Monster Hunter Outlanders Spending Guide: Best Buys

The hunt for rare Adventurers and powerful Buddies can get expensive if you don't keep an eye on your spending. Monster Hunter Outlanders is free to play, but its recruitment banners, premium currency, monthly pass, and Battle Pass offer plenty of ways to open your wallet. Whether you're saving Rutacoin for a favorite SSR, chasing a limited Adventurer, or simply looking for the best deal in the shop, knowing what each purchase offers can save you a lot of money. This Monster Hunter Outlanders Spending Guide breaks down currency prices, gacha costs, pity rules, premium bundles, and the best purchases for F2P players and spenders alike.

Is Monster Hunter Outlanders Worth Spending Money On?

Monster Hunter Outlanders follows a free-to-play model with optional in-app purchases. Unlike traditional Monster Hunter titles, where progression revolves around crafting equipment and hunting monsters, Outlanders also features a recruitment system for collecting original Adventurers and Buddies.

That doesn't mean you need to spend money to enjoy the hunting experience. Weapons and armor remain central to progression, and players can craft equipment using materials collected from hunts. Adventurers bring different weapon styles, combat abilities, and elemental strengths to the table, while Buddies provide additional support during battles.

3 Main Progression Walls

Before opening your wallet to solve a progression slowdown, it helps to identify what's actually stopping you.

• Adventure Rank Walls: Main story progression can require a higher Adventure Rank. Daily activities, research objectives, and Energy-consuming Hunt Requests provide ways to earn Adventure EXP. Buying recruitment pulls won't directly bypass these rank requirements.
• Ecological Rank and Level Caps: Character and Buddy progression is tied to account progression and unlock requirements. If you've reached a level cap, check your Ecological Rank and available progression objectives before spending resources on more upgrade materials.
• Combat and Gear Walls: If you're struggling with hunts, your equipment, weapon upgrades, elemental matchups, and knowledge of monster attack patterns may matter more than adding another SSR to your roster. Crafted weapons and armor remain an important part of progression.

So for most PvE-focused players, spending is more about roster flexibility and convenience than buying an automatic victory. Free players can earn recruitment resources through gameplay, events, and progression rewards. Spending mainly speeds up recruitment and team development.

 

Monster Hunter Outlanders Currency

Before spending anything, it's worth understanding how the game's currencies work. Rutacoin and Premium Coins serve different purposes, and confusing them can lead to wasted resources.

Currency	Main Source	Main Uses
Rutacoin	Gameplay, events, missions, and selected purchases	Recruitment Contracts, Energy, and other items
Crimson Plume Coin	Real-money top-ups and selected rewards	Premium shop bundles, Wishes, and cosmetics

Rutacoin: The Main Recruitment Currency

Rutacoin is one of the most important currencies for both F2P players and spenders. You can obtain it through several in-game activities, including:

• Daily missions and progression rewards.
• Area exploration and exploration objectives.
• Monster Challenge rewards.
• Limited-time events.
• In-game mail and special campaigns.
• Selected shop rewards.

Rutacoin can be exchanged for Recruitment Contracts and used for Energy refills and other shop purchases.

Each Recruitment Contract costs 150 Rutacoin.

Recruitment Resources	Rutacoin Cost
1 Contract	150
10 Contracts	1,500
50 Contracts	7,500
90 Contracts	13,500
120 Contracts	18,000

You can exchange Rutacoin for different contract types, including Standard and Featured Contracts. If you're targeting a limited Adventurer, Featured Contracts should generally be your priority.

Energy Refills: The Hidden Cost of Daily Buying

You can restore 40 Energy up to five times per day using Rutacoin. However, the price increases with each purchase.

Daily Refill	Energy Restored	Rutacoin Cost
1st Refill	40	50
2nd Refill	40	100
3rd Refill	40	200
4th Refill	40	200
5th Refill	40	300
Total	200	850

Spending Warning: Buying all five refills costs 850 Rutacoin, equivalent to approximately 5.67 Recruitment Contracts. That's a significant amount of recruitment currency for additional hunting materials.

