What kills a werewolf?

Invulnerability - Werewolves cannot be killed by conventional means and weapons. Certain supernatural weapons, as well as silver however, can kill them. Werewolves can also be killed by decapitation, as well as certain supernatural beings.
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What weapon can kill a werewolf?

In folklore, a bullet cast from silver is often one of the few weapons that are effective against a werewolf or witch.
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What are the weaknesses of a werewolf?

Werewolf Weaknesses & Protection Techniques
  • Head Wounds. Like most monsters, if you chop off its head, the critter is dead. ...
  • Limb Removal. If you want to hurt a werewolf bad and identify it in human form, chop off a limb. ...
  • Human Mode. ...
  • Magick. ...
  • Fire. ...
  • Wolfsbane. ...
  • Silver. ...
  • Mercury.
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What's the best way to kill a werewolf?

Although, mercury is pretty much the same as using a silver bullet, that is were it get's it's nickname "guicksilver". Removing the heart or head is a sure fire way to kill a werewolf. Younger one's can suffer a brain injury or puncher of the heart to kill it. Turning them on their own kind will often work.
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What scares away werewolves?

Pungent smelling silver gray Wormwood, which is an Artemisia is said to ward off werewolves. Small charms or amulets of the leaves were made to wear during the Halloween season. Pungent smelling silver gray Wormwood, which is an Artemisia is said to ward off werewolves.
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What is toxic to werewolves?

Wolfsbane is one name for the genus Aconitum, a poisonous plant long used to kill predator animals in much of the world. While the plant itself is real, it plays a large part in werewolf legends and mythology.
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Are werewolves afraid of fire?

Most werewolves are not afraid of fire. Many werewolves do not have any trouble approaching or controlling fire if they have to. Like humans werewolves cannot touch fire without being burned by it but fire will not stop a werewolf any more than fire will stop a human.
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What kind of bullet Do you need to kill a werewolf?

Traditionally a silver bullet is supposed to kill a werewolf. Vampires are not particularly affected by silver bullets. Traditionally what kills vampires is a wooden steak through the heart.
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How do you kill a wolf?

The best way to fatally wound a wolf without killing it instantly is to shoot it in the gut, preferably with armor-piercing ammunition. Unlike soft lead-tipped bullets, which mushroom inside the body cavity and kill quickly, heavy-jacketed AP ammo pierces the target and blows out the other side.
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How fast can a werewolf run?

Werewolves can run fast. They cap out around 35 mph – 40 mph, like a greyhound, but they sound like an elephant clomping away. It's the size and density. As for human mode, they can run a mile in less than 5 minutes, but usually don't show off to keep their cover.
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What powers does a werewolf have?

Like other supernatural creatures, a werewolf is known for having extraordinary abilities. They have super senses of sight, smell, and hearing. Furthermore, werewolves are very fast and have speedy healing abilities. A werewolf can share its thoughts with other werewolves.
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Why is silver a werewolf weakness?

Under the old alchemical table of elements, silver came from the moon, gold came from the sun, mercury from mercury, iron from mars etc. Silver was written as a crescent moon rather than Ag. So it makes sense that a moon-powered creature would be vulnerable to moon-metal.
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Who invented werewolf?

One of the earliest known werewolf legends comes from Greek mythology. According to the legend, a man named Lycaon angered Zeus, the Lord of the Gods, when he served Zeus a meal made from human flesh. As punishment, the enraged Zeus turned Lycaon into a wolf.
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Does Mercury kill werewolf?

Werewolves can be killed by any tool that is made from silver or mercury as they are in some way related to the moon.
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Can werewolves live forever?

At this point, as long as he continues to phase, he remains at that age. It's possible that a werewolf could choose to live this way forever and enjoy the same limited immortality as a vampire, but most Quileute werewolves give up phasing in order to grow old and die alongside their family and friends.
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Can werewolves eat chocolate?

Chocolate is toxic to dogs because they don't have a developed liver (so they can't process chocolate), in the case of werewolfs, I´ve always thought that the inner-organs structure stays the same therefore there wouldn't be any problem with them eating chocolate.
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Do silver bullets exist?

Because silver has a lower density, it has less power than a lead bullet. Silver's hardness makes it resistant to the rifling of a gun barrel, which makes silver bullets slower and less accurate. Silver bullets are hard enough to resist flattening upon impact, which causes them to pierce through targets.
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How do I become a werewolf?

To become a werewolf, it is necessary to be bitten by a werewolf in their wolfish form at the time of the full moon. When the werewolf's saliva mingles with the victim's blood, contamination will occur.
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What is the strongest type of werewolf?

The Primordials are the most powerful werewolves in existence and no werewolf can match their power, they possess some abilities that normal werewolves don't. Their abilities are at their peak during a full moon. Heightened Senses - Primordials have extremely enhanced, keen senses of hearing, sight, smell, and taste.
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Who is faster vampire or werewolf?

We all know vampires are extremely strong and fast, but werewolves are faster and stronger and they have the advantage of being pack hunters - so rarely hunt alone.
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What do werewolves like eating?

They'd hunt animals for food and return that food to their friends. So what do werewolves in folklore eat? We see werewolves eat animals (cattle, sheep, etc.) a lot, but we virtually never get an actual depiction of a werewolf eating a person from these time periods.
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How strong is a werewolf?

Superhuman Strength: The original werewolves possesses superhuman strength, enabling them to lift (or press) about 2 tons in human form. While in their intermediate form, they are able to lift about 4 tons. Their more wolf-like form is somewhat more powerful and they are capable of lifting 7 ton.
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Where can I find werewolves?

The "eastern" werewolf-vampire is found in the folklore of Central and Eastern Europe, including Hungary, Romania and the Balkans, while the "western" werewolf-sorcerer is found in France, German-speaking Europe and in the Baltic.
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Do werewolves eat hearts?

When they devour the flesh of a victim they leave a recognizable trace on the prey: they always eat the heart, although they do sometimes eat more of the body.
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