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Basic Information

Huntsman (Torch & Axe)

Attack Patterns

New Game Plus & Beyond

New Game +

New Game + Multipliers

Beyond New Game +

Dialogues

Basic Information

Location
Central Yharnam	150	48	70	70	70	70	67	65	75	120	180	-	-
Cathedral Ward	197	193	77	77	77	77	73	71	82	120	180	-	-
Healing Church Workshop	271	142	77	77	77	77	73	71	82	120	180	-	-
Healing Church Workshop | Executioner	218	128	77	77	77	77	79	71	71	120	180	-	-
Forbidden Woods	306	695	85	85	85	85	82	79	91	120	180	-	-
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	518	485	94	94	94	94	90	87	101	120	180	-	-
Hunter's Nightmare	760	355	96	96	96	96	92	89	103	120	180	-	-
	► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances: Slow Poison and Rapid Poison. Bonuses: Beasts & Kin.

Location & Discovery	Drop & [Rate]
Central Yharnam	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%]
Cathedral Ward	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%]
Healing Church Workshop	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%]
Healing Church Workshop | Executioner	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%], Pungent Blood Cocktail x1 [0.5%]
Forbidden Woods	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%], Pungent Blood Cocktail x1 [0.5%]
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	Blood Vial x1 [10.5%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [5%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [2.5%]
Hunter's Nightmare	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%]

Multipliers		Bonuses		Weak against	Additional Information
HP Multiplier	1	Is beast	No	Lowest defense: Fire	Arcane DMG multiplier for Executioner is 1.5
Arcane Damage Multiplier	1	Is kin	No		Bolt DMG multiplier for Executioner is 1.5
Fire Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to serrated	No		Frenzy resistance is 999
Bolt Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to righteous	No		Super Armor value 0

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.

Huntsman (Torch & Axe) ❘ 獣狩りの群集	Regular Enemy

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 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] 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!", "Idola 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.
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.

New Game Plus & Beyond

The main changes in New Game + are the enemy's stats; they all hit much harder and have larger health reserves, so they are more difficult to kill. The increase to their stats is dependent on the area, with earlier parts of the game getting a much bigger increase than later ones, so you'll need to be on your toes right from the start. The values shown in the tables below show you how much enemy stats are multiplied by in each area. More information on New Game + wiki page.

New Game +

Location
Central Yharnam	912	742	86	86	86	86	83	80	93
Cathedral Ward	830	1054	104	104	104	104	98	96	111
Healing Church Workshop	1143	776	104	104	104	104	98	96	111
Healing Church Workshop | Executioner	919	700	104	104	104	104	107	96	96
Forbidden Woods	1213	3660	105	105	105	105	101	98	113
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	975	2046	106	106	106	106	102	98	114
Hunter's Nightmare	1209	1472	107	107	107	107	102	99	115
	► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances & Bonuses don't change in further playthroughs.

New Game + Multipliers

Location
[NG+] Central Yharnam	6.080	15.453	1.240	1.240	1.240	1.240	1.240	1.240	1.240
[NG+] Cathedral Ward	4.218	5.461	1.355	1.355	1.355	1.355	1.355	1.355	1.355
[NG+] Healing Church Workshop	4.218	5.461	1.355	1.355	1.355	1.355	1.355	1.355	1.355
[NG+] Healing Church Workshop | Executioner	4.218	5.461	1.355	1.355	1.355	1.355	1.355	1.355	1.355
[NG+] Forbidden Woods	3.967	5.266	1.243	1.243	1.243	1.243	1.243	1.243	1.243
[NG+] Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	1.883	4.217	1.137	1.137	1.137	1.137	1.137	1.137	1.137
[NG+] Hunter's Nightmare	1.591	4.145	1.118	1.118	1.118	1.118	1.118	1.118	1.118

Beyond New Game +

The increase in difficulty does not stop after your first playthrough - you can keep making things more and more difficult all the way up to your 7th playthrough. Starting with NG+2, subsequent playthroughs have enemy HP and Blood Echoes amounts that scale consistently off of NG+ values, this does not apply to the defences which stay the same as in NG+ (multiplier value 1.00). The Playthrough table shows the multipliers for further rounds of NG+. These are applied to the values in the above table, and not to the game base values.

	NG+2		NG+3		NG+4		NG+5		NG+6
Location
Central Yharnam	975	817	1003	928	1026	1113	1048	1484	1094	1855
Cathedral Ward	888	1160	913	1318	933	1581	954	2108	996	2635
Healing Church Workshop	1223	854	1257	970	1285	1164	1314	1552	1371	1940
Healing Church Workshop | Executioner	983	770	1010	875	1033	1050	1056	1400	1102	1750
Forbidden Woods	1297	4026	1334	4575	1364	5490	1394	7320	1455	9150
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	1043	2251	1072	2558	1096	3069	1121	4092	1170	5115
Hunter's Nightmare	1293	1620	1329	1840	1360	2208	1390	2944	1450	3680
HP & Blood Echoes Multipliers	1.07	1.10	1.10	1.25	1.125	1.50	1.15	2.00	1.20	2.50

+ "Dialogues" (enemies under option Sound Effects)	Click to Expand & Collapse

► More Information If you want to know more about dialogues visit the page Dialogue Reference which contains the whole datamined dialogue script (used & unused) for all characters from the game. Yharnamites do have unused dialogue. Also you can look over to the Datamined EN & JP Dialogue Comparison page which has all dialogues (used & unused) from the base game and DLC, both languages EN & JP are compared side by side.

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. Attacking Die! Cursed beast! Vile beast! You plague-ridden rat! Please, god! Beast! You foul beast! You fiend! You are not wanted here! I'll mash up your brain! It's all your fault! Help me! Oh god! Away, away! You're better off dead! Death upon ya! Kill me! Oh god! Disgusting beast!

Attacking (torch) Burn! Burn, burn! Away, away! Searching (torch) Foul beast. You can't hide for long! Spotted (torch) Found you! Vile beast! Idola will be the judge! Death to the minister! Death! Kill, kill! Over here! The outsider! Rip the kid apart! You! Yes! Upon death 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...