The first refill can be useful when you're close to an Adventure Rank milestone or need a few more materials for an important upgrade. However, repeatedly buying expensive refills can quickly drain your pull budget.

F2P players and low spenders should prioritize natural Energy recovery and use paid refills selectively.

Crimson Plume Coin: The Premium Shop Currency

Unlike Rutacoin and Zenny, Crimson Crest Coin can't be earned through gameplay; the only way to get it is by spending real money, either through direct top-ups or through paid bundles such as the Monthly Pass, which includes coins. It is used to purchase premium shop items, including recruitment bundles, Wishes, and Layered Armor. Note that the Monthly Pass and paid Battle Pass tracks are bought directly with real money, not with Crimson Crest Coins.

Monster Hunter Outlanders Gacha Rates, Pity & Pull Costs

Before buying recruitment bundles or topping up Premium Coins, it's worth understanding how much each pull costs and how the pity system works. Knowing the SSR rates and featured guarantees can help you plan your budget instead of wasting resources on banners you can't afford to finish.

SSR Recruitment Rates and Costs

The base recruitment rates are:

Rarity	Base Rate
SSR	0.6%
SR	9.4%
R	90%

For Featured Recruitment, the featured SSR Adventurer has a 50% share of the base SSR rate, giving it an initial probability of 0.3%.

The SSR rate increases after extended periods without an SSR, starting from the 74th pull under the published Featured Recruitment rules. An SR Adventurer or Buddy is also guaranteed within every 10 pulls.

Each Recruitment Contract costs 150 Rutacoin.

Recruitment	Rutacoin Cost
1 Pull	150
10 Pulls	1,500
50 Pulls	7,500
90 Pulls	13,500
120 Pulls	18,000

Pity System and Featured Guarantees

Featured Recruitment has a 90-pull SSR guarantee and a separate featured-character guarantee.

When an SSR appears, your first result has a 50% chance of being the featured Adventurer.

• Win the 50/50: You receive the featured Adventurer.
• Lose the 50/50: Your next SSR Adventurer is guaranteed to be the featured character.

There is also a separate 120-pull featured guarantee. Once per Featured Recruitment period, you are guaranteed to obtain the featured SSR Adventurer within 120 pulls.

This means you should distinguish between the regular 90-pull SSR pity and the 120-pull featured guarantee when planning your spending.

A fresh Featured Recruitment period requires up to 18,000 Rutacoin to reach the 120-pull guarantee, assuming you start without applicable pity or accumulated progress.

Does Pity Carry Over Between Banners?

Not every recruitment guarantee follows the same carryover rules.

Pity or Guarantee	Carryover
Regular 90-pull SSR pity	Carries over between eligible Featured banners
Lost 50/50 guarantee	Carries over between eligible Featured banners
120-pull featured guarantee	Resets when the Featured Recruitment period ends

If you're saving for a limited Adventurer, keep track of both your SSR pity and featured guarantee. Don't assume that progress toward the 120-pull milestone will transfer to the next banner.

Beginner's Recruitment: A Discounted SSR for New Players

Beginner's Recruitment is one of the best early-game options for new players.

Its main benefits include:

• A 20% discount on 10-pulls.
• Eight Standard Contracts instead of the usual ten for each discounted 10-pull.
• A guaranteed SSR Adventurer within 50 pulls.
• A separate pity counter that doesn't affect other recruitment banners.

Because each discounted 10-pull costs eight Standard Contracts, completing all five requires just 40 Standard Contracts instead of 50.

Spending Tip: Use free Standard Contracts to complete Beginner's Recruitment before spending Premium Coins on additional recruitment bundles. Save your Rutacoin and Featured Contracts for Adventurers you actually want.

