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Game data · App / Regulation 1.17
World · Boss
Mad Pumpkin Heads (Caelem Ruins)
A flail wielder and a hammer wielder share a cramped cellar in eastern Caelem Ruins.
Location and access
Caelem Ruins cellar
Mad Pumpkin Heads (Caelem Ruins)
Caelem Ruins cellar
Starting Site of Grace: Caelem Ruins
Follow the northern Limgrave road east through Summonwater Village and across the Caelid border. Continue along the main road past Smoldering Church and Rotview Balcony to Caelem Ruins, watching for the giant dogs around the ruined walls.
Search the eastern side of Caelem Ruins for the staircase down into the cellar.
Enter the fog gate and defeat the two Mad Pumpkin Heads. Open the door beyond their room and loot the chest for the shield.
HP and damage negation
Values below are for solo play on the first playthrough. HP is maximum health. Temporary protection and other state changes are explained in the notes.
Mad Pumpkin Head (Flail)
Solo, first playthrough
HP
2,800
Damage type
Damage negation
Standard
0%
Strike
10%
Slash
-10%
Pierce
0%
Magic
0%
Fire
0%
Lightning
-20%
Holy
0%
Mad Pumpkin Head (Hammer)
Solo, first playthrough
HP
2,800
Damage type
Damage negation
Standard
0%
Strike
10%
Slash
-10%
Pierce
0%
Magic
0%
Fire
0%
Lightning
-20%
Holy
0%
Notes
Open the room beyond the pair and collect Visage Shield from the chest. It is not an automatic drop from either Pumpkin Head.
Their helmets reduce the value of frontal head hits. Target the exposed body when an opening appears.
The flail can build blood loss even when you block. Watch your buildup rather than relying on the shield for an entire chain.
Keep both enemies in view and try to finish one before spreading damage onto the other.
The hammer and flail do not end every combo at the same moment. Check the second opponent before punishing the first one’s recovery.