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Basic Information

Description

Strategy

Notes

Attack Patterns

Blood Stones: Drop Pools

Base Level: Blood Echoes, HP, Damage and Def. Multipliers

Basic Information

Location
Root Dungeon Base Level	162	105	66	66	66	66	68	188	68	120	180	X	-
For enemies that also appear (or exclusively appear) in dungeons, their stats will be shown at the base level, because their exact stats at any given point are calculated from these base values.
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L3	1178	1219	95	95	95	95	98	271	98	120	180	X	-
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L4	1260	1329	95	95	95	95	98	272	98	120	180	X	-
Cursed Pthumerian Defilement L3	1988	6154	104	104	104	104	107	296	107	120	180	X	-
Lower Loran L3	2126	7305	106	106	106	106	109	301	109	120	180	X	-
Isz Gravestone L1	1978	6641	104	104	104	104	107	296	107	120	180	X	-
	► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances: Slow Poison and Rapid Poison. Bonuses: Beasts & Kin.

Location & Discovery	Drop & [Rate]
Base	Blood Stone Shard Pool C x1 [1.5%], Blood Stone Shard Pool B x1 [33%]
439 discovery, no curse	Blood Stone Shard Pool C x1 [6.27%], Blood Stone Shard Pool B x1 [31.4%]
110 discovery, curse	Blood Stone Shard Pool C x1 [14.46%], Blood Stone Shard Pool B x1 [28.66%]
439 discovery, curse	Blood Stone Shard Pool C x1 [17.97%], Blood Stone Shard Pool B x1 [27.48%]

Drop rate with Terrible curse (more information on Save-editing Chalice Dungeons wiki page) and 439 discovery is Blood Stone Shard Pool C x1 [45.3%], Blood Stone Shard Pool B x1 [18.32%].

Multipliers		Bonuses		Weak against	Additional Information
HP Multiplier	1	Is beast	Yes	Lowest defense: All Physical	Frenzy resistance is 999
Arcane Damage Multiplier	1	Is kin	No		Super Armor value 0
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 archived spreadsheet. Updated on January 11th, 2020.

Keeper's Hunting Dog ❘ 番人の猟犬	Strong Enemy

Description Keeper's Hunting Dogs are usually found in pairs alongside a Keeper of the Old Lords. Though they may appear quite menacing, their only truly dangerous attack is their arcing Flame Breath, which is used less often than their other attacks. They will use it when you stand in front of them and will move their heads to spread it across a wide area - this leaves openings for you to quickstep past it to the opposite direction their head is facing. They will move just as erratically as Rabid Dogs and attack with quick successions of bites, often using the Pouncing Bite when at a distance. Despite their size, they can be knocked over by your gunfire, much like Rabid Dogs, and because they appear in pairs, the Hunter's Blunderbuss' wide scattering shots are especially useful for handling these enemies. Strategy Lead Keeper's Hunting Dogs away from their master, if he's present, and try to pick them off separately. Since they are found in pairs, the far-reaching sweeps of the transformed Hunter Axe is great for hitting them when they are together. You can use the Hunter Blunderbuss to knock them over and quickstep forward to attack them as they are getting up; this is by far the most effective way of dealing with these enemies, as you can knock them out of any of their attacks, including their Flame Breath. They are also prone to the effects of Pungent Blood Cocktails, so if you have any you can use them to distract both dogs while you get some easy hits in. Once they're distracted, it can also be worthwhile using a Shaman Bone Blade on one of them to make it attack the other one, along with anything else in the area. Notes Preset Chalice Dungeons: Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, Cursed Pthumerian Defilement, Lower Loran, Isz Gravestone 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]

Pungent Blood Cocktails attract this enemy, making it vulnerable for few seconds. Shaman Bone Blades affect this enemy, making it hostile to other enemies.

Attack Patterns

Key Attack	Interrupt	Notes
Flame Breath	Yes	Breathes fire in a wide arc ahead of it from side to side; quickstep through whichever side is open and attack their sides, or fall back to knock them over with gunfire.
Pouncing Bite	Yes	Fast and hard-to-avoid pouncing attack; quickstep to either side as soon as possible.

Blood Stones: Drop Pools

For the most part, items dropped by enemies are decided simply by a random percent chance from that enemy's own list of potential items. When an enemy appears in a dungeon, it sometimes has one or more of its drops determined by the dungeon's Depth, in order to give better rewards for more challenging dungeons. Such items are selected from a pool of similar items, and these pools are shown here. The upshot of this is that an enemy might drop a Blood Stone Shard in the Depth 1 Pthumerian Root Labyrinth, but would drop a Blood Stone Chunk instead in a Depth 5 Pthumeru Ihyll dungeon.

