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Basic Information

Fall Damage is the damage sustained when a player falls from above a certain height, with higher falls causing greater damage. Fall damage behaves the same way as in the previous Souls games. It will remove a percentage of the player's max HP, meaning any survivable fall is always survivable regardless of how leveled up your character's Vitality is, provided that the player's health isn't already reduced enough to cause death. For example, a fall that removes 500 HP for a player with 1000 max HP would only remove 200 HP for a player with 400 max HP. Defenses and stats do not reduce fall damage. Also plunging attacks do not affect fall damage.

Hidden "Equip Load" & Fall Damage

Despite hidden "Equip Load" being removed for stamina regeneration with patch 1.04. It does affect the fall damage. Equip Load gets higher by equipping pieces of attire, right and left hand weapons, furthermore in case of the weapons even unequipped ones in your quick menu count. Higher the hidden "Equip Load" the more damage will your character take from the fall damage. Equipped Quick Items do not count toward the equip load. Equipped Hand Lantern does not affect fall damage.

In-depth testing shows there are no tresholds in "equip load" which would interfere with fall damage calculation. Each piece of attire and equipped weapons have weight and they stack additively.

Attire Weight Value

Head	Weight	Body	Weight	Arms	Weight	Legs	Weight
Knight's Wig	0.800	Student Uniform (cape)	3.000	Yahar'gul Black Gloves	1.500	Crowfeather Trousers	1.700
Grey Wolf Cap	1.000	Knight's Garb	3.500	Crowfeather Manchettes	1.700	Henryk's Hunter Trousers	1.800
Yharnam Hunter Cap	1.000	Choir Garb	3.800	Henryk's Hunter Gloves	1.800	Knight's Trousers/Dress	1.900
Black Church Hat	1.000	Yahar'gul Black Garb	4.500	Knight's Gloves	1.900	Charred Hunter Trousers	2.000
Blindfold Cap	1.000	Graveguard Robe	4.700	Charred Hunter Gloves	2.000	Yahar'gul Black Trousers	2.000
Graveguard Mask	1.200	Bone Ash Armor	4.700	Yharnam Hunter Gloves	2.100	Student Trousers	2.000
Bone Ash Mask	1.200	Hunter Garb (cape)	4.700	Surgical Long Gloves	2.200	Yharnam Hunter Trousers	2.100
Henryk's Hunter Cap	1.200	Cainhurst Armor	4.700	Choir Gloves	2.200	Black Church Trousers/Dress	2.200
Hunter Hat	1.200	Gascoigne's Garb	4.700	Graveguard Manchettes	2.800	Choir Trousers	2.200
Cainhurst Helmet	1.200	Tomb Prospector Garb	4.700	Bone Ash Gauntlets	2.800	Graveguard Kilt	2.800
Gascoigne's Cap	1.200	Executioner Garb	4.700	Hunter Gloves	2.800	Bone Ash Leggings	2.800
Tomb Prospector Hood	1.200	Gehrman's Hunter Garb	4.700	Cainhurst Gauntlets	2.800	Hunter Trousers	2.800
Gold Ardeo	1.200	Madman Garb	4.700	Gascoigne's Gloves	2.800	Cainhurst Leggings	2.800
Gehrman's Hunter Cap	1.200	Doll Clothes	4.700	Tomb Prospector Gloves	2.800	Gascoigne's Trousers	2.800
Madman Hood	1.200	Foreign Garb	4.700	Executioner Gauntlets	2.800	Tomb Prospector Trousers	2.800
Doll Hat	1.200	Ashen Hunter Garb	4.700	Madman Manchettes	2.800	Executioner Trousers	2.800
Black Hood	1.200	Hunter Garb	4.700	Doll Gloves	2.800	Gehrman's Hunter Trousers	2.800
Crown of Illusions	1.200	White Church Garb	4.700	Sullied Bandage	2.800	Madman Leggings	2.800
Iron Yahar'gul Helm	1.200	Student Uniform	4.700	Ashen Hunter Gloves	2.800	Doll Skirt	2.800
Top Hat	1.200	Noble Dress	4.700			Foreign Trousers	2.800
White Church Hat	1.200	Sweaty Clothes	4.700			Ashen Hunter Trousers	2.800
Rumpled Yharnam Hat	1.200	Crowfeather Garb	4.800			White Church Trousers/Dress	2.800
Beak Mask	1.500	Charred Hunter Garb	5.000			Arianna's Shoes	2.800
Black Hooded Iron Helm	2.000	Henryk's Hunter Garb	5.000
Mensis Cage	2.500	Yharnam Hunter Garb	5.200
		Black Church Garb	5.500

