Again, the math doesn’t matter - positive is good, negative is bad. The next few numbers indicate the armor’s ability to defend against elemental attacks.The math doesn’t really matter here - bigger is just better. It’s your indication for how much damage your armor will protect you from. Defense is the number you should care the most about.Rarity tells you how hard it is to collect the materials to make the armor.Level just tells you how many times you’ve upgraded the item already.When you’re looking at your armor, you’ll see a block of stats labeled equipment info on the right side of your screen. In the workshop in Astera, you can choose to forge new equipment or upgrade what you already have at the smithy. Understanding your armor Forging new armor at the smith list the required materials and the stats of you new gear. Below, we’ll talk about understanding your armor and its stats and then how to decide on the best way to protect yourself. Monster Hunter: World isn’t exactly forthcoming about what to look for in armor and what you need to do to improve it. To survive, you’ll need to upgrade or craft new armor at the same time you’re building deadlier weapons.
Every new monster you meet will have a larger mountain of hit points and deadlier attacks. The New World in Monster Hunter: World is unforgiving and full of monsters that want to maim, eat or otherwise inconvenience you.
