Top 6 Tips | How to not suck at Dead Cells | Part 1

Decided to do another "How to not suck" series.
Here are the 6 tips:
1) Stick to a build
2) Learn to love shields
3) Use your grenades, skills, and powers
4) Reroll your affixes
5) Ignore the timed doors
6) Save your money
Will have parts 2-4 focusing on how to get consistent brutality, tactics, and survival builds
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[@PhilosopherJEB]

Me: “But I don’t suck at DEAD CELLS. I’ve played it for dozens of hours!” Also Me: “Uh, hand-of-the-who?”

[@SkipMcLazy]

Comment of the month. Lol

[@ozb1010]

That guy is no joke man, he's wrecked me 5 times now...

[@Ger0n1m0]

Just started yesterday. I love this game. I've died like 14 times now, at toxic sewers now need to farm blueprints, cells, and upgrades

[@Veevaivoevum]

The first time I met got to hand of the king it was merely luck and I accepted my fate as soon as his health bar popped up lol

[@mrcat4508]

@@ozb1010 I think I only lost to him once

[@thorne6770]

Another tip: unlock the starting random weapons and shields ASAP so you don’t spend ages looking for stuff you like, and instead get a chance for it off-spawn

[@XDWellbob]

Exactly that's what I did that along with potions

[@Sa_leh1010]

how i can unlock that room?

[@Act1991]

@@Sa_leh1010 to get the random starting gear you gotta use cells, i forgot when the blueprints are unlocked tho

[@Sa_leh1010]

@@Act1991 they alredy in your bluebrints but i unlooked all

[@opgroundzero2.0]

Wouldn't recommend random melee weapons, sometimes you get extremely awkward and slow weapons instead of the trusty rusty sword.

[@DarkSaruman]

Here's a TL;DR for quick reference: 1) Stick to one color. 2) Learn to use shields. (Perhaps not so relevant anymore as they were heavily nerfed) 3) Keep your powers/skills/traps on cooldown. 4) Reroll affixes to create synergies once you have level IV, V or VI items. 5) Ignore the timed doors. Picking up all scrolls / chests on the level is more important. 6) Spend your money wisely. Don't forge early weapons. Don't buy stuff from the merchant in the first few levels.

[@gnitsaf]

Stick to one color? Every time I get my one color up to the sum of the other two, I only get a split scroll (2 choice), normally guardian since I favor brutality.

[@logicss2893]

@@gnitsaf use the one with the most health, it doesn't really matter which one you take

[@hana1227]

that last tip is really helpful for me since I'm a greedy ass b(🐩)

[@Krzysztoforlive]

1st two sounds like good advice for american police :D

[@SDFRiver]

Just started playing about a month ago. This is the most recent video I have found that's not full of fluff. Who has time to watch an hour and a half discussion on weapon Tiers?? This is much more to the point. I'm looking forward to applying what I've learned to my next 2BC run. Thanks for the tips, Skip.

[@SkipMcLazy]

Yes! I have a notoriously short attention span (which is why I tend to play roguelikes/lites). I'm literally bored of any game with a story, so why do i wanna watch you drone on about something?! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the feedback. And no worries: I try to keep videos to 20 minutes because that's usually the length I wanna watch myself.

[@xenoxgenesis5096]

Just bought it on Christmas

[@ScottyDnB]

The view count of this video does not represent the quality of it, great stuff, keep it up my man.

[@SkipMcLazy]

This made my day. Thank you!

[@gabriellemos2491]

Another hint: Don't die

[@mrjaku633]

(SPOILER AHEAD) Well, you actually die at the end anyways so....

[@Ardenict]

@@mrjaku633 Yeah but its worth it tho because you got (SPOILERRRR!!!) Little jelly and green stuff like slime lmao

[@matthiasschuster9505]

Fuck, this spoiler warning is effective as the character right out of the box 🙄

[@oompaviiie4448]

@@mrjaku633 damn you should’ve hid it

[@chonkycat841]

my god

[@destinyblade1167]

An 11 minute guide with actual 11 minutes information? You deserve more subs and views. This helped me a lot since I'm playing this after a long time(I got the game when it was in early access)

[@tesseract5025]

“Learn how to shield” *clicks off video*

[@graeme9939]

Same man

[@satyampaswan3995]

same

[@user-fu8rg4ov5o]

Same using a shield makes it look like those slow paced action choosing games

[@nesraspongx58]

@@user-fu8rg4ov5o meh i think it could also help you play more quickly as you can parry or dodge depending on which helps best and maybe parrying is better sometimes as you are in the same place yet yeah when you are fishing for parries you can start playing slowly but yeah oh yeah also i think i heard that shields could help you learn enemy patterns and timing which could help you even if you don't use them so yeah also maybe same with playing now slowly and thinking on what you will do that might help you to think about that quickly and get good training on dealing with all sorts of enemies and their combinations and be able to do it quicker later

[@drdiego3]

This was eye opening for me. Thank you.