 

Monster Hunter Outlanders Monthly Pass

The Monthly Pass is one of the most attractive purchases for players who log in regularly. In the store, the Monthly Pass costs $4.99 USD.

Monthly Pass Price and Rewards

Reward	Amount
Premium Coins	300
Standard Contracts	5
Daily Rutacoin	100
Duration	30 Days
Total Daily Rutacoin	3,000

Collecting all 30 daily rewards gives you 3,000 Rutacoin, equivalent to 20 Recruitment Contracts at the standard exchange rate.

You also receive five Standard Contracts upfront.

The first Monthly Pass purchase additionally unlocks an SSR Adventurer selection reward, allowing you to choose between Keres, Pyro, and Arkaya.

How Much Value Does the Monthly Pass Offer?

If you collect all daily rewards, your recruitment resources include:

• 3,000 Rutacoin: 20 Contract-equivalents.
• 5 Standard Contracts: 5 additional recruits.
• 300 Premium Coins: additional shop currency, not counted as recruitment pulls.

That's 25 recruitment resources for $4.99, assuming all Rutacoin is exchanged for recruitment contracts.

The effective purchase cost is approximately $0.20 per recruitment resource, before assigning any value to the additional Premium Coins or first-purchase SSR selection.

So the Monthly Pass is an excellent option for low spenders who log in consistently. If you regularly play Monster Hunter Outlanders, it's one of the easiest purchases to justify.

 

Monster Hunter Outlanders Battle Pass

Monster Hunter Outlanders offers free and paid seasonal progression through the Rumbling Furnace system. Players earn seasonal progression EXP by completing daily and weekly objectives. Each level unlocks additional rewards.

Free Track: Rumbling Furnace

The free track is available to everyone and includes:

• Rutacoin.
• Zenny.
• Adventurer and Buddy upgrade materials.
• Rumbling Gear.
• An SSR Buddy reward, Kojiro, at Level 60 in the first season.

You can obtain the free-track rewards without purchasing the paid Battle Pass.

Rumbling Gear is also useful because it can be exchanged for SSR Buddy rewards through the seasonal exchange.

Paid Track: Rumbling Pot of Harvests ($9.99)

The Rumbling Pot of Harvests unlocks an additional reward track.

Its rewards include:

• An additional Kojiro.
• 680 Rutacoin.
• 5 Featured Contracts.
• Additional Zenny and upgrade materials.
• A first-purchase Buddy selection between Devu, Daisho, and Nailu.

The extra Buddy reward and recruitment resources make this a worthwhile option for players who actively progress through the seasonal track.

Premium Track: Rumbling Pot of Festivities ($19.99)

The Rumbling Pot of Festivities includes the Harvests rewards, along with:

• An additional Kojiro copy.
• The Stylish Cat icon.
• 10 additional level skips.

This higher-priced option is mainly for players who want additional Buddy copies or prefer faster seasonal progression.

Which Battle Pass Should You Buy?

Battle Pass	Price	Best For
Free Rumbling Furnace	Free	All players
Rumbling Pot of Harvests	$9.99	Active players who want extra recruitment and Buddy rewards
Rumbling Pot of Festivities	$19.99	Players interested in additional Kojiro copies and level skips

Most paying players should consider the $9.99 Harvests track before upgrading to Festivities. The extra $10 mainly pays for additional cosmetic and Buddy progression benefits rather than a better recruitment value.

Remember to check your seasonal level before buying. Purchasing the paid track late in a season may not be worthwhile if you cannot complete the remaining levels.

 

Best Starter Packs and Beginner Deals

New players should prioritize one-time offers and discounted recruitment resources before considering regular currency top-ups.

Novice's Bargains and Expedition Packs

The Expedition Pack section includes several one-time offers that unlock as your Adventurer Rank increases.

