Monster Hunter Now Halloween event: Schedule, rewards, and more

Monster Hunter Now Halloween event is here! (Image via Niantic, Inc.)

The Monster Hunter Now Halloween event is underway and has re-released Jack-o'-Head armor, along with a fresh weapon, Cawscythe, and Armor Ghost Balloon. Players can get this year's exclusive Halloween hunter medal and guild card background in the event. Lastly, a limited-time pack containing Halloween-themed layered equipment has also been offered in the in-game shop.

This article discusses everything about the Monster Hunter Now Halloween event.

Here's everything you need to know about the Monster Hunter Now Halloween event

The Halloween event is here (Image via Niantic, Inc.)

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Schedule

Here is the schedule of the Monster Hunter Now Haunted Weapon event -

From October 21, 2024, at 9 am to October 31, 2024, at 11:59 pm (local time)

Here is the schedule of the Monster Hunter Now Halloween 2024: Phantom Friend -

From October 25, 2024, at 9 am to October 31, 2024, at 11:59 pm (local time)

Event details

Limited-time event quests

During Haunted Weapon, players must finish quests that challenge them to gather Lollipop Candy and eliminate large monsters to collect tickets, including Pumpkin Tickets and Spooky Tickets. The former is used to forge and upgrade Jack-o'-Head armor released last year, while the latter is used to forge and upgrade Cawscythe.

In the Phantom Friend event, players must complete quests that task them to kill large monsters. This yields Ghost Balloon Tickets used to forge and upgrade Ghost Balloon.

Rewards

Here are the rewards offered in the Monster Hunter Now Halloween event:

Pumpkin Tickets
Spooky Tickets
Ghost Balloon Tickets
Exclusive hunter medal
Exclusive guild card background
Monster materials, such as a Wyvern Gem Shard

New monsters and Kulu-Ya-Ku

Players can expect large monsters in the Monster Hunter Now Halloween event (Image via Niantic, Inc.)

Players can expect more appearances of Kulu-Ya-Ku and Aknosom in the Monster Hunter Now Halloween event. Note that all Kulu-Ya-Ku will appear holding rocks like pumpkins on the field and drop Pumpkin and Spooky Tickets. Moreover, Aknosom will be dropping Spooky Tickets but not Pumpkin Tickets.

Besides all this, Nightshade Paolumu and Magnamalo will make frequent appearances. They will drop Ghost Balloon Tickets.

Event-exclusive equipment

Head armor: Jack-o'-Head

Skill: Solidarity (Halloween)
Skill effect: When activated, it boosts attack power depending on the number of allied hunters.
Requires Pumpkin Tickets.

Long Sword: Cawscythe

Element: Dragon
Skill: Power Prolonger (level 2)
Skill effect: Frequently increases the powered-up state duration granted by dual blades, long swords, and charge blades.
Requires Spooky Tickets