Monster Hunter Now Halloween Weapon Style Customization comes to Skullwhistle and Squawkscythe during Monster Hunter Now Halloween 2026. Both returning weapons can unlock style and parameter selection, then improve their customisation levels using special event materials. The developer has confirmed which hunts award those items and how Halloween Weapon Upgrade Tickets fit in, although exact individual style parameters have not yet been published in the announcement.
The main thing to understand about Monster Hunter Now Halloween Weapon Style Customization is that opening a style and increasing its level are two separate steps. Style Unlock Materials handle the first job, Style Customization Materials handle the second, and an upgrade ticket can also help raise style level. Here’s how to tell them apart so you’re not farming for the wrong item.
Which weapons have Halloween Weapon Style Customization?
The developer names Skullwhistle and Squawkscythe as the two eligible Halloween-exclusive weapons. You can follow the Skullwhistle forging and style guide for the hunting horn, while Cawscythe upgrades into the Long Sword named Squawkscythe. Cawscythe is the earlier name for the same Long Sword that becomes Squawkscythe at Grade 6, as the official Season 11 Wave 2 notes confirm. Forge Cawscythe first, upgrade it through the name change, and continue towards Grade 8 to reach the standard style-customisation threshold. The two Halloween style weapons are Skullwhistle and the upgraded Squawkscythe.
Skullwhistle is among the weapons forged using Reissue Halloween Forging Tickets earned from the first event questline. The official ticket table also names Cawscythe, Jack-o’-Head and Ghost Balloon as forging recipients. That is because Squawkscythe is the Grade 6 upgrade of Cawscythe, rather than a separately forged weapon. See our Cawscythe and Squawkscythe upgrade walkthrough for the full progression. The Halloween 2026 event guide has the full event schedule, and Jack-o’-Head and Partbreaker (Halloween) covers the armour rather than a weapon style.
Monster Hunter Now Halloween Weapon Style Customization materials
| Material | Purpose | Confirmed main source |
|---|---|---|
| Halloween 2026 Style Unlock Material | Unlock style selection and parameter selection | 8★+ large monsters (chance), Elder Dragon Interceptions (guaranteed), event pass |
| Halloween 2026 Style Customization Material | Increase style level | 8★+ large monsters (chance), Elder Dragon Interceptions (guaranteed), event pass |
| Halloween Weapon Upgrade Ticket | Upgrade seasonal weapons and increase style level | Large-monster hunts, elder dragons, event quests, Exchange Hub |
Monster Hunter Now Halloween Weapon Style Customization needs Unlock Materials to open the style and parameter selection controls. They cannot raise style level. After unlocking access, Style Customization Materials raise that level, and Halloween Weapon Upgrade Tickets can help too. Don’t swap one name for the other when collecting rewards: simply having many upgrade tickets isn’t stated to unlock every parameter choice.
Where to farm Monster Hunter Now Halloween Weapon Style Customization materials
Hunts against large monsters rated 8★ or above give a chance to receive the two style material types. Slaying or repelling elder dragons in Elder Dragon Interceptions gives guaranteed materials. The developer doesn’t specify a number of items per hunt or an exact probability from 8★ monsters, so describing one species as statistically best for Halloween Weapon Style Customization would be unsupported.
The Halloween 2026 Pass is another named source. It offers free and premium reward tracks, with progression tied to the MH Now Halloween 2026 I quests. Exact premium pricing and which tier grants which style material aren’t in the announcement. Both the Harvest Cloak and Exchange Tokens and the Pumpkin Kulu-Ya-Ku and EX Tokens relate to the seasonal exchanges, but actual inventory quantities and token prices should be checked in game.
Can upgrade tickets increase Monster Hunter Now Halloween Weapon Style Customization levels?
Yes, Monster Hunter Now Halloween Weapon Style Customization can use Halloween Weapon Upgrade Tickets to raise style level. These are guaranteed rewards from ordinary large-monster kills and Elder Dragon Interceptions, and are also available from certain quests and the regular event exchange. These tickets raise the levels and grades of Skullwhistle and the Cawscythe-to-Squawkscythe weapon line, and can also increase style level. You therefore need to decide whether to prioritise ordinary weapon upgrades or style improvements.
The event temporarily reduces upgrade requirements. Under the standard style system, the weapon must be Grade 8 and the hunter must have 8★ monsters unlocked in the field before style customisation becomes accessible. From October 26 at 9 AM to November 15 at 11:59 PM local time, specified equipment grades can be reached using upgrade tickets without zenny or gatherable materials. Some upgrades can still need monster materials. Halloween Weapon Style Customization itself is not the same thing as a weapon’s basic overgrade step, even when the two actions use the same ticket resource.
Which Monster Hunter Now Halloween Weapon Style Customization option should you pick?
Monster Hunter Now Halloween Weapon Style Customization is confirmed, but the developer’s announcement doesn’t include exact style parameter options, damage values or a full comparison between the two weapons. Check the styles available in the weapon screen once the update is active. Choose a route based on what your own build and playstyle need, rather than a ranking that assumes unannounced stats.
If you’re farming high-star monsters for style materials, breaking parts is useful for the wider Halloween event. The Jack-o’-Head and Partbreaker (Halloween) explains the tenfold boost to Partbreaker (Halloween) and why it only works while wearing the Jack-o’-Head as actual armour. Extra part-break materials and possible event token rewards can make those hunts productive even when the desired style item fails to drop.
Monster Hunter Now Halloween Weapon Style Customization deadlines
Monster Hunter Now Halloween Weapon Style Customization launches with the main event on October 26 at 9 AM local time. The event hunts and equipment boosts end on November 8 at 11:59 PM. The reduced upgrade requirement period runs through November 15, the same date both event exchanges close. Tokens must be collected during the event itself, not during the later week reserved for exchanges and discounted upgrading.
Monster Hunter Now Halloween Weapon Style Customization stays relevant after Halloween: the announcement does not state that already unlocked styles disappear after November 15. What changes is the discounted equipment-upgrade cost, while unused exchange currencies are removed when the hubs close. Prioritise Monster Hunter Now Halloween Weapon Style Customization materials while featured hunts are active, spend remaining event tokens before the November 15 deadline, and use the Halloween 2026 event guide and Harvest Cloak and Exchange Tokens to plan your other seasonal rewards.
Official source: Monster Hunter Now Halloween 2026 announcement.
