It is worth adding that legendary items scale with the top TWO scroll counts. So a spread of 6-10-1 scales with 16 and 3-10-4 scales with 14. So if you have/gamble on a legendary it is also worth focusing scrolls on one secondary stat instead of spreading evenly for HP
Another tip I want to add is try learning parry. When you push the shield button at the same time as the exclamation mark comes, you parry it. It is very satisfying once you learn the timing and also helps you avoid damage alot.
@@KrakenG927 Sometimes I run double ranged weapons (because that's how I finally got my 5th boss cell), or if I got a two-handed weapon, then I really only have a cocoon to parry myself with.
The biggest advice I can give is: never panic. Damage in this game, especially 2bc and up, can absolutely snowball and destroy even if you were at max health, but there are very few situations you cannot escape from. For instance, there's this big skeleton with a black hood and a sword, don't remember their name, but they have a 3 hit combo: if you're caught and try to mash roll, you get the full combo, but if you time it right, you can escape, retreat and regroup In general the training room from the latest update is a great boon, use it if you need to test stuff. Oh and one more thing: armadillo pack is one of the best mutations in the game, but picking it does not mean you are forced to only keep shields in your backpack. There is value in keeping a shield in an active slot
Whilst the tip about having all of your gear line up with your main stat is a good one. I'd say that there is a lot of room to play around with off colour gear too as utility and synergy. Shields, weapons that inflict debuffs, ice armour and coccoon work well off colour
To add to this, off-colour mutations can also work very well. Crow's Feet and Tactical Retreat, while they do scale off of Tactics, are particularly useful in Survival since they slow enemies (Crow's Feet especially since the duration is longer and it's easier to implement). If you have flasks to spare, you can combine Tainted Flask (Brutality) and Extended Healing (Survival) to get a better damage boost than you would with either alone. (On a side note, Extended Healing completely negates the reduced healing from Emergency Triage.)
@@RandomTomatoMusic Also gastronomy which is almost a must-have for 4+BC, as the main reason you'd want it (+65% healing from food) doesn't scale, and the part which does scale is really just a bonus
I've stopped this game for a while after beating it for the first time since i didn't understand it. After i picked it up again last week, I watched your videos and just beat 3BC in an insane run and am mighty proud of my progress, which wouldn't have been possible without your tips. So ty and keep up the good work
1:52 I’m on 4BC and still do this, lol. But it’s just so useful for if I’ve gone a few levels without replacing my gear! It’s great! I don’t do it because I don’t want to add them to the item pool; I DO want to add them. But having the option of just getting a free colorless item at the current gear level is just GREAT!
Yeah I have the items al OST’s unlocked cuz I KNOW im going to use them, when I get to the point I want to use them, I can swap my build for only a few cells
0:31 Though, keep in mind that there can be exceptions to this for certain items/mutations. For example, Ice Armor will always block 1 source of damage in the next 8 seconds. The only thing that increases is the damage of the ice explosion released upon taking a hit. So even if you have zero green scrolls, it’s still AMAZING for clearing curses. Armadillopack still always lets you party with rolling; the only thing that increases is the percent of the shield’s damage is dealt. So, it’s still great for parrying attacks when you don’t have a shield equipped. Extended Healing and Gastronomy always increases your flask’s healing from 60% to 85% and add +65% to the effects of food, respectively. The only thing that increases with additional green scrolls is the damage boost after using a flask and recycling food, respectively. So, they’re still great picks for if you’re struggling with the shortage of flask refills on higher BCs. Wow, all four of these examples are for Survival, huh… Well, there’s still other times when off-color choices can be beneficial, but these are some of the best, imo.
Adding onto the “take your time tip”: Please, and i cant stress this enough, TAKE YOUR TIME ON THE SECOND ZONE YOU GO INTO, most of the time you will have until the 8 minute mark (if you want to get the bonus) to get there. If you find the entrance to the third level, dont go until youre sure you have the most amount of power scrolls you can find. Theres a reason theres a teleporter near it.
Also worthy of note: aspects. Although you do not unlock boss cells while using them, they make for some decent training wheels while you travel the road to git gud. Especially the damned aspect, which removes the 1 shot death penalty from being cursed in exchange for double damage on both giving and receiving while cursed. It also applies to the cursed sword, making it a beast for grinding runs.
I always unlock what I can. Its fun not knowing what I'm going to be using and having to adapt. The game would just get stale quicker for me, if I always used the same things. Variety really helps keep it fun.
Completely agree with this. This was an issue I had with the game on a new save file as the same items just keep appearing. As soon as you've unlocked more stuff it becomes way more fun
I've got about 12 hours in this game so far, it's really fun, I've made it to the hand of the king once so far, nutcracker + frost blast kinda carried me through lol
Dang. That's a pretty fast time. The learning curve for this game is so interesting and different for everyone. I got stuck at one and 2BC then flew all the way through to 5BC.
