Thunder Element |
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| One of the five secondary damage types used when tallying Elemental Damage multipliers | |
| Status Effect Caused | |
Thunder Element is an Elemental Damage type in Monster Hunter Rise. Elemental Damage imbues attacks by both Hunters and Monsters with the element, dealing additional damage mitigated by the target's Elemental Resistances.
Thunder Element Effects
Effect on Hunters
Deals additional Thunder Elemental Damage to the player, mitigated by their Armor's Thunder Elemental Resistance. Thunder Elemental attacks from Monsters may also inflict the Thunderblight Status Effect causing hunters to become more susceptible to stun effects.
Effect on Monsters
Deals additional Thunder Elemental Damage to the monster, mitigated by its Thunder Elemental Resistance.
Thunder Element Effectiveness Ranking vs Monsters
The following is a list of Monsters and their respective ranking versus Thunder Elemental Damage with 3 stars being the highest and "Immune" denoting no effect.
| Monster | Thunder Element Effectiveness |
| Great Baggi | ⭐⭐ |
| Great Izuchi | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Great Wroggi | ⭐ |
| Jyuratodus | |
| Khezu | Immune |
| Kulu-Ya-Ku | ⭐⭐ |
| Lagombi | ⭐⭐ |
| Magnamalo | |
| Mizutsune | |
| Nargacuga | |
| Pukei-Pukei | |
| Rajang |
| Monster | Thunder Element Effectiveness |
| Rakna-Kadaki | |
| Rathalos | |
| Rathian | |
| Royal Ludroth | ⭐ |
| Somnacanth | |
| Tetranadon | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Tigrex | |
| Tobi-Kadachi | |
| Volvidon | |
| Zinogre | |
Equipment that use the Thunder Element
Great Sword
Khezu Shock Sword I- Khezu Shock Sword II
- Khezu Shock Blade
- Usurper's Storm I
Usurper's Storm II- Demon Rod I
- Demon Rod II
- Thunderbolt Great Sword I
Khezu Shock Blade + - Khezu Shock Full
Khezu Shock Full + 
Astalos Crashblade - Astalos Crashblade +
- Astalos Arcblade
Despot's Blackstorm + - Oppressor's Forger
- Great Demon Rod +
- Great Demon Hot Rod
- Demonlord Goldrod
Khezu Shock Sword I
Khezu Shock Sword II
Sword & Shield
Usurper's Firebolt I 
Usurper's Firebolt II
Despot's Crookbolt
Khezu Razor I- Khezu Razor II
Painful Razor- Secta Nulo Yellow I
- Secta Unu Yellow
- Rajang Club I
- Rajang Club II
- Thunderbolt Sword I
Despot's Crookbolt + 
Oppressor's Bounty - Sarganas Rapier
- Sarganas Rapier +
- Astalos Rapier
Paintul Razor +- Dread Razor
- Dread Razor +
- Secta Du Yellow
- Secta Tre Yellow
- Banned Rajang Club +
- Cursed Rajang Club
- Demonlord Bludgeon
- Atomic Mind
Dual Blades
Usurper's Fulgur I
Usurper's Fulgur II
Despot's Blitz
Khezu Daggers I- Khezu Daggers II
Khezu Skards- Twin Chainsaws I
- Twin Chainsaws II
- Guillotines
- Kadachi Twinblades I
- Kadachi Twinblades II
- Shockblades
- Suzuka Takamaru I
- Suzuka Takamaru II
- Thunderbolt Blades I
Despot's Blitz + 
Oppressor's Miracle 
Khezu Skards + - Blood Wind Skards
- Blood Wind Skards +
- Guillotines +
- Final Chainsaws
- Final Chainsaws +
- Twin Wyvern Beams
- Twin Wyvern Beams +
- Twin Wyvern Bolts
- Shockblades +
- Thunderblades
- Thunderblades +
- Suzuka Otakemaru +
- Suzuka Akurou
- Demonlord Fist
- Double Discharge
Long Sword
Usurper Boltslicer I
Usurper Boltslicer II
Despot Boltbreaker
Eager Cleaver I
Eager Cleaver II- Devil Slicer
- Spark Slicer I
- Spark Slicer II
- Shocking Slicer
- Demon Halberd I
- Demon Halberd II
- Thunderbolt Long Sword I
Despot Boltbreaker + 
Oppressor's Abbys - Wyvern Blade "Peridot"
- Wyvern Blade "Peridot" +
- Wyvern Blade "Alexa"
Devil Slicer + - True Devil Slicer
- True Devil Slicer +
- Shocking Slicer +
- Shockstrike
- Shockstrike +
- Great Demon Halberd +
- Evil Demon Halberd
- Demonlord Halberd
- Torrential Hail
Hammer
Great Nova I- Great Nova II
Super Nova
Bag o' Horrors I- Bag o' Horrors II
Bag o' Thunder
Usurper's Thunder I- Usurper's Thunder II
- Despot's Crackle
- Mane Malice I
- Mane Malice II
- Thunderbolt Hammer I
Astalos Sparkler - Astalos Sparkler +
