Huntsman's Minion (Statue)

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Location			Drop	Weaknesses	Race
Central Yharnam	279	158	Blood Vial x4 [5%], Blood Vial x2 [85%], Shining Coins x3 [5%], Shining Coins x2 [5%]	/	Neutral
Cathedral Ward	441	552	Blood Vial x4 [5%], Blood Vial x2 [85%], Shining Coins x3 [5%], Shining Coins x2 [5%]
Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Blood Moon)	1441	2079	Blood Vial x4 [2.5%], Blood Vial x2 [17.5%], Shining Coins x3 [2.5%], Shining Coins x2 [2.5%]

These brutes hit hard and move surprisingly quickly for such large opponents. The brick-carrying Minion is the more common of the two types that you'll encounter and you'll need to pay attention to spot the rare statue type as you approach them, so that you can adjust your tactics accordingly. Both types will walk up to you slowly when they spot you, and once they're a few meters away they'll tend to close the remaining distance with their Shoulder Charge. This attack can be difficult to avoid, because of their size and the range they use it from, so when you see them drop their shoulder and start the attack, it's often better to go for an interrupt rather than evade. At close range, the Brick Minion will often perform a furious Brick Combo attack consisting of multiple swift blows with the bricks they carry. While this attack can provide another interrupt opportunity, it's safer to quickstep behind them - but remember to keep moving around them because they will turn slightly after each hit of the combo.

If you stay behind them for too long after they recover from a previous attack, they'll perform a quick 360-degree Turnaround Spin, which will strike you if you're extremely close; it's best to either go for a charged R2 straight away once you get behind them, or use a couple of quick R1s, and then move away before they use the spin attack. The statue-wielding Minion is very similar to the version armed with bricks, and shares almost all of the same moves, with the exception of the Brick Combo. However, they also use several new techniques, and are somewhat less predictable as a result. Both versions of their slow overhead slam leave plenty of time to move around and stagger them from behind, but they also have an increased ability to hit you while you're behind them using their Statue Spin. Their attacks in general are much slower than the brick Minion's, and have much longer recovery, so you'll have plenty of time to strike once you evade an attack. Beware, though, that they will deliberately vary the number and timing of hits in their combos to trick you into letting your guard down or attacking too early.

Stand well outside their melee range to bait the Shoulder Charge, and then interrupt them when they use it - if you stay out of the reach of their other attacks, they'll perform it almost exclusively. Once you're close to them, most of their moves are slow enough react to and evade with a backward quickstep, but you'll need to watch out for their Fast Statue Combo and Left Hook. The Left Hook has much shorter range than their other attacks, however, so as long as you maintain some distance they'll rarely use it and will stick to their more telegraphed attacks. The best chances to stagger them are during their slow downward slam attacks, which give you enough time to quickstep behind them and finish charging an R2 attack before they turn.


Basic variant found throughout Yharnam.	Blood variant summoned by Bell Ringer in Yahar'gul.

Huntsman's Minions have idle dialogue "...so cold, dear sister...", if you listen carefully. [Video]

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

Key Attack	Interrupt	Notes
Shoulder Charge	Yes	Interrupt it or quickstep forward or sideways.
Left Hook	Yes	Extremely fast punch with the empty left hand. Instant startup; avoid standing close to them.
Slow Statue Combo	Yes	Up to three slow, diagonal swings; can delay the third hit. Quickstep backward or forward past them.
Fast Statue Combo	Yes	Three rapid overhead slams; quickstep forward or backward.
Downward Slam	Yes	Quickstep forward.
Turnaround Swing	Yes	Strafe or quickstep backward.
Statue Spin	Yes	Up to three 360-degree spins; makes them dizzy and has a long recovery. Strafe or quickstep backward until they stop spinning,
Windup Statue Slam	Yes	Frontal overhead slam with long windup; quickstep forward through it.

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Locations
Central Yharnam	279	158	1697	2442	1816	2686	1867	3053	1918	3663	1952	4884	2036	6105
Cathedral Ward	441	552	1967	2882	2105	3170	2164	3603	2223	4323	2262	5764	2360	7205
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	1441	2079	2713	8768	2903	9645	2984	10960	3066	13152	3120	17536	3256	21920

Idle

So cold... dear sister.

Becoming aggressive

Why, you!

Attacking

Die!

Killed

Why... curse all beasts. (?)