Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance is a massive expansion currently in development for release in 2027. It adds new storyline, areas, monsters, actions, and Master Rank to the game. At the PlayStation booth during Tokyo Game Show 2026, the PlayStation Blog team played a hands-on demo. The demo offered three quest types featuring Chatacabra, the boss variant of new monster Araketa, and Elder Dragon Teostra.
Boost Action and Skybound Eyrie
Boost Action is a new mechanic that unleashes weapon-specific attacks and strengthens certain weapon actions for a limited duration by activating the Boost Bracer. Boost triggering actions can be activated mid combo or right after finishing an attack. The Boost gauge fills gradually over time and with every strike landed. Destroying wounds with Focus Strike while in the Boost state recharges the draining gauge.
The new area Skybound Eyrie is dotted with floating islands. Mounting the Seikret lets players catch updrafts, shoot skyward, and glide between floating landmasses.
Araketa and Gundoraja
The new monster Araketa hunts in packs. Araketa inflates its wings with air to blast hunters back or rocket forward in heavy charge attacks. The Araketa boss barks commands to send pack members pouncing in rapid succession, with a signature ultimate move where the entire pack leaps into the heavens and dives straight down in a synchronized high speed charge. The Araketa boss exposes a throat weak spot whenever it roars, and a clutch Focus Strike cuts off its orders to the pack.
Gundoraja is a small creature inhabiting the area with a rock solid hide. A curled up Gundoraja can be hoisted by hand and hurled at targets to stagger monsters.
Teostra and Oilwell Basin
Elder Dragon Teostra returns with new attack patterns in the Oilwell Basin, including a move where Teostra rears high and slams both forelegs down. Teostra remains upright while pivoting on the spot to realign its target. The Switch Axe Offset Rising Slash can deflect the heavy slam back at the monster. When dust scattered to signal an impending blast, thick oil mud could repeatedly sabotage movement. Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance launches on PS5 in 2027.
