Exploration comfort

Intimidator

Reduces the chance that small monsters attack after noticing the hunter, making gathering and field maintenance less disruptive without changing large-monster aggression.

Read skill guide →Offense

Attack Boost

A direct offensive skill whose real value depends on level, build capacity, and current balance.

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Critical Eye

Raises affinity and helps make critical-hit plans more consistent.

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Weakness Exploit

Rewards accurate pressure on qualifying monster hit zones rather than general contact.

Read skill guide →Critical damage

Critical Boost

Improves the payoff of applicable critical hits but needs enough real affinity to matter.

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Focus

Supports charge or gauge behavior for compatible weapons; it is unrelated to Focus Mode.

Read skill guide →Stamina

Constitution

Reduces relevant stamina consumption and can stabilize dodge-heavy or stamina-driven loops.

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Stamina Surge

Improves stamina recovery and shortens downtime between stamina-intensive actions.

Read skill guide →Defense

Guard

Changes the cost and reaction of compatible guarding, helping shield weapons maintain position.

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Guard Up

Allows compatible guards against certain attacks that otherwise require another response.

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Artillery

Supports compatible explosive or phial damage and should be chosen for a matching weapon plan.

Read skill guide →Affinity and stamina

Latent Power

An armor skill that raises affinity and reduces stamina depletion after its activation condition is met.

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