Complete Guide to Elemental Blights and Status Ailments in Monster Hunter Wilds

As with its predecessors, Monster Hunter Wilds presents players with a variety of blights and ailments, introducing an additional challenge as hunters must effectively prepare for the hazards that lurk during their quests.

This guide outlines the critical effects, blights, and ailments that players should be aware of, along with methods to counteract them. It is important to note that these effects specifically impact hunters in the game.

Comprehensive List of Elemental Blights in Monster Hunter Wilds

Elemental Blight	Icon	Impact on Player
Fireblight	Health decreases gradually	Use a nulberry or evade in water; wait it out
Waterblight	Stamina recovery is reduced	Use a nulberry; wait it out
Thunderblight	Increased chance of monster attacks stunning you	Use a nulberry; wait it out
Iceblight	Actions consume more stamina	Use a nulberry; wait it out
Dragonblight	Your weapon’s elemental and status ailment values are nullified	Use a nulberry; wait it out

Complete Overview of Status Ailments in Monster Hunter Wilds

Status Ailment	Icon	Impact on Player
Stun	Inability to act temporarily	Take damage from an attack; wait it out (wiggle the left thumbstick to speed recovery)
Paralysis	Inability to act temporarily	Get hit by an attack; wait it out (wiggle the left thumbstick for faster recovery)
Sleep	Players become drowsy and fall asleep, unable to act	Consume an energy drink before sleeping; take damage while asleep; wait it out
Webbing	Inability to act temporarily	Use a cleanser; get hit by an attack; wait it out (wiggle the left thumbstick to expedite)
Frostblight	Inability to act temporarily	Use a cleanser; get hit by an attack; wait it out (wiggle the left thumbstick to expedite)
Poison	Health gradually diminishes	Use an antidote or herbal medicine; wait it out
Blastblight	An explosion occurs after a set time; damage occurs if struck	Use a deodorant; wiggle the left thumbstick before the explosion
Bleeding	Health loss occurs during actions	Use items such as: Well-done Steak, Rare Steak, Immunizer, Ration, Sushifish Scale, Toadstool; wait it out
Defense Down	Reduced defense increases damage taken	Use items like: Armorskin, Mega Armorskin, Adamant Seed, Adamant Pill, Hardshell Powder; wait it out
Stench	Prevents use of food and drink items temporarily	Use a deodorant; evade in water; wait it out
Frenzy	Gauge fills with time or upon receiving certain attacks	Deal damage to the monster before the gauge fills; wait it out
Frenzy: Infected	If the gauge fills, infection occurs, disabling health regeneration	Wait it out
Frenzy: Cured	After curing the virus, Affinity increases temporarily, and immunity to reinfection is granted

Monitoring Remaining Duration of Blights and Ailments

To determine the duration left on any afflicting blight or ailment, hold down L1 or LB.

Blight Duration Health Bar — Image courtesy of CAPCOM

When the timer approaches 20 seconds, it will automatically display, eliminating the need to hold the button. If you utilize a remedy to alleviate a blight or ailment, the timer will update accordingly.

Experiencing ailments and blights is a common scenario in Monster Hunter, and being adequately prepared can save you from the frustrations of managing these negative effects.

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