Monster Hunter World (MHW)

Botanist Effects and Required Equipment

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Last updated on: February 2, 2021 10:48 PM

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This is the page for the Botanist 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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Botanist Effects
Armor With Botanist
Charms and Decorations With Botanist
Monster Hunter World Related Links

Botanist Effects

Botanist
Increases the quantity of herbs and other consumable items you gather.

List of All Skills and New Skills

Effects by Level

	Effect
Level 1	One extra consumable herb item per gather.
Level 2	One extra consumable herb, fruit, nut, or seed item per gather.
Level 3	One extra consumable herb, fruit, nut, seed, or insect item per gather.
Level 4	One extra consumable herb, fruit, nut, seed, insect, or mushroom item per gather.

Armor With Botanist

Name (Armor Set)	Body Part & Slots	Skill (Lv)
Rathian Mail Beta (Rathian Beta Armor Set)	Torso ①ーー	Botanist (Lv 1)
Rathian Mail Alpha (Rathian Alpha Armor Set)	Torso ーーー	Botanist (Lv 2) Recovery Up (Lv 1)
Rathian Mail (Rathian Armor Set)	Torso ーーー	Botanist (Lv 1)
Pukei Mail Alpha (Pukei Alpha Armor Set)	Torso ーーー	Item Prolonger (Lv 1) Botanist (Lv 1)
Pukei Greaves Beta (Pukei Beta Armor Set)	Legs ーーー	Botanist (Lv 1)
Pukei Greaves Alpha (Pukei Alpha Armor Set)	Legs ーーー	Botanist (Lv 2) Survival Expert (Lv 1)
Pukei Greaves (Pukei Armor Set)	Legs ーーー	Botanist (Lv 1)
Butterfly (Female) Brachia Beta (Butterfly (Female) Beta Armor Set)	Arms ②①ー	Botanist (Lv 2)
Butterfly (Female) Brachia Alpha (Butterfly (Female) Alpha Armor Set)	Arms ①ーー	Botanist (Lv 2) Leap of Faith (Lv 1)
Butterfly (Female) Thorax Alpha (Butterfly (Female) Alpha Armor Set)	Torso ーーー	Quick Sheath (Lv 2) Botanist (Lv 1)
Butterfly (Female) Vertex Alpha (Butterfly (Female) Alpha Armor Set)	Head ーーー	Evade Window (Lv 2) Botanist (Lv 1)
King Beetle Brachia Beta (King Beetle Beta Armor Set)	Arms ②①ー	Botanist (Lv 2)
King Beetle Brachia Alpha (King Beetle Alpha Armor Set)	Arms ①ーー	Botanist (Lv 2) Leap of Faith (Lv 1)
King Beetle Thorax Alpha (King Beetle Alpha Armor Set)	Torso ーーー	Quick Sheath (Lv 2) Botanist (Lv 1)
King Beetle Vertex Alpha (King Beetle Alpha Armor Set)	Head ーーー	Evade Window (Lv 2) Botanist (Lv 1)
Rathian Mail Beta + (Rathian Beta + Armor Set)	Torso ④②ー	Botanist (Lv 1) Recovery Up (Lv 1)
Rathian Mail Alpha + (Rathian Alpha + Armor Set)	Torso ②②ー	Botanist (Lv 2) Recovery Up (Lv 1)
Rathian Vambraces Alpha + (Rathian Alpha + Armor Set)	Arms ③ーー	Poison Attack (Lv 2) Botanist (Lv 1)
Passionate Belt Alpha + (Passion Alpha + Armor Set)	Waist ①①	Botanist (Lv 4)
Guildwork Head Beta + (Guildwork Beta + Armor Set)	Head ④③ー	Botanist (Lv 2) Honey Hunter (Lv 1)
Guildwork Head Alpha + (Guildwork Alpha + Armor Set)	Head ③②ー	Botanist (Lv 3) Honey Hunter (Lv 1)
Guildwork Braces Beta + (Guildwork Beta + Armor Set)	Arms ④③ー	Geologist (Lv 1) Botanist (Lv 1)
Guildwork Braces Alpha + (Guildwork Alpha + Armor Set)	Arms ③②	Geologist (Lv 2) Botanist (Lv 1)

List of Armor and Armor Skills

Charms and Decorations With Botanist

Decorations

Rarity	Name
5	Botany Jewel 1
9	Botany Jewel+ 4
11	Hard Botany Jewel 4

Charms

Charm	Upgrade Materials
Botany Charm I	Boulder Bone x3 Aquacore Ore x1 Ancient Bone x3 Lightcrystal x1
Botany Charm II	Earth Crystal x6 Quality Bone x3 Spiritcore Ore x1 Dragonbone Relic x1
Botany Charm III	Quality Bone x2 Novacrystal x1 High Commendation x1 Dreamcore Ore x1
Botany Charm IV	Dragoncore Ore x1 Thick Bone x3 Frozen Bone x2 Dragonbone Artifact x1