The reason why you need to go through Time Keeper to reach Dracula is because in the Castlevania games, you need to go through the clock tower to reach the Master's Keep
@@IanSmith-sf5ro Great reference but it got in the way of gameplay, imo. It'd be cool to be able to fight both bosses in the same run. Edit: my bad, you guys are talking about clock tower, not that you can't fight both Death and Dracula in the same run.
@@Ecliptor.well from when v35 os going to release now you can fight both bosses from rtc dlc. Actually because of routing you can visit all dlcs in the same run
Little advice: When bank appears as a 5th depth level, it has the highest gear level in the game (as cavern is here), BUT, If a mimic appears, It drops 2 tier higher weapon/skill than one you wanted to buy (so instead of XII, YOU CAN GET XIV TIER GEAR), which can lead to much higher dps than going to Clock Tower/Sepulcher instead of bank.
Prison Depths and Corrupted Prison are worth waaaayy more than just a single scroll 1. Cursed Chest may contain a good weapon that you can use with any scroll type 2. Extra food and money 3. Rare chance of a scroll piece spawning 4. Most importantly of all, challenge rifts. So that extra detour through these biomes can give you two extra scrolls plus a good amulet That’s why I never go to Caslte Outskirts, it’s not worth it, you’re giving up way too much by not having access to the extra biomes
I also go there to practice my use of slow heavy weapons like on survival, the slammers are probably the hardest enemies to fight with a slow swinging weapon so its really good to try fighting them
Once you get used to the enemies in Slumbering Sanctuary, it becomes a breeze! I've gone through this biome so many times that it's safer for me to go there than to the Graveyard. I only go to Graveyard if I had a poor boss fight or poor biome clear and had to use a potion. And still, for me it's easier to get hit in Graveyard than Slumbering Sanctuary, so most of the time it's not worth the ammount of gold I use to get a health flask + food.
I with they would do things that would encourage 5 bc players to go to places like Ramparts and Ossuary. Incentivized biomes are great, but they dont really help much on 5bc where money and cells aren't really a thing you need. It would be cool if they gave extra scrolls or legendaries randomly (and maybe show them on the overall map) so you can check early to see if you want to go to them. Either that or increase rewards for them. It might be cool for them to have a teleport/warp zone type thing that could shove players to random areas too. That way you have to see maps you never go to. I also wish they would increase the size of stilt again. It used to be much bigger.
They DID for me, New DLC + Legendary rework made it so that going to Concierge for a free legendary + FS for another one, then heading clock tower and drastle is an insanely cool route that makes you see 2-3, sometimes 4 legendaries in one run, which is not only quite strong, but a LOT of fun
@@sebastianzarek7056 Yeah, I go to concierge sometimes for the free legendary too. Maybe when they upgrade all the weapons it will be even better. I still want more reasons to go to the Ossuary and Promenade though. I haven't been to either in years.
@@sebastianzarek7056 i like going to the sepulcher after fractured shrines. Im currently on 3BSC and those mummies can be annoying i don't really had much problems there, however with Baseball bat build it is very easy.
@@adamruiz6460 Upon contemplation of the counsel proffered, I am compelled to opine that such exhortation bears a lamentable lack of sagacity, bespeaking an unfortunate paucity of discernment and perspicacity. Its want of prudence renders it an ill-advised course to traverse, fraught with perilous implications and deleterious ramifications. In earnest solicitation, I earnestly entreat you to eschew adherence to the aforesaid counsel, for it appears bereft of contemporary relevance and may engender untoward outcomes. Instead, I fervently advocate for the judicious embrace of guidance derived from reputable founts of knowledge and discernment, thus bestowing upon your path a compass imbued with sagacity befitting the exigencies of the modern epoch. In summation, it behooves one to evince circumspection towards the counsel tendered, exercising perspicacity to discern its pertinence to the present milieu. Embracing the tenets of rationality and contemporary wisdom shall indubitably prove more salutary, endowing upon you the capacity to navigate life's intricate labyrinth with sagacious poise and prudential grace.
- 5:05 I actually do this quite often, not because it gives particularly good items but just because shops offer far more item options and control than random drops do and you don't often start with a build that will go very far. If I'm running off-color weapons in the first biome and don't find a replacement for the second, I will often purchase one from the shop. - One thing I at least take into account is how many shops a biome has -- for example, on 1bc+, Arboretum and Coutskirts have 3 shops and PotC has 2, while Toxic Sewers only has one, and if I'm really struggling to get a build going or I'm fishing for a specific item I'll often go Arboretum early for that benefit. - I'll have to disagree that you should go to Prison Depths _every_ run. Often your build won't be very good by the time you get to it, and if its not, the high-health enemies can really build up. You may lose a scroll, but if your build isn't faring too well, skipping it is still a lot better than dying. - 12:33 because biomes with guaranteed cursed chests hide one of their scrolls within said cursed chests, I would definitely say a guaranteed curse is a downside, not an upside. Colorless weapons and, uh, Alienation I guess can be useful but I would say on average a biome with no cursed chest is preferable over another hypothetical biome that's identical in every way except with a guaranteed cursed chest. - I will sometimes go to Concierge if I think my odds of nohitting him are significantly higher than for the other three bosses, as that guaranteed legendary can be quite useful. Still, it's a rare occurrence. - It's worth noting that Time Keeper is much easier with some form of shield. If you're good enough at fighting her, it won't matter significantly, but for most people that'll greatly affect the amount of damage you're likely to take from her. She also has the lowest health, which is compensated on melee builds by her frequent teleportations away from you, but ranged builds can shred her easily because of this. Any build can beat her, yes, but... - I'd honestly say Scarecrow is much more of the "all-rounder" boss once you're used to fighting him. None of the three colors suffer particularly against him once you know his openings, and he's one of the most predictable bosses once you know what you're doing. You don't need a shield (especially now that his melee attacks no longer get parried twice), nor a ranged weapon, nor any kind of AoE or anything to do just fine against Scarecrow, all you need really is to be good at fighting him. Pretty much the only thing that'll struggle against him is Stun, which he's fully immune to. - Giant is slow, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's good for slow weapons. A lot of them struggle a ton at hitting him (Oven Axe against him is absolutely miserable), and without proper burst damage, the fight becomes a war of attrition that he usually wins. While he's on average the best boss to go to, I'd say, you need to think carefully about it because the wrong build against him will lead to a 20-minute slog ending in your death. - Indeed, the late Drastle curse can be soul-crushing to fail. There's no shame in skipping it if you need; 15% less damage is better than being dead. - 31:09 Should be noted that this isn't just from the biome you would have gone to otherwise, but from ALL biomes of that depth. So if you take Bank on stage 2 over Promenade, you will not only see Runners there, but also Thornies from Arboretum, Scorpions from the sewers, ec. - 32:16 Also, if Bank is slotted to replace the depth 2.5 biomes and you don't go to either of them, it will still show up in place of the depth 3 biomes. - Your optimal route isn't wrong, though I do disagree with the concept of an "optimal route" at all on principle (and I also don't enjoy having too much damage by the endgame because it trivializes things too much for my tastes). It's still something less experienced players should pay attention to, of course, but I will say that you should prioritize your ability to be alive over having 2 extra scroll fragments -- if you're not confident you can beat a specific biome, don't go there, even if it may be "optimal." This is why Graveyard is in the route instead of Sanctuary. Additionally, if you truly want to maximize your damage, it's best NOT to skip Castle (or whichever of its contemporaries) as skipping will deprive you of two additional scroll fragments; if you've followed this route up to that point, those two fragments will indeed be enough to get you an additional scroll. In any case, great video. Glad it turned out so well.
ViralMelon As always with his pro tips, What I'm doing too is going to bank on 5th depth biomes Every Single Time it appears (Wishing that A mimic appears and gives me XIV weapons just for the sake of it). Going there instead of CorruptedP/Pdepths is fine too, when you're low on health and your build is a mess, those 3 shops + food shop might save your ass
@Sebastian Żarek It is helpful that bank has a food shop even in levels that aren't supposed to have one. However, the poorly-scaled enemies might result in you being in worse shape, especially if you replace CP/PD
I would go to Ancient Sewers if the tentacle enemies would be more visible while they are in the ground 😬. Since they aren't, I just go to Ramparts after Corrupted Prison as my optimal route and don't skip the biome to the final boss, while everything else stays the same with the videos optimal route. This will end me up with 24 scroll fragments = 6 scrolls. The optimale route in the video ends up with 25 since you skip the last biome. If you don't skip the last biome, you will end up with 27 scroll fragments which still end up rewarding 6 scrolls. The only way to get 7 scrolls out of the optimal route is by being lucky and finding one of the 3 random scroll fragments or going to the slumbering sanctuary, which definitly is not worth if for me ☠. At the end I still end up switching routes and go to other biomes for variety and fun. Thanks for the video. It's always fun to watch Dead Cells content, especially if the videos have such a good quality 👍❤.
Another great video as always! I watched your previous biome guide, but never really knew what to do when the bank appeared. I also appreciated the fact that you kept lower boss cells in mind for us less experienced players. Hopefully I'll be able to use this information to finally beat 2bc and unlock scroll fragments!
I personally think heavier weapons struggle against phase 2 Death, especially the very slow ones. The four scythes are quite the pain with a slow weapon
Your ability to deal with scythes is basically the same as your ability to deal with bats, so that's always how I approach it when making a build for Death.
@@theviralmelon I can see why but I have an infinitely easier time dealing with bats than I do the scythes lol. Probably because the scythes do contact damage while I can just roll around bats and take my time with them.
@@specialthanksyou601 In terms of items, not strategies. Certain items let you kill bats near-instantly very easily, that's what I'm talking about here.
A minor note, you can often perfect the concierge, which means you can get a very strong weapon after the fight which might make it worth it if your build has not been fully made or if you are willing to pivot
Gotta love these videos! Thank you for these Videos, they really helped me play smarter in my runs! I also love the music you use! Faster Than light, Persona 5 and Muse dash? You´ve got some great taste!
Fractured Shrines is usually a must-pick for me. Getting to choose between 3 legendaries is just awesome. And after going through it a few times, you get good at the platforming and trap dodging! There was a time when I'd skip the cursed chest in that biome, but I always grab it now. It's rare that I get hit by some random trap at this point. And it still has the food shop!
A Biomes Guide is exactly what i need right now. Im new this game since the castlevania dlc came out and i finished my 4th boss cell run. Now im overask which biomes should i line up for a good run. thank you so much for your content Pseychie ❤
Fun fact: if you are on 4/5 bc, go to the bank when it’s offered instead of the cavern, get a mimic from buying a weapon and kill it, the weapon will be level 14
Note on 4+BC: Sanctuary's extra scroll fragment over Graveyard is actually significant since it's enough on the Sewer-Cavern route to give an extra scroll in High Peak.
Hey @pseychie, I just want to say thank you for your content. This game and your guides have helped me. It's been a difficult year. I appreciate your content.
Yo. Thanks. I was waiting for this. Good tips 👍 also I just realized I'm a "pro player". Anyway, I love your content and this is my apriciation post ❤. Keep doing what you do best.
Dead Cells is not the only game that takes advantage of biome choice, in fact the first is probably Castlevania Rondo of Blood, the game that introduces Richter
Hope they will give more incentive to go to biomes like Promenade, Ramparts ( I like those 2 but they are not rewarding enough ), Ossuary ( not rewarding and not fun ), Distillery ( is there any reason to go here except getting blueprints? ). Fractured Shrines got revitalised with legendary rework, that gives me hope for other zones as well.
Instead of the unvisited biome bonus I feel like they should instead add a scroll fragment/s or maybe a curse chest so players with all the important stuff unlocked would actually want to go there
I'm stuck on 3BC currently and I was wondering if you've done a video on knowing when to upgrade your gear or save it for the shops. Often my gear from earlier biomes has synergy I like but is lower quality and I end up rerolling it's affects too much and run out of gold Also as someone who doesn't like shields, how do you deal with the fast charging enemies? I suck at partying and it's not fun to just wait for an enemy to hit you but I struggle so much with the black wolves and the green claw guys since they rush at me way too fast
For the first problem, you can deal with it over time as you start filling up the legendary forge to increase the base item rarity, however, saving your gold is still vital to the early game and it is best if you don't spend all of it to reroll weapon affixes at least until before the first boss encounter. Try getting the 30 and 60 kill doors as much as possible to get some better tier items which may also benefit your current synergy. For the shield problem, you can try playing Survival with the Armadillo Pack and put a shield in the bag for some safety. If this isn't an option for you, practice timing your rolls as it has a decent amount of s to prevent damage but has a somewhat higher skill ceiling. Fast-attacking weapons can also deal with them relatively well. If you're playing Brutality, the Melee mutation is also a great way to prevent enemies from getting off their combos. Also, try out shields if possible, they're really useful.
You can stun those claw zombies, or make them look stupid with rolling behind them, and when they turn rolling behind them again. Also like person above me said, armadillopack and shield in backpack makes them absolute joke.
Just look for the biomes that are double money and cells on BC5, unless you're trying to go a specific route or trying to get a specific blueprint. I just go to every one, save my money and cells, then buy whatever drops or when the Cell-forge shows up near the final leg pump all the cells into getting better starting gear. Near the end you can have 500 to 700 cells easy. I'm almost at 100% S rated start gear. Or just play on BC4 and loop a few times to save up cells because they carry over after beating the Hand. Rinse, repeat, then pump the cells into whatever you want.
I found Bank in the transition to High Peak Castle today! It contains 2 Scrolls of Power (1 in a cursed chest), 2 Dual Scrolls and 2 Fragments! So it copies the stats of HPC/Distillery and not Shipwreck. I would guess that stage 3 bank (with the Castlevania biome) will copy the stats of Ancient Sewers and not Dracula's Castle, but more testing is required.
A request to hear your opinion. After killing the giant. Should I go to hand of the king or high peak. And what should I consider when I make this choise
After you kill the giant and collect all of the loot, if you have 2 or 3 scroll fragments left over you should go to castle because castle (on 5bc at least) gives 2 scroll fragments and will allow you to get an extra scroll when compared to going straight to Hand of the king.
Honestly the ramparts aren’t even that bad even on 5bc especially if you really don’t like fighting conjunctivius, I’ve gone to ramparts plenty of times and still gotten wins on the spoiler boss. The other biomes are def better if you’re min-maxing tho
About never going to Concierge-I guess that assumes that the player consistently no-hits it, no? I am at 3BC and struggle with that, and can take big hits at the other bosses.
I wish, the in game map would carry the same amount of information that the one on the wiki does. I hate using an external source for that. It's not like that information is secret or something. It's just unnecessary IMHO that I have to learn which biom has A amount of scrolls. Once I have played the biom, why not include that information in the official in-game biom map?
nice Video and this video i found really helpful for because im still new in dead cells. Question for all the dead cells fans outhere do you controller or PC? for me personally i use PC. Let me know yalls opinions on PC:)
Thank you for the guide. I had been looking forward to it since you first mentioned it a month ago in the Castlevania video. Please allow me one nitpick though .... I know "min-max" sounds cool but I think you are over/mis-using it. E.g. 10:24, "I you want to MAXIMIZE your damage output, Ramparts is not a good choice". Not "if you want to MIN-MAX" it, which just doesn't make sense, at least to me.
Thanks for the great vdo's. One thing that would be most helpful for those of us on 1BC would be to understand the terminology of the mutations and weapons, so we can better select the proper mutuation with the proper weapon...I'll provide areas were our group of friends don't quite understand: a. Ice Grenade says 6 sec...does that mean the bomb is active for a full 6 seconds?. It states " -6% damage received " - does that mean while the bomb is active, if we were to receive damage, we would get a decrease in damage by 6%? Biters crawl from the dead - what does this mean? and how does that help us? Upon thawing, the enemy suffers from bleeding - does that me enemies get additional damage ? b. Killer Instinct Mutation - says "Melee kills reduce skill cooldowns by .51 secs. Does that mean if out secondary weapon, say traps takes 10 seconds to recharge, now only takes 9.5 seconds? ... Also, does consecutive melee kills compound the x .51 secs? c. Tranquility - +26 damage if there are no enemies near you. Does this mean any ranged attack , where your enemy is further than say a melee weapon/attach distance, or does the amount of distance need to be greater than that??? Also, does the +26 damage apply to any type of other ranged weapon/non purple weapon? d. counterattack - the attack following a successful parry inflicits +850 damage. Will that apply to any other colored weapon included ranged weapons or 2ndary weapons? What happens if using a weapon and we miss on the first shot or strike?...will we get the +850 extra damage on the 2nd shot/but first connected shot or swing??? e. what does a "red skull x2" mean for a weapon? What does +100% damage taken...mean? f. stunned target - what constitues a stunned target? what would/weapons cause an enemy to be stunned? g. Dodging plants a bomb - would jumping constitute a dodge? or only a slide/roll?? h. if your character has a : red skull x2 above their head...what does that mean? i. Cannot be interruted by an enemys attack - please clarify and give examples to better understand j. Heavy Crossbow - please explain this weapon. It seems that we get the bow and reloader together. But, even without hitting the reload button.......it seems that the bow, every other shot seems to do larger damange (say a critical hit)?....is that correct? If we don't need to reload, but lets say we have a moment so we hit the reload button anyways...will the next shot automatically give us larger damage because we just hit the reload button? k. buring oil vs. cover the ground with inflammable oil? - please explain the difference. does one do damnage and the other is a potential set-up to do damage? L. Seems that the mutations selected - line up visually in each of the script options " brutality, tactics, survival"... but is it fair to say that the mutations will help any of the 3 colors...so a red melee weapon could actually benefit for a purple tactics upgrade/script ??? M. what does a white " 1skull " mean above our character ?
