BossLimgraveWeeping PeninsulaChanged in 2 patchesVerified for build 25827938

Erdtree Burial Watchdog

Fought in 8 places, from 1,200 HP to 7,232 HP at Consecrated Snowfield · Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs: each place carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Strike and the least from Magic.

HP (NG): 1,200–7,232
HP in NG+7: 10,277
Stance: 80
Weakest to: Strike 10%
Resists most: Magic 40%
Places: 8

Appears in 8 places · HP 1,200–7,232

Each place uses its own copy with that area's scaling. First playthrough, offline; jump to a place for its full stats, rewards and map marker.

Place	HP	HP in NG+7	Stance	Runes	Phys. defense
Limgrave · Stormfoot Catacombs	1,200 lowest	5,246 lowest	80	—	101 lowest
Weeping Peninsula · Impaler's Catacombs	1,347	5,390	80	—	102
Liurnia of the Lakes · Cliffbottom Catacombs	2,383	6,157	80	—	107
Caelid · Minor Erdtree Catacombsfight of 2	2,531	5,396	80	—	109
Mt. Gelmir · Wyndham Catacombs	3,419	6,993	80	—	111
Flame Peak · Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave×3 · ordinary enemy · no marker	5,095	9,017	80	3,712 lowest	115
Flame Peak · Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs×3 · ordinary enemy · no marker	5,095	9,017	80	3,856	115
Consecrated Snowfield · Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs×2 · ordinary enemy · no marker	7,232 highest	10,277 highest	80	7,956 highest	120 highest

Each place

Limgrave

Place 1 of 8: Stormfoot Catacombs

Boss fightNearest Site of Grace: Stormfoot CatacombsScaling ×1.141

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HP · lowest: 1,200
NG+7 HP · lowest: 5,246
Stance: 80
Weakest to: Strike 10%
Resists most: Magic, Fire, Lightning and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 10% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 40% · Lightning 40% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 101 · Magic 101 · Fire 101 · Lightning 101 · Holy 101
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Immune to Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 1,200 · +1 3,747 · +2 4,122 · +3 4,309 · +4 4,496 · +5 4,871 · +6 5,059 · +7 5,246

Rewards

Noble Sorcerer AshesAlways

Once per playthrough, on its defeat.

Other bosses in Limgrave

Weeping Peninsula

Place 2 of 8: Impaler's Catacombs

Boss fightNearest Site of Grace: Impaler's CatacombsScaling ×1.281

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HP: 1,347
NG+7 HP: 5,390
Stance: 80
Weakest to: Strike 10%
Resists most: Magic, Fire, Lightning and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 10% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 40% · Lightning 40% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 102 · Magic 102 · Fire 102 · Lightning 102 · Holy 102
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Immune to Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 1,347 · +1 3,850 · +2 4,235 · +3 4,427 · +4 4,620 · +5 5,005 · +6 5,197 · +7 5,390

Rewards

Demi-Human AshesAlways

Once per playthrough, on its defeat.

Other bosses in Weeping Peninsula

Liurnia of the Lakes

Place 3 of 8: Cliffbottom Catacombs

Boss fightNearest Site of Grace: Cliffbottom CatacombsScaling ×2.266

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HP: 2,383
NG+7 HP: 6,157
Stance: 80
Weakest to: Strike 10%
Resists most: Magic, Fire, Lightning and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 10% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 40% · Lightning 40% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 107 · Magic 107 · Fire 107 · Lightning 107 · Holy 107
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Immune to Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 2,383 · +1 4,398 · +2 4,837 · +3 5,057 · +4 5,277 · +5 5,717 · +6 5,937 · +7 6,157

Rewards

Kaiden Sellsword AshesAlways

Once per playthrough, on its defeat.

Other bosses in Liurnia of the Lakes

Caelid

Place 4 of 8: Minor Erdtree Catacombs

Boss fightNearest Site of Grace: Minor Erdtree CatacombsScaling ×2.406

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The fight 2 to defeat

Erdtree Burial Watchdog ×22,531 HP

HP: 2,531
NG+7 HP: 5,396
Stance: 80
Weakest to: Strike 10%
Resists most: Magic, Fire, Lightning and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 10% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 40% · Lightning 40% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 109 · Magic 109 · Fire 109 · Lightning 109 · Holy 109
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Immune to Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 2,531 · +1 3,854 · +2 4,240 · +3 4,433 · +4 4,625 · +5 5,011 · +6 5,204 · +7 5,396

Rewards

Mad Pumpkin Head AshesAlways

Once per playthrough, when every enemy of the fight is dead.

