#bloodborne guide

[fantomette22]

The complete Bloodborne guide arrived today! 👀

Years ago they made a guide for the main game then another book for the dlc. 2 years ago they made an edition compiling both. It’s huge! Got it brand new for almost the original price so that's very wholesome.

Now I have them all!

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Here are some things that the Bloodborne 25th Anniversary Guide brings. especially he left everything related to laurence If you want any other character like Ludwing you can tell me...I can even review the art book

[amygdalae]

What is your favorite or preferred hunter tools? Most times I ignore them all and just go for attack spam but I feel like I should switch up my play style.

OK sorry in advance: I was just gonna answer the ask but I haven’t infodumped about Bloodborne in awhile so hooray you just won a free monologue from yours truly. buckle in because im gonna say boring gameplay stuff that everyone probably knows already lets go

ALSO to answer your question my favorites are blacksky eye, phantasm shell, augur of ebrietas, and madaras whistle

First, we’re gonna talk about the hunter tools that can easily be used regardless of build (as long as you have at least 15 arcane):

The empty phantasm shell is perfect for most builds, as long as you use a weapon that can be buffed. I personally like it for boss fights cuz of the added edge. It puts cool sparkles on ya weapon and the damage bonus isn’t that big, but it’s useful if you don’t have any fire/bolt paper or the boss is weak to arcane.

the choir bell is useful if you’re out of blood vials, but it really mainly comes in handy for co-op (it heals other players). It lends itself well with the ‘caster’ vibe of an arc build, but you don’t gotta be an eldritch wizard to help a friend in need.

The messenger’s gift isn’t that useful but it’s very fun to turn into messengers and it can be good to bust out for funsies in co-op. Also, I actually was able to hide from an invader with it until they left.

Beast Roar! folks like using it to tell enemies to back off. BIG yell, knocks em back. It’s aesthetically good to use for a beasthood build, too.

I haven’t used the Old Hunter bone much but it makes ya dodge fast. I hear it’s good for pvp and helps with faster-paced bosses. the effect looks cool. 

Alright. Next are the ones that are good but only kick ass with some arcane investment (with high enough arcane they really do shred shit up tho)

augur of ebrietas! it’s cute, it’s spooky, it parries/backstabs, and it does heaps of damage with good stats. Who doesnt wanna shoot tentacles out they hand

blacksky eye: it has a very brief casting windup, long range, and decent damage. It’s functionally similar to a throwing knife except it’s a small missile you shoot from your eyeball. Useful for staggering ebrietas or amygdala if you aim at their heads, and it only costs 1 bullet per projectile. good for cheesing as well.

A call beyond: pretty much only for higher-arc builds cuz it requires at least 40 arc. It looks badass and shoots homing projectiles in every direction, and can knock enemies over. the windup is kinda long, but a well-placed call beyond can turn the tide of a fight.

Tiny tonitrus is great. when used right, it cuts big swathes of sparky destruction and its satisfying to line it up to hit multiple enemies. definitely worth utilizing against bosses that are weak to bolt. ive always felt like it should cost fewer bullets tho

executioners gloves: who doesn’t love spooky homing projectiles? the range is shorter than youd think but its great for boss fights and doesnt take that much precision. it can also be good for distracting folks in pvp.

i havent used the accursed brew much since its a pretty late game item but it’s kinda like a fucked up magic molotov. the effect lingers for a moment, too.

The last one is the outlier! Snake whistle!!!

the Madaras whistle is the one hunter tool that scales with bloodtinge!! it makes a big snake come outta the ground and chomp. Enemies and also yourself. Best to get out the way. however it does kickass damage and can help keep invaders outta your grill.

Agh

[bloodborne-guide]

Novice’s Walkthrough of Bloodborne: Cainhurst Castle

Forsaken Castle Cainhurst is an icy place, once brimming with life, now filled with ghosts and servants

While Castle Cainhurst is a later game area it is still possible to access it right after you get the Cainhurst Summons in Iosefka’s clinic to gain access to a stronger Blood Gem and some Bloodstone Chunks to boost your character further ahead in terms of progression.

To first get to Cainhurst Castle you need to go to Hemwick Charnel Lane via the lamp to Witch's Abode, from the Hemwick Charnel Lane lantern, or to walk there from the Grand Cathedral. There is a large black obelisk right before the hill where the Witch's Abode is located. A cutscene will play in which a stagecoach being drawn by two horses will appear and its door will open. Entering the stagecoach will play another cutscene where you will find yourself at the gates of Cainhurst Castle.

In Cainhurst Castle you will face.

Cain’s Servant: Found within the Castle. They have 3 variants. They can all be knocked down by blood damage(i.e. bullets)

Cleaner: Will only attack if provoked. Wields a cane

Blow-dart: There are two types of blow-darts. One is damaging while the other marks you and makes the Widows more aggressive. Found in the library

Knight: Wields a rapier. Attacks swiftly, are aggressive, and are evasive.  

Gargoyle: Found on the balconies and rooftops of Cainhurst Castle. They attack with their wings and with a grab attack. If you interrupt these gargoyles while they’re standing for an attack, it will knock them down and they will take more damage. They have a small chance to drop Bloodstone Chunks.

Bloodlicker: A dangerous enemy. Can’t be visceral attacked. Their stomach size indicates their physical resistance. Have attacks that can hit you from any direction except from their sides. 3 variants in the main game and 1 extra in the DLC

Bloated: literally unable to fight back due to its belly.

Hungry: most common one in Cainhurst Castle.

Starved: Similar to Hungry Bloodlickers but a bit more aggressive from what I’ve seen.

Bound Widow: Found throughout the inside of the Castle. They have 2 variants. Most of their danger comes from their numbers. They are all invisible until they’re approached

Knife: Most common variant. Will become more aggressive if you’re marked

Screamer: These only appear in one room. They cannot directly damage you but their screams are able to immobilize you for a few seconds.

