# Mushroom Child

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### Description

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The Mushroom child is a smaller version of the Mushroom Parent, though much weaker and with different attacks.

### Location

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**Darkroot Garden**  
At the area between Alvina's building and the stone bridge leading to Sif's arena. Non-hostile. If you attack them, they'll just run away.  
<table><tr><th>Playthrough</th><th>HP</th><th>Souls</th></tr><tr><td>New Game</td><td>633</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>NG+</td><td>1,070</td><td>150</td></tr><tr><td>NG+6</td><td>1,338</td><td>188</td></tr></table>

**The Great Hollow**  
At the bottom of the great hollow archtree, with the giant mushroom platforms, near the entrance to Ash Lake. They're accompanied by some Mushroom Parents.  
<table><tr><th>Playthrough</th><th>HP</th><th>Souls</th></tr><tr><td>New Game</td><td>662</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>NG+</td><td>1,086</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td>NG+6</td><td>1,357</td><td>125</td></tr></table>

### Attacks

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<table><tr><th>Attack</th><th>Damage</th><th>Damage Type</th><th>Parry</th><th>Tracking (left/right)</th><th>Speed</th></tr><tr><td>Punch</td><td>229/0/0</td><td>Strike</td><td>No</td><td>Neither</td><td>Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Trip</td><td>233/0/0</td><td>Strike</td><td>No</td><td>Neither</td><td>Fast</td></tr></table>

### Drop

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Gold Pine Resin - uncommon

### Strategy

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- They can be backstabbed. Use this to your advantage as those in the Darkroot Garden will run away once attacked, exposing their back.
- Watch out for their trip attack, it can take you by surprise as they fall down and give you a headbutt. It's very quick with no telegraph.

### Notes

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- When in Ash Lake, using the Chameleon sorcery will turn you into a Mushroom Child.
- The sound that Mushroom Children sometimes make when they die is the call of the common loon

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