Dead Cells – How To Get (Runes, Hunters Grenades, Hard Blueprints, Hard Outfits)

How to Get Runes

Runes are found in a biome and help you get access to more biomes/little areas or unlock other gameplay features. Every rune is unlocked after the player beat a certain elite or boss.

Runes stay permanently and the area you get them disappears in the future except from boss fights and the double elite in the forgotten sepulchre.

Requirements can have runes like the customization rune (these are not necessary but runes can’t be skipped if you are in the biome).

The order of the runes is in the order you can get them in the minimal amounts of runs. (For new players this is very unlikely).

*I am aware that you can get the Homunculus rune in other ways but I gave the least amounts of runs. You can get every other rune before completing a single run and claiming this one.

**Has a nice “Gollum” questline attached that is completed speak again with Gollum after you claimed it

How to Get Hunter’s Grenade

The hunter’s grenade can be picked up in the specialist showroom in the prisoners quarters for 7.500 gold or 50 curse. It can only be used on enemies that can give you a blueprint. If used upon a non-qualified enemy the grenade will just drop and can be picked up again. (If used on an enemy that can give a blueprint on for example 2 BC but you play on 1 BC the grenade will simply drop too).

If used upon a qualified enemy the enemy will transform in an elite version of itself (enemies without elite form will transform in an elite zombie). The hunter’s grenade transforms into the blueprints extractor (has to be picked up).

After getting the elite to 40% health you can use the blueprint extractor to kill the elite and get a blueprint to drop. (You must channel for 1.3 seconds so immobilization/stun/freeze or slow are advised)

If the elite dies during the channelling you will not get the blueprint and the hunter’s grenade or blueprint extractor back. Be careful with poison, burn, bleed, biters and anything that does some kind of dps (turrets,…). I sadly had to experience this the hard way on 4 BC for an outfit. (This got fixed in 1.5.5. if killed accidentally the elite drops the hunter’s grenade.

1.6; hunter’s grenade is a legendary item (giving you statscrolls like legendary items on their respective BC)

So after all this info you got you should as the dev’s put it be able to catch ‘em all. (also a “metal cover” here if you kind of like those covers. (“cover” because the original singer Jason Paige sings in it).

Hard to Get Blueprints

The blueprints are set in order they were set in this (entire) guide (so melee first, ranged second,…) except for acceptance since that one is the hardest and longest to get. Any blueprint that has some requirements or lies in a secret area is included.

Secret areas mostly have green leaves at the entrance to get more easily found.

Also any source of oil can make hidden sections covered. (Oil grenade is great for this).

Firstly I planned to also cover the sonic crossbow here since itself does not spoil anything but the pictures and links might spoil anyway. (For the sonic crossbow check 5 BC difficulty).

I tried to give a good amount of links to help you through this. I found some videos that were way too long or covered entire biomes with multiple secrets. I looked mostly for short videos so I did not include those. I hope you can understand this.

Get to the promenade after the prisoners quarters and get on the platform above the starting point.

Go to the wall behind you double jump and dodge to get to the blueprint

Get to the promenade. One key requires you to break through the floor (not found after an elevator that takes you down). One key requires you to jump up on 2 walls in a enclosed “tower”. The third requires you to look at the background for a vase with a rose (smash ground three times on the vase). All three locations are recognisable on ground level.

Find the hidden entrance and keep on rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling…

Defeat all the elite rooms in high peak castle and open all three door by the throne room. Behind the last one is the blueprint. Detach your head and move to the blueprint then retract your head to claim the blueprint (Recommended way). It can also be taken if you have the ram rune and spider rune if you have the right amulet (not recommended).

Just before the exit to guardians heaven you can drop down to a little platform surrounded by lava. Detach your head to open the closed door. Then a platforming challenge needs to be completed to get the blueprint. I do recommend having some health since you are likely to get some serious hits in.

In clock tower there are 4 giant bells in the background you can ring by attacking them. Attack them in order from the lowest pitch to the highest pitch (only ring each bell once or you have to start over). If done correctly a key will drop which you can use to open a door (bell tower key). Behind the door lies the blueprint.

Get the first village key and then go up the platforms before the first door (on the minimap they look like they are uselessly placed in the sky). You then can skip the first door by going through the giant wall/tower that has the door at the bottom. (There are traps). Get the seconds key and go to the end of the level. Unlock the door to the clock tower and take the elevator. Jump of above the spikes in the right little “corner”. Use the ram rune to break the ground. Use the second key and get the blueprint.

Go to the graveyard and get the graveyard key to be able to go underground. In a wall rune you will find the architect key (somewhere on the entire level). This unlocks the door on the far right (on the surface). Where you pick up merchandise categories there are leaves. Follow the secret path to a place where you need to use the ram rune. That is where you’ll find parting gift.

First you need to find a hidden path underneath the surface (leaves) and simply let yourself fall through. Then you need to solve two section which require the homunculus rune. Try not to lose your head over all the dead ends in those sections…

First make sure you play on 3 BC or higher. Then go to the promenade and collect all 3 gardener keys (DO NOT USE THEM). This is where the “fun” a.k.a. suffering begins. Go to the ramparts and find the moonflower key in a hidden section (all moonflower keys are found by rolling in walls and each requires a gardeners key). Take the 3 BC door to the Insufferable crypt, beat Conjonctivius and go to the graveyard. Again find the hidden path and get the second moonflower key. Go to the forgotten sepulchre and find the hidden path to get the 3^rd key. Beat the second boss (either Time keeper or the giant, if you do the giant remember to go not directly to the throne room in 1.5). Go to high peak castle and find the hidden path yet again.    Use all the keys to get the blueprint. Remember you need to beat at least 2 of the elites to get to the collector to unlock it… Good luck, seriously you’ll need it.

Hard to Get Outfits

Only cosmetic purposes but since there are a few very difficult ones I will explain those few. (literally just 2 and one isn’t that hard at all) All the other can be obtained by a drop from an enemy/boss. There is another outfit which needs a specific way to unlock but it is 5 BC content and because of spoilers this will be discussed in 5 BC difficulty at the end of this guide just as other 5 BC content. I hope you understand.

Get 20.000 gold or 50 curse to get to the blueprint. If you go for the gold either have Bag IV and find 5.000 gold or spend 20.000 from your full bag V.

Get the garland key in a secret area (in the ceiling) and go to one of two 4 BC doors in the cavern (look for the one with a door). Open the door and behind all the goodies that are there is a secret area (see the leaves). That is where the outfit is.