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Carrion Crow
Enemy Type	Beast
Health	70 ~ 547
Drops	Pebble, Antidote, Beast Blood Pellet 29 ~ 831 Blood Echoes
Weak	Fire
Strong	Poison
Locations	Central Yharnam, Cathedral Ward, Old Yharnam, Healing Church Workshop, Hemwick Charnel Lane, Forbidden Woods, Iosefka's Clinic, Upper Cathedral Ward, Nightmare of Mensis

Carrion Crows in Bloodborne are bird-like creatures that appear in flocks and usually swarm the player. They appear to have fallen victim to the plague as well and so attack anything that comes near. They are highly aggressive and are attracted by the smell of blood. They will attack humans if they get close, so that those that live will become carrion for them to eat.


These enemies always lie on the ground, flawlessly blending into whatever environment they are in. As such, they are often only noticed once the player is near a tight cluster. This means that players will be ambushed and likely pecked numerous times. Beware as some carrion crows perch on higher ground or wooden beams above the hunter, and will drop down and attempt to ambush unsuspecting prey.


Carrion crows can be lethal particularly when performing their air attacks, as it's likely more than one will attack the player. Luckily, more situationally aware players can kill these enemies with fast attacks, particularly with one-handed weapons.

Strategy

• To avoid taking damage, either kill them quickly before they have a chance to strike, or approach them to bait out the lengthy flight attack before dodging and attacking from their open flank.
• If you find yourself mauled by their savage peckings, do note that it would be unwise to free yourself from stunlocking by hitting it back. It pecks very fast. Better to quickstep or roll out of the way then strike.
• Using a jump attack (forward with L stick + R2) will allow you to close the distance before they can take flight.
• Throwing knives can be effective to either kill them from a distance, or draw them one by one.
• Molotov cocktails can quickly get rid of clusters of crows.
• Weapons with horizontal swings, such as the axe, can prove particularly effective.
• When fighing the crows without locking on them tilting the camera down can help you hit them if they're on the ground.

Moveset

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Carrion Crow Information

These enemies come in two variations, though they share exactly the same attacks.

Carrion Crow

Location
Central Yharnam	70	29	(x1) 6%, (x2) 3%	(x1) 1%	-
Cathedral Ward	123	110	(x1) 6%, (x2) 3%	(x1) 1%	-
Old Yharnam	121	64	(x1) 6%	(x1) 3%, (x2) 1%	-
Healing Church Workshop	127	85	(x1) 6%, (x2) 3%	(x1) 1%	-
Hemwick Charnel Lane	152	199	(x1) 6%, (x2) 3%	(x1) 1%	-
Forbidden Woods	179	284	(x1) 6%, (x2) 3%	-	(x1) 0.5%
Iosefka's Clinic	179	284	(x1) 6%, (x2) 3%	-	(x1) 0.5%
Upper Cathedral Ward	483	435	(x1) 6%, (x2) 3%	(x1) 1%	-
Nightmare of Mensis (Dog-headed variant)	547	831	(x1) 6%, (x2) 3%	(x1) 1%	-

Notes & Trivia

• The crows in the Cathedral Ward during night-time have 125 HP and 128 Blood Echoes.
• These enemies share some sounds with Dark Souls enemies.
• There exists a crow in Hemwick Charnel Lane who will never attack you even when attacked. This is most likely a glitch.
• Their freakish size and increased weight( caused by mutations that come along with the beast scourge) is probably why they can't fly very long.
• (theoretical) Carrion Crows started as regular birds, feeding upon the left behind corpses of Yharnam. As they kept eating, the infection built up inside of them and the crows grew to monstrous sizes. Eventually, their weight prevented flight. Though overfed, they still drag their fat bodies to an easy meal.

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