Augment Slot Mhw Iceborne

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What is Cultivation?

I've finally started to get the parts for my DB augments, and after Health Regen, I'm not sure if I should go with Affinity (2 slots) or Element (1 slot x2). Is it better to get the +10% Affinity or the +30x2 element damage for DBs?
To install, go to nativePC in your MHW directory and drop the folder titled 'common' into nativePC. If you do not already have a nativePC folder then move the one in my file to your MHW directory. Note: This mod does not make regular augments cost 0, only custom upgrades. I will work on a mod that makes regular augments cost 0 soon.
Slot-based augment This is the normal augmenting method for Iceborne and requires you to use a weapon’s built-in slots in order to perform upgrades. Instead of using Streamstones, you now use.

Cultivation is the act of growing plants, bugs, and other essential materials used to craft consumables. Most of these materials can be gathered during expeditions, though it can be tedious and time-consuming. Being able to grow them at the research base is much more convenient.

Is Slot Increase augmentation good? I would have to say in most cases it’s a NO. The only time I would take this is on a Rarity 6 weapon taking Lifesteal/Slot/Slot to get an extra medium slot. But only on “very specific builds” wherein the medium outweighs 10% affinity and some flat attack. That’s a lot of filters. Augments in Iceborne are different to world in that, rather than getting 1, 2 or 3 augments depending on rarity, weapons now have a number of 'slots' to fit augments in, based again on weapon rarity. In addition, each augment is weighed differently, depending on perceived usefulness.

Cultivating materials costs research points and is one of the best investments for the currency. It allows you to stockpile a hefty amount of items to make healing items, traps, slinger ammo, and other useful consumables you should bring on quests.

Cultivation is unlocked by visiting the botanical research center in Astera. At first, you will only be able to cultivate one type of material. You can upgrade the research center’s features by completing various deliveries and optional quests.

Botanical Research Center Upgrades

Upgrade	Description	How to Unlock
Harvest Box Upgrade 1	Adds 10 slots to your harvest box.	Complete the To Hold a Harvest delivery request.
Harvest Box Upgrade 2	Adds 10 more slots to your harvest box.	Complete the Your Storage Solution delivery request.
Culture Materials Upgrade 1	Unlocks cultivation of nullberry, might seed, adamant seed, antidote herb, fire herb, flowfern, snow herb, sleep herb, smokenut, dragonfell berry, blastnut, dragonstrike nut, slashberry, bomberry, flamenut, blazenut, and ivy	Complete the 3★ Prickly Predicament optional quest. Unlocked by talking to the laid-back botanist after reaching HR 3.
Culture Materials Upgrade 2	Unlocks cultivation of nitroshroom, devil’s blight, parashroom, toadstool, exciteshroom, chillshroom, flashbug, godbug, thunderbug, baitbug, and spider web.	Complete the 4★ Royal Relocation optional quest. Unlocked by talking to the laid-back botanist after reaching HR 5.
Catalyst (fertilizer)	Grants growth up S on all culture slots.	Complete the Sprouting an Ancient Tree delivery request.
Culture Slot Upgrade 1	Adds one culture slot to cultivate two kinds of materials (or duplicates) at a time.	Complete the 4★ Persistent Pests optional quest.
Mega Fertilizer (fertilizer)	Grants plant harvest up L on all culture slots.	Complete the 6★ Hard to Swallow optional quest.
Choice Mushroom Substrate (fertilizer)	Grants fungi harvest up L on all culture slots.	Complete the 6★ A Crown of Mud and Anger optional quest.
Thick Summon Jelly (fertilizer)	Grants bug/honey harvest up L on all culture slots.	Complete the 6★ Say Cheese! optional quest.
Ancient Catalyst (fertilizer)	Grants growth up L on all culture slots.	Complete the 6★ The Sleeping Sylvan Queen optional quest and Shattering the Grass Ceiling delivery request.
Culture Slot Upgrade 2	Adds one culture slot to cultivate three kinds of materials (or duplicates) at time.	Complete the 7★ Talons of Ire and Ice optional quest.
Soft Soil (fertilizer)	Extends the duration of all active fertilizers by five.	Complete all fertilizer delivery requests, including A Gentle Earthen Bed.

Recommended Materials to Cultivate

Honey

Honey is used in making potent healing items like mega potions, first-aid meds+, and max potions. Because of this, you are likely to burn through your supply very quickly. This is especially true if you always carry some honey with you to craft more restorative items in the heat of battle. Try to maintain a good stockpile of honey at all times.

Mandragora

Mandragora is the key ingredient used in crafting max potions. There are very few places to gather it during expeditions, so being able to grow them by yourself is extremely advantageous.

Flashbugs

Flashbugs are used to make flashpods, a type of slinger ammo that momentarily stuns monsters when fired. It also forces airborne foes to crash down, briefly giving you time to attack them without restraint. Flashpods are very effective against Rathalos, Rathian, Legiana, and even the elder dragons. It is easy to burn through a stash of flashpods, especially when running optional quests and investigations multiple times. Be sure to keep a hefty supply of them through cultivation.

Might Seeds

If you think you have stockpiled enough materials to make consumables, you can try to earn some money by growing might seeds. These sell for 140 z each for a good profit. You can also use them during quests to temporarily increase your attack power.

