Church Servant (Crucifix)

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Location			Drop	Weaknesses	Race
Cathedral Ward	429	742	Blood Vial x2 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x3 [21%], Blue Elixir x1 [1%]		Neutral

Church Servants can be found throughout the Cathedral Ward, where they aim to defend the church from all those that seek to harm it. Found on their own or in pairs, these enemies can usually be seen moving methodically and with purpose along short patrol routes, often with an end destination that you can follow them to. Church Servants can be interrupted and staggered, and are particularly weak against charged blows from transformed weapons. Transformation attacks aren't very effective at flinching them, though, so you're better off just using normal combos. The most common weapon employed by these enemies is the Cane, which uses a very simple and limited set of attacks (either an overhead spike or a horizontal swing) to great effect. Sometimes they will use a short combo, but the hits are slow enough that you can always escape even if one connects.

Occasionally you'll come across Servants that carry an additional weapon along with their Canes to augment their offensive capabilities, so make sure and pay attention to their off-hand when you approach them so that you don't run into any surprises. Some will be armed with Repeating Pistols, which they use to take potshots at you from a distance, and others use Flamesprayers to blanket the area in front of them with fire. Not all Servants use Canes, however, and some instead use a completely different and much more deadly fighting style with their scythes. These weapons have very long reach and can easily clip you as you're quickstepping past an attack if your timing if even slightly off, and Servants with this weapon a lot more aggressive than their Cane-wielding counterparts.

Then comes the black sheep of the Church servants - literally. These black-robed clergymen wield an unusual crucifix weapon in the shape of the Hunter's Mark, which they use to perform surprisingly fast overhead slams and forward thrusts. They are also capable of an extremely swift grab attack, which looks almost exactly like their normal thrust attack and gives almost no warning. Their most interesting ability, however, is the fact that they can switch between two fighting stances: the first has their weapon held vertically at the ready, the second in a much more aggressive posture with the crucifix held horizontally and pointing toward you When they are in the second stance it can be extremely difficult to predict their attacks, especially their grab; furthermore, all of their attacks cause frenzy and can be lethal if you get hit too many times.

If you enter the Cathedral Ward with 15 or more Insight, many of the Church Servants will undergo some changes that make them considerably more dangerous. The lanterns carried by the Cane & Lantern Servants will become covered with eyeballs and they'll now be able to use two magic attacks not otherwise accessible to them. The first is a large spherical blast that strikes in all directions, and the other shoots out small orbs that home in on you. The homing orb attack can be dangerous if there are other enemies nearby, as it will pass through them on its way to you, but environmental obstacles will block it. For the Scythe users, their weapon becomes coated in a magical aura that adds elemental damage to their attacks, and for the Crucifix wielders, a dark aura coats the weapon that dramatically increases the strength of their attacks, and the amount of frenzy buildup they cause.

Wait for them to attack, and then quickstep forward to position yourself behind them and let loose with a chain of R1 swings or stagger them with a charged R2. Most of their attacks won't hit you in this position, though they will sometimes perform a 360-degree horizontal swing, which can strike you here if you are standing extremely close; be prepared to strafe or quickstep backward to avoid it. Alternately, stand out of range of their thrusts and wait for them to attack so that you can interrupt them. When they lower their crucifixes and switch to the aggressive battle stance, avoid standing in front of them at all costs - this is when they'll use their grab attack, which has a near-instant startup and leaves almost no time for you to escape. Also beware that any hit they land will build up your frenzy meter, so if you get hit too many times in quick succession, back off and let it decrease.

During Church Servant (Crucifix) grab attack animation, damage can NOT be reduced by repeatedly pressing buttons (mashing).

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