Update Date & Time

Thursday, September 17th, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. (UTC)

Topics of Interest

1. Brachydios and Aurora Somnacanth arrive!
2. Riftborne Azure Rathalos and Riftborne Aknosom arrive, with style customization for their weapons!
3. New skills arrive with Brachydios and Aurora Somnacanth equipment!
4. New volcano habitat added!
5. New feature: adjust the strength of field monsters!
6. Sword & shield balance adjustments!
7. Wave 2 brings Riftborne Black Diablos, a fall event, and more!
8. Introducing a live event in Osaka this November!

Arriving Monsters

• Brachydios and Aurora Somnacanth can be unlocked on the field by completing the corresponding Urgent Quest in Season 11.
• Brachydios and Aurora Somnacanth can be tracked in the Monster Tracker.
• Brachydios and Aurora Somnacanth will appear on the field in low numbers.

Riftborne Azure Rathalos & Aknosom Arrive

Date & Time
Thursday, September 17th, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. (UTC)

Riftborne Azure Rathalos and Riftborne Aknosom join the hunt as new riftborne monsters, and weapons forged from these monsters’ materials will be eligible for style customization!

Style customization now adds equipment skills to subspecies weapons!

Riftborne subspecies monsters are finally making their debut in Monster Hunter Now! By raising a subspecies weapon’s style customization level to 10, you’ll unlock an additional equipment skill for that weapon. With more equipment skills available, you’ll have even greater flexibility when building your loadouts.

Weapons forged from Azure Rathalos materials unlock a brand-new equipment skill!

• Skill Name: Advanced Special Boost
• Skill Effect: Increases the damage of Special Skills when Special Boost Lv5+ is active.

For more information about style customization, please see here.

In addition, for a limited time, the materials required to forge and upgrade Azure Rathalos and Aknosom weapons will be reduced!

From October 2 (Fri) to October 4 (Sun), Riftborne Azure Rathalos will appear in monster outbreaks at exploration bases!
Weapons forged from Azure Rathalos materials are also featured defense weapons for Season 11 Wave 1, so use this opportunity to gather materials, upgrade your weapons, and prepare for Base Defense!

Learn more about reduced forging and upgrade material requirements here.

New Skills

Soon you’ll have 3 new skills to master! These skills can be added to the armor of Brachydios and Aurora Somnacanth, who arrive this season. Make sure to utilize these new skills in your hunts!

New Volcano Habitat Added!

A fifth habitat, the volcano habitat, is coming to Monster Hunter Now!

Monsters you’ll find in this habitat
Kulu-Ya-Ku, Anjanath, Rathian, Gold Rathian, Rathalos, Azure Rathalos, Silver Rathalos, Banbaro, Stygian Zinogre, Ebony Odogaron, Deviljho, Basarios, Magnamalo, Rajang, Volvidon, Tigrex, Brute Tigrex, Bazelgeuse, Glavenus, Great Wroggi, Seregios, Shogun Ceanataur, and Brachydios

• Deviljho and Bazelgeuse appear as invading monsters in volatile territories.

Types of gathering points

• Gathering point (L)

  • Rock Slab

• Main items that can be gathered:

  • Monster Bone S / Monster Bone M / Monster Bone L / Monster Bone+ / Iron Ore / Machalite Ore / Dragonite Ore / Earth Crystal

• The volcano habitat is unlocked after completing the prologue.

• The volcano habitat will be permanently available starting in Season 11.

Habitat Rotation Schedule Updated

To make it easier to encounter the monsters you’re looking for, habitat rotations will increase from once per day to twice per day.

New rotation times

• 12:00 a.m. (UTC)
• 12:00 p.m. (UTC)

New Feature: Adjust the Strength of Field Monsters

Quests that cause stronger (higher ★ level) monsters to appear on the field, along with a feature that does the opposite, will be added, allowing you to tailor the difficulty of your hunts to match your equipment progression.

How to cause stronger monsters to appear
Previously, the strength (★ level) of field monsters increased as you progressed through story quests. Going forward, you’ll be able to cause stronger monsters to appear by completing new Step-Up Quests.

• Step-Up Quests are unlocked after completing the pre-season story.

How to cause weaker monsters to appear
You can cause weaker (lower ★ level) field monsters to appear from the “Habitat” button on the field screen.
Example: If you set the maximum strength to 8★, monsters up to 8★ will appear at random.

• More details will be available in an FAQ to be published at a later date.

Sword & Shield Balance Adjustments

To improve the overall equipment balance, we’ll be making adjustments to the sword & shield.

Please stay tuned for a future announcement with more details.

Get the Season 11 Pass

Get your hands on a new Season Pass for Season 11!
Once Season 11 begins, you will no longer be able to raise your Season 10 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 11 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 11 begins, Stygian Zinogre and Shogun Ceanataur 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 Halcyon Crimsonbolts

Coming After the Season 11 Update

MH Now 3rd Anniversary

Celebrate Monster Hunter Now’s 3rd Anniversary with a special in-game event! Don’t miss out on commemorative items, a grade 10 weapon giveaway, a limited-time Event Exchange Hub, and much more!

For the Season 11 Wave 1 schedule, please see here.

Elder Dragon Amatsu Arrives in Live Event

The elder dragon Amatsu will make its debut in this November’s live event! 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 Sep. 2 (Wed). Don’t miss it!

From the Monster Hunter Now Development Team

Thank you for always playing Monster Hunter Now! Thanks to your support, Monster Hunter Now will celebrate its 3rd anniversary this September. We’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the hunters who have joined us on this journey.

Throughout the game’s third year, we’ve focused on creating new goals beyond the daily hunt, giving hunters fresh challenges to pursue while continuing to upgrade their equipment. With exploration bases, it’s become easier to feel connected to fellow hunters in your area. Base Defense introduced a new gameplay cycle centered around upgrading your equipment to take on even more formidable riftcharged monsters. And with Friend Link, hunting together with friends from afar has become possible, bringing hunters even closer together.

On the hunting front, the addition of the insect glaive completed the roster of all 14 weapon types. With styles now available for every weapon type, hunters can enjoy new ways to play and even more options with their favorite weapons.

This year also marks an important milestone for us, as we’re bringing back both our live event and global event for the first time in two years. As we enter our fourth year, we’ll continue expanding the joy of hunting in everyday life, as well as the excitement of preparing your equipment and taking on challenges with fellow hunters. We’re committed to delivering new experiences while making the game even more enjoyable to play.

Thank you for your continued support of Monster Hunter Now.