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©Future Press Bloodborne Collectors Edition Guide

Bloodborne & The Old Hunters Collector’s Edition Guides

Future Press gone behind the scenes with Bloodborne's creators to unearth every secret hidden within the mysterious city of Yharnam. Your hunt through the streets of Yharnam will be your most exciting and rewarding journey yet, and the road will be hard. But fear not! These guides are your key to mastering the merciless challenges and navigating the darkest depths of the city. [More]
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Old Hunter's Hound

Old Hunter's Hound


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  • Basic Information
  • Description
  • Strategy
  • Notes
  • New Game Cycles


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
Hunter's Nightmare 483 372 82 82 82 82 85 75 89 120 180 X -
► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances: Slow Poison and Rapid Poison. Bonuses: Beasts & Kin.
Location & Discovery Drop & [Rate]
Hunter's Nightmare None
Multipliers Bonuses Weak against Additional Information
HP Multiplier1Is beastYesLowest defense: FireFrenzy resistance is 999
Arcane Damage Multiplier1Is kinNoGunshots, Hunter Tools & Blood DMG Atks (massive knockdown)Super 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 spreadsheet | archived. Updated on January 31st, 2022.

Old Hunter's Hound ❘

Regular Enemy

Description

  • Fast, agile attack dogs usually found in the company of the Old Hunters. They move quickly and are highly evasive, dashing in to perform lunging bites and immediately leaping backward to avoid your counterattack. They can be extremely dangerous in groups due to their swift movement, but their low health and weakness to fire make them easy prey if you can manage to land an attack; they also suffer additional damage from serrated weapons, such as the Saw Cleaver and the Saw Spear.

Strategy

  • If possible, try to eliminate them with thrown items or ranged attacks before they detect you - Molotovs and Throwing Knives are very effective due to their low health, but are very likely to miss during battle due to these foes' agility and quick evasive responses. If they see you at a distance, time a thrust attack to hit them as they leap at you; shooting them with a pistol or scattergun will knock them to the ground, canceling their attack and giving you an opportunity to hit them as they get back up. Try not to let them get near you as they turn quickly, making it difficult to avoid their bite attacks at close range.

Notes

  • This Enemy is part of The Old Hunters DLC.
  • 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]
  • Theory on the Yharnam dogs, when the curse started, beasts were relatively humanoids and therefore Doberman (Old Hunter's Hound) were used. However, as beasts became more animalistic, somewhere along the lines they must have scrapped the doberman for the larger Irish Wolf Hound (Rabid Dog), a dog specifically bred for hunting and killing wolves and bears.

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

New Game Cycles

New Game NG+ NG+2 NG+3 NG+4 NG+5 NG+6
Locations HP Blood Echoes Icon HP Blood Echoes Icon HP Blood Echoes Icon HP Blood Echoes Icon HP Blood Echoes Icon HP Blood Echoes Icon HP Blood Echoes Icon
Hunter's Nightmare 483 372 768 1542 822 1696 845 1928 868 2313 883 3084 922 3855
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