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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!

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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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