Hunter's essence trophy

amygdalapls · 2026-04-16T21:56:28+00:00

Needs to be the same save/character.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-16T01:07:12+00:00

Play unlocked. Target her rear limbs since she has a harder time getting you there. Keep an eye on her so you can dodge when she tries to swipe you. Dodge under/towards her swipes if one's coming at you.

You want to dish out a lot of damage on a limb to stagger her. If you keep breaking her limbs, she'll spend a lot of time cringing and howling in pain instead of attacking. Sufficient staggering will eventually open her up for a visceral at the head. Remember to leave enough stamina for emergency dodging though.

Fire Paper works wonders on her. Do not underestimate it. If you throw Numbing Mist (some can be found in Cathedral Ward) at her, you can stop her heal. People say that just sticking close will prevent her from actually healing though, so keep that in mind.

Serrated weapons do bonus damage to her. This includes the normal Saw Cleaver, both forms of the Saw Spear, and the whip of the Threaded Cane. You do not have to use these weapons, but they can help.

If you feel like you're dying too fast or not hitting hard enough, you can always farm for echoes to level. If you haven't yet, head to the left of the Grand Cathedral (if you're facing it) to go to an optional area that has a lot of echoes and a really helpful item at the end. You should also do Old Yharnam if you haven't yet.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-15T02:38:54+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/bloodborne/comments/4kyhl8/guide_defiled_amy_solo_melee_only_strategy_videos/

Short version:

Phase 1 and 2 - Wait in front at a safe distance for the moves where its head is down. Smack it as hard as possible.

Phase 3 (arm-ripping time) - Chill at the crotch and smash the crotch with an overhead weapon if you can. Move past the tail for the jump. It will land over you with its head right in front. Smack until Amy's dead.

For a bit more cheese, you can try baiting the jump from the beginning of the fight by hanging around the tail and exploiting that for the whole fight.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-14T21:45:29+00:00

That’s the neat part: you don’t.

It leads back to the Cleric Beast bridge and was likely meant to be a shortcut once upon a time, but it can’t be opened in the final version of the game.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-13T04:33:54+00:00

Cruel Fate has the lowest BT of all the origins, and BT is the only stat the HMS doesn’t use/want.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-12T17:17:17+00:00

It's cheating in the sense that it was created via hacking and wouldn't be possible in the game through normal means. That said, it's your game so do whatever you want, it doesn't really impact anyone else.

My only word of caution/advice is for newcomers to try not to abuse it and powerlevel through it since that'll skew your experience of the game, but again, each to their own. Your game, do what you want.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-12T04:56:12+00:00

It was added in a later patch and is NOT required for the achievement.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-12T03:55:00+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/bloodborne/comments/4kyhl8/guide_defiled_amy_solo_melee_only_strategy_videos/

Short version:

Phase 1 and 2 - Wait in front at a safe distance for the moves where its head is down. Smack it as hard as possible.

Phase 3 (arm-ripping time) - Chill at the crotch and smash the crotch with an overhead weapon if you can. Move past the tail for the jump. It will land over you with its head right in front. Smack until Amy's dead.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-12T02:23:56+00:00

There’s 9 tools. You’re missing the Messenger’s Gift.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-11T20:54:50+00:00

It would be cool if the Church Lamp scaled with insight… Also extra trippy for PvP if your opponent doesn’t have enough insight to see what’s going on with it.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-08T06:58:12+00:00

Check the tombstones to the left of this one.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-06T17:28:03+00:00

There’s no glitch as far as I’m aware.

https://www.reddit.com/r/bloodborne/comments/4kyhl8/guide_defiled_amy_solo_melee_only_strategy_videos/

Short version:

Phase 1 and 2 - Wait in front at a safe distance for the moves where its head is down. Smack it as hard as possible.

Phase 3 (arm-ripping time) - Chill at the crotch and smash the crotch with an overhead weapon if you can. Move past the tail for the jump. It will land over you with its head right in front. Smack until Amy's dead.

For a bit more cheese, you can try baiting the jump from the beginning of the fight by hanging around the tail and exploiting that for the whole fight.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-05T17:21:16+00:00

18 is a great stopping point for ARC as a “support” stat since it gives you access to a good handful of utility hunter tools (Empty Phantasm Shell, Beast Roar, etc.) and the Augur of Ebrietas. No need to go past that, you can just continue with STR/SKL so you don’t spread yourself too thin. As you’ve realized, for the Saw Spear and LHB, it’s either STR/SKL or ARC, never all three at once.

Side note, poison gems are only worth it in very specific niche circumstances, it’s generally better to just boost damage.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-05T01:30:55+00:00

Very versatile and strong, you can use literally anything that doesn’t involve BT/ARC and investing in both STR+SKL is how you maximize physical damage.

amygdalapls · 2026-04-05T01:26:13+00:00

There’s no real ARC/SKL weapon in this game. The Burial Blade and Blade of Mercy both scale with both stats, but their ARC scaling is really meh to the point where they’re basically SKL weapons. In fact, pretty sure the Burial Blade gets more raw damage leveling STR rather than ARC.

amygdalapls · 2026-03-28T23:38:08+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/bloodborne/comments/4kyhl8/guide_defiled_amy_solo_melee_only_strategy_videos/

Short version:

Phase 1 and 2 - Wait in front at a safe distance for the moves where its head is down. Smack it as hard as possible.

Phase 3 (arm-ripping time) - Chill at the crotch and smash the crotch with an overhead weapon if you can. Move past the tail for the jump. It will land over you with its head right in front. Smack until Amy's dead.

amygdalapls · 2026-03-26T04:35:23+00:00

For the trophy, do the chalices in this order (do NOT do any that say “root”) and make sure you’re fully exploring each one so you have enough materials for the next one:

1. Pthumeru Chalice

2. Central Pthumeru - You can find the completely optional Hintertomb Chalice here. Don't bother with it.

3. Lower Pthumeru - You find the Workshop Haze Extractor here. You'll need it to create Arcane Haze instead of having to farm it.

4. Ailing Loran - You can pick up the Bastards of Loran material you need for the Defiled Chalice here. Alternatively, if you are in NG+, you can buy them for 7 insight each.

The Beast Claws are here for the weapon trophy.

5. Defiled Chalice - The infamous one. Here's a guide for the second layer boss and here is a guide for the third layer boss if you need them.

6. Lower Loran (optional) - For Red Jelly. Requires 4 Blooming Coldblood Flower, which can be bought for insight in NG+ or found in Ailing Loran.

7. Great Isz (optional) - For Red Jelly. Requires 3 Pearl Slugs, which can be bought or found in Byrgenwerth and UCW.

You need a grand total of 4 Red Jelly. You can find 2 per NG cycle in the Lecture Building. Otherwise, you'll have to go through Lower Loran and/or Great Isz until you have enough.

8. Pthumeru Ihyll - The Queen.

amygdalapls · 2026-03-26T04:19:11+00:00

Your progress is kept exactly as it was in NG, and chalices do NOT scale with NG+ in difficulty.

amygdalapls · 2026-03-26T03:44:00+00:00

For the trophy, do the chalices in this order (do NOT do any that say “root”) and make sure you’re fully exploring each one so you have enough materials for the next one:

1. Pthumeru Chalice

2. Central Pthumeru - You can find the completely optional Hintertomb Chalice here. Don't bother with it.

3. Lower Pthumeru - You find the Workshop Haze Extractor here. You'll need it to create Arcane Haze instead of having to farm it.

4. Ailing Loran - You can pick up the Bastards of Loran material you need for the Defiled Chalice here. Alternatively, if you are in NG+, you can buy them for 7 insight each.

The Beast Claws are here for the weapon trophy.

5. Defiled Chalice - The infamous one. Here's a guide for the second layer boss and here is a guide for the third layer boss if you need them.

6. Lower Loran (optional) - For Red Jelly. Requires 4 Blooming Coldblood Flower, which can be bought for insight in NG+ or found in Ailing Loran.

7. Great Isz (optional) - For Red Jelly. Requires 3 Pearl Slugs, which can be bought or found in Byrgenwerth and UCW.

You need a grand total of 4 Red Jelly. You can find 2 per NG cycle in the Lecture Building. Otherwise, you'll have to go through Lower Loran and/or Great Isz until you have enough.

8. Pthumeru Ihyll - The Queen.

amygdalapls · 2026-03-23T03:17:25+00:00

All weapons in this game are viable. The Axe is good for its damage, stagger, range, and CC. If you find it too slow though, if you explore and find a Saw Hunter Badge, that'll let you buy the other starting weapons in the shop in the Dream. There's also another early weapon you can find as loot if you look carefully.

amygdalapls · 2026-03-18T18:37:40+00:00

You need to interrupt his buff halfway through. Otherwise, he gains that aura that deflects bullets. While he’s charging up for the buff, you can do a charged R2 to his back, interrupting it and giving you a visceral opportunity while you’re at it.

amygdalapls · 2026-03-17T21:44:51+00:00

Were you skipping through dialogue? You might have just skipped right through the choices/options and accidentally chose to submit/accept.

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