Guide and Walkthrough (XONE) by Suprak\_the\_Stud (3)

Explore the world of Dead Cells with this comprehensive FAQ and Walkthrough by Suprak the Stud. Learn tips, tricks, and strategies for every level, enemy, and item.

Author: Nikola Suprak

System: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch

Date: 10/07/2018

Version: 1.00

Twitter: @NikolaSuprak

Email: nikolasuprak (at) gmail (dot) com

I'd like to welcome you to my Dead Cells FAQ and Walkthrough. You came here because you have questions about Dead Cells. Or because you're lost. That's fine too, man. I hope to be able to provide you answers to all of your questions. Dead Cells is by no means an easy game. Hopefully with some tips and tricks, we can make things just a bit easier. We're going to go on an adventure together, you and I. I just hope it doesn't end with us being impaled by something extra pointy.

This guide will cover absolutely everything that has been released for Dead Cells up to the end of September 2018. There are almost certainly more updates coming after that, and I know for a fact that they are working on some fairly major expansion right now. However, this guide will only cover the "base" game and future DLCs may not be included at whatever time you're playing. It is likely I will come back to cover those sections in some detail after they're released, simply because I quite enjoy this game and it will be fun to dive back in and see what new tricks that game has in store. Beyond that though, almost every other thing in this game will be covered. Full details about every single level, including what to expect and how to get there are included. General tips and tricks are provided, and locations of every last blueprint will also be covered. This will (hopefully) be everything you could possibly need to know about Dead Cells and then some.

Finally, if you found this guide helpful, please consider clicking "YES" on the "Would you recommend this FAQ?" link above. I'd really appreciate it, and doing so is guaranteed to make all your drops in Dead Cells 70% luckier. Trust me, that's just science. Additionally, if you have any tips or tricks you feel like this guide is missing, please do not hesitate to contact me. I'm sure there are some clever tactics I haven't discovered yet, so please feel free to contact me with questions or issues no matter how small.

With that, we are ready to dive right into the game. Dead Cells is fantastic to play, and has excellent controls and a lot of really fun ideas. You're quite the luck guy or gal to be jumping into this game just now. Or if you've played before and are just having a hard time getting through a specific part: welcome! There's no shame in that and I can assure you almost everyone has been stuck somewhere in Dead Cells at some point in their playthroughs. The most important piece of advice I can give you is this: just keep trying. There is no substitute for practice, and Dead Cells is one of those games that you really need to play more to get the hang of it.

Dead Cells is a rougelike in the vein of some of the classic Metroidvania style games. While it plays a lot like some of the best Castlevania games, the levels are entirely procedurally generated, and no two playthroughs will be exactly the same. And, if you lose, you will have to start over from the absolute beginning. This is a hard game, make no mistake about it, but that is half the fun. You'll start out on shaky legs, unsure of where to go or what to do exactly. You may die before you even reach the first boss, and that's fine. You're going to die a lot, so get used to it. But each playthrough you'll learn something more, unlock some new trick, and soon enough you'll be flying through the game and the only quest won't be if you beat it but how long it'll take you.

It is important to note that each playthrough doesn't quite start you over from the beginning. I mean, yes you're going to the first level again and yes you just know somewhere the devs are toasting to your tears because they're sadists and the only thing that makes them happy is your anguish. But, beyond that, you will keep all the cells you banked in between levels. This means progression towards unlocking new and more powerful weapons or permanent upgrades to your character or weapons. Each playthrough gets infinitesimally easier, but these little bits all add up. What you invest your cells in makes a difference, so be sure to refer to the appropriate sections at the end of the guide that cover all the weapons, mutations, and upgrades.

And with that we should just jump into it. Go ahead and start at the first level and, oh, you died already. Cool. That's cool. Keep reading and maybe we'll figure out how to keep that to a minimum.