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Cree erm eee eet as Pee ure ery Coe eee eer eee Marcus Sanders (ENB) Cm Layout Sven Kanth See eR Cree See eer Cem Se ce Pe te risers eae cet eee Pere a eerie ee antes rd eee ete eee enter pectin ete ta tte Pe a en en ae aera PUBLISHER MAKE NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED Poi eee a Stra BOCUNENTATION CONTAINED IN THIS BOOK THE AUTHOR erate eerie A Per erect Pinar einen eta tg Perera asa ote ete cet Pa Mitac sare GOR EC to ged FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE, OR USE OF THESE PROGRAMS. ies ee ee FromSoftware and Sony Computer Entertainment for ae ee eras Pere cet en eee Cite ereec) We would like to thank the following people in particular eer en Se ees ee eee ee Petty Pe Se Oe ey SC RO coe eee ‘Special Thanks to the following people who accompani ‘and helped us during production: ea rR oan ad Pray Claire Coopland Pee Ponce parent rare) Keema Moorer avers Se Pa arey ree las ‘Thanks to our families and friends for your ongoing love eer Edie & David Hofstatter, Rachel “Quelaag” & Car Rivera, Eee Ar eee Byrne, Kathleen & Patrick Murray, Ulrike KrumbUgel & Big eat oT aeee CUS tePeeters ete ee tens eee ee eee ee eee ates Ce em fee ae eed CC eee Se een) Prd ‘As we experiment with new ideas we tend to focus on games we enjoy playing and reading about. Bloodborne has an intensely Cee ee ne When making a book about a game that has such an established community it would seem odd not to focus on the things they want to know more about and include content that couldn't exist without Ree eee digging into the game's story and lore, providing detailed and useful ree ee et ees ee en eter en tsOromo) ean ae Cae ee mT) Pee eee ee ee es Ae ee NR eer ae) updates to Bloodborne since oor mee CU ke eee ee) illustrated maps with eral rout lines to take you through the oe eC ey eee emo Seana eer) orn ho ene? ee en aes Sac e ee etd With the arsenal greatly expanded in The Old Hunters you'l want One aoe eee ee before selecting your tools of choice. You can also admire the new Pernt eis COTE Sm eae oT ac ‘The topics covered here are varied and may contain spoilers, beginning with an in-depth look at all ofthe new NPC characters te ee ee are) aoe een a eee a en een or ny complex story, making it easy to follow and understand. RUE Nace nn erates nt er presented in the game as cited references to build and ere eee Penta ‘The data inthis bookis accurate according to Blood- eee eat ieee en? SOE er ee ee es Coa tr ana eet eT changes are made, these are vety unlikely to affect ee eee eT earner ecgCem CT atc! Welcome toThe Old Hunters eee ee oeertne Chapter 2 Hunting Grounds emer ey Coe as Me SIC Lay emer ad eee crt ke tt manent Coe Poet Crary eM eere) eee oc Cees Sad cers re ery ry aro oy od ey m2 ns ne 121 cry rd Table of Contents Co) Cog en et eee no) ed Gatling Gun ‘Church Cannon Pen eT Ce ora Daca oro key hems cr ein Cons cory oy pte ed Seed Ce Shops ores Ronn Sn) rey eee eo ug So ery ST Me oe ry 132 135 138 ve oy cy cy oy 140 rt re ro on 148 149 oy oy oy 196 162 166 oy 175, ca 180 mt oy 191 oy 201orrincel Roa ey Cer Reg a prey, you'll benefit from taking a look through this chapter before embarking on the hunt. Here we bring you up to speed on what's new inThe Old Hunters and shed new light on the changes made Pree a eee meee} Re ence cee CreThe Old Hunters is an a expansion to Bloodbome that adds a wealth of new + areas areas, weapons, enemies on ‘and items to the game. I per You want to know every + Sbosses thing about the new content and the changes tothe game | * ‘Fight hand weapons cece eera| down exactly what's new in The Old Hunters. + 12attre sets 3 Caryll runes 0 course with so many new ‘daltons come grotly ex panded possibilities, Dedicated players wil be abla to expiore new ways to ply the original areas Using the new tools, You'll ned to collect them al fst, however, 80 let's take alook et the where and when of accessing the Old Hunters’ new ares. + 12 ummonable NPCs Accessing the New Areas rR