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Basic Information

Description

Overview

Strategy

Notes

Attack Patterns

Ritual Materials: Drop Pools

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

Basic Information

Location
Root Dungeon Base Level	315	316	119	65	108	108	38	69	162	200	180	-	-
Root Dungeon Base Level | Boss	450	1126	119	65	108	108	38	69	162	200	180	-	-
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	556	442	131	72	119	119	42	76	178	200	180	-	-
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L1	806	1030	137	75	124	124	44	79	186	200	180	-	-
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L2	846	1082	138	75	125	125	44	80	188	200	180	-	-
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L3	866	1133	139	76	126	126	44	81	189	200	180	-	-
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L4	2449	4001	172	94	156	156	55	100	234	200	180	-	-
Pthumeru Ihyll L1	4245	27362	190	104	173	173	61	110	259	200	180	-	-
Pthumeru Ihyll L2	4457	28730	192	105	174	174	61	111	262	200	180	-	-
Pthumerian Labyrinth L2 | Boss	834	1655	132	72	120	120	42	77	180	200	180	-	-
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L1 | Boss	3042	11879	169	92	153	153	54	98	230	200	180	-	-
	► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances: Slow Poison and Rapid Poison. Bonuses: Beasts & Kin.

Location & Discovery	Drop & [Rate]
No effect	Pthumerian Labyrinth L2 | Boss, Pthumeru Root Chalice [100%]; + 0 Insight for encounter;+ 2 Insight for defeating the boss.
No effect	Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L1 | Boss, Tempering Blood Gemstone (3) [100%]; + 0 Insight for encounter;+ 2 Insight for defeating the boss.
Base	Random gem based on area x1 [25%], Blood Vial x3 [30%], Quicksilver Bullets x4 [25%], Ritual Blood Pool B x1 [20%]
439 discovery, no curse	Random gem based on area x1 [43.46%], Blood Vial x3 [11.88%], Quicksilver Bullets x4 [9.9%], Ritual Blood Pool B x1 [34.77%]
110 discovery, curse	Random gem based on area x1 [50.05%], Blood Vial x3 [5.41%], Quicksilver Bullets x4 [4.51%], Ritual Blood Pool B x1 [40.04%]
439 discovery, curse	Random gem based on area x1 [51.21%], Blood Vial x3 [4.27%], Quicksilver Bullets x4 [3.56%], Ritual Blood Pool B x1 [40.97%]

Drop rate with Terrible curse (more information on Save-editing Chalice Dungeons wiki page) and 439 discovery is Random gem based on area x1 [54.33%], Blood Vial x3 [1.2%], Quicksilver Bullets x4 [1.0%], Ritual Blood Pool B x1 [43.47%].

Multipliers		Bonuses		Weak against	Additional Information
HP Multiplier	1	Is beast	No	Arcane	Arcane DMG multiplier as boss is 1
Arcane Damage Multiplier	1.5	Is kin	No		Frenzy resistance is 999
Fire Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to serrated	No		Super Armor value 40
Bolt Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to righteous	No

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

Root Chalice Dungeons (pools), can appear as a boss (with Merciless Watcher (Saw) & Merciless Watcher (Scattergun, Club & Lantern)) in: Pthumeru Root Chalice, Central Pthumeru Root Chalice, Lower Pthumeru Root Chalice, Sinister Lower Pthumeru Root Chalice, Cursed and Defiled Root Chalice, Pthumeru Ihyll Root Chalice, Sinister Pthumeru Ihyll Root Chalice, Hintertomb Root Chalice, Lower Hintertomb Root Chalice, Sinister Hintertomb Root Chalice, Isz Root Chalice and Sinister Isz Root Chalice

