Monster Hunter Stories details the Transmission Ritual

Monster Hunter Stories got a big update in last week’s Famitsu. The magazine provided us with a first look at three new amiibo, plus new details on aspects like characters and areas. Famitsu also has a few details on another system in the RPG.

As previously mentioned, Monster Hunter Stories includes the Transmission Ritual. By using this, players can cross-breed two monsters to awaken a monster’s stats.

First of all, pick the Otomon you’d like to have inherit bond DNA. Up to nine bond DNA slots are available and are show at the bottom right.

Even the same monster species may have different DNA and slots, so keep hatching the eggs until you find your ideal slots. By the way, up to 200 monsters can be kept in storage.

The second step is to choose the Otomon you’d like to have give its DNA, and choose the exact DNA you want to give. The DNA will be placed at the same position, and if there’s already another DNA on the same slot, it’ll be overwritten.

Some monsters may have DNA exclusive to their species, such as the Lagombi or Rathalos. However, this kind of DNA can also be given through the Transmission Ritual.

If you can complete bond DNA horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, you can trigger a Bingo Bonus which will add to the monster’s stats and battle effects. If you line up the exactly same DNA, the Bingo Bonus will be even greater.

Stats that receive benefits of this bonus will be displayed in blue on the monster’s status screen.

In this example, we have Rathalos inherit Royal Ludroth’s DNA, and it gains water-element ability from that. Of course, it’s freely up to the player if they want to give more elements like thunder and ice.