Hunter's Nightmare — Bloodborne
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Finding your way around the region
Lamps and subareas:
- Hunter's Nightmare
- Nightmare Church
- Underground Corpse Pile
- Nightmare Grand Cathedral
Connected regions:
- Research Hall
Prepare to explore
| Wiki recommendation | Value |
|---|---|
| Character level | 80 |
| Weapon upgrade level | +9 |
Key encounters
Bosses: Ludwig the Accursed / the Holy Blade · Laurence, the First Vicar
Characters: Brador, Church Assassin · Simon the Harrowed · Yamamura the Wanderer
Insight: +2 for entering the Hunter's Nightmare; +1 for encountering Ludwig; +3 for defeating Ludwig; +1 for encountering Laurence, the First Vicar; +3 for defeating Laurence.
Summons: locations and conditions
| Location | Condition |
|---|---|
| Old Hunter Henriett : Ludwig the Accursed in Hunter's Nightmare : Down the stairs from the Nightmare Church Lamp, directly to the left of the stairwell exit. | Summoning Henriett prevents you from being able to summon the two Confederate hunters in this area and vice versa. |
| Younger Mandaras Twin Confederate : Ludwig the Accursed in Hunter's Nightmare : At the end of the semi-hidden path in the Bloody Plaza where the first Nightmare Executioner (Axe) approaches from. ( Butcher Set ). | The summon point will only be there if you haven't already killed him in the Forbidden Woods , are wearing the " Impurity " rune, and have not summoned Old Hunter Henriett. |
| Valtr Confederate : Ludwig the Accursed in Hunter's Nightmare : Along the right wall directly opposite the Eye Collector as you approach the boss room, slightly obscured behind the terrain. Laurence, the First Vicar in Hunter's Nightmare : In plain sight just inside the door of the Grand Cathedral. | You must not have killed Valtr in the Forbidden Woods . You must be equipped with the " Impurity " rune and have not summoned Old Hunter Henriett. Must have obtained Laurence's Skull from the altar elevator. |
Enemies: stats and drops
| Enemy | HP · NG | Blood Echoes · NG | Drop & [Rate] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Hunter (Beast Cutter & Blunderbuss) | 1727 | 842 | Random gem based on area x1 [16%], Blood Vial x3 [20%] |
| Old Hunter (Beast Cutter & Blunderbuss) · red eyes | 3331 | 1126 | Vermin x1 [100%] |
| Old Hunter (Beasthunter Saif) | 1520 | 771 | Random gem based on area x1 [16%], Blood Vial x3 [20%] |
| Old Hunter (Beasthunter Saif) · red eyes | 3109 | 994 | Vermin x1 [100%] |
| Old Hunter (Beasthunter Saif & Piercing Rifle) | 829 | 811 | None |
| Old Hunter (Boom Hammer & Torch) | 1865 | 913 | Random gem based on area x1 [16%], Blood Vial x4 [20%] |
| Old Hunter (Boom Hammer & Torch) · red eyes | 3559 | 1237 | Vermin x1 [100%] |
| Beast Patient (Male) | 552 | 203 | Random gem based on area x1 [4%], Blood Vial x1 [8%] |
| Ashen Blood Beast Patient | 967 | 507 | Random gem based on area x1 [8%], Blood Vial x2 [30%], Antidote x2 [10%] |
| Church Servant (Cane) | 2064 | 871 | Blood Vial x2 [21%], Blue Elixir x1 [1%] |
| Huntsman (Torch & Axe) | 760 | 355 | Blood Vial x1 [21%], Quicksilver Bullets x2 [10%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [5%] |
| Huntsman (Sickle) | 483 | 338 | Blood Vial x1 [8%] |
| Huntsman (Cleaver) | 483 | 270 | Blood Vial x1 [8%] |
| Huntsman (Cutlass) | 760 | 338 | Blood Vial x2 [32%] |
| Huntsman (Delayed Molotov) | 483 | 331 | Blood Vial x1 [21%], Molotov Cocktail x1 [10%] |
| Old Hunter's Hound | 483 | 372 | None |
| Wheelchair Huntsman (Pistol) | 841 | 980 | Quicksilver Bullets x4 [76%], Antidote x2 [12%], Sedatives x1 [4%], Beast Blood Pellet x1 [4%] |
| Labyrinth Rat | 535 | 1198 | Poison Knife x2 [5%], Poison Knife x1 [15%] |
| Carrion Crow | 483 | 220 | Pebble x1 [6%], Pebble x2 [3%], Beast Blood Pellet x1 [1%] |
| Wandering Nightmare (Small) | 186 | 27 | Blood Stone Chunk x2 |
| Nightmare Executioner (Axe) | 3455 | 2366 | Blood Vial x6 [24%] |
| Nightmare Executioner (Church Cannon) | 3455 | 2366 | Quicksilver Bullets x10 [24%] |
| Bloodlicker | 1658 | 517 | Random gun type gem x1 [16%] |
| Blood-starved Beast | 5183 | 2366 | Random gun type gem x1 [100%] |
