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Basic Information

Description

Strategy

Environment

Notes

Attack Patterns

The Cursed Merciless Watchers Boss Drop List

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

Basic Information

Location														Required
Root Dungeon Base Level | Saw	600	1126	119	65	108	108	38	69	162	200	180	-	-	No
Root Dungeon Base Level | Scattergun	600	1126	119	65	108	108	38	69	162	200	180	-	-	No
Root Dungeon Base Level | Club	450	1126	119	65	108	108	38	69	162	200	180	-	-	No
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.
Pthumerian Labyrinth L2 | Saw	1112	1655	132	72	120	120	42	77	180	200	180	-	-	No
Pthumerian Labyrinth L2 | Scattergun	1112	1655	132	72	120	120	42	77	180	200	180	-	-	No
Pthumerian Labyrinth L2 | Club	834	1655	132	72	120	120	42	77	180	200	180	-	-	No
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L1 | Saw	4056	11879	169	92	153	153	54	98	230	200	180	-	-	No
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L1 | Scattergun	4056	11879	169	92	153	153	54	98	230	200	180	-	-	No
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L1 | Club	3042	11879	169	92	153	153	54	98	230	200	180	-	-	No
	► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances: Slow Poison and Rapid Poison. Bonuses: Beasts & Kin.

Location & Discovery	Drop & [Rate]
No effect	Pthumerian Labyrinth L2, Pthumeru Root Chalice [100%]; + 0 Insight for encounter;+ 2 Insight for defeating the boss.
No effect	Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L1, Tempering Blood Gemstone (3) [100%]; + 0 Insight for encounter;+ 2 Insight for defeating the boss.
Base	Random gem based on area x1 [100%]
439 discovery, no curse	Random gem based on area x1 [100%]
110 discovery, curse	Random gem based on area x1 [100%]
439 discovery, curse	Random gem based on area x1 [100%]

Drop rate with Terrible curse (more information on Save-editing Chalice Dungeons wiki page) and 439 discovery is Random Blood Gem based on area x1 [100%].

Multipliers		Bonuses		Weak against	Additional Information
HP Multiplier	1	Is beast	No	Arcane	Frenzy resistance is 999
Arcane Damage Multiplier	1	Is kin	No		Super Armor values 40
Fire Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to serrated	No		Main Damage Type Club Watcher: Blunt, Saw Watcher: Physical, Shotgun Watcher: Blood
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.

Root Chalice Dungeons (pools), can appear as a boss in: Pthumeru Root Chalice, Central Pthumeru Root Chalice, Lower Pthumeru Root Chalice, Sinister Lower Pthumeru Root Chalice, Cursed and Defiled Root Chalice, Pthumeru Ihyll Root Chalice, Sinister Pthumeru Ihyll Root Chalice, Hintertomb Root Chalice, Lower Hintertomb Root Chalice, Sinister Hintertomb Root Chalice, Isz Root Chalice and Sinister Isz Root Chalice