It you've started a new game, you'll need to make your way through Central Yramam tothe Cathedral Ward. Either purchase the Hunter Chiet Emblem to open the gate, or advance through Old Yharnam {ad the Healing Church Workshop to reach the Grand Cathedral. Defeat Vicar Amata inthe Grand Cathedral and ingpect the nearby shall to acvance time to Nght. Now, upon returning tothe Hunter's Dear you'l find the Eye of aBload-drunk Hunter at the foot ofthe Side Stairway, Take, return to the Oedon Chapel inthe Cathedral ‘Ward and leave the building through the left ext tothe Well aaa, Hood over to where the Hunter's attire set was located and allow the Amygdala perched onthe chap! to grab you. After a shortcut scene, you'l be transported tothe Hunter's Nightmare, From this point onward, the gravestone near the rear entrance ofthe bulking in the Hunter’ Dream wil serve as yout warp pint to and from the expansion areas. ‘hs gasstoe val a yt access Do Few weas ae Ing temp tn am 6 THE OLD HUNTERS Stnhere aa the Aye wil rb ou A RM ) “Wi athe oaton ofthe Hunter Nghitnere arsine ‘Once you've accessed the Hunters Nightmare this grave stone wil act a your portal there. Previously, the Doll would ‘sometimes be tnaeting by this gravestone when you enored the Dream, bit once its activated a8 portal she no longer COLLECTOR'S EDITION GUIDE‘Ones you have the Eye fa Boos Drak Mure sandon hs spt athe AE Wake out he Huts mae When to Dive In ergy ‘though you can acoess the Hunter's Nightmare as goon as the {game time advances to Nght, tackling the naw areas this eary ‘ould pose a severe challenge; you would be at serious disad- vantage against the powerful enemies and bosses that ava. ‘8 more balanced experience, « minimum Blood Level of 80 with at FromSoftware have been updating the game periodically to adjust and improve its balance and user friendliness. The fo: lowing section details some of the most important changes that, have been made to Bloodborne since the game's launch and the. publication ofthe origina Official Strategy Guide, While not an ‘exhaustive changelog, key points have been summarized with ‘additional information and clarification, System and Mechanics Updates The systemelated changes since release revolve primaiy around making various game elements user‘riendler The most obvous ‘example ofthis i the Insight Shop now opening for business when {you gain a single point of insight. It wil also remain avaiable even ‘hen you have no Insight, rather than the previous minimum of ten being a permanent requirement. This makes it much easier to buy, for example, single Blood Stone Shard to complete 8 weapon upgrade when you only have afew pants of Insight. You also went neod to worry about losing access to the Insight Shop whon you're trying to Keep your insight total iow (perhaps because you have some Winter Lantos you want to kil, The insight Shop wil begin selling Blood Stone Chunks attr you defeat The Ono Reborn, ata cost of 20 Insight each. Bloed Rocks canbe purchased fo 60 Insight ‘attr Mergols Wat Nurse is defeated. TRAINING MANUAL [ abit Ever-Evolving least ona righthand weapon upgraded to +9 s recommended. This means ether heading into the Hunter's Nightmare ater clearing ‘most ofthe ateas in the main game or ater considerable Chalice Dungeon lay That said, seedrunners and challenge enthusiasts wil find no shortage of opportunites to flex their muscles in these areas by entering as early as pocsble. System and Mechanics Updates + The Insight Shop will now appear when players have ‘more than 1 point of Insight + Blood Stone Chunks and Blood Rocks can now be ac ‘uired from the insight Shop. Defeat The One Reborn to Unlock Blood Stone Chunks and Mergo's Wet Nurse to unlock Blood Rock. + The maximum number of Blood Vials and Quicksilver Bul lets that can be stored has been increased from 99 to 600, ‘+ Enomy strenath in several New Game + areas has been adjusted. ‘+ Enemy resistance to arcane and bolt attacks have been adjusted. + Beasthood is now easier to increase. This allows players