| Eye Collector | 760 | 304 | Pebble x6 [35%], Pebble x3 [61%], Bloodshot Eyeball x1 [4%] |
| Djura's Disciple | 3196 | 7326 | Gatling Gun [100%] |
| Bestial Hunter | 4134 | 6105 | Firing Hammer Badge [100%] |
| Church Doctor (Ludwig's Holy Blade & Repeating Pistol) | 3332 | 8820 | Madman's Knowledge x1 [100%] |
| Church Doctor (Threaded Cane) | 2194 | 11025 | Quicksilver Bullets x10 [100%] |
| Yahar'gul Hunter (Church Pick & Repeating Pistol) | 2739 | 9923 | Church Pick [100%] |
| Brador (combat) | 1855 | 5220 | Brador Attire, one piece for killing each projected appearance |
Items · Item Treasures
| Item | Location |
|---|---|
| Frenzied Coldblood (8) x1 | After leaving Nightmare Chapel via the front door, turn left and look for the corpse in the alcove near the fence. |
| Twin Blood Stone Shards x1 | After leaving Nightmare Chapel via the front door, turn right and climb the small hill. They are on a corpse. |
| Old Hunter Cap | On the corpse at the top of the stairs outside Nightmare Chapel, near the locked gate. |
| Old Hunter Gloves | Take the Rooftop Path from Nightmare Chapel. As the path crosses over the stairs, look for a ledge with a corpse on it and drop down. |
| Blood Vial x3 | After crossing the Rooftop Path bridge, look to the left toward Nightmare Plaza. It is on the corpse by the ledge. |
| Frenzied Coldblood (9) x1 | After crossing the Rooftop Path bridge, look to the right toward Nightmare Grand Cathedral. It is on the corpse in the alcove. |
| Blood Vial x6 | The corpse among a group of cowering Beast Patients in Nightmare Plaza, by the fence overlooking Nightmare Chapel. |
| Madman's Knowledge x1 | In Nightmare Plaza, on the corpse near the Boom Hammer-wielding Old Hunter. |
| Madman's Knowledge x1 | In Nightmare Plaza, on the corpse leaning against the statue in the centre. |
| Quicksilver Bullets x4 | The corpse in the alcove near the base of the stairs to Nightmare Grand Cathedral, opposite the stationary gun. |
| Molotov Cocktail x4 | The corpse on the ledge near the Beasthunter Saif-wielding Old Hunter, opposite the drop to Nightmare Alley. |
| Blood Vial x3 | The corpse by the Old Hunter with a Piercing Rifle at the top Nightmare Cathedral - Lower Stairs. |
| Beast Cutter | The corpse on the ledge below Nightmare Cathedral - Rooftops, reached by dropping down from where the beast patients and red-eyed Old Hunter are. |
| Twin Blood Stone Shards x3 | While taking Plaza Path from Nightmare Chapel, continue past the slope leading into Nightmare Plaza and look on the left for a rooftop you can walk on. Cross the rooftop, they are on the corpse by the tombstone. |
| Twin Blood Stone Shards x3 | The corpse on the top of the gate to Nightmare Plaza, reached by taking Plaza Path. |
| Old Hunter Trousers | From Plaza Path, turn right as you encounter the Old Hunter with a Beasthunter Saif and drop down onto the ledge above the Carrion Crows. They are on the corpse. |
| Old Hunter Set | Near the base of Nightmare Cathedral - Upper Stairs, on the corpse on the left-hand platform behind the three Beast Patients. |
| Molotov Cocktail x3 | Outside the entrance to Nightmare Grand Cathedral, on the corpse in the alcove on the opposite side of the stairs to the cave leading to Turret Bridge. |
| Blood Vial x6 | Outisde the entrance to Nightmare Grand Cathedral, on the corpse by the pillar near the tunnel leading to Turret Bridge. |
| Eye Pendant | In the hand of the burning beast on the altar in Nightmare Grand Cathedral. |
| Twin Blood Stone Shards x1 | On the way from River Overlook to Nightmare Residence, take the small steps down onto the lower platform. It is on the corpse by the Huntsman throwing Delayed Molotovs. |
| Delayed Molotov x5 | The corpse in the corner of the top floor of Nightmare Residence. |
| Boom Hammer | The corpse in the middle of the ground floor of Nightmare Residence, in the middle of the exploding Oil Urn trap. |
| Beast Blood Pellet x3 | The corpse by the base of the stairs outside the ground floor door of Nightmare Residence, leading to Nightmare Gate. |
| Old Hunter Top Hat | The corpse on the ledge outside the open window on the top floor of Nightmare Residence, facing the River of Blood. |
