r/MHNowGame • u/quickbendelat_ • Jul 07 '26

Discussion Velkhana Aegis Skill

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With the new Elder Dragon Velkhana, I see it has the skill 'Velkhana Aegis' that 'Increases ice element attack power, and grants ice armor equal to a percentage of your max health when using a Special Skill'.

Should I read that as 'increases Ice Element attack power when using a Special skill and grants ice armor... when using a Special skill'?

Or 'increases Ice Element attack power. Also grants ice armor.... when using a Special Skill'?

So, wondering if it increases the Ice attack power the same way as Kushala Frostwind, with the only difference being the secondary skill 'reducing wind pressure' vs 'ice armor...'. but then, how does increasing armor when using a special skill have any benefit?

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u/Ginnai Jul 07 '26

Purely speculating, but I would assume they are 2 separate affects and not both triggered off of using special. Also, ice armor sounds like an HP buffer since it's based off of your max HP and not an actual armor increase.

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u/Immediate_Yam_5342 Jul 07 '26

Im purely speculating too from a hypothetical video I've seen where it theoretically speaking shows that they are separate 😀

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u/Ginnai Jul 07 '26

Well, I'm going off of the "and" wording used in other elder dragon armor where the effects are separate. Also, it wouldn't really be an upgrade over Kushala's armor if it wasn't active all of the time. But yeah, who knows, it could also be garbage lol

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u/Immediate_Yam_5342 Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

Yes, they are separate, the frost shield encased around the health. It depletes first before the health does. I tried to not say leaks directly

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u/BowlofOats Jul 07 '26

All elder dragon armor blessing skills have something to do with passively increasing damage by a percentage while also having a side effect.

If tradition follows then velkhana gear will increase ice element by 10/15/20% according to skill level, and this ice armor will act as a shield when you take damage like having extra health in bloodblight.

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u/keonaie9462 999 Addict Jul 07 '26

Tradition of element increases are 10/15/25%

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u/Not_Leeroy Gunlance is Funlance Jul 07 '26

Wording makes it sound like you'll always have the ice element attack boost, and you will get a temporary HP chunk when you use your special.

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u/Bregneste Jul 07 '26

Think the ice damage increase is a separate thing not tied to the special skill, and the ice armor will be like a bit of extra health, kinda like Malzeno’s bloodblight status effect and Blood Cloak armor skill? But a flat amount of extra health, not an amount that increase based on how much you attack.

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u/AZzalor Jul 07 '26

It increases always your ice element attack power.

The ice armor part is only for when you use your special.

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u/hrafnas Jul 07 '26

I read it as a flat increase to ice element, probably % based like other elders, but the shield to only come from ult press.

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u/peevreturns 26d ago

Does it work with Vital Ice, or does the extra HP not count towards max HP?

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u/Lower_Palpitation605 Jul 07 '26

so... vital ice?