User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-11537809-20140909151029/@comment-5020152-20140910001635

^ Yes, that damn beam attack is terrible. Even after I made Glacial Agnaktor armor just for fighting Goldbeard, it took a pretty nice chunk out of my health. Plus I can never avoid it.

I'd say Goldbeard is on par with a G-Rank Pink Rathian in terms of difficulty. Both are relatively predictable, but they hit damn hard when they take you by surprise.