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Watcher's Gravedigger (Pickaxe)


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  • Basic Information
  • Description
  • Strategy
  • Notes
  • Ritual Materials: Drop Pools
  • Base Level: Blood Echoes, HP, Damage and Def. Multipliers


Basic Information

Location HP Blood Echoes Icon Physical VS blunt VS Thrust Blood Arcane Fire Bolt Slow Poison RES Rapid Poison RES VS Beasts VS Kin
Root Dungeon Base Level 140 84 73 102 73 73 50 65 70 120 180 - -
  • 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 L1 358 274 84 117 84 84 58 75 81 120 180 - -
Hintertomb Labyrinth L2 376 288 85 118 88 88 58 75 81 120 180 - -
Hintertomb Labyrinth L3 385 301 85 119 85 85 58 76 82 120 180 - -
Lower Hintertomb Labyrinth L2 994 931 105 146 105 105 72 93 100 120 180 - -
Lower Hintertomb Labyrinth L3 1018 975 105 147 105 105 72 94 101 120 180 - -
Cursed Pthumerian Defilement L1 1598 4476 113 158 113 113 78 101 109 120 180 - -
Cursed Pthumerian Defilement L3 1718 4923 115 160 115 115 79 102 110 120 180 - -
Isz Gravestone L3 1837 5844 117 163 117 117 80 104 112 120 180 - -
Pthumeru Ihyll L2 1981 7637 118 165 118 118 81 105 113 120 180 - -
Pthumeru Ihyll L3 2028 8001 118 166 118 118 81 105 114 120 180 - -
► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances: Slow Poison and Rapid Poison. Bonuses: Beasts & Kin.
Location & Discovery Drop & [Rate]
Base Blood Vial x2 [29%], Tomb Mold Pool x2 [0.7%], Tomb Mold Pool x1 [8%]
purple aura or healing | gem based on dungeon x1 [8%], Blood Vial x2 [29%], Tomb Mold Pool x2 [0.7%], Tomb Mold Pool x1 [8%]
439 discovery, no curse Blood Vial x2 [22.4%], Tomb Mold Pool x2 [2.37%], Tomb Mold Pool x1 [27.12%]
purple aura or healing | gem based on dungeon x1 [22.42%], Blood Vial x2 [18.52%], Tomb Mold Pool x2 [1.96%], Tomb Mold Pool x1 [22.42%]
110 discovery, curse Blood Vial x2 [15.44%], Tomb Mold Pool x2 [4.14%], Tomb Mold Pool x1 [47.27%]
purple aura or healing | gem based on dungeon x1 [33.05%], Blood Vial x2 [10.79%], Tomb Mold Pool x2 [2.89%], Tomb Mold Pool x1 [33.05%]
439 discovery, curse Blood Vial x2 [13.4%], Tomb Mold Pool x2 [4.65%], Tomb Mold Pool x1 [53.17%]
purple aura or healing | gem based on dungeon x1 [35.57%], Blood Vial x2 [8.96%], Tomb Mold Pool x2 [3.11%], Tomb Mold Pool x1 [35.57%]
  • Drop rate with Terrible curse (more information on Save-editing Chalice Dungeons wiki page) and 439 discovery is Blood Vial x2 [5.14%], Tomb Mold Pool x2 [6.74%], Tomb Mold Pool x1 [77.08%] and purple aura or healing | gem based on dungeon x1 [43.88%], Blood Vial x2 [2.92%], Tomb Mold Pool x2 [3.84%], Tomb Mold Pool x1 [43.88%].
Multipliers Bonuses Weak against Additional Information
HP Multiplier1Is beastNoArcaneFrenzy resistance is 999
Arcane Damage Multiplier1.5Is kinNoSuper Armor value 0
Fire Damage Multiplier1Is weak to serratedNo
Bolt Damage Multiplier1Is weak to righteousNo
  • 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.

Watcher's Gravedigger (Pickaxe) ❘ 守り人の墓堀り

Regular Enemy

Description

  • Gravediggers carrying pickaxes are generally found alone, either using their tools for their intended purposes or standing guard. Those that are busy working will keep doing so unless you get very close to them; if there are other enemies in the area, lure them away and finish them off first before getting close. Their overhead attacks may be slow, but they have strong tracking and will hit you if you try to strafe around them; quickstep forward through the swings and position yourself behind them for a quick combo before they can turn around.
  • Hook-wielding Gravediggers attack slightly faster than the pickaxe variant, but their swings have less range. They'll often perform melee combos of up to four slashes, as well as a unique three-hit chain ending with a grab - the latter consists of a diagonal overhead swing, a horizontal slash and a forward snare, so if you see that series of attacks, be ready to evade the grab. Hook-wielding Gravediggers don't actually attack with their lanterns and are incapable of striking behind them. You'll also run into Gravediggers that like to use firearms at a distance, so any time you approach one you should always check to see if it's carrying a gun first so that you can adjust your approach accordingly.

Strategy

  • Due to the slow and heavily telegraphed nature of their attacks you'll have plenty of opportunities to interrupt and stagger the pickaxe variant, and that's by far the easiest way to take them out in normal combat. Since you'll often find them working away at walls, you'll also be able to sneak up them and hit them from behind with a charged R2 for an easy victory. Once you're behind them they have no way to attack you directly, but their overhead swings do have a slight backwards arc that can clip you if you're too close, so be ready to evade backwards just in case. Because they have no super armor, however, once you begin your offense they should not be able to retaliate unless you run out of stamina.

Notes

  • Preset Chalice Dungeons: Hintertomb, Lower Hintertomb, Cursed Pthumerian Defilement, Isz Gravestone, Pthumeru Ihyll.
  • 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]
  • Watcher's Gravediggers (Pickaxe) can use recovery items to fully restore their health, so you'll need to keep the pressure on them.
  • Variants with purple aura and healing have different drop pool and rates from regular version.
  • Watcher's Gravedigger (Pickaxe) 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.

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

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
Tomb Mold
Pool
Tomb Mold (1)
Depth 1
Tomb Mold (2)
Depth 2
Tomb Mold (3)
Depth 3
Tomb Mold (4)
Depth 4
Tomb Mold (5)
Depth 5
Enemies List Per Pool [% Drop Rate]
Tomb Mold Pool
  • Watcher's Gravedigger (Pickaxe): x1 [8%], x2 [0.7%]
  • Labyrinth Rat: x1 [4%], x2 [0.4%]
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
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