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Monster Hunter Outlanders Gacha Guide
Yes, Monster Hunter Outlanders is a gacha game: you recruit Adventurers with Contracts. It is free to play, has no direct PvP, and the developers say every Adventurer can be earned without paying.
Read this first: no official launch rate table had been published when we checked. The rates and pity numbers below come from the closed beta. Always check the rate details on the in-game banner screen, which is the only official source.
Currencies and Contracts
| Item | What it does |
|---|---|
| Rutacoins | The premium currency, earned in play and sold in the shop. Exchange them for Contracts. 150 Rutacoins per Contract, or 160 per pull when pulling directly on a banner (not officially confirmed). |
| Featured Contract | Pulls on Featured (limited) banners, such as the current Midori banner. |
| Standard Contract | Pulls on the Standard and Beginner banners. It cannot be used on the Featured banner. |
| Supply Vouchers | Come from recruiting. Trade them for Contracts, up to 5 per month. |
| Zenny | Ordinary in-game money. Not used for recruiting. |
Banners
- Featured banner: limited SSR Adventurers. At launch it is "Autumn Refrain" featuring Midori, running until November 27, 2026 at 02:59 UTC according to theofficial announcement.
- Standard banner: the permanent pool of non-limited SSR Adventurers and Buddies.
- Beginner banner: uses Standard Contracts at a discount, with a guaranteed SSR within 50 pulls (closed-beta figure, not officially confirmed).
Rates and pity (closed-beta figures, official in-game rates take priority)
| Rule | Closed-beta value |
|---|---|
| SSR rate | 0.6% (half of that is the featured Adventurer) |
| SR rate | 9.4% |
| Guaranteed SSR | Within 90 pulls (some builds show 89) |
| Featured guarantee | 50/50 on each SSR; if you lose it, the next SSR is the featured one. The featured Adventurer is guaranteed within 120 pulls. |
| Soft pity | Starts around pull 70 |
| Standard banner selector | Pick one SSR after 300 Standard pulls |
| Pity carry-over | Carries over between Featured banners |
Free Adventurers
| Adventurer | How to get | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fated Adventurer | Your own character, from the start. Can use multiple weapon types. | Confirmed |
| Raya | "Adventurers Gather" mission after your first Kulu-Ya-Ku hunt; also listed as a pre-registration reward | Several guides agree; not officially confirmed |
| Pyro | Season 0 quests, per the official Japanese account | Confirmed (official) |
| Luka | Season 0 quests, per the official Japanese account | Confirmed (official) |
| Madelyn | Joins during the Chapter 1 main quest Shadow of Venom (Pukei-Pukei hunt) | Reported free — not officially confirmed. Sources: Game8 walkthrough (Oct 29, 2026), GameSaiyan beginner guide (Oct 28, 2026). |
| Ouyang Varen | Joins after the Jyuratodus story quests, once you beat Jyuratodus again in a Free Hunt | Reported free — not officially confirmed. Sources: Game8 walkthrough (Oct 29, 2026), GameSaiyan beginner guide (Oct 28, 2026). |
| Haze | Guild Shop, 24,000 Guild Emblems from guild activities. One guide lists the standard pool instead | Reported free — not officially confirmed. Sources: Game8 walkthrough (Oct 29, 2026), Gacha.gg tier list (Oct 29, 2026). |
Free pulls at launch
- Pre-registration rewards by mail. The exact amount differs by region and source.
- Season 0 rewards: the official Japanese account says the first season gives items worth more than 400 recruitments for free, plus Luka and Pyro through quests.
- 5 extra Featured Contracts for the game reaching No. 1 on the App Store, claimed from your mailbox once you reach Adventurer Level 4 (official announcement).
- Twitch Drops until November 26: watch any Monster Hunter Outlanders stream on Twitch for 5 Dewberries (15 minutes), 2,000 Zenny (30 minutes) and 30 Rutacoins (60 minutes). Level Infinite accounts only (official announcement).
- 1 free Featured Contract in the shop (Maple Echoes pack).
- The "Departure Gifts" login event, which gives Featured Contracts.
- Code
mho1029: 200 Rutacoins and 20,000 Zenny, available from Adventurer Rank 5. - The "Rumbling Furnace" battle pass: the free track gives Standard Contracts, the paid track gives Featured Contracts.
Is Monster Hunter Outlanders pay to win?
Not in the usual sense. There is no direct PvP, so spending does not let you beat other players. In interviews before launch, the developers said every Adventurer can be earned free and that cosmetics give no stats.
Spending does get you limited Adventurers like Midori faster. That matters if you want the strongest team on day one. It matters much less if you are happy to progress with thefree-to-play team.
Official sources
Facts on this page were checked against these official sources on Oct 30, 2026. Where they cover something, the official information wins. Tiers and anything they do not cover come from our comparison of launch-week guides.