Poison | Monster Hunter World Wiki

Poison
Effect	Inflicts Poison Status on the target, slowly draining their health
Severe	Noxious Poison
Cured By	Consuming an Antidote, Herbal Medicine or Herbal Powder

Poison is a Status Effect in Monster Hunter World (MHW). Poison will slowly drain a target's Health.

Poison Effect

On Monsters

• Triggering the effect requires buildup inflicted by:
  • Weapons that wield Poison damage
  • Bowgun Poison Ammo
  • Poison Coating wielded by Bows
  • Poison Smoke Bomb, Poison Throwing Knife, and Poisoned Meat
  • Environmental Hazards such as Poisoncup
• Buildup damage is modified by a Monster's resistance to Poison
• Duration and damage depends on Monster resistance to Poison. Damage is doubled when affecting Monsters in High Rank Quests, and quadrupled in Master Rank Quests.
  • 10 damage if weak to Poison (⭐⭐⭐) for 130 total over 25 seconds
  • 8 damage if neutral against Poison (⭐⭐)  for 80 total over 18 seconds
  • 5 damage if strong against Poison (⭐) for 40 total over 15 seconds
  • 0 damage if completely resistant to Poison ()
• Effect is identifiable by purple saliva hanging from a Monster's mouth.
• Each successive trigger of Poison requires more buildup than the last, but deals the same amount of damage each time.
• Poison buildup only occurs when the Monster is not under the effects of Poison. Remember to conserve Poison Ammo and Coatings.

On the Player and Allies

• Inflicts damage over time and leaves recoverable Health. A more severe version appears in Master Rank and deals damage faster.
• The effect can be recognized by this symbol:  on the HUD
• Can be cured with Antidote, Herbal Medicine or Herbal Powder

Monsters and Poison

The following Monsters cause Poison:

• Pukei-Pukei
• Rathian
• Pink Rathian
• Rathalos
• Azure Rathalos
• Viper Tobi-Kadachi
• Yian Garuga
• Scarred Yian Garuga
• Gold Rathian
• Silver Rathalos

The following Monsters are weak to Poison:

• Great Jagras
• Tobi-Kadachi
• Barroth
• Legiana
• Dodogama
• Lavasioth
• Kushala Daora
• Xeno'jiiva
• Coral Pukei-Pukei
• Shrieking Legiana
• Ebony Odogaron
• Savage Deviljho
• Namielle
• Safi'jiiva

 The following Monsters are resistant to Poison:

• Pukei-Pukei
• Rathian
• Great Girros
• Rathalos
• Kirin
• Pink Rathian
• Azure Rathalos
• Vaal Hazak
• Kulve Taroth
• Lunastra
• Viper Tobi-Kadachi
• Blackveil Vaal Hazak
• Yian Garuga
• Scarred Yian Garuga
• Gold Rathian
• Silver Rathalos
• Rajang
• Furious Rajang
• Alatreon
• Fatalis

The following Monsters are immune to Poison:

• Zorah Magdaros

Poison Skills

The following Skills and Equipment modify Poison on Monsters and the Player

• Negate Poison
• Pink Rathian Mastery (adds two ticks of damage against Monsters weak to Poison)
• Poison Attack
• Critical Status
• Poison Resistance
• All Ailments Negated

Equipment that Wields Poison

The following Equipment can cause Poison buildup: