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· Detailed information about Seregios, appearing in Monster Hunter Now Season 9, has been revealed.
· Seregios will appear in three regions: Forest, Desert, and Swamp, and is expected to be a relatively easy monster to hunt.
· Its attack attribute is non-elemental, and its weakness is thunder.
· There are 5-6 destructible parts, suggesting easy material collection.
· Particularly, there's a high chance of dropping a rare 6 material, 'Crystal,' from its head, indicating a low difficulty for material farming.

· Detailed effects of Seregios equipment's core skills, 'Attack Activation' and 'Attack Boost Critical,' have been revealed.
· 'Attack Activation' is a skill that increases attack power by a percentage, expected to synergize with other attack-boosting skills.
· 'Attack Boost Critical' grants +8 attack power per 1% critical rate, promising powerful performance when combined with high critical rate weapons.

Skill Name	Level	Effect
Attack Activation	Lv1 Lv2 Lv3	Attack +10% Attack +15% Attack +25%
Attack Boost Critical	Lv1	Attack +8 per 1% weapon critical rate (Max level presumed to be 1)

· Seregios weapons will be released for all weapon types, and inherently come with the 'Attack Activation Lv1' skill.
· This provides a 10% attack increase from the weapon itself, enhancing flexibility in equipment setups.
· Each weapon type has unique characteristics.

Weapon Type	Key Features
Hunting Horn	Melody Effects: Evade Extender (Blue), Divine Blessing (Yellow Yellow), Critical Rate Up (Large) (Blue Yellow Yellow Blue) Melody composition synergizes with high critical rate
Switch Axe	Phial Type: Exhaust Phial (Non-elemental) Expected to be a superior version of the Bishaten Switch Axe, but the actual damage increase from Exhaust Phial is unknown
Light Bowgun	Ammo Types: Normal Ammo 5 shots, Pierce Ammo 2 shots Recoil: Moderate, High / Reload: Normal Setup utilizing Normal Ammo Up is recommended, but its non-elemental nature is a key factor
Heavy Bowgun	Ammo Types: Normal Ammo 6 shots, Slicing Ammo 3 shots Recoil: Low, High / Reload: Normal, Slow More difficult to use than Light Bowgun, and 3 Slicing Ammo shots is an awkward composition
Bow	Charge Level: Rapid Lv4 Very easy to use, but its competitiveness against other bows is unknown
Insect Glaive	Type: Flying Performance varies depending on Kinsect type (Sever, Speed, Final Limit Release, etc.) and name (Hinoki, etc.), requiring in-depth research

· Seregios armor offers various skills per part, with the 'Normal Ammo Up' skill on the waist armor being particularly noteworthy.
· 'Attack Boost Critical' is only on the head armor, so it's expected to be capped at Lv1 in Season 9.
· The 'Legiana Coil' waist armor has 'Normal Ammo Up Lv1,' which, when combined with the Kulu-Ya-Ku Mail, can achieve 'Normal Ammo Up Lv3.'
· 'Normal Ammo Up Lv3' is a game-changing effect, increasing normal ammo damage from 2.2x to 3x, providing an additional 80% damage compared to before.

Part	Skill
Head	Attack Activation, Attack Boost Critical
Chest	Attack Activation, Burst
Arms	Attack Activation, Attack Lv2
Waist	Attack Activation, Normal Ammo Up Lv1, Ballistics Lv1
Legs	Attack Activation, Lock On, Offensive Guard

· With the advent of 'Normal Ammo Up Lv3,' the Jyuratodus Heavy Bowgun is expected to deliver devastating performance.
· The Jyuratodus Heavy Bowgun can fire 8 normal ammo shots, and combined with crouch fire (pistol stance), it can unleash immense firepower.
· Moving away from traditional elemental setups, a build utilizing Seregios waist armor to secure 'Normal Ammo Up Lv3' will become powerful.
· The current Jyuratodus Heavy Bowgun setup for the author consists of Odogaron Subspecies Head/Arms, Kulu-Ya-Ku Mail, Zinogre Coil, and Mizutsune Greaves.
· By replacing the Zinogre Coil with the Seregios Coil in this setup, 'Normal Ammo Up Lv3' can be achieved.
· Additionally, considering changing the leg armor to Silver Rathalos to secure 'Critical Element Lv1' and 'Weakness Exploit Lv1' to further boost critical rate.
· Currently, normal ammo critical hits deal around 4200 damage, but much higher damage can be expected with the new setup.
· A 9-star Kulu-Ya-Ku can be easily defeated with just crouch fire normal ammo, and even 10-star monsters seem possible.
· A 9-star Kulu-Ya-Ku can also be taken down with one magazine when combined with SP skills, proving the power of the new build.

· The introduction of Seregios equipment is expected to elevate the status of all non-elemental weapons.
· The importance of critical weapons will also increase, and 'Normal Ammo Up Lv3' in particular will greatly enhance the utility of bowguns that use normal ammo.
· While the performance of Seregios Light Bowgun and Heavy Bowgun themselves is still unknown, synergy with other non-elemental bowguns is anticipated.
· Existing non-elemental bowguns like the Tobi-Kadachi Heavy Bowgun or Diablos Heavy Bowgun may also be re-evaluated.
· Seregios armor is considered one of the priority armors to craft.