MHNCast: a Monster Hunter Now Podcast

We gear up for Riftcharged Banbaro with the upgrade rush quest event and more! Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

The upcoming Driftsmelting Bonanza event features Mysterious Driftstone R, with the skills Burst, Reflection, and Dauntless. We discuss what we’re planning to focus on for the Driftsmelting event, battle strategies for the Riftborne Bazelgeuse outbreak, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/driftsmeltingevent-072026 Game update: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/6-29-r...

Elder Dragons Interceptions take over for a week during the Banquet of Calamity event, earn exclusive layered armor from the Monster Hunters 3 Stories Collab event, and more! Links: Elder Dragon Week: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/elderdragonweek-062026 MHStories: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/mhstories3event-062026 June 18 release: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/6-18-relea...

We take a look at the Season 10 Wave 1 events calendar, hints of a change in the Elder Dragon debut format, review our season goals, and more! Links: Event Line-up: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season10-1 v121: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/5-25-release-information-v121/83578 June9: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/6-9-server-update-information-june-9th/83723 v122: https...

We examine Almudron under the microscope–what are some tips and strategies for fighting this mud elderly wyvern in Monster Hunter Now? Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We check in with how the Season 9 Climax & Legiana Riftcharged event is going for us, and look at what Season 10 Halcyon Crimsonbolts will bring: debut of new monsters Stygian Zinogre, Shogun Ceanataur, Elder Dragon Velkhana, more Riftborne monsters, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season10announce Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFn...

The next Driftsmelting Bonanza event debuts two new skills suited for weapons that parry, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/driftsmeltingevent-062026 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

The final wave of Season 9 marks the debut of Riftborne Glavenus and Pukei-Pukei, style customization for Switch Axe, and more! Links: Season9 Wave3: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season9-3 News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/exchangeevent-052026 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Upgrade Rush Quest week comes with new bonuses to spend gems on, we chat some Great Girros strategy with the base defense coming up, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/equipmentupgrade-052026 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We share our gameplay experiences with the 2-week Spring Festival event and more! Links: April15 update: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/4-16-14-00-jst-4-15-added-on-4-16-14-00-jst-server-update-information-april-15st/82989 April28 update: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/4-28-server-update-information-april-28th/83207 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/a...

The MH Now Spring Festival 2026 event debuts an event-exclusive light bow gun that will also have style customization, friend link event quests with opportunities to earn a variety of additional stickers, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/springfest-2026 Stickers: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/friendlinkquest-042026 v118: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/4-...

We examine Seregios under the microscope–what are some tips and strategies for fighting this rampant golden wyvern in Monster Hunter Now? Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

This week we share our experiences with Riftcharged Rathalos, look at the upcoming event featuring debut of Riftborne Banbaro, Riftborn Somnacanth, Charge Blade styles, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/riftbornesomnacanthbanbaro-042026 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

The base defense feature is getting some updates to help accessibility, season 9 wave 2 events calendar is out, we finally review our season 8 and set season 9 goals, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/equipmentupgrade-042026 Season 9 Wave 2: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/season9-2 Base Defense update: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/devletter-040126 Email us: mhncas...

It’s time for a Driftsmelting Bonanza, featuring Mysterious Driftstone O, debuting the skill Morph Boost as a driftsmeltable skill. Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/driftsmeltingevent-042026 Dev updates: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/devletter-030126 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Potions and First-Aid Meds are crucial to restoring health and continuing the hunt in Monster Hunter Now. We share some real-life potion recipes, as well as tips to hunt the ever-replenishing Shamos! Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We share our experiences with the friend link feature, being able to hunt remotely with friends finally in Monster Hunter Now! Also what to do if you constantly see “0 friends online”, troubleshooting for if your friends aren’t seeing your invites, and more! Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Season 9 drops many awaited features: hunting remotely with friends via Friend Link, the 14th weapon–Insect Glaive–finally playable, more new monsters to hunt: Seregios, Viper Tobi-Kadachi, Almudron, Zinogre (including Riftborne), and more! Links: Friend Link: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/friendlink-mar2026 Season 9 Kickoff: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season9kickoff Insect Glaive...

Season 9: Skybound Scalestorm marks the debut of Insect Glaive; new monsters Seregios, Viper Tobi-Kadachi, Almudron, Riftborne Zinogre; hunting remotely with friends via Friend Link, and more! Links: Season 9 Wave 1: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season9-1 Season 9 announce: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season9announce March 4 game updates: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/3...

Not only is March the end of Season 8, but it also marks the 2.5 anniversary since MHN’s launch! A celebration of monsters released during Season 8; Driftstones M & N being available; return of the Hope weapons with style customization, reduced weapons cost for Mizutsune, Deviljho, Legiana, Magnamalo weapons; and more! Links: Season 8 Climax: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season8final 2...

During March, we will have the debut of Mysterious Driftstone N and the Reflection skill, Riftcharged Barioth, the end of Season 7 & start of Season 8, MHN 2.5 Anniversary event, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/march-2026 Driftstone N: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/driftsmeltingevent-032026 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZ...

With the start of the two-week Lucky Lunar New Year 2026 event, Riftborne Rathalos and Lance styles also debut into MHN. Earn any of the past LNY event equipment, the premium Auspicious Dragon Gauntlets will be available in the shop, begin building the discounted Rathalos weaponry–which will be the next base defense bonus equipment–and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/lunarn...

This week we overanalyze the fashion worthiness of February’s layered armor set, as well as recap the Riftborne Diablos event, look at the upcoming week of Upgrade Rush Quest and the second Riftcharged monster Riftcharged Radobaan, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/equipmentupgrade-022026 Diablos outbreak: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/2026-1-31-regarding-the-n...

We examine Radobaan under the microscope–what are some tips and strategies for fighting this bony monster in Monster Hunter Now? Including through the lens of a Riftcharged monster, where partbreaking is not an option? Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

The Season 8 Wave 2 & 3 Riftcharged Monsters have been announced, as well as the February events, which include Drifsmelting Bonanza Mysterious Driftstone M featuring new skill Critical Range Boost, Upgrade Rush Quest during the week of Riftcharged Radobaan, Riftborne Rathalos and Lance styles making their debut, Lucky Lunar New Year 2026, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en...