Hateful Maggots: These enemies are found in a lower area of Cainhurst Castle. They are vulnerable to blunt damage but are very low to the ground.

From where you start off when first arriving in Cainhurst Castle you will need to first walk up the stairs leading to the gate of Castle. You will only need to wait for the gate to open as it will open on its own.

When the gate finally opens you will see a courtyard full of Bloodlickers roaming around and the Castle Cainhurst Lantern.

From the Lamp, you can see to the left the entry to the inside of Cainhurst Castle and to the right, a lower area filled with maggots. Next to the fountain, there are a few numbing mists on a corpse. When you’re just about to reach the stairs to the door, look back and see the bloated Bloodlicker and two starved Bloodlickers. They are feeding on 3 corpses: 2 of which have Frenzied Coldblood on them and one of which has 4 numbing mists on it. There are 4 more numbing mists to the right of the door off to the corner.

Down in the area with the many Hateful Maggots in it is a Radial Tempering Blood Gemstone. This particular Blood Gemstone adds a 9.5% physical attack boost and a +3.6% physical attack boost when near death. I advise running in to pick up the Gem then running out as the Maggots are too much trouble than they’re worth.

Walking up to the door will open it automatically. When you walk into the first area you can hear the cries of weeping women and the cleaners working their hardest to make sure the castle is clean. The crying is from the Bound Widows. The servants can drop blood vials so if you are running low on vials I recommend clearing out this lower area full of cleaners. There is one Madman’s Knowledge in the right side of this area and another one to the left. There is also a chest in the corner which has the Reiterpallasch, a Skill-scaling weapon that can fire bullets in its transformed mode.

Walk up the stairs and turn right. There are several Bound WIdows here and one Cleaning Servant. On a corpse near the Cleaning Servant is a single Bloodstone Chunk, the third tier or fortifying material.

Turning left, however, will lead you to where you’re supposed to go in order to advance. There are more Widows and another singular Cleaning Servant. You will also find a room which appears to be a dining room. A respectable amount of Widows are here, waiting to ambush you. There is a corpse in the center of this room which has 4 QS bullets and a chest on the right side of the room which has a Noble Dress.

Walk outside to the balcony and make a left. You’ll find yourself on the wall of Castle Cainhurst. If you’re particularly observant you can notice a Gargoyle perched on top of some ledges. You can find another Bloodstone Chunk here by walking straight ahead then making a left up some spiral stairs. There is a Gargoyle perched like a statue here so be careful. After killing off both Gargoyles head toward the doorway which has two torches lit by it. Be wary of an ambush by a Gargoyle, however. Inside is a corridor with a single Knight Servant in here. After you deal with him you have to go outside and either go back inside through another door or turn right to get 3/4s of an attire. The attire in question is the Executioner’s set but it doesn’t have the headpiece. You can get the headpiece by completing Alfred’s questline. It is guarded by two Gargoyles so either run back inside or face them head-on.

Inside there you’ll find yourself in a Library. Immediately to the left, there is a chest and an elevator shortcut back to the courtyard of Cainhurst Castle. Inside the chest is the Vileblood register. It is only useful in online mode as it is just a leaderboard of who PVPs successfully the most.

Back in the Library, there is a Blowdart Servant in here which marks you for the Widows to attack. When you’re marked the Widows will scream and start moving towards you much more aggressively.

There is also a chest at the right side of the library that has a gun in it called the Evelyn. It has higher bloodtinge scaling than the standard Hunter’s Pistol but it has less base damage than it. The chest is sealed off by tables but you can get to the chest by jumping over with the library stairs. You’ll have to run up the stairs that are close to the left of the Servant.

On the second floor, there are mainly Knight Servants and Blow-dart Servants. The Blow-dart Servants here only deal damage to you.

In the far left corner of this floor, there is another Bloodstone Chunk.

To advance you have to find the empty window pane that leads to the outside. You’ll have to drop down onto the balcony below. There is also a ledge that has 10 QS bullets that you can easily miss.

Going inside will lead you to another room filled with Bound Widows. There are also screamer variants of the Widows in here which paralyze you but deal no direct damage. There are two chests in this room. One of which has 3/4s of the Knight Set and the other chest has a Hunter Tool Called the Executioner’s Gloves. The Executioner’s Gloves cost 3 QS bullets and 20 arcane to use. They fire off 3 skulls which all deal arcane damage and are pretty good at staggering opponents. Go back outside and drop onto the ledge where you can spot the Gargoyle perched on top of a gargoyle statue. On your way to that Gargoyle, you’ll notice a spot in the wall where you can go back inside. The item that the Gargoyle is perched over is a Kin Coldblood which grants a ludicrous amount of blood echoes.

Back inside you’ll see a lever which you’ll have to pull to pull back a ladder which was disguised as a wall. You’ll have to climb up this ladder to advance. At the top of the ladder go up the small set of stairs and make a left. After a long bit of walking you’ll reach the corner of the room and if you look to the left you’ll see a Scurrying Beast. This particular one drops 2 Bloodstone Chunks when it is killed. Run back and open the chest you may have spotted while going around. It has a Droplet Warm Blood Gemstone. This droplet Gemstone increases bloodtinge scaling by a flat amount of 13.5.

Turn around and find the stairs that lead to the roof of the Castle. At the top, there is a Red-eyed Gargoyle here. It is essentially a stronger version of a Gargoyle. There are also 2 normal Gargoyles which will flap their way towards the roof so you’ll have to deal with the single one as soon as possible. There is also a corpse here which has the last piece of the Knight Set, the Knight’s Wig.

