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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!

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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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