Pool Name	Depth 1		Depth 2		Depth 3		Depth 4		Depth 5
Blood Stone Shard Pool A		Blood Stone Shard Depth 1		Blood Stone Shard Depth 2		Blood Stone Shard Depth 3		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 4		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 5
Blood Stone Shard Pool B		Blood Stone Shard Depth 1		Blood Stone Shard Depth 2		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 3		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 4		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 5
Blood Stone Shard Pool C		Blood Stone Shard Depth 1		Blood Stone Shard Depth 2		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 3		Twin B. Stone Shards Depth 4		Blood Stone Chunk Depth 5

Enemies List Per Pool [% Drop Rate]
Blood Stone Shard Pool A
Large Snake Ball: x1 [50%]
Hunting Dog: x1 [30%]
Snake Ball: x1 [4%]
Blood Stone Shard Pool B
Kidnapper: x1 [45%], x2 [25%]
Keeper's Hunting Dog: x1 [33%]
Large Snake Ball: x1 [18%]
Undead Giant (Twin Curved Blades): x2 [15%]
Undead Giant (Club and Hook): x2 [15%]
Hunting Dog: x1 [4%]
Blood Stone Shard Pool C
Keeper's Hunting Dog: x1 [1.5%]
Undead Giant (Twin Curved Blades): x2 [5%]
Undead Giant (Club and Hook): x2 [5%]
Large Snake Ball: x1 [1.5%]

Chalice Dungeons Depth [Preset & Root]
Depth 1 (Preset) Pthumerian Labyrinth & (Root) Pthumerian Labyrinth
Depth 2 (Preset) Central Pthumerian Labyrinth, Hintertomb Labyrinth & (Root) Central Pthumerian Labyrinth, Hintertomb
Depth 3 (Preset) Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, Lower Hintertomb Labyrinth & (Root) Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, Sinister Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth, Lower Hintertomb, Sinister Hintertomb
Depth 4 (Preset) Cursed Pthumerian Defilement, Ailing Loran & (Root) Pthumerian Defilement, Ailing Loran
Depth 5 (Preset) Pthumeru Ihyll, Lower Loran, Isz Gravestone & (Root) Pthumeru Ihyll, Sinister Pthumeru Ihyll, Lower Loran, Sinister Lower Loran, Isz Gravestone, Sinister Isz Gravestone

Base Level: Blood Echoes, HP, Damage and Def. Multipliers

For enemies that also appear (or exclusively appear) in dungeons, their stats will be shown at the base level, because their exact stats at any given point are calculated from these base values. The basic formula is: Total Value = Base x A x B x C x D. Multipliers written down below were datamined directly from the game files. Multiplier A represents depth (1 - 5) of the chalice dungeon; multiplier B is layer (1 - 4) of the specific chalice dungeon; multiplier C is used when dungeon is Pthumeru Ihyll; multiplier D is for calculating blood echoes when additional curse rite is used.

Blood Echoes Multipliers	HP Multipliers	Damage Multipliers	Defense Multipliers
Total Value = Base x A x B x C x D	Total Value = Base x A x B x C	Total Value = Base x A x B x C	Total Value = Base x A x B x C
Multiplier A - Depth Depth 1: 1.399999976158142 Depth 2: 3.2568421363830566 Depth 3: 10.551578521728516 Depth 4: 44.402103424072266 Depth 5: 63.250526428222656	Multiplier A - Depth Depth 1: 1.7640000581741333 Depth 2: 2.558000087738037 Depth 3: 6.763999938964844 Depth 4: 11.41100025177002 Depth 5: 12.204999923706055	Multiplier A - Depth Depth 1: 1.6239999532699585 Depth 2: 1.9140000343322754 Depth 3: 2.5899999141693115 Depth 4: 2.989000082015991 Depth 5: 3.1050000190734863	Multiplier A - Depth Depth 1: 1.100000023841858 Depth 2: 1.149999976158142 Depth 3: 1.4249999523162842 Depth 4: 1.5499999523162842 Depth 5: 1.5750000476837158
Multiplier B - Layer Layer 1: 1.0000000000000000 Layer 2: 1.0499999523162842 Layer 3: 1.100000023841858 Layer 4: 1.2000000476837158	Multiplier B - Layer Layer 1: 1.0000000000000000 Layer 2: 1.0499999523162842 Layer 3: 1.0750000476837158 Layer 4: 1.149999976158142	Multiplier B - Layer Layer 1: 1.0000000000000000 Layer 2: 1.0750000476837158 Layer 3: 1.100000023841858 Layer 4: 1.149999976158142	Multiplier B - Layer Layer 1: 1.0000000000000000 Layer 2: 1.0099999904632568 Layer 3: 1.0149999856948853 Layer 4: 1.0175000429153442
Multiplier C - Ihyll Ihyll: 1.36899995803833	Multiplier C - Ihyll Ihyll: 1.1039999723434448	Multiplier C - Ihyll Ihyll: 1.0870000123977661	Multiplier C - Ihyll Ihyll: 1.0149999856948853
Multiplier D - Additional Rite Cursed Offering: 1.2000000476837158