to have stronger atacks for a longer period. Accordingly, players will now accumulate Beasthood faster while under the effects of a Boast Blood Pellet. THE EVER-EVOLVING NIGHTMARE | 7Another major upgrade that makes things smoother fr players is thatthe maximums numberof Blood Viale and Ouicksiver Bullets you can hold storage atthe Hunter's Dream has been increased toan impressive 600, This alows you to stockpile these basi items in the early areas, meaning you wor'thave to constantly fam oF Durchase more after a few fied attempts at a tough boss fight Enemy strength and resistances have been acjusted in certain eases, partcuatly in Now Games. This isin order to facitate a ‘mote balanced experience, making bolt and arcane closer to fein Usefulness across @ wider spectrum of enemies. Chalice Dungeons << ‘A number of significant changes designed to make the Chalice Dungeons 2 bt more welcoming have been implemented, Lost ‘and Uncanry sveapons that you've found in weasure rooms wil now become permanently available fer purchase ftom the shops in the Hunter's Droam (as wel as shops found inthe dungeons themselves}. Adtionaly, dungeon bosses wil now sometimes: 4rop upgrace matarils depending upon the Depth rating and the ‘actual floor on which theyre encountered. For detailed information fn soquiston ofthese materials, please refer to the table on the opposite page, Also note thatthe percentages shown here are base values cnly and do not tke into account any atonal drop rate ‘madifiers from "Eye" Funes or the "Milkweed" Oath Run. The NSH Shep wl ro eget dos fo Busnes oO er 8 THE OLD HUNTERS | Chalice Dungeons Updates | + Lost and Uncanny weapons obtained in Chalice Dungeons will become available fr purchase from | the Bath Messengers in the Hunter’ Droam. ‘The rank of Blood Gemstones appearing in Depth 1-3 Chalice Dungeons has been boosted, | + More Blood Echoes will be obtained for defeating enemies | in chalice Dungeons. + The quest player's HP will drop to 60% instead of 65% Ina Cursed Chalice Dungeon + When using @ Short Ritual Root Chalice for co-op play, the ‘uest player will always stat from the Lamp room of each floor rather than in random locations. + Players can now acquire a Short Ritual Root Chalice by trading Insight.The Chalice will become available after ‘completing the Pthumeru Chalice dungeon, Players ean | now use the Short Ritual Root Chalice’s quick matching feature in th arly part of the game. Chalice Dungeon bosses will now drop weapon upgrade | materials: Materials that can be obtained will change depending on the depth of the dungeon, COLLECTOR'S EDITION GUIDECI Conn of ora Maa fee Boo Dah pao mia oa Dur over oo ot too l= Darth 2 iso: mike oon Daphne No bot oo Dah pro: mila on Dath 3 one oo etm on Dat seo: mike oot Depth 4 (ower floor, bottom floor Depth 5 (upper floor, mide floor) Depth & (ower floor, bottom floor) Dungeon enemies in general now vied a higher amount of Blood Echoes upon defeat and, for those who wish to access advanced dungeons as early as possible, the Short Ritual Root Chalice can now be purchasod from the Insight Shop for ton points of Insight ‘after obiaining the Pthumeru Chalice trom the Bloocstarved Beast in. OldYharnam ard clearing the associated dungeon, Skpning straight to more challenging land rewarding) dungeons provides ‘mate options for progress.on and can be used to increase the speed of character leveling, expecialy in combination with the other ‘agjustments to Chalice Dungeons. Multiplayer —$ ay A few notable changes have been made to the cooperative side of Bloodbore's multiplayer functionality. When playing the game online, you'l now be able to tell wien another player in your level range is seeking co-op parner by looking atthe ghost images of players in your vicinity. Te ghosts of payers in your eligble range whose Small Resonant Bells are actve willbe marked bya ripple effect at their feet, allowing you to see how many potential cana detes are present in your matchmaking zone, Likewise, using Your Beckoning Bell