Mad Pumpkin Head Ashes

Type

Spirit Ashes

Summoning cost

110 FP

Upgrade material

Grave Glovewort

About this spirit

Ashen remains in which spirits yet dwell.

Use to summon the spirit of a mad pumpkin head.

Spirit of a mad soldier with a large, brawny physique.

Though he has stifled his panic within the dark confines of his helmet, he rampages as if driven mad when agitated by bloodshed or the humming of insects.

This mad soldier is all that is left of a broken gladiator.

Minor Erdtree Catacombs

Caelid

Starting Site of Grace: Minor Erdtree Catacombs

1. From Smoldering Church, ride east to the first Minor Erdtree in northwestern Caelid. Circle to the right of its trunk to find the catacomb doors. The Putrid Avatar outside is optional.
2. Inside, take the lift down. Follow the western passage through the imp ambushes to the lever room and pull the lever.
3. Return to the lift, send it up while staying below and drop into the newly exposed space beneath it. Kill the imp waiting there.
4. Follow the lower passage through the Scarlet Rot pool to the boss door. Avoid rolling in the rot and bring Preserving Boluses if you have them.
5. Defeat both Erdtree Burial Watchdogs to receive the ashes. These are the dungeon bosses, not a pair of Pumpkin Heads.

Notes

• Summons the flail-wielding Mad Pumpkin Head. The flail deals Strike damage and builds Bleed, so physical damage resistance and Bleed immunity affect different parts of his role.
• The large helmet reduces damage on hits landing on his head. It does not cover his torso or make every attack harmless.
• Nearby enemy Blood Loss can provoke a head-slamming panic. That interrupts his ordinary attack routine rather than providing steady flail pressure throughout the whole fight.
• Give him room during those slams, which can stagger a nearby player as well. Avoid standing directly against him just because he is your summoned ally.
• His 110-FP cost has to be paid at once. Repeatedly refilling a smaller maximum FP bar does not let you pay a larger single summoning cost.
• Two Erdtree Burial Watchdogs in Minor Erdtree Catacombs award the ashes. Those are the actual dungeon bosses; the Putrid Avatar outside and the Pumpkin Head duo elsewhere are different encounters.
• Costs 110 FP for the whole summon. Upgrade with Grave Glovewort through +10 at Roderika's spirit tuning, rather than using Ghost Glovewort or reinforcing the ashes at a blacksmith.
• The ashes are reusable. You need the Spirit Calling Bell and an area where the rebirth-monument icon allows Spirit Ashes; owning enough FP does not allow summoning everywhere.