Monster Hunter Now Halloween Event Returns With Pumpkin Gear

Monster Hunter Now Halloween is back for another year of pumpkin-headed hunts. Developer Scopely Explore announced this week that the mobile game's seasonal event will run from the twenty-sixth of October to the eighth of November, bringing back limited-time armor and weapons, supercharging rewards for breaking monster parts, and adding a new exchange hub full of seasonal gear. According to Inven Global's report on the announcement, group hunts get bonus rewards, gathering yields double, and the new Halloween skill effect hits ten times harder than its base version. If you play the location-based hunter, the next two weeks are the cheapest moment of the year to farm.

The Monster Hunter Now Halloween event follows the game's usual seasonal rhythm, but this year's edition is unusually generous with upgrades. Alongside the returning costume-style armor, the developer is cutting the material cost of upgrading limited-time equipment until the middle of November — though those cheaper upgrades are ticket-gated and capped at a certain grade, so plan your farming before the window closes. Tokens earned from slaying large monsters and breaking parts feed a dedicated event shop, with a second, rarer token tier unlocking in the event's second half.

What is returning — and what is new

The headliners are the two returning armor sets: the Jack-o'-Head, a carved-pumpkin helm that has become the event's mascot, and the floating Ghost Balloon. Equipping the pumpkin helm activates the new Partbreaker seasonal skill, and during the event that skill's damage against breakable monster parts is boosted tenfold — the announcement says accumulated part-break damage rises by half while the event is live. In practical terms, tails, horns and wings come off far faster than in a normal hunt, which matters because broken parts are the main source of upgrade materials.

Two limited-time weapons return as well: the Skullwhistle and the Squawkscythe, both with style customization unlocked so you can keep the spooky look without sacrificing your build. Beyond the gear, the event layers on hunting bonuses. Group hunt rewards get an extra payout, the interaction range for hunts and gathering points expands by half again, and material drops from small monsters and gathering nodes are doubled — a straightforward doubling of farming efficiency for two full weeks.

The new gear is where collectors should look. At the Event Exchange Hub, tokens collected through slaying large monsters and breaking parts can be traded for the new Harvest Cloak layered equipment, a cosmetic outfit for the season. The hub also stocks Scarecrow Legs, a new leg armor piece carrying the Critical Ferocity skill at its second tier. Then the event escalates: starting in early November, players can earn EX Exchange Tokens by hunting a Kulu-Ya-Ku carrying pumpkin rocks, and a separate EX shop accepts those tokens for rare materials including a Riftborne Black Diablos Carapace, an Aurora Somnacanth Finefin, and limited-time Ultra Hunting Tickets.

How to get the most out of the event

Timing is everything in the Monster Hunter Now Halloween calendar. The main festivities open in the final week of October and run into early November, the EX token tier begins in the event's second half, and the discounted equipment upgrades stay available until the middle of November — a week after the event itself ends. That staggered schedule rewards players who keep hunting after the headline dates: you can stockpile tokens during the main window and spend the extra week finishing upgrades at the reduced material cost.

The smartest strategy is to build around part-breaking. With the seasonal skill effect running ten times hotter than normal and part-break rewards doubled, weapons built for severing tails and smashing heads will out-farm raw damage builds over the fortnight. Run group hunts whenever possible for the added rewards, and prioritize large monsters early so your token stockpile is ready when the EX shop opens in November. Compared with grinding the same materials outside the event, the boosted rates and expanded interaction range roughly double what an hour of walking earns you — there is no better window on the calendar.

A few caveats keep the event honest. The reduced upgrade costs only apply to limited-time equipment, and the ticket-only upgrades stop at a set grade, so this is a catch-up mechanic rather than a shortcut to endgame. And like all seasonal content, the pumpkin gear leaves the shop when the event ends — fashion hunters should grab the Harvest Cloak before the eighth of November. Even so, for a free seasonal update the value is hard to argue with, and it lands in a stacked release week: Final Fantasy Resonance just launched its retro comeback, and a Labubu gaming handheld is dropping this week too. If your wallet survived record Halloween spending, your thumbs are in for a busy fortnight.