User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Barioth (5th Gen)/@comment-37617547-20200209065049

My favorite pseudowyvern next to Akantor, Barioth in Iceborne is always a solid fight with solid mechanics.

The biggest change for this new Barioth is how it excellently uses it's environment to it's fullest advantage thanks to how Hoarfrost Reach is designed. Barioth is also fast, relentless, and hits f**king hard, in which you need to keep your footing to make sure you're not trampled by it over and over. The new slam attack is soooo badass. As usual, breaking the spikes on it's wings disrupts it's balance on the icy surface, but this time, breaking those wingspikes is more meaningful than ever due to it sealing most of it's deadly combos.

The weapons are great for those who want to likes a balance between attack power and ice element value, and the Charge Blade looks f**king badass!

The sound design for Barioth in this game is easily my favorite (that roar, man!), makes it feel like you're facing the king of Tundra!

Overall, a wonderful improvement over the older Barioth incarnations. Next week is another great monster, but I couldn't give it the same level of praise as Barioth.