Monster Hunter World (MHW)

Piercing Shots Effects and Required Equipment

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This is the page for the Piercing Shots skill in Monster Hunter World (MHW) and Iceborne. Keep reading to find out the effects of this skill and what equipment it's attached to!

Piercing Shots Effects

Piercing Shots
Increases the attack power of piercing ammo and Dragon Piercer.

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Effects by Level

Effect
Level 1 Increases the power of piercing ammo and Dragon Piercer.
Level 2 Greatly increases the power of piercing ammo and Dragon Piercer.

Armor With Piercing Shots

Name (Armor Set) Body Part
&
Slots
Skill (Lv)
Rath Soul Coil Alpha
(Rath Soul Alpha Armor Set)
Waist
ーーー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Piercing Shots (Lv 1)
Rath Soul Coil Alpha +
(Rath Soul Alpha + Armor Set)
Waist
③ーー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Piercing Shots (Lv 1)
Nargacuga Helm Beta +
(Nargacuga Beta + Armor Set)
Head
④①ー
Peak Performance (Lv 1)
Piercing Shots (Lv 1)
Nargacuga Helm Alpha +
(Nargacuga Alpha + Armor Set)
Head
①①ー
Peak Performance (Lv 2)
Piercing Shots (Lv 1)
Garuga Greaves Alpha +
(Yian Garuga Alpha + Armor Set)
Legs
③③ー
Critical Eye (Lv 2)
Piercing Shots (Lv 1)

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Charms and Decorations With Piercing Shots

Decorations

Rarity Name
8 Pierce Jewel 3

Charms

Charm Upgrade Materials
Penetration Charm II Phantomcore Ore x1
Fierce Dragonvein Bone x4
Coral Crimsonbone x2
Pink Scale x3
Penetration Charm Xeno'jiiva Gem x1
Xeno'jiiva Tail x3
Research Commission Ticket x1
Dragoncore Ore x1

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