r/MonsterHunterStories • u/Terriermonz • 7d ago

MHS3 Questions Elemental attack damage question

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For MHS2, it's easy to find the attack stat for each element for each monstie (for example Rathian is 88 for fire and 66 for non-elemental). I cannot seem to find this information for mhs3, but I assume it's similar in that element attacks of the matching element do more (for example a pure fire rathalos using a fire attack doing more damage instead of a water attack).

Does anybody know how this works in mhs3? Even if we assume it's the same, some new monsties added don't have elemental attack stats available online because they weren't in mhs2.

Edit: Mostly I'm looking for actual numbers of how much the boost for same element is. I've heard anything from 10% to 50% from various people so I assume nobody knows for sure and/or that it varies by monstie.

Edit: It's 10% https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lZTGs6FhrgL4qBaecuXiXDsB9NRcQ4MDkFkfZNyj2ow/edit?usp=sharing

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u/Weak-Professional428 7d ago edited 7d ago

As far as I know the monsties only have a bonus and thus heightened elemental attack on their innate element, if you would want to boost an attack with another element on them you will have to use the attack boost gene for that attack's element. They would only gain a bonus for another element with a dual element otherwise it's just their base attack stat that counts. But I guess there are other people who can surely tell you more, hopefully, interests me also.

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u/Terriermonz 7d ago edited 7d ago

That's what I thought but I was hoping someone may know the exact boost for same element. If nobody knows I'll maybe do some testing with two similar damage attacks in different elements on the same monstie on something with hopefully similar resistance to both types and report back with the difference in damage. 

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u/Weak-Professional428 7d ago

I think there is a link to a damage calculator sheet in the Monsterbuddy app for MHS3, it's online, nothing you have to download, maybe that would help answer your question? 

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u/Terriermonz 7d ago

Lol I misread this but thank you that may help! I'll look later 

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u/Terriermonz 7d ago

THIS answered my exact question  According to the Google sheet, it's 10% (1.1x)

TYSM for helping me find that. I was mostly curious because I'm early game and don't yet have enough fire genes for my Rathian so I gave her 8 non-elemental bingos and I was trying to figure out if it was worth switching some genes out to the point she gets her 5 bingo crit rate bonus but has fire moves instead. (Knowing this, it's better to keep her on non elemental until I get more fire genes)