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Description

Overview

Strategy

Bell Ringers in Chalice Dungeon

Sinister Bell Ringer (Online)

Variants

Notes

Attack Patterns

Killing Sinister Bell Ringer Bonus % Increase to Damage Taken

New Game Cycles

Base Level: Blood Echoes, HP, Damage and Def. Multipliers

Basic Information

Location
Main Story
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	518	901	89	89	89	89	51	91	97	250	300	-	-
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon) | Boss Support	345	901	89	89	89	89	51	91	97	250	300	-	-
Central Yharnam (online)	167	101	67	67	67	67	38	69	73	250	300	-	-
Cathedral Ward (online)	322	649	74	74	74	74	42	76	81	250	300	-	-
Old Yharnam (online)	260	296	70	70	70	70	40	73	77	250	300	-	-
Hemwick Charnel Lane (online)	326	697	74	74	74	74	42	76	81	250	300	-	-
Forbidden Woods (online)	383	995	80	80	80	80	46	83	88	250	300	-	-
Nightmare Frontier (online)	306	1134	82	82	82	82	47	85	90	250	300	-	-
Forsaken Cainhurst Castle (online)	851	1470	87	87	87	87	50	90	95	250	300	-	-
Byrgenwerth (online)	635	1527	85	85	85	85	49	88	93	250	300	-	-
Yahar'gul Blood Moon (online)	864	1455	89	89	89	89	51	91	97	250	300	-	-
Upper Cathedral Ward (online)	1036	1964	90	90	90	90	52	93	99	250	300	-	-
Nightmare of Mensis (online)	917	2978	94	94	94	94	54	96	102	250	300	-	-
Hunter's Nightmare (online)	1036	710	90	90	90	90	52	93	99	250	300	-	-
Research Hall (online)	1147	2287	94	94	94	94	54	96	102	250	300	-	-
Fishing Hamlet (online)	1191	1042	99	99	99	99	57	102	108	250	300	-	-
Chalice Dungeons
Root Dungeon Base Level	120	114	66	66	66	66	38	68	72	250	300	-	-
For enemies that also appear (or exclusively appear) in dungeons, their stats will be shown at the base level, because their exact stats at any given point are calculated from these base values.
Pthumerian Labyrinth L1	212	160	73	73	73	73	42	75	79	250	300	-	-
Pthumerian Labyrinth L2	223	168	73	73	73	73	42	76	80	250	300	-	-
Pthumerian Labyrinth L3	228	176	74	74	74	74	42	76	80	250	300	-	-
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L1	307	372	76	76	76	76	44	78	83	250	300	-	-
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L3	330	409	77	77	77	77	44	79	84	250	300	-	-
Hintertomb Labyrinth L1	307	372	76	76	76	76	44	78	83	250	300	-	-
Hintertomb Labyrinth L2	323	390	77	77	77	77	44	79	84	250	300	-	-
Hintertomb Labyrinth L3	330	409	77	77	77	77	44	79	84	250	300	-	-
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L1	812	1203	94	94	94	94	54	97	102	250	300	-	-
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L3	873	1323	95	95	95	95	54	98	104	250	300	-	-
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L4	933	1443	95	95	95	95	55	98	104	250	300	-	-
Ailing Loran L1	1370	5062	102	102	102	102	59	105	112	250	300	-	-
Ailing Loran L2	1438	5315	103	103	103	103	59	106	113	250	300	-	-
Ailing Loran L3	1473	5568	104	104	104	104	60	107	113	250	300	-	-
Lower Loran L2	1538	7571	105	105	105	105	60	108	115	250	300	-	-
	► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances: Slow Poison and Rapid Poison. Bonuses: Beasts & Kin.

Location & Discovery	Drop & [Rate]
Main Story
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	Quicksilver Bullets x3 [30%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [70%]
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon) | Boss Support	Quicksilver Bullets x3 [3%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [7%]
All other locations	None
Chalice Dungeons
Base	Quicksilver Bullets x3 [30%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [69%]
439 discovery, no curse	Quicksilver Bullets x3 [30.3%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [69.7%]
110 discovery, curse	Quicksilver Bullets x3 [30.3%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [69.7%]
439 discovery, curse	Quicksilver Bullets x3 [30.3%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [69.7%]

Drop rate with Terrible curse (more information on Save-editing Chalice Dungeons wiki page) and 439 discovery is Quicksilver Bullets x3 [30.3%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [69.7%].

Multipliers		Bonuses		Weak against	Additional Information
HP Multiplier	1	Is beast	No	Arcane	Frenzy resistance is 999
Arcane Damage Multiplier	1	Is kin	No		Super Armor value 0
Fire Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to serrated	No
Bolt Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to righteous	No

All information (HP, Echoes, Defences etc.) from Main Story was datamined directly from game files and can be accessed via spreadsheet | archived. Updated on Jan. 31st, 2022.

All information (HP, Echoes, Defences etc.) was datamined directly from game files and can be accessed via archived spreadsheet. Updated on January 11th, 2020.

