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Church Giant (Axe)

Church Giant (Axe)


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Basic Information

Location HP Blood Echoes Icon Physical VS blunt VS Thrust Blood Arcane Fire Bolt Slow Poison RES Rapid Poison RES VS Beasts VS Kin
Cathedral Ward 705 718 134 134 134 134 179 319 319 300 180 - -
Cathedral Ward | Cathedral Plaza 717 835 134 134 134 134 179 319 319 300 180 - -
Cathedral Ward | Cathedral Stairs 858 1205 137 137 137 137 183 326 326 300 180 - -
Discovery Drop Multipliers Bonuses Weak against
Cathedral Ward Blood Vial x3 [54%], Blood Stone Shard x1 [43%], Blue Elixir x1 [3%] HP multiplier 1 Is beast No PhysicalVS blunt
VS ThrustBlood
Arcane DMG multiplier 1 Is kin No
Fire DMG multiplier 1 Is weak to serrated No
Bolt DMG multiplier 0.85 Is weak to righteous No
  • All information (HP, Echoes, Defences, Multipliers & Bonuses) was datamined directly from game files and can be accessed via spreadsheet | archived. Updated on January 31st, 2022.

Description

    The church controls treatment of the disease, but it hunts with this large servant. Half terrifying legend, its expression is vacant, its skin pallid, its huge form oddly thin. It screams as it swings its silver weapon. A bell hangs from its neck, and when the citizens of Yharnam hear its ring, they close their doors and stay within.
  • These massive towering giants can inflict tremendous damage and will send you flying any time one of their attacks connect, but their long windup and recovery periods leave them vulnerable, and make them much less frightening than they first appear. They also walk and turn extremely slowly, allowing you to position yourself behind them where most of their attacks can't reach you. They have very high defense, enormous amounts of health, high fire and bolt resistance, and they cannot be interrupted or staggered normally; breaking their super armor with a charged attack or by hitting their heads will bring them to their knees momentarily and allow you to get in a few extra hits.
  • There is one move that can be used by all Church Giants, and while they rarely use it, you should always be on the lookout for it. If you're standing reasonably close in front of them they'll sometimes raise their leg up and use a powerful stamp, so powerful that it actually breaks their leg. When that happens you'll be able to see the bone sticking out of their knee, and if you attack it you'll do considerably more damage than normal and have the ability to stagger them. Standing in front of them does put you at greater risk from their other attacks, however, so you'll need to be careful.

Strategy

  • When approaching one of these enemies, bait an attack from as far away as possible, and then quickstep through it to get behind them. Stay in this position by strafing or quickstepping while attacking with R1 combos or charged R2s; Church Giants are immune to visceral attacks, but fully-charged swings and transformation attacks will tear through their super armor and help keep them from being able to act. Watch out for their Fast Frontal Sweep; it will not reach you directly behind them, but may clip you if they use it while turning to face you. To lower the risk of being struck by this attack, circle them clockwise; the swing starts above their right shoulder and ends at the ground to their left, so it's less likely to hit you if you're directly beneath the axe when they initiate it.

Notes

  • 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]
  • Church Giants with Axe not only can break their leg from powerful slam but also from the telegraphed sweep. [image]
  • You will find some of the Church Giants kneeling in which case they are sleeping and therefore vulnerable when you are silent. In Cathedral Ward Church Giants go to sleep when time shifts from Evening to Nighttime.
  • Church Giants (Axe) in Cathedral Plaza have 718 HP/835 Blood Echoes and one on Cathedral Stairs in Cathedral Ward has 859 HP/1205 Blood Echoes

Church Giant (Axe)
Pungent Blood Cocktails don't attract this enemy, making the item ineffective.
Shaman Bone Blades affect this enemy, making it hostile to other enemies.
Church Giant's powerful stamp attack.

Attack Patterns

Key Attack Interrupt Notes
Axe Thrust No Forward stab with extremely long reach; quickstep to either side.
Ground Stab No Downward stab that hits directly at their feet; quickstep backward.
Running Overhead Chop No Dashing downward chop with poor tracking.Travels forward four meters. Quickstep toward them.
Fast Overhead Chop No Close-range frontal chop; quickstep backward to either side.
Slow Overhead Chop No Extremely long windup; quickstep forward or to either side.
Fast Frontal Sweep No Frontal 180-degree radius; quickstep backward.
Slow Frontal Sweep No Frontal 210-degree radius with longer range than the fast version; quickstep backward twice.

New Game Cycles

New Game NG+ NG+2 NG+3 NG+4 NG+5 NG+6
Locations HP Blood Echoes Icon HP Blood Echoes Icon HP Blood Echoes Icon HP Blood Echoes Icon HP Blood Echoes Icon HP Blood Echoes Icon HP Blood Echoes Icon
Cathedral Ward 705 718 3148 3749 3368 4124 3463 4686 3557 5624 3620 7498 3778 9373
Cathedral Ward | Cathedral Plaza 717 835 3025 4560 3237 5016 3328 5700 3418 6840 3479 9120 3630 11400
Cathedral Ward | Cathedral Stairs 859 1205 3536 8309 3784 9140 3890 10386 3996 12464 4066 16618 4243 20773
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