| Frenzied Coldblood (8) x1 | The corpse by the carriage in River of Blood - Downstream, on the far side opposite Nightmare Residence. |
| Blood Stone Chunk x1 | A corpse in the upper area of Beast Cave, by the gap that lets you drop down into the lower area. |
| Twin Blood Stone Shards x1 | A corpse in the upper area of Beast Cave, near the entrance, opposite Djura's Disciple. |
| Amygdalan Arm | A corpse in the lower area of Beast Cave, at the very rear behind the Blood-Starved Beast. |
| Twin Blood Stone Shards x2 | A corpse in the lower area of Beast Cave, on the far wall near where the Blood-Starved Beast is. |
| Twin Blood Stone Shards x2 | A corpse in the lower area of Beast Cave, on the far wall near where the Blood-Starved Beast is. |
| Blood Stone Chunk x1 | A corpse in the lower area of Beast Cave, among the Beast Patients on the path connecting the upper and lower areas. |
| Blood Vial x3 | The corpse at the base of the first set of steps leading to Bridge over the River of Blood. |
| Quicksilver Bullets x6 | The corpse behind the Old Hunter with Piercing Rifle at the top of the first set of steps leading to Bridge over the River of Blood. |
| Constable's Gloves | On the way to Chapel Tunnel, turn left and go up the pathway. They are on the corpse at the dead end. |
| Constable's Trousers | The corpse surrounded by Bloodlickers as you approach the tunnel in River of Blood - Upstream. |
| Frenzied Coldblood (9) x1 | When entering Corpse Canal from River of Blood - Upstream, take the left-hand path after the two Old Hunter's Hounds attack. It is on the corpse at the dead end. |
| Constable's Set | From Corpse Canal, climb the ladder past the Old Hunter with Beast Cutter, then cross the Balance Beams to the opposite side. It is on the corpse. |
| Beasthunter Saif | After climbing the ladder past the Old Hunter with Beast Cutter, follow the left-hand path past the red-eyed Old Hunter with the Beasthunter Saif. It is on the corpse by the ledge that drops back down into Corpse Canal. |
| Butcher Set | When entering Bloody Plaza from Corpse Canal, take the left-hand path past where the Nightmare Executioner walks out. It is on a corpse at the end of the path. |
| Madman's Knowledge x1 | In Bloody Plaza, on the corpse by the large statue. |
| Twin Blood Stone Shards x2 | The corpse across the beams above Corpse Ravine, opposite where the Old Hunter jumps down. |
| Blood Vial x2 | The corpse among the Carrion Crows, below the beams in Corpse Ravine. |
| Oil Urn x3 | The corpse just before the long narrow path leading back from Corpse Ravine to Corpse Canal. |
| Whirligig Saw | The corpse on top of the large gravestone at the very end of Corpse Ravine. |
| Blood Vial x6 | The corpse on the small incline leading from Bloody Plaza to Mouth of the River. |
| Pebble x1 | Mouth of the River, the corpse just before Ludwig the Accursed. |
| Blood Vial x3 | A corpse at the far end of Ludwig the Accursed's room, at the top of the stairs. |
| Frenzied Coldblood (9) x1 | Underground Cells, corpse in the first cell on the right-hand side when entering from Underground Corpse Pile. |
| Frenzied Coldblood (9) x1 | Underground Cells, corpse in the first cell on the left-hand side when entering from Underground Corpse Pile. |
| Fist of Gratia | Underground Cells, unique corpse in the third cell on the right-hand side when entering from Underground Corpse Pile. |
| Blood Stone Chunk x1 | A corpse among the Labryinth Rats with glowing eyes at the back of Recovery Room. |
| Great One's Wisdom x1 | The corpse in the middle bed on the right-hand side in Recovery Room. |
| Laurence's Skull | On the hidden altar below Surgery Altar, reached when the Surgery Altar is at the Research Hall. Either activate the Surgery Altar and then quickly run back before it rises, or travel back down from the Research Hall to the Recovery Room. |
| Church Cannon | Take the hidden altar elevator down by using the lever to send the Surgery Altar down to ground level, then quickly running back onto the hidden altar. It is in a chest at the bottom. |
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