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Defense Boost Effects and Required Equipment

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This is the page for the Defense Boost 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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Defense Boost Effects

Defense Boost
Increases defense. Level up to improve resistances as well.

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Effects by Level

Effect
Level 1 Defense +5
Level 2 Defense +10
Level 3 Defense +5% Bonus: +10
Level 4 Defense +5% Bonus: +20 All Elemental Resistances +3
Level 5 Defense +8% Bonus: +20 All Elemental Resistances +3
Level 6 Defense +8% Bonus: +35 All Elemental Resistances +5
Level 7 Defense +10% Bonus: +35 All Elemental Resistances +5

Armor With Defense Boost

Name (Armor Set) Body Part
&
Slots		 Skill (Lv)
Butterfly (Male) Brachia
(Butterfly (Male) Armor Set) 		Arms
ーーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Butterfly (Male) Vertex Alpha
(Butterfly (Male) Alpha Armor Set) 		Head
①ーー		 Stun Resistance (Lv 2)
Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Butterfly (Male) Elytra Beta
(Butterfly (Male) Beta Armor Set) 		Waist
③ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Butterfly (Male) Elytra Alpha
(Butterfly (Male) Alpha Armor Set) 		Waist
①ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Marathon Runner (Lv 1)
High Metal Coil Alpha
(High Metal Alpha Armor Set) 		Waist
ーーー		 Capacity Boost (Lv 1)
Defense Boost (Lv 1)
High Metal Vambraces Beta
(High Metal Beta Armor Set) 		Arms
①ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
High Metal Vambraces Alpha
(High Metal Alpha Armor Set) 		Arms
ーーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Ice Attack (Lv 1)
High Metal Vambraces
(High Metal Armor Set) 		Arms
ーーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Damascus Mail Alpha
(Damascus Alpha Armor Set) 		Torso
①ーー		 Focus (Lv 2)
Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Damascus Helm Beta
(Damascus Beta Armor Set) 		Head
③ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Damascus Helm Alpha
(Damascus Alpha Armor Set) 		Head
①ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Speed Sharpening (Lv 1)
Damascus Greaves Beta
(Damascus Beta Armor Set) 		Legs
③ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Damascus Greaves Alpha
(Damascus Alpha Armor Set) 		Legs
①ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Iron Skin (Lv 1)
Queen Beetle Vertex Alpha
(Queen Beetle Alpha Armor Set) 		Head
①ーー		 Stun Resistance (Lv 2)
Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Queen Beetle Elytra Beta
(Queen Beetle Beta Armor Set) 		Waist
①ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Queen Beetle Elytra Alpha
(Queen Beetle Alpha Armor Set) 		Waist
①ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Marathon Runner (Lv 1)
Queen Beetle Elytra
(Queen Beetle Armor Set) 		Waist
ーーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Uragaan Vambraces Alpha
(Uragaan Alpha Armor Set) 		Arms
①ーー		 Guard (Lv 1)
Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Ingot Greaves Beta
(Ingot Beta Armor Set) 		Legs
②ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Ingot Greaves Alpha
(Ingot Alpha Armor Set) 		Legs
ーーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Windproof (Lv 1)
Ingot Greaves
(Ingot Armor Set) 		Legs
ーーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Alloy Helm Alpha
(Alloy Alpha Armor Set) 		Head
ーーー		 Windproof (Lv 1)
Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Alloy Vambraces Beta
(Alloy Beta Armor Set) 		Arms
①ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Alloy Vambraces Alpha
(Alloy Alpha Armor Set) 		Arms
ーーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Speed Sharpening (Lv 1)
Alloy Vambraces
(Alloy Armor Set) 		Arms
ーーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Grand God's Peer Arms Alpha +
(Furious Rajang Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
②②ー		 Stamina Surge (Lv 2)
Defense Boost (Lv 3)
High Metal Coil Beta +
(High Metal Beta + Armor Set) 		Waist
④②ー		 Capacity Boost (Lv 1)
Defense Boost (Lv 1)
High Metal Coil Alpha +
(High Metal Alpha + Armor Set) 		Waist
②②ー		 Capacity Boost (Lv 1)
Defense Boost (Lv 2)
High Metal Braces Beta +
(High Metal Beta + Armor Set) 		Arms
④①ー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Ice Attack (Lv 1)
High Metal Braces Alpha +
(High Metal Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
②①ー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Ice Attack (Lv 2)
Damascus Mail Alpha +
(Damascus Alpha + Armor Set) 		Torso
③①ー		 Focus (Lv 2)
Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Damascus Helm Beta +
(Damascus Beta + Armor Set) 		Head
④①①		 Defense Boost (Lv 3)
Damascus Helm Alpha +
(Damascus Alpha + Armor Set) 		Head
③ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 3)
Speed Sharpening (Lv 2)
Damascus Greaves Beta +
(Damascus Beta + Armor Set) 		Legs
④②ー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Guard (Lv 1)
Damascus Greaves Alpha +
(Damascus Alpha + Armor Set) 		Legs
②①ー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Guard (Lv 2)
Escadora Sheath Beta +
(Alatreon Beta + Armor Set)
④④②		 Defense Boost (Lv 3)
Escadora Sheath Alpha +
(Alatreon Alpha + Armor Set) 		Legs
②②②		 Defense Boost (Lv 3)
Dragon Attack (Lv 4)
Ingot Greaves Beta +
(Ingot Beta + Armor Set) 		Legs
④ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Free Elem/Ammo Up (Lv 1)
Ingot Greaves Alpha +
(Ingot Alpha + Armor Set) 		Legs
②ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Free Elem/Ammo Up (Lv 1)
Shara Ishvalda Greaves Beta +
(Shara Ishvalda Beta + Armor Set) 		Legs
④②①		 Partbreaker (Lv 1)
Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Shara Ishvalda Greaves Alpha +
(Shara Ishvalda Alpha + Armor Set) 		Legs
①①①		 Partbreaker (Lv 2)
Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Alloy Mail Alpha +
(Alloy Alpha + Armor Set) 		Torso
③ーー		 Water Resistance (Lv 2)
Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Alloy Helm Alpha +
(Alloy Alpha + Armor Set) 		Head
②ーー		 Windproof (Lv 2)
Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Alloy Vambraces Beta +
(Alloy Beta + Armor Set) 		Arms
④①ー		 Defense Boost (Lv 1)
Alloy Vambraces Alpha +
(Alloy Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
③ーー		 Defense Boost (Lv 2)
Speed Sharpening (Lv 1)

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Charms and Decorations With Defense Boost

Decorations

Rarity Name
6 Defense Jewel 1
9 Def Lock Jewel+ 4
9 Defense Jewel+ 4
10 Hard Defense Jewel 4

Charms

Charm Upgrade Materials
Defense Charm I Aquacore Ore x1
Machalite Ore x4
Lightcrystal x1
Dragonite Ore x4
Defense Charm II Dragonite Ore x8
Carbalite Ore x6
Novacrystal x1
Spiritcore Ore x1
Defense Charm III Firecell Stone x1
Carbalite Ore x8
Fucium Ore x6
Dreamcore Ore x1
Defense Charm IV Dragoncore Ore x1
Frozen Bone x4
Purecrystal x1
Fey Wyvern Gem x1
Defense Charm V Phantomcore Ore x1
Large Elder Dragon Gem x1
Shara Ishvalda Boulderplate x4
Shara Ishvalda Tenderplate x1

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