Hunters, Season 8: Interdimensional Defenders is now live! Astalos, Quematrice, and Goss Harag join Monster Hunter Now, and Khezu also joins us as a new riftborne monster. Plus, a brand-new feature, Base Defense, is here! Team up with hunters gathered at the same exploration base and take on powerful riftcharged monsters. A new era of hunting begins!

Hey hunters! This is the Monster Hunter Now Development Team. Starting with the upcoming Season 8, a new feature called Base Defense will debut, allowing hunters gathered at the same exploration base to work together and take on riftcharged monsters. These monsters are far more powerful than usual! Prepare your equipment and take on the riftcharged monster that appears at exploration bases during the final week of each Wave (month-long exploration period). Are you up for the challenge?

Hunters, A brand-new season begins! During this event, the appearance rates of the monsters joining Season 8, Astalos, Goss Harag, and Quematrice, as well as the newly added Riftborne Khezu, will be boosted! One of the objectives of Season 8 will be to slay the riftcharged monster that appears in the final week of each month-long Wave (exploration period), starting with this event. First up is Riftcharged Rathian, arriving in January, so let’s prepare! Weapons forged from Astalos and Khezu materials, both of which appear more frequently in this event, are designated featured defense weapons, granting a bonus when used against riftcharged monsters. Gather plenty of Astalos and Khezu materials and get ready for the coming challenge! For the riftcharged monster appearance schedule, please check the link here.

Hunters, Read on to find out what’s coming up in December! Season 8 kicks off this month! In this update, more monsters, including Astalos, will make their debut in Monster Hunter Now. A brand-new feature called Base Defense is coming to exploration bases, and with it, riftcharged monsters! Check out the full details of Season 8 here. Before Season 8 begins, we’ll be hosting the Season 7 Climax event, where you can continue hunting the monsters introduced in Season 7 and collect Mysterious Driftstones. Make the most of the final days of the season! And as we head into the holidays, get ready for A Happy Hunting New Year 2026. New event-exclusive equipment will make its appearance, bringing seasonal style to your winter hunts. Let’s close out the year with some epic hunts and celebration!

Hey hunters! This is the Monster Hunter Now Development Team.

Starting today, the fearsome Riftborne Deviljho has arrived! Weapons forged with its materials can now be upgraded with style customization, marking the first customizable dragon element weapons. To celebrate its debut, a special Deviljho quest is now available, and from September 26th (Fri) to September 28th (Sun), Riftborne Deviljho will appear en masse during an exploration base monster outbreak event! For a limited time, the material requirements to forge and upgrade Deviljho weapons have also been greatly reduced. Don’t miss this chance to customize your equipment made from Deviljho materials and get ready to take on monsters weak to the dragon element! - See more details about monster outbreaks here.

Hunters, With the fast-approaching beginning of autumn comes Season 7: Advent of the Exploration Base! This season brings more fierce foes: Espinas, Garangolm, and Lunagaron, plus the fearsome Riftborne Deviljho. We’ll welcome the official launch of exploration bases, which had only been available during beta tests until now, along with a new feature that makes it easier to encounter quest-target monsters in the field. On top of that, style customization, first introduced in Season 6, is receiving a major upgrade, and parameters will be boosted at each level. Style customization allows you to change your weapon’s style, altering its actions. Are you ready for a brand-new season of hunts?!

Hunters, Thank you as always for playing Monster Hunter Now! We’d like to share some details about features coming in the upcoming update, including new additions and improvements.