |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Hammer |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Hammer |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Hammer |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Hammer |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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Heavy Bowgun |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Heavy Bowgun |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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Hunting Horn |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Hunting Horn |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Hunting Horn |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Hunting Horn |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Hunting Horn |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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Insect Glaive |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Insect Glaive |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Insect Glaive |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Insect Glaive |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Insect Glaive |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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Lance |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Lance |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Lance |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Lance |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Lance |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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Light Bowgun |
Ballistics Lv. 1
Critical Element Lv. 1
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Light Bowgun |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Light Bowgun |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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Long Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Long Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Long Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Long Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Long Sword |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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Switch Axe |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Switch Axe |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Switch Axe |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Switch Axe |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Switch Axe |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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Sword and Shield |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Sword and Shield |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Sword and Shield |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 2
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Sword and Shield |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Master's Touch Lv. 1
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Sword and Shield |
Critical Element Lv. 1
Slicked Blade Lv. 3
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List of Skill Types | |
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Weapon Skills | Armor Skills |
Group Skills | Set Bonus Skills |
Food Skills |
How much critical damage bonus does each skill level of Critical Element grant?
Critical Element Skill Effects
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