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Overview

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Notes

Merchants

Upgrade Table

Frame Data

Key

Basic Information

Image	Name	Damage	QS Bullet Use	Durability	Stats Req. / Bonus	Special Attack	Blood Gem Sockets
	Ludwig's Rifle	- / 20 / - / - / - (Blood)	1	150	9 / 10 / 9 / - - / - / E / -	- / - / 100 / 100

Ludwig's Rifle ❘ ルドウイークの長銃	Left Hand Weapon

In-Game Description A rifle typically used by Healing Church hunters. It is said that this rifle was employed by Ludwig, the first hunter of the Church. Its long, heavy barrel makes up in range for what it lacks in reload speed. Ludwig's Rifle exhibits several departures from the workshop's design, suggesting that the Church anticipated much larger inhuman beasts. Note 1: Different in-game description (right) in US (1) & UK (2) versions (more). ✕ Note 2: Original Japanese text on Original Japanese Item Index page. ✓ Overview Ludwig's Rifle functions similarly to the Hunter Blunderbuss, but it has a longer range. The bullet spread reaches much farther and hits a very wide area, but the damage still doesn't match that of a pistol from range. If you have 27 bloodtinge or less, Ludwig's Rifle is stronger than the Hunter Blunderbuss. From 28 to 32 bloodtinge their damage is the same, and from 33 bloodtinge onward the Hunter Blunderbuss is stronger. If you want to shoot a spread-shot pattern from far away, though, this is the weapon for you. Testing: Ludwig's Rifle cannot parry from farther distances even though you get hit with bullet spread, meaning Rifle can only parry from mid to close distance. There are 15 hitboxes for the pellets, each has same properties and does not have falloff damage unlike pistols. Availability Sold by: Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream] Radiant Sword Hunter Badge: This badge can be found on the top of Healing Church Workshop. It is one of the most important badges to collect; obtaining it adds Bloodstone Shards to the shop's inventory, which will allow you to upgrade weapons easily. It also unlocks Fire Paper and Bone Marrow Ash; these are very useful support items. Notes Available for purchase after obtaining Radiant Sword Hunter Badge. You can find concept art of the Ludwig's Rifle in Bloodborne Official Artworks, on page 234.

Merchants

Shop	Buy (Day)	(Evening)	(Night)	(Red Moon)	(NG+)	Sell	Requirement
Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	10000	10000	10000	10000	10000	3000	Radiant Sword Hunter Badge
Insight Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Chalice Bath Messengers [Chalice Dungeons Common]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Patches, the Spider [Chalice Dungeons Rare]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None

Upgrade Table

Name	Blood Gem Sockets
Ludwig's Rifle +0	0 / 1	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	E	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ludwig's Rifle +1	1 / 1	-	23	-	-	-	-	-	E	-	3	-	-	-	380
Ludwig's Rifle +2	1 / 1	-	27	-	-	-	-	-	E	-	5	-	-	-	440
Ludwig's Rifle +3	1 / 1	-	30	-	-	-	-	-	E	-	8	-	-	-	520
Ludwig's Rifle +4	1 / 1	-	34	-	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	3	-	-	580
Ludwig's Rifle +5	1 / 1	-	37	-	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	5	-	-	640
Ludwig's Rifle +6	1 / 1	-	41	-	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	8	-	-	700
Ludwig's Rifle +7	1 / 1	-	44	-	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	3	-	760
Ludwig's Rifle +8	1 / 1	-	48	-	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	5	-	840
Ludwig's Rifle +9	1 / 1	-	51	-	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	8	-	900
Ludwig's Rifle +10	1 / 1	-	55	-	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	1	960
		Damage					Stat Bonuses				Cost

To fully upgrade Ludwig's Rifle requires 16 Blood Stone Shards, 16 Twin Blood Stone Shards, 16 Blood Stone Chunks, 1 Blood Rock and 6720 Blood Echoes.

Name
Ludwig's Rifle +0	0.00	0.00	0.20	0.00
Ludwig's Rifle +1	0.00	0.00	0.23	0.00
Ludwig's Rifle +2	0.00	0.00	0.26	0.00
Ludwig's Rifle +3	0.00	0.00	0.29	0.00
Ludwig's Rifle +4	0.00	0.00	0.32	0.00
Ludwig's Rifle +5	0.00	0.00	0.35	0.00
Ludwig's Rifle +6	0.00	0.00	0.38	0.00
Ludwig's Rifle +7	0.00	0.00	0.41	0.00
Ludwig's Rifle +8	0.00	0.00	0.44	0.00
Ludwig's Rifle +9	0.00	0.00	0.47	0.00
Ludwig's Rifle +10	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.00
	Scaling

Scaling determines how much additional damage a weapon deals. You gain a percentage of the weapon's base damage as additional damage, indicated by a "+" next to the weapon's base damage.

Frame Data

Pistols	Rifles	Cannons	Continuous Fire
Hunter Pistol - Repeating Pistol - Evelyn	H. Blunderbuss - Ludwig's Rifle - P. Rifle	Cannon - Church Cannon	Flamesprayer - Rosmarinus - Gatling Gun
► For all pistols, the muzzle flash occurs on frame 10, with the bullet firing on frame 11. The total time for all pistols is 60 frames total.	► The muzzle flash occurs on frame 10, with the bullet firing on frame 12. The Blunderbuss' animation takes 60 frames total, while Ludwig's Rifle and the Piercing Rifle take 65 frames.	► Both cannons have a muzzle flash and fire their projectiles on frame 15. The Cannon animation takes 95 frames total, and the Church Cannon animation takes 75.	► The Flamesprayer and the Rosmarinus begin firing on frame 6. The Gatling Gun begins firing after 18 frames. Firing a single shot from the Flamesprayer or Rosmarinus lasts 20 frames total. Firing a single shot from the Gatling Gun takes 45 frames total.

Key
Damage	Requirements	Stat Bonuses	Special Attack
The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are V / W / X / Y / Z: V is Physical damage W is Blood damage X is Arcane damage Y is Fire damage Z is Bolt damage	The Requirements determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively. The Requirement stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z: W is the Strength required X is the Skill required Y is the Bloodtinge required Z is the Arcane required	The Stat Bonuses rating indicates the level of bonus you receive based on the associated Stat when you use a weapon. This rating can be S , A , B , C , D , or E (in order from most to least bonus for the associated stat). For more information about the scaling as a whole and its values visit the Scaling wiki page.	The special attack attributes for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z: W is the Slow Poison attack X is the Rapid Poison attack Y is the VS. Kin attack Z is the VS. Beasts attack