BossLimgraveStormhillChanged in 3 patchesVerified on build 25080141

Mad Pumpkin Head

Fought in 13 places, from 664 HP to 1,891 HP at Mt. Gelmir · First Mt. Gelmir Campsite: each place carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Lightning and the least from Strike.

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HP (NG): 664–1,891
HP in NG+7: 3,868
Stance: 65
Weakest to: Lightning -20%
Resists most: Strike 10%
Nearest grace: First Mt. Gelmir Campsite

How Mad Pumpkin Head fights

At Mt. Gelmir · First Mt. Gelmir Campsite, its toughest placement: 1,891 HP.

Attacks partly traced

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
Strike (1)1 hit · first hit after 0.9 s	No	Yes	410strike
2-hit strike combo (1)2 hits · first hit after 1.8 s	No	Yes	569strike
2-hit strike combo (2)2 hits · first hit after 0.8 s	No	Yes	410strike
Strike + projectile (1)2 hits · first hit after 0.9 s	No	Yes	455strike
2-hit strike combo (3)2 hits · first hit after 2.1 s	No	Yes	410strike
Strike (2)1 hit · first hit after 2.2 s	No	Yes	569strike
Strike + projectile (2)2 hits · first hit after 4.3 s	No	Yes	455strike
Strike + projectile (3)2 hits · first hit after 1.0 s	No	Yes	455strike
Projectile1 hit · first hit after 2.1 s	No	Yes	273strike
Strike + projectile (4)2 hits · first hit after 0.6 s	No	Yes	455strike
Strike + projectile (5)2 hits · first hit after 1.2 s	No	Yes	455strike
Strike + projectile (6)2 hits · first hit after 1.2 s	No	Yes	455strike
Strike + projectile (7)2 hits · first hit after 1.8 s	No	Yes	455strike
Strike + projectile (8)2 hits · first hit after 1.2 s	No	Yes	455strike

6 more attacks it chains after another one

Attack	Parry	Block	Damage
2-hit strike combo (4)2 hits · first hit after 1.3 s · after 2-hit strike combo (2) and 2-hit strike combo (3)	No	Yes	410strike
Strike (3)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s · after 2-hit strike combo (2) and 2-hit strike combo (4) or 2 more	No	Yes	569strike
Strike + projectile (9)2 hits · first hit after 1.2 s · after Strike + projectile (1)	No	Yes	455strike
Strike (4)1 hit · first hit after 0.9 s · after Strike (1)	Yes	Yes	319strike
Strike (5)1 hit · first hit after 2.0 s · after Strike (4)	No	Yes	569strike
Strike (6)1 hit · first hit after 1.1 s · after Strike (4)	No	Yes	569strike

Parry: whether a parry works on it (for combos, which hits). Block: whether a shield stops it; grabs go through. Its script also names 1 animation its model's files don't have; it isn't listed.

Attack choice by distance from its battle script

How often it opens with each attack at each range, from its main weight tables (it switches between 3 sets of tables by state; the main one is shown).

under 2 m

2–4 m

4 m +

Strike (1)
2-hit strike combo (1)
2-hit strike combo (2)
Strike + projectile (1)
2-hit strike combo (3)
Other attacks and moves

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Distance	Most likely picks
under 2 m	Strike + projectile (1) 40% · Strike (1) 40% · 2-hit strike combo (2) 20%
2–4 m	Strike (1) 50% · 2-hit strike combo (1) 30% · 2-hit strike combo (2) 20%
4 m +	Strike (1) 40% · 2-hit strike combo (3) 20% · Strike (2) 20%

Attacks: 20
With a cooldown: 5 10–10 s
Walk in before attacking: 6 from up to 8.5 m

What hurts it most

Lightning-20% +20%
Slash-10% +10%
Standard0%
Pierce0% ±0
Magic0% ±0
Fire0% ±0
Holy0% ±0
Strike10% −10%

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	181	384	51,629 buildup
Frost	181	219	96,013 buildup
Poison	242	749	3908 buildup
Scarlet Rot	242	1,656	2526 buildup

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 read from the boss's animation events and attack data; when it picks them, from its battle script. Attack names follow the names players commonly use; the rest are described from their hits.

