My Paralysis weapon doesn't Paralyse, Help!

[Drownmyheart]

I've been using the Barroth Stinger I. It's a lance. It has a paralysis stat of 300.

Ive used this lance on 7 different monsters so far and I have never paralysed one. Is there something I'm missing? It was to my understanding that after I hit them enough times to reach the threshold, they would become paralysed.

Something to note, the weapon has -20% affinity
(not sure if that affects its ability to proc paralysis)

Also when I examine the weapon, the 300 paralysis stat is greyed out, here is an image https://i.gyazo.com/ae3dfcc5970297a33440a65470d897a0.png

[Ichmag 🔑🌙]

https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/Free+Elem+Ammo+Up

[Wafflez]

Greyed out means the element has to be awakened using the skill Free Element on your armor.

[Draco]

u need the skill Free Element
https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/Free+Elem+Ammo+Up

[Drownmyheart]

Originally posted by Wafflez:

Greyed out means the element has to be awakened using the skill Free Element on your armor.

Thank you, I was thinking there was a mechanic like that at play, but I never knew of one, and there was no tooltip... Thank you

[Codester]

Also just to add your -30% affinity means there's a 30% chance to deal a glancing blow (think of it as the opposite of a critical hit, you deal even less damage than normal)