Drug x powder (attack and defense)

[Tusnayoshi]

Both are rarity 4 but I'm not sure which to use for better resource management. Is there any difference regarding how much attack and defense we get and how long the buffs last?

I am asking this question because I find it better to produce powders, since I can spare mandragora to create that potion to naturally recover HP upon taking damage. What do you guys recommend?

[pmcollectorboy]

Drugs: Small but until quests end
Powder: Big but temporary
Mega pill: Gigantic but EXTREMELY temporary

[Tusnayoshi]

Thank you very much for the complete answer. I'll go for powders. I'll check how many seconds or minutes they last, but I'm very inclined to go for them.

[Demonika]

Drugs are usually a smaller buff when compared to the others, but they never run out most of the time making them a must have.

Powders are a decent buff but they don't last very long but they also affect all other people on your hunt making them quite useful in multiplayer.

Pills are most of the time, not worth it as the only last for 30 seconds but the buffs are HUGE making them good for specific situations.

[pmcollectorboy]

Sorry. It's called might pill, not mega pill. There is a mega version of the demondrug, but I'm honestly not knowledgeable enough to know which can stack and which overrides.
Powders have the added advantage of affecting palicos and allies. I believe powders last three minutes while pills last 20 seconds.

[Stationary Traveller]

You can stack one drink, one powder and one pill of each type. Speedrunners usually go for powder and pill since the quest is usually gonna last less than 4 mins, but if you think the quest is gonna last longer than that you might as well use the drink too.
Buffs are minimal, but why not?

[Hykaro]

you can stack :

Canteen food buff

Attack Up S +3% attack lasts until Faint
or
Attack Up M +6% attack lasts until Faint
or
Attack Up L +8% attack lasts until Faint

with

Demon Drug +3% Attack lasts until Faint
or
Mega Demon Drug +4% Attack lasts until Faint

with

Might Seed +6% Attack lasts 3 minutes
Demon Powder +9% Attack lasts 3 minutes
Might Pill +13% Attack lasts 20seconds

with

Hunting Horn Buff Attack UP S/M/L +10%/15%/20% lasts with Horn Maestro 3min

[Stationary Traveller]

Food/consumable buffs are raw values, not percentages.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/comments/7ylvfb/mh_world_attack_buffs_items_and_how_they_stack/

[Tusnayoshi]

Thank you very much, guys!

MHW is such a hugely complex game.

[Ordaeli]

Hanuo님이 먼저 게시:

Thank you very much for the complete answer. I'll go for powders. I'll check how many seconds or minutes they last, but I'm very inclined to go for them.

Demon powder stacks with every other attack buff, so you actually want to get the drugs too :p

Usually, for max attack you wanna go for food buff L, mega demondrugs, might seed and demon powder.
You'd keep the might pill for wake up, since sheathing and eating it is time consuming, and you'd have to reapply the might seed afterwards since it replaces it completely. DB and SnS can afford it during the fight though, since one is quickly sheathed and the other doesn't need to sheathe.