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Get Ready for the MH Now Summer Hunt 2025: Seaside Vacation!

Hunters,

The Summer Hunt is back to brighten up your summer! Get your equipment ready to face the elder dragon Namielle, appearing during the event period.

Event-exclusive equipment can be upgraded to a certain grade without requiring Zenny or gatherable materials - just use special upgrade tickets earned during the event! Plus, during the event, this equipment and the exclusive skill Sweltering Summer 2025 will be boosted.

And don’t miss the paid online event, MH Now Summer Hunt 2025: Sea of Monsters, taking place July 26th and 27th, 2025 (local time). For full details, check here.

Let’s make this summer unforgettable in Monster Hunter Now!

Dates & Times

From Monday, July 21st, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. until Sunday, August 3rd, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (local time)

Event-Exclusive Equipment
Event-Exclusive Layered Equipment
Event-Exclusive: Use 2 Special Carving Knives
How to Enjoy the Event

Complete quests to forge and upgrade event-exclusive equipment
Slay monsters to upgrade event-exclusive weapons
Use event equipment to take on the mighty Namielle!

Event-Exclusive Packs
Additional Information

Event-Exclusive Equipment

To celebrate the Summer Hunt, there will be exclusive event equipment!

During the event period, this equipment will have its traits boosted in accordance with the strength of the monster you hunt, along with an enhanced version of the exclusive skill Sweltering Summer 2025. With significantly upgraded performance, you’ll be well-equipped to take on even the mighty Namielle!

■ Summer Blaster

Weapon type: Heavy Bowgun
Element: Fire
Skill: Super Swimmer 2025

■ Skill Name: Super Swimmer 2025

This is the exclusive skill attached to the Summer Blaster.
Equipping the event-exclusive Swimmer Set armor activates a variety of effects.

Level	Skill Effect
Super Swimmer 2025 Lv 1	Equipping 1 piece of the Swimmer Set significantly reduces bowgun reload time. Equipping 2 pieces significantly reduces recoil when firing. Equipping 3 pieces increases your ammo capacity.

■ Swimmer Goggles

Armor type: Head
Skills: Sweltering Summer 2025 Lv 1, Valor Lv 1

■ Swimmer Inflatable

Armor type: Waist
Skills: Sweltering Summer 2025 Lv 1, Shared Sword Lv 2

■ Swimmer Flippers

Armor type: Legs
Skills: Sweltering Summer 2025 Lv 1, Shared Shield Lv 2

■ Skill Name: Sweltering Summer 2025

This is the exclusive skill attached to the Swimmer Goggles, Swimmer Inflatable, and Swimmer Flippers.
Increases fire-element attack power.
Effects will be boosted during the event period.
Sweltering Summer 2025 stacks with the Fire Attack skill.

Level	Skill Effect
Sweltering Summer 2025 Lv 1	Increases fire-element attack of weapon +10 Effect is increased 10x during Summer Hunt 2025
Sweltering Summer 2025 Lv 2	Increases fire-element attack of weapon +20 Effect is increased 10x during Summer Hunt 2025
Sweltering Summer 2025 Lv 3	Increases fire-element attack of weapon +50 Effect is increased 10x during Summer Hunt 2025

Event-Exclusive Layered Equipment

The Summer Fun layered equipment is a Summer Hunt-exclusive outfit available at the Event Exchange Hub. It’s a high-difficulty reward and only hunters who fully dive into the Summer Hunt will be able to earn it. Aim high and take on the challenge!

■ Summer Fun Layered Equipment

Layered equipment type: Waist

Event-Exclusive: Use 2 Special Carving Knives

During the event, you can use up to 2 Special Carving Knives in a single hunt. Using 2 knives will triple the materials you receive, making it much easier to efficiently gather materials from Namielle! Be sure to use them to target wanted or hard-to-get items.

How to Enjoy the Event

1. Complete quests to forge and upgrade event-exclusive equipment

During the event, there will be limited-time quests that task you with slaying Barioth, Barroth, and more. Use the rewards from these quests to forge event-exclusive weapons and to forge and upgrade event-exclusive armor.

