{"id":588859,"date":"2026-09-03T12:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/588859\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:24:20","slug":"monster-hunter-wilds-ascendances-next-gameplay-trailer-shows-the-boost-bracers-improvements-to-bow-turning-the-weapon-into-an-explosive-shotgun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/588859\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance’s next gameplay trailer shows the Boost Bracer’s improvements to Bow, turning the weapon into an explosive shotgun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance<\/a>, the upcoming DLC expansion to the latest entry in Capcom<\/a>‘s action-hunting Monster Hunter<\/a> series, has released its second trailer showcasing how its new ‘Boost Bracer’ mechanic<\/a> will change every weapon type.<\/p>\n

This trailer focuses on the Boost Bracer’s changes to Bow, the classic ranged weapon type where you pierce enemies with a rain of arrows tipped with poisons or, in this DLC expansion, explosives.<\/p>\n

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From what we can tell in this trailer, the Bow will gain a new Boost Driver that lets the user perform an Offset counterattack, firing explosive arrows at enemies to knock them over while flying backwards.<\/p>\n

The Bow’s Boost Driver attack can be charged for extra damage and transition into other special attacks like the Dragon Piercer (which fires a super-fast rocket-powered arrow) or the Thousand Dragons technique (which fires a bunch of arrows in a single burst at close range).<\/p>\n

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The Boost Driver attack also fills up the Boost gauge, which, when filled, can be activated to enhance the Bow’s attacks and unlock new attacks.<\/p>\n

These boosted features include making your arrows fire faster with explosive damage and allowing you to perform enhanced evasive jump maneuvers to avoid attacks while staying on the offensive.<\/p>\n

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I’m not much of a ranged user in Monster Hunter games, as I prefer getting up and close with melee weapons. Although I do make exceptions whenever ranged weapons with explosive ammo builds are viable enough to use because I love blowing monsters up.<\/p>\n

So it’s kinda cool to see Bow essentially turn into an explosive shotgun thanks to the Boost Bracer’s enhancements, and I’m willing to give it a go in the DLC expansion because of it.<\/p>\n

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However, the most interesting part of the trailer for me is the gear the player is using, as it’s a reward for hunting Lao Shan-Lung.<\/p>\n

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For newer players who never heard of it, Lao Shan-Lung is a colossal Elder Dragon from the original Monster Hunter game back in 2004. It’s appeared in a few other games like Monster Hunter Dos, the Monster Hunter Freedom sub-series, and Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (which is where I fought it), and now it’s coming back in Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, as confirmed in its reveal trailer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m personally dreading fighting Lao Shan-Lung again, not because it’s difficult but because it’s notoriously one of the most boring boss fights in the entire franchise. This is because Lao Shan-Lung is a glorified punching bag that takes forever to kill, and it spends its time VERY SLOWLY running away from the players rather than actively fighting them.<\/p>\n

So I’m really hoping this game will make Lao Shan-Lung actually interesting to fight this time (or at least make it actually fight the player instead of being a coward) so farming for its classic gear will be worth the time and effort because it has some slick-looking gear in<\/p>\n

We will have to wait to find out when Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance launches in 2027 for Xbox Series X<\/a>|S<\/a>, PlayStation 5,<\/a> and PC via Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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