/r/tombprospectors

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If you love Bloodborne, and love running Root Chalice Dungeons, the Tomb Prospectors Covenant will gladly take you in!

This community gives shelter to dungeon crawlers—man, beast, and ascended celestial alike—here and on Discord. Please note, Sony has done away with the Communities feature, so they Playstation Network group where this project was born no longer exists.

A Bottomless Curse

Tomb Prospectors Discord

  • If you love Bloodborne, and love running Root Chalice Dungeons, the Tomb Prospectors Covenant will gladly take you in!

  • This community gives shelter to dungeon crawlers—man, beast, and ascended celestial alike—both here on Reddit, and also on PSN, in a group called "Bloodborne: The Tomb Prospectors," by invite only.

  • This sub is not technically a gem farming community. If you find a great dungeon for specific gem-farming, you are, of course, free to share it. Please do not share illegitimate dungeons whose purpose are purely for hacked gems.

Let the Frail of Heart Join the Fray

All users are free to subscribe to the subreddit.

  • To join the PSN group, simply message the mods on the sub, or contact Itsakillerpandaa or guiness08 on PSN for an invite.

  • While we discuss plenty here, the PSN group is our original home (as created by group founder /u/MorosNyx), and is quite lively with videos, glyphs, and screen caps often not otherwise found here—although crossposting and sharing between the two is heavily encouraged. Joining the PSN group is not necessary; however, it will result in missing out on a substantial amount of content.

Oath of a Blood Drunk Hunter

Acts of goodness are not always wise. And acts of evil are not always foolish, but regardless, we shall always strive to be good. We don't have many rules here—we haven't needed to! True hunters cleanse these foul streets, not further defile them, and if you've found our niche sub here (likely from /r/bloodborne or a couple of articles elsewhere that we've been honored to have been featured in), then we generally feel it's fair to assume most of you are familiar with the typical prospector's code of conduct. Most of the rules of /r/bloodborne (as far as common courtesy, civility, and general support for each other) can be presumed to apply here, with a few exceptions:

  • You do not need to use /r/huntersbell (though it can be a helpful resource) to solicit co-op or PvP in this sub, provided your request is for help or sparring within a root dungeon. User-created, randomized glyphs that either you want help with, want to offer help with, or want to fight people in are welcome to this sub of their own accord, and there are often hunters here happy to oblige as either friends or foes. Help with base game or DLC should be deferred to /r/huntersbell or /r/bloodborne.

  • There is, unfortunately, no trading system in Bloodborne. You must farm your own weapons, items, and upgrade materials. Please do not make posts asking for these—you will find yourself alone in this most horrible dream.

  • This game is now nearly three years old. Spoilers do not need to be marked as such. We assume our members have completed the base game and DLC if they are exploring this niche sub. Plot and lore are rarely discussed here (though it is allowed). Nevertheless, if you have not finished the game and are spoiler averse, you may want to consider checking back when you have done so, as our members may discuss major plot events, areas, and boss names/locations without warning or marking.

Do the Gods Love Their Creations?

  • Unlike on /r/bloodborne, discussion or posting of unnaturally generated glyphs such as Sinister dungeons with all rites (commonly referred to as "SFRC" dungeons) IS ALLOWED. Discussion of save-editing tools and external exploits currently is also allowed, to the extent that it is relevant to the mission of /r/tombprospectors. Any discussion of ways to hack gems or character stats, or any promotion, explanation, or advocation of cheating or griefing other players in either co-op or PvP is not allowed, and your post will be removed with or without explanation. Repeated behavior such as this will result in a ban. That being said, names of applications are currently acceptable, and will not be interfered with, but we would prefer you not provide specific instructions as to how to save edit, since the potential for abuse or non-community members stumbling across it through a search are high. The mods do not officially endorse and are not paid or compensated in any way by the creators of these products. Discovery of chalice-related uses for this tool are relatively new, and this rule is currently in a test period, and may continue to evolve. It is subject to change at any time should we feel the need to reevaluate it. We are open to feedback and praise or criticism, and we trust the integrity of our members not to abuse this privilege. Please do not ruin it for everyone else. Any member of /r/tombprospectors caught cheating or griefing other players in either co-op or PvP are subject to an immediate ban. Please treat these tools responsibly.

  • That being said, /r/bloodborne does not allow discussion or instruction of external tools of any kind. While you may freely do so here, please do not share or crosspost anything that violates their rules to that sub. If you are unsure of what this constitutes, please refer to the rules that are easily visible and readily available on their sidebar. When in doubt, err on the side of doubt or message the mods. If we begin receiving complaints from their mod staff about any of our members doing this, it may result in a permanent ban. If you have relevant information you think is important to share with the main sub but would prefer to play it safe, you are perfectly free to message the mods here, and we can contact their staff to consult on whether your content is acceptable there. The mods will take any and all responsibility for what we ourselves choose to post and share with the community, and usernames of submitters will be kept private unless permission to post it there is granted.

Grant Us Eyes

Many notebook entries have been submitted since the new prospectors of Yharnam have begun their duty. Our dungeon list and bestiary have rapidly expanded, and the depths of the source of the Old Blood become closer and clearer every day. The following is a list of specific targets we seek that have not yet been discovered. This list is not exhaustive and a hunter with a noteworthy find is encouraged to share it, whether or not it appears on this list. This is only a guideline for what to look for, nothing more.

  • Anything in lower-than depth 5 dungeons (these require external tools to create, but glyphs are available). There has been a heavy bias towards F/R/C dungeons (particularly Ihyll), so these lower dungeons are our community's newest objective! For example, can wandering Shadow's of Yharnam or wandering bosses spawn there?

  • Wandering Giant with Ball and Chain (any)

  • Wandering Shadow of Yharnam with Candle and Sword (any)

  • Labyrinth spirits in Loran

  • Labyrinth moles/ hole diggers in F/R/C Isz or Ihyll (currently sighted only in Lower Loran)

  • Giant Nightmare Apostle (large spider from Nightmare of Mensis) anywhere outside of depth 5 Sinister dungeons

  • Any wandering bosses in Sinister or FRC Isz—none have been found so far!

  • Any enemy normally exclusive to one chalice found outside of its natural habitat. For example, a wandering Abhorrent Beast in Sinister Ihyll (rather than Lower Loran, its usual home) was found a few months back by /u/novathelonehunter [+2].

  • Multiple rare enemies in one area (e.g. Pilgrims, labyrinth spirits, gardens of eyes, wandering bosses)

  • Items found in unusual locations (e.g. on a hanging corpse, in a chest instead of on the ground, on the ground instead of in a chest, etc). For example, five sage's hair were once found simply lying on the ground (would normally be in a chest or dropped by a labyrinth sage enemy), or an Old Great One's Coldblood in a chest.

  • Wandering Bloodlickers spawned without the use of visceral attacks (which is normal). This variant tends to move around the area rather than statically inhabiting one room.

  • Blood-Letting Beast as Layer 3 Boss in Lower Loran (headed or headless).

  • Any glitches or bizarre chalice configurations that would seem to be antithetical to the game.

  • Any unusual layouts or other environmental features. For example, rope bridges from different layers lined up above each other that allow the player to jump or fall from one layer to the next while bypassing bosses or entire areas.

  • Wandering greater viper pits (large venom-shooting snake clusters) outside of Lower Loran

  • Wandering bosses. New ones are exciting, but these are rare enough that even if they've been found before, share the glyph! Currently unfound: Celestial Emissary, Loran Darkbeast, Rom the Vacuous Spider

  • "Patches" the spider as a chalice merchant

List of "impossible" finds (supposedly obtainable per the official guide, but as of yet undiscovered):*

  • Winter Lanterns

  • "Boss Rush"

  • Revered Great One's Coldblood

  • Tier 3 "Guidance" Rune

  • Instances of sinister bell (used by either players or bell maidens) summoning NPC enemies instead of players

  • Yharnam enemies in the chalice dungeons (essentially, any human or partially human enemy or boss, like the villagers in the early areas, etc).

They're Not Beasts, They're People

Please be respectful of your fellow hunters.

  • If you encounter incorrect information, please do not downvote the post. Instead, correct the error so that all hunters can learn from the mistakes of their forebears.

... And That Is Why I Must Stop You

We rarely have need to remove posts. The rare occasions when this has been necessary include:

  • Bot spam

  • Please take care to edit out PSN names of other players in videos if they are unwilling participants.

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1

Which saw cleaver do i need for 99 arc build?

4 Comments
2024/10/31
21:07 UTC

6

Good enough for now

Glyphs are zkkuat7j for heavy, w68ru86x for waning, esxd6u8c for radial

0 Comments
2024/10/31
20:56 UTC

12 Comments
2024/10/31
19:41 UTC

1

Need help

"Need help with Ludwig boss; any online players available to assist?"

3 Comments
2024/10/31
17:26 UTC

1

Help with lower pthumeru ROM

I can’t get around her spamming spells🤣 someone save me please

3 Comments
2024/10/31
01:41 UTC

2

Best glyph to farm waning cold abyssal +65 arcane?

Title, help plz xD

2 Comments
2024/10/30
00:33 UTC

4

What Gems for 25skl/50BT?

Hey Guys. Just finished another 99ARC run and going on a skill + bloodtinge run next.

Now, what gems would be best to use for Chikage, Simons BB, maybe BoM and Rakuyo if I get bored in the long run? Maybe I'll give Reiter a try as well, never realy used that weapon...

Will instantly jump into false depth dungeons etc after BsB, so go ahead and grand me eyes on what gems would be best to pick. Cheers :)

2 Comments
2024/10/29
23:40 UTC

2

best gems for untricked HMS R2s?

title

8 Comments
2024/10/29
11:18 UTC

15

Got my first beasthunter abyssal!

Im farming 12.2%beasthunter+75 arcane from brainsucker merge, they are quite good for wheel against beasts as they increase all flat damage from multihits(after enemy defense). Today I got the first abyssal after 80 tries or so

https://preview.redd.it/uacdhr329nxd1.jpg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b7c3cebf4fd7b292f2807c7b6f68c25125143caa

https://preview.redd.it/91l0jq239nxd1.jpg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1738f5793ea82c9413beb5e88b7fa8fa7fd0a788

8 Comments
2024/10/29
06:57 UTC

7

I get a +65 arcane / +14.5 fire abyssal, should i keep or try to get a +15 fire?

Title

4 Comments
2024/10/29
04:56 UTC

12

Best glyph to farm cursed cold abyssal gem 65 arcane?

Hi hoonters! I'm doing a 99 arcane and i need help to get these gems! Thanks

4 Comments
2024/10/28
20:47 UTC

13

how to actually farm?

I do not understand how it works... I go into the boss room, defeat him and if the gem is not what I wanted I have to reload the game saving? or is there a faster method?

also, how do I access the 27%+ gem chalice glyphs? it doesn't let me do it...

11 Comments
2024/10/28
07:12 UTC

5

Sound effects

I want to get the sound effects for some of the bosses. Cleric beast,darkbeast, Amygdala etc. I'm not very good at coding and stuff. How would I go about getting these files.

5 Comments
2024/10/27
21:27 UTC

63

Gf spawned inside the boss room, didn’t know that could happen

11 Comments
2024/10/27
05:27 UTC

161

I’ve farmed him so much it’s almost a routine at this point.

Which boss is it for you guys?

19 Comments
2024/10/27
04:50 UTC

1

Fastest way to farm ROM

I have a kirkhammer fully loaded with gems and blood stones and 99 in strength and skill. Any cheese tactics to farming solo? Or is the cooperator method the only good one?

12 Comments
2024/10/26
19:15 UTC

4

Lost HMS without Rom or Amy farming?

just looking for gems that don't require me to farm nor Amy nor Rom.

27 Comments
2024/10/26
09:05 UTC

5

Question on BB and BOM best gems.

I have STR,SKILL, and ARC all at 99 so would nourishing gems yield higher AR than just tempering gems in all slots? These two weapons are the only ones with no clear answer for me.

5 Comments
2024/10/25
09:23 UTC

8

Co-op actiivity for FRC dungeons.

Getting the urge to do another playthrough. I usually generate and run some FRC dungeons, with the beckoning bell activated. Are there still players searching for hosts at the makeshift altar these days?

6 Comments
2024/10/25
08:33 UTC

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Notes on Logarius' Wheel

There is a ton of information out there about this weapon, and some guides are misleading at best and incorrect at worst. AR calculators are accurate to the display screen, but they do not account for the Wheel's ridiculous multipliers.

I wanted to share my findings after hours of testing with different gem setups for anyone who was as overwhelmed as I was when starting this build.