i go to morasse of the baniched for mushroom boi the biome is hard but with frost blast is easy . . . not that easy but you can freez ennemies and run or destroy them with assasian blad from back or any fast weapon
I dont get why is Slumbering considered by the comunity that challenging, sure there are some harder enemies but the layout is very nice and you get a head start on enemies waking up which in most cases allows you to kill them before they get to attack. I find Village much much harder
The highest scroll count you can get in the hotk boss is through the route but, WARNING THIS ROUTE IS VERY HARD AND TAKES PATIENCE. Prisoners quarters - Toxic sewers - Corrupted prison - Ancient sewers - Insufferable crypt - Slumbering sanctuary - Cavern - Guardian's haven - High peak castle - throne room Also use damned aspect if you want and for maximum scroll count. go on 5BC and get lucky with cursed chests and challenge rifts
You get 2 scrolls for taking the shortcut, and if your already at the point where you easily can kill THK there is no point going through another biome
the one thing I hate about it is if I have a curse on me and I need to kill like 100 mobs in the later game lets say Fractured Shrine, I always have the remaining curse kill count on me ... and the next biome is a boss room .. that is the most annoying thing I have come across its like.. I don't know if to stack the curse on me without knowing if it has enough mobs to clear the curse... I am not good with flawlessly killing a boss room and I DO NOT carry a shield its not my playstyle... now I have to fight either clock tower or giant boss are incredibly hard for me to fight without getting hit
Hey Pseychie, I'm really struggling with the speed boost on chain kill mechanic, it's getting me killed constantly, and conversely, I can't think of a single instance where I've been grateful for having it. It really throws off the rhythm of my gameplay to get these sporadic massive increases to how fast I run and how far I roll. Can you recommend any mods or settings to compensate for the speed boost, or outright remove it?
About the level 4 bank, wouldn't that be absolutely amazing? I mean, if stilt village has the most scrolls because it doesn't have a guaranteed curse and you get the guaranteed curse from the bank, isn't that a free scroll?
Giant can technically be stunned, so baseball bat is great damage on him. Stun grenade works on his popped out eyes so any baseball bat run I go giant cus he just evaporates
Yesterday i was trying out that build, and it really makes giant kind of a joke. Also, armadillopack can deflec triangle and shots behind that triangle in one of his shot patterns.
you forgot one really important thing, if you want to go lighthouse, you should mostly go there from the shipwreck instead of the distillery, because shipwreck gives 1 more scroll(not fragment, an entire scroll) than the distillery. also i might need to do a bit more testing, but so far i have gone to the bank twice in depth 6 and both of the times i got only 1 scroll(with 2 dual scrolls and 2 fragments) even tho both high peak and distillery give 2 also i disagree with your "optimal route". if you go graveyard instead of sanctuary, then even if you go through the depth 6 biomes instead of skipping them, you end up 3 fragments, while if you go sanctuary you get 4. so essentially by going graveyard and/or skipping depth 6, you miss out on 1 whole scroll. not very optimal if you ask me
For the prize of 1 scroll: + Gave you 100% chance to acess tier XII gear before the spoiler biome (yeah, i know there is tier 14 in Bank, but come on, that takes a dumb amount of lucks to get there) + You don't have to fuck around the High Peak Yeah, i think it's definitely worth it
@@lewd6764 you can still go to cavern from sanctuary. i can see your point, but calling it the optimal route is simply not true, he literally said it himself, every scroll matters
Is the undying shores enemy variety thing a recent thing or was it always there because when it first came out it didnt have that i think can be a console thing but now i play on pc and i noticed it
The reason why you need to go through Time Keeper to reach Dracula is because in the Castlevania games, you need to go through the clock tower to reach the Master's Keep
I was thinking of the clocktower in the Netflix series that teleported
That’s such a great reference lmao this game is incredible
@@IanSmith-sf5ro Great reference but it got in the way of gameplay, imo. It'd be cool to be able to fight both bosses in the same run.
Edit: my bad, you guys are talking about clock tower, not that you can't fight both Death and Dracula in the same run.
@@Ecliptor.well from when v35 os going to release now you can fight both bosses from rtc dlc. Actually because of routing you can visit all dlcs in the same run
yeah i know@@hellina_girlie
"Next we have the distillery. And I have just one tip for this area. Do not go to the distillery." 😂
Little advice: When bank appears as a 5th depth level, it has the highest gear level in the game (as cavern is here), BUT, If a mimic appears, It drops 2 tier higher weapon/skill than one you wanted to buy (so instead of XII, YOU CAN GET XIV TIER GEAR), which can lead to much higher dps than going to Clock Tower/Sepulcher instead of bank.
Yeah, it was so dope when that happened to me
i got an XIV toothpick once, it was a 1 shot machine
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Prison Depths and Corrupted Prison are worth waaaayy more than just a single scroll
1. Cursed Chest may contain a good weapon that you can use with any scroll type
2. Extra food and money
3. Rare chance of a scroll piece spawning
4. Most importantly of all, challenge rifts. So that extra detour through these biomes can give you two extra scrolls plus a good amulet
That’s why I never go to Caslte Outskirts, it’s not worth it, you’re giving up way too much by not having access to the extra biomes
Good point but I'ma still go there for fun
I also go there to practice my use of slow heavy weapons like on survival, the slammers are probably the hardest enemies to fight with a slow swinging weapon so its really good to try fighting them
I go to Castle Outskirts because the music goes hard 🗿
New update dropped.
You can now go to the Corrupted Prison from the Outskirts. 🗿
Once you get used to the enemies in Slumbering Sanctuary, it becomes a breeze! I've gone through this biome so many times that it's safer for me to go there than to the Graveyard. I only go to Graveyard if I had a poor boss fight or poor biome clear and had to use a potion. And still, for me it's easier to get hit in Graveyard than Slumbering Sanctuary, so most of the time it's not worth the ammount of gold I use to get a health flask + food.
I with they would do things that would encourage 5 bc players to go to places like Ramparts and Ossuary. Incentivized biomes are great, but they dont really help much on 5bc where money and cells aren't really a thing you need. It would be cool if they gave extra scrolls or legendaries randomly (and maybe show them on the overall map) so you can check early to see if you want to go to them. Either that or increase rewards for them. It might be cool for them to have a teleport/warp zone type thing that could shove players to random areas too. That way you have to see maps you never go to. I also wish they would increase the size of stilt again. It used to be much bigger.
They DID for me, New DLC + Legendary rework made it so that going to Concierge for a free legendary + FS for another one, then heading clock tower and drastle is an insanely cool route that makes you see 2-3, sometimes 4 legendaries in one run, which is not only quite strong, but a LOT of fun
@@sebastianzarek7056 Yeah, I go to concierge sometimes for the free legendary too. Maybe when they upgrade all the weapons it will be even better. I still want more reasons to go to the Ossuary and Promenade though. I haven't been to either in years.
@@sebastianzarek7056 i like going to the sepulcher after fractured shrines. Im currently on 3BSC and those mummies can be annoying i don't really had much problems there, however with Baseball bat build it is very easy.
Saving enemies to lift curses actually gave me the courage to attempt curses. Thanks for the advice. 😊
Bro just don't get hit
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- 5:05 I actually do this quite often, not because it gives particularly good items but just because shops offer far more item options and control than random drops do and you don't often start with a build that will go very far. If I'm running off-color weapons in the first biome and don't find a replacement for the second, I will often purchase one from the shop.
- One thing I at least take into account is how many shops a biome has -- for example, on 1bc+, Arboretum and Coutskirts have 3 shops and PotC has 2, while Toxic Sewers only has one, and if I'm really struggling to get a build going or I'm fishing for a specific item I'll often go Arboretum early for that benefit.
- I'll have to disagree that you should go to Prison Depths _every_ run. Often your build won't be very good by the time you get to it, and if its not, the high-health enemies can really build up. You may lose a scroll, but if your build isn't faring too well, skipping it is still a lot better than dying.
- 12:33 because biomes with guaranteed cursed chests hide one of their scrolls within said cursed chests, I would definitely say a guaranteed curse is a downside, not an upside. Colorless weapons and, uh, Alienation I guess can be useful but I would say on average a biome with no cursed chest is preferable over another hypothetical biome that's identical in every way except with a guaranteed cursed chest.
- I will sometimes go to Concierge if I think my odds of nohitting him are significantly higher than for the other three bosses, as that guaranteed legendary can be quite useful. Still, it's a rare occurrence.
- It's worth noting that Time Keeper is much easier with some form of shield. If you're good enough at fighting her, it won't matter significantly, but for most people that'll greatly affect the amount of damage you're likely to take from her. She also has the lowest health, which is compensated on melee builds by her frequent teleportations away from you, but ranged builds can shred her easily because of this. Any build can beat her, yes, but...
- I'd honestly say Scarecrow is much more of the "all-rounder" boss once you're used to fighting him. None of the three colors suffer particularly against him once you know his openings, and he's one of the most predictable bosses once you know what you're doing. You don't need a shield (especially now that his melee attacks no longer get parried twice), nor a ranged weapon, nor any kind of AoE or anything to do just fine against Scarecrow, all you need really is to be good at fighting him. Pretty much the only thing that'll struggle against him is Stun, which he's fully immune to.
- Giant is slow, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's good for slow weapons. A lot of them struggle a ton at hitting him (Oven Axe against him is absolutely miserable), and without proper burst damage, the fight becomes a war of attrition that he usually wins. While he's on average the best boss to go to, I'd say, you need to think carefully about it because the wrong build against him will lead to a 20-minute slog ending in your death.
- Indeed, the late Drastle curse can be soul-crushing to fail. There's no shame in skipping it if you need; 15% less damage is better than being dead.
- 31:09 Should be noted that this isn't just from the biome you would have gone to otherwise, but from ALL biomes of that depth. So if you take Bank on stage 2 over Promenade, you will not only see Runners there, but also Thornies from Arboretum, Scorpions from the sewers, ec.
- 32:16 Also, if Bank is slotted to replace the depth 2.5 biomes and you don't go to either of them, it will still show up in place of the depth 3 biomes.
- Your optimal route isn't wrong, though I do disagree with the concept of an "optimal route" at all on principle (and I also don't enjoy having too much damage by the endgame because it trivializes things too much for my tastes). It's still something less experienced players should pay attention to, of course, but I will say that you should prioritize your ability to be alive over having 2 extra scroll fragments -- if you're not confident you can beat a specific biome, don't go there, even if it may be "optimal." This is why Graveyard is in the route instead of Sanctuary. Additionally, if you truly want to maximize your damage, it's best NOT to skip Castle (or whichever of its contemporaries) as skipping will deprive you of two additional scroll fragments; if you've followed this route up to that point, those two fragments will indeed be enough to get you an additional scroll.
In any case, great video. Glad it turned out so well.
ViralMelon As always with his pro tips, What I'm doing too is going to bank on 5th depth biomes Every Single Time it appears (Wishing that A mimic appears and gives me XIV weapons just for the sake of it). Going there instead of CorruptedP/Pdepths is fine too, when you're low on health and your build is a mess, those 3 shops + food shop might save your ass
@Sebastian Żarek It is helpful that bank has a food shop even in levels that aren't supposed to have one. However, the poorly-scaled enemies might result in you being in worse shape, especially if you replace CP/PD
while i'm nervous to do cursed chests i do try my hand if i run into one, also i'm glad to see an updated biome guide
giant's eye ball can be stunned with the throwable objects, I used it to get crits on the baseball bat.
Well this is a save in grace
I would go to Ancient Sewers if the tentacle enemies would be more visible while they are in the ground 😬. Since they aren't, I just go to Ramparts after Corrupted Prison as my optimal route and don't skip the biome to the final boss, while everything else stays the same with the videos optimal route. This will end me up with 24 scroll fragments = 6 scrolls. The optimale route in the video ends up with 25 since you skip the last biome. If you don't skip the last biome, you will end up with 27 scroll fragments which still end up rewarding 6 scrolls. The only way to get 7 scrolls out of the optimal route is by being lucky and finding one of the 3 random scroll fragments or going to the slumbering sanctuary, which definitly is not worth if for me ☠. At the end I still end up switching routes and go to other biomes for variety and fun. Thanks for the video. It's always fun to watch Dead Cells content, especially if the videos have such a good quality 👍❤.
