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Ludwig, the Holy Blade (Head)

Ludwig, the Holy Blade (Head)


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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 Underground Corpse Pile - 0 140 140 140 140 252 119 168 999 999 - -
Discovery Drop Multipliers Bonuses Weak against
Hunter's Nightmare Holy Moonlight Sword x1 [100%] HP multiplier 1 Is beast No PhysicalVS bluntVS ThrustBlood
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

Description

  • The first hunter of the Healing Church and founder of their workshop. Though Ludwig dedicated his life to the good of his fellow hunters, he ultimately became victim to curse of blood and beasts, eventually becoming trapped in the nightmare like so many after him. Though completely transformed when you first encounter him, deep down Ludwig still retains his pride as a hunter and will rediscover his guiding light for one last hunt, partially regaining his humanity mid-battle. If you are wearing Healing Church attire when you speak to him after his defeat, he will implore you to validate his sacrifices and enable him to finally rest in peace; whether you choose to tell him a merciful lie or the bitter truth is your decision alone.

Location

  • Hunter's Nightmare Underground Corpse Pile, next to the stairs after you defeat him.

Progression

1.
Hunter's Nightmare Underground Corpse Pile [Night / Blood Moon]
After being defeated in battle, Ludwig's head will remain on the ground to the left of the stairs leading to the exit. If you speak to him while wearing non-Church attire he'll offer a few lines of dialogue, then fall silent; in this case you'll need to finish him in order to obtain the Holy Moonlight Sword. If you're wearing a Healing Church garment in your body slot, Ludwig's dialogue will change and he'll offer you a yes/no prompt; answer yes and he'll give you the sword immediately. If you answer "no" and reload the area, the Simon, Seeker of Secrets will show up and finish Ludwig; at this point you can obtain the sword by speaking to the Seeker.

Drops

  • Holy Moonlight Sword [100%]

Notes

  • This NPC is part of The Old Hunters DLC.
  • Healing Church clothing, to earn Ludwig's trust and to recognize you as a member of the church, you must equip one of the following pieces of "Body" attire before initiating conversation: Black Church Garb, White Church Garb, Choir Garb, Executioner Garb, Tomb Prospector Garb or Gascoigne's Garb.
  • It will not drop Blood Dreg when Corruption Oath Caryll rune is equipped.
  • Using Choir Bell on any human NPCs will get them 'hurt' [damage animation] by it and non-humans get healed. Therefore using Choir Bell to heal injured Eileen in front of Grand Cathedral will kill her instead, as she is programmed to die from any registered hit even though Choir Bell deal 0 damage. Same will apply to head of the Ludwig after defeating him in Underground Corpse Pile in Hunter's Nightmare and wounded Simon, Seeker of Secrets in Lighthouse Hut in Fishing Hamlet. Also you can use it to heal "special character" Beast-possessed Soul to assist you in Chalice Dungeons.

Ludwig, the Holy Blade (Head) The Old Hunters DLC

Acquired Items

Item Amount Requirements Notes
Holy Moonlight Sword 1 To obtain the sword without killing him, speak to him while wearing Healing Church attire and answer, "Yes;" otherwise, receive it from the Simon, Seeker of Secrets or simply attack Ludwig and he will drop it. -
Talk to his head (church garb)
  • Tell me, good hunter of the Church.
    Have you seen the light?
    Are my Church hunters the honorable
    spartans I hoped they would be?

Yes/No

Yes
  • Ahh, good... that is a relief.
    To know I did not suffer
    such denigration for nothing.
    Thank you kindly.
    Now I may sleep in peace.
    Even in this darkest of nights, I see... the moonlight...

No
  • Oh, my.
    Just as I feared.
    Then a beast-possessed degenerate was I, as my detractors made eminently clear.
    ...
    Does the nightmare never end?!

Talk to his head (no church garb)
  • Good hunter, have you seen the thread of light?
    Just a hair, a fleeting thing, yet I clung to it,
    steeped as I was in the stench of blood and beasts.
    I never wanted to know, what it really was.
    Really, I didn't.
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