Boosting Affinity in Monster Hunter Now: A Complete Guide

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In Monster Hunter Now, you can enjoy the thrill of monster hunting wherever you are. Take down gigantic monsters, carve their parts, and use these materials to craft more powerful weapons, all from your phone.

While the combat mechanics may not be as comprehensive as those found in the traditional Monster Hunter series, Monster Hunter Now offers plenty of stats, skills, weapon options, and monster behaviors to keep you engaged. In the following sections, we’ll explore Affinity, its role, and how you can boost it.

What Does Affinity Do?

Afinity represents your chance to land a critical hit with an attack. Increasing your Affinity means your strikes are more likely to cause critical damage, which is 25% more effective than regular hits.

You’ll know you’ve achieved a critical hit by the bright red streak that flashes when your weapon connects with the monster.

However, some weapons might have negative Affinity. In this case, the negative Affinity percentage refers to the chance that your hit will deal less damage, resulting in a 25% reduction to damage.

How To Increase Affinity

The level one stat for the Critical Eye skill that increases affinity.

Each weapon comes with a base Affinity stat, but you can also boost your overall Affinity through specific skills. The Critical Eye skill enhances your total Affinity, while Weakness Exploit increases your Affinity when attacking vulnerable points of a monster.

Critical Eye and Weakness Exploit can work together effectively, but keep in mind that Affinity can’t exceed 100%. Once you reach this cap, every attack will be a critical hit.

Here’s a summary of how Critical Eye and Weakness Exploit enhance your Affinity:

Critical Eye
Level	Effect
1	Increases Affinity by 10%
2	Increases Affinity by 15%
3	Increases Affinity by 20%
4	Increases Affinity by 30%
5	Increases Affinity by 40%

Weakness Exploit
Level	Effect
1	Increases Affinity by 20% when attacking a monster’s weak spot
2	Increases Affinity by 25% when attacking a monster’s weak spot
3	Increases Affinity by 30% when attacking a monster’s weak spot
4	Increases Affinity by 40% when attacking a monster’s weak spot
5	Increases Affinity by 50% when attacking a monster’s weak spot

Several equipment pieces grant these skills, including the Kulu-Ya-ku set, the Pink Rathian set, and the Odogaron set for Critical Eye. For Weakness Exploit, look for pieces from the Rathalos and Coral Pukei-Pukei sets.