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Monster Hunter World (MHW)

Earplugs Effects and Required Equipment

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This is the page for the Earplugs 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!

Earplugs Effects

Earplugs
Grants protection from large monsters' roars.

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Effects by Level

Effect
Level 1 Slightly reduces the effects of weak monster roars.
Level 2 Reduces the effects of weak monster roars.
Level 3 Nullifies weak monster roars.
Level 4 Nullifies weak monster roars and reduces the effects of strong monster roars.
Level 5 Nullifies weak and strong monster roars.

Armor With Earplugs

Name (Armor Set) Body Part
&
Slots
Skill (Lv)
Bazel Helm Beta
(Bazel Beta Armor Set)
Head
③①ー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Bazel Helm Alpha
(Bazel Alpha Armor Set)
Head
②ーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Blast Attack (Lv 1)
Bazel Coil Beta
(Bazel Beta Armor Set)
Waist
③ーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Bazel Coil Alpha
(Bazel Alpha Armor Set)
Waist
①ーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Jump Master (Lv 1)
Bazel Vambraces Alpha
(Bazel Alpha Armor Set)
Arms
ーーー
Critical Draw (Lv 2)
Earplugs (Lv 1)
High Metal Mail Beta
(High Metal Beta Armor Set)
Torso
②ーー
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Ice Attack (Lv 1)
High Metal Mail Alpha
(High Metal Alpha Armor Set)
Torso
ーーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Ice Attack (Lv 1)
High Metal Mail
(High Metal Armor Set)
Torso
ーーー
Earplugs (Lv 1)
High Metal Helm Alpha
(High Metal Alpha Armor Set)
Head
ーーー
Ice Resistance (Lv 2)
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Zorah Spurs Alpha
(Zorah Alpha Armor Set)
Legs
ーーー
Bombardier (Lv 2)
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Zorah Claws Gamma
(Zorah Gamma Armor Set)
Arms
③①ー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Empress Mail Gamma
(Lunastra Gamma Armor Set)
Torso
③ーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Tool Specialist (Lv 1)
Empress Greaves Gamma
(Lunastra Gamma Armor Set)
Legs
③ーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Agitator (Lv 1)
Grand God's Peer Mask Beta +
(Furious Rajang Beta + Armor Set)

④ーー
Earplugs (Lv 3)
Heroics (Lv 1)
Grand God's Peer Mask Alpha +
(Furious Rajang Alpha + Armor Set)
Head
ーーー
Earplugs (Lv 3)
Heroics (Lv 3)
Grand God's Peer Garbs Alpha +
(Furious Rajang Alpha + Armor Set)
Torso
①ーー
Maximum Might (Lv 3)
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Tigrex Mail Beta +
(Tigrex Beta + Armor Set)
Torso
④①ー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Tigrex Mail Alpha +
(Tigrex Alpha + Armor Set)
Torso
②ーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Free Meal (Lv 1)
Tigrex Helm Beta +
(Tigrex Beta + Armor Set)
Head
④ーー
Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Tigrex Helm Alpha +
(Tigrex Alpha + Armor Set)
Head
①ーー
Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Tigrex Tassets Beta +
(Tigrex Beta + Armor Set)
Waist
④②①
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Tigrex Tassets Alpha +
(Tigrex Alpha + Armor Set)
Waist
③①ー
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Free Meal (Lv 1)
Beo Helm Alpha +
(Beo Alpha + Armor Set)
Head
②ーー
Aquatic/Polar Mobility (Lv 2)
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Beo Coil Beta +
(Beo Beta + Armor Set)
Waist
④①ー
Health Boost (Lv 2)
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Beo Coil Alpha +
(Beo Alpha + Armor Set)
Waist
②ーー
Health Boost (Lv 2)
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Beo Greaves Beta +
(Beo Beta + Armor Set)
Legs
④ーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Beo Greaves Alpha +
(Beo Alpha + Armor Set)
Legs
②ーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Ice Attack (Lv 1)
Pride Helm Beta +
(Seething Bazel Beta + Armor Set)
Head
④①ー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Blast Attack (Lv 1)
Pride Helm Alpha +
(Seething Bazel Alpha + Armor Set)
Head
②①ー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Blast Attack (Lv 2)
Pride Greaves Beta +
(Seething Bazel Beta + Armor Set)
Legs
④②ー
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Jump Master (Lv 1)
Pride Greaves Alpha +
(Seething Bazel Alpha + Armor Set)
Legs
③ーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Jump Master (Lv 1)
High Metal Mail Beta +
(High Metal Beta + Armor Set)
Torso
④①ー
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Ice Attack (Lv 1)
High Metal Mail Alpha +
(High Metal Alpha + Armor Set)
Torso
②ーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Ice Attack (Lv 1)
High Metal Helm Beta +
(High Metal Beta + Armor Set)
Head
④①ー
Ice Resistance (Lv 2)
Earplugs (Lv 1)
High Metal Helm Alpha +
(High Metal Alpha + Armor Set)
Head
②ーー
Ice Resistance (Lv 2)
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Zorah Spurs Beta +
(Zorah Beta + Armor Set)
Legs
④③ー
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Zorah Spurs Alpha +
(Zorah Alpha + Armor Set)
Legs
③①ー
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Handicraft (Lv 1)
Ruinous Coil Beta +
(Ruiner Nergi Beta + Armor Set)
Waist
④①ー
Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Ruinous Coil Alpha +
(Ruiner Nergi Alpha + Armor Set)
Waist
②①ー
Attack Boost (Lv 3)
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Ruinous Greaves Beta +
(Ruiner Nergi Beta + Armor Set)
Legs
④①ー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Ruinous Greaves Alpha +
(Ruiner Nergi Alpha + Armor Set)
Legs
②ーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Agitator (Lv 1)
Stygian Coil Beta +
(Stygian Zin Beta + Armor Set)
Waist
④①①
Latent Power (Lv 3)
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Stygian Coil Alpha +
(Stygian Zin Alpha + Armor Set)
Waist
①①①
Latent Power (Lv 3)
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Garuga Mail Beta +
(Yian Garuga Beta + Armor Set)
Torso
④ーー
Earplugs (Lv 1)
Critical Eye (Lv 2)
Garuga Mail Alpha +
(Yian Garuga Alpha + Armor Set)
Torso
①ーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Critical Eye (Lv 2)
Garuga Vambraces Beta +
(Yian Garuga Beta + Armor Set)
Arms
④ーー
Earplugs (Lv 2)
Garuga Vambraces Alpha +
(Yian Garuga Alpha + Armor Set)
Arms
①ーー
Earplugs (Lv 3)

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Charms and Decorations With Earplugs

Decorations

Rarity Name
6 Earplug Jewel 3
12 Earplugs Jewel+ 4
12 Earplug/Evasion Jewel 4
10 Earplug/Protection Jewel 4
10 Earplug/Maintenance Jewel 4
11 Earplug/Physique Jewel 4
11 Earplug/Vitality Jewel 4
11 Earplug/Medicine Jewel 4

Charms

Charm Upgrade Materials
Earplugs Charm I Blos Medulla x1
Firecell Stone x2
Majestic Horn x2
Dreamcore Ore x1
Earplugs Charm II Novacrystal x1
Bazelgeuse Talon x2
Bazelgeuse Gem x1
Dreamcore Ore x1
Earplugs Charm III Teostra Horn+ x2
Teostra Gem x1
Wyvern Gem x1
Dragoncore Ore x1
Earplugs Charm IV Tempered Silverpelt x3
Tempered Twilight Fang x3
Great Spiritvein Gem x1
Shadowcore Ore x1
Earplugs Charm V Velkhana Crystal x1
Great Spiritvein Gem x1
Shadowcore Ore x1
Velkhana Ticket x1

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