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Basic Information

Location
Central Yharnam	70	48	68	68	68	68	67	65	75	120	180	-	-
Healing Church Workshop	177	365	81	81	81	81	80	78	90	120	180	-	-
Forbidden Woods	179	556	83	83	83	83	82	79	91	120	180	-	-
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	403	347	94	94	94	94	90	87	101	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%]
Healing Church Workshop	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [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%]

Multipliers		Bonuses		Weak against	Additional Information
HP Multiplier	1	Is beast	No	Lowest defense: Fire	Frenzy resistance is 999
Arcane Damage Multiplier	1	Is kin	No
Fire Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to serrated	No
Bolt Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to righteous	No

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 & Shield) ❘ 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. Blocking Damage & Status Reduction [%] Location Phys Arc Fire Bolt SP RP Central Yharnam 90 70 85 70 80 85 Forbidden Woods 60 60 80 60 90 90 Blocking damage: Huntsman (Torch & Shield) like few other enemies (Executioner, Children of Rom, Labyrinth Warrior (Sword & Shield)) have blocking animation and will take reduced damage (and status build-up) when hit during the animation. Strategy Transformation attacks are the easiest way to knock aside their shields and set them up for a quick R1 combo, especially if you use one after quickstepping towards them to close the distance. Ranged attacks and thrown weapons are largely ineffective against their shields, so you should always close in and fight them in melee range. You can also break their guard just by attacking them several times, but this consumes large amounts of stamina for no good reason and can prevent you from being able to finish them once you've gotten past their shields. Variants Basic variant found throughout Yharnam. Variant with brighter clothes found in Forbidden Woods. Blood variant summoned by Bell Ringer in Yahar'gul. 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] 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?"

Pungent Blood Cocktails don't attract this enemy, making the item ineffective. Shaman Bone Blades affect this enemy, making it hostile to other enemies. From defense to offense in blink of an eye.

Attack Patterns

All Attacks	Interrupt	Notes
Shield Bash	Yes	Quick attack with small hitbox, used when standing in front of them. Quickstep in any direction; dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Short Shield Charge	Yes	Multihit (3 hits) running attack on the close distance. Quickstep left or right.
Long Shield Charge	Yes	Multihit (3 hits) running attack from farther away. Quickstep left or right.
Shield Overhead	Yes	Slow attack used mostly after blocking. Quickstep in any direction (don't backstep); dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Torch Swing	Yes	Quick single torch attack when standing close. Quickstep in any direction (don't backstep); 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	Uncommon attack with 4 torch swings while retreating. Do not pursue; quickstep forward after combo ends.

New Game Cycles

	New Game		NG+		NG+2		NG+3		NG+4		NG+5		NG+6
Locations
Central Yharnam	70	48	425	742	455	816	468	928	480	1113	489	1484	510	1855
Healing Church Workshop	177	365	700	2183	749	2401	770	2729	791	3275	805	4366	840	5458
Forbidden Woods	179	556	710	2928	760	3221	781	3660	802	4392	817	5856	852	7320
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	403	347	759	1464	812	1610	835	1830	858	2196	873	2928	911	3660

+ "Dialogues" (enemies under option Sound Effects)

► 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. By Master Willem… 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...