How Does Critical Status Work in Monster Hunter Wilds?

Critical Status is a skill that's directly tied to Status Ailments in Monster Hunter Wilds. However, as simple as it sounds on paper, there are a lot of little details behind it that players should consider before using it on their builds.

Status Ailments in MH Wilds offer some very useful effects, and a skill like Critical Status can potentially make hunts go by much more quickly. In this short guide, we'll briefly go over how Critical Status works to help you figure out if it's worth using over other skills.

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What is Critical Status in MH Wilds?

MH Wilds Critical Status description — Monster Hunter Wilds Critical Status description

Critical Status makes your weapons inflict Status Ailments faster whenever you score a critical hit. It goes hand-in-hand with the Affinity stat, and in a way, it works similarly to how elemental damage does in MH Wilds.

To understand how Critical Status works, players must know how Status Ailments are applied. Imagine it like this: every monster in the game has a hidden bar for each type of Status Ailment, and once that bar is filled up, the ailment will trigger.

For example, if a hit from your weapon inflicts 10 Paralysis, and a monster's hidden Paralysis bar can only take 100 points' worth of Paralysis, then you'll Paralyze that monster in 10 hits. If you have Critical Status, you'll apply more Paralysis points when you critically hit, which means you'll be able to inflict Paralysis in less hits.

Critical Status does not increase a Status Ailment's damage or effect intensity. It only makes you apply it quicker, which is useful once you consider that monsters gradually become more resistant to Status Ailments after they get afflicted with one.

Should You Use Critical Status?

Critical Status is only worth using if it's already part of your weapon as an innate skill (like with the Lala Harpactirs). This is due to a couple of reasons:

Only 1/3 of attacks contribute to Status Ailment build-up, except for Bowguns using ailment ammo, which contribute to the build-up 100% of the time.
In practice, Critical Status results in about one or two extra ailment procs during a hunt, though this depends on your target monster's weakness to the ailment you're using. By that point, the monster should already be close to death anyway.

If you have a Crit Stat 3 Jewel, then it might be worth using if it comes with a useful secondary skill like Handicraft, Ironwall, or KO. Still, it's not something that should take priority over other skills that have a much stronger impact on a build.

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