MHNCast: a Monster Hunter Now Podcast

We do a deep dive into how affinity works in Monster Hunter Now, the skills that the straightforward positive affinity builds, and the opposite, critical ferocity for negative affinity builds. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We do a deep dive into the bow weapon in Monster Hunter Now. What are the differences between the different charged shot types? Does Charge 4 always do more damage than a Charge 3 level 4 attack? Also, don’t forget to tap again after shooting! Heartfelt thanks to those in our community who helped us learn this weapon–sometimes it really does take a village. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link...

We share our recent gameplay experiences with the Even Happier Hunting with Bows & zenny rush quest events, look ahead at Fire Element Quests week leading up to Chameleos’s debut, v98 game updates, and more! Webstore code for two Rathian Primescale: 8Z9DVVNYGWT37 Links: Fire Element Quest: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/elementquest-05192025 v98 game updates: https://community.monsterhun...

We’ve touched adjacently about the hunt-a-thon (HAT) and Elder Dragon Interception (EDI) feature in previous Tips episodes, and E57 “Wayfarer & HAT/EDI timers” goes into the weeds about how often they appear on the map. But this episode we zero in on pretty much everything you’d want to know about HATs and EDIs. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

During the Zenny Rush Quest event, collect various eggs to bring to the Exchange Hub for zenny while hunting featured monsters Ebony Odogaron, Bazelgeuse, Magnamalo, Mizutsune, Chatacabra, and Banbaro. Chameleos will be makings its debut in the upcoming Spring Hunt 2025 event. Currently the item code “ZENNY052025” will grant some free Wander Powder, Premium Steak, and Zenny. And we talk about more...

The different currencies in Monster Hunter Now include Zenny, Gems, and sometimes your local currency. We share some of our strategies for managing our spending in this free-to-play mobile game. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We share our experiences with how the Black Diablos Outbreak Feature went for us: spoiler–lots of Black Diablos were slain. We also look at the May events line-up, and the upcoming Even Happier Hunting event featuring boosted performance Bows, the addition of Wander Powder, and more! Links: May event line-up: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/may-2025 Even Happier Hunting: https://monsterhunter...

Do you have excess Ticket Materials that you are unsure if you need to keep or trash? We do some spring cleaning, going through all of the Ticket Materials that have been available up until now to see what is safe to put in the trash. Thank you Fallstar for this tips idea. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

The new Outbreak Feature is being tested, starting with Black Diablos as the featured monster. The next Driftsmelt event will feature Mysterious Driftstone F with the skills Latent Power and new skill Coalescence. We also take a look at game updates in v97 and more! Links: Monster Outbreaks feature: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/monsteroutbreak202504 v97 dev notes: https://community.monsterhun...

We do a deep dive at how the Bleeding Status and Bleeding Edge skill work in Monster Hunter Now. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

The Spring Festival, featuring Ebony Odogaron’s debut and a shop exchange featuring spring eggs, is underway. We share our gameplay experiences and more! Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We delve into everything we know about Dual Blades and Demon Mode in Monster Hunter Now. Shout out thanks to CeeBee and Bugged, master Dual Blade dabblers, for their insights in how to get the most out of this weapon. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

The upcoming two-week Spring Festival event features the debut of Ebony Odogaron, collecting Spring & Rainbow Eggs for an event exchange hub, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/springfestival-04142025 v96 notes: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/4-7-release-information-v96/67703#p-120443-new-feature-7 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/...

We do a deep dive into anything Wayfarer-related to Monster Hunter Now, and reading the tea leaves in how HATs/EDIs appear on the map. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We take a look the April events line-up: Even Happier Hunting, Spring Festival, and Driftsmelting Bonanza. This time the Even Happier Hunting event will feature Long Sword, boosting the performance for the duration of the event! Maxotron referral code: 9YDVJ463Links: April events: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/april-2025 Even Happier Hunting: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/grouphuntqu...

Harry Potter Wizard’s Unite was a Niantic title from June 2019 - Jan 2022. For April’s Fools, we do throwback nod to this game. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We take a look at the upcoming ice and sleep element quest week, gush about Kushala Daora, sift through the v95 game updates that include nicknames, updated HAT/EDI map icons, and more! Links: Ice/Sleep: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/elementquest-03312025 V95 updates: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/3-21-release-information-v95/66368 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https:...

We do a deep dive into the Perfect Evasion feature in Monster Hunter Now. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

This week we have on friend of the show RoaringSparrow, and take a look at what’s going on in the news: March 12th marks the announcement of Scopely acquiring Monster Hunter Now and other Niantic games, the upcoming Driftsmelting Bonanza event which will not only feature a new Driftstone, but being able to exchange for past Mysterious Driftgems, and more! Links: Driftsmelting Bonanza: https://mons...

We do a deep dive on why your item box is infested with Carpenterbugs, and why there is a drought on Earth Crystals and Monster Bone+.Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We take a look at the 1.5 Anniversary event, weapon improvements, features that are teased as coming soon including Exchange Hub and being able to hunt a monster again, how did we do with our season goals, and more! Links: Game updates: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/balanceadjustment202503 Features coming: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season5release Release v94: https://community.mo...

We do a deep dive at the cooking feature in Monster Hunter Now. What is the benefit of steaks, is it better with music or not, skills that synergize well with steaks, and more! Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Flying solo this episode, we take a look at the final drop of the MH Collab Event, new updates to skills and other features, recap the many possible ways to incorrectly pronounce Bazelgeuse, and more! Links: Game updates: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/2-27-server-update-information-feb-27th/63486 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Maxotron does a deep dive at everything Longsword in Monster Hunter Now! Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We take a look at the March event line-up, which marks the start of Season 5. Get ready for new monsters Glavenus and Arzuros, a new mysterious Driftstone, a new feature that will allow epic exchanges, and more! Links: Collab event: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/collab-feb2025 March events: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/mar-2025 Season 5 additional monsters: https://monsterhunternow.com...