So I made a simple mini-guide detailing the armor skills and slots of all the (I can currently forge) Armor in Monster Hunter World. There’s also a table of MHW Set Bonuses below it. Similarly, I made a Searchable Elemental Weakness Chart MHW Calc – create and save builds! High-Rank Armor: Skills & Slots.

Last updated on November 20th, 2019

• “Max Decoration Slots And Level” temporary unlocks all equipment decoration slots, when this option disabled, slots will restore to normal, but the decorations you already put in the slots will still have effects. “Defense Multiplier” reduces the damage you receive, it does not affect you actual defense stat.
• Everyone knows Monster Hunter World is a good game. It’s not simple though and one of the most complex systems are the Monster Hunter Worlds armour skills. Well, good news, that’s what this.
• The slot is for decorations which essentially give you more customization for your skills. It's essentially a bit more 'end game' than the alpha sets which immediately give you an additional skill. Edit: err, realized yall are asking about the diff between alpha/beta slots. Afaik they should both have the exclamation just showing that it's a slot.

Version 10.11 was released for Monster Hunter World along with several adjustment to the game and 2 bonus add on content: the Guardian Armor Set and Early Weapon Materials Set.

Monster Hunter World Iceborne Guardian Armor Limits

Despite the + marking on the Guardian Armor Set acts similarly to a high rank armor. It completely maxes out at 82 defense and with only 2 x level 1 decoration slots, this set will be limited to what it can provide. Overall, this armor will help those playing through World but will be weaker than most endgame World meta armor.

Using this to start master rank is an option if hunters neglected to create their own sets before jumping into Iceborne. Players shouldn’t stress too much as most endgame armor will be replaced due to its lack of defense for new master rank sets that are tankier at the cost of skills. Below you will find the list of stat limits for this set as well as set skills and bonuses.

Guardian Armor Stat Limits

• Base: Level 1 with 50 Defense
• Max: Level 11 with 70 Defense 300 points 39,600
• Augmented: Level 17 with 82 Defense 600 points 58,320
  • 1 Streamstone Shard, 1 Bird Wyvern Gem 10,000

Defense & Resist Stats

• 250 Total Defense
• 10 Fire
• 0 Water
• 0 Thunder
• 10 Ice
• 15 Dragon

Full Armor Set Skills & Set Bonus

• Divine Blessing Level 3 (Chance to decrease damage taken by 50%)
• Health Boost, Level 3 (Increases maximum player health by 50)
• Marathon Runner, Level 3 (Slows down stamina depletion for actions which continuously drain stamina like dashing by 50%)
• Recovery Up Level 3 (Increases the amount of healing effects by 30%)

Full Armor Set Decoration Slots

• Has a total of 2 level 1 decorations.

Individual Pieces of Guardian Armor

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Guardian Helm α +

• Has 1 level 1 decoration slot
• Defense & Resist Stats
  • 50 Defense
  • 2 Fire
  • 0 Water
  • 0 Thunder
  • 2 Ice
  • 3 Dragon
• Has the equipment skills:
  • Recovery Up Level 2
  • Health Boost Level 1

Guardian Suit α +

• Has no decoration slot
• Defense & Resist Stats
  • 50 Defense
  • 2 Fire
  • 0 Water
  • 0 Thunder
  • 2 Ice
  • 3 Dragon
• Has the equipment skills:
  • Marathon Runner Level 1
  • Recovery Up Level 1

Guardian Vambraces α +

• Has no decoration slot
• Defense & Resist Stats
  • 50 Defense
  • 2 Fire
  • 0 Water
  • 0 Thunder
  • 2 Ice
  • 3 Dragon
• Has the equipment skills:
  • Marathon Runner Level 1
  • Divine Blessing Level 1

Guardian Coil α +

• Has 1 level 1 decoration slot
• Defense & Resist Stats
  • 50 Defense
  • 2 Fire
  • 0 Water
  • 0 Thunder
  • 2 Ice
  • 3 Dragon
• Has the equipment skills:
  • Health Boost Level 2
  • Divine Blessing Level 1

Guardian Boots α +

• Has no decoration slot
• Defense & Resist Stats
  • 50 Defense
  • 2 Fire
  • 0 Water
  • 0 Thunder
  • 2 Ice
  • 3 Dragon
• Has the equipment skills:
  • Marathon Runner Level 1
  • Divine Blessing Level 1

Early Weapon Upgrade Materials Item Pack Contents

Players will also receive an Early Weapon Upgrade Materials Set that consists of various ore to facilitate the creation of ore weapons with players who have just started the game.

• Iron Ore x 7
• Earth Crystal x 2
• Machalite Ore x 7
• Dragonite Ore x 2
• Monster Bone M x 2
• Silver Egg x 1

To see everything that Version 10.11 introduced read Patch 10.11 Contents.

Stay tuned for more Monster Hunter World Iceborne content as we cover The Guilding Lands and get into some Builds. Be sure to also check out our thoughts on the expansion, in our Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Review!

If you are looking for more Monster Hunter World info, you can go in-depth with our featured guides: All Armor Limits, Long Sword Elemental Limits, Autumn Harvest Festival, Dual Blades’ Max Element & Status Limits, Attack Values & You, Crown Sizes & You, Monster Hunter World: The Canteen Explained With Ingredient Guide or Monster Hunter World: End Game Guide.

If you are interested in Monster Hunter World longsword builds, you can peer into them at: Kaiser Gamma, Drachen Alpha, Kaiser γ vs Drachen, Dragon Longsword Build, Raw DPS Build, and Elemental Crit Build For Sealed Weapons.

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There are several more MHW guides that you don’t want to miss out on! Be sure to check out the Monster Hunter World Iceborne wiki as it will contain all the latest info as it releases.