will mark your own ghost image with asl ilo effect, inccating your intentions to others in your level ange, ‘Another change to Bloodbome's multiplayer isthe alton of sve ‘al now NPC alles whe may be summoned at ponts throughout he rain game, the expansion areas and the preset Chalice Dungeons toassist you with boss fights. You can surmmen these characters leven when playing offing, though in many cases you'll need to ‘meet other proroquisites such as complting quosts or equipping the “Impurity” Oath Rune in order to beable o summon thor. For ‘complete lst of thase NPCs and thei actions, plaase ref to eBrerpeey A aoa The One abr, Matilayer Updates + Ifa player uses the Beckoning Bell or Small Resonant Bell while using a password, it will be clearly indicated that a password is in use, ‘+ When players use a password, they will be matched re gardloss of level diffrence. + Ifthe level diference between the host and the quest when matched using a password is large, the guest’ stats will be adjusted to match the host’. ‘+ As long as the other player uses the same passwor members of enemy covenants ean also play co-op, TRAINING MANUAL [ THE EVER-EVOLVING NIGHTMARE | 91162 of the Hunter's Appendices. Of particular interest to fans of Cooperative multiplayer i the League of Confederates, an organize tion whose Oatn Rune allows you to summon other members when you equp it and provides a minicule boost to your max HP for doing £0, The Leagus is ed by Vale, Master of the League, who can be found in the Forbidden Woods atthe top ofthe Small Windmis lavator shortcut; you may lect to join their ranks as soon as you gain accas sto is location, & Attire Arsenal ‘Several weepons and tools have been strengthened in various ways, The most notable ofthese upgrades ae in stamina cost reductions {or the Kirthammer and Logaris’ Wheel, Please refer tothe tabies below for ther exact upgrade volun. kirkhammer (Transformed mode) Updates 2 2 2 2 2 (Chargoo) © n (0s) 50 6x) 200%) 0 2 2 BiCharood) 50x) 204%) Stat scaling and Quicksiver Bullet consumption for key offensive tools such as A Call Beyond have been improved, as has the Hunter Bone’s effect duration, Perhaps the most curcus change, however, isthe adetion of interrupt and stagger properties to the Augur of Ebrintas, providing this oftoveriooked and uncerutized tool with whole naw range of potential applications. a hal ey) ‘rane tots suchas AC Boyer Rave ben proved 10 THE OLD HUNTERS ee ‘don Vals League fo sursmon new ales ant to receive orn cop boons, ‘Arsenal & Attire + The use of Stamina when wielding the Kirkhammer has been reduced, +The use of Stamina when wielding Logarius’ Wheel hhas been reduced, Incroasod stat sealing for tho Tiny Tonitrus.The damage dealt when using ths item with a low Arcane stat has been increased, Increased stat scaling for Augur of Ebretas.The damage dealt when using this item with a low Arcane stat has been increased, Additionally, this oo! is now eapable of performing both frontal interrupts and rear staggers in the same manner as gunshots and charged attacks, roepoctvoly + The number of Quicksiver Bullets consumed by A Call Beyond has been reduced to 2 ‘+ The number of Quicksilver Bullets consumed by the Choir Bell has been reduced to 7. + The number of Quicksilver Bullets consumed by the Old Hunter Bone has been reduced to 4 and its effect duration has increased, + The number of Quicksilver Bullets required to fire the Cannon has been inereased to 12 The Aig of Ebetas ow has erp and stagger propre: for avespcals COLLECTOR'S EDITION GUIDE‘Among this mytad of powerups, however, comes one (perhaps understandable) down- ‘rade: the Cannon now requires twelve Quicksilver Bulets per shot instead of ten, This prevents the porsbilty of fring an extra shot through the use of Blood Bullets before each Shot It should be note that the similar Churn Cannon only requires ton bl that tactic stil applies, Unleash the Beast layolswho have longed lor the bly to trans form into a beast wil rejoice to lean that just ‘8c feature has been acded inthe Old Hunters expansion. By equipping the “Beest’s Embrace” (Oath Rune obtained inthe Hunter's Nightmare your charactor wil transform into a boas, repo With a shaggy mane and fur physics. To make this ‘new transfermation complete you can equip the Beast Claw weapon to gain access toa completely Unique and far more beastly moveset To access this weapon, head for the Alig Loran Chalice Dungeon and search he teasure room on Layer 2 just before that floors fst Lamp, ‘Te Beasthood system hes been made considers bly more useful through a series of improvernents to the Beast Claw, Beast Blood Pellets and the accumulation rate ofthe Beasthood meter Al ofthese Upgrades combined mean that you can reliably deal more damage for longer periods, making a pure beast mode play-styie rot only viable, but a very strong tactic in many situations Become Kin ‘Those who eschew blood and bess in fevor of more etherwordly aesthetics haven't bown neglected ~ there is another transformation arriving with The Old Hunters. By equipping the "Mik weed” Oath Rune, your cheractor will undergo a cosmos.themed vansformation and gain access to the Kos Parasit's unique moveset, ths time ui ing tentacles and astral energy. This is more limited in usefulness then the Boast Claw transfoemation, butitalows you to tight your way through the ‘game using only areane damage, soit comple- ments the newly upgraded arcane items well, TRAINING MANUAL [ THE EVER-EVOLVING NIGHTMARE | 11Rea Ana SS: Tro aid you in comparing weapons, the charts in this section show ‘you visually which of them have the festestatacks and which take the longest to recover. The scale at the top of each table represents the duration ofthe slowast attack in frames - use that to work out the relative speeds of each attack based onthe lengths ofthe bars. Bloodborne runs et 30 trames per second, and the average stack takes 16 ramos to becom active, which equals hal a socond. ‘The bold unit lines denote every 6th fame while the regu lines denote each single frame. Each ber has thvee segments; the fist is the time untl the atacks active, the second red segment isthe ac- tive fame (tho short time in which the attack can bit, and the third isthe recovery period. For cargod attacks, the blue ba isthe time nti the flash. During this attack, but you can alo re Attacks Normal fi Attacks: I you look atthe table, youl notice the Saw Cleaver, Saw Spear, Blade of Mercy and Beest Claw have the {astot fs. The Blade of Moray isthe factost among thor, but deals the least physical damage; this is made up for with its arcane attack, though that wor't help against al foes. A key thing these ‘weapons have in common is low range. You'l have to sacrifice speed for better reac, but you stil have some good options. The File Spear’ Hs roach tho furthest, but only strike directly ahoad For shorter, but broader swings with comparable speed, use the Burial Blade, Ludwig's Holy Blade or Kirkharmer Normal (89 Attacks ‘Saw Clever (20) a ‘Sew Spear (20) mt unter Avo (25) at Todd cre 7) Buriat Blase (23) mm Blade of Mercy (13) TT ihammer (1) —— ‘Ludwig's Holy Bado (16) mS Reterpolasch(1) A Chikage 25) —s ato Spoar 18) mm Stake Driver (19) —— Tons (23) ee Lore hoo) LL Boast Clew 18) ——- ‘Boastyunior Sat (30) Bose Cuter (26) ‘Churen Pick 20) Holy Moon, Sword (25) ‘Simoa’s Bowblade (20) ayo (23) ‘Boom Hammer (26) woangig Saw (18) Bloodleta 22) ‘Amyodaan Arn (25) Kos! 28) Boast Claw (uno) (15) 12. THE OLD HUNTERS lends a the exact moment where you can cancel the animation into nother one, such a2 ae Quickstep or another attack ‘The recovary time of charged attacks is important when staggating fan enemy ftom behind ~ the shorter the recovery ofthe attack that ‘caused the stagger, the more time you' have to take advantage of it You can aleo folow up staggororintorupt with a powerful strike that wil deal extra bonus damage whie a visceral atack is possible. “The exact values change ait for enemy to enemy, but the table here shows an example from the pont when your attack connects against a Huntsman, ‘tagoor Intorupt Attack Possble Until] Enemy Recovers ‘Tansformed 9 Attacks: A common advantage of transforming 1 weapon i increasing range: if youre wilng to trade, the Blade of Morey, Reitorpallach and bath incarnations ofthe Beast Claw have the fastest attacks of al. The Blace of Mecy’s is wl finish before many weapons even reach tei first hitbox frame! ‘The Hunter Axe [shit fit quick, but take longer to recover, it's ‘worth it though, as theyre versatile with amazing reach. For the best roach possible, use either the Threaded Cane or Boast Cuter. ‘The Threaded Cane focuses on Skil and the Beast Cuter focuses on Strength, so you have options to sult your bull “Teansfocmed (BD Attacks — = —= ‘Sew Cleaver (24) ‘Saw Spear (2) unter Axe (27) “Taroeded Cane (17) Burial Blade (28) ‘lade of Mercy (1) ishammer (2) ‘Ludwig's Hol Bad (96) SSS am Reiorpallgch (16) Chikage 25) ano Spear 20) om ‘Stake Diver (1) ‘onitrus 23) Logorius Whoo (32) Boast Claw 1 ‘oustwunir Sat (25) Boast Cuter (20) {Churen Pek 28) Holy Moon, Sword (35) ‘Simon's Bowblade (30) ayo (22) ‘Boom Hammer (50) iano Saw (30) Bloodlater (25) ‘Amyodaln Arm (25) Kos Parasite (20) Boast Claw [Runo} (18) LECTOR'S EDITION GUIDEAttach [Normal 2 Attacks: Again, it you dont mind its short range, the Blade of Mercy has tho fastest of any weapon. The Throsded Cane's BB comes ina close second, and it deals solid darnage. If you'e looking for something with better each, try the Holy Moonlight Sword: for]@ weapon ofthis size, the speed and damage of is are tremendously good. Ludwig’ Holy Blade, the Krkharnmer and Boom Hamme al pretty good, and if you look latte table you'l notice their speeds are exactly the same. The Kikhammer and Luda’ are both weaker, but ther thrust damage may work out betty, since ret as mary enemies are weak to the Boom Hammer’ blunt damage. Normal 2 Attacks cerry Ceres) ‘Sew Clever (35), ‘Sew Spear (35) unter Avo (45) “Trroaded Cano (0) Burial Ble (46) Blade of Morey (0) Kinhammer (5) ‘Lsdwig’s Holy Bade (55) Felorpallsch (5) Cikage 40) ito Spoar 40) ‘Stake Driver (5) Tontrus (37) Loos Whee! (55) ‘Beast Claw a8) Boasthunior Sat 40) Boast Cur 20) (Chur Pek 40) Holy Moon. Sword 40) ‘Simon's Bowblade (30) aay (25) ‘Boom Hammer (5) \Wiirigig Saw (20) Bloodlter 40) ‘Aandi An (40) Kos! (0) ‘Boast law (uno) (25) ‘Stamina Usage iito speed is an important factor to consider when choosing a weapon, its stamina usage canbe equally ¢ ven more inpot {ant BD and @ attacks are the bread and butor ofa woopon, so ‘vain he cost in stamina for thet in paocthoss ater ‘each weapon's name, It youre using 8 charactor with low stain ‘weapons uch a thoTheaded Cano, ile Spear, Blade of Mery, and Reterpalasch areal great options. Weapons ofthis sort usual | have short rango; the lle Spear andThreadod Cane ao oxcop- tions to this, but thei startup dations sre comparaby longer. ‘ot the stander and Beast's Embrace rune movessts ofthe Beast ‘Clow are ow in stamina uso —butyou'l noed to tack almost con- tantly to ake advantage of its damage increas with Beasthood, ‘hier means this woapen actually Works beter for hgh stamina ‘Tansformed (2 Attacks: The transformed E@ chain ofthe Rakuyo is fastr than Blade of Marcy’, but deals considerably less damage, That being said you'll deal more damage i less time using the Blade of Mercy. You'l stil ind good use with the Rakuyo's chain though, since it wil alow yeu to dea thrust damage consistantly and quickly. Another weapon with a thrusting Bis the Saw Spear, “which is quick with better range. I you need a strong attack for handling crowds, the Savy Cleave's EB is the fastest for this. The {B2 ofthe church pick is similarly good fortis purpose, but shanty slower; on the other hand, it desis eoration and rightoous damage, 50 it may be the better choice yet. Transformed FB Attacks Corey ere errr er ——— } eS ‘Sew Cleaver (38) ‘Saw Specr (3) unter Axo (50) “Taroaded Cano (22 ural Blade (0) lado of Mercy (8) ‘irtharsmer (4) Ludwig's Holy Blade ($0), Feitorpallasch (0) Chikoge 