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Snake Parasite

Snake Parasite


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  • Basic Information
  • Description
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  • Strategy
  • Variants
  • Notes
  • Blood Gem Drop Table
  • New Game Cycles


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
Forbidden Woods 1023 1138 132 102 102 120 147 91 61 999 180 - -
Forbidden Woods | Exposed 588 1138 132 102 102 120 147 91 61 999 180 - -
► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances: Slow Poison and Rapid Poison. Bonuses: Beasts & Kin.
Location & Discovery Drop & [Rate]
Forbidden Woods Random gem based on area x1 [25%], Blood Vial x3 [20%], Blood Vial x2 [55%]
Multipliers Bonuses Weak against Additional Information
HP Multiplier1Is beastNoBoltFrenzy resistance is 999
Arcane Damage Multiplier1Is kinNoSuper Armor value 0
Fire Damage Multiplier1Is weak to serratedNo
Bolt Damage Multiplier1Is weak to righteousNo
  • 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.

Snake Parasite ❘ 蛇の寄生者

Regular Enemy

Description

  • At first glance these enemies resemble the axe-wielding Huntsmen, but a colony of parasitic snakes will burst from their heads as soon as they detect you. Snake Parasites use their axes in a similar fashion to Huntsmen that carry the same weapon, but their snakes' attacks are much less predictable and will build up your slow poison meter if they hit you. The snakes can strike around the host in a 360-degree radius and perform rapid forward combo attacks which have strong directional tracking. The host and snakes together will sometimes perform a grab attack, which is certain to inflict slow poison on the spot; they can use a stationary version of this move at close range and a running version from up to three meters away. The host can also summon Snake Balls using a high-pitched whistle, potentially complicating the encounter. Snake Parasites have high physical defense, but take respectable damage from elemental attacks such as Molotovs.

Strategy

  • Avoid standing close to these opponents for more than a couple of seconds at a time - they can attack you from any direction and their snakes' rapid strikes will quickly poison you. Instead, take advantage of their slow speed and bait their attacks from just outside their reach, then quickstep forward and hit them from behind with R1 combos, or use far-reaching charged R2 swings from weapons such as the Rifle Spear or Hunter's Axe. It is possible to interrupt them, but doing so is impractical due to their unpredictability and the precise timing required. If fighting more than one at a time, Molotovs or other ranged weapons are the safest solution; these enemies have strong super armor and trying to hit several at once with sweeping horizontal attacks will almost always cause you to trade blows. If you have no choice but to clear several of them out of an area in order to proceed, lure them one at a time with Pebbles and fight them away from the other enemies.

Variants

Unexposed variant with hat. Unexposed variant with top hat. Exposed variant.

Notes

  • Exposed version has 588 HP
  • During Snake Parasite grab attack animation, 80%-60%-40% damage can be reduced and take less of Slow Poison build-up if you are repeatedly pressing buttons (mashing). It is also possible to escape its grab entirely if buttons are pressed quickly enough just before the grab lands on you.
  • Despite Snake Parasite having 999 Slow Poison resistance it is still vulnerable to such status.
  • 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]

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

Blood Gem Drop Table

Forbidden Woods

Shape Min Rank Max Rank Name Primary Effect Max Value Drop Rate Secondary Effect Max Value Drop Rate
Radial (90.91%) 7 8 Tempering Blood Gemstone (3) Physical ATK UP +5.4% 77.59% Add Slow Poison +1.6 100%
Triangle (4.55%) Adept Blood Gemstone (3) Blunt ATK UP +6.5% 4.31%
Waning (4.55%) Adept Blood Gemstone (3) Thrust ATK UP +6.5% 4.31%
Striking Blood Gemstone (3) Charge ATKs UP +7.2% 4.31%
Heavy Blood Gemstone (3) STR scaling +5.4 2.59%
Sharp Blood Gemstone (3) SKL scaling +5.4 2.59%
Radiant Blood Gemstone (3) Reduces stamina cost 1.8% 2.59%
Fool's Blood Gemstone (3) Phys. UP at full HP +6.8% 0.86%
Poorman's Blood Gemstone (3) Phys. UP near death +7.2% 0.86%

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
Forbidden Woods 1023 1138 4061 5993 4345 6592 4467 7491 4589 8990 4670 11986 4873 14983
Forbidden Woods | Exposed 588 1138 2333 5993 2496 6592 2566 7491 2636 8990 2683 11986 2800 14983
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