Monster Hunter Now' Launches Season 11... Volcano Habitat Added

Scopely Explore announced on the 17th that it has updated 'Monster Hunter Now', the real-world monster hunting game co-developed with Capcom Co., Ltd., with Season 11: 'Ashes of Ignition'.

In Season 11, Brachydios and Aurora Somnacanth officially join the hunt. Riftborne Azure Rathalos and Riftborne Aknosom appear as Riftborne monsters, and upgrading the style customization of these subspecies weapons unlocks additional equipment skills. The required materials to forge and upgrade weapons made from these two monsters have also been reduced.

The fifth habitat, "Volcano," has also been unlocked. Features including the ability to adjust the strength of field monsters based on star count, new skills, monster spawn quests, and seasonal supply items have been added.

For the Sword & Shield, a new action called "Guard Slash" has been introduced, allowing players to flick up while guarding to combo into a Back Knuckle and Stage 3 Perfect Rush. The damage, stun power, and hitboxes of certain actions have also been adjusted.

The "MH Now 3rd Anniversary Event" is also underway to celebrate three years of service. Players can select one element among fire, water, thunder, and ice to receive a Grade 10 weapon and the "Guardian Set" armor with all skills unlocked. "Rental Sets" that loan recommended equipment for hunting Brachydios, along with a Global Challenge, are also being featured.

In the Season 11 Season Pass, players can raise their tier through hunting and quests to earn layered equipment "[Maple] Outfit", "[Season 11] Background", Wyvern Gem Shards, and more. A Premium Plan including Item Box expansion and new monster material perks is also available.

Scopely Explore also released a special infographic video titled "[3rd Anniversary] MH Now by the Numbers" summarizing the past three years of hunting records. According to the data, the Gunlance family recorded high usage rates among melee weapon types, while the Magnamalo light bowgun "Magna Crossbow" and the 2026 Spring Festival-exclusive light bowgun "Rose Assault" recorded high usage rates among ranged weapon types.

Among season-exclusive weapons, "Rose Assault", "Laughing Arrow", and "Twin Wreath" saw high Grade 10 achievement rates. For armor, "Chatacabra Greaves", "Seregios Coil", and "Somnacanth Vambraces" were chosen most in that order, while hunts via Friend Link were concentrated on monsters such as Stygian Zinogre, Zinogre, Bazelgeuse, Viper Tobi-Kadachi, and Almudron.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated with the help of AI. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom. [Read Original]

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