Old Hunter (Beasthunter Saif)

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Location
Hunter's Nightmare	1520	771	148	148	148	148	96	96	96	200	180	-	-
Hunter's Nightmare \| Red Eyes	3109	994	148	148	148	148	96	96	96	200	180	-	-

Discovery	Drop	Multipliers		Bonuses
Hunter's Nightmare	Random gem based on area x1 [16%], Blood Vial x3 [20%]	HP multiplier	1	Is beast	No
Hunter's Nightmare \| Red Eyes	Vermin x1 [100%]	Arcane DMG multiplier	1	Is kin	No
		Fire DMG multiplier	1	Is weak to serrated	No
		Bolt DMG 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 spreadsheet | archived. Updated on January 31st, 2022.

These fallen hunters are one of the standard enemy types in the early areas of the Hunter's Nightmare. They use a variety of weapons including the Beast Cutter, Boom Hammer, Beasthunter Saif and Piercing Rifle, with each type utilizing a different fighting style from the others. These lost souls are perpetually engaged in an endless hunt and, together with their hounds and the basic Huntsmen, represent one of two opposing team types in the nightmare; the other team consists of the Beast Patients and Nightmare Executioners, and you will periodically encounter both sides already engaged in battle with each other when you enter areas in which they are present close proximity. You can use this to your advantage and attack one side while they are distracted with the other, or in certain cases lead a group of Old Hunters toward a Nightmare Executioner and let attack one another (such as at the entrance to the Nightmare Grand Cathedral)... after all, the enemy of an enemy is a friend.

The fastest and most agile of the Ob Hunters.These foes alternate between both forms of the Beasthunter Saif, using wide swings in sword mode and rapid combo attacks in cleaver mode, though they tend to favor the cleaver. Although they do not carry firearms, their cleaver attacks have considerable forward momentum and allow them to strike quickly from outside their obvious melee range. They are quite a bit more aggressive than the variant armed with Piercing Rifles, and will frequently use evasive quicksteps and offensive lunges. They can foil attempts to quickstep past them with a backstepping horizontal transformation attack and will occasionally use a slow, heavy overhead slash to bait players into attacking preemptively. A saif-wielding Old Hunter with red eyes can be encountered on a ledge just before the Bloody Plaza this enemy has more health and higher attack power than the standard version, but otherwise behaves the same way.

Attempting to oait interrupts from outside their melee range is somewhat riskier than with other Old Hunters due to the speed and long reach of this variant's lunging cleaver attacks, but is still an effective strategy in open areas with plenty of mom to maneuver. The best opportunities to strike them with melee attacks are after quickstepping forward past them, though beware that their recovery speed is slightly faster than the Old Hunters armed with heavier weapons and it may be necessary to quickstep away early to avoid a counterattack. Charged attacks from heavier weapons such as the transformed Kirkhammer will instantly flatten these enemies but they will often quickstep away before the attack has time to activate, making it difficult to stagger them from behind.These Old Hunters can be picked off from relative safety while they are distracted by the Beast Patients found in certain areas of the nightmare.

Gem	Shape	Rating	Primary Effect	Secondary Effect
Tempering Damp Blood Gem (5)	Radial	14	Phys ATK UP+12.6%	Add physical ATK+6.9
Tempering Damp Blood Gem (5)	Radial	14	Phys ATK UP+12.6%	WPN durability UP+4.4
Tempering Damp Blood Gem (5)	Radial	14	Phys ATK UP+12.6%	Charge ATKs UP+4.6%
Tempering Damp Blood Gem (5)	Radial	14	Phys ATK UP+12.6%	ATK vs open foes UP+4.8%
Tempering Damp Blood Gem (5)	Radial	14	Phys ATK UP+12.6%	Reduces stamina costs 1.2%
Tempering Damp Blood Gem (5)	Radial	14	Phys ATK UP+12.6%	Phys. UP at full HP+4.6%
Heavy Damp Blood Gem (5)	Radial	14	STR scaling+12.6	WPN durability UP+4.4

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 don't attract this enemy, making the item ineffective.
	Shaman Bone Blades affect this enemy, making it hostile to other enemies.

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Locations
Hunter's Nightmare	1520	771	2330	3196	2493	3516	2563	3995	2633	4794	2680	6392	2796	7990
Hunter's Nightmare \| Red Eyes	3109	994	4959	4121	5306	4533	5455	5151	5604	6182	5703	8242	5951	10303