The Watchdogs, battered and broken over their lengthy tenure, rule the catacombs and are even said to command the imps.

Stormfoot CatacombsGrace. Impaler's CatacombsGrace. Cliffbottom CatacombsGrace Minor Erdtree CatacombsGrace Wyndham CatacombsGrace Stance: 80. Parryable: Yes Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being stance broken or parried Negations (or Absorptions). Standard: 35 Slash: 35 Strike: 10 Pierce: 35 Magic: 40 Fire: 40 Lightning: 40 Holy: 40 The negation numbers are the of your damage that gets blocked. For example, if a negation is 60, 40 of that damage by that type will go through and 60 will be negated. Bigger number less damage. A negation of 100 means no damage goes through, and a negation of -100 mean the enemy takes 2x damage from that source. 0 means damage goes pretty much as is. Resistances Poison: Immune Scarlet Rot: Immune Hemorrhage: Immune Frostbite: Immune Sleep: Immune Madness: Immune The resistance numbers are the buildup amount to trigger it. For example, if a resistance is 100 you must deal 100 points of the given buildup to trigger it. Note that these go down over time, and increase each time the effect procs. Erdtree Burial Watchdog Boss Guide for Erdtree Burial Watchdog Fight Strategy. The Best Tips for Erdtree Burial Watchdog: Kaiden Sellsword Ashes make early Watchdog fights a breeze. If you hit a Watchdog with several Crystal Darts, it will go berserk and attack the closest thing, whether it be friend or foe. This can force it to focus on your summons while you attack it at range, but its most useful for forcing the Watchdog in Impaler's CatacombsGrace to fight its Imps or the Watchdogs in Minor Erdtree CatacombsGrace to fight one another. Melee Strategy For melee users, the best way to win this fight is to bait its attacks. Try dodge rolling to its side after a strike, get a few hits in, then dodge away. Some of its attacks covers a wide range, so having a good shield is also handy, but avoid guarding against the Levitating attacks since they can hit over a shield. If you end up behind the Watchdog, beware of its Tail Slam attack that can still hit you. Jump Attacks: Jumping is effective for dodging both the Levitating and Spinning Swipe attacks. Jump to dodge and then do a jumping attack to build up Stance damage and get in critical hits. Parries: Since their attacks are well-telegraphed, they can be parried with relative ease. Magic and Ranged Strategy This fight is considerably easier for ranged and magic users since all you need to do is keep your distance. You may have to roll or jump away several times during the Levitating attacks, since it likes to do this many times in a row, but eventually it will stop and switch to more easily punishable attacks. Glintstone Pebble and Lightning Spear are excellent spells for these fights. Spells that can stun them such as Rock Sling can also help. Attacks & Counters Attack Description Counter Swing Swings its weapon in various orientations Block the attack or roll through the swing Thrust Leans back and immediately thrusts its sword forward. This move does not cover a lot of distance so you can easily back away. If you're close, rolling to either side and get a few attacks in Tail Slam Turns its head to face its back, then slams its tail into the ground. Usually does this when you're behind it. Only Watchdogs with lit tails will do this. Dodge roll away as soon as you see its head turn around. Overhead Swing Stands up and walks forward, pauses for a moment, then slams its weapon on the ground. Roll to the side as it pauses before the slam and get in a few hits while it's recovering Breath Attack Fire: The Watchdog's head begins to shake, before it exhales an stream of flames from its mouth while chasing its target Lightning: The Watchdog rears its head back before launching a large ball of lightning. Circle around behind, then land a few hits before backing away. Careful not to get too greedy, as it can quickly turn around. If you're far away when it fires lightning, hide behind a pillar. Weapon Slam Holds its weapon horizontally and slams it down on the ground Block the attack or roll as the weapon reaches its peak Levitating Slam Rises into the air, then slams its weapon into the ground, producing a small shockwave. The staff variant will produce a wider magical shockwave Jump left or right over the shockwave and do a jump attack, but be careful not to get hit by the sword or the Watchdog's body. You can also roll, but the timing is less forgiving. Sword Variant Spinning Swipe Puts its sword on the ground to its right, then spins quickly in a 540 circle Jump over the sword or roll in the opposite direction the sword is moving. This is only parriable when the sword has rotated 450 Staff Variant Sorcery of the Crozier Summons a circle of magical projectiles that fly towards the player. Run to the sides or dodge forward through the projectiles. : Attack can be parried Erdtree Burial Watchdog Notes & Other Trivia Formerly called Burial Tree Watchdogs in the Closed Network Test. Frost Watchdogs are only seen as regular enemies, while the Lightning variant is only seen as a boss. Erdtree Burial Watchdog Combo Chart Erdtree Burial Watchdog Stormfoot CATACOMBS. image Drops 1,300 Noble Sorcerer Ashes HP 1,200