Doesn't work on Haligtree Knights. There are two of them and an Erdtree Avatar guarding the Elphael Inner Wall grace. That fight is complete BS ganking with overpowered enemies and it was the only instance where I actually used the Bewitching Branch, hoping to even the odds, only to realize that it's useless garbage.
Yeah, it's weird that it works on Cleanrot Knights but not on the Haligtree Knights, and if there's a spot in the game that feels like it's made on purpose for using this item, this should be it. Seems like they decided at random what could or could not be affected.
Ah yes, the item that makes it clear that Mohg likes little boys : He likes Miquella's "lily", aka his "bewitching branch", or rather, his "sacramental bud" *wink wink*. The latter's description mentioning something about "cultivated with youthful [...]"
hell no, this item only works on mobs like the phantoms that Commander Niall summons. not actual bosses like godskin apostle/noble. try using sleep status effect against the duo instead, sleep pot or sword of st trina works well against them.