Now you’ll have to drop off to another piece of roof with fencing on it. Then you’ll have to drop to another rooftop. Then you’ll have to drop down again to a bridge like area. Do take care as it is possible to fall off the roof and die. You’ll also find a Kin Coldblood here as well. Climb up the ladder and move forward a bit until you find the corpse that has some Bold Hunter’s Marks on it. Then you’ll have to walk back up to where the arch with the two torches is. After some more walking, a cutscene will play and you’ll have to face the boss fight of Cainhurst Castle, Martyr Logarius

Martyr Logarius is a master spellcaster and an incredibly skilled fighter. He makes great use of both disciplines during his boss fight.

He has 2 phases

In phase 1 He will mainly attack with arcane spells, rarely throws out a melee attack, and will do his best to back away from you.

He has 4 types of spells in this phase.

A row of small skulls that have homing properties and hurt quite a bit

A larger skull which he will cast when you’re right in front of him

A larger skull which starts off as a small skull and explodes into a larger skull after he backs off

It will explode into a larger skull regardless of whether it looks like Logarius is making it explode

A large swirling mass of skulls which has a small homing property.

Phase 2 begins when he hits about 70% health.

At the start of phase 2, he will buff himself granting himself hyper-armor and will deflect any bullets you try to shoot at him

You can interrupt this buff by delivering a charged R2 to his back.

He won’t cast this buff again

As such you will need to do your best to keep his back away from a wall when he is almost at 70% health

During phase 2 Martyr Logarius will attack with mainly his scythe and his sword.

His sword is fast and quick but it doesn’t hit as hard as his scythe

His scythe is hard-hitting and slow but it isn’t as fast as the sword.

The scythe has more reach and is likely to hit you if you dodge too early

Martyr Logarius has two different plunging attacks. One which he goes straight up and hovers for a bit and plunges straight down on you with his scythe and another which he hovers for a bit and attacks with his scythe in a spin attack.

The one which he jumps straight up is the harder to dodge of the two as it is highly likely he won’t be on your camera while he’s performing this attack and the other one only requires you to dodge toward him

He also has an attack where he plunges a spectral version of his sword into the ground which will cause a rain of swords to fly towards you.

You can lock onto the sword to shoot it with your firearm

It causes an explosion when it is cast.

You can destroy this sword to end the sword rain.

When he is defeated he drops the Crown of Illusions near the Lamp.

Equipping the Crown of Illusions and heading to where Logarius’ seat was will reveal that there was a hidden throne room there all along. Going inside will greet you with an NPC. Her name is Annalise, and she is the Queen of Vilebloods. She tells you to kneel in front of her throne and she will rebuke you if you do otherwise. Talking to her and swearing oath to the Vilebloods will unlock you a new covenant and will grant you the Cainhurst Badge, unlocking for purchase in the Shop.

Cainhurst armor Set

Chikage

The Chikage is the only weapon in the main game that scales with Bloodtinge in one of its forms

In transformed form its blade is coated in blood

It causes Rapid Poison to build up in its transformed form

It depletes your health slowly while it is transformed

Its R2 increases the health drain while charging.

Evelyn

Numbing Mist

Reiterpallasch

The Vileblood covenant rune, Corruption, grants +1 health regeneration when you are low on health. It also causes Blood Dregs to be dropped from non-respawning hunter enemies and from PVP.

In Annalise’s chamber, there is an item for you to pick up. It is the Unopened Summons. You can give this to Alfred to get the Wheel Hunter Badge. It unlocks

Gold Ardeo: headpiece of the Executioner set

Logarius Wheel

The only weapon in the main game which has an S scaling in strength when fully upgraded. 

Its transformed form deals a large amount of arcane damage 

Its transformed L2 buffs the arcane damage at the cost of health drain. 

You can press L2 up to 4 times with each press buffing the damage and the health drain.

If you decide to travel back to the Vileblood Queen’s Chamber you can find that Alfred has reduced Annalise to a pulp. Talking to him will grant you the roar gesture. You can also interact with Annalise’s flesh to get an item that you can use to resurrect Annalise.

If you return to Alfred’s original spot you will find that he has committed suicide and you can pick up the Radiance Rune-the Covenant Rune for Executioners-from his body. The Radiance Rune increases the effectiveness of blood vials by 2%.

One thing to note about the Corruption and Radiance runes is that players who have the Corruption Rune equipped cannot cooperate with those who have the Radiance Rune equipped and must do combat with them and vice versa.

This has been Castle Cainhurst and Alfred’s questline.

[bloodborne-guide]

Beginner’s Guide to Bloodborne: Old Yharnam

Old Yharnam, where the beast hunting aspect of Bloodborne is taken to its most extreme. Pretty much all of the enemies in this area are considered beasts save for a few.

Now from the Lantern and the gate you will be greeted with dialogue from someone named Djura.

He’s an asshole…

Anyways on to business, there will be a new enemy type that is mainly found in Old Yharnam called, oh so eloquently, Beasts and there are 3 variants of them.

Beast: basically naked except for their fur

Are more common than the other two variants

Cower in fear when a torch is held in your off-hand

Chase you down

Cloaked Beast: Has a cloak over their head

Walk slowly

They do not cower in fear of fire

Have long and quick combos

Attacks build up slow poison, a status effect that chips away at your health

Greater Cloaked Beast: basically Cloaked Beasts but larger

More dangerous than the other 2 variants

Some Greater Cloaked Beasts can buff other enemies in the area, making them more aggressive and have slow poison build up on their attacks

Have a grab attack

All of these Beast enemies (and any other beast type enemy in this game) are susceptible to serrated and fire damage.

There are two ways to go from directly outside the gate. Left or right

Left is where you’re supposed to go, right can lead you to an item called Hunter’s Torch

The Hunter’s Torch does not provide more light than the normal Torch but it deals more damage

Also going right has a scurrying beast with some bloodstones. It also jumps off a ledge but you can follow it as that is where you can find the Hunter’s Torch and a shortcut which you can unlock later. You have to keep going down to find the Hunter’s torch and the ladder back up. Also, there are 2 Cloaked Beasts around here

If you went left you will encounter your first Old Yharnam Beast. It is first obscured by some smoke so it might have the jump on you. There are also several other Beasts in this area and one Cloaked Beast off in the corner. After you have cleared out this area you can advance.

