User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Najarala/@comment-4702773-20150527165307

Najarala is yet another awesome monster introduced in 4th Gen. His overall appearance is one regallity and intimidation. The towering back plates, the fan-like tail, and that massive beak and tusk combo. All in all, Naja really makes a statement. Then he starts to attack. Naja spends a lot of the time coiled and observant, sometime sliding along the ground to get a better position on the battlefield. Most of his little movements cause minor damage, but these can add up quickly, which i think is part of Naja/s plan. After a bit of observing, Naja unleashes a flurry of plate launchings and coil movements. His stun and paralysis combo can be deadly if you've already been wounded by his general movements, because next comes the coil. The burrow attack is Naja's finisher, and can be devastating if you've been knocked around by his movements, stunned by his scales, paralyzed by his bite, and coiled. The fact that Naja chains all of these smaller attacks with the massive final blow really shows its intelligence. There is one.... slight problem though. With a group of four hunters wailing on Naja in observant mode, the battle is pretty quick and easy. Naja tends to stand still for awkwardly long intervals of time. I've also found that mounting a Naja or a Tidal is really easy for an Insect Glaive user, which gives a hell of a lot of free hits that usually loops into a knockout or paralysis or sleep bomb.. Reminds me of Ceadus a bit in the sense that once you know what you're doing, the poor beastie can't get more than two attacks in. Other than that, Najarala is a fantastic monster with an awesome design and really cool moveset. Two claws waaaay up.... if Naja had time to raise them.