Where you fight it 13

Each place uses its own copy of the boss with that area's scaling. HP and stance as you meet them (first phase, offline, no new game plus).

Place	HP	Stance	Scaling
Limgrave · Fort Haight West	664	65	×1.141
Stormhill · Saintsbridge	664	65	×1.141
Weeping Peninsula · Behind the Castle	963	65	×1.656
Academy of Raya Lucaria · Schoolhouse Classroom	1,318	65	×2.266
Liurnia of the Lakes · The Four Belfries	1,318	65	×2.266
Limgrave · Waypoint Ruins Cellar	1,328	65	×2.282
Swamp of Aeonia · Astray from Caelid Highway North	1,400	65	×2.406
Altus Plateau · Altus Highway Junction	1,564	65	×2.688
Altus Plateau · Bower of Bounty	1,564	65	×2.688
Altus Plateau · Road of Iniquity Side Path	1,564	65	×2.688
Altus Plateau · Shaded Castle Ramparts	1,564	65	×2.688
Caelid · Chamber Outside the Plaza	1,564	65	×2.688
Mt. Gelmir · First Mt. Gelmir Campsite	1,891	65	×3.25

Damage negation

How much of each damage type it shrugs off. Lower is better for you; the type it takes most is highlighted.

Standard0%

Slash-10%

Strike10%

Pierce0%

Magic0%

Fire0%

Lightning-20%

Holy0%

Flat defense

Subtracted from each hit before negation; it matters most for weak hits. Area scaling raises it along with HP.

Limgrave · Fort Haight West, Stormhill · Saintsbridge, Limgrave · Waypoint Ruins Cellar

Physical101

Magic101

Fire101

Lightning101

Holy101

Weeping Peninsula · Behind the Castle

Physical103

Magic103

Fire103

Lightning103

Holy103

Liurnia of the Lakes · The Four Belfries, Academy of Raya Lucaria · Schoolhouse Classroom

Physical107

Magic107

Fire107

Lightning107

Holy107

Swamp of Aeonia · Astray from Caelid Highway North

Physical109

Magic109

Fire109

Lightning109

Holy109

Altus Plateau · Shaded Castle Ramparts, Altus Plateau · Road of Iniquity Side Path, Altus Plateau · Bower of Bounty and 2 more

Physical110

Magic110

Fire110

Lightning110

Holy110

Mt. Gelmir · First Mt. Gelmir Campsite

Physical111

Magic111

Fire111

Lightning111

Holy111

Status buildup to proc

Buildup needed for the first proc, and how much more each following proc needs (it grows after every proc, up to the fifth).

Limgrave · Fort Haight West, Stormhill · Saintsbridge, Limgrave · Waypoint Ruins Cellar

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	226	268	366	656
Scarlet Rot	226	268	366	656
Bleed	170	198	240	338
Frost	170	198	240	338
Sleep	311	409	699	1,156
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Weeping Peninsula · Behind the Castle

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	230	272	370	660
Scarlet Rot	230	272	370	660
Bleed	172	200	242	340
Frost	172	200	242	340
Sleep	316	414	704	1,161
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Liurnia of the Lakes · The Four Belfries, Academy of Raya Lucaria · Schoolhouse Classroom

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	236	278	376	666
Scarlet Rot	236	278	376	666
Bleed	177	205	247	345
Frost	177	205	247	345
Sleep	324	422	712	1,169
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Swamp of Aeonia · Astray from Caelid Highway North

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	238	280	378	668
Scarlet Rot	238	280	378	668
Bleed	178	206	248	346
Frost	178	206	248	346
Sleep	327	425	715	1,172
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Altus Plateau · Shaded Castle Ramparts, Altus Plateau · Road of Iniquity Side Path, Altus Plateau · Bower of Bounty and 2 more

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	240	282	380	670
Scarlet Rot	240	282	380	670
Bleed	180	208	250	348
Frost	180	208	250	348
Sleep	330	428	718	1,175
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

Mt. Gelmir · First Mt. Gelmir Campsite

Status	1st proc	2nd	3rd	4th
Poison	242	284	382	672
Scarlet Rot	242	284	382	672
Bleed	181	209	251	349
Frost	181	209	251	349
Sleep	332	430	720	1,177
Madness	Immune
Death Blight	Immune

HP in each journey

At Mt. Gelmir · First Mt. Gelmir Campsite: new game plus multiplies HP, defense and resistances again on top of the area's scaling.

NG	NG+1	NG+2	NG+3	NG+4	NG+5	NG+6	NG+7
1,891	2,763	3,039	3,178	3,316	3,592	3,730	3,868

Drops

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

Limgrave · Fort Haight West

Mad Pumpkin Head drops
Item	Chance	At 200 Discovery	At 300 Discovery	At 400 Discovery	Kills for 90%
Chainlink Flail	4%	7.69%	11.1%	14.3%	57
Pumpkin Helm	3%	5.83%	8.49%	11%	76
Smithing Stone [1]	5%	9.52%	13.6%	17.4%	45
Sanctuary Stone	100%	100%	100%	100%	1

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Weeping Peninsula · Behind the Castle

Mad Pumpkin Head drops
Item	Chance	At 200 Discovery	At 300 Discovery	At 400 Discovery	Kills for 90%
Pumpkin Helm	3%	5.83%	8.49%	11%	76
Smithing Stone [1]	5%	9.52%	13.6%	17.4%	45
Sanctuary Stone	100%	100%	100%	100%	1

This enemy rolls 3 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Liurnia of the Lakes · The Four Belfries

Mad Pumpkin Head drops
Item	Chance	At 200 Discovery	At 300 Discovery	At 400 Discovery	Kills for 90%
Chainlink Flail	4%	7.69%	11.1%	14.3%	57
Pumpkin Helm	3%	5.83%	8.49%	11%	76
Smithing Stone [2]	5%	9.52%	13.6%	17.4%	45
Sanctuary Stone	100%	100%	100%	100%	1

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Academy of Raya Lucaria · Schoolhouse Classroom

Mad Pumpkin Head drops
Item	Chance	At 200 Discovery	At 300 Discovery	At 400 Discovery	Kills for 90%
Pumpkin Helm	3%	5.83%	8.49%	11%	76
Smithing Stone [2]	5%	9.52%	13.6%	17.4%	45
Sanctuary Stone	100%	100%	100%	100%	1

This enemy rolls 3 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Caelid · Chamber Outside the Plaza

Mad Pumpkin Head drops
Item	Chance	At 200 Discovery	At 300 Discovery	At 400 Discovery	Kills for 90%
Pumpkin Helm	3%	5.83%	8.49%	11%	76
Smithing Stone [3]	5%	9.52%	13.6%	17.4%	45
Sanctuary Stone	100%	100%	100%	100%	1

This enemy rolls 3 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Altus Plateau · Shaded Castle Ramparts

Mad Pumpkin Head drops
Item	Chance	At 200 Discovery	At 300 Discovery	At 400 Discovery	Kills for 90%
Chainlink Flail	4%	7.69%	11.1%	14.3%	57
Pumpkin Helm	3%	5.83%	8.49%	11%	76
Smithing Stone [4]	5%	9.52%	13.6%	17.4%	45
Sanctuary Stone	100%	100%	100%	100%	1

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Altus Plateau · Road of Iniquity Side Path

Mad Pumpkin Head drops
Item	Chance	At 200 Discovery	At 300 Discovery	At 400 Discovery	Kills for 90%
Chainlink Flail	4%	7.69%	11.1%	14.3%	57
Pumpkin Helm	3%	5.83%	8.49%	11%	76
Sanctuary Stone	100%	100%	100%	100%	1

This enemy rolls 3 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Mt. Gelmir · First Mt. Gelmir Campsite

Mad Pumpkin Head drops
Item	Chance	At 200 Discovery	At 300 Discovery	At 400 Discovery	Kills for 90%
Pumpkin Helm	3%	5.83%	8.49%	11%	76
Smithing Stone [4]	5%	9.52%	13.6%	17.4%	45
Sanctuary Stone	100%	100%	100%	100%	1

This enemy rolls 3 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Mad Pumpkin Head 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 3

Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.

