MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD – Status Effects (Affecting You)

by Falagar / Articles, Monster Hunter World / 13 Aug 2018

Status Effects (Affecting You)

The primary status effects that affect monsters can also affect you. You can also be paralyzed or poisoned, though unlike a monster you don’t build a resistance to it after multiple inflictions.

Poison

When hit by a poison attack, your health bar will turn purple and leave behind red health. While poison does wear off, it can take a while depending on the source. You can tell it’s about to expire if the poison icon is flashing. You can get rid of it right away by taking an antidote or herbal medicine, standing in a Cleanser Booster, or returning to the tent at camp. You can reduce or become immune to poison with the poison resistance skill.

Paralysis

When paralyzed, you’ll immediately fall to the ground, helpless. If your palico is with you, use your map signal to tell your palico you’re in danger, and they’ll knock you out of paralysis. Other players can do the same if they’re attentive enough. Otherwise, you’ll have to wait for it to wear off. You can reduce or become immune to paralysis with the paralysis resistance skill.

Sleep

Unlike paralysis, with sleep you have a few seconds to position yourself before you fall to the ground. Try to distance yourself from the monster or get yourself closer to allies before you collapse. If for whatever reason you keep energy drinks on you, that will wake you before you fall over. Use your map signal for your palico, or hope the other players are willing to help. You can reduce or become immune to sleep with the sleep resistance skill. However, Sleep is rarely a threat in this game. Don’t worry about it.

Blastblight

When hit by a blast attack, you may get afflicted by blastblight. You’ll be covered in explosive powder. The next time your hunter is hit by an attack, you’ll explode. Alternatively, if enough time passes, you explode anyway. Get rid of it by rolling a few times, eating a nulberry, the Cleanser Booster, or go into the tent at camp. You can reduce or become immune to blastblight with the blast resistance skill.

Fireblight

When hit by a fire attack, you may get afflicted by fireblight, which is a fancy way of saying your character is on fire. Your health will slowly decrease while leaving red health behind. You know the drill: stop, drop, and roll a few times to stop the fire. Rolling in water stops the fire immediately. Eating a nulberry, standing in a Cleanser Booster, or returning to the tent at camp works too. You can reduce or become immune to elemental blights with the blight resistance skill. You’re also immune if you have 30 fire resistance.

Waterblight

When hit by a water attack (or you just walked into the monster mud…whoops), you may get afflicted by waterblight. Your stamina bar will turn blue and recover much slower if spent. This hits dual blade and bow users particularly hard. Wait for the duration to end naturally, eat a nulberry, stand in a Cleanser Booster, or enter the tent at camp. You can reduce or become immune to elemental blights with the blight resistance skill. You’re also immune if you have 30 water resistance.

Thunderblight

When hit by a thunder attack, you may get afflicted with thunderblight. This increases the chances of becoming stunned. Wait for the duration to end naturally, eat a nulberry, stand in a Cleanser Booster, or enter the tent at camp. This can also be mitigated by having stun resistance through armor skills, or stun immunity through the Coral Orchestra palico gadget. Hint hint if you’re struggling with a certain elder dragon. You can reduce or become immune to elemental blights with the blight resistance skill. You’re also immune if you have 30 thunder resistance.

Iceblight

When hit by an ice attack, you may get afflicted with iceblight. This greatly increases stamina usage, which like waterblight, punishes dual blade and bow users quite hard. Wait for the duration to end naturally, eat a nulberry, stand in a Cleanser Booster, or enter the tent at camp. You can reduce or become immune to elemental blights with the blight resistance skill. You’re also immune if you have 30 ice resistance.

Dragonblight

When hit with a dragon attack, you may get afflicted with dragonblight. This removes all element/status from your weapon. Wait for the duration to end naturally, eat a nulberry, stand in a Cleanser Booster, or enter the tent at camp. You can reduce or become immune to elemental blights with the blight resistance skill. You’re also immune if you have 30 dragon resistance.

Stun

When hit by a monster’s attack, you have a chance to be stunned. You’ll stand in place with stars around your head, unable to act. Other players or your palico can hit you out of it if you use your signal. You can speed up recovery by continuously trying to move. You can reduce or become immune to stun with the stun resistance skill, or with the palico’s Coral Orchestra gadget.

Bleeding

When struck with a bleed attack, you’ll lose health whenever you move. You can recover by consuming any meat item such as rations, well-done steak, or astera jerky. If you don’t have meat, you can also recover by crouching in place for a few seconds. After you recover from bleeding, your red health will recover faster than normal for a short while.

Effluvial Buildup

If you breathe effluvium for too long, you become afflicted with effluvial buildup, which reduces your maximum health by half. This can be instantly cured by eating a nulberry, standing in a Cleanser Booster, or returning to the tent at camp. It will also clear if you leave the effluvial area for a short while. You can prevent effluvial buildup from standard effluvium by wearing a mantle, as the mask covers your face. Elder dragon effluvium is too strong for this, however.

Falagar

He is the founder and editor of Magic Game World. He loved gaming from the moment he got a PlayStation 1 with Gran Turismo on his 7th birthday.
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