Not sure if you edit your own videos, but I really like the Judgment music in the bg.
Another great video as always! I watched your previous biome guide, but never really knew what to do when the bank appeared. I also appreciated the fact that you kept lower boss cells in mind for us less experienced players. Hopefully I'll be able to use this information to finally beat 2bc and unlock scroll fragments!
I personally think heavier weapons struggle against phase 2 Death, especially the very slow ones. The four scythes are quite the pain with a slow weapon
Your ability to deal with scythes is basically the same as your ability to deal with bats, so that's always how I approach it when making a build for Death.
@@theviralmelon I can see why but I have an infinitely easier time dealing with bats than I do the scythes lol. Probably because the scythes do contact damage while I can just roll around bats and take my time with them.
@@specialthanksyou601 In terms of items, not strategies. Certain items let you kill bats near-instantly very easily, that's what I'm talking about here.
This video is incredibly helpful. Well done sir! For someone who only plays once every few updates having this helps me sooo much to catch up.
A minor note, you can often perfect the concierge, which means you can get a very strong weapon after the fight which might make it worth it if your build has not been fully made or if you are willing to pivot
I use Assist Mode. I had to come clean. I could only reach 3BC on my own. Will you forgive me? Or will I burn in hell for eternity?
Been on 4BC for a year. It happens.
There's no problem in using assist mode if it is too hard for you, everyone can play the game how they want.
Thanks guys, I feel a little better now.
It's fine I used it for 5bc
Bruh the Devs tell you using Assist and Custom modes are fine. Its kool enjoy your game
Gotta love these videos! Thank you for these Videos, they really helped me play smarter in my runs! I also love the music you use! Faster Than light, Persona 5 and Muse dash? You´ve got some great taste!
Sorry for the previous comment, replied to the wrong one. Anyway do you know what the song at 22:05 is?
Fractured Shrines is usually a must-pick for me. Getting to choose between 3 legendaries is just awesome. And after going through it a few times, you get good at the platforming and trap dodging! There was a time when I'd skip the cursed chest in that biome, but I always grab it now. It's rare that I get hit by some random trap at this point. And it still has the food shop!
I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting for this video 😂
The first one got outdated fast when they fixed the fatal falls biomes scroll count
About the giant
Yes he can't be stunned or rooted *but* you can stun the eye which means weapons like nutcracker and baseball bat can crit
Why use nutcracker when Baseball bat exists?
A Biomes Guide is exactly what i need right now. Im new this game since the castlevania dlc came out and i finished my 4th boss cell run. Now im overask which biomes should i line up for a good run. thank you so much for your content Pseychie ❤
Fun fact: if you are on 4/5 bc, go to the bank when it’s offered instead of the cavern, get a mimic from buying a weapon and kill it, the weapon will be level 14
Note on 4+BC: Sanctuary's extra scroll fragment over Graveyard is actually significant since it's enough on the Sewer-Cavern route to give an extra scroll in High Peak.
Hey @pseychie, I just want to say thank you for your content. This game and your guides have helped me. It's been a difficult year. I appreciate your content.
27:44 Psyechie: Hand of the King
Subtitles: Hannah McCaine
Yoooo thanks for this man, quick question : let's say you go for a 3BC run, do all end bosses can give the next boss cell like Hand of the king ?
Yo. Thanks. I was waiting for this. Good tips 👍 also I just realized I'm a "pro player". Anyway, I love your content and this is my apriciation post ❤. Keep doing what you do best.
This is a great guide that's befitting of the Outer Wilds soundtrack 🙏
Wow... this really is a good guide... great job
Dead Cells is not the only game that takes advantage of biome choice, in fact the first is probably Castlevania Rondo of Blood, the game that introduces Richter
Wake up babe new biome guide just dropped
Hope they will give more incentive to go to biomes like Promenade, Ramparts ( I like those 2 but they are not rewarding enough ), Ossuary ( not rewarding and not fun ), Distillery ( is there any reason to go here except getting blueprints? ). Fractured Shrines got revitalised with legendary rework, that gives me hope for other zones as well.
Instead of the unvisited biome bonus I feel like they should instead add a scroll fragment/s or maybe a curse chest so players with all the important stuff unlocked would actually want to go there
I'm stuck on 3BC currently and I was wondering if you've done a video on knowing when to upgrade your gear or save it for the shops. Often my gear from earlier biomes has synergy I like but is lower quality and I end up rerolling it's affects too much and run out of gold
Also as someone who doesn't like shields, how do you deal with the fast charging enemies? I suck at partying and it's not fun to just wait for an enemy to hit you but I struggle so much with the black wolves and the green claw guys since they rush at me way too fast
For the first problem, you can deal with it over time as you start filling up the legendary forge to increase the base item rarity, however, saving your gold is still vital to the early game and it is best if you don't spend all of it to reroll weapon affixes at least until before the first boss encounter. Try getting the 30 and 60 kill doors as much as possible to get some better tier items which may also benefit your current synergy. For the shield problem, you can try playing Survival with the Armadillo Pack and put a shield in the bag for some safety. If this isn't an option for you, practice timing your rolls as it has a decent amount of s to prevent damage but has a somewhat higher skill ceiling. Fast-attacking weapons can also deal with them relatively well. If you're playing Brutality, the Melee mutation is also a great way to prevent enemies from getting off their combos. Also, try out shields if possible, they're really useful.
You can stun those claw zombies, or make them look stupid with rolling behind them, and when they turn rolling behind them again. Also like person above me said, armadillopack and shield in backpack makes them absolute joke.
this is a really neat guide ty for making it :)
Awesome and helpful Video, thanks!
Just the video I was waiting for 😊
Awesome video as always
Awesome vid!
