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Monster Hunter World (MHW)

Windproof Effects and Required Equipment

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This is the page for the Windproof 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!

Windproof Effects

Windproof
Grants protection against wind pressure.

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Effects by Level

Effect
Level 1 Slightly reduces the effects of minor wind pressure.
Level 2 Reduces the effects of minor wind pressure.
Level 3 Negates minor wind pressure.
Level 4 Negates minor wind pressure and reduces the effects of major wind pressure.
Level 5 Negates minor and major wind pressure.

Armor With Windproof

Name (Armor Set) Body Part
&
Slots
Skill (Lv)
Rath Heart Greaves Alpha
(Rath Heart Alpha Armor Set)
Legs
ーーー
Tool Specialist (Lv 1)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Rath Heart Vambraces Beta
(Rath Heart Beta Armor Set)
Arms
②ーー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Rath Heart Vambraces Alpha
(Rath Heart Alpha Armor Set)
Arms
ーーー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Rath Soul Coil Beta
(Rath Soul Beta Armor Set)
Waist
③ーー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Rath Soul Coil Alpha
(Rath Soul Alpha Armor Set)
Waist
ーーー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Piercing Shots (Lv 1)
Rath Soul Vambraces Alpha
(Rath Soul Alpha Armor Set)
Arms
①ーー
Focus (Lv 1)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Vespoid Mail Beta
(Vespoid Beta Armor Set)
Torso
①ーー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Vespoid Mail Alpha
(Vespoid Alpha Armor Set)
Torso
ーーー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Vespoid Mail
(Vespoid Armor Set)
Torso
ーーー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Zorah Headgear Gamma
(Zorah Gamma Armor Set)
Head
②ーー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Critical Eye (Lv 2)
Zorah Hide Alpha
(Zorah Alpha Armor Set)
Torso
ーーー
Blast Attack (Lv 2)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Legiana Coil Alpha
(Legiana Alpha Armor Set)
Waist
ーーー
Ice Attack (Lv 2)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Orion Vambraces Alpha
(Orion Alpha Armor Set)
Arms
③①ー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Orion Vambraces
(Orion Armor Set)
Arms
ーーー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Lumu Greaves Beta
(Lumu Beta Armor Set)
Legs
①①ー
Windproof (Lv )
Lumu Greaves Alpha
(Lumu Alpha Armor Set)
Legs
ーーー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Stamina Surge (Lv 1)
Lumu Greaves
(Lumu Armor Set)
Legs
ーーー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Ingot Coil Beta
(Ingot Beta Armor Set)
Waist
③ーー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Ingot Coil Alpha
(Ingot Alpha Armor Set)
Waist
ーーー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Ingot Coil
(Ingot Armor Set)
Waist
ーーー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Ingot Greaves Alpha
(Ingot Alpha Armor Set)
Legs
ーーー
Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Alloy Helm Beta
(Alloy Beta Armor Set)
Head
①ーー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Alloy Helm Alpha
(Alloy Alpha Armor Set)
Head
ーーー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Alloy Helm
(Alloy Armor Set)
Head
ーーー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Rath Heart Greaves Alpha +
(Rath Heart Alpha + Armor Set)
Legs
②①ー
Tool Specialist (Lv 1)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Rath Heart Braces Beta +
(Rath Heart Beta + Armor Set)
Arms
④②ー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Rath Heart Braces Alpha +
(Rath Heart Alpha + Armor Set)
Arms
②ーー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Handicraft (Lv 1)
Rath Soul Coil Beta +
(Rath Soul Beta + Armor Set)
Waist
④②ー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Rath Soul Coil Alpha +
(Rath Soul Alpha + Armor Set)
Waist
③ーー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Piercing Shots (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)
Rath Soul Braces Beta +
