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Critical Boost Effects and Required Equipment

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This is the page for the Critical Boost 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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Critical Boost Effects

Critical Boost
Increases the damage of critical hits.

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Effects by Level

Effect
Level 1 Increases damage dealt by critical hits to 30%.
Level 2 Increases damage dealt by critical hits to 35%.
Level 3 Increases damage dealt by critical hits to 40%.

Armor With Critical Boost

Name (Armor Set) Body Part
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Slots		 Skill (Lv)
Azure Starlord Guards Alpha
(Azure Starlord Alpha Armor Set) 		Legs
③ーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Rath Soul Helm Beta
(Rath Soul Beta Armor Set) 		Head
①①ー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Rath Soul Helm Alpha
(Rath Soul Alpha Armor Set) 		Head
ーーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Intimidator (Lv 2)
Kulve Taroth's Ire Beta
(Kulve Taroth Beta Armor Set) 		Torso
③①ー		 Stun Resistance (Lv 2)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Kulve Taroth's Ire Alpha
(Kulve Taroth Alpha Armor Set) 		Torso
①ーー		 Stun Resistance (Lv 2)
Critical Boost (Lv 2)
Kulve Taroth's Malic Gamma
(Kulve Taroth Gamma Armor Set) 		Waist
③ーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Weakness Exploit (Lv 1)
Gala Suit Top Hat Alpha
(Gala Suit Alpha Armor Set) 		Head
②①①		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Gala Suit Top Hat
(Gala Suit Armor Set) 		Head
ーーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Drachen Mail Alpha
(Drachen Alpha Armor Set) 		Torso
③ーー		 Critical Eye (Lv 2)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Drachen Greaves Alpha
(Drachen Alpha Armor Set) 		Legs
②ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Drachen Armet Alpha
(Drachen Alpha Armor Set) 		Head
③①ー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Airborne (Lv 1)
Xeno'jiiva Spurs Gamma
(Xeno'jiiva Gamma Armor Set) 		Legs
②①①		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Xeno'jiiva Spine Gamma
(Xeno'jiiva Gamma Armor Set) 		Waist
③①ー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Xeno'jiiva Claws Alpha
(Xeno'jiiva Alpha Armor Set) 		Arms
①ーー		 Flinch Free (Lv 1)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Safi Crested Boots Beta +
(Safi'jiiva Beta + Armor Set) 		Legs
④②①		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Safi Crested Boots Alpha +
(Safi'jiiva Alpha + Armor Set) 		Legs
③②①		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Maximum Might (Lv 1)
Safi Crested Crown Beta +
(Safi'jiiva Beta + Armor Set) 		Head
④①①		 Evade Window (Lv 1)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Safi Crested Crown Alpha +
(Safi'jiiva Alpha + Armor Set) 		Head
②①①		 Evade Window (Lv 2)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Safi Crested Chest Beta +
(Safi'jiiva Beta + Armor Set) 		Torso
④②		 Blight Resistance (Lv 1)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Safi Crested Chest Alpha +
(Safi'jiiva Alpha + Armor Set) 		Torso
③②		 Blight Resistance (Lv 2)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Rath Soul Helm Beta +
(Rath Soul Beta + Armor Set) 		Head
④ーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Rath Soul Helm Alpha +
(Rath Soul Alpha + Armor Set) 		Head
①①ー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Cliffhanger (Lv 1)
Rath Soul Greaves Beta +
(Rath Soul Beta + Armor Set) 		Legs
④ーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Rath Soul Greaves Alpha +
(Rath Soul Alpha + Armor Set) 		Legs
①ーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Windproof (Lv 2)
Kulve Taroth's Wrath Beta +
(Kulve Taroth Beta + Armor Set)
④①①		 Critical Boost (Lv 2)
Kulve Taroth's Wrath Alpha +
(Kulve Taroth Alpha + Armor Set) 		Legs
②①①		 Critical Boost (Lv 2)
Peak Performance (Lv 1)
Kulve Taroth's Rage Beta +
(Kulve Taroth Beta + Armor Set)
④④ー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Kulve Taroth's Rage Alpha +
(Kulve Taroth Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
③②ー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Wide-Range (Lv 3)
Zinogre Helm Beta +
(Zinogre Beta + Armor Set) 		Head
④ーー		 Power Prolonger (Lv 1)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Zinogre Helm Alpha +
(Zinogre Alpha + Armor Set) 		Head
①ーー		 Power Prolonger (Lv 2)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Silver Solmail Beta +
(Silver Sol Beta + Armor Set) 		Torso
④ーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 2)
Silver Solmail Alpha +
(Silver Sol Alpha + Armor Set) 		Torso
①ーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 2)
Fire Attack (Lv 2)
Silver Solcoil Beta +
(Silver Sol Beta + Armor Set) 		Waist
④①ー		 Windproof (Lv 1)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Silver Soulcoil Alpha +
(Silver Sol Alpha + Armor Set) 		Waist
①①ー		 Windproof (Lv 2)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Kulu Helm Alpha +
(Kulu Alpha + Armor Set) 		Head
①ーー		 Slinger Capacity (Lv 2)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Kulu Vambraces Beta +
(Kulu Beta + Armor Set) 		Arms
④ーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Kulu Vambraces Alpha +
(Kulu Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
①①ー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Pro Transporter (Lv 1)
Shara Ishvalda Braces Beta +
(Shara Ishvalda Beta + Armor Set) 		Arms
④ーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 2)
Shara Ishvalda Braces Alpha +
(Shara Ishvalda Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
①ーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 2)
Coalescence (Lv 1)
Astral Cloth Alpha +
(Astral Alpha + Armor Set) 		Torso
①ーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 2)
Clockwork Greaves Beta +
(Clockwork Beta + Armor Set) 		Legs
④ーー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Bombardier (Lv 1)
Clockwork Greaves Alpha +
(Clockwork Alpha + Armor Set) 		Legs
①①ー		 Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Bombardier (Lv 2)

List of Armor and Armor Skills

Charms and Decorations With Critical Boost

Decorations

Rarity Name
8 Critical Jewel 2
12 Critical/Evasion Jewel 4
11 Critical/Protection Jewel 4
11 Critical/Maintenance Jewel 4
12 Critical/Physique Jewel 4
11 Critical/Vitality Jewel 4
11 Critical/Medicine Jewel 4

Charms

Charm Upgrade Materials
Critical Charm Rathalos Ruby x1
Rathian Ruby x1
Xeno'jiiva Gem x1
Dragoncore Ore x1
Critical Charm II Tempered Crownhorn x3
Tempered Azure Scale x3
Great Spiritvein Gem x1
Shadowcore Ore x1
Critical Charm III Great Spiritvein Gem x1
Shadowcore Ore x1
Zionium Crystal x1
Fatalis Evil Eye x1

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