Just look for the biomes that are double money and cells on BC5, unless you're trying to go a specific route or trying to get a specific blueprint. I just go to every one, save my money and cells, then buy whatever drops or when the Cell-forge shows up near the final leg pump all the cells into getting better starting gear. Near the end you can have 500 to 700 cells easy. I'm almost at 100% S rated start gear. Or just play on BC4 and loop a few times to save up cells because they carry over after beating the Hand. Rinse, repeat, then pump the cells into whatever you want.
i like going to the bank on depth 2.5, because it gives an additional 60 kill streak door, when there is none usually
I found Bank in the transition to High Peak Castle today! It contains 2 Scrolls of Power (1 in a cursed chest), 2 Dual Scrolls and 2 Fragments! So it copies the stats of HPC/Distillery and not Shipwreck.
I would guess that stage 3 bank (with the Castlevania biome) will copy the stats of Ancient Sewers and not Dracula's Castle, but more testing is required.
Thank you for doing this
A request to hear your opinion. After killing the giant. Should I go to hand of the king or high peak. And what should I consider when I make this choise
After you kill the giant and collect all of the loot, if you have 2 or 3 scroll fragments left over you should go to castle because castle (on 5bc at least) gives 2 scroll fragments and will allow you to get an extra scroll when compared to going straight to Hand of the king.
ayy I've been waiting for this one
Very good guide !
LET'S GO WAITED FOR THIS ONE FOR ONE MONTH
the giant eye can be stunned with stunning grenade
I will say a good reason to go concierge, is because it’s almost always a free legendary and you get to go to shrines, which is another legendary
Mimic will gonna be appear randomly in every biome next update, so good luck to your run 🤣
Thank you!
Honestly the ramparts aren’t even that bad even on 5bc especially if you really don’t like fighting conjunctivius, I’ve gone to ramparts plenty of times and still gotten wins on the spoiler boss. The other biomes are def better if you’re min-maxing tho
i always go to the fractured shrines for that guaranteed legendary
Currently on 3BC, trying to beat, and have been for awhile; never seen a Failed Experiment in all my time playing. May only be 4BC and up.
its funny how i was in the light hpouse once i never knew it was a finall boss lol only time i got there
21:41 Pseychie thought he could sneak that in without us noticing🙏
Yo I didn't knew this new feature of the biomed map in the game😮🤯
1:54 just outta curiosity, which skin is that? Looks super cool :D
28:05 OUTER WILDS MUSIC LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
About never going to Concierge-I guess that assumes that the player consistently no-hits it, no? I am at 3BC and struggle with that, and can take big hits at the other bosses.
I wish, the in game map would carry the same amount of information that the one on the wiki does.
I hate using an external source for that.
It's not like that information is secret or something. It's just unnecessary IMHO that I have to learn which biom has A amount of scrolls.
Once I have played the biom, why not include that information in the official in-game biom map?
On 5BC I like to take Toxic sewers the ramparts then insufferable crypt ,graveyard, Cavern giant then throne room
i got the depth 6 bank so yeah it does exist
nice Video and this video i found really helpful for because im still new in dead cells. Question for all the dead cells fans outhere do you controller or PC? for me personally i use PC. Let me know yalls opinions on PC:)
Small advice for Dracula first phase? ITS SO EASY killing him when you have Assassin's Dagger mixed with phaser or meat skewer
Thank you for the guide. I had been looking forward to it since you first mentioned it a month ago in the Castlevania video. Please allow me one nitpick though .... I know "min-max" sounds cool but I think you are over/mis-using it. E.g. 10:24, "I you want to MAXIMIZE your damage output, Ramparts is not a good choice". Not "if you want to MIN-MAX" it, which just doesn't make sense, at least to me.
Why do we skip depth 6 biomes in the optimal rout? Aren’t we missing out on even more scrolls
it’s just not worth it, If you go skip high peak you gain 2 scrolls, you’ll only miss out on 1
I always see the Bank at the 2.5 depth biomes. Fuck my luck
Thanks for the great vdo's. One thing that would be most helpful for those of us on 1BC would be to understand the terminology of the mutations and weapons, so we can better select the proper mutuation with the proper weapon...I'll provide areas were our group of friends don't quite understand:
a. Ice Grenade says 6 sec...does that mean the bomb is active for a full 6 seconds?.
It states " -6% damage received " - does that mean while the bomb is active, if we were to receive damage, we would get a decrease in damage by 6%?
Biters crawl from the dead - what does this mean? and how does that help us?
Upon thawing, the enemy suffers from bleeding - does that me enemies get additional damage ?
b. Killer Instinct Mutation - says "Melee kills reduce skill cooldowns by .51 secs.
Does that mean if out secondary weapon, say traps takes 10 seconds to recharge, now only takes 9.5 seconds? ... Also, does consecutive melee kills compound the x .51 secs?
c. Tranquility - +26 damage if there are no enemies near you.
Does this mean any ranged attack , where your enemy is further than say a melee weapon/attach distance, or does the amount of distance need to be greater than that???
Also, does the +26 damage apply to any type of other ranged weapon/non purple weapon?
d. counterattack - the attack following a successful parry inflicits +850 damage.
Will that apply to any other colored weapon included ranged weapons or 2ndary weapons?
What happens if using a weapon and we miss on the first shot or strike?...will we get the +850 extra damage on the 2nd shot/but first connected shot or swing???
e. what does a "red skull x2" mean for a weapon?
What does +100% damage taken...mean?
f. stunned target - what constitues a stunned target? what would/weapons cause an enemy to be stunned?
g. Dodging plants a bomb - would jumping constitute a dodge? or only a slide/roll??
h. if your character has a : red skull x2 above their head...what does that mean?
i. Cannot be interruted by an enemys attack - please clarify and give examples to better understand
j. Heavy Crossbow - please explain this weapon. It seems that we get the bow and reloader together. But, even without hitting the reload button.......it seems that the bow, every other shot seems to do larger damange (say a critical hit)?....is that correct?
If we don't need to reload, but lets say we have a moment so we hit the reload button anyways...will the next shot automatically give us larger damage because we just hit the reload button?
k. buring oil vs. cover the ground with inflammable oil? - please explain the difference. does one do damnage and the other is a potential set-up to do damage?