(Rath Soul Beta + Armor Set)
Arms
④①ー
Partbreaker (Lv 1)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Rath Soul Braces Alpha +
(Rath Soul Alpha + Armor Set)
Arms
②ーー
Partbreaker (Lv 2)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Vespoid Mail Beta +
(Vespoid Beta + Armor Set)
Torso
④①ー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Vespoid Mail Alpha +
(Vespoid Alpha + Armor Set)
Torso
②①ー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Silver Solhelm Beta +
(Silver Sol Beta + Armor Set)
Head
④③ー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Silver Solhelm Alpha +
(Silver Sol Alpha + Armor Set)
Head
②②ー
Windproof (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)
Silver Solbraces Alpha +
(Silver Sol Alpha + Armor Set)
Arms
②②ー
Slinger Capacity (Lv 3)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Stygian Mail Beta +
(Stygian Zin Beta + Armor Set)
Torso
④ーー
Windproof (Lv 3)
Flinch Free (Lv 1)
Stygian Mail Alpha +
(Stygian Zin Alpha + Armor Set)
Torso
②ーー
Windproof (Lv 3)
Flinch Free (Lv 2)
Legiana Coil Beta +
(Legiana Beta + Armor Set)
Waist
④①ー
Ice Attack (Lv 2)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Legiana Coil Alpha +
(Legiana Alpha + Armor Set)
Waist
②ーー
Ice Attack (Lv 2)
Windproof (Lv 2)
Lumu Helm Alpha +
(Lumu Alpha + Armor Set)
Head
③ーー
Stamina Surge (Lv 2)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Lumu Coil Beta +
(Lumu Beta + Armor Set)
Waist
④①ー
Divine Blessing (Lv 1)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Lumu Coil Alpha +
(Lumu Alpha + Armor Set)
Waist
②②ー
Divine Blessing (Lv 2)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Lumu Greaves Beta +
(Lumu Beta + Armor Set)
Legs
④①ー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Lumu Greaves Alpha +
(Lumu Alpha + Armor Set)
Legs
③ーー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Stamina Surge (Lv 1)
Lumu Vambraces Beta +
(Lumu Beta + Armor Set)
Arms
④①ー
Artillery (Lv 1)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Lumu Vambraces Alpha +
(Lumu Alpha + Armor Set)
Arms
②②ー
Artillery (Lv 2)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Ingot Helm Alpha +
(Ingot Alpha + Armor Set)
Head
②ーー
Thunder Attack (Lv 2)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Ingot Coil Beta +
(Ingot Beta + Armor Set)
Waist
④①ー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Free Elem/Ammo Up (Lv 1)
Ingot Coil Alpha +
(Ingot Alpha + Armor Set)
Waist
②ーー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Free Elem/Ammo Up (Lv 1)
Alloy Helm Beta +
(Alloy Beta + Armor Set)
Head
④①ー
Windproof (Lv 1)
Alloy Helm Alpha +
(Alloy Alpha + Armor Set)
Head
②ーー
Windproof (Lv 2)
Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Alloy Coil Beta +
(Alloy Beta + Armor Set)
Waist
④ーー
Poison Resistance (Lv 1)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Alloy Coil Alpha +
(Alloy Alpha + Armor Set)
Waist
③ーー
Poison Resistance (Lv 2)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Alloy Greaves Beta +
(Alloy Beta + Armor Set)
Legs
④ーー
Speed Sharpening (Lv 1)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Alloy Greaves Alpha +
(Alloy Alpha + Armor Set)
Legs
③ーー
Speed Sharpening (Lv 2)
Windproof (Lv 1)

List of Armor and Armor Skills

Charms and Decorations With Windproof

Decorations

Rarity Name
6 Wind Resist Jewel 2
12 Wind Resist Jewel+ 4
11 Wind Resist/Evasion Jewel 4
10 Wind Resist/Protection Jewel 4
10 Wind Resist/Maintenance Jewel 4
11 Wind Resist/Physique Jewel 4
10 Wind Resist/Vitality Jewel 4
10 Wind Resist/Medicine Jewel 4

Charms

Charm Upgrade Materials
Windproof Charm I Aquacore Ore x1
Coral Crystal x3
Paolumu Webbing x3
Paolumu Shell x5
Windproof Charm II Wyvern Gem x2
Paolumu Wing x3
Spiritcore Ore x1
Dragonvein Crystal x1
Windproof Charm III Rathalos Ruby x1
Novacrystal x1
Azure Rathalos Wing x3
Dreamcore Ore x1
Windproof Charm IV Tigrex Mantle x1
Phantomcore Ore x1
Elder Dragonvein Bone x4
Stormcall Steelwing x3
Windproof Charm V Shadowcore Ore x1
Research Commission Ticket+ x1
Guiding Rime Crystal x3
Zionium Crystal x1

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