Hi-Metal Vambraces U

Japanese name: ハイメタＵアーム (Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G official guidebook, Enterbrain, 2008, pp. 804–949).

Made from rare ore. Even when trampled by a wyvern, they don't lose their shape.

Skills

Materials

• Carbalite Ore x5
• Firestone x2
• Dragonite Ore x5
• Electro Sac x2

Improve Armor

• Armor Sphere x3, up to level 4
• Armor Sphere+ x1, up to level 5
• Hrd Armor Sphere x1, up to level 6
• Hvy Armor Sphere x1, up to level 7

Each sphere raises the piece one level from level 1, up to the level shown; the next sphere takes over from there.

From the guide book

Hunter types

Hunters are split into two types by the weapon they carry: a melee weapon makes you a Blademaster, a ranged weapon makes you a Gunner. Each type has its own traits, and each wears different armor. Both have their good and bad sides, so think about which one moves more easily against the monster you are hunting, then pick your weapon.

Blademaster

A hunter whose weapon is made for fighting up close to the monster. The risk is that monster attacks land more easily. Blademaster armor has high defense across the board.

Our translation of the Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G official guidebook (Enterbrain, 2008), p. 96.

Armor series

Armor whose pieces share a name like "Kut-Ku" or "Garuga" is grouped in this book as the Kut-Ku series, the Garuga series and so on. A full set of one series looks matched, and its pieces often carry the same skill tree, so skills are easier to activate. Until you get used to how skills work, we recommend wearing one full series: it is the easy way to get a skill going.

Our translation of the Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G official guidebook (Enterbrain, 2008), p. 98.