Lesser Mad Pumpkin Head |
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| Location | Limgrave Castle Morne Raya Lucaria Academy Fort Haight Redmane Castle Altus Plateau Mt Gelmir |
| Drops |  273 - 1032 RunesPumpkin Helm Chainlink Flail Smithing Stone [1] Sanctuary Stone |
Lesser Mad Pumpkin Head is a Humanoid Enemy in Elden Ring. These creatures are Non-Boss variants of the Mad Pumpkin Head, a mutated large humanoid wearing a Pumpkin Helm covering its head.
Mad Pumpkin Heads can be summoned as spirits for aid by using the Mad Pumpkin Head Ashes.
See Lesser Mad Pumpkin Head Lore
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.
Elden Ring Lesser Mad Pumpkin Head Locations
Where to Find Lesser Mad Pumpkin Head:
- Castle Morne
- Altus Plateau - By a grave marker overlooking the cliffs northeast of the Bridge of Iniquity.
- Raya Lucaria Academy
- Fort Haight - Guarding the entrance of the fort.
- Limgrave. At the Saintsbridge bridge (next to Saintsbridge Site of Grace). [Map Link]
- Redmane Castle
- Mt Gelmir, east of First Mt. Gelmir Campsite and south of Corpse-Stench Shack.
Elden Ring Lesser Mad Pumpkin Head Drops
Item |
Drop Rate |
Additional Info |
| Runes | 100% | 273 - 1032 |
| Chainlink Flail | 4.00% | from Lesser Mad Pumpkin Heads wielding this weapon |
| Pumpkin Helm | 3.00% | N/A |
| Sanctuary Stone | 100% | N/A |
| Smithing Stone (1 - 4) | 5.00% | N/A |
Lesser Mad Pumpkin Head Notes & Tips
- You can sneak past the Lesser Mad Pumpkin Head at Castle Morne without triggering a hostile reaction from it.
- Deals Strike and Standard damage. The one with flail can inflict blood loss.
- Rarely, the one wielding standard may use it like a throwing spear, dealing Pierce Damage. Usually, they stick it into the ground and switch to regular hammer.
- Strong point: Pumpkin Head's - attacks there are heavily (80%) reduced in power, plus some weapons will even bounce off if not two-handed. Use your weapon's moveset wisely to avoid hitting the helmet.
- Like their boss counterparts, the Lesser Pumpkin Heads will enter a frenzy state upon being awoken from the Sleep effect by a non-riposte attack. The Pumpkin Head will appear to stare skywards before pounding its chest three times and proceeding to attack its allies for a limited time. The effect will end with the Pumpkin Head staring towards the sky a second time.
- Other Notes and Player tips go here.
Lesser Mad Pumpkin Head Lore
Lore Items Related to Lesser Mad Pumpkin Head
Mad Pumpkin Head Ashes
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.
Pumpkin Helm
An oval helmet large enough to cover any head.
Very heavy and very hard.
Reduces damage from headshots and impacts.
The inside of the helm is pitch black, keeping the crazed warrior within from panicking.
Perhaps its rather roomy interior also helps alleviate feelings of pressure and claustrophobia.
Elden Ring Lesser Mad Pumpkin Head Image Gallery
Anonymousgot the helm on my 4th try. 99 arcane and the white scarab ring
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Farmed for just over 1hr on saintsbridge and pumpkin head dropped. Have faith fellow Tarnished
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i really want his big hammer weapon but i just discovered, after three days farming, that he doesn't drop it :(
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1200+ hours into the game, I've droped only 2 Pumpkin Helm. First time because I was farming it.
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I got the helm within 3 or 4 tries. Something somewhere out there blessed me !
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The drop chance is actualy 0.05% so yeah, better use cheats to get this item, took me 6h even with with two luck boost.
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missing info: they will occasionally throw their flags like a javelin at the player.
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I'd farm these idiots for hours on end if I could get their weird lumpy hammer. Would be awesome if they made it baby's first colossal weapon, since you can get a normal great hammer very quickly in game. Chainlink Flail is just a bit too ugly and janky looking for my taste- that half-finished link holding the head to the handle looks like it's about to fall apart at any moment.
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La première fois que j'en ai vu un, il se frappais la tête contre un pont. Etrange...
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"This mad soldier is all that is left of a broken gladiator." So they're maddened Duelists perhaps? After all, the Pumpkin helm and Duelist Helm have a slightly similar shape, the Duelist and Pumpkin heads are both grey skinned, both have armor that reflects punishment (snakes vs barb wire), and seem to have a similar gait.
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I'm just farming the one on saintsbridge cause he seems like he needs help removing it...
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Is there any way to speed up the process of getting a pumpkin helm from the one on saintsbridge?
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Does anyone know if the Pumpkin Heads who wield a banner get anything special from said banner? Is there any point to them having one?
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Anyone else think these are massive demi human giant males? The demi human queens are even bigger than these bad boys so I always just figured these were captured tanked out demi humans.
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the one in castle Morne will fight against Misbegotten if they come near him and but the Misbegotten there really strong and favor in number so they will easily kill the madpumkin since he's alone.
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Wish these dropped their pumpkin hammers. Idk they’re just cool to me
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Quite squishy despite their size provided you hit their body.
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If you were wondering what the face of these looks like, I put one to sleep and saw a jellyfish-looking thing inside once I pulled some camera trickery. Odd
There's also one in Redmane Castle if you go while the Radahn Festival isn't active, in the part of the castle furthest southeast, through a door that's locked during the radahn festival and up a ladder.
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Two hits from Flame of the Redmanes will poise break him, but it's best to unlock the camera and manually aim low otherwise the attacks tend to hit his head.
Pumpkin head??? Really? This is a derogatory term. Come on people, it's 2022
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I found out that these are very vulnerable while in their swing animations. My lightning spears would hit for 100ish dmg, but at the end of a swing animation they would hit for 500ish damage. Worked reliably for the one at Mt. Gelmir.
The one atop Redmane Castle can be cheesed with arrows (granted you don't keep hitting the helm). Climb atop the ladder but don't start moving. Crouch, and then go to the next ladder. He won't chase you. Once atop the ladder (an item around the other side), cheese him and then grab the other 2 items up there. He also can't fall through the floor where the ladder is (but some of his attacks can swing low enough to hit) and will not follow off the edge of the wall where the door that takes you up is.
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They have a repost attack when you get hit off your horse. Its two head smacks into you. Just died this way.
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Thought you could outwit an onion? Well, say hello to the nice giant! He adores visitors
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The one near Saintsbridge grace is the best to farm for the helm.
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One spawns within a caravan just southwest of the Road of Iniquity Side Path site of grace if you rest there. I've been using this one to farm for the head.
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Fun thing I discovered a while back: if you lure the one in Castle Morne into the courtyard, it will fight all the misbegotten and will probably end up killing most of them if you stay out of the way.
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Anyone here can confirm this?
As PUMPKIN HELM description say: "The inside of the helm is pitch black"
so they detect you by your armor noise. -> maybe.
wearing CREPUS'S VIAL or use similar magic spell while fighting them. Does it make the fight easier?
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Fun thing I discovered a while back: if you lure the one in Castle Morne into the courtyard, it will fight all the misbegotten and will probably end up killing most of them if you stay out of the way.
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Fun thing I discovered a while back: if you lure the one in Castle Morne into the courtyard, it will fight all the misbegotten and will probably end up killing most of them if you stay out of the way.
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wish you could get their hammer :(
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