MHNCast: a Monster Hunter Now Podcast

Amidst the MHN 2nd Anniversary Event is also the start of Season 7! A lot of events layered across this 22-day cake of an event: a free 5000 item box expansion, new monsters, official debut of Exploration Base feature, Riftborne Deviljho, the MHN roadmap for the next couple of years and more!!Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/2nd-anniversary Exploration Base: https://monsterhuntern...

We check out September’s event line-up, which includes new driftborne monsters Radobaan and Deviljho, Season 6 Climax leading into Season 7, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/september-2025 News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season6final Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Okay, like, I know I ramble, but September begins with Even Happier Hunting featuring Hammers and Gunlance. We shootin’ some words, and more! Links: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/grouphuntquest-092025 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We take a look at the upcoming Catastrophe at Summer’s End event, featuring the first five Elder Dragons, a check-in of our season goals, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/elderdragonweek-082025 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Friend of the show atomic_chef, teaches us the ins and outs of the iconic support weapon, the hunting horn. Learn how to doot like no other dooter has ever dooted before! Atomic_chef’s full Hunting Horn guide is pinned in the Discord channel’s mhncast-tip-ideas. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Fulgur Anjanath makes its debut in the Jaws of Flame and Thunder event, which will culminate in a very intensely Anjanath weekend. We also take a look at the launch of the Official MHN Discord Server, the v104 game updates, and more! Links: Fulgur Anjanth: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/fulguranjanath-082025 Discord launch: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/discord-launch V104: https://co...

Friend of the show atomic_chef teaches us the basics of the slowest, heftiest, most iconic and mighty weapon in the Monster Hunter series–the Great Sword! Listen and you too can tackle and slash your way to triumph. atomic_chef’s full Great Sword guide is pinned in the Discord channel’s mhncast-tip-ideas. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

This week we have on friend of the show and Great Sword enthusiast, atomic_chef! We take a look at the Even Happier Hunting event, which features Great Swords, the debut of Driftborne Great Girros, and more! atomic_chef’s full Great Sword guide is pinned in the Discord channel’s mhncast-tip-ideas. Links: Even Happier Hunting: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/grouphuntquest-082025 Cheers: https...

Have you only used the same one loadout up until now? Are you manually switching your loadout before each and every hunt? By utilizing loadouts in Monster Hunter Now, you can do a bit of prep beforehand to maximize your hunting fun. Featuring friend of the show LetsRollGirl. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

This week we have on friend of the show LetsRollGirl, and take a look at the August events line-up: Driftsmelting Bonanza debuting the Timed Charge skill, Even Happier Hunting with Great Swords, Jaws of Flame and Thunder, Catastrophe at Summer’s End. Links: Aug events: https://x.com/MH_Now_EN/status/1949635960242635205 V103: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/7-28-release-information-v103/75...

No news week as the two-week Seaside Vacation event is underway! We check-in on how the event is going on for us, and recap our recent gameplay experiences with the outbreak bases, riftborne monster hunt-a-thons, and more! Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

This episode is for the fledgling hunters that are building armors randomly or at a loss as to what to even driftsmelt–I see you, this is a safe space, this is for you. The tldr is always be driftsmelting! Here are recommendations for useful early-game armors with a driftsmelt slot unlocked at grade 5.Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

With both hosts back, we do a bit of catch-up this week on game updates from version 100-102: the extended window for upgrading style customizable weapons, revisions made to the friend list, upcoming change of different HATs on the map based on story progression, and more! Links: V100: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/6-11-release-information-v100/72208 July 8: https://community.monsterhun...

Ever wonder what a summer vacation looks like in Monster Hunter Now? Well, this isn't a travel pod, but we do have new details on what you could be wearing while you shoot the breeze for parts one and two of Seaside Vacation and Summer Hunt 2025. All that glitters is gold rathian and zenny in the upcoming Zenny Rush Event details, and I have some thoughts about exploration bases. Email us: mhn...

E70 was an intro for affinity. Now we go into the weeds for how to optimize your positive affinity builds and more! Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

In no particular or sensible order, Maxotron covers several events in July, including the Summer Hunt 2025, Even Happier Hunting Sword and Shield, and Exploration Bases! Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

E70 was an intro to Affinity. Now we go into the weeds for how negative affinity works (and doesn't work), how to optimize your Critical Ferocity build, and more! Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

The upcoming Driftsmelting Bonanza event will debut a new skill (Ailment Opportunist) and feature status-inducing monsters such as Bazelgeuse, Mizutsune, Nightshade Paolumu and more! Links: Driftsmelting Bonanza: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/driftsmeltingevent-062025 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

The start of a new season marks new monsters joining the game: Nargacuga, Beotodus, Bishaten, Great Wroggi, Chatacabra, as well as a new weapon: the hunting horn, and more! Links: Season 6 Kickoff: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season6kickof Season 6: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/6-19-9-00-information-regarding-the-june-19-update-00-00-utc/72528 Hunting Horn: https://monsterhunt...

We take a deep dive into the Trial Quests feature in Monster Hunter Now, which was added in version 99, May 2025. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We catch up on our last week and check in the Season 5 Climax event. Season 6 announcement includes many exciting features such as the hunting horn weapon, more monsters including Nargacuga, new feature style customization, and more! Links: Season 5 climax: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/season5final-2025 Season 6 announce: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season6announce V99 updates: https...

Season 5 Climax: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season5final-2025 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

The season pass costs 2000 gems. With some patience and discipline, you can save the gems up from the Prime Hunter Pass or Extreme Hunter Pass to unlock the season pass afterwards. We take a look at what those numbers look like. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

The version 99 update adds a plethora of amazing new features: Training Grounds to practice weapon controls, Trials Quests to practice your skills and earn rewards, being able to hunt a monster you have recently walked out of range of, and more! We take a look at the June event calendar: Even Happy Hunting featuring Charge Blade, Season 5 Climax, Season 6 Kick-off, and a Driftsmelting Bonanza. Lin...

We share our recent gameplay experiences with Zenny Rush quests and fire element quests week, and gear up for the upcoming Drifsmelting Bonanza with Mysterious Driftstone G, which features three affinity-based skills and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/driftsmeltingevent-05262025 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV