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Monster Hunter World

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Barroth

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Nathan Garvin

Barroth General Information

You’ll first encounter a Barroth during the assignment The Best Kind of Quest, the name of which still perplexes this guide author. What starts out as an innocent escort quest and expedition into the as-of-yet unexplored Wildspire Waste turns into a fight to the death against a Barroth. After completing this assignment you’ll unlock the quest Mired in the Spire, and when you advance the capture quests from the Smart Biologist by completing Snatch the Snatcher you’ll unlock another capture quest targeting the Barroth, Landing the Landslide Wyvern. After defeating the High Rank Pukei-Pukei in the mandatory High Rank expedition to the Wildspire Waste you’ll be able to challenge a High Rank Barroth in the quest A Crown of Mud and Anger. Much later on you can get an optional quest to hunt a Barroth and a Radobaan in the quest Showdown: The Muck and the Maul.

General Information .
Type Brute Wyvern
Quests The Best Kind of Quest (3*), Mired in the Spire (3*), Landing the Landslide Wyvern (3*), A Crown of Mud and Anger (6*), Showdown: The Muck and the Maul (9*)
Variants Low Rank / High Rank / Tempered (Threat Level 1)

Barroth Strengths and Weaknesses

Oddly enough, the only weak spots on the Barroth are the front limbs and the tail, with the former being more receptive to damage. The head, arms and legs are all breakable, while the tail is severable.

Barroth is an odd monster, who can change its elemental resistances depending on whether it’s coated in mud or not. Not only is its mud coating a defensive tool, but it’ll expel quantities of it intentionally, or during attacks, and when it runs out it may retreat to a nearby water source to wallow, re-coating itself. When coated in mud it’s resistant to Fire and weak to Water (which will remove its mud coating). When bereft of its mud coating, it’s highly vulnerable to Fire and resistant to Water. In any event, it’s always resistant to Thunder.

Unlike elements, the Barroth’s ailment resistances aren’t dependant on a mud coating. It’s highly susceptible ot Poison, Paralysis and Blast, and resistant to Stun.

Mostly a physical brute, the Barroth’s physical offense and defense should be your primary concern over elemental or status resistances, which it rarely employs. That said, there are some tricks you can make use of to make your fight easier. Bringing a Water elemental weapon will more quickly strip the Barroth of its mud coating, being afterwards much less useful, as a Fire weapon will deal greater damage to Barroth when it has lost its mud coating. A compromise is to bring a Fire elemental weapon, and collecting Watermoss on your way to the monster, thus giving you a means of dealing Water damage with your Slinger.

While the Barroth can’t inflict elemental damage directly, falling into or being covered by the mud it discharges can inflict Waterblight, which will hinder your Stamina recover. Use a Nulberry to cure yourself of this affliction if you find it necessary.

Other than that, the only thing to watch for are the swamps along the southern end of the Wildspire Waste, where the Barroth may retreat to if pressed - it’s lair is in the swamp, after all. Fighting in high water will slow you down, a hinderance which can be mitigated by equipping the Aquatic Expert skill… although this may be somewhat overkill for what is likely to be a minor nuisance, at worst.

Elements (Mud) .
Poison X
Sleep * * *
Paralysis X
Blast * *
Stun *
Ailments .
Poison * * *
Sleep * *
Paralysis * * *
Blast * * *
Stun * *

Barroth Attacks

The Barroth is a mighty, armored Brute Wyvern that appears to be made of stone, and its thick hide can be further supplemented by rolling around in mud, which will deflect most attacks. While in sandy areas, you have little to worry about, but in swamps it’ll take a break from battle to roll about and improve its defense… or if hard pressed, it’ll flee to the swamps where it lairs. To get rid of this muddy coating, use water elemental weapons, or load your Slinger with Watermoss, which fortunately grows in abundance in the aforementioned swamps.