Watcher Chieftain (Club & Lantern) ❘ 守り人の長	Strong Enemy & Boss

Description A large ancient ruin lies beneath the Ancient City of Yharnam. It is said that within those ruins, the graves and rest places of those that are not human are laid, and there are wandering hunters who can be found protecting those silent ruins. Born and bred in those damp ruins they live on the flesh and blood of the dead. Pale skin that has not seen the light of day and pupils that have reverted to a black color. Despite their sunken, pitch-black eyes, be sure they will find you. (Pre-release official description) Overview As slow as are they powerful, these brutes use purely melee attacks. They use a variety of combos, almost all with a slow build-up, making them easy to interrupt. If you stand a short distance away from them, they'll often use their Running Overhead Slam, which is one of their faster moves. It can be avoided by quickstepping to the side just as they begin running. While their club attacks are slow, swings from their lanterns are not, and they can hit you almost instantly during their Club & Lamp Combo so be careful if you're standing within the lantern's range. They'll tend finish the combo regardless of the distance you stand from them, so you may need to use a couple of quicksteps to evade the whole thing. Chieftains with heated clubs share all of the same attacks as the other variant, but have a few extra moves in their repertoire. Although they may look threatening, they'll inflict far less damage compared to other Watchers, even with the added fire effect on their club. From the edge of their reach they will most commonly use their Double Jab, and after each jab they will momentarily hold their club outward to bait you into walking into its scorching base. This is your best chance to interrupt them for a visceral attack since this attack can be interrupted the entire time the club is held out. Their overhead combo is almost identical to the other variant's three-hit overhead combo, but instead ends with a single jab, which is also briefly held out outwards. When standing close to or against them, they'll use their Lantern Smack; although this will inflict minimal damage, it may open you to being hit by a follow-up attack, so it's best to avoid standing too close to them. Like the other club-wielding variant, when behind them they will occasionally use a Backside Swing, which you can quickstep backwards to avoid, once you see them raise their to ready the attack. Strategy Use a fire weapon, or apply some Fire Paper and aim to stay just outside their reach, so that they'll use one of their combos. Once they do, you can either try to interrupt one of the attacks, or wait for it to miss and begin an attack of your own as they recover. Against most of their attacks, such as the Two-hand Overhead Smash, you can also quickstep towards them to pass through the attack, leaving the Watcher open long enough for a quickly-charged attack from behind. This also takes the range of their attacks out of the equation; the Two-hand Overhead Smash has deceptively long range, and can easily hit you even after a backdash. As long as you are sure the attack they use isn't a combo-starter it's safe to quickstep through their attacks to position yourself at their back, and then land one or two quick attacks before moving away again to avoid their Backside Swing. Their slow movement speed also makes them quite susceptible to ranged attacks and you can use them to whittle down their health as they slowly close in on you. Notes Preset Chalice Dungeons: Pthumerian Labyrinth, Pthumerian Labyrinth (Boss), Central Pthumerian Labyrinth, Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth (Boss), Pthumeru Ihyll 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] When additional rite Fetid Offering is applied to the Chalice Dungeon, Watchers will have their stats boosted and appear with a smoky red visual effect to signify their upgrade. They reward you with more Blood Echoes and it increases the amount of items that will drop from them. Watcher Chieftain (Club & Lantern) can use recovery items to fully restore their health, so you'll need to keep the pressure on them. Watcher Chieftain (Club & Lantern) is tied to the Bloodlickers spawn effect in Chalice Dungeons. Therefore after executing visceral attack and killing this enemy, then heading off to other parts of the layer, there's a possibility that when you return to the room you visceral attacked it in a Bloodlicker will appear to feed on the blood. More information about this effect can be found on the Traps & Hazards wiki page.

Pungent Blood Cocktails don't attract this enemy, making the item ineffective. Shaman Bone Blades affect this enemy, making it hostile to other enemies.

Attack Patterns

Key Attack	Interrupt	Notes
Two-hand Overhead Smash	Yes	Interrupt the long windup, or quickstep past this and use charged attacks from behind.
Overhead Swing Combo	Yes	Three delayed one-handed overhead swings; quickstep through it.
Club Combo	Yes	Two downward swings followed an upward third; quickstep through it.
Club & Lamp Combo	Yes	Up to five hits; quickstep backwards and interrupt this while backing up.
Running Overhead Slam	Yes	Used when standing at mid range ahead; quickstep to either side as early as possible, or interrupt it.
Backside Swing	Yes	Used at close range from either side or behind; quickstep back once the Chieftain draws its arm back.

Ritual Materials: Drop Pools

For the most part, items dropped by enemies are decided simply by a random per cent chance from that enemy's own list of potential items. When an enemy appears in a dungeon, it sometimes has one or more of its drops determined by the dungeon's Depth, in order to give better rewards for more challenging dungeons. Such items are selected from a pool of similar items, and these pools are shown here. The upshot of this is that an enemy might drop a Tomb Mold (1) in the Depth 1 Pthumerian Root Labyrinth, but would drop a Tomb Mold (5) instead in a Depth 5 Isz Gravestone dungeon.

Pool Name	Depth 1		Depth 2		Depth 3		Depth 4		Depth 5
Ritual Blood B		Ritual Blood (2) Depth 1		Ritual Blood (3) Depth 2		Ritual Blood (4) Depth 3		Ritual Blood (5) Depth 4		Ritual Blood (5) Depth 5

Enemies List Per Pool [% Drop Rate]
Ritual Blood B
Kidnapper: x1 [25%]
Watcher Chieftain (Club & Lantern): x1 [20%]
Watcher Chieftain (Heated Club & Lantern): x1 [20%]
Merciless Watcher (Mace): x1 [20%]
Merciless Watchers (Scattergun, Club & Lantern): x1 [20%]
Shadow of Yharnam (Mace & Fireball): x1 [15%]
Shadow of Yharnam (Sword): x1 [15%]

Chalice Dungeons Depth [Preset & Root]
Depth 1 (Preset) Pthumerian Labyrinth & (Root) Pthumerian Labyrinth
Depth 2 (Preset) Central Pthumerian Labyrinth, Hintertomb Labyrinth & (Root) Central Pthumerian Labyrinth, Hintertomb
Depth 3 (Preset) Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, Lower Hintertomb Labyrinth & (Root) Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, Sinister Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, Lower Hintertomb, Sinister Hintertomb
Depth 4 (Preset) Cursed Pthumerian Defilement, Ailing Loran & (Root) Pthumerian Defilement, Ailing Loran
Depth 5 (Preset) Pthumeru Ihyll, Lower Loran, Isz Gravestone & (Root) Pthumeru Ihyll, Sinister Pthumeru Ihyll, Lower Loran, Sinister Lower Loran, Isz Gravestone, Sinister Isz Gravestone

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