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Iron Skin Effects and Required Equipment

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Last updated on: February 2, 2021 10:48 PM

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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
Armor With Iron Skin
Charms and Decorations With Iron Skin
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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)

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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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