Even though im a begginer at deadcells im happy to see that my experience in other gamss of the genre helped me, i avoided a lot of those mistakes. One thing i like a lot is the training room to learn boss and enemies patterns, reaaaaly good stuff
I played for about 50 hours (kinda marathoned when I was free), 2 BSC now, already got all these points, and must say your video is immensely helpful. Things to note/add: - LEARN TO PARRY EFFICIENTLY (a real life saver). - calm down and run with your comfortable pace. - don't panic when you get cursed. This is what get you killed in the first place. Also cursed chests are actually quite helpful. - run through challenge portals since they give you an additional power scroll - choose a long route to the Throne to be able to collect as many powerups as possible. - don't focus too much on opening timed/killstreak doors, since this disrupts your rhythm quite a bit. However try to open at least 30/60 flawless kills ones, this is a good practice before higher BSC and also will give you some beefy gear. - learn boss fight tactics, high dps is great but further into BSC they're substantially harder to deal with. - expect spending as much time on your next successful game runs as on your first one. - Rapier is the best boss-killer for me right now (I dodge roll like crazy anyway, so always have criticals with it). Katana and Bone are the best mob slayers.
@@brucemohamed5316 short for Boss Stem Cell. The game gives you one each time you finish it (total of 5 BSC), and each time you insert one into the tube (under the jars with items at the start) the game gets significantly harder. New enemies, faster animations, more damage, less heals, etc.
Had no idea about the rally mechanic! This video has really helped. I've reached the HOTK once (and got absolutely pummelled) but this game is so much fun I'm not disheartened, just more determined
An extra note on not healing; You may find food later. I've spent many a floor at around 20% and then find a 50% heal at the end. Which also ties to a note you didn't mention that I see a lot of people skim over, which is, look for hidden runes. The extra cash and food can be run changing.
@@cevatkokbudak6414turn on secret outline. It's in the accessibility settings. If you want to have the secrets still be kinda secret, make the outline a subtle color like blue or purple.
Remember: do not use only heavy weapons if possible Ex broadsword plus barrel launcher It's possible to use them perfectly? Yes but it's risky Try using a fast ranged weapon/or melee weapon to complement your slow one
Actually i sometimes keep some really good weapons on one cell left to unlock. Not to have only the weapons i want in the game, but to be able to get them when i have a good run
Before finding your channel I actually was hardstuck 1BC, after doing so and checking all of your tips I skyrocketed and got from 2 to 5BC in less than a week You're a great teacher :')
@@Pseychie_DC fun fact: I reached 1bc in 2 days (in June i think), became interested in game, "10h is not bad for 0bc" (tutorial), checked some videos about the gameplay, lore, some trick and tips etc. Since that day I know all dead cells tips, but can't reach 2bc till today. In some point of game I just blink, don't know what to do and die in second. It's frustrating and at this point game is not fun for me at all. It's not possible. I tried to play being 'chilled' (you know what i mean) and I wasn't so obsessed about tryhard and 2bc, but i was dying much earlier. I love and hate this game
Bonus tip: you can chip away at annoying mobs with Homonculus Rune from safe distances or lure them to teleport to you on BSC4-5. If you're up to BSC4-5 and have somehow avoided watching CZcamsrs like DocFirebird or AzumirillFairy, you can always sprint through mobs and force them to teleport to you on small platforms and hard punish them with your equipment.
It took me 2 years to beat this damn game too, but I love it. I kept myself from looking up things about the game and learned over time, pretty much all you said in this video i figured out through trial and error lol its kind of rewarding just seeing how my approaches were correct
3:53 Okay, fair, but when you’re on 3+BC and walk into the first room and get absolutely shredded to pieces by a Rampager, losing two thirds of your health within the first 20 seconds, I think resetting is preeetty reasonable there.
One thing I feel most people don't realize but nobody mentions in these guides is that deviating from the main path (Promenade -> Ramparts -> Concierge -> Stilt Village -> Clock Tower -> TK -> HPC -> HotK) isn't just 'harder and more rewards.' While it may seem like that your first time going through a new biome or on lower BC, several of these biomes (like Promenade or Stilt Village) can actually be harder than their alternatives, and many biomes complement certain styles of builds.
The reason I started keeping some items on 5 cells remaining is to have a backup mid/late game weapon You see. Every time you unlock an item it is dropped with a high roll stats. And that is amazing. Also, some times I even synergized with another item I'm carrying (for example. I was carrying a rather nice Oiled Sword. And guess what I could unlock? Fire Blast)
Fire blast is a bit touch and go. Its a maintained breath attack as opposed to a burst like frost blast. It also has a bit of a buildup time before the fire starts spewing.
The newest update makes the game a lot more varied in play because newer players can start playing it way faster than if you just wanted to play it normally.
Thanks for the content, i played for around 8hrs on the past and unistalled idk why, but yesterday i returned to try once again and i'm having so much Fun, such a great and hard game, the more you play(and die) the more you learn and Go further, amazing.
I have around 110 hours in "Dead Cells" and now I think that true fun, as Dwarf Fortress community says, dying (losing) is fun, starts when you have 2 boss stem cells. I'm on my second big run thorough the game and I'm on 1 boss stem cells with relatively small numbers of items (weapons, skills and mutations) and two potions (since dying is fun). I'm finding beating games in such circumstances more challenging then before, so I decided to finally learn "Dead Cells" mechanics in depth and to learn from others. Discovering things yourself is fun, but if I didn't find something after 100 hours of play, I can learn from others with clear gamer conciseness. Thank you for this video, I already learned a lot. And also, it is fun to git gud. 😄
Just some advice, some skills and weapons are good regardless of the color you focus. Anything that can freeze or stun can be invaluable. I may be running red, but the freeze blast can be extremely useful. Same with using the hunter/bear traps, freeze bombs, etc.
I did not realize Dead Cells even had a rally system. I'll also admit I was spreading my upgrades around, thinking that max HP and a well-rounded approach were the keys to success. I can see now how this has actually been holding me back. Great insights. Thanks.
I dunno about the first tip, man. Maybe for experienced players going for the DPS is better, but for beginners, the extra health helps learn the game better since you can make way more mistakes (I just picked up the game yesterday and managed to get to the king's hand on my 4th or 5th attempt because of how tanky I was, i had lika a 10-7-9 split). That being said, I've played all FS games and rougelikes/lites and my strat is always go the safe route when and learning the ropes, only after that do I focus on going for the high damage output builds.
I feel personally attacked... 1:50 Why u call me out like that? 3:16 On a recent run I noticed I recovered health somehow, now I know why thanks. 3:50 I'm guilty of this... Your videos helped me a lot tho, thanks for the awesome guides.
I'm shamefully guilty of tip #8. I think this is a habit that everyone will only develop after getting to a certain progress in the game, like reaching 2BC (for me at least) After spending tens of hours, days, and months into getting two BCs I immediately set the standard of what makes a viable run. Every run I do has to be perfect, so any unfavorable event means restarting.
Bloodborne player here, I've only been playing this game for a couple of days now and I had absolutely NO clue that there was a rally mechanic. This'll make my reckless "throw yourself at the bad guys with an assault shield" playstyle a little more informed next time.
I've already beaten the game, so when I start a new file, I put all blueprints I can to 1 cell left just to annoy others who watch, Also all these tips are amazing for beginners, you did a great job on the vid 👍
Most of the time when I get hit there's no enemy's for me to recover hp from rally, also sometimes I don't heal because some things don't count as damage for rally points
I can't wait to use this on my run through. Thank you. I got confused about the custom game setting. I thought it actually was cheating. Thank you again. I am trying to get those achievements too so it helps
You can parry anything along as it's not, A: a wave attack like the concierges fire wave attack, or, B: an attack that CLEARLY cannot be blocked I.E: any of the giants attacks (yes you can reflect ranged attacks)
I just started about a week ago & so far I'm actually surprised I got one entire run done. I felt like it was definitely whatever gear I had that helped but ever since then I've been just doing runs for cells & that alone has been fun to unlock all the different weapons
in dead cells mobile there are some interesting mechanics: -Undo death is entirely possible if you quit to the homescreen before the body desecrate,close the app and reopen and you can redo the biome from the last door -Auto hit mode makes it unnecessary to use health flask when you still have health in the main parts of the game,as it allows for death cheating,if you still have a flask charge on auto hit mode,you can't die without curse -Reroll the reroll by using the same process as death undoing
About the unlocking items thing, i don't unlock weapons, not because i don't want to unlock weapons that are low on tier lists, but because i have so many damn things to unlock that i never have enough cells for weapons.
At last! I'm not a beginner anymore. 😆 Because I follow your channel for a long time, and I learned all these tips. Hahahah. Great video, will help a lot, the newcomers. Thank you! 😁
As an newbie dead cells player, i feel a lot of things. First of all : IMMENSURABLE KIDNEY PAIN, THE GIANT GOLD ROBOT THINGES JUST ERASE MY LIVER Second : i used to do the same stat number every run, after that vid im fine, i like to focus on brutality cuz of invisibility Third : thx :>
I'm gonna be honest and it's hard to say it but I've been playing this game for months and I've been unintentionally playing The game somewhat wrong. After playing dark souls I was referred by a friend to get dead cells and I love it but I like to not look up guides unless I really have to. I know it can save me a lot of time but now I have seen I was making so many unintentional mistakes it really does look like a different game when I started looking at guide's. I didn't know for one grabbing power scrolls actually buffs enemy's in the later levels. Half this video had many items and enemies I yet to come across and I've put so much time and effort I feel not foolish but just shocked at what this game has to offer. Jesus the amount of info i obtained. I feel so naked it after watching this video and many other guides, like all my past game experience meant nothing.
idk if youll see this. BUT ive just gotten 4BC 2 days ago whilst being at 2bc just 2 weeks ago. Thank you so much for your help and guides that helped me get to 4BC so quickly
#11 Don't prioritize getting the Timed/Speedrun door. VERY COMMON MISTAKE because these doors reward new players for the wrong thing. They end up teaching players the wrong lesson. - Rushing the stage makes you miss scrolls. - Running past enemies won't teach you how to fight them properly. - The weapon/skill rewards inside the door won't be as powerful anyway if you keep missing/skipping scrolls.
Unlocking items is the core of rogue likes, yeah i get it a bad weapon will ruin your drop once or twice, but that's the fun of it. Do the best you can even with an horrible equipment
Rally mechanics are difficult to apply if the enemy who attacks us is one, and we are hit by enemy attacks. It's really troublesome to get back to green again
Thanks man Just like other roguelike games, game play feel fast paced & short, but its take time to completely finish the game. And deadcells one of the best among other
Its been 5 month i stuck in hell. And cant beat that level and i was about too drop the game but when i heard that you didn't finish the about 2 years i said by myself i am gonna beat this game when ever it takes!
Ive been playing for long and yet this vids super helpful xD Especially no 1, Always tempted to spread stat for hp bonuses but only use 2~4 on other color for decent hp
I noticed that upon unlocking a blueprint, you get a free one of that item to try out. I Iike to leave them at one cell left so I can grab it on a future run for free
I know it’s a special case but I was able to clear the final boss and get my first stem cell on day 2 of playing...granted it was about 16+ hours total but I still managed it on normal and as I type this I’m getting close to a getting to the second boss fairly consistently
I'm a noob who just picked up the game yesterday, but what you said sounds about right. I got to the throne room on literally my first run, with no clue what I was doing. Then I died, of course... and spent some time exploring and unlocking stuff. But fighting that boss in the training hall has been pretty easy, so I think I'm probably ready to try again. Edit: I went back today to try a second time, and finished without too much difficulty. Also found out it gives an achievement for having an unused YOLO at the end, oops. I mostly used the Star Wars force lightning weapon for DPS, but paired it with a ground turret which causes bleeding, and a tentacle pet, and a fire ... um thingy. Firebrand? I should really pay more attention to what things are called. Anyway, kinda just waiting for the credits to finish while I write this. ... OMG, LOL... I just realized what the credits are doing. That's hilarious.
I dont fully agree with unlocking everything, but that can be varied on playstyle and im not a brand new player, but this had some great tips and things i didnt know about still! Thanks !
1 year late but the reason I feel compelled to not unlock weapons is because they give you one upon unlock and now I have decision paralysis on whether I want this free thing for an upcoming boss, guaranteed to be in my color or nah. Terrible train of thought but it helped me kill Dracula.
It is worth adding that legendary items scale with the top TWO scroll counts. So a spread of 6-10-1 scales with 16 and 3-10-4 scales with 14. So if you have/gamble on a legendary it is also worth focusing scrolls on one secondary stat instead of spreading evenly for HP
Damn i did not know that, thats insane
That's great info
.... Why as someone that has beaten 5BSC, I didn't know that?
Ooooh, that must be why I always think they suck...
I wasn’t sure if that was correct, just confirming is this still true? The game really doesn’t indicate this well at all if it is
@@ckinggaming5bucketmadness766 From my recent experience with the current version it's true
Another tip I want to add is try learning parry. When you push the shield button at the same time as the exclamation mark comes, you parry it.
It is very satisfying once you learn the timing and also helps you avoid damage alot.
The Cocoon is basically my must-have items because of how viable it is.
@@AlvinTOS why not just use a shield?
@@KrakenG927 Sometimes I run double ranged weapons (because that's how I finally got my 5th boss cell), or if I got a two-handed weapon, then I really only have a cocoon to parry myself with.
@@AlvinTOS oh ok cool
There is an exclamation mark?
The biggest advice I can give is: never panic. Damage in this game, especially 2bc and up, can absolutely snowball and destroy even if you were at max health, but there are very few situations you cannot escape from. For instance, there's this big skeleton with a black hood and a sword, don't remember their name, but they have a 3 hit combo: if you're caught and try to mash roll, you get the full combo, but if you time it right, you can escape, retreat and regroup
In general the training room from the latest update is a great boon, use it if you need to test stuff. Oh and one more thing: armadillo pack is one of the best mutations in the game, but picking it does not mean you are forced to only keep shields in your backpack. There is value in keeping a shield in an active slot
I'm very new and I usually keep a shield in both my bag and an active slot, probably not the best idea but less hits taken is less hits taken.
I absolutely despise that enemy
@@CallMeDoc_ your bag? How?
@@SPTNN not sure the key on PC, but on ps4 it's triangle. (it is an unlockable however, you might not have it)
@@CallMeDoc_ Def not unlocked for me than. So if i understand correctly, i can keep multiple weapons beside the ones that i have equipped?
Whilst the tip about having all of your gear line up with your main stat is a good one. I'd say that there is a lot of room to play around with off colour gear too as utility and synergy. Shields, weapons that inflict debuffs, ice armour and coccoon work well off colour
include ice shards with brutality and rapier.
To add to this, off-colour mutations can also work very well. Crow's Feet and Tactical Retreat, while they do scale off of Tactics, are particularly useful in Survival since they slow enemies (Crow's Feet especially since the duration is longer and it's easier to implement). If you have flasks to spare, you can combine Tainted Flask (Brutality) and Extended Healing (Survival) to get a better damage boost than you would with either alone. (On a side note, Extended Healing completely negates the reduced healing from Emergency Triage.)
@@RandomTomatoMusic Also gastronomy which is almost a must-have for 4+BC, as the main reason you'd want it (+65% healing from food) doesn't scale, and the part which does scale is really just a bonus
I've stopped this game for a while after beating it for the first time since i didn't understand it. After i picked it up again last week, I watched your videos and just beat 3BC in an insane run and am mighty proud of my progress, which wouldn't have been possible without your tips. So ty and keep up the good work
1:52 I’m on 4BC and still do this, lol. But it’s just so useful for if I’ve gone a few levels without replacing my gear! It’s great! I don’t do it because I don’t want to add them to the item pool; I DO want to add them. But having the option of just getting a free colorless item at the current gear level is just GREAT!
Yeah I have the items al OST’s unlocked cuz I KNOW im going to use them, when I get to the point I want to use them, I can swap my build for only a few cells
Exactly, I still don't get why should I unlock everything. It becomes like a shop, we get to try a weapon on the best way
0:31 Though, keep in mind that there can be exceptions to this for certain items/mutations.
For example, Ice Armor will always block 1 source of damage in the next 8 seconds. The only thing that increases is the damage of the ice explosion released upon taking a hit. So even if you have zero green scrolls, it’s still AMAZING for clearing curses.
Armadillopack still always lets you party with rolling; the only thing that increases is the percent of the shield’s damage is dealt. So, it’s still great for parrying attacks when you don’t have a shield equipped.
Extended Healing and Gastronomy always increases your flask’s healing from 60% to 85% and add +65% to the effects of food, respectively. The only thing that increases with additional green scrolls is the damage boost after using a flask and recycling food, respectively. So, they’re still great picks for if you’re struggling with the shortage of flask refills on higher BCs.
Wow, all four of these examples are for Survival, huh… Well, there’s still other times when off-color choices can be beneficial, but these are some of the best, imo.
Adding onto the “take your time tip”:
Please, and i cant stress this enough, TAKE YOUR TIME ON THE SECOND ZONE YOU GO INTO, most of the time you will have until the 8 minute mark (if you want to get the bonus) to get there. If you find the entrance to the third level, dont go until youre sure you have the most amount of power scrolls you can find. Theres a reason theres a teleporter near it.
I'm happy to hear about taking your time because I can rage very easily so hearing it's a struggle for everyone is good for my confidence in the game.
Also worthy of note: aspects. Although you do not unlock boss cells while using them, they make for some decent training wheels while you travel the road to git gud. Especially the damned aspect, which removes the 1 shot death penalty from being cursed in exchange for double damage on both giving and receiving while cursed. It also applies to the cursed sword, making it a beast for grinding runs.
wow dude, I'd never have thought of that...on a *good* run, you'd be like the Terminator !! :O
I always unlock what I can. Its fun not knowing what I'm going to be using and having to adapt.
The game would just get stale quicker for me, if I always used the same things.
Variety really helps keep it fun.
Completely agree with this. This was an issue I had with the game on a new save file as the same items just keep appearing. As soon as you've unlocked more stuff it becomes way more fun
I've got about 12 hours in this game so far, it's really fun, I've made it to the hand of the king once so far, nutcracker + frost blast kinda carried me through lol
You've made it to the hand in 12 HOURS??? YOU LEGEND!
Dang. That's a pretty fast time. The learning curve for this game is so interesting and different for everyone. I got stuck at one and 2BC then flew all the way through to 5BC.
@@Saxjon well he didn't beat him, I'd say 12hrs is fair for an experienced gamer
For me thats the best build, I got my 5th BC with that one xDd
Is it possible to save? How do i do?
Even though im a begginer at deadcells im happy to see that my experience in other gamss of the genre helped me, i avoided a lot of those mistakes.
One thing i like a lot is the training room to learn boss and enemies patterns, reaaaaly good stuff
I played for about 50 hours (kinda marathoned when I was free), 2 BSC now, already got all these points, and must say your video is immensely helpful.
Things to note/add:
- LEARN TO PARRY EFFICIENTLY (a real life saver).
- calm down and run with your comfortable pace.
- don't panic when you get cursed. This is what get you killed in the first place. Also cursed chests are actually quite helpful.
- run through challenge portals since they give you an additional power scroll
- choose a long route to the Throne to be able to collect as many powerups as possible.
- don't focus too much on opening timed/killstreak doors, since this disrupts your rhythm quite a bit. However try to open at least 30/60 flawless kills ones, this is a good practice before higher BSC and also will give you some beefy gear.
- learn boss fight tactics, high dps is great but further into BSC they're substantially harder to deal with.
- expect spending as much time on your next successful game runs as on your first one.
- Rapier is the best boss-killer for me right now (I dodge roll like crazy anyway, so always have criticals with it). Katana and Bone are the best mob slayers.
What does it mean bsc?
@@brucemohamed5316 short for Boss Stem Cell. The game gives you one each time you finish it (total of 5 BSC), and each time you insert one into the tube (under the jars with items at the start) the game gets significantly harder. New enemies, faster animations, more damage, less heals, etc.
I'll throw Electric Whip into the hat of best mob slayers. Not bad for bosses either.
i just got to 2 BC and the lack of healing absolutely ravaged me, so it's good to see there's plenty of help out there
Had no idea about the rally mechanic! This video has really helped. I've reached the HOTK once (and got absolutely pummelled) but this game is so much fun I'm not disheartened, just more determined
An extra note on not healing; You may find food later. I've spent many a floor at around 20% and then find a 50% heal at the end.
Which also ties to a note you didn't mention that I see a lot of people skim over, which is, look for hidden runes. The extra cash and food can be run changing.
How you can't find them lmao
@@cevatkokbudak6414turn on secret outline. It's in the accessibility settings.
If you want to have the secrets still be kinda secret, make the outline a subtle color like blue or purple.
Remember: do not use only heavy weapons if possible
Ex broadsword plus barrel launcher
It's possible to use them perfectly?
Yes but it's risky
Try using a fast ranged weapon/or melee weapon to complement your slow one
Actually i sometimes keep some really good weapons on one cell left to unlock. Not to have only the weapons i want in the game, but to be able to get them when i have a good run
Before finding your channel I actually was hardstuck 1BC, after doing so and checking all of your tips I skyrocketed and got from 2 to 5BC in less than a week
You're a great teacher :')
Thank you! Welcome to the end game!
@@Pseychie_DC fun fact: I reached 1bc in 2 days (in June i think), became interested in game, "10h is not bad for 0bc" (tutorial), checked some videos about the gameplay, lore, some trick and tips etc. Since that day I know all dead cells tips, but can't reach 2bc till today. In some point of game I just blink, don't know what to do and die in second. It's frustrating and at this point game is not fun for me at all. It's not possible. I tried to play being 'chilled' (you know what i mean) and I wasn't so obsessed about tryhard and 2bc, but i was dying much earlier. I love and hate this game
Bonus tip: you can chip away at annoying mobs with Homonculus Rune from safe distances or lure them to teleport to you on BSC4-5.
If you're up to BSC4-5 and have somehow avoided watching CZcamsrs like DocFirebird or AzumirillFairy, you can always sprint through mobs and force them to teleport to you on small platforms and hard punish them with your equipment.
It took me 2 years to beat this damn game too, but I love it. I kept myself from looking up things about the game and learned over time, pretty much all you said in this video i figured out through trial and error lol its kind of rewarding just seeing how my approaches were correct
3:53 Okay, fair, but when you’re on 3+BC and walk into the first room and get absolutely shredded to pieces by a Rampager, losing two thirds of your health within the first 20 seconds, I think resetting is preeetty reasonable there.
One thing I feel most people don't realize but nobody mentions in these guides is that deviating from the main path (Promenade -> Ramparts -> Concierge -> Stilt Village -> Clock Tower -> TK -> HPC -> HotK) isn't just 'harder and more rewards.' While it may seem like that your first time going through a new biome or on lower BC, several of these biomes (like Promenade or Stilt Village) can actually be harder than their alternatives, and many biomes complement certain styles of builds.
Thank you for extra tips, although taking it slow will be an obstacle for me since I do love speed running to the next safe room
The reason I started keeping some items on 5 cells remaining is to have a backup mid/late game weapon
You see. Every time you unlock an item it is dropped with a high roll stats. And that is amazing. Also, some times I even synergized with another item I'm carrying (for example. I was carrying a rather nice Oiled Sword. And guess what I could unlock? Fire Blast)
Fire blast is a bit touch and go. Its a maintained breath attack as opposed to a burst like frost blast. It also has a bit of a buildup time before the fire starts spewing.
The newest update makes the game a lot more varied in play because newer players can start playing it way faster than if you just wanted to play it normally.
Thanks for the content, i played for around 8hrs on the past and unistalled idk why, but yesterday i returned to try once again and i'm having so much Fun, such a great and hard game, the more you play(and die) the more you learn and Go further, amazing.
I have around 110 hours in "Dead Cells" and now I think that true fun, as Dwarf Fortress community says, dying (losing) is fun, starts when you have 2 boss stem cells. I'm on my second big run thorough the game and I'm on 1 boss stem cells with relatively small numbers of items (weapons, skills and mutations) and two potions (since dying is fun). I'm finding beating games in such circumstances more challenging then before, so I decided to finally learn "Dead Cells" mechanics in depth and to learn from others. Discovering things yourself is fun, but if I didn't find something after 100 hours of play, I can learn from others with clear gamer conciseness. Thank you for this video, I already learned a lot.
And also, it is fun to git gud. 😄
Just some advice, some skills and weapons are good regardless of the color you focus. Anything that can freeze or stun can be invaluable. I may be running red, but the freeze blast can be extremely useful. Same with using the hunter/bear traps, freeze bombs, etc.
I did not realize Dead Cells even had a rally system. I'll also admit I was spreading my upgrades around, thinking that max HP and a well-rounded approach were the keys to success. I can see now how this has actually been holding me back. Great insights. Thanks.
I always noticed it since the beginning, until this video I just called it the “grace period”
I did after discovering the recovery mutation, extends time to get health back
200+ hours and I had no idea about the rally system 😂 Thanks for the tips!
I'd say every item is useful depending on how you use it, sure, some less than others, but every single one can be used effectively.
Not really, some items(specifically I don’t like the blood sword, ok damage but no critical damage), are pretty bad
It’s good to know that it really is incredibly hard, and not just me.
I dunno about the first tip, man. Maybe for experienced players going for the DPS is better, but for beginners, the extra health helps learn the game better since you can make way more mistakes (I just picked up the game yesterday and managed to get to the king's hand on my 4th or 5th attempt because of how tanky I was, i had lika a 10-7-9 split). That being said, I've played all FS games and rougelikes/lites and my strat is always go the safe route when and learning the ropes, only after that do I focus on going for the high damage output builds.
I feel personally attacked...
1:50 Why u call me out like that?
3:16 On a recent run I noticed I recovered health somehow, now I know why thanks.
3:50 I'm guilty of this...
Your videos helped me a lot tho, thanks for the awesome guides.
I just started this game and there is so much stuff you have to remember. It's kind of overwhelming.
Dude it's been really cool watching the quality of these get better and better! Love the content
Pseychie: Video for beginners
Also him: shows himself killing endgame bosses
This video helped me so much. It actually talks about şiteral beginner mistakes rather than 5bc
I'm shamefully guilty of tip #8. I think this is a habit that everyone will only develop after getting to a certain progress in the game, like reaching 2BC (for me at least)
After spending tens of hours, days, and months into getting two BCs I immediately set the standard of what makes a viable run. Every run I do has to be perfect, so any unfavorable event means restarting.
Bloodborne player here, I've only been playing this game for a couple of days now and I had absolutely NO clue that there was a rally mechanic. This'll make my reckless "throw yourself at the bad guys with an assault shield" playstyle a little more informed next time.
yes. another high quality video
I've already beaten the game, so when I start a new file, I put all blueprints I can to 1 cell left just to annoy others who watch,
Also all these tips are amazing for beginners, you did a great job on the vid 👍
I got dead cells yesterday and now I know what to do. Thank you
Most of the time when I get hit there's no enemy's for me to recover hp from rally, also sometimes I don't heal because some things don't count as damage for rally points
i usually get annoyed with these guides cause they tend to restrict freedom of play but not yours,you did amazing
I can't wait to use this on my run through. Thank you. I got confused about the custom game setting. I thought it actually was cheating. Thank you again. I am trying to get those achievements too so it helps
Thank you!
Idk why I never thought about changing my mutations, it makes so much sense!
Thx to this guide I finished the game today a month in a half into the game
4:49 laughts in speedrunner
You can parry anything along as it's not, A: a wave attack like the concierges fire wave attack, or, B: an attack that CLEARLY cannot be blocked I.E: any of the giants attacks (yes you can reflect ranged attacks)
Yeah, I was surprised you could parry the Kamikaze's explosion
@@trashmann1081 my man straight up just said "no"
@@amnesiaclappPast me, backed into a corner by a kamikaze, shield in hand: Guess I'll die
@@trashmann1081 also they only explode if they attack if you kill them normally they just die, no explosion
@@amnesiaclapp I know, sometimes I flub up a bow shot or just panic sometimes
perfect, this video pop up randomly and the way you share information is useful, effective, i subcribed and turned on notifications right after this
I just started about a week ago & so far I'm actually surprised I got one entire run done. I felt like it was definitely whatever gear I had that helped but ever since then I've been just doing runs for cells & that alone has been fun to unlock all the different weapons
in dead cells mobile there are some interesting mechanics:
-Undo death is entirely possible if you quit to the homescreen before the body desecrate,close the app and reopen and you can redo the biome from the last door
-Auto hit mode makes it unnecessary to use health flask when you still have health in the main parts of the game,as it allows for death cheating,if you still have a flask charge on auto hit mode,you can't die without curse
-Reroll the reroll by using the same process as death undoing
man the first tip is for pussies ngl lmao
Thanks Pseychie, because of your guides I finally managed to get to 5bc!Now all I have to do is beat it =D
as im a noob this helped me so much. thanks
About the unlocking items thing, i don't unlock weapons, not because i don't want to unlock weapons that are low on tier lists, but because i have so many damn things to unlock that i never have enough cells for weapons.
I don’t play dead cells. I just fall asleep to the videos because it looks cool
Thanks a lot for the video. I am addicted to Dead Cells now and this helps out a lot.
"My name is Pseychie and thanks for wa-" xD
Great video tho!
At last! I'm not a beginner anymore. 😆 Because I follow your channel for a long time, and I learned all these tips. Hahahah. Great video, will help a lot, the newcomers. Thank you! 😁
I never knew about the rally mechanic. Super helpful!
As an newbie dead cells player, i feel a lot of things.
First of all : IMMENSURABLE KIDNEY PAIN, THE GIANT GOLD ROBOT THINGES JUST ERASE MY LIVER
Second : i used to do the same stat number every run, after that vid im fine, i like to focus on brutality cuz of invisibility
Third : thx :>
this video is pretty helpful, it really explain major issues I had when I started playing
and thanks fo
tbh this is one of the best guides out there
Men I LOVE the cursed sword.
1:55 was very much a thing before custom mode was introduced. It was a fun time kek, some of the most broken times in the game esp in 1.0
excellent video man, i'm relatively new and this was actually really helpful.
Coming from Hades and One Step from Eden, this was a godsend as I convince myself that I, in fact, actually like rouges.
thanks for the first tip i always spam the least health giving upgrades so that when i finally do get the bigger health ups its more benificial
I always did the first tip because I knew that you had to create a build and not just boost all your stats
jokes on you, i dont even get to the third biom to spend my money
I'm gonna be honest and it's hard to say it but I've been playing this game for months and I've been unintentionally playing The game somewhat wrong. After playing dark souls I was referred by a friend to get dead cells and I love it but I like to not look up guides unless I really have to. I know it can save me a lot of time but now I have seen I was making so many unintentional mistakes it really does look like a different game when I started looking at guide's. I didn't know for one grabbing power scrolls actually buffs enemy's in the later levels. Half this video had many items and enemies I yet to come across and I've put so much time and effort I feel not foolish but just shocked at what this game has to offer. Jesus the amount of info i obtained. I feel so naked it after watching this video and many other guides, like all my past game experience meant nothing.
Did this glorious youtuber really just tell me, that he didn't B E A T B E A T the gMe for 2 years? Broooooooo. Wellll let's getthis grind going 💪
idk if youll see this. BUT ive just gotten 4BC 2 days ago whilst being at 2bc just 2 weeks ago. Thank you so much for your help and guides that helped me get to 4BC so quickly
#11 Don't prioritize getting the Timed/Speedrun door. VERY COMMON MISTAKE because these doors reward new players for the wrong thing. They end up teaching players the wrong lesson.
- Rushing the stage makes you miss scrolls.
- Running past enemies won't teach you how to fight them properly.
- The weapon/skill rewards inside the door won't be as powerful anyway if you keep missing/skipping scrolls.
It's useful opening them once for the blueprints
@@isauldron4337 yes, ONLY FOR THE BLUEPRINTS
Unlocking items is the core of rogue likes, yeah i get it a bad weapon will ruin your drop once or twice, but that's the fun of it. Do the best you can even with an horrible equipment
Rally mechanics are difficult to apply if the enemy who attacks us is one, and we are hit by enemy attacks. It's really troublesome to get back to green again
Thanks man
Just like other roguelike games, game play feel fast paced & short, but its take time to completely finish the game.
And deadcells one of the best among other
Thanks, now I will go and apply what I learned from you
"This is not a game you can beat in one day"
Laughs in 'beat it in one day' superiority.
Beat all five boss cells in one day? Or did you just kill HotK once?
Just once, I’m not THAT good.
Its been 5 month i stuck in hell. And cant beat that level and i was about too drop the game but when i heard that you didn't finish the about 2 years i said by myself i am gonna beat this game when ever it takes!
Ive been playing for long and yet this vids super helpful xD
Especially no 1, Always tempted to spread stat for hp bonuses but only use 2~4 on other color for decent hp
"Take it slow" HAHAHA nah fam I'm playing this shit like I'm going for a world record every single run but thanks for the other tips
I'm using Flash fans most half the run and it amaized too ! 🙂
2 years is crazy. I'm just starting the game.
You guys know, The King have a bad disease, then his underlings need to cure him. But all that they do only create a monster.
I noticed that upon unlocking a blueprint, you get a free one of that item to try out.
I Iike to leave them at one cell left so I can grab it on a future run for free
I know it’s a special case but I was able to clear the final boss and get my first stem cell on day 2 of playing...granted it was about 16+ hours total but I still managed it on normal and as I type this I’m getting close to a getting to the second boss fairly consistently
I'm a noob who just picked up the game yesterday, but what you said sounds about right. I got to the throne room on literally my first run, with no clue what I was doing. Then I died, of course... and spent some time exploring and unlocking stuff. But fighting that boss in the training hall has been pretty easy, so I think I'm probably ready to try again.
Edit: I went back today to try a second time, and finished without too much difficulty. Also found out it gives an achievement for having an unused YOLO at the end, oops. I mostly used the Star Wars force lightning weapon for DPS, but paired it with a ground turret which causes bleeding, and a tentacle pet, and a fire ... um thingy. Firebrand? I should really pay more attention to what things are called. Anyway, kinda just waiting for the credits to finish while I write this.
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OMG, LOL... I just realized what the credits are doing. That's hilarious.
When you talked about the rally mechanic I immediately thought of bloodborne lol
I dont fully agree with unlocking everything, but that can be varied on playstyle and im not a brand new player, but this had some great tips and things i didnt know about still! Thanks !
As a person who already beated 5bc
3 times I can confirm this is really good info
Number 4 got me laughing out loud, because i just started 2 days ago and I do this 🤣🤣🤣
I'm not even a newbie, but thanks a lot Dude! I felt caught when you mantioned the Cursed Sword^^;
Cursed Sword is actually verry usefull to rush the first level and try to get the 2 min door + the 30 ennemies door
Honestly i do #4 because i wanna try them in another dedicated run. Sometimes i have a good weapon on a good run and just dont wanna risk it y'know
I swear seeing the picture of each item having one cell left made my brain hurt
Ive been playing since summer of 2020 and I didn't even know about the Rally Mechanic until now
1 year late but the reason I feel compelled to not unlock weapons is because they give you one upon unlock and now I have decision paralysis on whether I want this free thing for an upcoming boss, guaranteed to be in my color or nah. Terrible train of thought but it helped me kill Dracula.
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I used to do this a lot to maximize my hp to survive longer, and then i met the hand of the king