• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Gameranx

Gameranx

Video Game News, Lists & Guides

  • News
  • Features
  • Platforms
    • Xbox Series X
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games
  • Guides
  • News
  • Features
  • Platforms
    • Xbox Series X
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games
  • Guides

Dead Cells: Bad Seed DLC – How To Access Every New Area | Arboretum, Banished Morass & Nest

February 11, 2020 by Kevin Thielenhaus

Need help finding the right path through the Bad Seed DLC? Here’s how to explore all the new areas.

There are three new areas in the Bad Seed DLC for Dead Cells — the Dilapidated Arboretum, the Morass of the Banished, and the Nest. All three feature totally unique challenges, and giving you another alternate path through the castle. There’s a lot of good stuff to find here, and reaching these areas isn’t 100% straightforward. Like other areas, they connect (and interconnect) in multiple ways.

If you’re looking to find your way to the big boss of the DLC, located in the Nest, here’s how you reach her from beginning to end. If you’re looking to access the Bad Seed DLC, you’ll need the Teleportation Rune and the Vine Rune. Both are fairly early, so you don’t have to be the best players to get them. We’ve got everything you need to know about getting started in the Bad Seed DLC here.


More Dead Cells guides:

How To Get The Vine, Teleportation, Ram & Spider Runes | How To Access Every Area | Hidden & Optional Areas Guide | All Secret Keys & Blueprints Locations | Gardener’s Keys, Architect’s Key & More


  • Dead Cells_20200211105207
  • Dead Cells_20200211105337
  • Dead Cells_20200211112424
  • Dead Cells_20200211114158
  • Dead Cells_20200211115358
  • Dead Cells_20200211120223

Dilapidated Arboretum

Accessible from the Prisoner’s Quarters. Use the Teleportation Rune exit and then jump off the snapper plants to reach the top of the spike passage.

The first time you travel to the Dilapidated Arboretum, you’ll need to acquire the Old Arboretum Key. Search for a dead body after using the Teleportation Rune — it will drop the key you need at the top of the snapper plant path.

The Dilapidated Arboretum is connected to three areas — Ramparts (Normal Exit), Prison Depths (Spider Rune), and the Morass of the Banished (Normal Exit).


The Morass of the Banished

The fastest access is through the Dilapidated Arboretum exit. If you didn’t find it on one side of the map, check the opposite side of the starting door.

An optional door in the standard exit to the Prison Depths leads to this zone. The Prison Depths is connected to the Ossuary / Morass of the Banished, and the new DLC area is just an additional exit door. No special key or rune path required.

The Morass of the Banished has exits leading to the Ramparts and the Prison Depths (Spider Rune).


The Nest

Connected to the Morass of the Banished. This is the only exit, and you’ll find it at the far end — after three mini-boss battles, and after the strange altar.

The nest is where you’ll encounter the Mama Tick boss. Defeataing the boss unlocks passages to The Stilt Village and The Graveyard. You’ll also earn another Boss Cell if you manage to win.

Share this post:

FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterest

Recent Videos

Ready or Not - Before You Buy

Ready or Not - Before You Buy

10 Game Moments That Broke Every Rule You Expected

10 Game Moments That Broke Every Rule You Expected

The Story Behind 2025's Biggest Gaming Disaster

The Story Behind 2025's Biggest Gaming Disaster

10 Most BADASS Video Game Weapons of All Time

10 Most BADASS Video Game Weapons of All Time

10 Things Developers REGRETTED Adding To BIG GAMES

10 Things Developers REGRETTED Adding To BIG GAMES

20 Games That HUMILIATE You For Playing BADLY

20 Games That HUMILIATE You For Playing BADLY

EA SETS INSANE TARGET FOR BATTLEFIELD 6, SUBNAUTICA 2 IN TROUBLE & MORE

EA SETS INSANE TARGET FOR BATTLEFIELD 6, SUBNAUTICA 2 IN TROUBLE & MORE

10 Best Games Where The STORY SUCKS

10 Best Games Where The STORY SUCKS

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 - Before You Buy

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 - Before You Buy

Category: FeaturesTag: Dead Cells, Guides, PC, PS4, Xbox One

Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • The Rise of VR Gaming in 2025: Best Headsets and Must-Play Titles
  • Mortal Kombat 2 Teaser Gives Our First Look At Johnny Cage
  • Best Indie Games in 2025 You Probably Missed (But Shouldn’t!)
  • Virtuos Reportedly Laying Off Hundreds of Its Staff
  • Ubisoft Reveals Co-CEOs For New Creative Houses Venture

Copyright © 2025 · Gameranx · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme