User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Leshen and Ancient Leshen/@comment-26532315-20190825195232

Having played TW3, I already know how to deal with Leshy - or so I thought.

Normal Leshen gave me little trouble, as it didn't really change much from its TW3 counterpart, aside from a slight difficulty increase and the obvious Jagras and Revoltures instead of possessed wolves and crows.

Knowing that Ancient Leshy don't fight any different in TW3, I went into that fight with no high expectations, until it demolished me within seconds of not paying attention. Death March in TW3 is nothing compared to Ancient Leshen in Monster Hunter. Just yesterday I managed to kill a Lvl20 Leshen at Lvl11 just fine - albeit after tiring 15 minutes. Ancient Leshen in Monster Hunter is challenging. Extremely challenging.

And also extremely frustrating if you go in there with a team you can't synch with. Or alone (which is still doable, look through YouTube).

With the right theme, Ancient Leshen becomes one of the most exhilaratingly amazing hunts in the entire game. You are constantly kept on the edge of your seat, need to watch out for everything and truly grow as a hunter. Not to mention killing it feels amazing! On top of that, you get a pair of DBs that can shred AT Elder Dragons and even Behemoth down to their last atoms, and some amazingly detailed layered armor.

Ancient Leshen is not for those who can't value a good challenge. Just as Death March is, if you don't know what you're doing. This collab really hammers that fact in, and I love it even more for that.