People say at point blank it should hit pretty hard, but getting that to happen is another thing entirely. Bloodborne. 8% (cursed) dmg for your Chikage. That's 750 max HP, or about 18 Vitality. Bloodborne 's firearms. 5% whereas +Physical ATK only go up to +27. D. The Chikage and Bloodletter have two melee modes, so it's easy for a player maining one to use them in transformed mode only on a Bloodtinge build, and to use the Lost versions to get a circle slot and use Bloodtinge gems to maximize their damage. . 5% increase while the highest physical damage gem provides a 27. You’re looking for the trio of Watchers as a boss for the best physical gems (27. Get that and evelyn and put points into bloodtinge afterwards. 4/36. This is found in Old Yharnam, during the section where you're fired upon by a machine gun. Best runes for this build are: Clawmark. However, Bloodtinge gems also have the chance to drop out of shape. 5%, if you're trying to optimize it. ALSO IF YOU'RE WONDERING. 2% Physical): pwmf22gu (boss at layer 1)- If you don't meet requirements, try this. -Get Chikage-Kill Micolash; pick up the 18% gem on the way there. Yup. Tempering gems also boosts blood damage, as can be seen when using Chikage and Bloodletter. But that limits you to using the transformed moveset, which is a waste if you invest in skill beyond the minimum. Sold by the Bath Messengers after acquiring the Wheel Hunter Badge. Just a small curiosity: Should I be eating a Beast Pellet for bosses to take them down faster or that's really unnecessary with Chikage? [ANSWERED: BBP only boosts Physical DMG, and in 2H mode Chikage deals Blood DMG. 2H R1s have great DPS with the right build admittedly, but if you think it breaks the game and lets you breeze through it you're mistaken. However, most people go from the normal version to the lost version because it's easier to get a powerful Bloodtinge gem for the lost version. These also get a small damage multiplier, so effective use of transform attacks takes advantage of the incredibly high burst damage of the Chikage, allowing you to cut down a large amount of enemy health, finish. 1 Blade Of Mercy Skill/Arcane Build. ago. For the Chikage, you either want all 27. Lost is best version. the normal is for phys up% for those who use both 1h and 2h. Even with 30 BT blood mode still does more damage. Though there are work arounds if swapping doesn't work. Bloodtinge build with Chikage. You have to kill Gascoigne, BSB or Cleric Beast (BSB is quicker), Amelia, and Logarius. 6% blood damage, that's the best chikage gem I've found so far, but you can only get one per playthrough. For an easier farm and farm 27. 2%gem , sometimes 34. I know that at 50 STR/25 SKL using the Rune that two Heavy Abyssals (with +15 Phys secondary) and one 27. 5 minutes. Be careful though, Radial/Triangle/Waning BLT Gems are OOS, which are rare. The best PVE weapons being a bit mundane and available immediately is kind of boring but it's a fact. At 30 bloodtinge, a +10 Chikage with no gems does 299 blood damage. At the time I didn't have all 27. So its blood attack is useless for me, but useful for it's innate 30 Rapid Poison. 6% Bloodtinge that also drops from the Watchers in Isz. amygdalapls • 7 yr. Holy Moonlight Sword is a Trick Weapon in Bloodborne. It will do insane damage. There are a lot of solid choices and they're all pretty great. At the top of the list, we have what I consider to be the most fun build you can make in Bloodborne. ago. Lost Chikage can fit a Bloodtinge gem which can potentially boost its transformed attack power, but at the cost of heavily gimping its untransformed attack power. They allow 3 27. " For the most part, players should only focus on Bloodtinge if they wish to access the more exotic types of Firearms and blends of both Trick Weapons and Firearms that exist in the game. 10. 2% tempering gems, 30 bloodtinge gets you 636, 50 gets you 757. The Rakuyo is a Trick Weapon in Bloodborne's The Old Hunters DLC. Arcane scaling only kicks in when you infuse a weapon with an element using blood gems. The numbers can be misleading, though, since weapons. Best 26 bucks I've ever spent! 