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This is the page for the Attack 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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Attack Boost Effects

Attack Boost
Increases attack power. Also improves affinity at higher levels.

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Effects by Level

Effect
Level 1 Attack +3
Level 2 Attack +6
Level 3 Attack +9
Level 4 Attack +12 Affinity +5%
Level 5 Attack +15 Affinity +5%
Level 6 Attack +18 Affinity +5%
Level 7 Attack +21 Affinity +5%

Armor With Attack Boost

Name (Armor Set) Body Part
&
Slots		 Skill (Lv)
Rathalos Helm Beta
(Rathalos Beta Armor Set) 		Head
①ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Rathalos Helm Alpha
(Rathalos Alpha Armor Set) 		Head
ーーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Fire Attack (Lv 1)
Rathalos Helm
(Rathalos Armor Set) 		Head
ーーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Rathalos Vambraces Alpha
(Rathalos Alpha Armor Set) 		Arms
ーーー		 Fire Resistance (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Bone Mail Beta
(Bone Beta Armor Set) 		Torso
①ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Bone Mail Alpha
(Bone Alpha Armor Set) 		Torso
ーーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Bone Mail
(Bone Armor Set) 		Torso
ーーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Bone Vambraces Alpha
(Bone Alpha Armor Set) 		Arms
ーーー		 Slugger (Lv 1)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Drachen Greaves Alpha
(Drachen Alpha Armor Set) 		Legs
②ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Critical Boost (Lv 1)
Drachen Vambraces Alpha
(Drachen Alpha Armor Set) 		Arms
②②ー		 Critical Eye (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Dober Mail Beta
(Dober Beta Armor Set) 		Torso
③ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Dober Mail Alpha
(Dober Alpha Armor Set) 		Torso
①ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Mushroomancer (Lv 1)
Dober Coil Alpha
(Dober Alpha Armor Set) 		Waist
②ーー		 Dragon Resistance (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Dober Greaves Beta
(Dober Beta Armor Set) 		Legs
①ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Dober Greaves Alpha
(Dober Alpha Armor Set) 		Legs
ーーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Stamina Surge (Lv 1)
Geralt's Body Alpha
(Geralt Alpha Armor Set) 		Torso
①①ー		 Health Boost (Lv 3)
Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Nergigante Helm Alpha
(Nergigante Alpha Armor Set) 		Head
①ーー		 Maximum Might (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Nergigante Coil Beta
(Nergigante Beta Armor Set) 		Waist
②ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Nergigante Coil Alpha
(Nergigante Alpha Armor Set) 		Waist
ーーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Stamina Surge (Lv 1)
Nergigante Greaves Gamma
(Nergigante Gamma Armor Set) 		Legs
②②ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 3)
Nergigante Vambraces Gamma
(Nergigante Gamma Armor Set) 		Arms
②①①		 Partbreaker (Lv 1)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Nergigante Vambraces Alpha
(Nergigante Alpha Armor Set) 		Arms
ーーー		 Agitator (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Golden Hakama Beta +
(Rajang Beta + Armor Set) 		Legs
④②ー		 Resentment (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Golden Hakama Alpha +
(Rajang Alpha + Armor Set) 		Legs
②②ー		 Resentment (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Rose Jacket Alpha +
(Rose Alpha + Armor Set)
④ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 3)
Rex Roar Mail Beta +
(Brute Tigrex Beta + Armor Set) 		Torso
④①ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Weakness Exploit (Lv 1)
Rex Roar Mail Alpha +
(Brute Tigrex Alpha + Armor Set) 		Torso
③ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 3)
Weakness Exploit (Lv 1)
Rex Roar Helm Beta +
(Brute Tigrex Beta + Armor Set) 		Head
④ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Free Meal (Lv 1)
Rex Roar Helm Alpha +
(Brute Tigrex Alpha + Armor Set) 		Head
③ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 3)
Free Meal (Lv 1)
Rex Roar Braces Beta +
(Brute Tigrex Beta + Armor Set) 		Arms
④ーー		 Health Boost (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Rex Roar Braces Alpha +
(Brute Tigrex Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
③ーー		 Health Boost (Lv 3)
Attack Boost (Lv 2)
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 Braces Beta +
(Tigrex Beta + Armor Set) 		Arms
④ーー		 Speed Eating (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Tigrex Braces Alpha +
(Tigrex Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
①ーー		 Speed Eating (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Leon's Torso Alpha +