BL100
Cruel Fate
VIT 46
END 12
STR 25
SKL 12
BT 5
ARC 50

Notes:

  1. Nourishing gems are, by far, the best option for overall moveset, but what the guides don't specify is that "overall moveset" includes both the tricked and untricked version of the weapon. If you are running 25/50, like me, the untricked version is essentially useless. Nourishing gems will still provide stronger tricked R1's on a 25/50 build, so if you prefer R1 spam, they are your best option.
  2. For multihit movesets, most guides say "either +PHYS or +ARC" as if they are interchangeable. I would argue that, especially for a 25/50 build, they are not. There is a significant difference in damage between +PHYS/+FLAT ARC and +ARC/+FLAT ARC. On my build, +ARC gems provided between 30 and 50 additional damage for both Dash+R1 and R2 over +PHYS gems.
  3. While Brainsucker Nourishing gems are your best option for multihit movesets, the difference between them and +ARC is negligible. +ATK/+FLAT ARC (Nourishing) resulted in 4 more damage per hit than a comparable +ARC/+FLAT ARC, though I'm sure that difference would be more significant on a 50/50 build. Given the drop rates of the two, the Nourishing variant, in my opinion, is not worth the effort on a 25/50 build.
  4. There are mentions of the +18.2/+31.5 Madman gems as the overall best Nourishing gems for this weapon. After around 250 runs, I managed to get one with -9HP drain; bad for keeping, great for testing. The Madman Nourishing gem added 6 damage per hit over the +19.3/+13.5 Child of Antiquity Nourishing gem in the Radial slot of a Lost full Nourishing set-up. This further proves that, on a 25/50 build, you will get minimal returns from Nourishing gems versus +FLAT ARC gems or Nourishing gems with similar distributions.
  5. There are mentions of +ATK at full HP being the best option for PVE. I have two notes regarding that option: first, if you are revving, the benefit of these gems is immediately nullified. Second, this is only true if you are running a 50/50 build, and the same goes for +23.6 ATK Watcher gems. At 25/50, a full +ATK at full HP set-up performed worse than every other set-up I tried.
  6. Revving plays a significant role in the playstyle and gem set-up of this weapon. If you plan to run 4x rev the entire time you are playing, Nourishing gems will provide more damage with every attack except R2, even at 25/50. A 4x rev +FLAT R2 will hit for ~1500 damage on my build versus the ~1300 of a 4x rev Nourishing R2. Since tricked R2 comes out quickly enough to be considered a viable primary attack, it is my opinion that +FLAT gems provide the greatest reward versus time spent farming, even when revving.

Conclusion: I believe pressing one button to consistently hit ~1500 damage at level 100 is the most satisfying thing I've experienced in this game, and for that reason, +ARC/+FLAT ARC gems are the ones best suited to my playstyle. I am not an expert on this topic, but I do enjoy discussions and debates, so please feel free to post any questions or corrections in the comment section.

A hunter is never alone.

Edit: Thank you all for the positive feedback. The community is part of what makes this game so hard to put down. Please know you are appreciated.

I did some testing with HMLS on the same build. Nourishing modifiers provided significantly better damage than +ARC or +PHYS, but the +FLAT ARC secondary provided significantly more damage than +FLAT PHYS, which is what most guides recommend.

The big takeaway here is that most guides assume you have at least two damage stats hardcapped. The recommended gem set-ups for split damage weapons should not be taken at face value if you are running anything less than a 50/50 build.

14 Comments
2024/10/24
17:59 UTC

18

What could this possibly be? Found in ei8rdnne L3 after killing Elder

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6 Comments
2024/10/23
17:35 UTC

18

most embarrassing moment i’ve had while playing this game. (glyph 69yjbf46)

6 Comments
2024/10/23
17:17 UTC

33

Proof of my very recent success of a notoriously difficult Isz Chalice

It was a cake walk for me personally, except for reaching to the bonus rooms, they were difficult as all hell.

13 Comments
2024/10/23
05:55 UTC

4

Blood gem advice for split damage weapons

I already got the gems for physical and physical/bloodtinge weapons (I’m not farming OOS bloodtinge gems) for context I’m going for max level and am looking for general use gems (no poor mans or fools gems for example) split damage weapons are just weird to get general use gems out of. Any advice is appreciated.

10 Comments
2024/10/23
05:21 UTC

0

Bloodborne save editing.

Can someone save edit some Bloodborne dungeons to give only 27% damage types and stamina reduction gems for their gem shapes please. I don't know if that's possible but if so that would help us all.

9 Comments
2024/10/23
05:22 UTC

1

About the chalice dungeon requirements

This is a short question. Can I just make a FCR version of one of the depth 5 dungeon( Ihyll, Lower loran, Isz ), and then I will meet the requirements for any other dungeon I want?

5 Comments
2024/10/23
02:23 UTC

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