Check out this Monster Hunter World: Iceborne guide on how to beat Barioth! This includes its moves, weaknesses, material drops, recommended loadout, armor, hunting tips, and more!!!
Barioth - Monster Info
Barioth - Weapon / Armor Info
Barioth - Tips & Tricks
Barioth Overview
With fangs as long as swords, Barioth is a ruthless predator that has thrived in the cold grounds of Hoarfrost Reach. An extremely agile monster, it deals ice damage with its ice breath & can summon mini tornadoes from the ground.
Preparing For Barioth
Bring A Fire Element Weapon
As an ice-elemental monster, Barioth's biggest weakness is fire. Bring along a fire element weapon to do the most damage with every hit.
Gear Up With Ice Resistance
Although not all of Barioth's attacks have Ice Damage, its Ice Breath lingers and can easily hit players as they try to dodge other attacks. Having Ice Resistance will at least lessen its damage.
Barioth - Weakness & Effective Damage Type
The Barioth has 3 weak spots: Its head, forelimbs, and tail. All these areas can also be broken.
Effective Damage Type Per Weak Spot
| Part | Severe | Blunt | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ |
| Forelimbs | ★・・ | ★★・ | ★・・ |
| Tail | ★★・ | ★・・ | ★★・ |
Elemental Affinity Reference Chart
| Fire | Water | Ice | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★ | × | × | |||||||||
| Thunder | Dragon | - | |||||||||
| ★★・ | ★・・ | - |
Status Effect Resistance Chart
| Poison | Sleep | Paralysis | Blast | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★★・ | ★★・ | ★★・ | ★★・ | ||||||||
| Stun | Exhaust | Mount | - | ||||||||
| ★★・ | TBC | TBC | - |
Barioth - Recommended Loadout
Recommended Elemental Weapons
| Elements | Description |
|---|---|
| Fire | ★★★ Fire weapons will do the most damage against Barioth |
| Thunder | ★★・ If you don't have a Fire Weapon, a Thunder Weapon can be a nice replacement. |
Recommended Skills
| Skill | Recommendation Criteria |
|---|---|
| Partbreaker | Increases part damage to quickly destroy different parts of the monster during the first phase |
| Ice Resistance | Reduces ice damage when hit by Barioth's attacks |
| Windproof | Negates wind pressure, preventing knockback from strong gusts of air |
| Earplugs | Use the monster's roar as an opportunity to attack |
Best Specialized Tools
| Tool | Recommendation Criteria |
|---|---|
| Temporal Mantle | Recommended to bring this mantle as it can allow you avoid potentially deadly attacks |
| Rocksteady Mantle | Eliminates damage reactions, prevents wind effects, protects your hearing, and grants tremor resistance. You also receive less damage from attacks |
| Evasion Mantle | Increases the invulnerability window while evading and grants a temporary attack boost for evading a monster attack at the very last moment |
| Iceproof Mantle | Reduces ice damage and nullifies iceblight. |
Barioth - Moves & Counters
| Moves | Description |
|---|---|
| Lunge Forward | The Barioth will lunge forward and do a series of swiping attacks. Move to the side to avoid these hits |
| Ice Breath (Tornado) | Barioth unleashes an ice breath that forms a tornado that lasts for a few seconds. Can do this both on the ground or while in the air |
| Tail Swipe | Swipes its tail to the side in a wide arc. Can inflict Iceblight when enraged |
| Jump Slam | Jumps up and slams down on Hunter. Dodge to the side to keep from getting pinned down |
| Aerial Dive | Flies up and dives down towards a Hunter. Keep mobile and move away from the monster to avoid damage |
| Hip Check | Uses its body weight to tackle targets from its shoulder. Roll backwards to avoid this |
Becomes Less Dangerous the More Parts are Broken
Barioth actually starts to tumble and fall when its parts are broken. Break the arms to hits it mobility, its head for ice attacks, and severe its tail to shorten its attack range.