Astalos Striker 
Super Nova + - Hyper Nova
- Hyper Nova +
- Bag o' Thunder +
- Bag o' Booms
- Bag o' Booms +
- Despot's Crackle +
- Oppressor's Sway
- Mane Malice Rajang +
- Mane Master Rajang
- Demonlord Sledge
- Skyfold Furyflash
Hunting Horn
Usurper's Growl I
Usurper's Growl II
Despot's Thunderclap
Khezu Horn I- Khezu Horn II
Khezu Flute- Denden Daiko I
- Denden Daiko II
- Thunderbolt Horn I
Despot's Thunderclap + 
Oppressor's Boon - Grundner Flap
- Grundner Flap +
- Grünlicht Flap
Khezu Flute +- Khezu Keen
- Khezu Keen +
- Denden Doomsounder +
- Denden Delugesong
- Demonlord Djembe
- Skytremor Rumble
Lance
Kadachi Lance I
Kadachi Lance II
Shockspear
Drill Lance I- Drill Lance II
- Gigadrill Lance
Usurper's Coming I- Usurper's Coming II
- Despot's Cacophony
- Demon Lance I
- Demon Lance II
- Thunderbolt Spear I
Shockspear +- Thunderlance
Thunderlance +- Gigadrill Lance +
- Exadrill Lance
- Exadrill Lance +
Veil of Lightning- Veil of Lightning +
- Verdant Lightning
- Despot's Cacophony +
- Oppressor's Genesis
- Great Demon Lance +
- Raging Demon Lance
- Demonlord Rajang
- Skybore Discharge
Gunlance
Usurper's Roar I
Usurper's Roar II
Despot's Phlogiston
High Volt Gunlance
Full Voltage I- Full Voltage II
- Kadachi Striker I
- Kadachi Striker II
- Mythic Kadachi Striker
- Demon Gunlance I
- Demon Gunlance II
- Thunderbolt Gunlance I
Despot's Phlogiston + 
Oppressor's Skyfall- Dark Chariot\
- Dark Chariot +
- Zaram Chariot
High Volt Gunlance + - Giga Volt Gunlance
- Giga Volt Gunlance +
- Mythic Kadachi Striker +
- Thundering Striker
- Thundering Striker +
- Great Demon Gunlance +
- Dragon Gunlance
- Demonlord Gunlance
- Skyrift Thunderstorm
Switch Axe
Khezu Axe I - Khezu Axe II
Khezu Cleaver
The Shredder I- The Shredder II
The Power Shredder- Usurper's Downpour I
- Usurper's Downpour II
Despot's Cloudburst- Undying Axe I
- Undying Axe II
- Thunderbolt Axe I
Khezu Cleaver +- Fullmark
Fullmark +- The Power Shredder +
- The Lightning Shredder
- The Lightning Shredder +
High Raijard- High Raijard +
- Voltaic Load
- Despot's Cloudburst +
- Oppressor's Torrent
- Undying Light +
- Undying Purity
- Demonlord Edge
- Thunderclap
Charge Blade
Usurper's Lightning I 
Usurper's Lightning II
Despot's Thundergale
K. Captain's Blade I- K. Captain's Blade II
- Die Walkure
Kadachi Slasher I- Kadachi Slasher II
- Kadachi Otenta
- Undying Blade I
- Undying Blade II
- Thunderbolt Sawtooth I
Despot's Thundergale +
Oppressor's Thunderclap
Die Walkure +- Tristan and Isolde
- Tristan and Isolde +
- Vajraklex Blade
- Amagarex Blade
- Amagarex Blade +
- Kadachi Otenta +
- Thunderclap Otenta
- Thunderclap Otenta +
- Kadachi Otenta +
- Thunderclap Otenta
- Thunderclap Otenta +
- Ikaji Immortal +
- Unyielding Honor
- Demonlord Blade
- Asylum Peal
Insect Glaive
Bolt Chamber I
Bolt Chamber II
Kadachi Glaive I
Kadachi Glaive II- Shocking Pike
- Royal Bolt Scepter I
- Royal Bolt Scepter II
Despot's Twinbolt
Thunder Tusk- Thunder Tusk +
Thunder Dragon
Full Bolt Chamber +- Surge Chamber
- Surge Chamber +
- Shocking Pike +
- Thundering Pike
- Thundering Pike +
- Despot's Twinbolt +
- Despot's Twindart
- Metalmangler +
- Metal Mutilator
- Demonlord Cudgel
Bow
Kadachi Strikebow I
Kadachi Strikebow II
Kadachi Strikebow III
Flying Kadachi Striker- Khezu Bow I
- Khezu Bow II
Galvanized Core- Usurper's Rumble I
- Usurper's Rumble II
- Despot's Earlybolt
- Arko Nulo Yellow I
- Arko Nulo Yellow II
- Arko Unu Yellow
- Beast Thunderbow I
- Beast Thunderbow II
- Thunderbolt Bow I
Flying Kadachi Striker +- Thundering Strikebow
Thundering Strikebow +
Thunderstroke Tonnerre- Thunderstroke Tonnerre +
- Perkunas
- Sonic Bow
- Sonic Bow +
- Sonic Resonator
- Galvanized Core +
- Khezu Que C'est
- Khezu Que C'est +
- Despot's Earlybolt +
- Oppressor's Answer
- Arko Du Yellow
- Arko Tre Yellow
Notes about Thunder Element
- See Thunder Resistance for other interaction with the thunder element.
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