[Top 10] MHW BEST Jewels And How To Get Them

Updated:

14 Nov 2020

What’s that you say Penguin my adorable palico? With the right jewels we will be able to take on any drooling, seething, raging and kingdom thrashing with a hint of terror inducing idiot monster? I really like the way you think.

Whelp since it takes college level math and reasonable doses of adderall to fully understand all the intricate gaming mechanics of Monster Hunter: World, might as well start with this little MHW readers digest to get those RPG numbers game juices flowing. In the How to Get sections the gem types are hyperlinked with necessary locations/monsters info to get each decoration.

10. Vitality Jewel 1

It’s no secret in Monster Hunter: World that you will cart often. And by that I mean no matter how solid your build is, no matter what catlike reflexes you have and no matter how well you know your attack combos, those sons of female turtles always figure out a way to catch you when you’re not looking and shamefully send you back to camp. Beefing up your quality of life defense skills by raising your max Health level with the Vitality Jewel is one way to prevent carting from happening…or happening less anyway.

What’s Good About Vitality Jewel 1:

+1 Health Boost
Raise Max Health Cap
Stay Alive Easier
Vitality Jewel 1 Details:
Slot Lv1
Skill Max 3
Rarity 6

How to Get Vitality Jewel 1

.43% Mysterious, .97% Glowing, 2.34% Worn and 2.34% Warped Feystone Drop Rates

9. Protection Jewel 1

Much like living inside an actual plastic bubble to protect yourself from covid19, Divine Blessing has a chance to reduce the damage you take from attacks. Not all attacks that is. But with a potential skill cap of 5, maxing out this skill will damn near proc every time you are attacked. So tack up those Divine Blessing skill points with the Protection Jewel 1 which grants one point.

What’s Good About Protection Jewel 1

+1 Divine Blessing
Reduces Damage From Attacks
Stay Alive Easier

Protection Jewel 1 Details:

Slot Lv 1
Skill Max 3
Rarity 5

How to Get Protection Jewel 1:

2.93% Mysterious, 2.24% Glowing and .35% Worn Feystone Drop Rates

8. Maintenance Jewel 1

Overall I think quality of life skills is what really makes Monster Hunter: World such a long term playable game, unless you’re a meta snob stuck on one way of playing of course. Why make your life unnecessarily harder when there are skills like divine blessing, fortify, tool specialist and health boost to bring you the sweet comfort you most definitely deserve? There is no other reason other than toxic narcissism, unhealthy peer domination, sadism and little dick syndrome.

Put your measuring stick down, or tooth pick, whatever you use to measure your teenie weenie and pick up the Maintenance Jewel. It grants Tool Specialist which reduces the recharge time for specialized tools (mantles).

What’s Good About Maintenance Jewel 1:

Reduce The Recharge Time For Mantles
ALWAYS WEAR A MANTLE AHHHH YUSSS!!!!
Mantle Are So Pretty When You Wear Them

Maintenance Jewel 1 Details:

Slot Lv 1

+1 Tool Specialist
Skill Max 3
Rarity 5

How To Get Maintenance Jewel 1:

2.93% Mysterious, 2.24% Glowing and .35% Worn Feystone Drop Rates

7. Critical/Protection Jewel 4

So take two skills and put them together to form one jewel and what do you get? Say it with me now boys and girls. MIXED DECOS!!! Ok why are we yelling again?

Mixed decos came with the brilliant Iceborne expansion and they are so mysterious and wonderful, full of all the joy of a four year old child playing in the mud yet suitable for any anime RPG pleasure seeking adult junkee alike. (Ok I’m gonna work on that I promise…. Ok no I’m not)

What’s Good About Critical/Protection Jewel:

+1 Critical Boost
+1 Divine Blessing
Gives One Skill Point to Two Different Skills

Critical/Protection Jewel 4 Details:

Slot Lv4
Both Skills Max Lv3
Rarity 11

How to Get Critical/Protection Jewel 4:

.09% Carved and .22% Sealed Feystone Drop Rates

6. Attack Jewel +4

When all else fails just get your attack up and start smashing skulls like the best button masher ever could. The Attack Jewel +4 is the rarest gem in the game settling in Monster Hunter: World as a rarity 12 Sealed Feystone with a 0.267% chance of actually finding one in its respective drop locations. This pretty much means they don’t really exist but if you do find one, break open your finest bottle of Mountain Dew and get down. It’s definitely worth a celebration.