L. Seems that the mutations selected - line up visually in each of the script options " brutality, tactics, survival"... but is it fair to say that the mutations will help any of the 3 colors...so a red melee weapon could actually benefit for a purple tactics upgrade/script ???
M. what does a white " 1skull " mean above our character ?
i go to morasse of the baniched for mushroom boi
the biome is hard but with frost blast is easy . . . not that easy but you can freez ennemies and run or destroy them with assasian blad from back or any fast weapon
I dont get why is Slumbering considered by the comunity that challenging, sure there are some harder enemies but the layout is very nice and you get a head start on enemies waking up which in most cases allows you to kill them before they get to attack. I find Village much much harder
These are the reason:
1. Golem
2. Golem
3. Golen
I think it would be cool to get to death through the ossuary and to get to the graveyard through death.
Hey Pseychie, can you do videos on Have A Nice Death?
Is that the one step from eden theme in the background at around 4 mins? If so respect!
Will you redo this video? The 3.5 update changes the castlevania routes quite a bit
You'll need another update soon . I feel like you can go to the castlevania dlc from every biome now
The highest scroll count you can get in the hotk boss is through the route but, WARNING THIS ROUTE IS VERY HARD AND TAKES PATIENCE.
Prisoners quarters - Toxic sewers - Corrupted prison - Ancient sewers - Insufferable crypt - Slumbering sanctuary - Cavern - Guardian's haven - High peak castle - throne room
Also use damned aspect if you want and for maximum scroll count. go on 5BC and get lucky with cursed chests and challenge rifts
on the optimal route, why skip the biome before HOTK, surely you want the additional scrolls from the the biomes.
You get 2 scrolls for taking the shortcut, and if your already at the point where you easily can kill THK there is no point going through another biome
if ur stack at consierge just use pollo power
works everytime
At my 5th ever run I came across high peak castle and almost finish it with 2 keys (I didn’t know it was the 2nd last level)😢
Have you tried out alucards sword with spartan sandals? Pretty cool combo
I've played this game to death and just can't decide good combination of mutations 🎉
Hey, im new to dead cells (around 10 hours, 0bc) and i have a question. Do i unlock upgrades, weapons or mutations first?
Whatever you like. But i suggest focusing on forge. It gives you a benefit you will use across every run.
the one thing I hate about it is if I have a curse on me and I need to kill like 100 mobs in the later game lets say Fractured Shrine, I always have the remaining curse kill count on me ... and the next biome is a boss room .. that is the most annoying thing I have come across its like.. I don't know if to stack the curse on me without knowing if it has enough mobs to clear the curse... I am not good with flawlessly killing a boss room and I DO NOT carry a shield its not my playstyle... now I have to fight either clock tower or giant boss are incredibly hard for me to fight without getting hit
Hey Pseychie, I'm really struggling with the speed boost on chain kill mechanic, it's getting me killed constantly, and conversely, I can't think of a single instance where I've been grateful for having it. It really throws off the rhythm of my gameplay to get these sporadic massive increases to how fast I run and how far I roll. Can you recommend any mods or settings to compensate for the speed boost, or outright remove it?
About the level 4 bank, wouldn't that be absolutely amazing? I mean, if stilt village has the most scrolls because it doesn't have a guaranteed curse and you get the guaranteed curse from the bank, isn't that a free scroll?
Nope, one of the Power scrolls gets put into a guaranteed cursed chest in the Bank. So it's basically the same amount of scrolls.
Did I hear the danganronpa music wen you where talking about the hand of the king? 😅
Giant can technically be stunned, so baseball bat is great damage on him. Stun grenade works on his popped out eyes so any baseball bat run I go giant cus he just evaporates
Yesterday i was trying out that build, and it really makes giant kind of a joke. Also, armadillopack can deflec triangle and shots behind that triangle in one of his shot patterns.
Hey nice outer wilds music
who else was about to watch his old biome guide only to find this?
you forgot one really important thing, if you want to go lighthouse, you should mostly go there from the shipwreck instead of the distillery, because shipwreck gives 1 more scroll(not fragment, an entire scroll) than the distillery.
also i might need to do a bit more testing, but so far i have gone to the bank twice in depth 6 and both of the times i got only 1 scroll(with 2 dual scrolls and 2 fragments) even tho both high peak and distillery give 2
also i disagree with your "optimal route". if you go graveyard instead of sanctuary, then even if you go through the depth 6 biomes instead of skipping them, you end up 3 fragments, while if you go sanctuary you get 4. so essentially by going graveyard and/or skipping depth 6, you miss out on 1 whole scroll. not very optimal if you ask me
For the prize of 1 scroll:
+ Gave you 100% chance to acess tier XII gear before the spoiler biome (yeah, i know there is tier 14 in Bank, but come on, that takes a dumb amount of lucks to get there)
+ You don't have to fuck around the High Peak
Yeah, i think it's definitely worth it
@@lewd6764 you can still go to cavern from sanctuary.
i can see your point, but calling it the optimal route is simply not true, he literally said it himself, every scroll matters
I had no idea that the fandom one wasn't getting updated anymore
Wait you can stun those 3 witches? Goddamnit, I''ve been hightailing it up that damn lighthouse like a moron the whole time...
Why skip High Peak Casyle after Giant if u can get more scrolls there?
Is the undying shores enemy variety thing a recent thing or was it always there because when it first came out it didnt have that i think can be a console thing but now i play on pc and i noticed it
XDXD are they really Mantis Lords knockoffs?
The fight is really unique and different from Mantis Lords and Sisters of Battle imo but XD
when i wanted to enter Fatal Falls it said ''Requires Fatal Falls dlc'' but i already own this DLC.
do you have any idea why it still says this ?
Depth 6 bank *does* exist, it's just extremely rare (I've only got it once)
Really? I got it like 3 times within the past few days.
@@RedNayl you must be incredibly lucky.
From what I've seen, it's definitely at least s little bit rarer than all the other ones
This basically is Castlevania just like it🎮🕹😀👍🏾
14:24 First Oil, then Fire wouldn't work?