Hunters, The insect glaive is coming to Monster Hunter Now! The insect glaive is a weapon type that lets you command a Kinsect to empower yourself while hunting. It excels at leaping attacks and striking from midair. When attacking, the Kinsect harvests extract. Once the Extract Gauge fills, the hunter enters a charged state. In this state, combos change and more powerful attack actions become available. Kinsects vary by weapon, with differences in attack actions and damage type, such as severing or blunt. The Special Skill Descending Thrust (SP) can be activated even while attacking in midair, driving a powerful strike down from above the monster’s head. We’ve also prepared limited-time quests to help you make the most of the insect glaive. Master it and gain the upper hand in your hunts!

Hunters, As always, thank you for playing! In March 2026, Monster Hunter Now celebrates its 2.5-year anniversary since launch. To mark the occasion, we’re holding the MH Now 2.5-Year Anniversary event! The MH Now 2.5-Year Anniversary event is packed with rewards for longtime hunters, while also offering plenty of benefits for new and returning hunters. It’s also a great opportunity to upgrade weapons across a variety of elements! Popular Elemental Weapons with Reduced Material Requirements! Materials required to forge and upgrade weapons made from Mizutsune, Deviljho, Legiana, and Magnamalo materials will be significantly reduced. These include water, dragon, ice, and blast element weapons. Take this chance to upgrade popular elemental weapons! New and returning hunters won’t want to miss it. Hope Weapons Return with Style Customization! To celebrate 2.5 years, Hope weapons are returning with style customization now available. They’re ideal for trying out different styles, and the materials required to forge and upgrade them will also be reduced during the event. If you haven’t challenged Base Defense yet, we recommend forging a Hope weapon first, then using it to help forge and upgrade featured defense weapons. Plenty of Exclusive 2.5-Year Anniversary Content! Through the 2.5-Year Anniversary Event Exchange Hub and quests, you can earn an exclusive hunter medal, Guild Card background, and stickers. Celebrate 2.5 years of Monster Hunter Now while forging and upgrading a wide range of equipment!

Hunters, Read on to find out what’s happening during Season 9 Wave 1! Season 9 begins on Mar. 19 (Thu)! The weapon type, insect glaive, is finally coming to Monster Hunter Now. You’ll also encounter Seregios and other monsters, along with Riftborne Zinogre. For full Season 9 details, check here. A new feature, Friend Link, is coming, allowing you to team up with friends for a hunt no matter the distance! Use it in Elder Dragon Interceptions and hunts from your Paintball List. To celebrate the launch of Friend Link, special quests will be available, and we’re also planning an event where you can find more riftborne monsters. Enjoy hunting with friends, advance your style customization, and try out different styles! The first Wave of Season 9 will finish with Riftcharged Rathalos in Base Defense! Featured defense weapons will include Seregios- and Zinogre-material weapons, as well as weapons forged from elder dragon Kirin materials. Make the most of Friend Link and the upcoming events to forge and upgrade your equipment!

Hunters, Read on to find out what’s coming up in March! We’ll be celebrating MH Now’s 2.5-year anniversary, along with the rollout of Season 9. Let’s make it a big one! During the final week of Season 8, Wave 3, from March 9 (Mon) to March 15 (Sun), Riftcharged Barioth will appear. Prepare your equipment through the Driftsmelting Bonanza and the Season 8 Climax events, then take on Riftcharged Barioth! Season 9 is just around the corner! Details about Season 9, the Season 9 Wave 1 schedule, and events starting after March 19 (Thu) will be announced in early March. - Going forward, content update announcements will be shared by season wave, instead of monthly updates. Stay tuned!

Hunters, We’re celebrating the Lunar New Year with the Lucky Lunar New Year 2026 event! This year’s Lunar New Year event is the perfect chance to upgrade Rathalos and Quematrice equipment. Simply by progressing through the event, weapons forged from Rathalos materials can be upgraded all the way to grade 8. The LNY 2026 Pass and brand-new Style Customization Materials also make their debut! Enjoy a Lunar New Year–themed field while quickly upgrading your fire element weapons over these two weeks. Even if you’ve just started playing Monster Hunter Now recently, don’t miss this opportunity!

Hunters, Read on to find out what’s coming up in February! ▼ Season 8, Wave 2 runs until Feb. 15 (Sun) During the final week, from Feb. 9 (Mon) to Feb. 15 (Sun), Riftcharged Radobaan will appear. Prepare your equipment through the Driftsmelting Bonanza and Upgrade Rush Quest events, then take on Riftcharged Radobaan! ▼ Season 8, Wave 3 begins on Feb. 16 (Mon) The riftcharged monster appearing at the end of Wave 3 will be Riftcharged Barioth! Starting in Wave 3, Riftborne Rathalos will also arrive, along with style selection for the lance. The Lunar New Year event, which also begins that day, will bring more Rathalos than usual, making it the perfect time to forge and upgrade fire element weapons, Rathalos’s elemental weakness, as you prepare for the arrival of Riftcharged Barioth!

Hunters, 2025 is nearly over, and once again we’re celebrating the New Year with A Happy Hunting New Year! This year’s New Year event is packed with new event-exclusive equipment and layered equipment. Work to complete the Global Challenge with hunters around the world and earn materials to forge and upgrade the event-exclusive weapon Wrapping Bow. The Wrapping Bow is a featured defense weapon in Base Defense, granting bonus points, so let’s all aim to obtain it together! During the event, slay rewards for all large monsters in the field and Elder Dragon Interception rewards will be increased. Make use of Monster Investigations and other features to gather as many materials as you need. In the second half of the event, only Elder Dragon Interceptions will occur at points where Hunt-a-thons and Interceptions usually occur. Additionally, the access range will be expanded by 50% at all times, making it much easier to join Interceptions! Take advantage of the New Year festivities to forge and upgrade your equipment!

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, Riftborne Magnamalo is the next riftborne monster to make its debut! This fearsome foe won’t go down easily, so be sure to take advantage of Dimensional Links, Hunt-a-thons, and group hunts to bring it down. At the same time, you’ll be able to customize the style of Magnamalo weapons. With more Magnamalo appearing than usual, this is the perfect chance to upgrade your weapons. And there’s more: starting with the update on Monday, October 13, style selection will be unlocked for bows! Check out the full details here.

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.