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Basic Information

Icon	Name	Effect	No. Held	Stored	Usage Type	Note
	Lead Elixir	Grant super armor in cost of slow movement [30 seconds]	- / 3	- / 99	Finite	Liquid medicine shifts weight to deflect attacks

In Game Description A heavy, syrupy liquid medicine. Temporarily shifts weight to make deflection of attacks easier, but must be used with care, as it also slows movement with no change to defense. Its recipe for this mysterious concoction is unknown, but some postulate that it materializes only within the most desperate nightmares. Effects Drinking a Lead Elixir slows down your walking and running speeds, but it gives you a small amount of super armor. This means that you can take a light hit or two without flinching. Large hits will still cause you to flinch or stumble, and multiple consecutive hits will also break your super armor. You can, however, still roll and quickstep while this elixir is in effect. It lasts for 30 seconds, and you can only hold three at a time. The best use of this elixir is for users of slow, hard-hitting weapons. You can trade hits with a light enemy and break their super armor with your heavy weapon. As long as the enemy attack is weak, you can even get your health back via the regain system. This elixir can be especially useful for a heavy weapon user against light weapon users in PvP. Just beware the decreased movement speed; you won't be able to run away if something goes wrong, and you won't be able to catch your opponent if they flee. Testing: Despite in-game description, Lead Elixir does impact how much damage you take from the attacks. Every melee ATK - physical, be it normal or visceral attack, and elemental (e.g. buff), its damage is reduced by 50%. Every ranged ATK - Arcane & Bloodtinge Items (hunter tools), Flamesprayer & Rosmarinus and all bullets do standard 100% of damage. Only exception is Simon's Bowblade, its ranged attacks damage is reduced by 50%. Light and Normal impact hits will not stagger and will bounce off of the player providing openings to strike back. Even Heavy impact hits can bounce off but will stagger. While Lead Elixir effect is active Augur of Ebrietas and Beast Roar will forfeit their knockdown property and will only stagger you. Noteworthy is that transformed 2 handed Chikage will not bounce off. Availability Impostor Iosefka Quest: Lead Elixir x2, speak to Impostor Iosefka before becoming her accomplice and after sending the Young Girl to the clinic Treasure in (Main Story): Cathedral Ward [x3], Nightmare Frontier [x9], Nightmare of Mensis [x2] Treasure in (The Old Hunters DLC): Fishing Hamlet [x6] Dropped by (Main Story): Giant Lost Child, Hunter of Despair (Hunter Axe), Hunter of Despair (Threaded Cane), Hole Digger Sold by: Insight Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream] Notes Available for purchase after defeating Rom, the Vacuous Spider & triggering the Blood Moon cutscene. Lead Elixir completely prevents any from of blood-splattering from an affected target. Even in original japanese in-game item description, it says: 防御力はまったく変わらない。- Defence is completely unaltered.

Merchants

Shop	Buy (Day)	(Evening)	(Night)	(Red Moon)	(NG+)	Sell	Requirement
Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	-	-	-	-	-	400	None
Insight Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	2	2	2	2	2	2	Blood Moon
Chalice Bath Messengers [Chalice Dungeons Common]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Patches, the Spider [Chalice Dungeons Rare]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None

Treasures in Main Story

Cathedral Ward [x3] Lead Elixir x3, right route to Yahar'gul from Grand Cathedral before large circular room with Amygdalae False God

Nightmare Frontier [x9] Lead Elixir x2, the ledge near elevator shortcut close to lamp Lead Elixir x2, on path from Boulder Valley to Broken Tombstone (shortcut) Lead Elixir x2, Swampy Gorge path to Messenger's Gift outside of Central Swamp Bank Lead Elixir x3, on Cliffside Ledges with first Winter Lantern

Nightmare of Mensis [x2] Lead Elixir x2, next to Panopticon elevator after Elevator to the Abyss

Treasures in The Old Hunters DLC

Fishing Hamlet [x6] Lead Elixir x1, Hamlet Causeway before the first lamp Lead Elixir x2, right next to the Well on Hamlet Plaza Lead Elixir x1, far end of Access Tunnel after Parasite Farm - Breeding Pits Lead Elixir x2, on Culvert Intersection path near Winter Lanterns

Item Drop Main Story [% Drop Rate]

Nightmare Frontier [Enemies x3] Giant Lost Child: Lead Elixir x1 [2%] Hunter of Despair (Hunter Axe): Lead Elixir x1 [100%] Hunter of Despair (Threaded Cane): Lead Elixir x1 [100%]

Nightmare of Mensis [Enemies x1] Giant Lost Child: Lead Elixir x1 [2%]

Item Drop Root Chalice Dungeons [% Drop Rate]

Base Chalice Dungeon [Enemies x1] Hole Digger: Lead Elixir x1 [2%]