Its rocky exterior and massive, bulky body isn’t just resilient to attack, it’s also well-suited for offense, as well. While it may appear slow at a glance, the Barroth is actually rather quick in close-quarters combat, at least, it’s shifty enough that slower weapons may have trouble connecting. This is also exacerbated by its aggressiveness - expect it to attack relentlessly, and many of its attacks don’t leave much of a window for a riposte.

Common attacks include pounding its head into the ground, swiping with its head (sometimes appending a charge), side-checking into enemies on its flank, thrashing with its tail, and performing a heavy bull-rush. It should be little surprise that such a bulky foe can put enough force into its attacks to stun the unwary, especially with its charge attacks. If all that’s not enough to watch out for, it can also expel mud from it, usually with its head-pound attack, but sometimes it’ll stop and vibrate, dislodging piles of mud around itself. Coming into contact with this mud can inflict the Waterblight status, which will retard your Stamina recovery and ultimately make it harder to dodge its attacks.

Carves (Low Rank) Frequency
Barroth Ridge * * * *
Barroth Claw * * *
Barroth Shell * * * * *
Barroth Tail * * *
Barroth Scalp * * *
Rewards (Low Rank) Frequency
Barroth Ridge * * * *
Barroth Shell * * * *
Barroth Claw * * *
Barroth Scalp * *
Monster Bone M * * *
Fertile Mud * * *
Carves (High Rank) Frequency
Barroth Ridge+ * * * *
Barroth Claw+ * * *
Barroth Carapace * * * * *
Barroth Tail * * *
Barroth Scalp * * *
Wyvern Gem *
Rewards (High Rank) Frequency
Barroth Ridge+ * * * *
Barroth Carapace * * * *
Barroth Claw+ * * *
Barroth Scalp * * *
Monster Keenbone M * * *
Fertile Mud * * *
Wyvern Gem *

The only noteable drop of any significant rarity from the Barroth is its Wyvern Gem, which, while also obtainable from many other monsters (including the Jyuratodus, Tobi-Kadachi, Paolumu, Radobaan, Diablos, Lavasioth, and Black Diablos) it’s arguably most easily obtained from Barroth or Jyuratodus, so if you must farm in, these are probably the monsters to target.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Capcom
  • Platforms,
    PS4, XB One
  • Genre
    Action RPG
  • Guide Release
    13 February 2018
  • Last Updated
    7 December 2020
  • Guide Author
    Nathan Garvin

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This guide features a full, beginning-to-end walkthrough written in an “ideal chronological order of events” format. Main quests are interspersed with side quests in the order in which they unlock, although some side quests and arena challenges may only be referenced instead of fully explained. These are typically quests that have you facing a monster you’ve already fought under similar circumstances that offer no unique reward for completion. For example, after completing most main quests you won’t be able to attempt that quest again, but you’ll usually unlock an identical side quest allowing you to hunt the same monster in the same area with the same success/failure conditions.

Monster strategies will be discussed in detail as you encounter them throughout the walkthrough, featuring elemental and status information and drop lists. The guide also features a fully detailed bestiary for those who just want information about specific monsters unaccompanied by a walkthrough. Trophy/achievement information can also be found in a separate trophy/achievement guide, although be warned: many trophies/achievements in Monster Hunter World are easier said than done.

Other features of this guide include:

  • Information on crafting/harvesting.
  • Side quests that unlock mantles, ingredients and other useful features.
  • Field Researcher quests including where to catch rare fish, how to capture small monsters, and where to locate Grimalkynes/Gajalaka.
  • Grimalkyne/Gajalaka quests.
  • How to upgrade the Ancient Tree/Harvest Box and how to unlock various fertilizers.
  • How the Elder Melder works, melding different items and decorations.
  • Where to find the Powertalon and Armortalon, and how to upgrade them into the Powercharm and Armorcharm.
  • Detailed information on how to unlock Tempered Monsters, the difference between Threat Level 1, 2 and 3 Tempered Monsters.
  • Information on Feystones, including drop rates, the differences between the types (Mysterious, Gleaming, Worn and Warped).
  • How to get Warrior’s Streamstones and Hero’s Streamstones.

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