There is a small courtyard like area with a bunch of statues, beasts, and a few cloaked beasts. I highly recommend not going too far forward until you have cleared the area of enemies. You will see why shortly.

Now one thing to note that if you look off to the right you can see that there is no fencing to keep you from falling off the ledge in one small area, I usually go down this path as it is safer to go down in my opinion. If you did advance past a few statues Djura will begin shooting at you with his Gatling gun.

Yeah, that is what I meant when I said he’s an asshole.

Anywho if you went down after you fall down the ledge you’ll see a Greater Cloaked Beast in there, first one you encounter. After that room is an area with some explosives, Djura will shoot these in hopes of catching you in the resulting explosions. There are also a few Beasts in here that will likely die from the explosions. After this room there will be a small bridge you have to cross. Sprint across it to avoid getting shot. Here there will be some Carrion Crows guarding a blood stone. In the next room there will be two Beasts in a corner and 1 Greater Cloaked Beast hiding. Near the Greater Cloaked Beast’s hiding spot is a bloodtinge gemstone.

The next area is fairly perilous and I usually sprint past it. There are several Beasts and Cloaked Beasts here and Djura still can shoot you while you’re down here. There is also a hostile Hunter NPC, one of the first. He wields a Saw Spear and pistol. If you want a free weapon and attire set you have to go in the building near this area, it's dark and there are a lot of beasts in there. The free weapon is the Rifle Spear and the free attire is the Charred Hunter Set

Just climb up the ladder.

When you have climbed up the ladder do NOT go up the second one. Djura is a really tough enemy and you’d be better off going through the hidden ledge that is opposite of the ladder.

If you really want what he drops you can either

Cheese him by knocking him off the tower

Done by spamming your gun or poking him off with the dash attack of the Hunter Axe

Befriend him later in the game if you have encountered another optional boss.

Not the one at the end of Old Yharnam however, a different one that you can encounter after the one at the end of Old Yharnam

Befriending him will make him non-hostile and will give you the Powder Keg Badge and the Brush Off Dust Gesture however you cannot buy his set unless you kill him

The Powder Keg Badge unlocks in the messenger shop

oil urn

rope Molotov cocktails

these are molotovs you throw behind you

Stake Driver

Djura’s weapon of choice

has a powerful charged R2 attack when transformed

Rifle Spear

The L2 input while transformed is a shotgun blast

Now if you went off the ledge you will find yourself on the rafters of where you’re supposed to go.

Keep going and don’t fall off. You may notice an explosive hanging precariously off some scaffolding. Knock it down and set fire to the entire area down below, it makes the encounter down there so much easier. The tricky part right now is to get down from the rafters.

The enemies in this area are all 3 variants of Old Yharnam Beast

The Greater Cloaked Beasts in this area will buff the others

You don’t have to set the area on fire but I prefer doing it.

You should notice the item pick up at the altar looking thing in this room. It’s ritual blood, used for chalice rituals. Chalice Dungeons are entirely optional.

So walking out of the building there are two ways you can go, left or right. Right is where you’re supposed to go and there are 6 blood vials and a shortcut back to Djura’s tower. Going left leads you to some Carrion Crows and some bloodstones.

To access the shortcut back to Djura’s tower you’ll need to climb up a tall ladder and open the gate.

The way to advance has a corridor that leads to a room with 3 Beasts and a Scurrying Beast at the far left end of the room. Either Molotov the scurrying beast or empty your stamina bar into it. The next area has 2 Pungent Blood Cocktails and is patrolled by two Scourge Beasts.

In this part of Old Yharnam, there are a large number of Scourge Beasts.

After you deal with the two Scourge Beasts here keep on moving forward. If you hit a locked gate, you’re going the wrong way.

If a lone Scourge Beast ambushes you-you're going the right way.

Near a the previously mentioned Scourge Beast Ambush is a cylindrical staircase in a building with a single Beast and an item gank. Heading up this building will lead you to a shortcut back to the Lantern. Use this shortcut to get back to the boss room if you die in there.

After you go back down to where you were, you’ll hear a Greater Cloaked Beast screeching. Scourge Beasts can also be buffed by Greater Cloaked Beasts. This is the only instance in the main game, however. The Greater Cloaked Beast has its back to you so you can get a backstab off on it here.

Then either gun it or face down the buffed Scourge Beast.

Going ahead from here will lead you to another Scurrying Beast that runs down some stairs. Kill it and reap the rewards.

If you’ve spoken to Alfred earlier you can summon him here for the boss fight that is in the ruined looking church.

The Blood-Starved Beast is a malformed creature, with its skin flayed off its back. As its name says, it wants blood and it just so happens a wandering hunter just stumbled upon it.

This is the boss of Old Yharnam, and will grant you access to Cathedral Ward if you haven’t already bought the Hunter Chief Emblem.

This boss has 3 phases.

The phases transition when its health is depleted to 66%  and 33%

The second phase gives it some new attacks and gives it slow poison build up on its attacks. It's now more aggressive

The third phase gives it more attacks and standing near it builds up slow poison. It’s now even more aggressive

During phase transitions, it sits still for a bit leaving it open to attack

During the third phase, one of the attacks it gains is a channeled AoE attack that builds up a lot of slow poison

When going into this boss fight you should put some antidotes on one of your quick slots so when you do get slow poisoned you can remove the debuff. There are also 3 antidotes behind an altar in the area.

Parrying is really effective in all stages of this boss fight

A lot of its attacks will probably miss if you’re at its side or behind it.

In the Second and Third phase, it has a grab attack, the telegraph for this attack is it will run up in front of you and pause momentarily, standing with its legs bent at a 90-degree angle and then it will leap.

