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Bell Bearing Hunter is a recurring Field Boss in Elden Ring. He is a hunter of shopkeepers who only appears at night and features long-distance melee attacks. This is an optional boss as players don't need to defeat it to advance in Elden Ring.

He will appear only at night, so if you don't see him, make sure to rest again at the nearby Site of Grace after passing time to nightfall.

See Elemer of the Briar for the Great Enemy version of this boss. Defeating the real Elemer will not prevent the Bell Bearing Hunters from appearing, however. Despite his fearsome reputation, the Bell Bearing Hunter cannot permanently kill merchants.

Elemer murdered numerous instructors and merchants, and was known as the Bell Bearing Hunter.

Elden Ring Bell Bearing Hunter Locations

• Warmaster's Shack  

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• Church of Vows  

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• Hermit Merchant's Shack  

Map Link

• Isolated Merchant's Shack (Dragonbarrow)  

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• Bell Bearing Hunter only spawns provided 3 requirements (in this order it will be faster): 1. The player needs to rest at the near site of grace; 2. It must be night; 3. The player needs to trigger the title of the specific location (like "Warmaster's Shack").
  
  • Players can simply rest at the locations Site of Grace, skip time until night, then exit and re-enter the game to get the boss to spawn.

Bell Bearing Hunter Combat information

• Stance: 80
• Parryable: Yes, but 2 parries are required per stance break
• Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being stance broken or parried
• Damage: Standard, Strike, Pierce, Magic
• See Elemer of the Briar for a full boss guide
• If you can climb on nearby scenery and get above the Bell Bearing Hunter's head, none of his attacks can hit you. Use spells like Night Maiden's Mist that can hit through structures to damage him. Even if it seems like he's going out of range, you can simply wait and he will be back in a moment.
• If you have sufficient health, you can use Lion's Claw to tank his hits as the startup animation has superarmor which means you can't be staggered out of it by most attacks. Hit him enough times to stance break him, perform a critical and then heal while he is getting up. You will still need enough health to tank his hits and enough damage to kill him before you run out of flasks.

Negations (or Absorption)

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 means the enemy takes 2x damage from that source. 0 means damage goes pretty much as is.

Bell Bearing Hunter Warmaster's Shack
Drops	2,700 Bone Peddler's Bell Bearing
HP	2,495

Elden Ring Bell Bearing Hunter Boss (Warmaster's Shack)

• This is an optional boss
• Closest Site of Grace: Warmaster's Shack
• Multiplayer is allowed for this boss
• You cannot summon Spirit Ashes for this boss in its normal location, but if you draw it northeast to the guard post you can summon it there.

Bell Bearing Hunter Combat information

• Health: 2,495 HP
• Defense: 103
• Drops 2,700, Bone Peddler's Bell Bearing

Resistances

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. The values after the "/"s indicate the increased resistances after each successive proc.

Stats for NG+ and Beyond

	NG	NG+	NG+2	NG+3	NG+4	NG+5	NG+6	NG+7
HP	2,495	5,877	6,464	6,758	7,052	7,640	7,934	8,227
DLC+ HP	—	5,877	6,464	6,758	7,052	7,640	7,934	8,227
Defense	103	117	120	123	129	135	141	152
Runes	2,700	13,500	14,850	15,187	16,200	16,537	16,875	17,212
Resistances
Poison	316 / 414 / 704 / 1161	344 / 442 / 732 / 1189	349 / 447 / 737 / 1194	354 / 452 / 742 / 1199	359 / 457 / 747 / 1204	364 / 462 / 752 / 1209	369 / 467 / 757 / 1214	374 / 472 / 762 / 1219
Scarlet Rot	316 / 414 / 704 / 1161	344 / 442 / 732 / 1189	349 / 447 / 737 / 1194	354 / 452 / 742 / 1199	359 / 457 / 747 / 1204	364 / 462 / 752 / 1209	369 / 467 / 757 / 1214	374 / 472 / 762 / 1219
Hemorrhage	517 / 807 / 1264	564 / 854 / 1311	572 / 862 / 1319	580 / 870 / 1327	589 / 879 / 1336	597 / 887 / 1344	606 / 896 / 1353	614 / 904 / 1361
Frostbite	517 / 807 / 1264	564 / 854 / 1311	572 / 862 / 1319	580 / 870 / 1327	589 / 879 / 1336	597 / 887 / 1344	606 / 896 / 1353	614 / 904 / 1361
Sleep	316 / 414 / 704 / 1161	344 / 442 / 732 / 1189	349 / 447 / 737 / 1194	354 / 452 / 742 / 1199	359 / 457 / 747 / 1204	364 / 462 / 752 / 1209	369 / 467 / 757 / 1214	374 / 472 / 762 / 1219
Madness	Immune