Attire added with DLC patch (1.07) has no weight and doesn't affect fall damage. These include, Head: Brador's Testimony, Butcher Mask, Enlarged Head, Harrowed Hood, Maria Hunter Cap, Old Hunter Cap, Old Hunter Top Hat, One-eyed Iron Helm/Master's Iron Helm, Yamamura Hunter Hat; Body: Beast Hide Garb, Butcher Garb, Constable's Garb, Decorative Old Hunter Garb, Harrowed Garb, Khaki Haori, Maria Hunter Garb, Maria Hunter Garb, Old Hunter Garb; Arms: Bloodied Arm Bands, Butcher Gloves, Constable's Gloves, Harrowed Gloves, Maria Hunter Gloves, Old Hunter Arm Bands, Old Hunter Gloves; Legs: Bloodied Trousers, Butcher Trousers, Constable's Trousers, Decorative Old Hunter Trousers, Harrowed Trousers, Maria Hunter Trousers, Old Hunter Trousers, Wine Hakama

Right & Left Hand Weapons Weight Value

R-H Weapon	Weight	R-H Weapon	Weight	L-H Weapon	Weight	L-H Weapon	Weight
Kos Parasite	0	Simon's Bowblade	5	Hunter's Torch	1	Cannon	20
Blade of Mercy	3	Boom Hammer	5	Torch	1	Gatling Gun	20
Beast Claw	3	Amygdalan Arm	5	Hunter Pistol	3	Church Cannon	20
Rakuyo	3	Hunter Axe	6	Evelyn	3
Threaded Cane	4	Burial Blade	6	Repeating Pistol	3
Beast Cutter	4	Kirkhammer	6	Rosmarinus	3
Chikage	5	Ludwig's Holy Blade	6	Flamesprayer	3
Saw Cleaver	5	Church Pick	6	Wooden Shield	3
Saw Spear	5	Whirligig Saw	6	Fist of Gratia	3
Reiterpallasch	5	Rifle Spear	8	Loch Shield	3
Stake Driver	5	Logarius' Wheel	8	Hunter Blunderbuss	10
Tonitrus	5	Bloodletter	8	Ludwig's Rifle	10
Beasthunter Saif	5			Piercing Rifle	10

Unlike Attire added with DLC patch (1.07), right & left hand Weapons added with this patch have weight, included in the table above, and affect fall damage.

+ Test Data

Testing Weapons (base damage 1046)

R-H Weapon	DMG	DIFF	R-H Weapon	DMG	DIFF	L-H Weapon	DMG	DIFF	L-H Weapon	DMG	DIFF
Kos Parasite	1046	0	Simon's Bowblade	1076	30	Hunter's Torch	1052	6	Cannon	1166	120
Blade of Mercy	1064	18	Boom Hammer	1076	30	Torch	1052	6	Gatling Gun	1166	120
Beast Claw	1064	18	Amygdalan Arm	1076	30	Hunter Pistol	1064	18	Church Cannon	1166	120
Rakuyo	1064	18	Hunter Axe	1082	36	Evelyn	1064	18
Threaded Cane	1070	24	Burial Blade	1082	36	Repeating Pistol	1064	18
Beast Cutter	1070	24	Kirkhammer	1082	36	Rosmarinus	1064	18
Chikage	1076	30	Ludwig's Holy Blade	1082	36	Flamesprayer	1064	18
Saw Cleaver	1076	30	Church Pick	1082	36	Wooden Shield	1064	18
Saw Spear	1076	30	Whirligig Saw	1082	36	Fist of Gratia	1064	18
Reiterpallasch	1076	30	Rifle Spear	1094	48	Loch Shield	1064	18
Stake Driver	1076	30	Logarius' Wheel	1094	48	Hunter Blunderbuss	1106	60
Tonitrus	1076	30	Bloodletter	1094	48	Ludwig's Rifle	1106	60
Beasthunter Saif	1076	30				Piercing Rifle	1106	60

Testing Attire (base damage 1046)