You can parry its grab attack but I don’t recommend it as it deals a lot of damage and usually procs slow poison

If you throw a Pungent Blood Cocktail the Blood-Starved Beast will go to where you threw it. This leaves it open to being attacked and you can even get a backstab on it during this time.

Killing the Blood-Starved Beast will give you the Pthumeru Chalice and access to the Chalice Dungeons

It also allows you to advance in Cathedral ward and spawns new enemies around, and it also opens up a lot of areas that you can access later in the game.

After you have defeated the Blood-Starved Beast you can consider Old Yharnam conquered.

[bloodborne-guide]

Novice’s Walkthrough of Bloodborne: Nightmare of Mensis

The Nightmare of Mensis is your next stop on finishing the main game. It is another Nightmare area which you have to access through the Lecture Hall.

From the Advent Plaza(where you fought the One Reborn) you’ll have to enter the building with the mummies. Interact with the single interactable mummy in this room. You’ll be teleported to the Lecture Building 2nd Floor.

The Second Floor of the Lecture Building has stronger Slime Scholars than on the first floor and has a single unarmed Church Giant in one of its corners. Said Church Giant has flaming fists.

There is not to gain from here except a Bloodstone Chunk, some sedatives, and two runes.

You can also talk to Patches from here. Go to where the Church Giant is and drop down the door it is guarding. After a bit of talking he will give you the Tier 2 Anti-Clockwise Metamorphosis Rune (+15% stamina)

The other rune you can get from here is a Tier 2 Communion Rune (+2 Blood Vial Maximum)

To advance to the Nightmare of Mensis you’ll have to go through the two large doors.

In the first half of the Nightmare of Mensis you will encounter

Silverbeasts: the ones here will spawn Hateful Maggots if you don’t kill them with fire or visceral attacks.

Hateful Maggots: spawn from Silverbeasts

Giant Lost Child

Nightmare Apostles: giant spiders.

Normal: run of the mill giant spiders

Giant: a massive giant spider

Human head: can cast arcane spells.

Hostile Hunter NPC

Wields Ludwig’s Holy Blade, Rosmarinus, and Augur of Ebrietas

He drops 3 sedatives on death.

Mergo’s Attendant

Flail

Crossbow

Unarmed

Unarmed are Non-hostile until attacked or until you’re in combat with a Chief Attendant

Mergo’s Chief Attendant: wield an axe and a chain whip. All of its attacks deal rapid poison buildup

Carrion Crows: the crows here have dog heads

Hunting Dogs: the dogs here have crow heads

Micolash Puppet: an enemy unique to the first boss fight of the Nightmare of Mensis. They do not provide Rally.

When you first spawn into the Nightmare of Mensis, you won’t spawn near the Lantern. On the path to the Lantern, you’ll encounter a Silverbeast and a scurrying beast which will drop some Chunks. You’ll also find a Frenzied Coldblood.

A thing to note about the Nightmare of Mensis is the giant light which induces Frenzy and damage over time whilst you’re in its line of sight. This is a pain to deal with so you’ll have to move quickly and bring sedatives

Near the Nightmare of Mensis Lantern, there are a couple of Silverbeasts and a corpse with 8 blood vials on it. If you head towards the bridge you’ll encounter some more Silverbeasts and some Giant Children. Heading along the cliff wall will lead you to some Giant Children and another Lantern. 2 of these 3 Giant Children are guarding a Tier 1 Eye Rune (discovery up)

Heading along the bridge you’ll encounter a single Silverbeast at the end of it. After you turn the corner you may notice several Giant Children. The first one is guarding nothing in particular. The second one is guarding some chunks(the other two will notice you by the time you reach the second one). Two Giants are by the massive doors which you will have to get past. As such using a blue elixir will prove useful if you are not interested in confronting the giants.

Inside the building you just entered are a large group of Nightmare Apostles. I personally don’t like fighting them as they can easily swarm you to death. They won’t drop down from the ceiling until you walk about half-way into the room so I personally go off to the right hallway as they won’t drop down if you go in here. You still have to go through the main area, however.

In this hallway, you will find a Kin Coldblood outside and a single Madman’s Knowledge.

Going back into the main area there is a corpse at the end of the room with 6 Shaman Bone Blades on it. If you want you can use the Shaman Bone Blade on the large Nightmare Apostle to aggro it to its smaller friends. Outside you will find yourself on a walkway with a Hostile Hunter NPC on it.

After you have dealt with all of them, you will need to proceed inside the building.

Inside the building, you will hear the footsteps of Mergo’s attendants. On the lower floor, there is a Frenzied Coldblood near an elevator shortcut back to the Lantern from earlier. On the upper floor, there is a chest with Yellow Backbones in it.

After going further into the building, you will have to descend a massive set of stairs. At the bottom of said stairs, there is a Mergo’s Chief Attendant rounding a corner. Deal with it and move on. After a bit more walking there will be an unarmed attendant who will be hostile regardless of whether or not you attacked it. After that there will be a small area with 3 Crossbow Attendants and a Chief Attendant. You can avoid them using a blue elixir. They are guarding an elevator to advance. At the top of the elevator you will find yourself at an area with a group of Carrion Crows and 3 Hunting Dogs. One of them is with a few Carrion Crows and two of them are guarding Kin Coldblood and a Chunk. There is also high tier Blood Gem(+12.6% Phys ATK up, +2.3 Rally potential up) in one of the hanging cages. There will be a boss fight soon so use the nearby elevator shortcut to get back to the lamp and restock your supplies in the Hunter’s Dream. I also advise bringing along a full stack of poison knives if you wish for a surefire way of finishing the fight.

Go and enter the building and cross the bridge inside. You’ll encounter two unique enemies who are only present for this particular boss fight. Walk inside the corridor and the boss cutscene will play

Micolash, Host of the NIghtmare, is standing in your way. You have to kill him in order to advance. He drops the Mensis Cage upon his death and his death will unlock the path needed to proceed.

This boss fight is particularly tricky as it is more of a puzzle boss than anything.

This boss fight has 2 phases, with the second phase activating at 50% health

The first phase has him fighting with the Augur of Ebrietas

The second phase has him add punches and the Call Beyond to his arsenal

There will be constantly spawning Puppets

There are a lot of items strewn throughout Micolash’s maze. One of which I personally try to get every run, the Iron door Key

There is also a tier 2 Moon Rune in Micolash’s maze(+20% Blood Echoes)

It’s found at the bottom of a spiral staircase.

The Iron Door Key will be useful pretty soon, but not right now.

It opens a door in Micolash’s maze, but I do not recommend opening that door after the boss fight because it will be too dangerous at this moment

The puzzle for this boss fight is that you have to find a way to herd him into an area which he can’t run away from you.

This is far easier in this first phase. When you fight this boss for the first time, go straight, then right, then right, then straight, then turn around, left, then left, then straight. This pattern usually ends the chase immediately for me.

In the first dead-end room, you will have to fight Micolash along with 2 Puppets. He will usually cast the Augur when you’re in front of him. You should be able to punish this attack with ease.

After you have depleted his health to about 50%, Micolash will “die” before teleporting away to a different location.

The second phase is a bit trickier to end but you can cheese this portion of the fight if you do it correctly.

He can use mirrors to teleport in this phase if your insight is high enough.

The point where you can cheese him with the most ease is when he drops down from a balcony area down to a lower area with a mirror. If you brought along a full stack of poison knives, you can poison him with impunity as it only takes 2-3 knives to poison him. If you don’t decide to poison him, you can drop down to follow him, after which he will gate himself in an area which you cannot get in via conventional means.

To get in, you have to drop down from a higher point in the maze. You can identify this area via the corpse with a Bloodstone Chunk on it.

After you get the drop on him, he will try to retaliate. He may spam the Call Beyond, but do not worry too much. If you can dodge it properly and get close to him, he won’t be able to cast the Call.

You should be able to kill him shortly after.

After he’s dead, a cutscene will play and you will be able to advance.

This has been the Nightmare of Mensis.

[bloodborne-guide]

Novice’s Walkthrough of Bloodborne: Upper Cathedral Ward.

The Upper Cathedral Ward is where the Church Choir was once held, now it’s empty and overrun. There’s not a large number of materials in the Upper Cathedral Ward, but there are a few things which are worth getting, namely a tier 4 Communion Rune and the Great Isz Chalice.

To get to the Upper Cathedral Ward, you have to warp to the Cathedral Ward Lantern.

Remember the locked door at the top of the tower from way back earlier in the game? The Upper Cathedral Ward is through this door.

The enemies you’ll encounter are

Celestial Children: These small enemies are classified as kin and will take extra damage from thrust and bolt attacks. Their attacks can cause Frenzy build-up, so bring along some sedatives.

They are also found in the Isz Chalice Dungeon.

Hooded Brainsuckers

Church Servants: Their weapons are always buffed regardless of your insight level

Scourge Beasts: this variant of Scourge Beast has blue eyes and will rarely drop Bloodstone Chunks.

Celestial Mob

Carrion Crows

From the door, there will be a single Celestial Child and a few Blue Elixirs nearby. After this, you’ll have to go up a few stairs onto a bridge. On the bridge, you’ll encounter a couple of Church Servants and a few Celestial Children.

After the bridge is the Upper Cathedral Ward Lantern.

You’ll find yourself, after a bit of walking, at a giant locked gate. There will be many Celestial Children nearby and there will be a Tier 2 Great Lake Rune to the right.

Great Lake Runes increases all types of DMG reduction, but at a smaller amount than other Lake Runes

Going to the left of the large door will lead to a set of stairs with a Scythe Church Servant atop it. Below the stairs are a group of Carrion Crows guarding a Frenzied Coldblood.

Inside the Building the Church Servant is guarding is a room with a single Hooded Brainsucker guarding a corpse with the Choir Set minus the headpiece

The Choir Set has the highest arcane defense in the game.

There is a nearby corridor that is fairly long, with an item at one end of it. Once you pick up this item, a Scourge Beast will ambush you through the window.

When you enter the large area with the Chandelier and head down the stairs, Scourge Beasts will break the chandelier they are hanging on, effectively snuffing out the light. They will likely immediately go after you. It is possible to duck back into the previous corridor and finish them off with a long-reaching weapon as they usually get stuck on the door. They can get through but rarely. There are a total of 4 Scourge Beasts in this room, with one of them patrolling the side hallway. The left hallway has a Scurrying Beast which will bait you into an ambush with a Brainsucker. The right hallway is patrolled by a Brainsucker, and there is a Cosmic Eye Watcher Badge in this hallway. There is also a locked door in this area with Ritual Blood 5 near it.

The Cosmic Eye Watcher Badge unlocks poison knives in the shop, as well as the Rosmarinus and other items.

There is a ladder near the Brainsucker Ambush with the Scurrying Beast. At the top of it is a branching path. One leads to a hallway back to the top of the stairs from earlier and the other leads to more Brainsuckers. The hallway shortcut has a Single Brainsucker in it and has the Choir headpiece and some Madman’s Knowledge among other things. The area with 2 Brainsuckers also leads back to the corridor with the ambush Scourge Beast. One of these Brainsuckers will drop the Orphanage Key which will unlock the door in the area below.

There is a large door near the two Brainsuckers which will lead you to a corpse which will grant you a new gesture called Make Contact

The Make Contact gesture will be important later on.

Go back down to the first floor and unlock the door. There will be a corpse with some Coldblood on it and a lever which will unlock the large, locked gate. There will be a side path here which you will have to take. On this path, you will encounter a Celestial Mob. After a bit more walking, you’ll find yourself in a garden. This Garden is the arena for the next boss fight, the Celestial Emissary.

