Monster Hunter 3 Armory: Leather Armor

OOH, LE-THURRRR: The material of choice for fashionistas and the Village People, leather provides monster-hunting rookies the cheapest alternative for protection. While not exactly providing the sturdiest of defenses, it does help beginners fill their broke pockets via gathering bonuses. Check out its smooth, supple characteristics below.

LEATHER SET

Rarity: 1
Selling price: 300z
Production price: 150z

Skills:
- Spirit's whim 『精霊気まぐれ』
Skill point 10: Reduces chance of breaking tools such pickaxes, bugnets
and harpoons.
- Gathering +1 『採取 』
Skill point 10: Increase number of items that can be taken from a gathering
spot.
- High-speed gathering 『高速収集』
Skill point 10: Increases speed for gathering, mining, bug catching and
monster harvesting.

Base defense: +1
Max upgraded defense: +9 (requires 鎧玉 Armor Sphere x 2, 上鎧玉 Armor Sphere+
x 1 and 尖鎧玉 Sharp Armor Sphere x 5)
Resistance (except cap): Fire -1, Water 0, Ice 0, Thunder +3, Dragon +2

Components:
レザーヘッド Leather helm
Slots: 1
Material: 暖かい毛皮 Warm pelt x 1
Skills: Attack +1, Gathering +2, High-speed gathering +2, Whim +3

レザーベスト Leather vest
Slots: 1
Material: 暖かい毛皮 Warm pelt x 1
Skills: Gathering +2, High-speed gathering +3, Whim +2

レザーグラブ Leather glove
Slots: 1
Material: 暖かい毛皮 Warm pelt x 1
Skills: Attack +1, Gathering +1, High-speed gathering +2, Whim +4

レザーベルト Leather belt
Slots: 1
Material: 暖かい毛皮 Warm pelt x 1
Skills: Attack +1, Gathering +4, High-speed gathering +2, Whim +1

レザーパンツ Leather leggings
Slots: 1
Material: 暖かい毛皮 Warm pelt x 1
Skills: Attack +1, Gathering +3, High-speed gathering +1, Whim +3

*NOTE: This info is translated from a Japanese source. While I tried to match the translations to the official English conventions, there may be some cases when they don't exactly match.