Barroth Attacks

The Barroth is one of the first large monsters you run across, apearing in the 3 star quests at the villiage and he can be most commonly found on area three of the desert map. To take him down it's very helpful to have a full set of Rhenoplus armor since it provides some decent defence that early in the game, and it also provides you with mud/ice negate. You will also want to carry a weapon with at least green sharpness to help you cut through the mud "armor."

Attacks
The Barroth can be tricky when first fighting it mainly because of how mobile he is. He has an initial charge which is easily identifiable when he lowers his ridge into the ground. It can be dangerous however if the hunter has little space to dodge away. After he finishes his charge he will always do a tail swipe to his right, so it's best to attack him from his left side. You must be quick because after the tail whipe he will do a quick turn around and hop away from the hunter.

A second form of attack he has is shaking the mud off its body when the hunter is near, as well as a short range lunge. The Barroth also as a third, but lesser used, attack where he will do a 180 tail whip twice.

When enraged the Barroth will use a faster, more damaging charge which can also home in on the hunter. It's easy to simply avoid it as long as the hunter is not caught off guard. After taking enough damage the Barroth will burrow back underground and retreat. If it's not been marked with a paintball it's still easy to track by the puffs of dirt that come out of the ground.

Preparation
It helps the hunter to have a full set of Rhenoplos armor since it will negate the mud effect. It is possible to beat Barroth with a full set of Jaggi armor but it is harder. You will also need a weapon with at least a green sharpness, since the mud it covers its body in also acts as an armor, and anything less will bounce off. My preferrence is the Bone axe+. Large barrel bombs can also be very usefull since it's very easy to lead the Barroth into a spot and have him stand over it. Also some nice armor that can add to your evade (Evade +1, Evade +2). Don't forget to punch him in the dick!