Pack	Price	Main Rewards
Lucky's Welcome Gift	Free	60 Rutacoin
Novice's Bargain I	60 Premium Coins	60 Rutacoin + 5 Standard Contracts
Novice's Bargain II	60 Premium Coins	60 Rutacoin + 2 Featured Contracts
Novice's Bargain III	300 Premium Coins	10 Standard Contracts + 8,800 Zenny
Novice's Bargain IV	Check in-game shop	5 Featured Contracts + 5 Standard Contracts + 8,800 Zenny

Novice's Bargain III unlocks at Adventurer Rank 10, while additional packs become available as you progress.

Are Novice's Bargains Worth Buying?

The first two bargains are particularly interesting because they combine contracts with Rutacoin.

Novice's Bargain I:

• 5 Standard Contracts.
• 60 Rutacoin.
• 5.4 Standard Contract-equivalents in total.

Novice's Bargain II:

• 2 Featured Contracts.
• 60 Rutacoin.
• 2.4 Featured Contract-equivalents in total.

The fractional values represent the equivalent recruitment value of the remaining Rutacoin, not an additional contract immediately granted.

If you're targeting a limited Adventurer, Novice's Bargain II is more relevant because it provides Featured Contracts.

Expedition Pack Purchase Milestones

Some Expedition Pack rewards are tied to the total number of packs purchased.

Packs Purchased	Additional Reward
2	5 Standard Contracts
4	5 Featured Contracts
8	Standard SSR Buddy Chest
13	Standard SSR Adventurer Selection Chest

These milestone rewards add extra value for players who plan to purchase multiple one-time packs. However, don't buy packs purely to reach a milestone unless the additional spending fits your budget.

 

Monster Hunter Outlanders Top-Up Prices

If you prefer purchasing premium currency directly, Monster Hunter Outlanders offers several top-up denominations.

Crimson Plume Coin Top-Up

Base Coins	First-Time Total Coins	Price
60	120	$0.99
300	600	$4.99
980	1,960	$14.99
1,280	2,560	$19.99
1,980	3,960	$29.99
6,480	12,960	$99.99

One-Time First Top-Up Gift

Making your first qualifying real-money transaction unlocks a one-time bonus pack containing 10 Standard Contracts, 10 Featured Contracts, and an exclusive Layered Armor set. This reward applies once per account on your first real-money spend, regardless of which pack or top-up tier you buy.

Lucky's Privilege: Free Energy for Top-Up Spenders

Every real-money purchase also adds to a running Top-Up progress total on your account. Once that total reaches 500, Lucky's Privilege unlocks, and you receive one Energy Bottle per day for 30 days. Each bottle restores 40 Energy, so the full perk is worth 1,200 Energy without spending any Rutacoin.

Which Monster Hunter Outlanders Packs Offer the Best Value?

Not every premium purchase offers the same recruitment value. To compare bundles fairly, use 150 Rutacoin as the baseline cost of one Recruitment Contract. Standard and Featured Contracts should be evaluated separately because they serve different recruitment purposes.

Recruitment Value Comparison

Store Option	Price	Recruitment Resources
Monthly Pass	$4.99	20 Rutacoin-equivalent pulls + 5 Standard Contracts
Novice's Bargain I	60 Premium Coins	5 Standard Contracts + 0.4 Standard equivalent
Novice's Bargain II	60 Premium Coins	2 Featured Contracts + 0.4 Featured equivalent
Rumbling Pot of Harvests	$9.99	5 Featured Contracts + 680 Rutacoin

Monthly Pass: Best Overall Recruitment Value

The Monthly Pass offers 3,000 Rutacoin and five Standard Contracts over its 30-day period. Its recruitment value is particularly strong because the Rutacoin can be exchanged for Featured Contracts if your priority is a limited Adventurer.

The additional 300 Premium Coins and first-purchase SSR selection provide further benefits that aren't included in the pull calculation.

Novice's Bargain II: Useful for Limited Banners

If you specifically want Featured Contracts, Novice's Bargain II is worth considering. It provides two Featured Contracts immediately, along with 60 Rutacoin.