Merciless Watchers & Watcher Chieftain ❘ 残酷な守り人 [x2], 守り人の長	Boss

Description In-game Name (multi-language) English: Merciless Watcher / Watchers' Chieftain; Japanese: 残酷な守り人 / 守り人の長; German: Gnadenloser Wächter / Wächterhäuptling; Spanish: Guardia Despiadado / Jefe de Guardias; French: Veilleur Impitoyable / Chef des Veilleurs; Italian: Guardiano Spietato / Capitano dei Guardiani Internal Name Japanese: ダンジョン人（デブ）; Translation: Dungeon Dweller (fatso) Watcher Chieftains: As slow as are they powerful, these brutes use purely melee attacks. They use a variety of combos, almost all with a slow build-up, making them easy to interrupt. If you stand a short distance away from them, they'll often use their Running Overhead Slam, which is one of their faster moves. It can be avoided by quickstepping to the side just as they begin running. While their club attacks are slow, swings from their lanterns are not, and they can hit you almost instantly during their Club & Lamp Combo so be careful if you're standing within the lantern's range. They'll tend finish the combo regardless of the distance you stand from them, so you may need to use a couple of quicksteps to evade the whole thing. Merciless Watchers: Merciless Watchers share much in common with Watcher Chieftains, but they do bring a few new tricks to the table that you're going to need to watch out for. You'll also encounter a Watcher that comes armed with a scattergun that it will use to attack you from range, and will only switch to their clubs once you get close, or they get low on health. Their gunshots are predictable, due to the slow and consistent rate at which they're fired, and they are completely vulnerable as they reload after firing each shot so this is your best chance to close in and attack them. Saw-wielding watchers can use recovery items to fully restore their health, so you'll need to keep the pressure on them. Once you see them reach for their left side pocket, use transformation attacks to quickly break their super armor and prevent them from using the item. Main type of damage dealt by Merciless Watchers & Watcher Chieftain is Club Watcher: Blunt, Saw Watcher: Physical, Shotgun Watcher: Blood. More information about main damage types for all bosses are on Boss Damage Types wiki page. Strategy Watcher Chieftain (Club & Lantern): Use a fire weapon, or apply some Fire Paper and aim to stay just outside their reach, so that they'll use one of their combos. Once they do, you can either try to interrupt one of the attacks, or wait for it to miss and begin an attack of your own as they recover. Against most of their attacks, such as the Two-hand Overhead Smash, you can also quickstep towards them to pass through the attack, leaving the Watcher open long enough for a quickly-charged attack from behind. This also takes the range of their attacks out of the equation; the Two-hand Overhead Smash has deceptively long range, and can easily hit you even after a backdash. As long as you are sure the attack they use isn't a combo-starter it's safe to quickstep through their attacks to position yourself at their back, and then land one or two quick attacks before moving away again to avoid their Backside Swing. Their slow movement speed also makes them quite susceptible to ranged attacks and you can use them to whittle down their health as they slowly close in on you. Merciless Watchers (Scattergun, Club & Lantern): Since you'll have to contend with incoming fire while you approach this enemy, make sure to make use of any available cover in the area, and then close in while they're reloading. Once you're inside their gun range they will start attacking you with their lantern, but since this attack does a negligible amount of damage, you can just keep attacking them and easily recover the health. If your attacks are doing decent damage you can often kill them before they can pull their club out, and if you're having trouble doing that, you may want to use some Fire Paper to increase your damage when going up against these enemies Look to bait them into using their Two-hand Overhead Club Smash after they pull their club out by standing at the edge of their reach; once you see the attack coming, quickstep through it and attack them from behind. Merciless Watchers (Saw): These enemies are aggressive and powerful, but their low mobility and complete lack of long-ranged attacks make them incredibly vulnerable to throwing items from a distance. From close range, they will use their Sawing Combo, Overhead Cleave & Sawing Combo, and Two-Hand Swings; all of their attacks should be avoided by quickstepping forward through them, or back away from them rather than to the sides because of their tracking. If you choose to backstep away from an attack, you'll often be able to interrupt the subsequent hits of their combo, and if you went forward through it, you'll have amble time to hit them in their back before they recover. Environment Boss room are two floor square rooms with staircase on each side. You can use staircase to divide Watchers and fight them one at the time. You can also use the pillars for cover if you need to create some breathing room or use items, but it's best to keep your hand-to-hand combat to the center of the room if possible, in order to ensure that you have enough room to maneuver. Notes 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] The Cursed Merciless Watchers drop a lot of different blood gems. Most of them outrank any other equivalent gem with their pure primary effect. See Cursed drop list made by Pure Souls below.

∼ GALLERY PAGE ∼ Pungent Blood Cocktails don't attract this enemy, making the item ineffective. Shaman Bone Blades don't affect this enemy, making the item ineffective. Cooperation & Boss' HP Having a summoned ally doesn't alter the health or difficulty of the enemies you'll fight, but it does affect the bosses. To ensure they are still a challenge, boss health is increased to 1.5x when a second co-op player enters your world, and to 2.0x when a third enters.

