Forum:Barroth Guide by Bonaparrte (Bowgun)

Basic Info
Guide made by: Bonaparrte

Guide for: Barroth

Game: MH3

Rank: Village ★★★☆☆

Weapon Type
Bowgun: (Tropeco Frame, Tropeco Stock, Royal Barrel) (Upgraded to Lv 4). Other combinations are possible; The one shown has a nice combination of decent damage, low recoil, and quick reload speed.

Ammo
Use the ammo in the order shown. If done properly, you will not need the Crag S.
 * Normal S Lv2 x99
 * Pierce S Lv1 x60
 * Crag S Lv1 x9

Armor
Rhenoplos Armor preferred, but not necessary. I did not use any decorations, but if you use other armor I would suggest using 5x Weather Jewel+ to avoid the Mud effect. It is not necessary though, as you will not be in close quarters with the Barroth for any extended period of time.

Additional Items

 * Supply Items (provided)
 * Well-Cooked Steaks
 * Mega Potions
 * Paintballs
 * When the Barroth is underground, it will not show up as a blip on the tracking radar. However, the area that it is in will be highlighted, so pay attention to that.
 * Cha-Cha's Fluffy Mask is useful for tracking the Barroth instead of paintballs. However, if you pay attention you can track the Barroth's direction due to the dust clouds it stirs up.

Preparation

 * Before engaging the Barroth, max out your stamina. This is a lengthy fight, and you'll be doing a lot of dodging.
 * Whenever the Barroth changes areas, take the time to top up your health, stamina, and reload your weapon.

Defense

 * Always strive to be at medium distance from the Barroth. That will put you close enough to aim quickly, but far enough to avoid its attacks.
 * Dodge, dodge, dodge! Above everything else, your goal is to stay alive.  Keep in mind that the Barroth's attacks are primarily physical, and gunner armor is aimed more at elemental defense.
 * Get familiar with the Barroth's attacks. With this monster the key to staying alive is timing the dodge rolls, in particular when the Barroth charges.
 * The Barroth will adjust the direction of its charge when it puts its head down. As a result you should not dodge the moment the Barroth puts its head down, but only after it begins moving. You will only have a split second to avoid it, but with practice it should be sufficient.

Offense

 * Your best strategy with the Barroth is to only counter-attack. Otherwise you will only be hitting the armored head, and you will run out of ammo before killing it.
 * The Barroth's weakest area is the lower torso, and that is most easily hit when the monster is facing away from you. In fact, most of your attacks will be aimed a the Barroth's place-where-the-Sun-don't-shine (henceforth referred to as PWTSDS).
 * Wait for the Barroth's attack, then dodge and immediately turn to face the monster. You will have a second to land a shot at the Barroth's PWTSDS.  I prefer to use quick-aim instead the zoomed view as it does a decent-enough job at aiming for the right area.

Other

 * The most annoying thing when fighting the Barroth are the insects plaguing most areas. I recommend positioning yourself in such a way that the pests are between you and the Barroth.  Sooner or later the Barroth will charge, and if you're lucky it will take out the lesser monsters in the process.  Certainly don't waste your ammo on them.