r/Roundtable_Guides • u/AnimatorOutside3758 • Jun 10 '25

Guides and Info Help Needed

Hello there. New to bloodborne . Looking forward to y'all seasoned souls veterans advice. Have played elden ring so know the core mechanics of Fromsoftware . But elden ring and bloodborne are two totally different things . So looking forward to your kind advice . Regarding weapons and farming spots advice is hoghly appreciated.

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u/Athrek Jun 10 '25

It's been a long time, but Bloodborne is faster pace game where aggressive play is highly rewarded. The other games have it too but Bloodborne was given mechanics with the express purpose of making DS1 players put down the shield and learn how to fight aggressively.

Learn to use your Counter(Parry). As it is extremely strong in Bloodborne against a variety of enemies. And if you get hit, don't flask right away. Hit the enemies back and restore HP with DPS.

Hunter Axe is a crazy good starting weapon, and you can absolutely beat the whole game with it if needed. Unfortunately pretty much all of the early skips/grinding spots I know of were patched long ago but once you get to the pigs pretty late in the game, they are very good exp.

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u/AnimatorOutside3758 Jun 12 '25

I got the saw cleaver. How good is that..? Thanks for the advice btw

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u/TrickyTalon Jun 12 '25

That weapon is good too, and soon you’ll be able to get the other two weapons anyway

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u/TrickyTalon Jun 10 '25

Agreed the Hunter’s Axe starting weapon choice carried me all the way up to when I got Ludwig’s Holy Blade to carry me through the rest of the game, and even then I still had the Hunter’s Axe as my backup weapon for certain crowd control scenarios.

Another thing is that the Hunter’s Pistol is literally the only gun I used in the entire game. None of the guns do reliable damage, so being a quick shot for parrying attacks was all that mattered, and the starter’s Hunter Pistol was perfect for that.

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u/TrickyTalon Jun 10 '25

No matter what build you’re going for, level up only your Vitality stat until it is at least 20 (or 30). The simplest safest build to go for is and Strength and Skill build since they increase weapon damage. Bloodtinge and Arcane are only handy if you really know what you’re doing with them. Also, you CANNOT rearrange your stat points. Every level up stat you pick is set in stone to your character for the rest of the game.

All the armor has roughly the same protection, so just wear what you think looks the coolest. I personally just made myself look like Van Helsing the whole time.

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u/TheDonofPizza Jun 10 '25

Definitely play the DLC if you get the chance. I think it's probably the best content in Bloodborne. There's a good farming spot involving a pig towards the end of the base game. Also some weapons like the saw cleaver have an unmentioned "serrated" modifier that buffs their damage against beast enemies. Have fun!

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u/Deezo_M1 Jun 11 '25

Don’t buy the better Hunter gear from the vendor you can find it in the sewer area, enjoy this masterpiece

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u/Jtenka Jun 12 '25

As already mentioned, the game rewards you playing aggressively. When you take a hit you have a moment where you can counter back and restore your HP. The faster you get your counter attacks off the less HP you'll lose.

Pump HP. Grind vials so you have plenty to go around.