Monster Hunter Now 1.5 Anniversary Driftsmelting Bonanza: Duration, rewards, and more

Niantic will soon release the Monster Hunter Now 1.5 Anniversary Driftsmelting Bonanza. This event will feature an increased activity of monsters like Tigrex and Rajang as well as debut a new skill players will get to unlock — the Special Partbreaker. This skill is designed to help hunters break more monster parts during battles.

We highlight the duration, rewards, and other details of the Monster Hunter Now 1.5 Anniversary Driftsmelting Bonanza.

Monster Hunter Now 1.5 Anniversary Driftsmelting Bonanza: All you need to know

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As announced in the MH Now March 2025 roadmap, the Driftsmelting Bonanza is this month's second last event. Its other details are as follows:

Duration

This MH Now 1.5 Anniversary Driftsmelting Bonanza is set to arrive on March 24, at 9 am, and will be available until March 30, 2025, at 11:59 pm (local time). Players will have almost a week to play and complete this event.

Monster appearances

These monsters will appear more frequently in the corresponding habitats:

Tigrex: Forest and tundra habitats
Rajang: Forest and swamp habitats
Black Diablos: Desert habitats

These monsters will appear less frequently in the following habitats:

Tigrex: Forest and desert habitats
Rajang: Forest and desert habitats.

Additionally, some event-exclusive Hunt-a-thon points will feature only Tigrex, Rajang, or Black Diablos.

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Driftstones

The driftstones are used to unlock new abilities, and will have the following details during the Monster Hunter Now 1.5 Anniversary Driftsmelting Bonanza:

Mysterious Driftstone E will be obtained by slaying any large monster. Additionally, Tigrex, Rajang, and Black Diablos will be set to drop Mysterious Driftstone E or Mysterious Driftgem E (low chance)
Other monsters will either drop a regular driftstone or a Mysterious Driftstone E.
The driftsmelting distance for driftstones acquired from this event will be 2.5, rather than 5 km. Driftgems will require 5 km.
Mysterious Drftgem E will be exchangeable for Driftstone shards.
Mysterious Driftstone E and Mysterious Driftgem E may grant Special Parbreaker and Fighting Spirit skills.

Rewards

The main rewards line-up for the Monster Hunter Now 1.5 Anniversary Driftsmelting Bonanza event is as follows:

Insta-Smelt Solution
Monster Bone+ and other gatherable materials
Tigrex Plate, Gold Rajang Pelt, Wyvern Gem Shard, and other monster materials.
Zenny
New Skill: Special Partbreaker

Skill: Special Partbreaker

This ability increases the accumulated damage on breakable parts when Special Skills are used and fills the Special Gauge when a monster's body part is broken.

Mysterious Driftgames will be exchangeable

When the Monster Hunter Now 1.5 Anniversary Driftsmelting Bonanza goes live, players will be able to exchange driftstone shards to acquire driftgems anytime:

Mysterious driftgems that can be exchanged for

Mysterious Driftgem A
Mysterious Driftgem B
Mysterious Driftgem D
Mysterious Driftgem E

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Premium quests

Players will be able to unlock premium quests from the in-game shop by spending gems. These will be available in the shop till March 24, 2025. If purchased, the player will have until April 24. 2025, at 11:59 pm (local time) to complete them.

The quests and rewards for Tigrex are as follows:

Quest	Rewards
Slay large monsters: 10	1x Tigrex Plate, 25x Tigrex Scale, and 25x Tigrex Shell
Slay large monsters: 20	1x Tigrex Plate, 15x Tigrex Tail, and 15x Tigrex Fang
Slay large monsters: 30	1x Tigrex Plate, 10x Tigrex Claw, and 10x Tigrex Scalp
Slay large monsters: 50	2x Tigrex Plate

For Rajang:

Quest	Rewards
Slay large monsters: 10	1x Gold Rajang Pelt, 25x Rajang Fang, and 25x Rajang Blackfur
Slay large monsters: 20	1x Gold Rajang Pelt, 15x Rajang Tail, and 15x Rajang Claw
Slay large monsters: 30	1x Gold Rajang Pelt, 10x Rajang Primefang, and 10x Rajang Horn
Slay large monsters: 50	2x Gold Rajang Pelt

In addition to the listed rewards, the premium quests grant 100 Hunter Rank Points, 50 Season Tier Points, and 5,000 Zenny.

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