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Basic Information

Location
Root Dungeon Base Level	210	246	116	116	116	116	76	52	34	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.
Hintertomb Labyrinth L2	564	842	135	135	135	135	88	60	39	120	180	X	-
Lower Hintertomb Labyrinth L1	1420	2595	165	165	165	165	108	74	48	120	180	X	-
Lower Hintertomb Labyrinth L3	1527	2855	167	167	167	167	110	75	49	120	180	X	-
Ailing Loran L1	2397	10922	180	180	180	180	118	81	53	120	180	X	-
Cursed Pthumerian Defilement L2	2517	13762	182	182	182	182	119	81	53	120	180	X	-
Lower Loran L1	2564	15560	183	183	183	183	120	82	54	120	180	X	-
Lower Loran L3	2756	17115	185	185	185	185	121	83	54	120	180	X	-

Discovery	Drop	Multipliers		Bonuses		Weak against
Base	Random gem based on area x1 [25%], Quicksilver Bullets x5 [15%], Quicksilver Bullets x4 [45%], Sage's Wrist Pool x1 [15%]	HP multiplier HP multiplier (rally aura)	1 0.7	Is beast	Yes
439 discovery, no curse	Random gem based on area x1 [46.58%], Quicksilver Bullets x5 [6.37%], Quicksilver Bullets x4 [19.1%], Sage's Wrist Pool x1 [27.95%]	Arcane DMG multiplier	1	Is kin	No
110 discovery, curse	Random gem based on area x1 [55.06%], Quicksilver Bullets x5 [2.98%], Quicksilver Bullets x4 [8.93%], Sage's Wrist Pool x1 [33.04%]	Fire DMG multiplier	1.5	Is weak to serrated	No
439 discovery, curse	Random gem based on area x1 [56.6%], Quicksilver Bullets x5 [2.36%], Quicksilver Bullets x4 [7.08%], Sage's Wrist Pool x1 [33.96%]	Bolt DMG multiplier	1	Is weak to righteous	No

Drop rate with Terrible curse (more information about it on Save-editing Chalice Dungeons wiki page) and 439 discovery is Random gem based on area x1 [60.82%], Quicksilver Bullets x5 [0.67%], Quicksilver Bullets x4 [2.01%], Sage's Wrist Pool x1 [36.49%].

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.

Description Labyrinth Madmen are extremely fast and aggressive enemies that come sprinting towards you while flailing attacks as soon as they spot you. They have excellent vision and can spot you from a considerable distance away, so it's important to listen out for the shrill scream they make as they run because they can cover that distance very quickly. Twin sickle-wielding madmen can inflict a tremendous amount of damage and their rapid attacks give you only brief openings in which to hit them. This threat is compounded by the fact that they are not easily flinched, even with heavy weapons, so you'll only ever get the chance to hit them once or twice before having to back off. Single sickle Madmen are slightly less aggressive than those with two, and they tend not to run around as much once they're close to you. The key differences, however, are their lower amount of super armor, which means they're much easier to deal with once you start attacking them, and the fact that they'll occasionally decide to walk around slowly without attacking, allowing you to regain stamina or heal. Unlike other enemies, it's also recommended that you do not to try and stay behind them while attacking because many of their attacks reach far behind them. In a macabre display, the final type of Madman carries a rotting corpse in both hands which is used as a surprisingly effective weapon. Each attack from these enemies emits a small cloud of toxic fumes that cause large amounts of rapid poison buildup, making them incredibly dangerous. Strategy Unlike the madmen wielding two sickles, you can cause this enemy to flinch relatively easily by using quicksilver bullets, and this can be an especially effective tactic if you're using weapons with long reach such as the Rifle Spear. One of their more commonly used attacks Overhead Swinging Combo, which ends with a heavily delayed third hit to bait you walking into it; if you evade the first two hits, it's worth trying to interrupt the last one since it has such a lengthy animation. From close range they may use up to two kicks; although these will do little damage, they are fast and hard to evade, so if you get hit with one it's important to be slightly defensive in case they're using it to setup another attack. When using shorter weapons, quickstep past and through their attacks and hit their backs a few times before quickstepping backward to get away from them before they can turn around and attack again. Notes Preset Chalice Dungeons: Hintertomb, Lower Hintertomb, Ailing Loran, Cursed Pthumerian Defilement, Lower Loran The Labyrinth Madmen, drop some of the best gems in the game. For more information go to this Drop List page. When additional rite Fetid Offering is applied to the Chalice Dungeon, Watchers will have their stats boosted and appear with a smoky red visual effect to signify their upgrade. They reward you with more Blood Echoes and it increases the amount of items that will drop from them. Fixed rally aura can appear on certain enemies exclusively in Loran dungeons. Despite their similarities, this aura is not related to Fetid rite. Enemies with such aura (red) will have Rally Effect and can regain health as you do. This aura appears around labyrinth madmen, male beast patients and scourge beasts. Besides rally ability, these enemies have only 70% of their normal HP and always drop cursed gems. Rally aura scourge beast can also drop Beast Blood Pellets (5% drop rate at base Discovery). Variant with the Flaming weapon has the same stats as the regular version but its Flaming weapon adds +70 flat fire damage to enemy attacks. Labyrinth Madman (Sickle) is tied to the Bloodlickers spawn effect in Chalice Dungeons. Therefore after executing visceral attack and killing this enemy, then heading off to other parts of the layer, there's a possibility that when you return to the room you visceral attacked it in a Bloodlicker will appear to feed on the blood. More information about this effect can be found on the Traps & Hazards wiki page.

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
Running Overhead Slash	Yes	Quickstep forward past this to avoid its sideways tracking.
Double Sweep	Yes	Slower and hard hitting two hit combo. Quickstep backward.
Overhead Swinging Combo	Yes	Short range three hit combo with a heavily delayed third hit. Quickstep back and away from this.

Ritual Materials: Drop Pools

For the most part, items dropped by enemies are decided simply by a random per cent 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 Tomb Mold (1) in the Depth 1 Pthumerian Root Labyrinth, but would drop a Tomb Mold (5) instead in a Depth 5 Isz Gravestone dungeon.

Pool Name	Depth 1		Depth 2		Depth 3		Depth 4		Depth 5
Sage's Wrist Pool		Blood Vial Depth 1		Sage's Wrist Depth 2		Sage's Wrist Depth 3		Sage's Hair Depth 4		Sage's Hair Depth 5

Enemies List Per Pool [% Drop Rate]
Sage's Wrist Pool
Labyrinth Madman (Corpse): x1 [15%]
Labyrinth Madman (Sickle): x1 [15%]
Labyrinth Madman (Twin Sickles): x1 [15%]

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