[@kevinfetters7040]

Hi Skip, 5BC player here, just wanted to say this is a super well put together beginners guide for people and I'm sure it'll help a ton of people get through the early BC's, great job on the video, if it helps I'll just give a few pieces of supplementary advice to the points you made as well as a few other tips to help people struggling in the game. Point one: This is a really solid tip, however I do want to point out there are a few niche cases where you actually do want to take an off color scroll, often times in late game if you have a good number of scrolls grabbing the extra bulk after beating giant/in hpc can be really nice as the scrolls might not make a huge difference versus hand of the king due to things like damage caps, however in general yes, focus on one color per run. Point two: I'm glad you mentioned that shields aren't always needed, but to emphasize, in version 1.9/2.0 which is the current version of dead cells, shields are probably the weakest they've been in a really long time, green in particular has very few strong shield builds I feel and reds best builds don't need them a ton either, while purples strongest shield is 5BC locked so it's not always a great option, that said it is important to learn shields for sure, but just know that they aren't required people :D Point three: Nothing to add here really, great point, use skills people haha, they're there for a reason. I guess if I could say anything I'd say don't rush into a group if your skills are cooling down still, feel free to wait if you need to that way you won't just get bodied because your powerful grenade is turned off. Patience is super important in Dead Cells. Point four: one thing you didn't note here is not getting greedy with weapons/affixes in general, an item bought from Promenade with decent affixes (Bonus to poison for example) can honestly go the entire run if you want, this goes with the fact that scrolls scale way more than weapons do, with 4 scrolls being a 100% damage boost essentially, so yeah, don't get too greedy with rerolls trying to go for bonus to poison, bleed, and burning oil for example simple is better sometimes. Point five: Yes, very much, time doors are a trap after you get the blueprints for them. Going slower in general is way more important because it's way safer, you didn't point out that you're gonna also be less likely to notice secrets/challenge rifts if you're going fast, time doors are trash, only one that's worth it really is the 26 minute door in sepulcher through stilt village because it has such a generous timer. Point six: yupp yupp, preserving money is so important, buy a weapon in toxic/promenade/arboretum/prison depths/corrupted prison if you need, buy weapons if you see good synergy on them, and just go for simple combos in dead cells. Overall this was a fantastic beginners guide, if you ever want I'd be more than happy to give some more in depth super detailed posts and what not to help actually push past certain biomes/bosses/or just detailed combos with you, great presentation though!

[@koenhaan2045]

Kevin Fetters 5 BC as well, i was about to comment something along those lines but it seems i dont have to, i agree its a good video for early game, but people should remember that after 4BC the gameplay changes, but its all still valid, the points made

[@kevinfetters7040]

@@koenhaan2045 Yeah it's a really solid entry video for sure, which are also important for people who are just struggling with fundamental stuff!

[@nesraspongx58]

yeah knowing that i should not go for timed doors was SO helpful to getting past 0BC you can't imaging how helpful it was xD + putting the scrolls in one thing listen to what these two people are saying everyone xD

[@nesraspongx58]

one more tip this one is not important if you are still in 0BC but the more you get higher BCs the more important it gets eat food and don't use health flasks accept if you really need to (if you are in 0BC using health flasks everytime yourhealth is super low and selling food is okay but from 1BC and on just always eat food) and wait until the food gives you the full effect or you need it so you don't waste HP (or if you are going into scary fights maybe but mostly when you need it) i learned that i really need food by just playing but yeah + if you have gastronomy unlocked it will help you doubling the amount of heal you will get and even giving you damage buffs if you sell the food you don't need dead inside i saw skip recommending it before in another video (i saw this series for the first time a couple of months ago so yeah xD but i saw that today) but dead inside is currently only unlockable in 4 or 5BC in high peak castle as a blueprint from enemies so yeah + i only use it against bosses really but yeah at least it will not make new players not learn about the food thing of course there is still healing mutations so use these if you want + oh yeah skip maybe pin kevin's comment so more people would read it

[@augustsmith9553]

SHUT UP

[@vikingbob_1875]

Going buy this game looks deadly

[@bobokidoki]

Looking Dead(ly) Cells

[@TheL1arL1ar]

MonsterKat I really want to play it on switch right now but I’m waiting for the prisoners edition which releases November 3rd in physical form.