536 upvotes · 36 comments. Hands: Any. Imprints decide which shape of Blood Gems the weapon can be infused with, but Droplet shaped Blood Gems will fit into. -You can now Build Chikage to be +10 with 2 +18% gems and a +21% Bloodtinge, making it really strong. That would be the best bet if you are going full bloodtinge. For a 31. Plain Isz chalice, with easy bosses, that is exceptionally rich in ritual materials. This weapon in transformed mode melts everything from Shadows till the end of the game. You can get around +15 and a little higher in Lower Pthumeru - I got one from the Watchers boss. For a Bloodtinge Purist, you'll probably want the Lost Chikage and gem for Blood Damage. What are the of the best gems that aren't TOOOO crazy to farm? 27. Business, Economics, and Finance. If you're a Bloodtinge Build, might as well farm for the best Bloodtinge Gem instead of 27. Yuki_Silverfish 8 years ago #2. You'll do lots of damage :) I've got 3 BT gems that took days to farm. 1 physical blood gems to raise both physical and bloodting dmg + (if there is) a triangle +5 pulsing blood gem (if not I'll go for the lost chikage)Bloodborne Pure Blood Damage Only Guide. For the most part we are just talking about physical gems (3x 27. Bloodborne builds are very simple compared to Dark Souls. Transformation attacks have good multiplier, reach, & stagger while firing fast enough to actually be useful. The transformation attack from normal to blood sword is too slow to do mid combo. I did manage to put an elemental gem on my Chikage, it doesn't replace the damage type at all, instead it just makes it do plus 15 or so lightning damage on top of its normal damage. This can be either a warm bloodtinge gem stone (increases scaling) or regular. Especially using Lost Chikage with a +31. 3% physical attack and a negative attribute. · 6 mo. Blood Gem Imprints are part of Bloodborne's advanced weapon upgrades. The lost chikage is the same as the normal chikage but gets a circular gem slot. Don't forget that 1H Chikage scales with SKL, and if you constantly play it in 2H form the weapon is both easy to dodge and will drain your life for free. 31% blood damage up isn't worth the time and effort spent farming. Business, Economics, and Finance. I’m kind of confused about the scaling / gems. 2% atk up with stamina deplete only as a negative stats, but I am lost when it comes to gun, I tried a dungeon that supposed to give you by killing a mob. topherOGR 7 years ago #6. You can rush it if you're confident in your abilities pretty early in the game. Bloodborne Tools and Weapons Guide. Havent tried personally, but played around with weapon damage calculator and 2 27. Bloodtinge is a stat in Bloodborne. On my right hand I have Burial Blade and Ludwig's with my best physical gems inserted. Versatility comes at a cost however, and the blood. 5 blood atk up gems. So, bloodgems multiply together. Bloodtinge gems top out at 31. 2 physical gems, and 50/50 skl/blt with the rest of the echoes going to vit, no need to touch endurance at all. For example in not edited Pthumeru chance to get Tinge or Warm - 0. Helps offset the lifedrain of the katana a. --. 5 minutes. The radials you need can be farmed in pwmf22gu and the triangle will be in. help others when they need me But to do so I want to get the best possible gems for my chikage So could you tell me the best places to farm the best chikage gems? comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a. Best Gems for Chikage. This multiplier is for both 1H and 2H forms, as well as visceral attacks. Farming for out of shapes bloodtinge gems isn't too bad. Your weaponry should include the following : Chikage : both forms (Phys% gems) I've gotten pretty deep into chalice dungeons, and so far the best physical gem I've come up with is +20. Let's not even talk about farming oos for 3 x 31. 2%) and 1 Lost (2x27. Perhaps the doll's creator had wished for just such a friend, albeit in vain. The only known differences being the Gem Imprints and the locations in which they are found . The maximum gem multiplier you can get with the normal version would be 1. The Lost versions of weapons are best for the Chikage and Bowblade, whereas the type of Bloodletter you'll want to grab is based off of the OoS gems you are lucky enough to acquire. Gargoyle mob - drops Waning AND Radial Nourishing Bloodgems (+all ATK up +18-20%), with 1 postive & 1 negative effect. The lost chikage can make use of a 31% Droplet gem (that you'd otherwise be able to fit to your gun) to exclusively raise blood damage. 4% Blood attack I think im going to hunt for a 30% blood attack gem but im wondering if this would be the best set up. If you want to have the best defense in. In order to beat that with 20 regen every 3 seconds that 0. The best gems are definitely going to be Cursed Tempering Damp gems with ideally +27. There are 3 versions of this weapon: Normal, Uncanny and Lost; which only differ in their Gem Imprints and the locations in which they are found. Bloodborne & The Old Hunters Collector’s Edition Guides. 