Bell Ringer ❘ 鐘を鳴らす女	Regular Enemy

Description One of Yharnam’s sinister urban legends, this crazed woman dressed in black carries with her a special bell. It is said that the sound of her bell brings out all sorts of unsavory creatures. The description from the additional rite Sinister Bell when conducting Chalice rituals tells us that: "Summons the Sinister Resonant Bell. The bell-ringing woman appears to be a mad Pthumerian." Overview Although weak and largely defenseless on their own, Bell Ringers will continuously summon other enemies until you locate and defeat them. Enemies summoned by Bell Ringers can be identified by their red auras and will receive defense bonuses until the Bell Ringer is killed. You'll hear the bell's telltale ring even if the Bell Ringer is located far away (which they usually are). Although tracking down each and every Bell Ringer might seem like a frustrating game of hide-and-seek, killing them is worth the trouble if you're trying to explore an area. Upon the Bell Ringer's death, all of the enemies under her control will grab their heads and stumble for several seconds; at this point they will lose their defense boosts and will no longer reappear when defeated. In dungeons, the Bell Ringer's death will instantly kill the enemies she has summoned. When you do manage to hunt down a Bell Ringer and force her into battle, she'll offer little resistance with weak swings and slow combos using her dagger. You're likely to cut her down before you ever see her Dark Mist attack, but if she uses it as you approach, simply back off until the darkness fades and then move in for the kill. Bell Ringers have low defense and health and are vulnerable to interrupts and staggers, making them equally susceptible to nearly any form of attack. Strategy Finding each Bell Ringer's hiding spot is the hard part - with that accomplished, there's not much they can do to stop you from painting the cobblestones with their innards. While it's a good idea to stay behind them in order to avoid their dagger slashes and combo attacks, they have very low super armor and a frontal R1 chain will prevent them from ever hitting you as long as your opening attack lands first. Thrown weapons or consumable items are a waste; melee weapons will get the job done faster and much more efficiently. Bell Ringers in Chalice Dungeons Bell Ringers are among the greatest threats in Chalice Dungeons, because they continually summon more enemies you'll have to deal with. Locating them quickly is therefore very important, so get used to the places they tend to appear in. By far the most common places are on the ledge in the multi-level room with stairways on either side, and at the very top of the three-story circular room with the stone elevator platform in the middle. Sinister Bell Additional Rite: With this rite activated, the one additional Bell Ringer appears in the dungeon, allowing for two players to invade at the same time. As long as they are alive, competing players can enter the same layer, with the goal of killing you in order to earn Insight. Sinister Bell is only possible in dungeons created from the 'Sinister' Chalice type, so it can't be combined with other Additional Rites. It is the best way to play extended sessions of PvP and gain Insight, but it doesn't come with any rewards, such as higher drop rates. Sinister Bell Ringer (Online) Central Yharnam: Dry Dock - Rafters in side area with Eileen Cathedral Ward: Up the ladder behind the Oedon Chapel Gate Old Yharnam: Drop from Hunter's Plaza with Djura's Ally Hemwick Charnel Lane: Stables 2F across the rafters Forbidden Woods: Large Windmill behind Cannon Alley near canon treasure Forsaken Cainhurst Castle: Library Rooftop near Spire Rooftops Byrgenwerth: College: Upper Floors Upper Cathedral Ward: Further Orphanage Corridor on Upper Floor Nightmare Frontier (Present from the start): Upper Cave accessed from the beginning of Central Swamp Nightmare of Mensis (Present from the start): Mergo's Loft: Base, Infested Chapel right Balcony; Mergo's Loft: Middle, at the end of the Moonlit Path at Mergo's Loft: Rooftop Hunter's Nightmare: Left from Upper Stairs in front of Nightmare Grand Cathedral. Very left dead end in Corpse Canal before path to Bloody Plaza. Research Hall: Top-left corner on the Floor 3 and Top-left corner on the Floor 5. Fishing Hamlet: Follow the Cliffside Trail from Plaza Well, next to ladder shortcut. Elevator Cave, in the pit, under the elevator before the Coast where Orphan of Kos resides. Variants Basic variant found throughout Yharnam. Red Clothes variant supporting The One Reborn in Yahar'gul. Notes Preset Chalice Dungeons: Pthumerian Labyrinth, Central Pthumerian Labyrinth, Hintertomb, Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, Ailing Loran, Lower Loran All enemies and bosses (except hunter enemies) have 999 frenzy resistance, despite that they are still vulnerable to such status. The only way to see it without modding is to use Shaman Bone Blade on enemy inflicting frenzy to attack others. [test video] Video: Every Sinister Bell Lady Location : The Basics made by reconhope The One Reborn, boss of Yahar'gul (Blood Moon), is supported by six Bell Ringers. They are all positioned in the galleries, so you'll need to ignore the boss when the battle begins and head straight for the stairways if you want to eliminate them. Otherwise, they'll begin bombarding you with homing fireballs if you damage the boss while they're still alive. If you are not damaging the boss, they will start to shoot dark energy balls to the Reborn, and looking into the game files will let us know that it does nothing; it has no effect attached to it, so it is purely for visuals. If a Bell Maiden is in the vicinity of the Host's area, invasions will occur. Bell Maidens appear when partaking in co-op play,or when one uses the Sinister Resonant Bell, but there are certain areas where they reside from the start. When the Bell Ringer spawns, announcing an invasion, you can hunt her down and kill her. If you manage to do so before an invasion comes, you will stop the invasion before it happens. The mechanics of Bell Ringer summoning mobs in Chalice Dungeons: when she makes her emergency call for additional reinforcements. She can not make a 2nd call unless and until all 3 of the reinforcement summons have been killed. If you kill 2 of those reinforcement summons she can not do an emergency call for 2 more. She must wait until all 3 are killed then she can do her emergency call for 3 more.