[@coryp9849]

Its on xbox game pass if you have access to that

[@micklee2604]

I got it off epic games yesterday and it is my new favourite game on my Computer tbh

[@mico.6777]

Bought it.

[@hellboy1976]

So I took some tips to heart, and IMMEDIATELY got past the point in which I was constantly ending my runs! Thanks again, great tips and has me coming back to the game now.

[@KazLordOfLightWarriors]

Tip 7: As someone who has beaten the game with 4 Boss cells (I later found out that you need to kill the giant for the 5th, woopie) food one of your most important assets. Never immediately use it unless you are below the healing threshold, but use it over your healing flask obviously. And my personal opinion is never use your flask unless there's no immediate food, and your screen is in red (I think that's about 15% health) and even then you do still have your 1-health protection, where it lets you live with 1 health if you take massive damage, and that comes back every 45 seconds.

[@DiegoRodrigues-es4ph]

But that sudden death preverntion only works on 0 BC's

[@mothmando2376]

Thank you! Straight away I went from dying in ancient sewers to dying in throne room

[@DannyCtes]

Man the shield tech leveled me up so much in this game, still the timing throws me off but man I'm having fun again. Thanks mang

[@amalawawaw2]

Do you think you could go PARRY ONLY in Dead Cells?

[@DannyCtes]

@@amalawawaw2 no, no where near that level 🤣

[@justsomeweeb6078]

Getting better doesn’t necessarily mean you need to learn how to use shield 5bc player here and i beaten every bc shieldless because i like tactics

[@alphabetsalphabets5242]

Very, very nice. As someone who used to struggle at the game, and find videos talking about something a beginner knows. Either explicitly shown by the game or implicitly. You cut through all of the bs and get straight to the point.

[@landonkuiper4626]

Well damn, this was helpful. I've always just balanced everything and didn't go for a specific build. No wonder why I kept on getting bodied.

[@smiller2323]

Coming back to this video to say that this was extremely helpful info. I was able to get past 1BC and 2BC realitively quickly after watching. Before I could barely beat normal mode. Great video!

[@nalsium2828]

Great video! Regarding the scrolls: Prisoner's Quarters always has 2. If you do go for the first timed door, make sure you have them at the minimum.

[@Rcook422]

Honestly the first tip helps tremendously and didn’t entirely think bout that 😅 I’d have my main power maybe 3-4 scrolls ahead but the others beefed up for health. Been having tremendous trouble getting past hand of the king. Running a heavy crossbow/sliced/heavy grenade build.

[@xdeathsrk]

Watching for fun before jumping back into 4BC (was waiting for the ps4 performance fixes). This is an outstanding guide, keep up the great work!

[@GhostsOnHoliday]

I appreciate the video! I was getting frustrated, kept getting stuck at the clocktower. Watching tonight but will play tomorrow and apply these tips.

[@danielhakushi]

Thanks. Just started DC after a looong Break again and this really helps getting used to it once more.

[@Darkmis13]

Dude thank you so much. Easy to understand, well made video. I'm finally getting the hang of it and your tips helped tremendously. Stay safe brother!

[@KingJu1]

I was struggling to beat the final boss for the first time until I realized how scrolls and the different colors of weapons actually worked. Lol, great video.

[@VorseRaiderStrike]

I ended up grinding out to the end of Boss Cell 1 and getting the second and I've still never tried learning parry timings. I think I should give it another go soon. Thanks for the tips!

[@jrmj]

I really enjoyed this video. I started playing Dead Cells a few weeks ago and just love it. I also recognized there have to be ways to optimize things and was looking for a video just like this. Thanks!

[@SkipMcLazy]

There are surprise synergies everywhere once you figure out how to look for them. Don't be afraid to experiment on an idea you have with a weapon combination. It's what keeps the game fun!