Other bosses in Caelid

Omenkiller 429 HP
Kindred of Rot 753 HP
Cemetery Shade 1,467 HP
Mad Pumpkin Head 1,564 HP
Nox Monk 1,631 HP
Nox Swordstress 1,631 HP

Mt. Gelmir

Place 5 of 8: Wyndham Catacombs

Boss fightNearest Site of Grace: Wyndham CatacombsScaling ×3.25

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HP: 3,419
NG+7 HP: 6,993
Stance: 80
Weakest to: Strike 10%
Resists most: Magic, Fire, Lightning and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 10% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 40% · Lightning 40% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 111 · Magic 111 · Fire 111 · Lightning 111 · Holy 111
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Immune to Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 3,419 · +1 4,995 · +2 5,494 · +3 5,744 · +4 5,994 · +5 6,493 · +6 6,743 · +7 6,993

Rewards

Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing [1]Always

Once per playthrough, on its defeat.

Other bosses in Mt. Gelmir

Cemetery Shade 991 HP
Omenkiller 1,153 HP
Bloodhound Knight 1,423 HP
Wormface 1,669 HP
Demi-Human Chief 1,735 HP
Mad Pumpkin Head 1,891 HP

Flame Peak

Place 6 of 8: Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave

Ordinary enemy hereNearest Site of Grace: Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave×3 hereScaling ×4.844

Not on the map: fought as an ordinary enemy here

HP: 5,095
NG+7 HP: 9,017
Stance: 80
Runes · lowest: 3,712
Weakest to: Strike 10%
Resists most: Magic, Fire, Lightning and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 10% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 40% · Lightning 40% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 115 · Magic 115 · Fire 115 · Lightning 115 · Holy 115
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Immune to Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 5,095 · +1 6,441 · +2 7,085 · +3 7,407 · +4 7,729 · +5 8,373 · +6 8,695 · +7 9,017

Drops per kill

Watchdog's Greatsword8%

Other bosses in Flame Peak

Flame Peak

Place 7 of 8: Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs

Ordinary enemy hereNearest Site of Grace: Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs×3 hereScaling ×4.844

Not on the map: fought as an ordinary enemy here

Erdtree Burial Watchdog · 5,095 HP

HP: 5,095
NG+7 HP: 9,017
Stance: 80
Runes: 3,712
Weakest to: Strike 10%
Resists most: Magic, Fire, Lightning and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 10% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 40% · Lightning 40% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 115 · Magic 115 · Fire 115 · Lightning 115 · Holy 115
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Immune to Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 5,095 · +1 6,441 · +2 7,085 · +3 7,407 · +4 7,729 · +5 8,373 · +6 8,695 · +7 9,017

Erdtree Burial Watchdog · 5,095 HP

HP: 5,095
NG+7 HP: 9,017
Stance: 80
Runes: 3,818
Weakest to: Strike 10%
Resists most: Magic, Fire, Lightning and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 10% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 40% · Lightning 40% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 115 · Magic 115 · Fire 115 · Lightning 115 · Holy 115
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Immune to Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 5,095 · +1 6,441 · +2 7,085 · +3 7,407 · +4 7,729 · +5 8,373 · +6 8,695 · +7 9,017

Erdtree Burial Watchdog · 5,095 HP

HP: 5,095
NG+7 HP: 9,017
Stance: 80
Runes: 3,856
Weakest to: Strike 10%
Resists most: Magic, Fire, Lightning and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 10% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 40% · Lightning 40% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 115 · Magic 115 · Fire 115 · Lightning 115 · Holy 115
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Immune to Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 5,095 · +1 6,441 · +2 7,085 · +3 7,407 · +4 7,729 · +5 8,373 · +6 8,695 · +7 9,017

Drops per kill

Watchdog's Greatsword8%

Drops per kill

Watchdog's Greatsword8%

Other bosses in Flame Peak

Consecrated Snowfield

Place 8 of 8: Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs

Ordinary enemy hereNearest Site of Grace: Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs×2 hereScaling ×6.875

