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The latest Monster Hunter Wilds update delivers extensive new content, bringing high-level monsters, expanded Support Hunter options, and additional missions that broaden late-game progression. Players will also see adjustments across facilities, events, and quest management, creating a smoother gameplay experience with more intuitive navigation and clearer in-game systems.
Alongside its content additions, the update introduces wide-ranging performance enhancements across all platforms, together with a substantial list of bug fixes and balance changes. These refinements target every major weapon type, system behavior, and companion AI, offering a more consistent and responsive feel during hunts.
Patch Notes
Major Additions and Changes
Monsters
- Arch tempered Jin Dahaad added as a future Event Quest target
- Gogmazios added with an extra mission upon reaching HR 100 or higher
- Additional 9 star tempered monsters added as event quests, including Doshaguma
- Tempered 9 star Rathalos now roams the Scarlet Forest and Oilwell Basin at HR 100 or higher
- Minimum quest time increased for multi target quests, with saved Investigations adjusted if below the new minimum
Player
- New Support Hunters added Griffin with great sword, Nightmist with light bowgun, and Nadia, who appears only during a limited seasonal event after completing A Hunter’s Pride
Story Progression
- Extra mission An Ancient Resting Place added, available after completing A First Cry and reaching HR 100
- Extra mission Ghosts Pay No Heed to Tomorrow added after completing An Ancient Resting Place
Bases and Facilities
- Festival of Accord event scheduled from December 19, 2025 to January 14, 2026
- Temporary festival changes applied to Handler outfit, Seikret decoration, Diva song list, Grand Hub décor, Canteen menu, Barrel Bowling, and related bombs
- Diva song list updated in the Grand Hub
- New pin setups added to Barrel Bowling
- Gogma Artian weapon upgrade and reinforcement options added at the Smithy
- Transcendent armor upgrades added at the Smithy
- Sorting order updated for Reinforce Artian Weapons list with new criteria added
- New sorting criteria added for Dismantle Artian Weapons
- Increased Smelting Points from certain monster materials
- New sorting options added to Investigations and Lobby Member Quests at the Quest Counter
- Ordering of completed side missions adjusted under Recommended sort for Optional Quests
- Quest listings adjusted so Auto accept quests appear before Manual Accept
- Quest Last Played quick access option added
- Settings category removed from the Quest Counter and reassigned to a shortcut button
- Begin Survey prompt added when starting or saving surveys from the map
- Notification added reminding players to use a Lucky Voucher, with toggle available
- Option to reset Training Area settings added
- Customize Radial Menu now auto detects input device
- Improved visibility for icons and difficulty indicators in Environment Overview events
System
- CPU and GPU optimization applied across all hardware, including frame distribution, collision detection review, reduced effect processing, and more than one hundred performance improvements
- Player movement and camera control now remain available when a communication error message appears unless disabled by control settings
- Hunter Friends list now ordered by most recent login
- SOS Flare Quests now include Arch tempered monsters as unique targets
- Selected Event Quests now available offline including A Silent Flash, These Roots Run Deep, Be Cursed, Ye Shadowy Flame, and Planetes Protocol Savage
- Crafting now yields two Dragon Ammo per crafting round
Miscellaneous
- Handler no longer pushes the player during Photo Mode
Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments
Bases and Facilities
- Armor sorting by skill now highlights individual armor pieces with that skill
- Equipment Box Equipment Skills filter now displays only skills on owned equipment
- Equipment appearance loadouts now support registering current hair design
- Layered armor can now be filtered by alpha and beta types
Monsters
- Fixed issue preventing Jin Dahaad quests from spawning after locale changes during its movement notice
- Fixed High Purrformance Barrel Puncher combo count issue
- Fixed Uth Duna veil destruction animation behavior
- Fixed Arkveld Unleashed state cancellation logic
Player General
- Max elemental values increased
- Reduced reaction size after Perfect Guard small knockback attacks
- Faster action chaining after Perfect Guard for multiple weapon types
- Fixed Hook Slinger range reduction when using capture net
- Added missing guide information for restraining attacks
- Corrected unintended movement speed increase during certain actions
- Fixed damage interactions involving The Blackest Night during Jin Dahaad attacks
- Fixed damage reception from Palico Water Gun while holding Barrel Bowling Bomb
- Fixed gesture input issues for Pumpkin Head and Water Gun gestures
- Corrected unintended Support Hunter thanks behavior
- Corrected Fender collaboration gesture visibility in online play
- Fixed longsword sheathing animation in Battle Ready Pose Extra
- Fixed Pumpkin Head gesture cancellation causing temporary hair disappearance
Great Sword
- Increased raw and elemental values for Charged Slash, Strong Charged Slash, and True Charged Slash
- Fixed delayed guard availability after Perfect Guard in certain conditions
Long Sword
- Longer delay before Special Sheath auto deactivates
- Spirit Release Slash no longer hits captured monsters
- Fixed unsheathing delay after Spirit Release Slash
Sword and Shield
- Improved Perfect Rush hitbox
