Elements are the secondary damage done by a Weapon's or a Monster's attack. Like raw damage, it is done directly. How much the Element effects a Monster or a Hunter is dependent on the monster's weaknesses, resistances, or the Hunter's equipped Armor Pieces or Armor Sets. Specific parts in a Monster's body may have differing Elemental Weaknesses and Resistances.
The original Elements in the game are Fire, Water, Thunder and Dragon. The Ice Element was introduced during the Second Generation, Elements combined with Ailments were introduced during Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, and combined Elements were introduced during Monster Hunter Frontier G.
Beginning at the Third Generation, a Monster's Elemental attacks may inflict status conditions known as Blights. Each Elemental Blight may inflict different conditions that and can be removed or prevented through actions or the use of Recovery Items. These Blights may increase on its severity depending on the Hunter's Element Resistance Skills on their Armor Set, or if the Hunter has been hit multiple times with the Elemental Attack.
List of Known Elements
Below are a list of known Elements in the game. Specific Articles are made for further details.
Main Elements
These are the original Elements present in the Main and Frontier Series of Monster Hunter games.
Fire / 火
Main Article: Fire Element
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Fire (Japanese 火) is a common element found in nature. Many species of wyverns are imbued with it. Fire Element Monsters are commonly weak to the Water element. Using Flame Sacs or other flammable materials, hunters can forge weapons with fire element, as well as armor. In Monster Hunter 3, being hit by a fire attributed attack (like an Alatreon's fire blast, or an Agnaktor's fire beam) inflicts a secondary effect called Fireblight, which slowly lowers the red part of the health bar before reducing the green section of health. This can be removed by rolling three times, or just once into water. Fire Element Monsters:
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Water / 水
Main Article: Water Element
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Water (Japanese 水) is an element that is extremely abundant in nature. Weapons and armor can be imbued with the element of water. In Monster Hunter 3, being hit by a water attributed attack will inflict Waterblight, which lowers the rate at which stamina recovers. Water Element Monsters: |
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Thunder / 雷
Main Article: Thunder Element
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Thunder (Japanese 雷) is an element that is rarely found in nature. In Monster Hunter 3, being hit by a thunder attributed attack induces a status called Thunderblight, which causes hunters to become stunned more easily. Thunder Element Monsters: |
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Dragon / 龍
Main Article: Dragon Element
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Dragon (Japanese 龍) is special element in the sense that it can be devastating only to monsters that are dragons or have dragon lineage. As with other elements, the damage dealt varies with each monster. In Monster Hunter 3, Dragon attacks dealt by some monsters now have the ability to inflict Dragonblight, lowers Affinity by -50% for an amount of time. In MH3U, instead of lowering Affinity, Dragonblight will drastically reduce a weapon's elemental attribute. It will also lower special ratings such as poison, paralysis and slime. Dragon Element Monsters: |
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Ice / 氷
Main Article: Ice Element
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Ice (Japanese 氷) is an element that was first introduced in Monster Hunter Freedom 2, as well as Monster Hunter 2. In Monster Hunter 3, every ice attributed attack induces Iceblight, which causes the hunter's Stamina to be depleted rapidly while sprinting or other similar actions. Some ice attacks may also inflict the Snowman status, which encases the hunter in a chunk of snow. Ice Element Monsters:
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Combined Elements
Elements that are made out of combinations of the main elements.
Tenshou / 天翔
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The Tenshou Element (Japanese 天翔) is a combination of Fire, Water and Thunder that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G. Tenshou Element Monsters: |
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Thunder Pole / 雷極
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The Thunder Pole Element (Japanese 雷極) is a combination of Thunder and Dragon that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G2. Thunder Pole Element Monsters: |
Frozen Seraphim / 熾凍
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The Frozen Seraphim Element (Japanese 熾凍) is a combination of Fire, Ice and Dragon that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G2. Frozen Seraphim Element Monsters:
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Light / 光
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The Light Element (Japanese 光) is a combination of Fire and Thunder that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G3. Light Element Monsters: |
Black Flame / 黒鉛
The Black Flame Element (Japanese 黒鉛) is a combination of Fire and Dragon that is currently exclusive to the Frontier Series and was introduced at Monster Hunter Frontier G3. The only known monster to have this element is ????? (Elder Dragon).
Other Elements
Other Elements that are not present in the Main and Frontier Series but are present in other Monster Hunter media.
Wind
The Wind Element is an element that is exclusive to Monster Hunter Orage. The only known monster to have this element is Myo Galuna.