Not on the map: fought as an ordinary enemy here

Erdtree Burial Watchdog · 7,232 HP

HP: 7,232
NG+7 HP: 10,277
Stance: 80
Runes: 7,878
Weakest to: Strike 10%
Resists most: Magic, Fire, Lightning and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 10% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 40% · Lightning 40% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 120 · Magic 120 · Fire 120 · Lightning 120 · Holy 120
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Immune to Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 7,232 · +1 7,340 · +2 8,075 · +3 8,442 · +4 8,809 · +5 9,543 · +6 9,910 · +7 10,277

Erdtree Burial Watchdog · 7,232 HP

HP · highest: 7,232
NG+7 HP · highest: 10,277
Stance: 80
Runes · highest: 7,956
Weakest to: Strike 10%
Resists most: Magic, Fire, Lightning and Holy 40%

Negation, defense and status buildup

Damage negation: Standard 35% · Slash 35% · Strike 10% · Pierce 35% · Magic 40% · Fire 40% · Lightning 40% · Holy 40%
Flat defense: Physical 120 · Magic 120 · Fire 120 · Lightning 120 · Holy 120
Buildup to proc (1st, then 2nd): Immune to Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep, Madness, Death Blight
HP in each journey: NG 7,232 · +1 7,340 · +2 8,075 · +3 8,442 · +4 8,809 · +5 9,543 · +6 9,910 · +7 10,277

Drops per kill

Watchdog's Greatsword8%

Other bosses in Consecrated Snowfield

How Erdtree Burial Watchdog fights

At Consecrated Snowfield · Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs, its toughest placement: 7,232 HP.

Attacks the game's own

The attacks it picks on its own, most used first. Damage is the attack power of its strongest hit at this placement, before your defense and negation.

Attack	Parry	Block	Damage
Fire Breath (1)1 hit · first hit after 2.3 s	No	Yes	727fire
Thrust1 hit · first hit after 1.0 s	Yes	Yes	1,019pierce
Floating Fall (1)2 hits · first hit after 2.8 s	Hit 1	Yes	1,201strike
Single hit (1)1 hit · first hit after 2.0 s	Yes	Yes	764physical
2-hit combo2 hits · first hit after 0.8 s	Yes	Yes	764physical
Fire Tail1 hit · first hit after 1.7 s	Yes	Yes	1,127582 fire · 545 strike
Floating Fall (2)2 hits · first hit after 1.8 s	Hit 1	Yes	1,201strike
Single hit (2)1 hit · first hit after 1.2 s	Yes	Yes	764physical
Single hit (3)1 hit · first hit after 1.6 s	Yes	Yes	764physical
Single hit (4)1 hit · first hit after 1.2 s	Yes	Yes	1,091physical
Single hit (5)1 hit · first hit after 1.6 s	Yes	Yes	1,091physical
Single hit (6)1 hit · first hit after 1.2 s	Yes	Yes	837physical
Single hit (7)1 hit · first hit after 2.0 s	Yes	Yes	1,091physical

14 more attacks it chains after another one

Attack	Parry	Block	Damage
Single hit (8)1 hit · first hit after 0.7 s · after Single hit (1) and Thrust or 7 more	Yes	Yes	764physical
Single hit (9)1 hit · first hit after 1.2 s · after Single hit (1) and Single hit (8) or 8 more	Yes	Yes	1,164physical
Single hit (10)1 hit · first hit after 1.7 s · after Single hit (1) and Single hit (8) or 8 more	Yes	Yes	1,164physical
Fire Breath (2)1 hit · first hit after 2.5 s · after Projectile (2) and Floating Fall (2)	No	Yes	727fire
Single hit (11)1 hit · first hit after 0.3 s · after Single hit (4) and Single hit (1) or 8 more	Yes	Yes	946physical
Single hit (12)1 hit · first hit after 0.3 s · after Single hit (5) and Single hit (1) or 8 more	Yes	Yes	946physical
Floating Fall (3)2 hits · first hit after 2.8 s · after Floating Fall (1)	Hit 1	Yes	1,201strike
Single hit (13)1 hit · first hit after 0.4 s	Yes	Yes	1,019physical
Strike (1)1 hit · first hit after 1.7 s · after Fire Tail	Yes	Yes	1,127582 lightning · 545 strike
Strike (2)1 hit · first hit after 1.7 s · after Strike (1)	Yes	Yes	1,127582 magic · 545 strike
Projectile (1)1 hit · first hit after 2.5 s · after Projectile (3) and Floating Fall (2)	No	Yes	618magic
Projectile (2)1 hit · first hit after 2.3 s · after Projectile (4) and Floating Fall (2)	No	Yes	618magic
Projectile (3)1 hit · first hit after 3.2 s · after Fire Breath (2) and Floating Fall (2)	No	Yes	1,091lightning
Projectile (4)1 hit · first hit after 3.2 s · after Fire Breath (1) and Floating Fall (2)	No	Yes	1,091lightning

Parry: whether a parry works on it (for combos, which hits). Block: whether a shield stops it; grabs go through.