Head	DMG	DIFF	Body	DMG	DIFF	Arms	DMG	DIFF	Legs	DMG	DIFF
Knight's Wig	1051	5	Student Uniform (cape)	1064	18	Yahar'gul Black Gloves	1055	9	Crowfeather Trousers	1056	10
Grey Wolf Cap	1052	6	Knight's Garb	1067	21	Crowfeather Manchettes	1056	10	Henryk's Hunter Trousers	1057	11
Yharnam Hunter Cap	1052	6	Choir Garb	1069	23	Henryk's Hunter Gloves	1057	11	Knight's Trousers/Dress	1057	11
Black Church Hat	1052	6	Yahar'gul Black Garb	1073	27	Knight's Gloves	1057	11	Charred Hunter Trousers	1058	12
Blindfold Cap	1052	6	Graveguard Robe	1074	28	Charred Hunter Gloves	1058	12	Yahar'gul Black Trousers	1058	12
Graveguard Mask	1053	7	Bone Ash Armor	1074	28	Yharnam Hunter Gloves	1059	13	Student Trousers	1058	12
Bone Ash Mask	1053	7	Hunter Garb (cape)	1074	28	Surgical Long Gloves	1059	13	Yharnam Hunter Trousers	1059	13
Henryk's Hunter Cap	1053	7	Cainhurst Armor	1074	28	Choir Gloves	1059	13	Black Church Trousers/Dress	1059	13
Hunter Hat	1053	7	Gascoigne's Garb	1074	28	Graveguard Manchettes	1063	17	Choir Trousers	1059	13
Cainhurst Helmet	1053	7	Tomb Prospector Garb	1074	28	Bone Ash Gauntlets	1063	17	Graveguard Kilt	1063	17
Gascoigne's Cap	1053	7	Executioner Garb	1074	28	Hunter Gloves	1063	17	Bone Ash Leggings	1063	17
Tomb Prospector Hood	1053	7	Gehrman's Hunter Garb	1074	28	Cainhurst Gauntlets	1063	17	Hunter Trousers	1063	17
Gold Ardeo	1053	7	Madman Garb	1074	28	Gascoigne's Gloves	1063	17	Cainhurst Leggings	1063	17
Gehrman's Hunter Cap	1053	7	Doll Clothes	1074	28	Tomb Prospector Gloves	1063	17	Gascoigne's Trousers	1063	17
Madman Hood	1053	7	Foreign Garb	1074	28	Executioner Gauntlets	1063	17	Tomb Prospector Trousers	1063	17
Doll Hat	1053	7	Ashen Hunter Garb	1074	28	Madman Manchettes	1063	17	Executioner Trousers	1063	17
Black Hood	1053	7	Hunter Garb	1074	28	Doll Gloves	1063	17	Gehrman's Hunter Trousers	1063	17
Crown of Illusions	1053	7	White Church Garb	1074	28	Sullied Bandage	1063	17	Madman Leggings	1063	17
Iron Yahar'gul Helm	1053	7	Student Uniform	1074	28	Ashen Hunter Gloves	1063	17	Doll Skirt	1063	17
Top Hat	1053	7	Noble Dress	1074	28				Foreign Trousers	1063	17
White Church Hat	1053	7	Sweaty Clothes	1074	28				Ashen Hunter Trousers	1063	17
Rumpled Yharnam Hat	1053	7	Crowfeather Garb	1075	29				White Church Trousers/Dress	1063	17
Beak Mask	1055	9	Charred Hunter Garb	1076	30				Arianna's Shoes	1063	17
Black Hooded Iron Helm	1058	12	Henryk's Hunter Garb	1076	30
Mensis Cage	1061	15	Yharnam Hunter Garb	1077	31
			Black Church Garb	1079	33

Notes

Testing took place with ladder jump right before bridge to Father Gascoigne in Central Yharnam, performing jumps from the same height with 1500 of total HP. For base damage value, first jumping with nothing equipped, base damage = 1046 DMG. DMG column is exact number of the fall damage (value is noted after the same values repeat three times for each setup). DIFF column is difference in fall damage (fall damage with noted weapon/attire equipped - base damage)

Beast Runes & Fall Damage

The Beast rune has a hidden effect that reduces falling damage by a percentage amount equal to the bonus it gives to Beasthood. The Beast +20 rune would reduce falling damage by 20%, while the Beast +100 rune will negate all falling damage. Falls from a fatal distance are still lethal. Beast's Embrace rune does not reduce fall damage.

Kill Boxes

There are places within the area where a character will instantly die when touching them, regardless of the distance of the fall. They are typically found in pitfalls and out-of-bounds areas, and guarantee death regardless of Fall Damage mechanics.

Surviving Lethal Falls

Due to the way Bloodborne (and the other souls games really) calculates fall damage on sloped surfaces, it is possible to survive by reloading your character or jumping to a specific location after the fall. Resetting your character with a reload will always remove any and all fall damage from a character in the souls games, even if the damage is still "pending" as the game waits for the character to hit the ground. Demonstration: [New Forbidden Woods skip]