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Monster Hunter Stories 3 Guide: All Partners, Skills, Weapons, and Monsters

Monster Hunter Stories 3 Guide: All Partners, Skills, Weapons, and Monsters

Discover all partners in Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflections, including their weapons, elements, skills, and how each ally helps during battles.

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All Partners in Monster Hunter Stories 3

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In Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflections, players travel through the story as a Rider, but they are rarely alone. The game introduces several partner allies that join the adventure, each bringing their own weapon, abilities, and preferred monsters.

Partners act as AI teammates during battles and exploration. They support the player with different combat styles, elements, and skills, which can influence how encounters play out. Some partners focus on aggressive damage, while others provide buffs, defense, or status effects.

At the beginning of the game, only a small number of partners are available. As the story progresses, more allies unlock, giving players access to new strategies and team combinations.

All Partners in Monster Hunter Stories 3

The partner roster grows gradually through the main story. Each ally brings a different weapon or element that helps cover various combat situations.

Below is a breakdown of every partner and their abilities.

Simon

Simon is one of the earliest companions in the game. He uses a Lightning-element Katana and focuses on fast attacks combined with strong evasion abilities.

WeaponActive SkillsPassive Skills
Katana (Lightning)
  • Absolute Evasion

  • Cheer

  • Lunge Stance

  • Spirit Blade

  • Spirithelm Breaker

  • Spirit Release Slash

  • Sakura Spiritblade

  • Unsheathing Strike

  • Wild Slash

  • Evasion Ability (S)

  • Dragon Buster (S)

  • Feral Monster Chaser

  • Iai Mastery (S)

  • Soul Kinship (S)

Simon is ideal for players who prefer quick attacks and mobility during battles.

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Monster Hunter Stories 3 Guide: All Partners, Skills, Weapons, and Monsters

Fawn

Fawn specializes in Ice elemental attacks and uses the Speed attack type, which makes her effective against Power-based enemies.

ElementAttack TypeSkills
IceSpeed
  • Diamond Raid

  • Evasion Ability (S)

  • Freezing Burst+

  • Ice Spray

  • Icicle Realm

  • Ice Attack Boost (S)

  • Sealbreaker (M)

Fawn is useful when fighting monsters that are weak to Ice damage.

Thea

Thea uses a Bow, allowing her to attack from range while applying useful status effects.

WeaponActive SkillsPassive Skills
Bow
  • Aerial Aim

  • Absolute Evasion

  • Defense Down Coating

  • Poogie Parade

  • Piercing Shot

  • Power Coating

  • Poison Coating

  • Bow Mastery (S)

  • Critical Kinship (S)

  • Kinship Skill+

  • Sixth Sense

  • Synchronize (S)

Her ranged abilities make her a strong support and debuff-focused partner.

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Monster Hunter Stories 3 Guide: All Partners, Skills, Weapons, and Monsters

Kagachi

Kagachi is a Lightning Speed-type fighter who focuses on fast elemental attacks.

ElementAttack TypeSkills
LightningSpeed
  • High Voltage

  • Kadachi Fury

  • Thunder Attack Boost (S)

  • Thunder Drop

  • Thunderball

This partner performs well against monsters vulnerable to Thunder damage.

Kora

Kora carries a Gunlance, making her one of the most defensive partners in the game.

WeaponActive SkillsPassive Skills
Gunlance
  • Guard Reload

  • Shelling

  • Shielding Stance

  • Taunt

  • Wyvern’s Blaze

  • All-Elements Boost (S)

  • Divine Blessing (S)

  • Guard Chance (S)

  • Instigator (S)

  • Potential (S)

  • Vicious (S)

Kora works well for players who want a durable frontline partner.

Gravy

Gravy specializes in Fire Power attacks, focusing on heavy damage and survivability.

ElementAttack TypeSkills
FirePower
  • Bishaten Embers

  • Divine Blessing (M)

  • Fire Defense Boost (S)

  • Health Boost (S)

  • Magma Surge

  • Rock Shield

  • Spreading Beam

Gravy is strong against monsters weak to Fire element.

Ogden

Ogden uses a Hunting Horn, making him one of the best support partners available.

WeaponActive SkillsPassive Skills
Hunting Horn
  • Absolute Evasion

  • Defensive Ditty

  • Comforting Melody

  • Lyrical Legato

  • Magnificent Trio

  • Magnificent Trio Style

  • Power Paean

  • Springy Staccato

  • Wyvernfell Melody

  • Dragon Buster (S)

  • Partbreaker (S)

  • Polychrome Performer (S)

  • Salt in Wound (S)

  • Sealbreaker (S)

His abilities focus on buffing allies and weakening monsters.

Chirpy

Chirpy focuses on status effects and technical attacks, making this partner useful for applying poison and debuffs.

ElementAttack TypeSkills
NormalTechnical
  • Antivenom (M)

  • Debilitating Lilt

  • Inflict Rate Up (M)

  • Omni Chaser (S)

  • Salt in Wound (M)

  • Venom Surprise

  • Venom Shot

Chirpy works best in strategies built around status damage and debuffs.

Gaul

Gaul is another Katana user, but focuses more on sustainability and recovery.

WeaponActive SkillsPassive Skills
Katana
  • Lunge Stance

  • Murray Multiplicator

  • Spirit Blade

  • Spirithelm Breaker

  • Item Saver (S)

  • Inflict Rate Up (S)

  • Long Sword Mastery (S)

  • Panacea (S)

  • Self-Heal (S)

This partner provides a balance between damage and healing support.

Legia

Legia is another Ice Speed-type partner, focusing on elemental attacks and debuffs.

ElementAttack TypeSkills
IceSpeed
  • Debuff Chaser P

  • Elemental Assault (S)

  • Frost Veil

  • Ice Drill

  • Icicle Realm

  • Tenacity (S)

  • Quick (S)

Legia is particularly useful against monsters vulnerable to Ice-based attacks.


Eleanor

Eleanor uses a Great Sword, delivering some of the strongest Power attacks in the game.

WeaponActive SkillsPassive Skills
Great Sword
  • Charge

  • Charged Slash

  • Charge Tackle

  • Fortified Spirit

  • Pep Talk

  • Strong Charged Slash

  • Slash

  • Charge Burst (S)

  • Fire Attack Boost (S)

  • Heroics (S)

  • Soul Kinship (S)

  • Slugger (S)

She is one of the best partners for high burst damage against tougher monsters.

Angie

Angie focuses on Fire Power attacks, dealing strong offensive damage.

ElementAttack TypeSkills
FirePower
  • Anja Assault

  • Blightproof (S)

  • Blazeball

  • Burning Fang

  • Fire Attack Boost (M)

  • Health Boost (S)

  • Killer Tackle

Angie works well when players need aggressive Fire damage during fights.

Choosing the Best Partner

Each partner in Monster Hunter Stories 3 brings a different playstyle. Some allies specialize in elemental damage, while others provide buffs or defensive skills.

When choosing a partner, players should consider:

  • The monster’s elemental weakness

  • The enemy attack type (Power, Speed, or Technical)

  • Whether the team needs damage, support, or defense

Switching partners depending on the situation can make difficult battles much easier as the story progresses.

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