5 ones with stamina curse are commonly referred to. 1. Imho the Lost Chikage is worse in almost every case. No more HP draining chikage build, i have a plan but suggestions are welcome. 3% gems on your weapons going into those dungeons. Alternatively (but not even close to being suggested), you can farm Watchers Boss for 32. Pawn Info: Nikki // lvl 109+ // Ranger Pawn ID: 4DC9 - 4I8A - DC26. Rakuyo Description "Hunter weapon wielded by Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower. "To do: Beast Claw, Burial Blade, Chikage, Lugarius's Wheel, Rosamarinus. 16. Gems: There are better gems, I simply provided the ones relatively easily obtainable compared to potency. Fetid, Rotted and Curse Offerings. Boosting skill before Bloodtinge will not only help you out earlier on in the game but it won't leave your one handed Chikage damage neutered. He joins the fight when the first one reaches half health. r/bloodborne. Remember, this can take a while! Keep your mind off it, but don't forget it and lock up a position while inside. 2% tempering +heavy abyssal gem with 50 str is more higher compared to 50 skl and 3 27. 2% tempering and 1 heavy abyssal on 50 str, adding a flat 10-15 for physical if you're lucky to get a decent. Bloodborne & The Old Hunters Collector’s Edition Guides. I can use my RP chikage for normal enemies and bosses susceptible to rp, and the tricked lost chikage for anything else. On left hand I have Hunter's pistol (For PvE) and the Blunderbuss (For PvP) Runes I use are the best +Hp and +Stamina ones available. Bloodborne Breaker. Bought this gem at Japan and read it on the flight. 1 / 2. If you want to use the 2 handed moveset exclusively, then the LOST Chikage with 3 +31% Blood ATK Up gems are the best. I want to give my own personal ranking of every trick weapon in the game. 6% blood damage, that's the best chikage gem I've found so far, but you can only get one per playthrough. Go for the Lost version and slot in a blood damage gem instead if you're going to use it transformed exclusively. It's actually pretty hilarious. After that you can buy the Chikage. If you want 2 31. This is an absolute nightmare to farm and imo absolutely not worth it. But, if you have a spread out distributions (say 30 in each SKL and BLT), you're getting the worse of both worlds. Bloodtinge Chikage. Numbing mist. 272 * 1. I have a very old gem on my Evelyn, a blue-ish Damp Bloodtinge Gem (5) 21. Trick Weapons are a Hunter's best friend. 0" in google and you eill find it and check out the "arcanist cookbook". Early game, ignore bloodtinge, and get skill to 25, strength to 14 - don't level either past this point. 2% phys dmg with useless negative modifiers such as -10% dmg va kin or beasts. Lost Chikage is the best one. Best Chikage build is: 50/10/14/15/50/6. 4/36. My chikage has 3X blood ATK up +27. ago. those gems would give Chikage 755 Blood damage and 610 Physical damage with 30RP at 50/50 SKL/BLT which would definitely surpass the 356 Blood damage and 288 Physical. 21. SKL/BT also works for the Bowblade. 13- Darkbeast Paarl: The only reason he's so high is because of how bullshit this fight is in the dungeons. but that farm would be beyond insane. You have to farm off shaped bloodtinge blood gems though and that takes hours. 5% tinge circle. Normal chikage's triangle gems can usually be found in Isz chalices and some of Lost chikage's circle gems can be found on Watchers (blue fatties) with guns in higher level chalices. 1. The Chikage is a Trick Weapon in Bloodborne. The best PVE weapon is the saw cleaver/saw spear. Pthumerian Iyhll cursed, rotted, defiled root chalice. 2% gems will give you a total 105. Yes it is the best setup. Getting the lost version and not continuing to farm chalice gems means there will be no difference. The Chikage is a Trick Weapon in Bloodborne. Go to bloodborne r/bloodborne. Normal version is best since it has Radial, Radial, Triangle. For Uncanny I'd say go ahead and just use 27. A poison Chikage will be quicker thanks to the in-built rp you get on top of the gems, but the Wheel is where it's at imho, since certain attacks in tricked mode are triple hits and each counts separately. Most of these runes are specific to one type of damage, with the Great Lake rune. You can get up to 31. 5 circular bloodtinge gem, the Lost Chikage is best. DezoPenguin. Its tricked blood form is the best thing about the weapon. Lost Holy Moonlight S. Imho the Lost Chikage is worse in almost every case. ufhdmw6p - This dungeon has standard meta triangle +27. 1% drop rate. Where you just look up which type of gem you want, and just go kill that 1 dude who drops it, and rest to reset him, or if it's a boss, you just create the dungeon again Reply PerspectiveAcrobatic •Bloodborne & The Old Hunters Collector’s Edition Guides. In fact, it scales better with bloodtinge than the Chikage at. Gemmed mine today and I inflict rapid poison every two hits with it. 2%) and 1 Lost (2x27. Can drop in Chalice Dungeons, be found in chests or dropped by certain enemies. Early in game farming method for very strong circle blood gems for Lost Chikage and guns. E. Blade of Mercy. Description. Hope this helps. Physical ATK UP; Secondary effect is always negative, but the Primary Effect will be higher than normal. Radial Physical UP by 27. Not only is Chikage one of the best weapons for Bloodtinge, but it’s one of the best weapons in the game overall. Bloodborne. Blood damage is affected by the normal 27% physical damage up gems, but if you use your weapon mostly in blood mode (which you should), then grabbing a 31. Blood damage is physical damage but a sub type, similar to Thrust or Blunt damage. Chikage’s Lost variant works best for those who want to maximize their damage in the transformed mode, as blood boosting circular gems are exclusive for firearms. If you want the absolute maximum damage, the Lost version with a bloodtinge gem is the way to go - the absolute peak for the Chikage's damage lies in the Lost Chikage's blood. ago. So either go all the way and use Lost Chikage with chalice level gems, or stick with main story gems and use regular Chikage. It was introduced in The Old Hunters Expansion and appears to be the Strength equivalent of the Threaded Cane. The right translation, as many pointed out, is "a thousand vistas", but I would say it's safe to assume they wanted to put that name in the game as a means of acknowledgement for this person and saw the opportunity of playing. The Bowblade functions similarly to the Chikage, with its untricked blade form drawing scaling from the Skill stat and its tricked bow using Bloodtinge. If you really want to drive yourself bat shit crazy for the best gems, you can farm y592byza and naapatbx for out of shape bloodtinge gems for the best possible chikage blood attack. Chikage is a skill/bld build. The circle slot only helps if you are using 31. This effect stacks, allowing you to gain up to +20 HP per 3 seconds, which equals roughly 1000 HP every 2. A. There are blood gems that remove a weapon's physical damage (and its Strength/Skill scaling with it) and replace the damage with elemental (that scales with Arcane). 5% Bloodtinge gem. There are 3 versions of each Trick Weapon: Normal, Uncanny, and Lost. It was introduced with The Old Hunters DLC. That one fits circular gems which are normally limited to guns. As a kind of interesting side note, we confirmed on stream with 100% confidence that the Chikage's transformed state scales and is modified by physical damage gems and scaling, but the actual attacks deal entirely blood damage. rare gem name is abyssal bloodtinge gemAfter spamming L2 in Elden Ring with the rivers of blood katana I wanted to go use it in Bloodborne so I made this video. These are rank 19, never seen higher ranked gems. For the Chikage itself it has a SKL only scaling untrasformed, but when transformed, it loses all its SKL scaling and concerts to Bloodtinge only. Strength (25-30)/Bloodtinge (50) -- and use the bloodletter and cannon. 2% gem is the best setup. 5% Blood ATK gem instead of the normal with a +27. The only known difference between each version is the location in which they are found. From what I understand, the only differences is the gem imprints. 1%. 5% blood circular gem (only the Lost version has this slot) as opposed to the 27. Be careful though, Radial/Triangle/Waning BLT Gems are OOS, which are rare. Boards. As secondary. Once you get the 30+% bloodtinge gems in trick mode your AR will be over 800. Final stats will probably be 50 vit 25 end 10 str 14 skill 50 bloodtinge, though you can redirect some points to skill if you want more flexibility with the Chikage. 14- Mergo's Wet Nurse: Kinda disappointing for the last boss before Gehrman. A little video of my Chikage Bloodtinge PvP Build. 50 BT is basically a staple for Chikage builds since the transformed mode is where it shines. Lost Chikage with 3x31. Sort of, the best damaging gems that don't go into Fools / Poorman's gems are 2 27. So in conclusion, if your build has a stat investment of 50 or so BLT, little to no SKL/STR, and you have enough time, go grab yourself some bloodtinge OoS gems. He prob combined the wheel poison build with chikage. But again, I've personally never encountered a gem like this. PSN: KrazeyMatt - Currently Playing - MGSV. 5% bloodtinge gems. The best version for me would be the radial,radial, triangle for Rapid Poison gems. You are probably fine for ng+, but if you want an easy way to increase the blood damage (assuming you are using a pure bloodtinge build) you can grab a lost chikage from the chalices which has a circle gem slot (the gems that are normally only for guns), then you can go farm for a good bloodtinge gem (highest being 31. Do you have 50bt? Do you have top tier gems to include a circular 31. Layer 3 Pre-Area: Queen Killer/Wheel-Canon Hunter - drops Waning Physical ATK+22-24%, with 1 postive & 1 negative effect. 2. Most blood gems don’t give you that much poison and the fact it’s inherent means it’s free on top of all the damage anyway. If you are going a pure BT build then lost is the best. 3 flat blood. 2% + 27. Lead elixir. How to get the Blade of Mercy. The farm spot is on level two. The Chikage is a katana that drains the player's health when transformed in exchange for pure Bloodtinge damage and to have a Rapid Poison effect on it. best chalice type/enemy to farm for chikage gems. ago. The absolute best is 3 x 31. Good luck getting an out of shape gem btw. Chikage has 30 natural rapid poison, so with level 18+ cursed Dirty gems, I suppose you could stack up to 75 rapid poison per swing and get a triggered effect pretty easily. . 2's, or farm for OoS 31. Or vice versa. The gems are essential in my HMS build but the issue is other weapons with equally beneficial gem set-ups still vastly underperform the HMS. FC - 4098-3999-7402. (164+ (164 1 0. 1% Blood ATK UP(non cursed) and its a circle gem usually for guns but the Lost version of Chikage has a circle slot,highest non cursed I've seen for other. If you plan on using both forms focus on getting blood and skill to 40. 5%) Skill and Bloodtinge build is the best you can do for PVP. I immediately got it to +7 and slapped my current best physical gems (13. Cannon (Best for making things go kaboom). While doing Cainhurst early is the fastest source of chunks outside the DLC, post Rom there are way more chunks in a far smaller area in the main game levels. . 1% ATK triangle: Forbidden Woods. Edit: Arcane builds might be maximized using different versions of each weapon as just pointed out to me. If you don't have a level cap in mind or you're willing to go higher, you can go for 50 SKL. 2% gems in each slot. CryptoThe Logarius' Wheel is a Trick Weapon in Bloodborne. You'll find the 5 hp regen gem (circular) in pwmf22gu, from the long legged cloaked enemy. v5v5fpsd, F/R/C Ihyll L3. 2% + 31. 5% tinge in the circle imprint. The true holy grail would be 3x 32. . 2% Temperings for all three slots is the best you can do to make both forms viable. The Bowblade is an interesting one because its two modes are so different from one another. So the difference is actually quite significant. If you're skilltinge you can just farm watcher bosses for 27. 2%s from pwmf22gu are your best bet,. No blood scaling or anything. gourami1 8 years ago #9. Then you only need to go to the bottom ritual alter, and do a co-op quick search. If you have looked up Bloodborne's weapon stats or watched PVP videos (or took a look at all of the red death notes in hunters dream and wondered why they all have the same weapon), chances are you have heard someone say "Chikage is the best weapon in the game. Bloodtinge gems top out at 31. The chikage's iai quickdraw (L1 > R1 > L1) can wreck hard but against mobs it lacks decent range. I know there must be a better gem out there, I have very decent cursed gems for my Whirligig Saw, 27. For the most part we are just talking about physical gems (3x 27. 2% atk up with stamina deplete only as a negative stats, but I am lost when it comes to gun, I tried a dungeon that supposed to give you by killing a mob. Simon's Bowblade+10 3x25-27% Physical (doesn't worth invest the time like the Chikage in Bloodtinge gems) Secondary Weapon: Evelyn+10 5hp/2sec (it really doesnt worth. Hunter’s Axe (Spinning attack is the only reason why it’s on my list) 8. 272=624,42. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Say you wanted the Chikage at the beginning of the game, but can't get weapon swapping to work. Also keep in mind that uncanny weapons always switch the waning/triangle slot for the other. Chikage is a Skill+Bloodtinge weapon, tho a lot of the times people optimize for pure Bloodtinge. If you're masochistic you can farm out of shape droplet gems (Radials, triangles, etc) to make use of three 31% gems. You could go to Cainhurst now if you wanted to, get those other two sets. This effect stacks, allowing you to gain up to +20 HP per 3 seconds, which equals roughly 1000 HP every 2. 