How to Find the Bloodhound’s Fang in Elden Ring
Once you start your Elden Ring journey, you will instantly understand the roughness of the world. The creatures that roam around in the Lands Between, have the similar intention of eliminating you from their world. So, the journey won’t be an easy one and survival requires powerful weapons. FormSoftware has provided players with multiple powerful weapons and the more you progress, the more you will get some of the best weapons of the game. One of the best early-game weapons that players can acquire is the Bloodhound’s Fang.
In Elden Ring, acquiring weapons also makes you go through difficulties and the Bloodhound’s Fang is no exception. If you have been trying to acquire it, you must know the exact process of doing it. However, before that, you must know some details about the weapon you are going to get.
What is the Bloodhound’s Fang in Elden Ring?
Elden Ring has different types of weapons and the greatswords are one of the most popular among them. From the beginning of the game, players will find different types of Greatswords, and Bloodhound’s Fang is among them. Players can find this curved Greatsword in earlier stages of the game which will make their journey a lot smoother.
Before you start looking for the sword, let me tell you, that this weapon requires you to have 18 Strength and 17 Dexterity to wield. It comes with a few unique movesets including Bloodhound’s Finesse. Using this ability, players can perform an upper-cut aerial slice which often staggers bosses and deals tons of damage to them. So, this weapon can easily be considered one of the best weapons of the game at least till the mid-section of the game.
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Now that we have got the powers of the weapon, it’s time to check the process to acquire it.
Bloodhound’s Fang Acquiring Process in Elden Ring- How to Get?
Generally, early-game weapons don’t give players a hard time acquiring them, but in Elden Ring, nothing can be done easily. Being one of the best weapons in the game, Bloodhound’s Fang requires a challenging fight to obtain it. players can find it in the extreme south of Limgrave, just before you cross the bridge to enter Weeping Peninsula. To be precise this sword can be found in the Forlorn Hound Evergaol.
Now, if you are thinking finding this location will sort everything, that’s not the case. It’s not like you can find the weapon randomly from chests or on the ground. Instead, you have to defeat its owner Bloodhound Knight Darrwil to get it. this boss is kept inside the Evergaol and as an early-game enemy, Bloodhound Knight Darrwil is enough powerful to eliminate you a few times, if you are not enough careful.
To initiate the fight, go to the center of the Evergaol and interact with the option that comes on your screen. It will teleport you to the fighting arena. Bloodhound Knight Darrwil is not the only enemy in the Evergaol area, but he is one of the toughest for sure. So, players must be well-prepared for the fight. Before you jump into the fight, you must be aware that this will be a 1v1 fight where players can’t summon any Spirit Ash. Even you can’t summon any online player for help. The teleportation process works as a medium that isolates players where they have no way to call for any help.
Bring your best weapons. For defense, you can bring shields, but those don’t work as the boss is viciously fast in his attacks that you must dodge in an instant. If you miss, you can be eliminated. As the fight begins, the boss will take some time to materialize. That’s a good opportunity to lock on to him and deal heavy damage. However, don’t overdo. Once the boss starts attacking things will flip within seconds.
Try to understand his attacking style. The boss will get close to you every time he launches an attack. It’s his style. He will get close, swing his Curved Greatsword two to three times, and make distance from you. Watch out for the attacks and dodge them by rolling. Don’t get hit, the Greatsword deals massive damage. The boss has several attacks to watch out for Dash attacks, Claw Swipe attacks, Three-Slash Combo attacks, Charged Sword attacks, Claw Drag attacks, etc.
Each of these attacks is equally damaging for the players. In the Dash attack, Darrwil closes the distance quickly and launches an attack. In Claw Swipe the boss jumps forward and tries to attack you with his claw. In the combo attack, the boss jumps toward you with a horizontal slash, he will then follow with a second horizontal slash, and finally, he will end the attack with a vertical slash.
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Players must keep their distance, but don’t go too far from the enemy. If you go too far, the enemy will disappear and suddenly appear in front of you with his combo attack, infusing Hemorrage, bleed effect. As we have mentioned, you can’t prevent them by shield. So, dodging them is the only way to survive. However, some of the boss’s attacks can be parried. The boss will launch a few attacks that players can easily parry and deal damage to the enemy. But for that you must understand the attack pattern of the boss, to know when you should strike back.
During this fight, it is best to use a weapon that you can hold with two hands. This will reduce your speed, but it will give your damage abilities a significant boost. You can’t match the speed of the boss, so it is better to increase the damage stats, so you can deal more damage. Once you punish the enemy with a Visceral attack, immediately charge a strong attack.
Once the fight is over and you defeat the boss, you will get the Bloodhound’s Fang greatsword as a reward along with 1900 Runes. If you have enough strength and dexterity, you can wield the sword, otherwise, you need to grind until you meet the criteria to use this weapon.
That’s everything you need to know about how to get Bloodhound’s Fang in Elden Ring. Remember, this fight is an optional one that you only need to go through if you want the Bloodhound’s Fang weapon. Otherwise, you can easily skip this trouble.