Pungent Blood Cocktails don't attract this enemy, making the item ineffective. Shaman Bone Blades affect this enemy, making it hostile to other enemies. Bell Ringer will appear for online play.

Attack Patterns

Key Attack	Interrupt	Notes
Sinister Summon	No	Continually spawns regular enemies. Summoned enemies will receive a massive defense boost until the summoner is killed.
Dark Mist	No	Circular area attack with a six-meter radius; quickstep backward or strafe out of the effect area. Beware this attack can be very lethal if you stay in its radius few seconds too long especially in deeper Chalice Dungeons.

Killing Sinister Bell Ringer Bonus % Increase to Damage Taken

Killing a Sinister Bell Ringer that spawn red enemies in Yahar'gul will result in the following modifier applied to those enemies:

Phys.	Thrust	Blunt	Blood	Arcane	Fire	Bolt
100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	-	-

New Game Cycles

	New Game		NG+		NG+2		NG+3		NG+4		NG+5		NG+6
Locations
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	518	901	976	3800	1044	4180	1074	4750	1103	5700	1122	7600	1171	9500
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon) | Boss Support	345	901	650	3800	696	4180	715	4750	735	5700	748	7600	780	9500

Base Level: Blood Echoes, HP, Damage and Def. Multipliers

For enemies that also appear (or exclusively appear) in dungeons, their stats will be shown at the base level, because their exact stats at any given point are calculated from these base values. The basic formula is: Total Value = Base x A x B x C x D. Multipliers written down below were datamined directly from the game files. Multiplier A represents depth (1 - 5) of the chalice dungeon; multiplier B is layer (1 - 4) of the specific chalice dungeon; multiplier C is used when dungeon is Pthumeru Ihyll; multiplier D is for calculating blood echoes when additional curse rite is used.

Blood Echoes Multipliers	HP Multipliers	Damage Multipliers	Defense Multipliers
Total Value = Base x A x B x C x D	Total Value = Base x A x B x C	Total Value = Base x A x B x C	Total Value = Base x A x B x C
Multiplier A - Depth Depth 1: 1.399999976158142 Depth 2: 3.2568421363830566 Depth 3: 10.551578521728516 Depth 4: 44.402103424072266 Depth 5: 63.250526428222656	Multiplier A - Depth Depth 1: 1.7640000581741333 Depth 2: 2.558000087738037 Depth 3: 6.763999938964844 Depth 4: 11.41100025177002 Depth 5: 12.204999923706055	Multiplier A - Depth Depth 1: 1.6239999532699585 Depth 2: 1.9140000343322754 Depth 3: 2.5899999141693115 Depth 4: 2.989000082015991 Depth 5: 3.1050000190734863	Multiplier A - Depth Depth 1: 1.100000023841858 Depth 2: 1.149999976158142 Depth 3: 1.4249999523162842 Depth 4: 1.5499999523162842 Depth 5: 1.5750000476837158
Multiplier B - Layer Layer 1: 1.0000000000000000 Layer 2: 1.0499999523162842 Layer 3: 1.100000023841858 Layer 4: 1.2000000476837158	Multiplier B - Layer Layer 1: 1.0000000000000000 Layer 2: 1.0499999523162842 Layer 3: 1.0750000476837158 Layer 4: 1.149999976158142	Multiplier B - Layer Layer 1: 1.0000000000000000 Layer 2: 1.0750000476837158 Layer 3: 1.100000023841858 Layer 4: 1.149999976158142	Multiplier B - Layer Layer 1: 1.0000000000000000 Layer 2: 1.0099999904632568 Layer 3: 1.0149999856948853 Layer 4: 1.0175000429153442
Multiplier C - Ihyll Ihyll: 1.36899995803833	Multiplier C - Ihyll Ihyll: 1.1039999723434448	Multiplier C - Ihyll Ihyll: 1.0870000123977661	Multiplier C - Ihyll Ihyll: 1.0149999856948853
Multiplier D - Additional Rite Cursed Offering: 1.2000000476837158