In this Dead Cells Upgrades guide, we will detail every item, its upgrade, and what you can use it for. This guide ranges from general upgrades to melee weapons and mutation upgrades.
Dead Cells is a rouge-lite, Castlevania-inspired action platform game that was developed by Motion Twin. Dead Cells is a 2D combat game with tough bosses and enemies that you have to fight through. The game is currently available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Upgrades Guide – Dead Cells
Below we have listed all upgrades related to every item in the game.
General Upgrades
This section lists all the general upgrades found in Dead Cells.
Health Flask 1
For this upgrade, you need 5 cells which will unlock a health potion that you can use anytime in the game.
Health Flask 2
For this upgrade, you will need 50 cells which allow you to use your health potion two times per refill.
Health Flask 3
This upgrade requires 300 cells which will allow you to use your health potion 3 times per refill.
Health Flask 4
This upgrade requires 700 cells which will make you the master of potions and allow you to use health potions 4 times per refill.
Gold Reserves 1
This upgrade requires 5 cells and preserves 3000 gold upon your death for you to use in the new run.
Gold Reserves 2
This upgrade requires 35 cells and will preserve 6000 gold upon your death for you to use in the new run.
Gold Reserves 3
This upgrade requires 160 gold and will give you more money in the reserves
Gold Reserves 4
This upgrade will give you unlimited reserves of gold for you to use upon your death in the new run.
Random Started Bow
This upgrade requires 65 cells to unlock and will randomize your starter bow. This upgrade will give you a very high-quality bow at no cost.
Random Starter Shield
This upgrade requires 65 cells to unlock and will randomize your starter shield. This will give you a very reliable shield in your adventure.
Random Melee Weapon
This upgrade requires 65 cells and to unlock at least 20 items. Once upgraded, you will have a randomized starter melee weapon that you can use in your gameplay.
Restock
This upgrade requires 300 cells and 20 unlocked items. Once upgraded, you use gold to refresh a shop’s inventory
Hunter’s Grenade
To acquire this weapon you need to have unlocked 20 items. This grenade improves the chances of you finding blueprints from enemies.
Recycling 1
This upgrade requires 25 cells. Once upgraded, you can use this to transform items in chests or on the ground into gold. This is useful especially when you have a set of the same item in your inventory.
Recycling 2
This upgrade requires 120 cells and you have to have unlocked recycling 1. This upgrade will allow you to transform items into gold at 15% of purchase price
Traps Upgrades
This section lists all trap upgrades in Dead Cells.
Double Cross-o-Matic
This upgrade requires 15 cells and will allow the trap to shoot 2 nearby enemies at the same time.
Melee Weapon Upgrades
This section of the guide lists all Melee Weapon Upgrades present in Dead Cells.
• Balanced Blade : 5 Cells
• Blood Sword: 5 Cells
• Assassin’s Dagger: 30 Cells
• Spartan Sandals: 5 Cells
• Broadsword: 20 Cells
• Impaler: 45 Cells
Ranged Weapon Upgrades
This section of the guide details all the ranged weapon upgrades found in Dead Cells.
• Infantry Bow: 30 Cells
• Heavy Crossbow: 40 Cells
• Ice Bow: 30 Cells
Shield Upgrades
This section of the guide lists all upgrades related to the shield.
• Front Line Shield: 20 Cells
Grenade Upgrades
This section of the guide details all grenade upgrades found in Dead Cells.
• Root Grenade: 40 Cells
Mutations
Below you will find all Mutations found in Dead Cells.
• Support: 50 Cells
• What Doesn’t Kill Me: 50 Cells
Additional Dead Cells guides are linked below:
- Promenade of the Condemned Keys and Cash Stash Locations Guide
- Hidden Areas Guide
- Cell Farming Guide
- Boss Fights Guide
- Weapons Guide
This concludes our Dead Cells Upgrades Guide. If you want to add anything to this guide, feel free to use the comments section below.
