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Basic Information

Location			Drop	Weaknesses	Race
Central Yharnam	150	48	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%]		Neutral
Cathedral Ward	197	193	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%]
Cathedral Ward | Lower Chapel	194	193	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%]
Healing Church Workshop	271	142	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%]
Healing Church Workshop | Executioner	218	128	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%], Pungent Blood Cocktail x1 [0.5%]
Forbidden Woods	306	695	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%], Pungent Blood Cocktail x1 [0.5%]
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	518	485	Blood Vial x1 [10.5%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [5%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [2.5%]
Hunter's Nightmare	760	355	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%]

Description These denizens of Yharnam started off hunting beasts, but eventually the plague took most of their humanity as well. The fever-like urge to hunt remains, but they themselves have already been infested with the scourge of the beast. Unaware of this fact, they continue to search for prey to hunt and kill. Perhaps through their murky eyes, humans are seen as the true beasts. (Pre-release official description) Overview A basic enemy encountered throughout Yharnam and the surrounding areas. Huntsmen patrolling the streets of Central Yharnam will travel set routes which you can use to either avoid or ambush them; they also sometimes guard fixed positions. These foes are weak on their own, but almost never appear alone - the greatest danger they present is their ability to swarm you in large numbers if you're not careful. Their close-range torch attacks are especially deadly, because they leave almost no time to react and can hit you several times in a row; on the other hand, their weapon attacks have longer reach, but are much slower and more predictable. There are a wide variety of Huntsmen, but they all share some basic traits and can be killed with a few hits from your weapon. The trick to eliminating risk is to separate them and fight them one at a time, using pebbles if necessary. Some, such as the Torch & Shield variant, are more defensive and require a slightly different approach, but most, when fought alone are best tackled by cutting them down before they can attack. The ones that use longer combos, such as the Sickle and Cleaver variants, tend to give you easy chances for landing charged R2 attacks from behind while they recover from their attack string. The Cutlass and Pitchfork variants are the most dangerous, and should be considered the highest threat among a group of them, due to their ability to strike from the back of the group and still reach you. Strategy Avoid standing close to them, because they can use an extremely fast poke with their torch that can easily hit you out of your attacks - instead, stay just outside their melee range and wait for them to act. If they attack with the torch, wait for them to finish swinging and strike during their recovery; if they close in with the axe, quickstep toward them and through the attack, then hit them from behind. They turn around too quickly to use a charged R2 after evading through an attack, so a quick R1 combo will work out better. Be careful when pursuing these enemies, because they can use a multi-hit torch attack while walking backwards, and it's easy to get caught in it if you're overly aggressive. Variants Basic variant found throughout Yharnam. Variant with White Clothes found in Forbidden Woods. Variant with Executioner Clothes found in Healing Church Workshop. Blood variant summoned by Bell Ringer in Yahar'gul. Old Hunter variant found in Hunter's Nightmare. Notes Huntsmen in area surrounding Lower Chapel in Cathedral Ward have different HP pool (194 HP) than rest of the area (197 HP). Huntsmen (Executioners) found in Healing Church Workshop ground streets have different HP and Blood Echoes pool (218/128) than rest of the area (271/142). They wear Butcher Set which can be found as treasure in Hunter's Nightmare. Their attack patterns are the same with the normal version. In groups Huntsmen with torches will perform torch waving animation and shout rare dialogues like "Death to the minister! Death!", "Rip the kid apart!", "Adona [?] will be the judge!", "You! Yes!", "Dammit! Where are you tryin’ to go?" In developer testing Chalice Dungeon was discovered original version of this enemy as seen in Project Beast trailers, for more information go to Save-editing Chalice Dungeons wiki page.

Pungent Blood Cocktails don't attract this enemy, making the item ineffective. Shaman Bone Blades affect this enemy, making it hostile to other enemies. Executioners found in lower streets of Healing Church Workshop. Huntsman's idle animation can separate him from the group.

Attack Patterns

All Attacks	Interrupt	Notes
Diagonal Axe Swing	Yes	Slow single attack. Don't quickstep forward left but go to the right, forward through it to get behind them.
Heavy Axe Swing	Yes	Slow vertical attack hitting the ground. Easy to punish, quickstep in any direction; dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Heavy Axe Swing	Yes	Slow vertical attack hitting the ground. Easy to punish, quickstep in any direction; dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Axe Combo	Yes	Slow horizontal 2 attack combo from left to right and vice versa. Quickstep in any direction; dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Torch Combo	Yes	Two consecutive torch attacks when standing close. Quickstep in any direction (don't backstep); dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Torch Retreat Combo	Yes	Attack combo with 4 torch swings while retreating, often used when pressured. Do not pursue; quickstep forward after combo ends.

Defenses

Location
Central Yharnam	70	70	70	70	67	65	75	120	180	-	-
Cathedral Ward	77	77	77	77	67	65	75	120	180	-	-
Healing Church Workshop	77	77	77	77	67	65	75	120	180	-	-
Healing Church Workshop | Executioner	77	77	77	77	72	65	65	120	180	-	-
Forbidden Woods	86	86	86	86	67	65	75	120	180	-	-
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	95	95	95	95	67	65	75	120	180	-	-
Hunter's Nightmare	96	96	96	96	92	89	103	120	180	-	-

New Game Cycles

	New Game		NG+		NG+2		NG+3		NG+4		NG+5		NG+6
Location
Central Yharnam	150	48	912	742	976	816	1003	928	1031	1113	1049	1484	1094	1855
Cathedral Ward	197	193	832	1054	890	1159	915	1318	940	1581	957	2108	998	2635
Cathedral Ward | Lower Chapel	194	193	865	1008	926	1109	952	1260	977	1512	995	2016	1038	2520
Healing Church Workshop	271	142	1145	776	1225	854	1260	970	1294	1164	1317	1552	1374	1940
Healing Church Workshop | Executioner	218	128	922	700	987	770	1014	875	1042	1050	1060	1400	1106	1750
Forbidden Woods	306	695	1217	3660	1302	4026	1339	4575	1375	5490	1400	7320	1460	9150
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	518	485	976	2046	1044	2251	1074	2558	1103	3069	1122	4092	1171	5115
Hunter's Nightmare	760	355	1209	1472	1294	1619	1330	1840	1366	2208	1390	2944	1451	3680

+ "Dialogues" (enemies under option Sound Effects)

Idle This, this stench... smells like you, stranger. Please god, help me. I must live. This curse... this is a damn curse. We all know who's at fault. We know precisely who it is. We're finished. No hope. We're cursed. We're all cursed. By Master Willem… Attacking Die! Cursed beast! You plague-ridden rat! Please, god! Beast! You foul beast! You fiend! You are not wanted here! I'll mess up your brain! Help me! Oh god! Away, away! You're better off dead! Death upon ya! Kill me! Oh god! Disgusting beast! Using torch Burn! Burn, burn! Away, away!

Searching from torch-bearer Foul beast. You can't hide for long! Spotted by torch-bearer Found you! Vile beast! Adona [?] will be the judge! Death to the minister! Death! Kill, kill! Over here! The outsider! Rip the kid apart! You! Yes! Killed This town is cursed... Mother's love... Oh, foul beast... You damn beast... Curse. You are cursed... Death to all cursed beasts... This town's finished...