Bell Bearing Hunter Church of Vows
Drops	6,000 Meat Peddler's Bell Bearing
HP	4,050

Elden Ring Bell Bearing Hunter Boss (Church of Vows)

• This is an optional boss
• Closest Site of Grace: Church of Vows
• Multiplayer is allowed for this boss
• You cannot summon Spirit Ashes for this boss

Bell Bearing Hunter Combat information

• Health: 4,050 HP
• Defense: 110
• Damage: Standard, Strike, Pierce, Magic
• Drops 6,000, Meat Peddler's Bell Bearing

Resistances

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. The values after the "/"s indicate the increased resistances after each successive proc.

Stats for NG+ and Beyond

	NG	NG+	NG+2	NG+3	NG+4	NG+5	NG+6	NG+7
HP	4,050	5,991	6,590	6,889	7,189	7,788	8,088	8,387
DLC+ HP	—	5,991	6,590	6,889	7,189	7,788	8,088	8,387
Defense	110	118	120	123	129	135	141	153
Runes	6,000	18,000	19,800	20,250	21,600	22,050	22,500	22,950
Resistances
Poison	329 / 427 / 717 / 1174	355 / 453 / 743 / 1200	360 / 458 / 748 / 1205	365 / 463 / 753 / 1210	370 / 468 / 758 / 1215	376 / 474 / 764 / 1221	381 / 479 / 769 / 1226	386 / 484 / 774 / 1231
Scarlet Rot	329 / 427 / 717 / 1174	355 / 453 / 743 / 1200	360 / 458 / 748 / 1205	365 / 463 / 753 / 1210	370 / 468 / 758 / 1215	376 / 474 / 764 / 1221	381 / 479 / 769 / 1226	386 / 484 / 774 / 1231
Hemorrhage	539 / 829 / 1286	582 / 872 / 1329	590 / 880 / 1337	599 / 889 / 1346	608 / 898 / 1355	616 / 906 / 1363	625 / 915 / 1372	634 / 924 / 1381
Frostbite	539 / 829 / 1286	582 / 872 / 1329	590 / 880 / 1337	599 / 889 / 1346	608 / 898 / 1355	616 / 906 / 1363	625 / 915 / 1372	634 / 924 / 1381
Sleep	329 / 427 / 717 / 1174	355 / 453 / 743 / 1200	360 / 458 / 748 / 1205	365 / 463 / 753 / 1210	370 / 468 / 758 / 1215	376 / 474 / 764 / 1221	381 / 479 / 769 / 1226	386 / 484 / 774 / 1231
Madness	Immune

Bell Bearing Hunter Hermit Merchant's Shack
Drops	20,000 Medicine Peddler's Bell Bearing
HP	6,216

Elden Ring Bell Bearing Hunter Boss (Hermit Merchant's Shack)

• This is an optional boss
• Closest Site of Grace: Hermit Merchant's Shack
• Multiplayer is allowed for this boss
• You cannot summon Spirit Ashes for this boss

Bell Bearing Hunter Combat information

• Health: 6,216 HP
• Defense: 114
• Damage: Standard, Strike, Pierce, Magic
• Drops 20,000, Medicine Peddler's Bell Bearing

Resistances

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. The values after the "/"s indicate the increased resistances after each successive proc.

Stats for NG+ and Beyond

	NG	NG+	NG+2	NG+3	NG+4	NG+5	NG+6	NG+7
HP	6,216	7,789	8,568	8,957	9,346	10,125	10,515	10,904
DLC+ HP	—	7,789	8,568	8,957	9,346	10,125	10,515	10,904
Defense	114	118	121	124	130	136	141	153
Runes	20,000	60,000	66,000	67,500	72,000	73,500	75,000	76,500
Resistances
Poison	337 / 435 / 725 / 1182	362 / 460 / 750 / 1207	367 / 465 / 755 / 1212	372 / 470 / 760 / 1217	378 / 476 / 766 / 1223	383 / 481 / 771 / 1228	389 / 487 / 777 / 1234	394 / 492 / 782 / 1239
Scarlet Rot	337 / 435 / 725 / 1182	362 / 460 / 750 / 1207	367 / 465 / 755 / 1212	372 / 470 / 760 / 1217	378 / 476 / 766 / 1223	383 / 481 / 771 / 1228	389 / 487 / 777 / 1234	394 / 492 / 782 / 1239
Hemorrhage	552 / 842 / 1299	593 / 883 / 1340	601 / 891 / 1348	610 / 900 / 1357	619 / 909 / 1366	628 / 918 / 1375	637 / 927 / 1384	646 / 936 / 1393
Frostbite	552 / 842 / 1299	593 / 883 / 1340	601 / 891 / 1348	610 / 900 / 1357	619 / 909 / 1366	628 / 918 / 1375	637 / 927 / 1384	646 / 936 / 1393
Sleep	337 / 435 / 725 / 1182	362 / 460 / 750 / 1207	367 / 465 / 755 / 1212	372 / 470 / 760 / 1217	378 / 476 / 766 / 1223	383 / 481 / 771 / 1228	389 / 487 / 777 / 1234	394 / 492 / 782 / 1239
Madness	Immune

Bell Bearing Hunter Isolated Merchant's Shack (Dragonbarrow)
Drops	50,000 Gravity Stone Peddler's Bell Bearing
HP	10,619

Elden Ring Bell Bearing Hunter Boss (Isolated Merchant's Shack)

• This is an optional boss
• Closest Site of Grace: Isolated Merchant's Shack (Dragonbarrow)
• Multiplayer is allowed for this boss
• You cannot summon Spirit Ashes for this boss

Bell Bearing Hunter Combat information

• Health: 10,619 HP
• Defense: 121
• Damage: Standard, Strike, Pierce, Magic
• Drops 50,000, Gravity Stone Peddler's Bell Bearing

Resistances

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. The values after the "/"s indicate the increased resistances after each successive proc.

Stats for NG+ and Beyond

	NG	NG+	NG+2	NG+3	NG+4	NG+5	NG+6	NG+7
HP	10,619	10,630	11,693	12,225	12,756	13,819	14,351	14,882
DLC+ HP	—	10,630	11,693	12,225	12,756	13,819	14,351	14,882
Defense	121	120	123	126	132	138	144	156
Runes	50,000	100,000	110,000	112,500	120,000	122,500	125,000	127,500
Resistances
Poison	383 / 481 / 771 / 1228	409 / 507 / 797 / 1254	415 / 513 / 803 / 1260	421 / 519 / 809 / 1266	427 / 525 / 815 / 1272	433 / 531 / 821 / 1278	439 / 537 / 827 / 1284	445 / 543 / 833 / 1290
Scarlet Rot	383 / 481 / 771 / 1228	409 / 507 / 797 / 1254	415 / 513 / 803 / 1260	421 / 519 / 809 / 1266	427 / 525 / 815 / 1272	433 / 531 / 821 / 1278	439 / 537 / 827 / 1284	445 / 543 / 833 / 1290
Hemorrhage	627 / 917 / 1374	670 / 960 / 1417	680 / 970 / 1427	690 / 980 / 1437	700 / 990 / 1447	710 / 1000 / 1457	720 / 1010 / 1467	730 / 1020 / 1477
Frostbite	627 / 917 / 1374	670 / 960 / 1417	680 / 970 / 1427	690 / 980 / 1437	700 / 990 / 1447	710 / 1000 / 1457	720 / 1010 / 1467	730 / 1020 / 1477
Sleep	383 / 481 / 771 / 1228	409 / 507 / 797 / 1254	415 / 513 / 803 / 1260	421 / 519 / 809 / 1266	427 / 525 / 815 / 1272	433 / 531 / 821 / 1278	439 / 537 / 827 / 1284	445 / 543 / 833 / 1290
Madness	Immune

Notes and Other Trivia

• The Bell Bearings earned from defeating the Bell Bearing Hunter are kept when going into New Game Plus. For those looking to follow in his footsteps, actual merchant bell bearings are not kept.
• The Bell Bearing Hunter will show up if one fast travels to the site of grace while it is nighttime. As mentioned above, one will have to rest once more if they decided to rest at the site of grace until nightfall in order for the field boss to spawn.
• The iteration of the Bell Bearing Hunter that shows up in Dragonbarrow is notably stronger than all other versions despite being encounterable much earlier in the game. Because of this, this fight is ill-advised for early-to-mid game players.
• Defeating Elemer of the Briar has no impact on encounters with the Bell Bearing Hunter, but is necessary in order to acquire his shield, the Briar Set, and the Marais Executioner's Sword.

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