The pack costs 60 Premium Coins, so its actual cash value depends on how you obtained those coins and whether you received a first-time top-up bonus.

Battle Pass: Good for More Than Recruitment

The $9.99 Harvests track includes five Featured Contracts and 680 Rutacoin.

At 150 Rutacoin per contract, 680 Rutacoin represents approximately 4.53 additional contract-equivalents. That gives the pass approximately 9.53 Featured Contract-equivalents in total, although the 680 Rutacoin only provides four whole additional contracts immediately, with 80 Rutacoin remaining.

The extra Buddy and upgrade materials also contribute to its value.

Direct Top-Ups: Better for Premium Shop Purchases

Direct top-ups provide Premium Coins rather than a guaranteed number of Recruitment Contracts. Because Premium Coins and Rutacoin have different uses, assigning a fixed dollar-per-pull value to a direct top-up would be misleading.

Use direct top-ups when you specifically want premium shop bundles, cosmetics, or other paid offers. For recruitment-focused spending, compare the actual contracts included in each bundle instead.

 

Best Purchases Ranked

Not every purchase is equally valuable. Here's how I'd prioritize the main spending options.

Priority	Purchase	Best For
S	Monthly Pass ($4.99)	Regular players and low spenders
S	First Top-Up Gift	Players making their first qualifying purchase
S	Beginner's Recruitment	All new players
A	Rumbling Pot of Harvests ($9.99)	Active players wanting extra Buddy rewards
A	Novice's Bargains I and II	Players looking for additional contracts
A	Expedition Packs	Players planning long-term purchases
B	Treasure Vault	Players progressing through Adventurer Ranks
B	Limited-Time Recruitment Packs	Players targeting a featured Adventurer
C	Rumbling Pot of Festivities ($19.99)	Players interested in additional Buddy copies and skips
C	Wishes and Layered Armor	Cosmetic collectors

The best purchase depends on what you're trying to accomplish.

If you want more recruitment resources, prioritize the Monthly Pass and contract-focused bundles. If you want additional Buddy progression, the paid Battle Pass may be more attractive.

 

F2P vs Low Spender vs Whale Strategy

Your spending strategy depends on your budget and recruitment goals. Here's how to get the most out of your resources.

Free-to-Play Players

• Use free Standard Contracts to complete Beginner's Recruitment.
• Save Rutacoin for Featured Contracts.
• Focus on daily missions, events, and exploration rewards.
• Avoid unnecessary Energy refills.

You don't need every SSR to build a solid roster. Save your resources for Adventurers you actually want.

Low Spenders ($5–$15 per Month)

• Prioritize the $4.99 Monthly Pass.
• Consider the $9.99 Harvests Battle Pass if you play regularly.
• Look for bundles offering Featured Contracts.

Get the most out of monthly rewards before spending on additional top-ups.

Mid Spenders and Whales

• Take advantage of first-time top-up bonuses.
• Compare limited-time bundles before buying Premium Coins.
• Keep track of your pity counters and featured guarantees.
• Prioritize useful Adventurers and Buddy upgrades over impulse purchases.

Even with a bigger budget, spending strategically beats buying every offer in the shop.

How to Top Up MHO via UID on LDShop?

Step 1: Choose Your Top-Up Package.

Browse the available MHO packages and select the one that best suits your needs.

Step 2: Provide Your Game UID.

Enter your in-game UID carefully to ensure the top-up is credited to the correct account.

Step 3: Pay for Your Order.

Select one of the available payment options and proceed to checkout to finalize your purchase.

Conclusion

Monster Hunter Outlanders gives players plenty of ways to spend, but smart resource management matters far more than throwing money at every new banner. Use this Monster Hunter Outlanders Spending Guide as your hunting companion, make every Contract count, and keep your wallet as healthy as your Adventurer roster. Happy hunting!