User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Elderfrost Gammoth/@comment-6050823-20181027030215

I've always liked Gammoth quite a bit, but there were some things that held her back compared to the rest of the Fated Four like her back legs for example. As mentioned above, one of Gammoth's biggest weaknesses in MHGen was her backside, which many hunters still exploit today, because of her vulnerable back legs. Once her back legs were broken, she was screwed (Especially if you were using Aerial Style)! In G-rank, you can even see that the MH Team were attempting to discourage hunters from camping on her backside during a hunt, but, sadly, to no real prevail... With Elderfrost Gammoth, they decided to get rid of that weakness for good and try to force hunters to face her head on. Did their plan work out? It sorta did. More hunters do face her head on, but Aerial spam is still really effective on her, at least the MH Team noticed that weakness and tried to improve her Deviant.

Anyway, Elderfrost Gammoth is the Deviant of Gammoth, and, like Gammoth, I do like her quite a bit overall, but I feel they could've done more with her like Boltreaver Astalos (On the plus side, she has more attack variety than Hellblade Glavenus). Like Gammoth, Elderfrost Gammoth has some pretty destructive attacks that cover a wide range, including some new attacks like a giant snowball slam and a stomping charge (About four to five new attacks altogether). Her attacks are pretty stationary like the normal Gammoth, which is expected, but you can feel the power behind them when she uses them. I also like how a small blanket of snow covers the air when she uses her more destructive attacks. Though I do like how she covers her trunk and front legs in ice, I wish the MH Team could've done something more with the ice like, for example, let it cut up hunters with a few hits, causing Bleeding over time. I also wish she had an additional attack to protect her backside like an enhanced version of that backward kick (She kicks back and a small snowball is formed that gets bigger as it rolls, just like Lagombi). Despite those minor things, I do find Elderfrost Gammoth to be a decent Deviant all in all.