(Leon Alpha + Armor Set) 		Waist
④ーー		 Agitator (Lv 1)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Leon's Arms Alpha +
(Leon Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
④ーー		 Agitator (Lv 1)
Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Rathalos Helm Beta +
(Rathalos Beta + Armor Set) 		Head
④①ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Rathalos Helm Alpha +
(Rathalos Alpha + Armor Set) 		Head
②ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Fire Attack (Lv 2)
Rathalos Greaves Beta +
(Rathalos Beta + Armor Set) 		Legs
④ーー		 Slinger Capacity (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Rathalos Greaves Alpha +
(Rathalos Alpha + Armor Set) 		Legs
③ーー		 Slinger Capacity (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Buff Legs Alpha +
(Buff Body Alpha + Armor Set) 		Legs
④ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 3)
Heroics (Lv 2)
Buff Arms Alpha +
(Buff Body Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
④ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 3)
Resuscitate (Lv 1)
Bone Mail Beta +
(Bone Beta + Armor Set) 		Torso
④①ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Bone Mail Alpha +
(Bone Alpha + Armor Set) 		Torso
②ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Health Boost (Lv 1)
Bone Vambraces Alpha +
(Bone Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
②ーー		 Slugger (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Dober Mail Beta +
(Dober Beta + Armor Set) 		Torso
④①①		 Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Effluvia Resistance (Lv 1)
Dober Mail Alpha +
(Dober Alpha + Armor Set) 		Torso
①①①		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Effluvia Resistance (Lv 1)
Dober Coil Beta +
(Dober Beta + Armor Set) 		Waist
④②ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Stun Resistance (Lv 1)
Dober Coil Alpha +
(Dober Alpha + Armor Set) 		Waist
②①ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Stun Resistance (Lv 2)
Dober Greaves Beta +
(Dober Beta + Armor Set) 		Legs
④②ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Mushroomancer (Lv 1)
Dober Greaves Alpha +
(Dober Alpha + Armor Set) 		Legs
②ーー		 Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Mushroomancer (Lv 2)
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 Vambraces Beta +
(Ruiner Nergi Beta + Armor Set) 		Arms
④①ー		 Agitator (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Ruinous Vambraces Alpha +
(Ruiner Nergi Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
③ーー		 Agitator (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Jagras Mail Beta +
(Jagras Beta + Armor Set) 		Torso
④ーー		 Evade Extender (Lv 1)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Jagras Mail Alpha +
(Jagras Alpha + Armor Set) 		Torso
③ーー		 Evade Extender (Lv 1)
Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Jagras Helm Beta +
(Jagras Beta + Armor Set) 		Head
④①ー		 Speed Eating (Lv 1)
Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Jagras Helm Alpha +
(Jagras Alpha + Armor Set) 		Head
②ーー		 Speed Eating (Lv 2)
Attack Boost (Lv 2)
Frostfang Mail Beta +
(Frostfang Barioth Beta + Armor Set)
④②ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 3)
Frostfang Mail Alpha +
(Frostfang Barioth Alpha + Armor Set)
③②ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 3)
Critical Draw (Lv 1)
Frostfang Greaves Beta +
(Frostfang Barioth Beta + Armor Set)
④④ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Frostfang Greaves Alpha +
(Frostfang Barioth Alpha + Armor Set)
①①ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 1)
Slugger (Lv 3)
Escadora Might Beta +
(Alatreon Beta + Armor Set)
④①ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 3)
Dragon Resistance (Lv 3)
Escadora Might Alpha +
(Alatreon Alpha + Armor Set) 		Waist
③①ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 4)
Dragon Resistance (Lv 3)
Escadora Armguards Beta +
(Alatreon Beta + Armor Set)
④③ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 3)
Escadora Armguards Alpha +
(Alatreon Alpha + Armor Set) 		Arms
③①ー		 Attack Boost (Lv 3)
Power Prolonger (Lv 3)

List of Armor and Armor Skills

Charms and Decorations With Attack Boost

Decorations

Rarity Name
7 Attack Jewel 1
12 Attack Jewel+ 4

Charms

Charm Upgrade Materials
Attack Charm I Boulder Bone x4
Aquacore Ore x1
Lightcrystal x1
Sturdy Bone x4
Attack Charm II Quality Bone x3
Novacrystal x1
Spiritcore Ore x1
Dragonbone Relic x1
Attack Charm III Elder Dragon Bone x2
Brutal Bone x2
High Commendation x1
Dreamcore Ore x1
Attack Charm IV Diablos Hardhorn x1
Phantomcore Ore x1
Large Elder Dragon Gem x1
Annihilating Greathorn x3
Attack Charm V Rath Gleam x1
Great Spiritvein Gem x1
Shadowcore Ore x1
Golden Dragonsphire x1
Fair Wind Charm Pre-order Ticket x

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