35) ito Spoar 46) ‘Stake Driver (55) “omteus(7) Logarius Who (20) east Ciaw 20) ‘oasthunor Saf (36) Boast Cuter (50) ‘Chute Pick (45) oly Moon. Sword (60) ‘Simon's Bowblade (60) atayo (23) ‘oom Hammer (20) Winigig Saw (8), Bloodlter 46) ‘Aryan Av (45) Kos Paras (6) ‘Boast Claw (uno) (20) builds, Other weapors which work bast for high stamina bile are strength weapons such a the Amygdalan Ae, Bloodetar and Logariu’ Whee thoi swings are slow and stamina costs are high, but their damage output pr hits tremendous. Ether extreme ot always ida, so you may nstoad want to use weapons with ‘more gonerl stamina costs Woxpons like thee tond tobe for haracters balanced nthe midlaof things, so you's have {quite «few eptonsif youre not inarested in invostinghoavily into only afw stats. Tho Saw Clover, Saw Spear, Church Pek, Whi- tala Saw and Hunter Axo all use reasonable amounts of stamina and swing aa generally good speed for ood damago, specially In thor transformed modes, whish wil afford you bottor range. TRAINING MANUAL [ WEAPON ANALYSIS 113)Transformation Attacks Normal Transformation Attacks: The quickest normal mode ‘transformation sttaccs you can use belong tothe Beasthuntar Saif {and Chikage, folowed closely by the Saw Cleaver and Saw Spear. ‘They all good, but the Chiage deals the most damage: beware ‘though, this weapon drains health while transformed, The most Powerful transformation attacks are ether stow to use, such as ‘the Holy Moonight Sword or Burial Blade's orin the Bloodetter's specific case, dangerous. The Bloodlette’s vansformation attack inflicts sof damage, but hits hard with massive impact to make up SuCeve (2) Saw Spoar 23+) —_oo Hunter Axo 30+) ——— Todd 2) uae) Bade of Macy (15+) Kithonner 0) T/T Lud Holy lao (40) SNES Retorpaliasch (+) SS Chikage (954) —_ tle Spa (0s) = Sako (5+) Tons 404) ee Locus Wheo!(30.) Boast lew -) = taneemston! BecstCutor (5+) AA Church P30) Holy Moon, Sword (40+) SSS Sirvon's Eov6\ade (351) akuyo (364) ——o ‘oom Hemmer (90+) Vic Sow 25+) Blondletar 30+) ee Amyodslan Arm (0+) SS ‘Tansformed Transformation Attacks: The ransformation attacks ofthe transformed Saw Spear and Saw Cleaver are quite sir ‘even sharing the same recovery times. Comparing the two, the ‘Saw Spear hits first, but deals less damage than the Saw Cleaver, 50's upto you to decide which i more valuablo. The threaded ‘canes transformation atack shaves the same recovery speed as these wespors and strikes even faster, but fr lass damage. Many transformed mode transformation attacks swing in wide horizontal ‘ares which are great for crowds; the fastest weapon for this Is the Saw Cleaver 30+) ‘Saw Spear (304) —- unter Ax0 (204) =i Thesded Cine 25s) Lal Bade 20) LeicoMecy (Ss) Kohno 20) ‘Lud Holy lado (304) SSS ESS Retorpalasch (23+) Chikage (204) —a ite Spar 25+) —=— Stake Diver (20+) Tontrus NA Loh) Boast Claw 25+) == oosthunerSaf(30+) A Boast Cutor C+) ALS Chueh Pik 3S) Holy Moon. SNord (60+) Simon's Boubiade (35+) akayo (504) oo Boom Hemmer (-) WA Vihitigig Sow (35+) TS Bloodlaer (206) ee Aryodaien Am (50s) Kos Pacsste Oo) Boast Claw [uno} 50+) _ [Normal Charged #2 Attacks: Landing charged attacks can be tricky, especialy if you intend to stagger, 89 speed isan important factor here, The Saw Cleaver, Saw Spear, Beest Cuter and Blade of Mercy will finish charging well before other attacks; the Blade of Mercy isthe fastest, but also has the least range, so hing your targets may be dificult. The Rekuyo may not be as swift, but is charged [B29 poworful trust with solid forward momentum. For igh ‘damage, the strongest charged attacks you can use belong tothe Hunter Ave, Amygdala Arm and Holy Moonlight Sword. The Holy ‘Mooniight Swora's wil deal the most damage ofthis bunch, and it has surprisingly good speed for an attack ofthis caliber! 