Attack choice by distance the boss's own

How often it opens with each attack at each range, from its main weight tables (it switches between 6 sets of tables by state; the main one is shown).

3–5 m

5–8 m

8 m +

Fire Breath (1)
Thrust
Floating Fall (1)
Single hit (1)
2-hit combo
Other attacks and moves

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Distance	Most likely picks
3–5 m	Moving or other actions 27% · Single hit (1) 23% · Fire Breath (1) 23%
5–8 m	Moving or other actions 35% · Fire Breath (1) 25% · Thrust 20%
8 m +	Fire Breath (1) 48% · Moving or other actions 26% · Thrust 13%

Attacks: 27
Walk in before attacking: 15 from up to 999 m

What hurts it most

Strike10% +38%
Standard35%
Slash35% ±0
Pierce35% ±0
Magic40% −8%
Fire40% −8%
Lightning40% −8%
Holy40% −8%

Negation (lower lets more through), and how much more or less damage that type deals than Standard does.

Status procs to kill it

Status	1st proc	HP per proc	Procs to kill
Bleed	Immune
Frost	Immune
Poison	Immune
Scarlet Rot	Immune

From full HP with that status alone; thresholds grow after each proc. Frostbite's extra 20% damage taken isn't counted.

Weapons that hit it hardest

Attack rating that gets through its negations at max upgrade with every stat at 50, best affinity per weapon (flat defense left out). Try your own build in the build planner →

Attacks, their hits, parry and block, grabs and damage are the boss's own; so is when it picks them. Attack names follow the names players commonly use; the rest are described from their hits.

Drop odds

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

Flame Peak · Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave and Flame Peak · Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs

Erdtree Burial Watchdog drops
Item	Chance	At 200 Discovery	At 300 Discovery	At 400 Discovery	Kills for 90%
Watchdog's Greatsword	8%	14.8%	20.7%	25.8%	28

Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs

Erdtree Burial Watchdog drops
Item	Chance	At 200 Discovery	At 300 Discovery	At 400 Discovery	Kills for 90%
Watchdog's Greatsword	8%	14.8%	20.7%	25.8%	28

Consecrated Snowfield · Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs

Erdtree Burial Watchdog drops
Item	Chance	At 200 Discovery	At 300 Discovery	At 400 Discovery	Kills for 90%
Watchdog's Greatsword	8%	14.8%	20.7%	25.8%	28

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Erdtree Burial Watchdog 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.

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Patch history 2

Every patch that changed its numbers, version by version.

1.02.1from 1.00

HP972→1,052
Standard negation40%→35%
Slash negation40%→35%
Strike negation20%→10%
Pierce negation40%→35%
Runes2,566→3,712
Runes2,648→3,818
Runes5,044→7,878
Runes2,566→3,856
Runes4,888→7,956

Every changed value (13)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 10
HP×11 variants	972	→	1,052	+80+8.2%
Standard negation×11 variants	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Slash negation×11 variants	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Strike negation×11 variants	20%	→	10%	−10 pts
Pierce negation×11 variants	40%	→	35%	−5 pts
Runes	2,566	→	3,712	+1,146+45%
Runes	2,648	→	3,818	+1,170+44%
Runes	5,044	→	7,878	+2,834+56%
Runes	2,566	→	3,856	+1,290+50%
Runes	4,888	→	7,956	+3,068+63%
Linked data 3
SpEffect ID [31]×6 variants	-1	→	4,301	changed
SpEffect ID [3]	7,080	→	7,090	changed
Game Clear - SpEffect ID	7,480	→	7,490	changed

1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change
Damage 1
HP Burn Damage %×11 variants 0 100 +100
Linked data 1
DLC Completion SpEffect ID×11 variants 0 -1 changed