Hunters,
Summer’s just around the corner, and Season 10: Halcyon Crimsonbolts is coming in hot with it!
With Season 10 Wave 1, prepare to take on Stygian Zinogre and Shogun Ceanataur for the very first time in Monster Hunter Now!
On top of that, Riftborne Bazelgeuse also arrives! Normally, Bazelgeuse only appears through invasions, but during the Season 10 Kickoff Event, it will appear directly on the field for a limited time, making this the perfect chance to upgrade your equipment.
Make use of the kickoff event and Friend Link to hunt the arriving monsters, upgrade your equipment, and prepare for Base Defense!
We’re also revealing part of what’s coming in Season 10 Wave 2 and beyond. From the arrival of the elder dragon Velkhana and Riftborne Mizutsune to summer events and more, there’s plenty to look forward to! Stay tuned for future updates.
Join the hunt in Season 10!
Update Date & Time
Thursday, June 18th, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. (UTC)
Topics of Interest
- Stygian Zinogre and Shogun Ceanataur arrive!
- Riftborne Bazelgeuse appears, and Bazelgeuse weapons support style customization!
- New skills arrive with Stygian Zinogre and Shogun Ceanataur equipment!
- Season 10 Wave 2 and beyond will feature the elder dragon Velkhana, summer events, and more!
Update Details
Arriving Monsters
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Element
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Dragon
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Weakness
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Thunder
Blast
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Min. ★
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5
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Element
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Water
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Weakness
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Thunder
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Min. ★
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4
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Element
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Dragon
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Weakness
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Thunder
Blast
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Min. ★
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5
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Element
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Water
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Weakness
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Thunder
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Min. ★
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4
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- Stygian Zinogre can be unlocked on the field by completing an Urgent Quest in a specific Chapter of Season 10.
- Stygian Zinogre and Shogun Ceanataur can be tracked in the Monster Tracker.
- Stygian Zinogre will appear on the field in low numbers.
Riftborne Bazelgeuse Arrives
Date & Time
Thursday, June 18th, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. (UTC)
Riftborne Bazelgeuse joins the hunt as a new riftborne monster, and weapons forged from Bazelgeuse materials can be upgraded through style customization!
Weapons forged from Bazelgeuse materials boast high attack and blast element values (fire element for light bowgun). With style customization, they become even more powerful, and style selection opens up entirely new ways to hunt.
Another unique feature of Bazelgeuse weapons is that each weapon type comes with a different skill!
| Weapon Type | Skill Name | Skill Description |
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| Dual Blades | Critical Ferocity Lv. 1 | Reduces weapon's affinity, but grants a small chance of increasing negative affinity damage. |
| Long Sword | Quick Work Lv. 1 | Become ever so slightly faster at sheathing or transforming your weapon. |
| Hunting Horn | Partbreaker Lv. 1 | Increases part damage accumulated on breakable parts. |
| Lance | Offensive Guard Lv. 2 | Increases attack power after executing a well-timed guard. |
| Gunlance | Artillery Lv. 1 | Increases damage of gunlance's Shelling/Wyvern's Fire, charge blade's phial attacks, sticky ammo, and wyvern ammo. |
| Switch Axe | Burst Lv. 2 | Landing consecutive hits in a short span of time increases attack power. |
| Light Bowgun | Evading Reload Lv. 2 | Grants a chance of phials/ammo being refilled when evading while equipped with a gunlance, charge blade, light bowgun or heavy bowgun. |
In addition, for a limited time, the materials required to forge and upgrade Bazelgeuse weapons will be reduced!
From July 3 (Fri) to July 5 (Sun), Riftborne Bazelgeuse will appear in monster outbreaks at exploration bases!
Weapons forged from Bazelgeuse materials are also featured defense weapons for Season 10 Wave 1, so use this opportunity to gather materials, upgrade your weapons, and prepare for Base Defense!
- Equipment skills on Bazelgeuse weapons are unlocked by upgrading them to Grade 8.
Learn more about the reduced forging and upgrade material requirements here.
New Skills
Soon you’ll have 5 new skills to master! These skills can be added to the armor of Stygian Zinogre and Shogun Ceanataur, who arrive this season. Make sure to utilize these new skills in your hunts!
Weapon’s elemental attack power increases for a few seconds after activating a Special Skill.
Increases part damage accumulated on breakable tails.
Increases damage of Slicing/Slicing Fire/Slicing Water/Slicing Thunder/Slicing Ice/Slicing Dragon Ammo.
Increases weapon’s dragon-element value when Dragon Attack Lv5+ is active.
Increases weapon’s water element value according to your remaining health.
Get the Season 10 Pass
Get your hands on a new Season Pass for Season 10!
Once Season 10 begins, you will no longer be able to raise your Season 9 tier but you will still be able to claim any rewards for a period of time.
See the announcement when the season begins for more details on the Season 10 Pass.
Get Your Season Supply Items
Soon you’ll be able to add 250 slots with the Item Box Expansion available as a Supply Item!
More Monster Unlock Quests
Once Season 10 begins, Seregios, Viper Tobi-Kadachi, and Almudron will temporarily disappear from the field and will only return permanently once you complete their corresponding monster unlock quests.
Monster unlock quests become available once you have completed the pre-season story.
Eligible monsters from Skybound Scalestorm
Coming After the Season 10 Update
About Season 10 Base Defense
■ Base Defense Update
A future update will allow you to view the Defense Points earned by your friends in Base Defense, as well as the equipment they used during their hunts.
The final week of each month-long Wave (exploration period) at exploration bases will culminate in a Base Defense event, where you face off against powerful riftcharged monsters. These monsters have been heavily influenced by abnormal rifts and cannot be slain in a single hunt. You’ll need to team up with other hunters in your area and challenge them multiple times!
You can use any weapon in these hunts, but equipping one of the featured defense weapons for the corresponding Wave will earn you bonus Defense Points. Forge and upgrade featured defense weapons throughout the month so you’ll be well prepared to take on the riftcharged monster!
For the Season 10 Wave 1 base schedule, see here.
Elder Dragon: Velkhana Arrives
Scheduled to appear in Season 10 Wave 2!
Stay tuned for more details in a future announcement.
The latest update info and roadmap will be introduced in the official YouTube program MH Now Navi, coming Jun. 4 (Thu). Don’t miss it!
Additional Information
- Make sure to restart your app to enjoy the update.
- See the release notes for other update information.
- See the community forum announcement for additional notes and details on Season 10 and the update.
- Update and event details are subject to change without notice.
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