[@Limofeus]

Really good tips, I know from other games about often using low cd skills/traps and seek for synergies, but I kinda missed the parry mechanic playing the game and didn't use shields at all, so thanks for the video with all the basics so newbies like me can be sure to know all the main aspects of the game!

[@lunarivenom]

I never used shiels, and I always used brutality, tactics and survival And I used to go to the time doors. After some time playing with your tips I improved, thank you

[@ANameToGoBy]

I definitely recommend using skills you like with your build, to get into using skills more. I used light speed and death orb a lot to help clear and speed thru, but keeping that mindset pushes you to think about using skills more often.

[@Fico214]

Thanks for the tips man! Yeah, I was thinking of balancing three colors.. I’m gonna try stick to only one!

[@simonfernandez7870]

Hey Skip! Thanks for your videos. I recently stumbled across your videos on Into The Breach, and yesterday I got the final achievement, pretty sure you helped a tad there! As for Dead Cells, I’ve been playing it on and off (got to the HOTK with 2 Cells equipped), so I’ll be definitely looking at your videos to see if there’s a crack that could help me going further. Anyway, just wanted to say that I appreciate your work, congrats!

[@SkipMcLazy]

GG! Glad I was able to help!

[@Shirolicious]

OMFG! The yellow exclamation mark for the perfect parry! My mind is just blown after reading that! Gonna try!

[@TCapButterCup]

Thanks, I started playing Dead Cells recently on my phone and the information you gave was helpful.

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

This game is so fkn addicting man. I love it. Lately my attention span has shortened so much i cant even watch a full episode of a dhow without switching it off out of boredom, so this games perfect for me

[@frogvonneumann9761]

This video is just great! I just got into dead cells and your videos have been super helpful

[@thepop7989]

So the times doors I use when I need cells but if I want to do a "serious run" I just look around for all the scrolls

[@counterhit121]

Ok i really needed this video. I thought I knew what I was doing but I basically make all the mistakes listed in this video. Thanks for the content!

[@joehawaiianbathtoba9429]

A little note for something that as a player of dead cells who’s reached 5 cell I’ve learned, explore and experiment, basically this means to try and take new routes in the game so you can find new runes and blueprints for new weapons, which leads me to my next point experiment with new weapons learn what you’re good at and try and use that rather than going the same route with the same weapons over and over

[@sloppyvic6971]

In such a short time and so many useful information.... man I love this vid

[@MyShortsAreWet_]

Thanks for this! Might go melee, looks fun and brutal!

[@rexmortimus5520]

Something that really helps out with optimization is pathfinding through areas, I never really saw anything related to how large of an advantage going through a path such as prison depth to ossuary. Or going through slumbering Sanctuary all the way to the giant, and skipping the castle. Discovering this on the deadcells wiki was really what helped going from 1 cell mode all the way to beating the ""super secret boss fight""

[@Bolo_Podoleo]

What? Can you repeat your comment, but more slowly, and louder for the people like me that are slow and hard of hearing?

[@rexmortimus5520]

@@Bolo_Podoleo in a nutshell different paths exists and there are specific paths that are better then the rest in different ways

[@metafishling]

For the scroll tip, you forgot to hammer home why focusing on one stat is so important: damage doubles every 5 scrolls. 6 scrolls is 2x, 11 scrolls is 4x, 16 scrolls is 8x. Those are huge gains. You are much more likely to survive if you are killing enemies in 1-2 hits vs 8-16 hits or more. Timed doors are worth going for at some points in the game if you can consistently beat the first boss. If you rush for timed doors (using dodge-jump-dodge-jump to avoid enemies), you can skip turning in cells and quickly farm up the Forge or a particular blueprint. Just don't overdo it. Overall though, you are right that kill doors are the better target. And, regarding gold, if a player can't consistently reach the final boss on their current BC, then spending gold early on weapons or affixes is fine. Saving gold for later biomes only applies if you are consistently making it to those later biomes on every run. The core advice is fine, but a little too strict. It should be "make sure you have enough money for later biome gear and rerolls by not overspending early".

[@itmovesitchats]

Thanks, was looking for a gameplay video to figure out if I wanted to buy this one or not and you've sold me :)

[@SkipMcLazy]

Enjoy! It's FUN

[@jackhall1150]

Mobile Dead Cell player here, this guide is super helpful for us! I really appreciate it!