The Celestial Emissary is a Kin Great One and is visually indistinct from Celestial Mobs for the first half of the boss fight.

This boss is one of the easier ones in the game but has a few quirks.

Until the Emissary is depleted to 50% health, it will hide among a group of respawning Celestial Mobs.

Its health bar is not visible if you lock onto it, and it usually stays at the back of the group.

In its second phase, it grows dramatically in size and will start attacking you

It has a third phase at 25% health, where it grows tentacles on its head and will gain the capability of shooting arcane attacks.

If you want to make this boss fight even easier on an arcane build, use the Tiny Tonitrus to clear out the Mobs and deal a respectable amount of damage to the Emissary itself.

When you kill this boss, it drops the Tier 4 Communion Rune which grants +4 max blood vials held.

It also unlocks the Lumenflower Garden Lantern

The Emissary is not the only boss fight in the Upper Cathedral Ward. There is a massive window near the Lumenflower Garden Lamp. There is a Celestial Child on the other side of the window. You can break said window and make it to the other side. You’ll find yourself on a walkway over the Grand Cathedral. On the right side of the walkway is the Call Beyond Hunter Tool I’ve mentioned a while back.

At the end of the walkway is an elevator guarded by two Celestial Mobs, one of which can cast arcane attacks. Down the elevator is a trio of Celestial Children and the summoning sign for Damian of Mensis.

This next boss fight is with Great One Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos

Ebrietas, like the Emissary, is a Kin Great One. She will take extra damage from bolt, thrust, and she will take massively increased damage from attacks to her head. She is much more difficult than the Celestial Emissary in my experience.

She has two phases in total.

In the first phase, she mainly attacks with tentacles and head slams.

She has an incredibly hard-hitting charge attack which can take away most of your health. I recommend unlocking your camera and rolling away. If you find that she hits you even if you roll away, just take the hit without dodging and heal up as failing dodges increases the damage the attacks would’ve done

She has an attack where she spits blood at you, either in a spray or in two mid-range bursts. Her blood causes frenzy so I recommend bringing some sedatives

Her head slam attack is one I always watch out for, as it is as prime time to get in some damage on her head.

You can visceral attack her if you damage her head enough

The second phase begins at 50% health, Ebrietas will lower her head and begin channeling for a few seconds before going back on the offensive. Use this opportunity to get in a lot of damage.

During the second phase, Ebrietas gains a few new attacks and will begin attacking more persistently.

There is also a damaging aura around Ebrietas which will slowly drain your health

This also drains Ebrietas’ health as well for some reason.

One of the new attacks Ebrietas gains is a flying head slam, you’ll have to dodge two head slams in total before you can retaliate.

She also gains an attack similar to Call Beyond which you dodge via running in a circle around her.

She has a grab attack which she tries to eat you. This induces frenzy

When you kill her, you gain the Great Isz Chalice and the ability to use the Altar of Despair, which can resurrect Annalise if you had happened to send Alfred there for his questline.

This has been Upper Cathedral Ward.

[bloodborne-guide]

Novice’s Walkthrough of Bloodborne: Yahar’gul the Unseen Village

Yahar’gul the Unseen Village is where you have to traverse to next to advance the story. After Rom’s death, the world has been drastically changed. The moon is now red and you can now permanently see the Lesser Amygdalas around the world. Arianna and Adella will no longer give you blood. Any NPC you haven’t sent to Oedon Chapel is now no longer accessible. You can now finish Eileen’s questline. The old lady will give you sedatives if you ask her for them. Gilbert has turned into a beast and will drop a tier 2 Clawmark Rune. Snatchers will no longer spawn in the world.

Clawmark Runes increase the damage of your visceral attacks

I will only go over the path I usually take when I play through this area and as such I will have missed stuff.

Eileen is found at the entrance of the Grand Cathedral, severely wounded. She will tell you to turn back. Going inside the Grand Cathedral is a single hostile hunter NPC donning the Cainhurst Helmet, gloves, and leggings, along with the Crowfeather Garb. He wields the Chikage and Repeating pistol

This fight is likely one of the hardest non-boss fight encounters in the game.

While his Chikage is intimidating, his pistol is the main threat

It deals massive damage and if he manages to land a parry, then you are likely to be killed by it outright.

He also utilizes the Old Hunter Bone and Numbing Mists to give himself an edge in combat.

He will heal once or twice when his health gets below about 50%

He will always shoot after doing a roll.

He has a massive health pool

He drops the Tier 3 Blood Rapture Rune when he is killed.

Blood Rapture Runes grant you health when you perform Visceral attacks

After you kill him, Eileen will give you the Hunter of Hunters Covenant Rune and the Crow Hunter Badge

Hunter of Hunters rune grants increased stamina recovery

The Crow Hunter Badge unlocks the Blades of Mercy and Crowfeather Set in the shop

After this point, Eileen disappears from your world without a trace

In Yahar’Gul the Unseen Village, you encounter

Almost every variant of Huntsman Enemy

Chime Maidens: The Chime Maidens here will respawn every enemy you killed until they die. Killing Chime Maidens will stagger their summons and will leave them weaker.

Brick Trolls

Cramped Caskets: These enemies spawn in the later half of the Unseen Village. They can’t be parried but are vulnerable to Fire Damage. They are fairly dangerous even on their own.

Some of the Cramped Caskets can fire projectiles at you.

Every variant of Graveyard Hags

Hunting Dogs

Scourge Beasts: They are basically the same as previous Scourge Beasts except they look incredibly different.

Wheelchair Huntsman

3 Hostile NPC Hunters.

Two of them are wearing the Yahar’gul set and one of them is wearing the Iron Yahar’gul helm

The one wearing the Iron Yahar’gul helm wields the Beast Claw

The one located near the exit of their encounter wields a Rifle Spear and Cannon

The one located on the stairs wields the Threaded Cane and Flamesprayer, as well as the Tiny Tonitrus

The Tiny Tonitrus is a Hunter Tool which you can find in the Unseen Village. It requires 25 ARC and 6 QS bullets required to use. It shoots an arc of lightning in a straight line.

From where you spawn in after you have killed Rom, go through the door with the Lesser Amygdala hanging over the door. This Amygdala will take you to the Lecture Building if you have the Tonsil Stone the first time you get grabbed.

On the path to the Yahar’gul Lamp, two Huntsman will be summoned for you to fight. After that, you have to go down a set of stairs with a Frenzied Coldblood in a corner nearby. There will be a Huntsman waiting to ambush you here.

From the Lantern, there will be a small troupe of Huntsmen who are proceeding down to where you have to go soon. To the right of that group is a single Bloodstone Chunk and stairway that leads to the Iron Yahar’gul helm. There is a Wheelchair Huntsman nearby and a single Yharnam Huntsman.

Back to where you're supposed to go is a large set of stairs filled with various Huntsman. There is also a Lesser Amygdala who will try to grab you on your way down. I recommend trying to run past these enemies as this part is particularly dangerous. It is perfectly fine, however, to lure a few of these enemies out before heading down. Do take care as the Chime Maiden will revive them shortly. The Chime Maiden is inside the building the stairs lead into, as well as a couple of Rifle Huntsman. There is a cage near the Chime Maiden with a Waning Bolt Gem inside.

The next building will have a locked door and you will have to enter through a hole in the wall. The Chime Maiden in here will spawn in a Brick Troll in front of you and a normal Yharnam Huntsman behind you to catch you off guard. There is a corpse in here with a Tier 2 Heir Rune. The Chime Maiden will also spawn in a Wheelchair Huntsman and a Torch Huntsman when you get to her area inside. There is a corpse inside a cage with a Frenzied Coldblood on it. You can open the locked door from earlier from this side.

When you exit this building, you will hear the distinct sounds of Graveyard Hags. There are quite a few of them in this next small section. A group of them is off to the right of the door. In the area with the trees in the center of it, there is a corpse with a single Bloodstone Chunk on it. There is a gap in the fence which you can drop down to. There is a Frenzied Coldblood here and an entrance to another building. Inside, there is a Chime Maiden which you should quickly dispose of as there is a Brick Troll on this floor. Down below, there is a cage with a corpse inside it which you can drop down into. This corpse holds the Upper Cathedral Key, which is used to access an optional area. There is also a chest guarded by a Brick Troll and a Wheelchair Huntsman. This chest holds the Tiny Tonitrus.

To advance, you have to descend down some stairs with a Lesser Amygdala hanging over. This one will fire beams similar in nature to those that the Amygdala boss shot at you. Inside this building is another Lantern which is marked as the Yahar’gul Chapel Lantern. Right outside a different door, there is a Scurrying Beast which drops 2 Chunks.

In the next area, there is a Rifle Huntsman on a ledge which you can drop down on. There are also 2 Hunting Dogs below him. Their Chime Maiden is nearby, so don’t worry about them reviving so soon as you can quickly dispatch of the Maiden. She is hiding in the corner opposite of the stairs. There is a group comprised of a Rifle Huntsman, a Pitchfork Huntsman, and a Brick Troll nearby. After you deal with them, there is a lone Huntsman guarding 8 Blood vials. Going inside the nearby building will introduce you to the Yahar’gul gank squad.

They are all particularly tough, and you may need to take them out one at a time, which is easier said than done as they are all aggroed at the same time. You will likely need to find a way to separate them using the environment.

In total, they drop a Madman’s Knowledge, tier 1 Clawmark, and 20 QS bullets.

After you have dealt with them, exit the building through the door the Rifle Spear Hunter was near. There you’ll meet your first Cramped Casket. There is also a burning corpse nearby which you can lure the Cramped Casket onto to deal a lot of damage to it.

Side Note. if an item is on a Snatcher’s Corpse, it’s Bloodstone Chunks.

There will be a Rifle Huntsman nearby which will take some shots at you nearby. His Chime Maiden is in fairly short walking distance to him so be sure to take her out quickly. There will be an elevator very nearby which you can access. There is an area which you can get off the elevator early. This area which there are 2 Hunting Dogs, a scurrying beast which drops 2 Chunks, and a Scourge Beast guarding 1 Chunk. Most importantly there is a bath which you can inspect for a shortcut to a later part of the area.

From the other side of the bath, going straight will lead you to your objective, but going left will lead you to a better Radial Blood Gem for your weapon.

There is a Scourge Beast at the entrance of the building which the Blood gem is in. Inside said building is a Rifle Huntsman and another Scourge Beast guarding the Blood Gem, which grants +18% physical attack.

From the Bath, going straight will lead you to a Chime Maiden who will quickly spawn a Yharnam Huntsman for her protection. There is a ladder which you have to go down. You will see a large area which is empty. Going near there will increase the sounds of the whispers that have been playing. Entering the area will play a cutscene and start the boss fight.

The One Reborn is a massive amalgamation of flesh and bones. It has been summoned by a multitude of Chime Maidens.

The One Reborn is weak to fire and bolt but is strong against Arcane.

It is assisted by Chime Maidens who will heal it and shoot fireballs at you. You can kill them off by walking up some stairs located on the opposite side of the entrance.

This boss is one of the easier late game bosses.

This boss does not have a second phase or at least does not have a noticeable transition into the second phase.

It mainly attacks with flailing its limbs around and with arcane attacks.

You can break its limbs to stun it for a while for some free damage.

The corpse on top seems to take extra damage.

It also takes extra damage from plunging attacks.

It has an incredibly dangerous vomit attack which can deal a lot of damage.

Avoid this attack by walking up some stairs.

Killing this boss gives you 3 Yellow Backbones and unlocks Bloodstone Chunks at the Insight Shop

Yellow Backbones are a Chalice Dungeon Material.

This has been Yahar’gul the Unseen Village.