3% gem in it though. Sold by the Bath Messengers for 50,000 Blood Echoes after obtaining the Cainhurst Badge. There are several types of Blood Gems, which are further divided into categories determined. E. Depth 4-5 are late game-NG+ difficulty. ago. 5% bloodtinge attack up gem to be fit inside. Just a small curiosity: Should I be eating a Beast Pellet for bosses to take them down faster or that's really unnecessary with Chikage? [ANSWERED: BBP only boosts Physical DMG, and in 2H mode Chikage deals Blood DMG. 8. 2% (Layer 1 boss drops it):56ckshaz3. 2% Physical): pwmf22gu (boss at layer 1)- If you don't meet requirements, try this. KrazeyMatt 8 years ago #1. Reiterpallasch is a Trick Weapon in Bloodborne. There are also the rating 20 abyssal gems that are rare drops from bosses - though these are labeled as the top gems, every one I've gotten so far has been garbage. Also, the cap for weapon damage is at 50, so unless you have nothing else to level, it's best to stop leveling BT since you're way past 50. . They’re found on layer 1 of FRC Pthumeru Ihyll (radials) and FRC Isz (triangles). There are several Caryll Runes that help decrease the damage incurred by a player in Bloodborne. Or instead use two ATK boosting gems and one blood boosting gem. It deals physical damage in normal mode and blood damage in transformed mode. karsin91 posted. The difference is, with perfect gems you get about 4% more AR from the Lost Chikage because it has a circle slot instead of a triangle, and +Blood ATK gems are circular and go up to +31. This is what I did. Each weapon comes with Blood Gem Imprints, which acts as infusion slots. Ah fuck it, ill do the math again xD. Imo go a quality 50/50 build. Blood Gems that increase physical attack will also increase the blood. When considering any build for a weapon, you usually can’t go wrong with the build that the weapon was intended for. 3 27. If you've made it to the. Here are the glyphs for farming the best gems for Lost Chikage:Radial (27. Radial Physical UP by 27. With 3 Cursed Tempering 27. Bought this gem at Japan and read it on the flight. The maximum gem multiplier you can get with the normal version would be 1. If you are going to do it keep leveling up skill till you get the Chikage then start dumping into bloodtinge, that way you will still do pretty good damage with saw spear (scales better with skill than. I currently run a normal chikage with 3*27. You can get a Lost Chikage very early in the game, but the rules forbid me to tell you how, just google it. However while transformed the Chikage will constantly drain your health at about 0. If you want top tier blood gems on your weapon to tackle the night of the hunt, you'll need some ab. 2%. Those gems tend to all enhance bloodtinge damage and scaling, so it may be pretty strong for a bloodtinge build. Just putting the bloodtinge gems (Blood ATK+21. 2% gems, normal Chikage). 5. Unfortunately the clinic skip doesn't work anymore, but. It's easy to get decent wanings that way though. Updated: 07 May 2015 00:11. Maybe I'll try it with the wheelThe Lost Chikage has a circle slot, so you only need to farm two OOS gems instead of three to get a "perfect" gem spread. On the hidden path to Iosefka, to the left in the poison pit. . Blood gems are especially rare blood stones that grow on coldblood. Non-Circle Bloodtinge Gems are OOS, so farming them will take quite some time if you want 3x31. ago. 272 * 1. Chikage, Bloodletter and Bowblade tricked forms and only ever those Madaras Whistle, a hunter tool No you can't "convert" regular weapons to blood damage like you can with elemental gems (arc, fire, bolt). 5% blood gems, haha. However, bloodtinge gems are usually only circular, so you would need to grind for an incredibly long time to get "out of shape" radial bloodtinge gems. A community dedicated to Bloodborne, developed by FromSoftware and released for the PlayStation 4. Another thing to note is that the best Chikage is the lost variant because it has a circular blood gem slot (for one of those 31% blood attack up). Transformed charged R2 consumes a lot of your HP, but you can make it consume less by going untricked L1> charged R2 The one handed moveset is kinda bad, but the R2 is a thrust, the classic katana poke. For example the Chikage: 3 blood atk up % gems is the best set up period. If you want 2 31.