[@HappyTurtleGod]

The effort for this video compared to the views/likes is underrated, just bought the game and it's so fun

[@irent5053]

Very good advice. I already knew all of this, so the advice wasn't super useful to me in particular, but it was great advice regardless. Especially great for newer players, great job

[@RamboFett]

Just picked up Dead Cells, great video with very helpful tips. Thanks ! :D

[@BrewstoidOfficial]

Started playing a few days ago, this is my new favourite game of all time.

[@TheLeviathan1293]

7:58 I like that one. Until 2 BSC I always tried going for both doors in PQ while getting all the scrolls, but the priority was still taking no damage and getting the scrolls, which can be done if you find the scrolls fast or by getting cursed in the specialist room to reveal the map, and my position was "If I'm getting cursed anyways I might as well grab the cursed sword so I can do PQ with it". Since it's the first level you can retry it really fast until you get a consistent way to keep doing that. With 3BSC I stopped going for 2 minute door because there is this guy that chases after you and that freaks me out lol. Instead I started to try and kill everything as safely as possible and recycling everything I don't need to get more money. It seems that's what I'll keep doing in 4 BSC but I dunno because I just got it yesterday lol. The remaining levels, yeah, better get everything. I remember there was a time in which the timed doors were in the levels and had scrolls in them, but that's not the case anymore.

[@brumbotumbus]

Wow, great commentary, and awesome vid, subbed for sure

[@helge5565]

I just started playing Dead Cell and I’m going for the timed doors just to farm cells. I think it’s the best way to get them quickly in the early game

[@Sir_Bone-Head]

Gonna follow this. I love the game, but I'm crap at it, I did manage to get a lot unlocked, and I have managed to get to the Hand of the King, but I still have a lot I need to practice on.

[@Nupid_Stiggers]

This video made me realize i made a mistake the why i always gets beaten by the boss is because im rushing and not thinking wisely your tips of taking my time really helps me thank you

[@ahrian69]

OMG, I suck so bad at this game (suck more only in Hades) but I found those tips very helpful. Subbed!

[@m_tpa]

so i wouldve written the exact same guide and im stuck at one boss cell. really looking forward to the next videos

[@Yato_q]

i always felt like i’m doing something wrong because i never got those timed doors i was like: „they are in the game and it’s usually not good to ignore parts of the game and expect to still be very good“ but apparently i did nothing wrong :)

[@dpaddestroyer1861]

There's so much to this game. I love it!

[@christiandevincent4334]

I would just like to say that I have only watched three of the four videos in this series, and in only a couple of days, I managed to beat the Hand of the King with two boss cells activated. (I had been on two boss cells before watching these videos.) What astounds me is that I beat it with relative ease, too. In case you’re curious, I had a legendary nutcracker, a party shield, a crusher, and a legendary knife dance, with the mutations “What Doesn’t Kill Me,” “Extended Healing,” and “Blind Faith.” I focused greatly on survival. I don’t say that to tell you all to copy me (although if that works for you, go for it!), but just to say that these videos are really amazing!

[@SkipMcLazy]

Kudos! That's great! Glad you found these helpful

[@Veronika7777]

Great content. Very helpful. Liked and subbed, thanks.

[@Smileyfire6]

I love this and appreciate this as a new player :) thank you

[@lenkaasia3476]

Thank you for the tips! Especially the how to shield 3:41

[@khaiphamba5991]

Whao, I never expected to stumble upon a very interesting and informative video about Dead Cells like this. A couple of months ago, I started playing this game, realizing that I was 2 years late to the party. A bit of a letdown, but on the bright side, coming late could be a plus, as the game has had time to mature. It was one heck of an effort to actually gained the very first Boss Cell and finished the game, just then to realize that the game had much much more, didn't actually end there, with another 4 levels that are actually even MORE DIFFICULT. I have been trying to gain the second Boss Cell, have failed miserably, even though I used Shield most of the time (some KZbin videos guide you to use "guaranteed build" that could deal the most damage, but I find it difficult for myself to progress without a SHIELD). Just recently I discovered that I should stick with a Build Type, like you mention in the early part. About other parts of the video, I basically keeping them at an acceptable balance. Yet, I still can't get the 2 Boss Cell and have been off from the game for quite some time now. I am planning to return to this game in a few days. I have a question though. Sticking to a Build Type seems to be a correct way, but what if we have to change the weapons along the way? The ones that we pick up at the early stage of the game might not be useful or of our preference. We will have to pick new ones and they will surely have a different stat type. If we continue to stick with the scroll choice, doesn't that mean the new weapons won't gain any benefit from our stat build? Please help!