1.02.1from 1.00

Runes213→276
Drop table434,000,000→434,000,010
Slash negation-20%→-10%
Strike negation20%→10%
Pierce negation-20%→0%
Sleep resistance84→154
Runes385→431
Drop table434,000,000→434,000,020
Runes880→972
Drop table434,000,000→434,000,040
Runes919→972
Runes248→302
Drop table434,000,100→434,000,110
Runes611→574
Drop table434,000,100→434,000,120
Drop table434,000,100→434,000,140
Runes976→1,032
Runes653→614
Drop table434,000,100→434,000,130
Runes930→984
Runes222→276

Every changed value (27)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 21
Runes	213	→	276	+63+30%
Drop table	434,000,000	→	434,000,010	changed
Slash negation×13 variants	-20%	→	-10%	+10 pts
Strike negation×13 variants	20%	→	10%	−10 pts
Pierce negation×13 variants	-20%	→	0%	+20 pts
Sleep resistance×13 variants	84	→	154	+70+83%
Runes	385	→	431	+46+12%
Drop table	434,000,000	→	434,000,020	changed
Runes	880	→	972	+92+10%
Drop table	434,000,000	→	434,000,040	changed
Runes×3 variants	919	→	972	+53+5.8%
Runes	248	→	302	+54+22%
Drop table×2 variants	434,000,100	→	434,000,110	changed
Runes	611	→	574	−37−6.1%
Drop table	434,000,100	→	434,000,120	changed
Drop table×3 variants	434,000,100	→	434,000,140	changed
Runes	976	→	1,032	+56+5.7%
Runes	653	→	614	−39−6%
Drop table×2 variants	434,000,100	→	434,000,130	changed
Runes	930	→	984	+54+5.8%
Runes	222	→	276	+54+24%
Status effects 1
Resist Correction - Sleep×13 variants	6,001	→	6,003	+2+0%
Linked data 5
SpEffect ID [21]×13 variants	-1	→	13,245	changed
SpEffect ID [23]×13 variants	-1	→	5,890	changed
SpEffect ID [29]×13 variants	4,301	→	-1	changed
SpEffect ID [14]	90,200	→	0	changed
SpEffect ID [31]	-1	→	4,301	changed

1.03.1from 1.02.1
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change
Linked data 2
SpEffect ID [16]×13 variants 0 5,890 changed
SpEffect ID [23]×13 variants 5,890 -1 changed
1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (3)
Value Before to After Change
Damage 1
HP Burn Damage %×13 variants 0 100 +100
Linked data 2
DLC Completion SpEffect ID×13 variants 0 -1 changed
SpEffect ID [19] -1 102,304 changed

How Mad Pumpkin Head fights

Attacks partly traced

Attack choice by distance from its battle script

What hurts it most

Status procs to kill it

Weapons that hit it hardest

Where you fight it 13

Damage negation

Flat defense

Limgrave · Fort Haight West, Stormhill · Saintsbridge, Limgrave · Waypoint Ruins Cellar

Weeping Peninsula · Behind the Castle

Liurnia of the Lakes · The Four Belfries, Academy of Raya Lucaria · Schoolhouse Classroom

Swamp of Aeonia · Astray from Caelid Highway North

Altus Plateau · Shaded Castle Ramparts, Altus Plateau · Road of Iniquity Side Path, Altus Plateau · Bower of Bounty and 2 more

Mt. Gelmir · First Mt. Gelmir Campsite

Status buildup to proc

Limgrave · Fort Haight West, Stormhill · Saintsbridge, Limgrave · Waypoint Ruins Cellar

Weeping Peninsula · Behind the Castle

Liurnia of the Lakes · The Four Belfries, Academy of Raya Lucaria · Schoolhouse Classroom

Swamp of Aeonia · Astray from Caelid Highway North

Altus Plateau · Shaded Castle Ramparts, Altus Plateau · Road of Iniquity Side Path, Altus Plateau · Bower of Bounty and 2 more

Mt. Gelmir · First Mt. Gelmir Campsite

HP in each journey

Drops

Limgrave · Fort Haight West

Weeping Peninsula · Behind the Castle

Liurnia of the Lakes · The Four Belfries

Academy of Raya Lucaria · Schoolhouse Classroom

Caelid · Chamber Outside the Plaza

Altus Plateau · Shaded Castle Ramparts

Altus Plateau · Road of Iniquity Side Path

Mt. Gelmir · First Mt. Gelmir Campsite

Kill-speed simulator New

Patch history 3

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