- Forward Slash raw damage increased and smoother combo flow
- Faster transitions from Perfect Guard into Guard and Lateral Slash
- Fixed Focus Mode sidestep behavior and stationary draw action issues
Dual Blades
- Reduced sharpness loss for certain Focus Strike moves
- Demon Boost Mode persists after sheathing
- Improved dodge and move chaining in Demon Boost Mode
- Fixed Turning Tide cancel issues and Type 2 directional input behavior
Hammer
- Spinslam movement extension added through movement inputs
- Fixed Focus Blow damage handling
- Fixed Type 2 directional control behavior after Overhead Smash
Hunting Horn
- Slight increase to Performance Beat raw damage
- Fixed performance timing and effect alignment issues
Lance
- Increased raw damage across multiple thrust attacks
- Improved Perfect Guard chaining and guard damage reduction
- Fixed Type 2 directional input behavior for Leaping Thrust
Gunlance
- Improved Wyrmstake Cannon hit reliability and firing direction in Focus Mode
- Increased guard reaction damage reduction
- Fixed Wyrmstake Shot interactions with other players
Switch Axe
- Improved evasion chaining for multiple sword and axe moves
- Increased raw damage for numerous sword and axe attacks
- Improved morph combination hit reliability
- Corrected status screen phial value display behavior
Charge Blade
- Reduced hit stops in Power Axe Mode
- Expanded guard point and Perfect Guard windows
- Increased raw damage for Savage Axe Slash
- Improved chaining for multiple axe and sword moves
- Corrected chaining behavior, turning delay, and button guide issues
Insect Glaive
- New Descending Slash chaining options with charge dependent behavior
- Increased raw damage for sidestep attacks and faster attack speed with triple extracts
- Improved knockback behavior and chaining across aerial attacks
- Fixed Kinsect behavior during Focus Strike and terrain encounters
Light Bowgun
- Greatly increased Rapid Fire Gauge recovery for Eagle Strike
- Enhanced responsiveness and chaining for Chaser Shots
- Increased Wyvernblast raw damage and reduced cooldown
- Increased raw damage across Normal Ammo and elemental Rapid Chaser Shot types
- Improved Dragon Ammo performance and range
- Reduced Rapid Fire Gauge consumption
- Fixed diagonal movement slowdown when aiming
Heavy Bowgun
- Wyverncounter Ignition now restores gauge and prevents knockback
- Improved responsiveness for Ignition moves and chaining
- Increased raw and elemental performance for Wyvernblast and Wyvernpiercer
- Improved Focus Blast gauge restoration and chaining
- Increased Dragon Ammo hit frequency and range
- Increased Ignition Mode scaling
- Fixed Stalwart Guard erratic behavior
Bow
- Increased raw damage across Dragon Piercer, Arc Shot, Tracer arrows, and Fuse arrows
- Increased scaling for Charged Shot, Power Shot, Power Volley, and Thousand Dragons
- Faster coating application
- Improved chaining from Charging Sidestep
- Fixed scaling and Partbreaker interaction for Focus Fire Hailstorm
- Fixed stamina behavior during Discerning Dodge
Skills
- Guard Up now reduces damage for all guarded attacks with updated percentage values
- Charge Up now boosts Hammer charged attacks
- Ballistics now boosts Level 3 shot raw damage
- Elemental Absorption cooldown reduced
- Flayer improvements including activation strength, bonus damage behavior, and notifications
- Binding Counter, Flawless Armor, Protein Fiend, Bad Blood, and Scorcher durations and strengths increased
- Whiteflame Torrent improved with Scorcher interaction
- Expanded list of weapon moves that can trigger bonus damage skills
- Fixed Binding Counter behavior in challenge quests
- Fixed Bubbly Dance reset behavior in challenge quests
Support Hunters
- Increased attack power for Olivia, Rosso, Mina, and Kai when quest leader is HR 50 or higher
- Improved Support Hunter combat response behavior
- Fixed fainting after quest completion
- Fixed trap and targeting logic issues for multiple monsters
- Fixed Rosso Power Clash behavior and Kai melody message display
- Fixed repeated Flash Pod and trap use
- Fixed ammo disappearance when hitting Seikret mounted Support Hunters
Seikret
- Item use no longer cancels during automatic evasion
- Shorter recovery time after automatic evasion
- Fixed unintended Seikret summon after jumping dismount
System
- Increased armor sphere rewards for Research Help limited bounties
- Fixed lobby access and crossplay toggle issues
- Corrected seasonal event messages
- Squad header now displays active squad name
- Hunter Friend requests available from squad list
- Adjusted Hunter Profile widget behavior and confirmation windows
- Save data screen now displays max voucher counts
- Added Support Hunter profile summaries
- Updated Play Guide categories for Lagiacrus
- Improved item retrieval display and confirmation flows
- Endemic life menu now shows counts and capacity
- Improved off combat monster part visibility
- Health gauge warning effect disabled when option is set to not display
- Added Hide During Combat setting for Hide Other Seikret
- Added Radial Menu Selection Type option
- Updated fishing control UI
Handler
- Handler now avoids proximity to large monsters
Palico
- Fixed issues with support move cancellation and lingering glow effects
Other
- Fixed voice line triggers, text issues, and other miscellaneous problems
Monster Hunter Wilds is an action role-playing title built on the RE Engine and released worldwide on February 28, 2025, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S. The game introduces a dynamic open world known as the Forbidden Lands, where weather and ecological shifts affect monster behavior and traversal using the Seikret mount.
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