User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Appreciation Week: Ivory Lagiacrus/@comment-1758220-20130521185827

Here comes another super-late contribution from me.

 IVORY LAGIACRUS 

 Concept:  I think the idea of a land-based Lagiacrus would have been a lot more relevant and applicable in MHP3rd when there was no other option but to fight monsters on land. The fact that they could have implemented that on PSP with the regular Lagiacrus and not have had anywhere near as much need for a subspecies kind of leads me to believe that Ivory Lagiacrus got more than a little lucky that Capcom was so slow to realize this opportunity. I have no problem with the idea of a land-only Lagiacrus, but I think they picked the wrong game. 6/10

 Design:  Well, he does look pretty cool, actually. The white and sky blue colour scheme would be enough of a departure from the garden variety to make it look like its own thing even without the terrestrial combat. In addition, the monster's hide has a palpably dry, salty texture to it that makes it feel more rugged and weathered in comparison to the relatively smooth body of the common Lagi. Although, I don't really get why it's so against going underwater. I mean, it has the exact same body as a regular or Abyssal Lagiacrus, so it would be just as capable and deadly underwater, no? Perhaps if they had done something to visibly reduce its underwater capability, such as shrinking the tail paddle down or shortening the neck and tail while slightly lengthening and bulking the limbs, the design would have been more impactful. 7/10

 Sound:  As with most subspecies, no comment. N/A

 Gameplay:  So this is the obvious "draw" with this subspecies. It's what makes him so different, and arguably the most unique of the trio. For the most pat, he works. However, I'm a little saddened that most of his moves are just redoes of his underwater attacks. The two AoE thunder attaks are almost completely unchanged, as are the thunder blasts (save for the fact that there are three instead of two) and most other physical attacks. That being said, his new thunder explosion attack is absolutely wicked, and something I'd almost expect to see from an HC monster on Frontier. Honestly though, i just don't think he takes advantage of his new environment enough. When the main draw of the monster is that "He's land-only", they should probably make everything about him revolve around that idea, and I don't believe that they have done that successfully. 5/10

 Equipment:  This is probably the biggest sccess of this monster. For the middle portion of the game, the Ivory Lagiacrus weapons are some of the best Thunder types money can buy, every bit as capable as the Zinogre or Crimson peco families. The armour, being from a powerful mid-range monster, is one of the best sets to start G-rank with, and a worthy inclusion to any hunter's wardrobe. 8.5/10

 Overall:  Ivory Lagiacrus promised a lot, and unfortunately it fails to deliver in a lot of areas. Though the equipment is well worth the effort, the monster itself is notably lacking. The moveset barely innovates given its change in dimension from the normal variety and the design, though nicely coloured and textured, feels a little out of place in its environmet. if this had just been a land-only version of the common Lagiacrus only found in MHP3rd as an excuse to get him in there, everybody would be thrilled, including myself. But as its own standalone subspecies, I'm afraid that Ivory Lagiacrus is just too little, too late. 5.5/10