Megan (She/They) is a freelance journalist from the United Kingdom for the digital publication, Game Rant. She has been professionally writing gaming content for roughly four years now, since starting ...

Monster Hunter Rise features a plethora of weapons for players to choose from as they tackle various imposing and fearsome monsters on their journey to protect Kamura village. However, some weapons ...

Chris is a writer with an academic background in Creative Technology and Games Design. This experience has allowed him to look at games through a critical lens, analyzing what makes for good design.

Monster Hunter has a reputation for its massive weapons; the comically oversized great sword is easily the series’ most famous monster-killing tool. The series also has complex weapons, like the ...

Zach McKay is a writer from the United States, and a game lover since he stole his dad’s N64 controller to play Ocarina of Time. He has been playing video games for the better part of 25 years and ...

Shane Limbaugh (He/Him) is a Contributor from the US. While he hasn't been writing about games for very long he has certainly been playing them. His degree in Game Design and Criticism let him better ...

The Hunting Horn first appeared in Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (2007, PSP), a spin-off of Monster Hunter 2 (Dos). Sharing skeleton and attack animations with the Hammer, the Hunting Horn immediately ...

The melodies themselves are quite simple to activate – players simply need to use the same attack button (either X, A, or both buttons at once) twice. Pressing X twice activates a defensive buff, ...

“Buffs, bonks, and playing the song of your hunting party on a monster’s head, this is the updated Hunting Horn! Utilize the new Echo Bubbles action to grant special effects in an area and Focus Mode ...

The last two videos in the Monster Hunter Rise weapon introduction series offer looks at new actions fot the Hunting Horn and Charge Blade. Capcom also updated the official website with more ...

The Hunting Horn is one of the most versatile weapons in Monster Hunter: World, offering players huge damage spikes while also boasting impressive support utility. With multiple paths through the ...

Glass Royale Hunting Horn focuses on stunning monsters with paralysis damage and echo bubbles for evasion. Perun Clairhorn offers a mix of support and damage with thunder elements and helpful melodies ...