Bloodhound Knight Darriwil

The Bloodhound Knights are trained as hunters and known to be unshakable trackers. 

Darriwil is nothing but a traitor. And in need of a fitting end to his tale.——Blaidd the Half-Wolf

Location: Forlorn Hound Evergaol

Drops: 1900 Runes, Bloodhound's Fang

Combat Information:

Health: 1450 HP

Defense: 103.9

Stance: 65

Parryable: Yes

Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being stance broken

Damage: Standard, Slash

Inflicts: Blood Loss

Drops: 1900 Runes, Bloodhound's Fang

Damage Negation / Resistance:

Standard: 10

Slash: 10

Strike: 10

Pierce: 0

Magic: 0

Fire: 0

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.

Poison: 316 / 414 / 704 / 1161

Scarlet Rot: 316 / 414 / 704 / 1161

Blood Loss: 316 / 414 / 704 / 1161

Frostbite: 316 / 414 / 704 / 1161

Sleep: 229 / 271 / 369 / 659

Madness: Immune

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.

Fight Strategy:

NPC Summons: It is possible to get help from Blaidd for this fight if you progress Blaidd's questline

Staunching Boluses can help prevent Hemorrhage

This can be a rather difficult fight. Darriwil is very aggressive and his invisible dash move allows him to move quickly and unpredictably around the arena. Be prepared to dodge at any time, and only attack once or twice when you have the opportunity or you'll end up trading hits.

While you're still learning his moves, guard when you're not attacking so he doesn't dash in and surprise you with an unexpected attack. A Greatshield is particularly effective here, since most of his attacks will bounce off it and give you a chance to guard counter. Be aware though that he'll still build up Hemorrhage even if you perfectly block his attacks. Try to bait his attacks when your Hemorrhage buildup is low, block one or two attacks before attacking, then back away and try to dodge until your status bar clears.

Pay particular attention to Darriwil's Grinding Attack and Clawing Attack, where he scrapes his blade or claw along the ground to create sparks. Both of these take him some time to recover from, so after you've dodged or blocked the initial attack you'll have a chance to land a hit or two.

Darriwil is particularly difficult for ranged players, since he tends to move so quickly and dodge so readily that it's hard to land most ranged spells or arrows.

Take advantage of Darriwil's aggression using Glintstone Phalanx which will slam into him approaches to attack. Summon the blades when you've got some distance, then when he gets close focus on not getting hit and let the magic do its work. Ash of War: Glintblade Phalanx may be an even better choice since it costs less FP and deals more Stance damage.