Ludwig

Bloodborne · Games · Beast, Church Hunter Mutated by the Old Blood

Tier

8-A

Attack Potency

Multi-City Block Level

Speed

High Hypersonic

Durability

Multi-City Block Level

Powers and abilities

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
• Bodily Weaponry (Claws and Teeth)
• Immortality (Types 1 and 2 [Able to function unimpeded after receiving injuries as severe as being impaled through the skull and torso and having organs ripped out] and can survive as nothing but a severed head)
• Blood Manipulation/Absorption (Able to absorb the blood of defeated enemies)
• Large Size (Type 0)
• Surface Scaling (Can stick to the ceiling)
• Self-Healing (Low-Mid, Able to heal broken limbs and his head being impaled)
• Magic (Can vomit a geyser of arcane-infused water)
• Resistance to Poison Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Temperature Manipulation, Magma Manipulation, Explosion Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Magic, Curse Manipulation, and Blood Manipulation (Possesses an innate resistance to both Slow and Rapid Poison, fire, electricity [Bolt], Arcane damage, and blood-based attacks, which is further enhanced by his Attire.)
• Resistance to Mind Manipulation/Sense Manipulation/Morality Manipulation (Unaffected by the Shaman Bone Blade)
• Weapon Mastery (Master Swordsman)
• Self-Healing (Low-Mid Via Rally, Able to heal wounds as severe as being impaled through the torso, having the skull pierced, or being Visceral Attacked by an enemy Hunter by attacking opponents who recently harmed him)
• Holy Manipulation (Holy Moonlight Sword deals bonus Righteous Damage to spirits and vampires)
• Magic/Energy Projection (Via Holy Moonlight Sword)
• Empowerment (Able to empower the Holy Moonlight Sword with magic of the abyssal cosmos)

Weaknesses

As a Beast, Ludwig is vulnerable to fire [This does not apply to Holy Blade]

Ranked tied for #6 of 66 in Bloodborne by strength.

More from Bloodborne

• Fluorescent Flower · =6 · Tier 8-A
• Henryk · =6 · Tier 8-A
• Keeper of the Old Lords · =6 · Tier 8-A
• Laurence · =6 · Tier 8-A
• Merciless Watchers and Chieftain · =6 · Tier 8-A
• Old Hunter Henriett · =6 · Tier 8-A
• Retired Hunter Djura · =6 · Tier 8-A
• Shadow of Yharnam · =6 · Tier 8-A

Close fights from other series

• Ludwig vs Plant Monsters (Godzilla · Tier 8-A): Ludwig · Slight edge
• Ludwig vs Joji Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure · Tier 8-A): Ludwig · Slight edge
• Ludwig vs Shoto Todoroki (My Hero Academia · Tier 8-A): Ludwig · Slight edge
• Ludwig vs Shikadai Nara (Naruto · Tier 8-A): Shikadai Nara · Slight edge
• Ludwig vs P'Li (Avatar: The Last Airbender · Tier 8-A): P'Li · Slight edge
• Ludwig vs Bael (Devil May Cry · Tier 8-A): Bael · Slight edge
• Ludwig vs Parasite (My Adventures with Superman) (DC · Tier 8-A): Too close to call
• Ludwig vs Shura (Hunter X Hunter) (Hunter x Hunter · Tier 8-A): Too close to call

Compare Ludwig with another character · Ludwig on the VS Battles Wiki