Dead Cells | Guide to All Weapons

Dead Cells is a roguelike-Metroidvania hybrid developed by Motion Twin. Like any good roguelike game it revolves around a variety of weapons each with their own distinctive feel and purpose.

We wrote a guide below with all Dead Cells weapons currently in the game, what they do, how much damage they inflict, and where to get them.

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Find more Dead Cells guides on Gameranx:

• Dead Cells | Guide to All Skills and Spells

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Melee Weapons

Assassin’s Dagger

• Description: Inflicts a critical blow when you backstab your enemies. “Small, but deadly if you know where to stick it.”
• Blueprint: Secret area above starting point of the Promenade of the Condemned.
• Damage: 100

Balanced Blade

• Description: Carefully balanced to allow consecutive rapid strikes.
• Blueprint: Default.
• Damage: 127

Blood Sword

• Description: Causes bleeding.
• Blueprint: Dropped by Zombies.
• Damage: 109

Broad Sword

• Description: Does massive damage. “Slow and heavy, but looks badass. The best way to compensate.”
• Blueprint: Dropped by dead man inside the Prisoners’ Cells.
• Damage: 153

Cursed Sword

• Description: If you’re hit, you’re dead. “So you like to play hardball, do ya?”
• Blueprint: Dropped by The Watcher.
• Damage: 407

Dagger of the Sadistic Cult

• Description: Inflicts a critical blow if the victim is bleeding, burning or poisoned. “Turn the knife…”
• Blueprint: Dropped by Spiker.
• Damage: 109

Frantic Sword

• Description: Inflicts a critical blow when you’re below 50% health.
• Blueprint: Dropped by Kamikaze.
• Damage: –

Hayabusa Boots

• Description: The last hit inflicts area damage and kicks enemies backward.
• Blueprint: Found at the end of the Forgotten Sepulchre.
• Damage: 137

Impaler

• Description: Inflicts a critical blow when enemies are up against a wall.
• Blueprint: Dropped by Incomplete One.
• Damage: 120

Oiled Sword

• Description: Covers enemies with flammable oil. Inflicts massive damage if introduced to a flame…
• Blueprint: Dropped by Bats.
• Damage: 149

Rapier

• Description: Inflicts a critical hit immediately after rolling. “It’s all in the wrist…”
• Blueprint: Dropped by Scorpion.
• Damage: 90

Rusty Sword

• Description: “Kills things. Sometimes…”
• Blueprint: Starter Weapon.
• Damage: 119

Shovel

• Description: Flings enemies and bombs backwards. “Any object is a deadly weapon if you apply enough velocity.”
• Blueprint: Dropped by Host Zombies.
• Damage: 145

Spartan Sandals

• Description: Kicks victims backwards and interrupts their attacks. “This. Is. DEAD CELLS!”
• Blueprint: Dropped by Phazers.
• Damage: 53

Spiked Boots

• Description: Inflicts a critical blow if the kick interrupts an attack.
• Blueprint: Dropped by Thornies.
• Damage: 50

Spiteful Sword

• Description: Inflicts a critical blow if you have been hit recently.
• Blueprint: Dropped by Flying & Corpse Biter.
• Damage: 131

The Nutcracker

• Description: Stuns victims that have more than 75% health.
• Blueprint: Default.
• Damage: 104

Torch

• Description: Ignites your enemies and inflicts x damage/sec for 2.7 seconds
• Blueprint: Dropped by Ossuary.
• Damage: 99

Twin Daggers

• Description: Inflicts a critical blow on the third consecutive strike.
• Blueprint: Default.
• Damage: 136

War Spear

• Description: Inflicts a critical hit when you strike several enemies.
• Blueprint: Dropped by Mechanical Spider.
• Damage: 149

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Ranged Weapons

Beginner’s Bow

• Description: You recover your arrows when you kill your victim. “The Jailer’s son was getting pretty good at hunting rats with this…”
• Blueprint: Starter Weapon.
• Damage: 64

Bow and Infinite Arrows

• Description: Unlimited ammo. “There is no such thing as “too many arrows”.”
• Blueprint: Dropped by Undead Archers.
• Damage: 76

Electric Whip

• Description: Automatically targets the closest enemy. “Join the dark side.”
• Blueprint: Default.
• Damage: 64

Fire Brands

• Description: Ignites the ground and your enemies inflicting damage  for 3 seconds
• Blueprint: Default.
• Damage: 8

Heavy Crossbow

• Description: Shoots multiple bolts at once. “For short range bloodshed.”
• Blueprint: Dropped by Incomplete One.
• Damage: 280

Hunter’s Longbow

• Description: Inflicts a critical blow if you strike from far away. “Slow, but devastating at long range.”
• Blueprint: Located behind the Timed Gate.
• Damage: 75

Ice Bow

• Description: Freezes enemies struck by your arrows.
• Blueprint: Dropped by Undead Archers.
• Damage: 13

Infantry Bow

• Description: Inflicts a critical blow when you strike at close range. “A bow designed for close combat.”
• Blueprint: Dropped by Undead Archers.
• Damage: 68

Quick Bow

• Description: Inflicts a critical hit if the target has 2 or more arrows in its body. “Speed at the detriment of accuracy.”
• Blueprint: Secret area above starting point of the Prisoners’ Cells.
• Damage: 80

Repeater Crossbow

• Description: Fires powerful bursts of bolts.
• Blueprint: Dropped by The Tracker.
• Damage: 122

Throwing Knife

• Description: Causes bleeding for 2 seconds. The attack automatically targets the closest enemy.
• Blueprint: Default.
• Damage: 14

Valmont’s Whip

• Description: Ignores shields and deals a critical hit when striking at maximum range.
• Blueprint: Dropped by ugly Worms.
• Damage: 53

Wrenching Whip

• Description: Ignores shields. Wrenches victims towards you.
• Blueprint: Dropped by Pirate Captains.
• Damage: 115

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Shields

Assault Shield

• Description: Causes you to charge forward while blocking.
• Blueprint: Located behind the Timed Gate.
• Damage: 43

Blood Shield

• Description: Blocks attacks and causes bleeding for 3 seconds on all nearby enemies.
• Blueprint: Dropped by Shield Bearers.
• Damage: 33

Force Shield

• Description: Triggers a force field when you parry.
• Blueprint: Dropped by Shield Bearers.
• Damage: 33

Good ol’ Wooden Shield

• Description: Like any old shield, it allows you to block attacks and temporarily protects you if you take damage.
• Blueprint: Starter Weapon.
• Damage: 33

Greed Shield

• Description: Blocks attacks and shakes out any loose gold from your enemy’s teeth (once per enemy). Also transforms enemy arrows into gold.
• Blueprint: Default.
• Damage: 67

Shove Shield

• Description: Blocks attacks and violently shoves blocked enemies backwards.
• Blueprint: Dropped by Catchers.
• Damage: 44

Spiked Shield

• Description: Blocks attacks and inflicts heavy damage.
• Blueprint: Dropped by Running Zombies.
• Damage: 211

Sturdy Shield

• Description: Blocks attacks and stuns the attacker.
• Blueprint: Default.
• Damage: 44