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Iron Skin Effects and Required Equipment

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This is the page for the Iron Skin 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!

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Iron Skin Effects

Iron Skin
Grants protection against Defense Down.

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Effects by Level

Effect
Level 1 Reduces the duration of Defense Down by 50%.
Level 2 Reduces the duration of Defense Down by 75%.
Level 3 Prevents Defense Down.

Armor With Iron Skin

Name (Armor Set) Body Part
&
Slots		 Skill (Lv)
Barnos Jacket Alpha
(Barnos Jacket Alpha) 		Torso
ーーー		 Heat Guard (Lv 1)
Iron Skin (Lv 1)
Damascus Coil Alpha
(Damascus Alpha Armor Set) 		Waist
①ーー		 Focus (Lv 1)
Iron Skin (Lv 2)
Damascus Greaves Alpha
(Damascus Alpha Armor Set) 		Legs
①ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Iron Skin (Lv 1)
Barnos Jacket Beta +
(Barnos Jacket Beta +) 		Torso
④②ー		 Heat Guard (Lv 1)
Iron Skin (Lv 1)
Barnos Jacket Alpha +
(Barnos Jacket Alpha +) 		Torso
②②ー		 Heat Guard (Lv 1)
Iron Skin (Lv 2)
Acidic Glavenus Coil Alpha +
(Acidic Glavenus Alpha + Armor Set) 		Waist
②ーー		 Handicraft (Lv 1)
Iron Skin (Lv 2)
Uragaan Vambraces Beta +
(Uragaan Beta + Armor Set) 		Arms
④ーー		 Guard (Lv 2)
Iron Skin (Lv 1)
Uragaan Vambraces Alpha +
(Uragaan Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
②ーー		 Guard (Lv 2)
Iron Skin (Lv 2)

List of Armor and Armor Skills

Charms and Decorations With Iron Skin

Decorations

Not available.

Charms

Charm Upgrade Materials
Guard Charm I Spiritcore Ore x1
Barnos Hide+ x3
Barnos Talon x3
Brutal Bone x6
Guard Charm II Dragonite Ore x6
Firecell Stone x1
Wyvern Gem x1
Spiritcore Ore x1
Guard Charm III Elder Dragon Blood x1
Dragonvein Crystal x2
High Commendation x1
Dreamcore Ore x1

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