Best Palico armor?

[Madoys]

Just wanted to know if there is a "best armor set" for Palico, as I dont really see any difference between the sets except the looks.
Thanks in advance.

[McPhil]

I don't think the armor is that important. The weapon is. Don't look at the damage numbers, look at the weapon effect. A Palico with sleep or stun is realy helpfull.

[Madoys]

Originally posted by Phil:

I don't think the armor is that important. The weapon is. Don't look at the damage numbers, look at the weapon effect. A Palico with sleep or stun is realy helpfull.

Yep, already got some decent weapons for him who can occasionally stun the monster.
Looking at armor now to make sure my Palico stays longer in the battle.

[McPhil]

I think the Xeno Jiva is one of the best armor with highest def.

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Looking good > Good stats.

Make him wear what looks the best for you

[JebKerman]

Strictly speaking i think the kulve tarroth set is the one with the highest defense and there are no armour skills to account for.

however it actually doesn't make much difference since palicos have something like 300 defense at max level when 'naked'. So I'd honestly prioritise what looks best in your opinion.

[Prester]

Originally posted by Madoys:

[...]as I dont really see any difference between the sets except the looks.
Thanks in advance.

thats the GOOD part, means you can dress him as you want.

technically you can go overkill and go resistzances versus the different monsters and/or use kulve taroth since it has the highest defense, but w/e if you dont run the "palico solokills Elder Dragons while you cornerlance" build it doesnt matter that much.

i personally like to run him ona poison weapon since being poisoned does disable some special moves and it feels like being poisoned makes monsters take more and longer breathing breaks

[JebKerman]

Originally posted by Prester:

i personally like to run him ona poison weapon since poison does disable some special moves and it feels like being poisoned makes monsters take more and longer breathing breaks

I don't think the first part is true (As far as I can understand it poison's disabling did occur in older games, but has been effectively replaced by Elderseal in World)

And I think the second part may be coincidence. I do often see exhausted monsters under the effects of poison, but since it lasts 45s that's a pretty big window for overlap to occur, and can be re-stacked during that duration potentially keeping it up permanently.

That said If you have/can find solid evidence to the contrary of either then that would genuinely be great, since poison seems to be generally considered the worst status in World. Exposing lesser known properties may make it more desirable.


As for me, I tend to bring the paralysis or sleep weapon. The surprise openings can be handy to get some free hits or a breather if things were getting dicey.

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anything that looks cute xd

[Seamus]

Originally posted by Prester:

i personally like to run him ona poison weapon since being poisoned does disable some special moves and it feels like being poisoned makes monsters take more and longer breathing breaks

None of this is true.

Poison disabling elder auras was replaced with elderseal. Poison also has nothing to do with monster stamina use.

[Prester]

i have seen enough people telling me something isnt true just for it to be true that im not realy convinced. fighting a poisoned monster feels like fighting an exhausted monster. always. it goes as fas as fighting a poisoned monster i no longer feel threatened by it because it attacks less relentless ...

[Seamus]

Originally posted by Prester:

i have seen enough people telling me something isnt true just for it to be true that im not realy convinced. fighting a poisoned monster feels like fighting an exhausted monster. always. it goes as fas as fighting a poisoned monster i no longer feel threatened by it because it attacks less relentless ...

Exhaust and poison are two completely different things. Poison does NOT cause exhaust.

That's not how the game works.

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Lunastra armor is the best :3

[Warkrunner]

Originally posted by Prester:

i have seen enough people telling me something isnt true just for it to be true that im not realy convinced. fighting a poisoned monster feels like fighting an exhausted monster. always. it goes as fas as fighting a poisoned monster i no longer feel threatened by it because it attacks less relentless ...

I know what you mean. They do seem to be more docile when poisoned.

As for palico armor, most of the palico's defense value comes from its level.
Unless you want to run a setup where your palico does more damage than you, armor's more of a cosmetic thing for them.