What’s Good About Attack Jewel 4

Attack Boost Lv2
Gives 2 Attack Boost Skill Points
Reach Max Level Attack Boost Lv7 Easier

Attack Jewel +4 Details

Rarity 12
Skill Max 7

How to Get Attack Jewel +4:

Sealed Feystone 0.267% Drop Rate

5. Charger/Maintenance Jewel 4

This mixed deco is sure to please pairing up two good quality of life skills together in one jewel. Charger grants the focus skill which increases the fill/charge rate for weapons with gauges/charge attacks. As you can see, Geralt of Rivia is seriously considering the benefits of these two skills for his next hunt. HAH! Like he really needs skills.

What’s Good About Charger/Maintenance Jewel 4:

Two Skills in One Jewel

+1 Focus
+1 Tool Specialist

Charger/Maintenance Details:

Slot Lv4
Both Skills Max Lv3
Rarity 10

How to Get Charger/Maintenance Jewel 4:

.09% Ancient, .25% Carved and .37% Sealed Feystone Drop Rates

4. Critical Jewel 2

You’ve set your Affinity to 100%. Critical Eye is maxed out to level 7. What else is there to do but max your damage output and finesse your crit hit build. Increase the raw damage for each crit hit strike by building up your Critical Boost skill level with the help of the Critical Jewel 2. So every time you see that beautiful crit strike slash you know that you’re doing max damage. Ahhh. Instant satisfiction triggers are such sweet bliss.

What’s Good About Critical Jewel 2:

+1 Critical Boost
Increase Raw Damage of Critical Hits
More Satisfaction With Each Crit Strike

Critical Jewel 2 Details:

Slot Lv2
Rarity 8
Skill Max 7

How to Get Critical Jewel 2:

.17% Worn and .42% Warped Feystone Drop Rates

3. Expert Jewel 1

To increase the likelihood of crit hits this lovely jewel is what you’re gonna need, that is if your armor isn’t already granting enough Critical Eye skill points. The Expert Jewel gives one point to the Critical Eye skill which raises your Affinity. Most weapons really benefit with this boosted Affinity so it’s definitely worth a grind. And with a potential max skill level of 7 for Critical Eye more than likely you will need it and perhaps even its big brother Expert Jewel 4 which gives two points to the valuable skill.

What’s Good About Expert Jewel 1:

+1 Critical Eye
Increase Affinity
Increase Likelihood of Crit Hits

Expert Jewel 1 Details:

Slot Lv1
Rarity 6
Skill Max 7

How to Get Expert Jewel 1:

.43% Mysterious, .97% Glowing, 2.34% Worn and 2.34% Warped Feystone Drop Rates

2. Tenderizer Jewel 2

Affinity was always a tough one for me to grasp, or should I say Clutch Claw. But after years of
dedicated research I’ve become fluent in the rules of Affinity. See the red spots labeled WEAKPOINT on the Gold Rathian hunters notes above? Yea so the higher your affinity the more likely it is that your weapon will deal additional damage when hitting these weak spots. And with Iceborne, Affinity is increased by using the clutch claw and wounding the monster.

Youtube Link Describing Affinity (It can be a turd)

What’s Good About Tenderizer Jewel 2:

+1 Weakness Exploit
Increase Likeliness of Crit Hits on Weak Spots
Often More Powerful Than Raw Damage

Tenderizer Jewel 2 Details:

Slot Lv2
Rarity 6
Skill Max 3

How To Get Tenderizer Jewel 2:

.43% Mysterious, .97% Glowing, 2.34% Worn and 2.34% Warped Feystone Drop Rates

1. Challenger Jewel 2

With a potential seven levels of Agitator to acquire, the Challenger Jewel gets slotted in often for any good Agitator build. The Agitator skill increases both Attack and Affinity when large monsters become enraged. So when your monster starts throwing a hissy fit because it's finally had enough damage it’s totally fine. The increase in attack damage will put him back in his place. But still an enraged monster can be very deadly so walking on eggshells you shall do if you don’t want to cart.

What’s Good About Challenger Jewel 2: