Forsaken Castle Spirit (Knife)

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Basic Information

Location
Forsaken Cainhurst Castle	737	490	159	159	159	159	212	159	53	300	300	-	-
	► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances: Slow Poison and Rapid Poison. Bonuses: Beasts & Kin.

Location & Discovery	Drop & [Rate]
Forsaken Cainhurst Castle	None

Multipliers		Bonuses		Weak against	Additional Information
HP Multiplier	1	Is beast	No	Bolt	Frenzy resistance is 999
Arcane Damage Multiplier	1	Is kin	No		Super Armor value 0
Fire Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to serrated	No
Bolt Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to righteous	Yes

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.

Forsaken Castle Spirit (Knife) ❘ 廃城の悪霊	Regular Enemy

Ghostly apparitions wandering the interior areas of Cainhurst Castle, these enemies are initially invisible when you enter the first indoor areas, but will reveal themselves and become hostile when you pass certain points or attempt to pick up items. Forsaken Castle Spirits move extremely slowly and won't make much effort to pursue you, so you can leave them alone if you're so inclined. In combat, they normally use a limited set of forward stabs and slashes with their knives, and will sometimes perform quick combos; if you have been marked by a Cain's Servant with a blowgun, however, they will become very aggressive and begin actively hunting you down.

Forsaken Castle Spirits variants carrying their own heads are incapable of damaging you directly and can only use a single move: a paralyzing scream which will set you up for grab attacks by the ones carrying knives. They pose no threat without other enemies to support them, but are extremely dangerous in the presence of knife-wielding spirits; if you have to fight your way through the rooms they inhabit, this variant should be your priority target. Both versions cannot be damaged with normal physical attacks while in their non-corporeal state, but elemental attacks work just fine, so if you equip an elemental weapon you can often get some damage in before they react. Their elemental weakness also means that you can use Molotovs from a distance to weaken them before you close in, which is especially effective if there are a few of them in close proximity and you can hit them all.

Forsaken Castle Spirits represent little threat on their own, because their knife attacks have short range and don't inflict much damage. It's possible to interrupt and stagger them, and while interrupts are effective against their predictable attacks, staying behind them long enough to hit them with a charged R2 before they turn can be difficult, because they recover relatively quickly. Because of their high physical defense, visceral attacks are a good method of dispatching them if you lack any elemental weapons.

If you're using a weapon with a charged thrust attack, such as Ludwig's Holy Blade or the Saw Spear, you can time the thrust so that they walk into it at the edge of the weapon's range, thanks to their slow movement speed. If you've been marked by a Cain's Servant, however, they become faster and a lot more aggressive, so it's best to wait until the mark wears off before engaging them.

During Forsaken Castle Spirit (Knife) grab attack animation, damage can NOT be reduced by repeatedly pressing buttons (mashing).

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]

Spirits in the Entrance Hall: Upon stepping inside the Entrance Hall of Castle Cainhurst you'll immediately hear the crying of multiple Forsaken Castle Spirits, but they will remain hidden and not pose a threat until you pick up one of the items in the area. Exact triggers are three corpses loot in the Entrance Hall and not chest loot Reiterpallasch which you can grab freely without Spirits materializing. On the ground floor there are two corpses with one Madman's Knowledge each and on upper floor corpse with one Blood Stone Chunk.

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