Sourcemined
Elden Ring
BossLiurnia of the LakesAcademy of Raya LucariaChanged in 1 patchVerified on build 25080141

Bloodhound Knight

Fought in 6 places, from 992 HP to 1,985 HP at Liurnia of the Lakes · Lakeside Crystal Cave: each placement carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Lightning and the least from Standard.

Where you fight it 6

Each place uses its own copy of the boss with that area's scaling. HP and stance as you meet them (first phase, offline, no new game plus).

PlaceHPStanceScaling
Academy of Raya Lucaria · Raya Lucaria Grand Library99265×2.266
Liurnia of the Lakes · South Raya Lucaria Gate99265×2.266
Swamp of Aeonia · Heart of Aeonia1,05365×2.406
Mt. Gelmir · Gelmir Hero's Grave1,42365×3.25
Volcano Manor · Prison Town Church1,80665×4.125
Liurnia of the Lakes · Lakeside Crystal Cave1,98565×4.532

Damage negation

How much of each damage type it shrugs off. Lower is better for you; the type it takes most is highlighted.

Standard10%
Slash10%
Strike10%
Pierce0%
Magic0%
Fire0%
Lightning-20%
Holy0%

Flat defense

Subtracted from each hit before negation; it matters most for weak hits. Area scaling raises it along with HP.

Liurnia of the Lakes · South Raya Lucaria Gate, Academy of Raya Lucaria · Raya Lucaria Grand Library, Liurnia of the Lakes · Lakeside Crystal Cave

Physical107
Magic107
Fire107
Lightning107
Holy107

Swamp of Aeonia · Heart of Aeonia

Physical109
Magic109
Fire109
Lightning109
Holy109

Mt. Gelmir · Gelmir Hero's Grave

Physical111
Magic111
Fire111
Lightning111
Holy111

Volcano Manor · Prison Town Church

Physical114
Magic114
Fire114
Lightning114
Holy114

Status buildup to proc

Buildup needed for the first proc, and how much more each following proc needs (it grows after every proc, up to the fifth).

Liurnia of the Lakes · South Raya Lucaria Gate, Academy of Raya Lucaria · Raya Lucaria Grand Library, Liurnia of the Lakes · Lakeside Crystal Cave

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3244227121,169
Scarlet Rot3244227121,169
Bleed3244227121,169
Frost3244227121,169
Sleep236278376666
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Swamp of Aeonia · Heart of Aeonia

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3274257151,172
Scarlet Rot3274257151,172
Bleed3274257151,172
Frost3274257151,172
Sleep238280378668
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Mt. Gelmir · Gelmir Hero's Grave

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3324307201,177
Scarlet Rot3324307201,177
Bleed3324307201,177
Frost3324307201,177
Sleep242284382672
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Volcano Manor · Prison Town Church

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3384367261,183
Scarlet Rot3384367261,183
Bleed3384367261,183
Frost3384367261,183
Sleep246288386676
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

HP in each journey

At Liurnia of the Lakes · Lakeside Crystal Cave: new game plus multiplies HP, defense and resistances again on top of the area's scaling.

NGNG+1NG+2NG+3NG+4NG+5NG+6NG+7
1,9853,6624,0284,2114,3944,7614,9445,127

How its AI decides verified

  • It picks attacks by how far you are, with cut-offs at 3 m, 4 m, 5 m, 8 m.
  • It chooses among 18 attack routines; 6 have a cooldown (5–15 s).

Read from the game's AI script for this boss. Which animation each routine plays isn't named yet.

Drops

Chance per kill at 100 Discovery (Arcane and items raise it), and at higher Discovery for the drops it affects.

Mt. Gelmir · Gelmir Hero's Grave

Bloodhound Knight drops
ItemChanceKills for 90%
Bloodhound Knight Helmonce100%—
Bloodhound Knight Armoronce100%—
Bloodhound Knight Gauntletsonce100%—
Bloodhound Knight Greavesonce100%—

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Volcano Manor · Prison Town Church

Bloodhound Knight drops
ItemChanceKills for 90%
Bloodhound Clawsonce100%—

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Bloodhound Knight takes with your weapon and stats, in any journey: damage per hit through its defense and negations, stance, and status procs as its thresholds grow.

Simulate Bloodhound Knight

Patch history 1

Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.

  1. 1.02.1from 1.00
    • HP390→438
    • Runes788→701
    • Standard negation20%→10%
    • Slash negation20%→10%
    • Strike negation20%→10%
    • Runes379→0

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