Break Arms To Stop From Wall Climbing
When in icy caves, the Barioth will climb walls and jump to attack. If you want to prevent this, break the extruding bones on its forelimbs so it won't have anything to grapple the walls with.
Flash Monster While In The Air
While in the air, you can flash the Barioth to make it fall down to the ground and incapacitate it. This will also cancel any of its attacks while airborne.
Keep Moving Away in Closed Spaces
The Barioth will grab on to walls and jump behind to attack. It's important for hunters to keep track of its position at all times and move away immediately when it changes positions.
Barioth Weapons & Armor
Barioth Weapons List
| Weapon | Materials Needed |
|---|---|
| Ambertooth II (Long Sword) | - Obsydian Ice Talon x 2 - Amber Hardfang x 3 Barioth Greatspike x 3, Large Wyvern Gem x 1 |
| Nardebosche (Sword & Shield) | - Velkhana Harclaw x 2 - Barioth Hardclaw x 4 - Amber Hardfang x 2 - Large Elder Dragon Bone x 5 |
| Glacial Bash II (Hammer) | - Obsidian Icetalon x 2 - Amber Hardfang x 3 - Barioth Greatspike x 3 Large Wyvern Gem x 1 |
| Sabertooh (Lance) | - Velkhana Hardclaw x 2 - Barioth Hardclaw x 4 - Amber Hardfang x 2 - Large Elder Dragon Bone x 2 |
| Ambermarch (Gunlance) | - Velkhana Hardclaw x 2 - Barioth Harclaw x 4 - Amber Hardfang x 2 - Large Elder Dragon Bone x 5 |
| Amber Hoarfrost (Switch Axe) | - Velkhana Hardclaw x 2 - Barioth Hardclaw x 4 - Amber Hardfang x 2 - Large Elder Dragon Bone x 5 |
| Icicle Assault II (Heavy Bowgun) | - Obsidian Icetalon x 2 - Amber Hardfang x 3 - Batioth Greatspike x 3 - Large Wyven Gem x 1 |
| Icicle Blizzard II (Bow) | - Obsidian Icetalon x 2 - Amber Hardfang x 3 - Batioth Greatspoke x 3 - Large Wyvern Gem x 1 |
Master Rank Barioth α + & β + Armor Set
| Armor | Materials Needed |
|---|---|
| Barioth Helm α + & β + | - Barioth Thickfure x 2 - Amber Hardfang x 1 - Barioth Greatspike x 3 - Wulg Thickfur x 2 |
| Barioth Mail α + & β + | - Batioth Thickfure x 2 - Barioth Cortex x 2 - Barioth Hardclaw x 1 - Frozen Bone x 2 |
| Bation Vambraces α + & β + | - Barioth Thickfur x 2 - Barioth Cortex x 1 - Barioth Lash x 1 - Tough Claw x 3 |
| Barioth Faulds α + & β + | - Barioth Thickfure x 2 - Barioth Cortex x 2 - Barioth Greatspike x 2 - Wulg Thickfur x 2 |
| Barioth Greaves α + & β + | - Barioth Thickfure x 2 - Amber Hardfang x 2 - Barioth Hardclaw x 1 - Large Wyvern Gem x 1 |
Barioth - Breakable Parts & Material Drops List
Breakable Parts & Body Carves List
| Head Broken | Amber Hardfang |
|---|---|
| Tail Carved | Barioth Lash Large Wyvern Gem |
| Spike Broken | Barioth Hardclaw |
| Dropped Material | Barioth Greatspike |
| Body Carve | Barioth Cortex Barioth Thickfur Barioth Hardclaw Barioth Greatspike Barioth Lash Large Wyvern Gem |
Quest & Capture Rewards List
| Complete Quest | Barioth Thickfur Barioth Cortex Barioth Hardclaw Barioth Lash Barioth Greatspike Large Wyvern Gem Cryo Sac |
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Barioth Guiding Lands Material List
| Non-Tempered | Coldblooded Icefang |
|---|---|
| Tempered | Tempered Icefang |
