How to raise your Visage Album level efficiently in Monster Hunter Outlanders: what it does, the levels to aim for (10 for epic and 18 for superior visages), where Album EXP comes from, and what to do first. Information as of November 11, 2026.
What Is the Visage Album Level?
The Visage Album level affects the rarity of the visages you get. It goes up as you get visages you don't have yet, including a higher rarity of a monster you already have, and higher levels let you get rarer visages. The maximum is level 25.
To check your level, open the menu and select Visage Album.
Why Raise the Visage Album Level
Higher rarities unlock at levels 10 and 18
| Album level | Rarities you can get |
|---|---|
| Level 1–9 | Rare (blue) |
| Level 10–17 | Rare (blue) to epic (purple) |
| Level 18–25 | Epic (purple) to superior (gold) |
Epic (purple) visages start appearing at level 10 and superior (gold) ones at level 18. Higher-rarity visages have stronger stats and can be upgraded further, so reach at least level 18 before farming visages for good stats.
Selecting a level in the Album shows its drop odds. For ★12–16 monsters, level 10 gives 70% rare and 30% epic, while level 18 gives 70% epic and 30% superior.
Rewards for each level
Each new Album level also gives visage upgrade materials as a level reward. Don't forget to claim them after you level up.
How to Raise the Visage Album Level
Album EXP for each rarity
Each monster gives Album EXP the first time you get its visage at each rarity, and higher rarities give more. In the Album's Guide tab, monsters show these values:
| Rarity | Album EXP |
|---|---|
| Rare (blue) | +100 |
| Epic (purple) | +300 |
| Superior (gold) | +600 |
Hunt monsters whose visage you don't have
Once visages and Field Hunts are unlocked, defeating or capturing monsters in the field gives visages. The number of guaranteed visages per week is limited by Enhance Illustration attempts, so put monsters you don't have a visage of first, and use up each week's attempts before they reset on Monday.
1-Cost visages come at random
You can't target the 1-Cost visages of small monsters. Instead, each time you get a large monster's visage, you also get 3 random 1-Cost visages.
Open visage boxes from your pouch
Visage boxes from the Shop's Bounty Contest exchange, the Resource Center's Limited-Time Supplies, the Season Shop and elsewhere are opened from your pouch. You choose a 3- or 4-Cost large monster's visage, including ones you haven't collected yet, and like field hunts you also get 3 random 1-Cost visages. Some choices only unlock once you open the matching entry in your Investigation Notes.
Meld visages you don't need
Melding uses 5 unwanted visages to make 1 new one. The new visage is chosen at random from the same rarity as the ones you used, so what you get comes down to luck.
Fastest Way to Reach Level 18
Your target is level 18, where superior visages start dropping. Work through these steps in order:
1. Reach level 10 with visages you don't have
The main goal of the Album level is unlocking epic and superior visages. First aim for level 10: progress the story to unlock more monsters you can hunt, and collect visages of monsters you don't have yet.
2. Fill in higher rarities on the way to level 18
Once epic visages unlock, get the epic (+300) and later superior (+600) visage of monsters you already have. These give much more EXP than a rare one (+100). The Album's Guide tab shows which rarities each monster is still missing.
3. Raise your Ecological Rank and Adventurer Rank too
Album levels also need a certain Ecological Rank and Adventurer Rank. In the Album, level 10 shows that it unlocks at Ecological Rank 5, and level 18 at Ecological Rank 8. If monsters get too tough while you rank up, upgrade the visages you have to keep going.
4. Don't leave boxes unopened, and meld leftovers
Open the boxes you get from rewards and shops from your pouch right away. They let you pick high-rarity visages missing from your Album, which helps a lot. You stop using epic and lower visages in the end, so meld them to fill in rarities you don't have.
Ecological Rank / How to Raise Adventurer Rank
Some screenshots are from the Japanese version of the game.