Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance caps off Capcom's redemption arc with a 'massive' expansion in 2027
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So many promising new lizard faces to hit with hammers.
In February 2026, Monster Hunter series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto confirmed that a "large scale expansion similar to Monster Hunter World: Iceborne and Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak" was in the works for Wilds. In a reveal at tonight's SGF showcase, Capcom pinned a name on its next hunting expedition: It's called Ascendance, and it's coming to Wilds in 2027.
Based on what was shown in the trailer, Ascendance—a "massive" expansion, in Capcom's words—will have hunters leaving the now-familiar regions of the Forbidden Lands and heading skyward into the floating ruins of the Wyverian civilization. That journey will seemingly entail a notable risk of aerial lizard bombardment. You've been warned.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance - Official Reveal Trailer - YouTube
As is typical for Monster Hunter expansions, we can expect new creatures to clash with, new zones for questing, and expanded weapon movesets for facing the elevated challenge of Master Rank hunts. Based on the gameplay footage shown, hunters will be able to bolster their weapon movesets with jet-propelled mechanisms embedded in their forearm-mounted slingers: A great sword hunter was able to launch themselves into a string of strikes that—for the heavy weapon—were surprisingly nimble.
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Most exciting for veteran MonHun, sickos, is the glimpse of a long-absent silhouette at the end of the teaser. Lao-Shan Lung? Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time.
Ascension will be Wilds' best chance at securing a salvaged reputation, as Capcom only managed to substantially alleviate the PC release's dire performance issues in a January 2026 update—almost a year after its February 2025 launch. Ascension has the potential to be a crowning conclusion to the Wilds redemption arc, or a backslide into dysfunction.
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Looking at Iceborne and Sunbreak as a track record, however, there's plenty of reason to hope.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascension launches in 2027.
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