14 THE OLD HUNTERS ‘Tansformed Charged B2 Attacks: Quite afew weapons cannot tse charged fs when transformed, so you may want to pick your |weapon based on this factor. The Saw Cleaver and Saw Spears ‘charged Bs are the quickest ofall weapons. The Cleaver hts fst but takes longer to recover, while the spear its later and recovers faster, 80 youl need to decide whic is more important. What the tables won't show is the amazing forward momentum of the Fite ‘Spears charged, so don't et the long bar scare you of. The Holy Mooniight Swords charged FQ takes a while, but if you want spectacular damage it cant be beat, COLLECTOR'S EDITION GUIDENormal Charged BB Attacks ey eee eT Sew Clever (50) ‘Saw Spoor (50) ‘unter Ax0 (75) Trroaded Cane (as) Buriat Bla 05) Blade of Mercy (0) inammer (7) ‘Ludwia's Holy Bade (75) Rehorpalisch (0) Cikage 60) Fate Spoar 56) ‘Stake Driver (65) Tonitrus (55) Logoriu Whoo! (05) Beast Claw 50) ‘Bosstunor Sat (0) Boast Cutior (70) (Church Picks) Holy Moon, Sword (60) ‘Simoa’s Bowblade (20) Fay (60) ‘Boom Hammer (70) iano Saw (5), Bloodlee e0) ‘Ayaan Asn (60) Kos Parasite (0) Boast Claw [funo) (20) Transformed Charged I Attacks —_. Cert ‘Seve Cleaver (50) ‘Saw Spear (50) unter Axo (1001 Trrooded Cano) WA ural Blade (100) Bla of Mercy +) ‘inharmer (80 ‘Ludwia's Holy la Felorpallsch-) Chikage 0) Fue Spoar 60) ‘Stake Driver (150) Tonitrus 68) Logeius Wheel 20+20) Boast Claw 70) ‘ovsthuner Sat (60) Boact Cuttor-) (Chute Pick 70) Holy Moon, Sword (75) ‘Simon's Bowblade (90) Fakayo ‘Boom Hammer (120) Wiitgig Sow (20) n 75) va Bloodleer 70) “Amyadaln Arm (70120) Kos Parasite -) NA Boast Claw (uno) (-) NA ‘Weapon Regain When you take damage, you have a limited window of tine to recover lst heath This indicated by an orange bar which appears ‘where your total health was previous Te recover lost health, Yyou'l simply need atack to an enemy. You can utize this system ‘on enemies even afer they have been killed. but only during their ‘death animations. There are two terms for this system, which can be used interchangeably: regain and rally ieee eee ena fee Boel ‘much heath its attacks wil recover with ther ful atace rating, bath ‘te Urubteded end fly upgreed. he aout het ou will receive relies closely, but not exact, on the specific damage ‘mutter ofthe attack. ‘The Huntor Axo will net you the highest amount of health recovered per hit across al upgrade levels. A higher levels, the Kirkhammer rivals this weapon. and its normal mode willbe able to regain heath, faster due to its quik swing speeds, The Whirigig Saw regains ‘equaly as high, but where it shines is wit the rapid shreds ofthe transformed mode, all of which count towards the regain system! Don't et the small numbers for weapons like the Blade of Mercy fool you~ you'll be abi to hit twice as fast es heavier weapons and regain similar or even groster amounts. Be aware however: ranged attacks such as guntre won't count towards the regan system. ‘Weapon Regain ‘Saw Cleaver ‘Saw Spear unter Axe url Blade Blade of Merey iran Ludwig Holy Blade oitorpallsch Chikoge Fite Spoar ‘Stake Driver Tomtrus ‘oaethuntar Sait Bose Cutter —__ CChuten Pe —— oo bol 000. oT Simons Bonblado ——F Fokuyo —__ a Vi Bloodleter ——_ Aryan Aim TT os Parasite a Boast Claw (uno) nv — are Fie —— TRAINING MANUAL [ WEAPON ANALYSIS 1 15Cae eee ca} RE) Se Coat nC Cen Oa ee a ey contending with the most dangerous bests of all for ‘heir prizes: other hunters, drunk with blood. He ‘we'll take you through these areas and make sure ‘that the blood that gets spilled along the way won't CeWelcome to the Hunting Grounds, This thing ther On these pages we'll ta Overview Pages eg {All reas bopin with an ovorviow a9 (or pages inthe case of the Research Hall on which you'l find the full area mao (separated into floors so that al parts are Visible alongside a breakdown of everything the area contains: ene- mies, NPCs, items and landmarks. Well show an example overview ge here, and each individual floret is explained below via the letters inking them to the example, hybrid chapter that shows you every- isto know about each area while aso providing acrtical route to follow. ‘you through the elements that make the chapter work. © neabeets ‘Weve ndued some small sonites to give you ania ofan arcs