Summer Hunt 2025: Seaside Vacation Part I
Main rewards lineup:

Summer Hunt 2025 Weapon Ticket
Summer Hunt 2025 Armor Ticket
Summer Hunt 2025 Armor Upgrade Ticket

2. Slay monsters to upgrade event-exclusive weapons

Slay monsters to collect Summer Hunt 2025 Weapon Upgrade Tickets, which are necessary to upgrade your event-exclusive weapon. These tickets can be obtained by slaying large monsters or exchanging at the Event Exchange Hub.

Slay monsters

During the event, you will receive Summer Hunt 2025 Weapon Upgrade Tickets as rewards for slaying large monsters. These are necessary to upgrade your event-exclusive weapon. The following monsters will reward even more of these tickets.

Target monsters

Arzuros
Beotodus
Barroth
Barioth
The following monsters will appear more frequently in the specified habitats.
- Arzuros: forest / swamp habitats
- Beotodus: tundra habitats
- Barroth: desert / swamp habitats
- Barioth: tundra habitats
More monsters will appear across the field.
Riftborne Barroth and Riftborne Barioth will also appear more frequently.

Event Exchange Hub

During the event, you will be able to collect Summer Hunt 2025 Exchange Tokens as rewards for slaying large monsters and for slaying or repelling elder dragons. These can then be exchanged for Summer Hunt 2025 Weapon Upgrade Tickets and more at the Event Exchange Hub.

Exchange materials for the following rewards:

Summer Hunt 2025 Weapon Upgrade Tickets
Item Box Expansion
Wyvern Gem Shard
Weapon Refining Parts
Armor Refining Parts
Summer Fun layered equipment

3. Use event equipment to take on the mighty Namielle!

Starting Saturday, July 26th, 2025, 9:00 a.m. (local time), Namielle will appear in Elder Dragon Interceptions! Gear up with your upgraded event-exclusive equipment and take on this formidable foe.
For full details on Namielle, check here.

Event-Exclusive Packs

Limited-time packs will be available from the in-game shop and Web Store. Some include Summer Hunt-themed layered equipment AND there will be 3 new limited-time Stickers that can be used in group hunts!

Sale Period

From Monday, July 21st, 2025, at 12:00 a.m. until Sunday, August 3rd, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (UTC)

◆ Summer Hunt Pack

Potion × 10
Special Carving Knife × 2
Paintball × 5
Wander Orb × 2
Sticker × 1

◆ Deep Marine A Pack

Deep Marine A Layered Equipment
Potion × 4
Paintball × 1
Sticker × 1

◆ Seaside A Pack

Seaside A Layered Equipment
Potion × 4
Paintball × 1

Since this is re-issued layered equipment, it cannot be purchased if you already own it.

◆ Web Store-exclusive: Deep Marine B Pack

Bonus Gem × 1,540
Deep Marine B Layered Equipment
Sticker × 1

◆ Web Store-exclusive: Seaside B Pack

Bonus Gem × 5,500
Seaside B Layered Equipment

Since this is re-issued layered equipment, it cannot be purchased if you already own it.

We’ve also got more bargain packs, limited-time quests, and Premium Quests coming your way. Stay tuned for all the exciting content on the day!

Additional Information

Starting from the July 21st, 2025 (Mon) event, the difficulty level of Hunt-a-thons and Elder Dragon Interceptions will be adjusted to match the strength of monsters appearing on the field. For full details, please check here.
Please also see the announcement for the MH Now Summer Hunt 2025: Sea of Monsters and the paid event FAQ.
All hunters who have completed the prologue can enjoy the event content.
Event-exclusive equipment may become available again at a later date.
The Event Exchange Hub will be open past the event end date, until Sunday, August 10th, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (local time).
Unused exchangeable materials will disappear from your Item Box once the exchange period ends, so make sure to exchange them while you can.
To upgrade event-exclusive equipment, you may need not only special tickets but also monster materials.
To find out more about boosted equipment, check the FAQ here.
Quests and rewards are subject to change without notice.
Check the FAQ for the opening hours of Hunt-a-thons.
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