[@SkipMcLazy]

Don't worry! It's never too late to discover Dead Cells! For build types, yes, once you stick to a this that does limit your selections to just one type of weapons. Once you get past 1BC you'll be able to get the recycling tubes which will give you greater selection at the start of a run. That helps to make the selection of which build type to go with easier

[@khaiphamba5991]

@@SkipMcLazy Oh thank you for replying, but I have never heard of or collected the "recycling tubes". What are those?

[@SkipMcLazy]

@@khaiphamba5991 You unlock them after you beat the 1 boss cell difficulty. They offer you a choice of starting loadout at the beginning of your run.

[@khaiphamba5991]

@@SkipMcLazy That is weird. I have never been offered that. I think I must check it again. I must have missed something. Thank you!

[@khaiphamba5991]

@@SkipMcLazy Hi man, how are you doing? So, I have finally get 1 BC and am running on 2. I challenge myself on Tactic build because I won the first 2 difficult levels by Hulk mode (Survival) already. Aside from the fact that I am very weak in this new build, I have realized that I don't deal enough Damage. This makes me wonder, is the requirement to beat this game is that you MUST CHANGE WEAPONS as you progress??? Now, before the Concierge, on your way you will gradually pick up the items that will define your preferred build, which you want to stick with. But then, things get worsened from mid game onward. FIRST of all, the additional 15% from each Scroll is not enough to catch up with the enemies (both my weapons only deal around 2k-3k dmg when facing The Hand of the King. To beat him, each actually has to deal around 7k-10k dmg). SECOND, all items can be upgraded once only. After that, it's just reforging the affixes. THIRD, even if you try the Shop, rerolling till you find a better version of your current items, the damage increase is still insignificant. BUT 🍑, The weapons that randomly dropped, found, in chest, from winning challenges, etc. have a HUGE LEAP in terms of damage. They will surely cut through the tough enemies in the High Peak Castle and The Hand more easily. That said, if you pick them up, your strategies that you have committed so far (fighting style, affixes) might completely be ruined. I am stuck and confused. I can't progress either. Please help me man. Thank you! (Sorry for the length, its a bad habit of mine.)

[@Misterbiszkopt]

Thanks to Your Tips I Finally Finished Dead Cells today... THX MATE c:

[@ViktorTrifonov_]

Man noice vid I play dead cells from so long and i cant beat the 5 cells mode brhu but I came here to check and I learn som things Thanks alot

[@jaiparchanowicz524]

I managed to get all the scrolls and get to the next bio with 1:59 and its not as difficult as it seems just learn to parry alot and you'll be fine great vid btw keep up the good work

[@sxchneiler806]

I just played today and it is a port from my mobile phone. It's a really great game but I'm just not used to some of the terms like BC, the biomes, and other stuff. So thank you for this guide!

[@crabbygamer1809]

My favorite weapon combo is frozen shard and big hammer. It's pretty good.

[@plvto1]

I'm actually pretty proud of myself for knowing some of this stuff already but great video regardless!

[@akalyx]

thanks so much, subbed and watching your playlist now

[@akalyx]

timed doors: when i started, i would stress about getting these, now i know not to...very true you miss out on all the scrolls, basically making the time you just spent useless. i go for the no damage/kill doors now. you were totally right about not using traps/grenades -- i never used them before i started watching your vids...i also learned how to use a shield, i think i'm a much better player for knowing just those two things (let alone everything else you've taught me) thanks again

[@Sir_Bone-Head]

Alright, I'm coming back to this video to say thank you, for the longest time I could barely ever make it to the Hand of the king, and now I've beaten all the bosses at least once on normal mode, managed to get 2 Boss Stem Cells, and even unlocked the gold Concierge outfit. I even just beat the queen and her servants. I went from passively liking this game, to outright loving it.

[@tarickhill3703]

Also something i learned recently, use your homunculus rune like crazy, it roots at random times, and its free dps.

[@tysonclarke012]

I'm gonna make an arcade cabinet for this. A game this good deserves it's own cabinet.

