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Basic Information

Description

Strategy

Variants

Notes

New Game Cycles

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

Basic Information

Location
Main Story
Central Yharnam*	80	53	60	60	60	60	62	55	65	120	180	X	-
Cathedral Ward	171	834	67	67	67	67	69	61	73	120	180	X	-
Cathedral Ward | Lower Chapel	145	142	66	66	66	66	68	60	71	120	180	X	-
Healing Church Workshop	145	142	66	66	66	66	68	60	71	120	180	X	-
Yahar'gul (Evening)	202	593	72	72	72	72	74	66	78	120	180	X	-
Forbidden Woods	204	521	73	73	73	73	75	67	79	120	180	X	-
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	461	762	81	81	81	81	83	74	87	120	180	X	-
Nightmare of Mensis | Crow Head	611	1134	85	85	85	85	88	78	92	120	180	X	-
Chalice Dungeons
Root Dungeon Base Level	80	84	62	62	62	62	67	55	65	120	180	X	-
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.
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L1	205	274	71	71	71	71	77	63	75	120	180	X	-
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L2	215	288	72	72	72	72	78	64	75	120	180	X	-
Hintertomb Labyrinth L1	205	274	71	71	71	71	77	63	75	120	180	X	-
Hintertomb Labyrinth L2	215	288	72	72	72	72	78	64	75	120	180	X	-
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L2	568	931	89	89	89	89	96	79	93	120	180	X	-
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L3	582	975	89	89	89	89	97	79	94	120	180	X	-
Pthumeru Ihyll L1	1078	7273	99	99	99	99	107	88	104	120	180	X	-
Pthumeru Ihyll L2	1132	7637	100	100	100	100	108	89	105	120	180	X	-
Pthumeru Ihyll L3	1159	8001	101	101	101	101	109	89	105	120	180	X	-
	► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances: Slow Poison and Rapid Poison. Bonuses: Beasts & Kin.

Location & Discovery	Drop & [Rate]
Main Story
All locations	None
Chalice Dungeons
Base	None; purple aura | Random gem based on area x1 [4%]
439 discovery, no curse	None; purple aura | Random gem based on area x1 [15.46%]
110 discovery, curse	None; purple aura | Random gem based on area x1 [31.62%]
439 discovery, curse	None; purple aura | Random gem based on area x1 [37.48%]

Drop rate with Terrible curse (more information on Save-editing Chalice Dungeons wiki page) and 439 discovery is None and purple aura | Random gem based on area x1 [69.38%].

Multipliers		Bonuses		Weak against	Additional Information
HP Multiplier	1	Is beast	Yes	Lowest defense: Fire	Frenzy resistance is 999
Arcane Damage Multiplier	1	Is kin	No	Gunshots, Hunter Tools & Blood DMG Atks (massive knockdown)	Super Armor value 0
Fire Damage Multiplier	1.5	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.

Rabid Dog ❘ 狂犬	Regular Enemy

Description Fast, agile attack dogs usually found in the company of Huntsman enemies, but also sometimes locked in cages and unable to attack. Beware that if you wait too long before attacking caged Rabid Dogs, they may eventually break out of their kennels and attack. They move quickly and are highly evasive, dashing in to perform lunging bites and immediately leaping backward to avoid your counterattack. They can be extremely dangerous in groups due to their swift movement, but their low health and weakness to fire make them easy prey if you can manage to land an attack; they also suffer additional damage from serrated weapons, such as the Saw Cleaver and the Saw Spear. A later version of this foe sports the head of a Carrion Crow [Image], but behaves exactly the same as its purebred cousins. Strategy If possible, try to eliminate them with thrown items or ranged attacks before they detect you - Molotovs and Throwing Knives are very effective due to their low health, but are very likely to miss during battle due to these foes' agility and quick evasive responses. If they see you at a distance, time a thrust attack to hit them as they leap at you; shooting them with a pistol or scattergun will knock them to the ground, canceling their attack and giving you an opportunity to hit them as they get back up. Try not to let them get near you as they turn quickly, making it difficult to avoid their bite attacks at close range. Variants Basic variant found throughout Yharnam. Variant found in Yahar'gul before Blood Moon. Variant summoned by Bell Ringer in Yahar'gul. Variant with Crow Head found in Nightmare of Mensis. Notes Preset Chalice Dungeons: Central Pthumerian Labyrinth, Hintertomb, Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, 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] Variants with purple aura have different drop pool and rates from regular version. In Central Yharnam dogs in cage, 38 Blood Echoes and no drops Rabid Dog in area surrounding Lower Chapel in Cathedral Ward have different HP and Blood Echoes pool (141/184) than rest of the area (172/834). Theory on the Yharnam dogs, when the curse started, beasts were relatively humanoids and therefore Doberman (Old Hunter's Hound) were used. However, as beasts became more animalistic, somewhere along the lines they must have scrapped the doberman for the larger Irish Wolf Hound (Rabid Dog), a dog specifically bred for hunting and killing wolves and bears.

Pungent Blood Cocktails attract this enemy, making it vulnerable for few seconds. Shaman Bone Blades affect this enemy, making it hostile to other enemies. Rabid Dogs are vicious, keep moving.

Attack Patterns

All Attacks	Interrupt	Notes
Leaping Bite	No	Usually the initial attack to close the distance. Quickstep right, left or dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Bite	No	Single bite between other attacks, all combos starts exactly the same so do not wait for more. Quickstep right, left or dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Double Bite	No	2 consecutive bite attacks to get you staggered. Quickstep right, left or dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Bite Combo	No	3 fast consecutive bite attacks when stading close. Quickstep right, left or dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Note: You cannot parry but each bullet from firearm has instant knowckdown effect. After each finished attack Rabid Dog has longer recovery animation (head shake), which is time to punish them.

New Game Cycles

	New Game		NG+		NG+2		NG+3		NG+4		NG+5		NG+6
Locations
Central Yharnam	80	53	486	820	520	902	535	1025	549	1230	559	1640	583	2050
Cathedral Ward	171	834	707	5751	756	6326	778	7189	799	8627	813	11502	848	14378
Cathedral Ward | Lower Chapel	145	142	629	961	673	1057	692	1201	711	1442	723	1922	755	2403
Healing Church Workshop	145	142	615	776	658	854	677	970	695	1164	707	1552	738	1940
Yahar'gul (Evening)	202	593	800	3546	856	3901	880	4433	904	5319	920	7092	960	8865
Forbidden Woods	204	521	811	2744	868	3018	892	3430	916	4116	933	5488	973	6860
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	461	762	868	3214	929	3535	955	4018	981	4821	998	6428	1042	8035
Nightmare of Mensis | Crow Head	611	1134	890	4416	952	4858	979	5520	1006	6624	1024	8832	1068	11040

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