Attack Patterns

Key Attack	Interrupt	Notes
Watcher Chieftain (Club & Lantern)
Two-hand Overhead Smash	Yes	Interrupt the long windup, or quickstep past this and use charged attacks from behind.
Overhead Swing Combo	Yes	Three delayed one-handed overhead swings; quickstep through it.
Club Combo	Yes	Two downward swings followed an upward third; quickstep through it.
Club & Lamp Combo	Yes	Up to five hits; quickstep backwards and interrupt this while backing up.
Running Overhead Slam	Yes	Used when standing at mid range ahead; quickstep to either side as early as possible, or interrupt it.
Backside Swing	Yes	Used at close range from either side or behind; quickstep back once the Chieftain draws its arm back.
Merciless Watchers (Scattergun, Club & Lantern)
Scatter Shot	Yes	Quickstep through the shot and attack while they are reloading.
Lantern Smack	Yes	Same attack used by the heated club Watcher Chieftain; avoid standing against them too long while they are using their scattergun.
Two-hand Overhead Club Smash	Yes	Same attack used by the club & lantern Watcher; best chance to interrupt this enemy.
Overhead Swing Combo	Yes	Up to three hits, same one used by the club & lantern Watcher Chieftain; quickstep past this to their back and attack.
Club & Lamp Combo	Yes	Same five hit combo used by the club & lantern Watcher; quickstep backwards and interrupt this while backing up.
Backside Swing	Yes	Same close-range attack used by the club & lantern Watcher; from either side or behind; quickstep back as they draw their arm back.
Running Overhead Slam	Yes	Same attack used by the club & lantern Watcher; interrupt this or quickstep to either side.
Merciless Watchers (Saw)
Sawing Combo	Yes	Seven hit Frontal repeated sawing attack; quickstep through it.
Overhead Cleave & Sawing Combo	Yes	Up to six hit combo, cleaves overhead and saws repeatedly, then repeats this in the reverse order; quickstep back and interrupt the subsequent hits.
Side Swings	Yes	Used when standing to either of their sides; quickstep left so the second swing goes over your head, or quickstep back to interrupt it.
Two-hand Swings	Yes	Quickstep back and out of range, the second attack will usually be canceled once you are out of reach.
Health Restoration Item	No	Quickly pulls an item from their pocket when low on health and eats it, completely restoring their health.
Running Overhead Slam	Yes	Same attack used by the club & lantern Watcher; interrupt this or quickstep to either side.

The Cursed Merciless Watchers Boss Drop List by Pure Souls

The Cursed Merciless Watchers drop a lot of different blood gems. Most of them outrank any other equivalent gem with their pure primary effect, so this boss is very important for farming to most builds. After over 500 trials, we have put together a comprehensive list on what to expect when farming these valuable enemies in Chalice Dungeons.

Due to the unreliability of RNG, it’s possible (albeit VERY unlikely) that this list may be missing one or two gems in either our Pthumeru or Isz drop list.

Location	Rare/Uncommon	Blood Gem	Rating	Primary Effects
Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	Isz	Cursed Beasthunter’s Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +32.6% ATK vs Beasts
Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	Isz	Cursed Kinhunter’s Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +32.6% ATK vs Kin
Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	Isz	Cursed Murky Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +18.1 Slow Poison
Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	Isz	Cursed Dirty Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	+21.7 Rapid Poison
Rotted Fetid Cursed Pthumeru; Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	-	Cursed Tempering Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +27.2% Phys
Rotted Fetid Cursed Pthumeru; Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	Pthumeru	Cursed Arcane Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +27.2% Arcane
Rotted Fetid Cursed Pthumeru	Pthumeru	Cursed Fool’s Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +34.4% Phys at Full HP
Rotted Fetid Cursed Pthumeru; Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	Pthumeru	Cursed Fire Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +27.2% Fire
Rotted Fetid Cursed Pthumeru	Pthumeru	Cursed Poorman’s Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +36.3% Phys near death
Rotted Fetid Cursed Pthumeru; Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	Pthumeru	Cursed Bolt Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +27.2% Bolt
Rotted Fetid Cursed Pthumeru; Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	Pthumeru & Isz	Cursed Adept Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +32.6% Blunt
Rotted Fetid Cursed Pthumeru; Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	Pthumeru & Isz	Cursed Adept Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +32.6% Thrust
Rotted Fetid Cursed Pthumeru; Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	Pthumeru & Isz	Cursed Radiant Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to -10.2% Stamina cost
Rotted Fetid Cursed Pthumeru; Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	-	Cursed Heavy Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +27.2 STR scaling
Rotted Fetid Cursed Pthumeru; Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	-	Cursed Sharp Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +27.2 SKL scaling
Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	Isz	Cursed Cold Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +27.2 ARC scaling
Rotted Fetid Cursed Pthumeru	Pthumeru	Cursed Striking Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +36.3% Charge ATK
Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz	Isz	Cursed Nourishing Damp Blood Gem	17 - 19	Up to +23.6% ATK
Notes: Rotted Fetid Cursed Pthumeru Glyph: ag77rinb or pwmf22gu; Rotted Fetid Cursed Isz Glyph: 5pwujscd or ghgvhb2d The only gems that have not been found in well over 500 trials are the following: Pulsing, Warm, Bloodtinge, and Odd-effect gems (aka flat gems)

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