How Elder Dragon Interceptions work in Monster Hunter Now

Interceptions are the way you encounter Elder Dragons in Monster Hunter Now .

First launched in June 2024’s Dancing within the Tempest replace with the arrival of Kushala Daora, Interceptions are a mixture of the sport’s Hunt-a-thon occasions and Pokémon Go’s raids, the place hunters staff as much as take down a uncommon, highly effective creature.

Right here’s how Elder Dragon Interceptions work in Monster Hunter Now, and the listing of Elder Dragons added to the sport to this point.

Newest replace: The newest Elder Dragon to be added to the sport, Teostra, was launched in Aug. 2024.

Much like Hunt-a-Thons, Elder Dragon Interceptions are occasions which seem on the map at Gathering Factors for a restricted time. Strategy the encounter earlier than the timer ends to start.

In battle, a key distinction with Elder Dragon Interceptions is the well being bar is break up into two. Should you attain the midway level (often known as the “repel” part), you’ll obtain monster components even in case you don’t full the remainder of the encounter. Moreover, you’ll nonetheless obtain a reward in case you solely handle round 20% of the general well being bar.

The time restrict for Elder Dragon Interceptions are longer than most battles, with every of the 2 phases lasting round 75 seconds, prone to account for the upper issue of the encounter.

Lastly, just like Hunt-a-thons, solo gamers who enter an Elder Dragon Interception could have matchmaking; merely wait within the foyer once you first be a part of till it populates with different gamers. They may also have a cooldown of 180 minutes, except you buy and use an Extremely Searching Ticket from the in-game store.

For these new to Monster Hunter, Elder Dragons are among the many rarest and strongest creatures within the sport — described by Niantic as “monsters which have existed since historical instances and possess traits that transcend human information.”

In contrast to Pokémon Go’s Legendaries, apart from occasions which debut an Elder Dragon, Interceptions will rotate via a listing of beforehand launched monsters.

The Elder Dragons that may seem in Interceptions are:

With greater than 40 Elder Dragons showing within the collection as a complete to this point, there’s many extra for the sport to make amends for — although the speed at which we’ll see them is at present unknown.

You may get a way of what number of there are on this graphic of their rollout, generation-by-generation, on the Monster Hunter subreddit.

Should you’re thinking about different creatures within the meantime, our monster listing may help you’re employed out what to hunt subsequent.