Winter Lantern

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Location			Drop	Race
Nightmare Frontier	523	2759	Random Blood Gem based on area x1 [33%], Quicksilver Bullets x3 [62%], Pebble x10 [5%]	Neutral
Nightmare of Mensis	1408	10177	Random Blood Gem based on area x1 [33%], Quicksilver Bullets x3 [62%], Pebble x10 [5%]
Fishing Hamlet	1429	4514	Random Blood Gem based on area x1 [33%], Quicksilver Bullets x3 [62%], Pebble x10 [5%]

Grotesque creatures with few attacks but a lethal gimmick, Winter Lanterns will constantly damage you and build up your frenzy meter with their gaze. This ability will affect you from absurd distances and cannot be avoided by any means other than putting an obstacle between yourself and your target, making it almost impossible to approach these enemies without taking damage; due to the danger of frenzy build-up, a full inventory of Sedatives is highly recommended when facing them. At close range they will exclusively use a running grab with a very wide hitbox; this attack carries them forward up to two meters and has decent tracking, requiring you to dodge as late as possible in order to avoid being hit at the end of a quickstep. Winter Lanterns have below-average defense and completely predictable attack patterns, making them incredibly easy to interrupt and stagger.

Try to minimize the damage and frenzy buildup from their gaze by approaching them behind cover to the fullest possible extent, then hitting them with gunfire or thrown weapons and ducking back to safety as they navigate to you. Their Chewing Grab is the only melee attack they have, so once you have a sense of its timing you can reliably interrupt it and finish them with a visceral attack; you may also quickstep behind them when they perform it and let loose with R1 combos or stagger them with charged R2 swings, but take care not to dodge too early - there is a full second of delay between the initiation of their grab and its first active frames. While it is possible to temporarily stop their gaze attack by stabbing them with a Shaman Bone Blade, doing so is largely a waste - it will not cause their gaze to damage other enemies, and you could just as easily defeat them with an R1 combo in the time it takes to use the blade.

Gem	Shape	Rating	Primary Effect	Secondary Effect
Cursed Tempering Blood Gemstone (2)	Droplet	7	Phys ATK UP +11.6%	random curse
Cursed Striking Blood Gemstone (2)	Droplet	7	Charge ATKs UP +15.4%	random curse
Cursed Adept Blood Gemstone (2)	Droplet	7	Blunt/Thrust ATKs UP +13.9%	random curse
Cursed Radiant Blood Gemstone (2)	Droplet	7	Reduces stamina cost 3.3%	random curse

Gem	Shape	Rating	Primary Effect	Secondary Effect
Cursed Tempering Damp Blood Gem (5)	Droplet	14	Phys ATK UP +19.8%	random curse
Cursed Radiant Damp Blood Gem (5)	Droplet	14	Reduces stamina cost 6.6%	random curse
Cursed Striking Damp Blood Gem (5)	Droplet	14	Charge ATKs UP +26.4%	random curse
Cursed Heavy Damp Blood Gem (5)	Droplet	14	STR scaling +19.8	random curse
Cursed Adept Damp Blood Gem (5)	Droplet	14	Blunt/Thrust ATK UP +23.8%	random curse

Gem	Shape	Rating	Primary Effect	Secondary Effect
Cursed Tempering Damp Blood Gem (6)	Droplet	17	Phys ATK UP +22.3%	random curse
Cursed Sharp Damp Blood Gem (5)	Droplet	15	SKL scaling+20.6	random curse
Cursed Tempering Damp Blood Gem (6)	Radial	17	Phys ATK UP +22.3%	random curse
Cursed Tempering Damp Blood Gem (6)	Triangle	17	Phys ATK UP+22.3%	random curse
Cursed Striking Damp Blood Gem (6)	Triangle	16	Charge ATKs UP+28.6%	random curse
Cursed Tempering Damp Blood Gem (6)	Waning	17	Phys ATK UP +22.3%	random curse
Cursed Fool's Damp Blood Gem (5)	Waning	15	Phys. UP at full HP+26.1%	random curse
Radial, Triangle and Waning (tempering) are out of shape (OOS)

Winter Lanters in Nightmare Frontier have 999 Slow Poison resistance.
During Winter Lantern grab attack animation, damage can NOT be reduced by repeatedly pressing buttons (mashing).
If Winter Lanter does not notice you, you will not accumulate Frenzy build up, Blue Elixir is useful for closing the distance without being seen.
If you hit Winter Lantern with Shaman Bone Blade it will attack other enemies with its grab attack which is unable to successfully perform, frenzy build up effect will no longer target you but it does not inflict frenzy to other enemies.
How to kill - STR Build: Cannon; ARC build: Blacksky Eye tool; SKL build: Visceral ATKs [Video Guide]; BT build: Bone Marrow Ashed Evelyn
The Winter Lanterns' ranged Frenzy attack is not caused by the Winter Lantern itself, but rather a second, invisible enemy which is placed inside of the Winter Lantern. Through save editing, it is possible to make the two components hostile to each other, causing the Winter Lantern to inflict Frenzy on itself while repeatedly performing its grab attack directly forward. [gif]
[Video] Winter Lantern Humming (Ambient Sound \ OST)
There is clear evidence about lore connection between The Doll and Winter Lanterns [Image / 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
Chewing Grab	Yes	Mid-range running grab with a wide hitbox that extends one meter to either side; quickstep forward past them as late as possible or backward twice as soon as they initiate it.
Malevolent Gaze	No	Inflicts constant damage and frenzy buildup while in their line of sight. Can only be avoided by breaking line of sight, but hitting them with a Shaman Bone Blade will temporarily negate it.

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Locations
Nightmare Frontier	523	2759	1809	19165	1936	21082	1990	23956	2044	28748	2080	38330	2171	47913
Nightmare of Mensis	1408	10177	2055	32272	2199	35499	2261	40340	2322	48408	2363	64544	2466	80680
Fishing Hamlet	1429	4514	2081	13831	2227	15214	2289	17289	2352	20747	2393	27662	2497	34578