Trolls are descended from the giants, and their hammers were supposedly once used as ceremonial smithing tools. In the distant past, smithing was considered divine.

Limgrave TunnelsGrace. Old Altus TunnelGraces Stance: 45. Parryable: No. Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being stance broken Negations (or Absorptions). Standard: 35 Slash: 35 Strike: 10 Pierce: 35 Magic: 0 Fire: 20 Lightning: 20 Holy: 0 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. Stonedigger Troll Boss Guide for Stonedigger Troll Fight Strategy. The Best Tips for Stonedigger Troll: Use the Kaiden Sellsword Ashes for an easier fight or Spirit Jellyfish Ashes as a distraction. The Troll is extremely weak to Sleep. A single Sleep Pot will put it to sleep no matter how low your Arcane or how many times it's already slept. Melee Strategy The Troll has high Hardness, so most one-handed melee attacks will rebound off it preventing you from landing chain attacks. You can prevent this by two-handing your weapon or using a weapon with higher Hardness. Also, beware of its large area-of-effect attacks and give yourself plenty of time to move out of the way or roll through them. Otherwise, the safest place to be is near his feet, and ideally behind him as well. You can still get hit by his Stomp, but follow-up moves will mostly miss you. Stance Breaking: Since the troll has very low Stance, it doesn't take many fully-charged heavy attacks or jump attacks to get it to collapse onto the floor. Land a critical hit if you want, or just land more blows until it gets back up. Magic and Ranged Strategy The Troll is slow but hits with large area-of-affect attacks, so make sure you aren't caught in them. It's best to use a shield in one hand and your staff or seal in the other, in case you need to guard in an emergency. Bait his attacks, then roll away to create separation before casting. Attacks & Counters Attack Description Counter Stomp Raises its leg and stomps its down. It'll continue stomping the same leg until you're out of range Roll towards the leg that didn't stomp and land a hit on it Swing Swings its hammer either along the ground or down in front of it Roll towards a horizontal sweep or away from a vertical one, or else stay safe near its legs and land a hit Arm Sweep Sweeps its arm along the ground Roll towards the arm Column Slam Slams its hammer down headfirst directly into the ground in front of it, creating a shockwave Roll towards its legs Kneeling Swing Kneels on the ground and braces itself with its hand and swings its hammer in a wide counterclockwise arc with extra reach Roll towards the hammer Mega Slam Grabs its hammer with both hands and holds it above its head higher and longer than for a normal vertical swing, then slams it into the ground releasing a huge shockwave The safest strategy is to run away, but you can also get in a hit while it's winding up and then jump over the shockwave Overhead Combo Lets out a furious growl and slams its hammer into the ground in front of it four times. Next, raises its left leg for a few seconds before doing one more colossal hammer slam. Finally, pulls its hammer out of the ground with a shockwave. Only does this below 60 HP This attack is strong, but it doesn't have very good tracking. Stay near its legs and you'll be fine except for the final slam, which has a wide enough shockwave that you should try to roll it if you're anywhere nearby Roar Roars, creating a large shockwave and increasing the Troll's damage by 20 for 15 seconds Move far away or roll through the shockwave Stonedigger Troll Notes & Other Trivia The Stonedigger Trolls wield the Troll's Hammer, a ceremonial smithing tool, suggesting that they used to be blacksmiths. In the distant past, smithing was considered divine. The hammer is also used by War Counselor Iji, a Troll blacksmith who used to serve the Carian royals. Stonedigger Troll Combo Chart Stonedigger Troll Limgrave TunnelsGrace. image Drops 1,800 Roar Medallion HP 1,295