Other Materials

Bitterbugs, blue mushrooms, herbs, and sleep herbs are some of the materials that you will also likely deplete very quickly if you do not take time to gather them during expeditions. Cultivate as much as you need, since you will accumulate a good amount of research points just by going through the main story.

What is Augmenting?

Augmenting is the act of further enhancing weapons and armor past their maximum refinement level. For weapons, augmenting allows you to infuse them with additional properties. Augmenting armor, on the other hand, raises their upgrade limit, allowing you to reach even higher defense values.

You will be able to augment equipment after completing the post-game quests Beyond the Blasting Scales and Thunderous Rumble in the Highlands. Clearing them allows you to take on threat level 2 and 3 investigations that randomly reward streamstones. These materials are quite rare, so you may need to run investigations several times to get the ones you need.

Types of Steamstones

Material	Description	How to Obtain
Streamstone Shard	Secondary material in augmenting rarity 6 weapons and rarity 1 to 5 armor	Clear threat level 1 investigations
Streamstone	Secondary material in augmenting rarity 7 weapons and rarity 6 to 7 armor	Clear threat level 2 investigations
Gleaming Streamstone	Secondary material in augmenting rarity 8 weapons and armor	Clear threat level 3 investigations
Sullied Streamstone	Become warrior’s steamstones after appraisal. Primary material in augmenting rarity 6 and 7 weapons.	Clear threat level 2 investigations
Shining Steamstone	Become hero’s streamstones after appraisal. Primary material in augmenting rarity 8 weapons.	Clear threat level 3 investigation

Augmenting Weapons

Augmenting weapons requires the most farming, as you will need either a warrior’s or hero’s streamstone specific to your weapon. For example, augmenting a rarity 8 great sword requires one hero’s streamstone: great sword.

The number of augments you can infuse your weapon with depends on its rarity. You can have up to three augments on rarity 6 weapons, two on rarity 7, and one on rarity 8.

Weapon augments cannot be removed or replaced once they have been applied. Be sure to choose those that suit your playstyle and skills.

Attack Increase

Gives +5 true attack to the weapon. Stacks with other upgrades.

Weapon Rarity	Materials	Cost
6	Warrior’s Streamstone x1, Streamstone Shard x3, Rathalos Plate x2	40,000 z
7	Warrior Streamstone x2, Streamstone x3, Rathalos Ruby x2	60,000 z
8	Hero’s Streamstone x1, Gleaming Streamstone x3, Teostra Gem x1	90,000 z

Affinity Increase

Gives +10% affinity to the weapon. Stacks with other upgrades.

Weapon Rarity	Materials	Cost
6	Warrior’s Streamstone x1, Streamstone Shard x3, Rathalos Plate x2	40,000 z
7	Warrior Streamstone x2, Streamstone x3, Rathalos Ruby x2	60,000 z
8	Hero’s Streamstone x1, Gleaming Streamstone x3, Teostra Gem x1	90,000 z

Mhw Iceborne Slot Augment Materials

Defense Increase

Gives +10 defense when wielding the weapon and a chance to reduce incoming damage. Stacks with other upgrades.

Mhw Iceborne Augment Slot 3

Weapon Rarity	Materials	Cost
6	Warrior’s Streamstone x1, Streamstone Shard x3, Bird Wyvern Gem x2	40,000 z
7	Warrior Streamstone x2, Streamstone x3, Wyvern Gem x2	60,000 z
8	Hero’s Streamstone x1, Gleaming Streamstone x3, Elder Dragon Blood x1	90,000 z

Slot Upgrade

Gives your weapon an additional decoration slot. Stacks with other upgrades for increased slot level.

Weapon Rarity	Materials	Cost
6	Warrior’s Streamstone x1, Streamstone Shard x3, Legiana Plate x2	40,000 z
7	Warrior Streamstone x2, Streamstone x3, Legiana Gem x2	60,000 z
8	Hero’s Streamstone x1, Gleaming Streamstone x3, Vaal Hazak Gem x1	90,000 z

Health Regeneration

Absorb health from monsters by landing attacks. Stacks with other upgrades for increased regeneration.

Weapon Rarity	Materials	Cost
6	Warrior’s Streamstone x1, Streamstone Shard x3, Anjanath Plate x2	40,000 z
7	Warrior Streamstone x2, Streamstone x3, Anjanath Gem x2	60,000 z
8	Hero’s Streamstone x1, Gleaming Streamstone x3, Nergigante Gem x1	90,000 z

Augmenting Armor

Augmenting armor is more straightforward, as it simply raises the number of times that pieces of armor can be upgraded. Defense values after augmenting differ among various types of armor, with rarity 8 armor sets reaching as high as 800 to 1,000 points.

Extra Slot Augment Mhw Iceborne

Armor Rarity	Materials	Cost
1 to 4	Streamstone Shard x1, Fucium Ore x3	3,000 z
5	Streamstone Shard x1, Dragonbone Relic x1	5,000 z
6	Streamstone x1, Bird Wyvern Gem x1	10,000 z
7	Streamstone x1, Wyvern Gem x1	20,000 z
8	Gleaming Streamstone x1, Elder Dragon Bone x2	30,000 z