[@lukedudley5030]

Cheers just started n got stuck at concierge hope these tips help especially with damage :-)

[@harishb5641]

Thanks man, I was pretty clueless until I found ya

[@christianpinarello8790]

"Learn to love shields" Me: NEVER *proceed to roll violently*

[@terrywiles8865]

Another brilliant video

[@YetiCat28]

Here’s another tip. You have 5 weapons, because you should remember the amulet. It can have some really powerful affixes that combo well with your other weapons. An example that comes to mind is when I got an ++ amulet that created burning oil on the floor.

[@Cyrus_Shokan]

Thanks I'll give your tips a go. I'm not enjoying the game so far so will try this then probably shelve it.

[@jungmusohn5230]

I love your guide! Youre also the only one ive seen who actually OPENS doors and not smashes through them lol

[@SkipMcLazy]

Thanks! Lol, it's about 50/50 smash/open when I play. Depends how I'm feeling.

[@nesraspongx58]

well i heard about a set with the spite sword (i think this is how it is called baiscaly the sword that makes you do crits if you took damage or cursed) and baiscally you should hold up your shield to take damage in it and maybe then parry so yeah

[@jimmynich4791]

You want to pick up colourless weapons and shield, I think they improve whichever upgrades you choose from scrolls. I had colourless boomerang with one extra ammo and by the time I was near the end the dps was over 3000 and it was burning down all the enemies quickly. Just before the final boss though I picked up colourless glyph and used that cos of the over shield. The best tip I think though is to do with what you unlock, don't unlock weapons, powers and traps that you're unlikely to use.

[@slapmysmurf6271]

This all makes sense thank you

[@harshmeena4]

*I got this video notification before I starting to play but then I ignored this but now here I am😂*

[@alexandergrozz9418]

Dude, I'm at boss cell 2 and Imy builds have pretty much been, "which color gets me the most health" I'm amazed I got here lol

[@jvaughnduggan808]

So helpful!! Thank you

[@tsxxcooki3xx882]

I’m know I’m late to trying this but I started today and really needed this info thank you, quick question are you using dlc weapons during this run?

[@JayRTGGamer]

I just started playing Dead Cells on mobile few days ago. I struggle with many buttons to press with my right thumb. So I switched to auto-hit mode. Currently at 1BC. I'm still getting learning the timing to parry .

[@notorious.vilmaris]

So, I wouldn’t say that I’m entirely good at Dead Cells, but after I make it to the next level, I usually die. I got all the DLCs for the game and this video has helped me a bit, thank you for that. I was kinda winging it. I imagined it to be like Hollow Knight (the pure nail is completely broken in the game). But I was able to figure out every mob’s moves, so that helps

[@vasocreta]

I am loving this game. I am still very novice but these are some great tips.

[@MohamOverKill]

I am already good at the game but I had to see this ... I will take all the help I can get

[@easygoing4964]

as a new player i just speedrunning the first stage under 2 minutes,the room gave you 20 cells and that's really helpful for unlocking the things.

[@toddripcity7878]

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 ?

[@Lions2th]

me: *sees that this guy's playing on Xbox* "ahh, a man of culture" also me: *sees that he has his left ability set to B instead of LT* "this hurts me physically to look at"

[@SkipMcLazy]

LT is for dodge rolls. Change my mind. Lul

[@Guesswork01]

Great video thanks man

[@andresvalera1430]

Meta Tip: Check the date of whatever tip you read because things change a lot over time , for example at release (when I started playing) a very easy way to win was just taking items that reduced damage even if they don't synergise with your build and you could get to like 50% damage reduction basically braking the game lol

[@obbi010]

Not a thing anymore unfortunately

[@Fella_friend]

My first run I got a legendary blood sword with a double bleed stack and bleed cause poison and +50% damage on bleeding targets as well as a +50% on poisoned targets. To say this destroyed 0bc is an understatement

[@JustAnotherSomeDude]

Tip for number 1 There is 3 mutations if you still dont like your health Ygdar a colorless mutation that is a 2nd life Disengagement its caps out damage possible and has a long cooldown so its like a 2nd version of when you take more than 25% damage and live on 1 For survival runs A mutation I believe called soldier’s heart at high survival scrolls give 25% health so it gives first few scroll health bonuses at end game scroll numbers

[@VijaySingh-ht7sy]

Even tho I'm unable to play this game still liking this vdo and also some of the tips are similar to other rpg games 👍

[@michaelcorrigan6577]

Good video. This game is kicking my ass!

[@pobreprofe]

Thanks! So useful