Monster Hunter World (MHW)

Critical Element Effects and Required Equipment

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Last updated on: February 4, 2021 02:11 AM

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This is the page for the Critical Element 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!

List of Contents

Critical Element Effects
Armor With Critical Element
Charms and Decorations With Critical Element
Set Bonuses with Critical Element
Monster Hunter World Related Links

Critical Element Effects

Critical Element
Increases elemental damage (fire, water, thunder, ice, dragon) when landing critical hits.

List of All Skills and New Skills

Effects by Level

	Effect
Level 1	Increases elemental damage (fire, water, thunder, ice, dragon) when landing critical hits.

Armor With Critical Element

Not available.

List of Armor and Armor Skills

Charms and Decorations With Critical Element

Decorations

Not available.

Charms

Not yet available.

Set Bonuses with Critical Element

Rathalos Mastery
Armor Set/s
Rathalos α, Rathalos β, Rath Soul α, Rath Soul β, Azure Starlord α
Skill/s Activated	Set Pieces Req.
Critical Element Increases elemental damage (fire, water, thunder, ice, dragon) when landing critical hits.	2
Mind's Eye/Ballistics Prevents attacks from being deflected. Also shortens the distance before ammo and arrows reach maximum power.	4

Rathalos Power
Armor Set/s
Rathalos
Skill/s Activated	Set Pieces Req.
Critical Element Increases elemental damage (fire, water, thunder, ice, dragon) when landing critical hits.	3

Velkhana Divinity
Armor Set/s
Velkhana α +, Velkhana β +, Velkhana γ +
Skill/s Activated	Set Pieces Req.
Critical Element Increases elemental damage (fire, water, thunder, ice, dragon) when landing critical hits.	2
Frostcraft An aura of frost builds when your weapon is sheathed, raising attack. Wanes each melee hit or shot fired.	4