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Capcom Adds Boost Bracer to Monster Hunter Wilds' Ascendance

The chargeable Boost gauge grants weapon-specific Boosted Actions that give every weapon short-term powered-up moves and daily videos will show each weapon ahead of a Tokyo Game Show demo.

A warrior in red jacket swings a large blade at a massive, furry, purple-glowing monster in a rocky landscape with floating islands in the distance.
Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance is turbocharging combat, and the new Boost Bracer will either save or damn its legacy
A hunter revs their boost bracer in Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance; a pair of hunters wearing the mascot armor set for the Ascendance expansion.
Image: Capcom

Overview

  • Capcom began publishing Boost Bracer overview and Great Sword videos on Wednesday, starting a daily reveal schedule that will showcase each of the 14 weapons through mid‑September before a Tokyo Game Show demo.
  • The Boost Bracer uses a Boost gauge that fills when players hit monsters with new Boost Driver attacks and other aggressive actions, and activating Boost grants a temporary boosted state that unlocks new moves and enhanced properties.
  • Every weapon gets weapon-specific Boosted Actions that change playstyle, for example the Great Sword can dash with a Boost Driver, chain offset attacks, and perform explosive charged slashes during Boost.
  • Press and players have praised the flashy new options while many warned the system resembles Devil May Cry’s Exceed-style mechanics and could further ease combat unless Capcom strengthens monster behavior or tuning.
  • Ascendance is billed as a ‘massive’ Master Rank expansion due in 2027 that adds the Eastlands region and returning/elder dragons, making how Capcom balances Boost against tougher monsters a key factor for the expansion’s legacy.