Dead Cells 5BC FULL RUN w/Commentary: A Descent into Absolute Chaos (Using Every Item I See) 

Thank you!

Thank you for the feedback and compliments! I'm planning on doing more of these over the summer.

Thank you for the feedback!

Thanks for the feedback! I'll keep this in mind for the future.

@@DisappointedGiant and your commentary is awesome! Do not stop talking😆

Thank you so much for your comment and feedback! I love this, such a great sentiment. Welcome in :)

Damn, that's so nice to hear. Thank you!

Thank you! I appreciate the comment and support. :)

Congrats on getting to 5BC! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

Dojo love, baby!

I appreciate the feedback and am glad you enjoyed the video! This one-off run was a nice convergence of cool things to showcase but future runs will be more specific (e.g., ice build, traps and tranquility, etc.). At least lease just more of a normal run with some more build purpose behind it. Thank you for the support and the good luck!

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the feedback, will definitely do more things like this in the future.

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

Thank you! I appreciate the comments and am glad you've enjoyed the videos.

Thanks for the feedback! I'll upload more of these kinds of videos down the line.

Thank you!

Thank you for saying that. I'm glad you enjoyed! More vids to come in June.

Double Dead Cells, haha! Glad you enjoyed it and good luck with the Moonflower sidequest.

Hey Inky!! That's a good idea, especially since each biome is so different. Enemies would be tough to nail down though since they change with every BC (so lots of just listing what changes) but that's something that the Wiki shows so I could just link that. I really like this suggestion. Thanks a lot, man!

5BC boss and I go back a few years so I've had lots of practice. You can fight the boss in the training room if you want to test out some builds and practice! In case you haven't found it, there's a hidden area in the right side of the boss room where you can roll through the wall and find a 5BC door.

Hey, thanks a lot! I appreciate that.

Oh wow, great catch there! Looking back on the video I was probably more comfortable and confident in that situation since I had Rampart and knew I would get some extra invincibility on parry, but I'm also very familiar with how the Rampagers behave. I think that it's a good idea to lean into a more reactive approach for enemies like the fat boi, especially since their shield breaks and they aggro on the first attack (not counting a parry). I like using either Cudgel or Ice Shield with them because it'll stun or freeze them long enough so they can't recover after a parry. Congrats on getting to 2BC and good luck with your runs!

That sounds like a looooong challenge. Which Aspect do you use, Stomper?

@@DisappointedGiant Yeah, that's what I used. My strategy consisted of just rushing through the stage until explorer's instinct popped so I could get extra scrolls and starred enemies.

Great question! I personally feel like gold management differs from run to run but am happy to outline some of my own best practices to see if they’ll help out. - The earliest I buy new gear is usually Prison Depths or Corrupted Prison (often later, though). Unless something really jumps out at me before then I try to rely on what gear comes naturally through chests and drops. The relative cost of gear is heavier earlier in a run so I try to save up money for later on when I’m getting higher quality items and more bang for my buck. Some extra gear knowledge comes in handy here since that'll help adapt in the earlier stages when using the free stuff that pops up. - Don’t buy new gear in every biome, especially if it’s just a small increase in quality. That gets expensive quickly and could put you at a deficit for the rest of the run. Maybe once every other level or so unless you find something that fits smoothly into your vision for your build. - It’s super important to get synergies but I don’t think it’s worth dropping a ton of money into something to try to get bonus damage to line up. Maybe 2 or 3 rerolls unless I have a lot of money in which case I’ll drop a TON like I did at the end of this video. I did that for spending’s sake since I was going to lose most of it anyway so shouldn’t be taken too seriously! I’m more thinking about the balance between spending $3,000 trying to get some synergy on an item you have or putting that money toward higher quality gear in the next biome; those rerolls could cover 60% of a new item from the shop. - Reroll mutations when necessary or when you feel your build starting to shift but I don’t recommend doing it before and after *every* boss. The first reroll is 1k, second 2k, third 4k, then each after that is 8k. If you reroll before and after both Concierge and Timekeeper that’s $15k total. For example, sometimes I’ll be running Hunter’s Instinct and even though it’s not going to do me any favors in a boss fight I’ll keep it on and won't reroll my mutations because it’s worth saving the money at that point. - Kill everything! All enemies drop gold and some drop extra random items. Doubly important for elites since they always either drop a necklace or a higher quality item, which you can either upgrade with or recycle. It doesn’t seem like a lot at first but all of those little chunks of coin add up to a bigger purse as the run goes on. I also recommend trying to get the kill doors after biomes if you can since they’ll have high level gear and some extra cash in there; if the gear doesn’t match or upgrade your build you can recycle it for some extra money. - If you haven’t turned on secret outlines yet I recommend doing that in the Accessibility options. This will put a colored box around every secret in the walls or floors so they’ll be easier to see. There are lots of little random jewels strewn about in the level architecture, which also add up. These are just some things I thought of off the top of my head after reading your comment. There are some other things I do if I can, like saving $20k in case I need a flask, but I guess that’s more money spending than management. Most of what I wrote here is loose and adaptable though so aside from killing everything my tips aren’t set in stone, just kind of a best practices thing from my own play style. Over time you’ll get a better feel for when it’s worth spending more money on a reroll and planning out when you’re going to pick up new gear. This is funny because I initially started typing this out thinking it wasn’t enough for a video but I practically just wrote a short script LOL! Thank you for the comment and question, and good luck with your runs! Def let me know if these help or if you have any other questions.

@@DisappointedGiant I don't have any more questions at the moment, i just wanted to come back and say that ive playing following these rules and spending has already been A LOT better. Thank you so much for your help and support!! and yeah that was a definitely a long read lol

@@carus4president Excellent! I'm glad to hear that. Enjoy your wealth!

Clean cut will come out on mobile around the same time that the end is near comes out on console. Unfortunately, I don't think end is near is coming to mobile, sorry

@@Purple_VK18why isnt it coming to mobile?

The date on that update is a big :shrug: now. I wish I had more info but we all have to keep on waiting, unfortunately!

Dude was just riding the elevator lol

"First comment"☝️🤓 bros 5 years old 🗣️

Totally! I have the script done for the beginners mutation guide and am going to do a tier list too. Might take a few weeks but they'll be out soon.

Are you playing on mobile? If so she's not on that platform yet.

@@DisappointedGiant no i play on pc, i even have every dlc, beaten the game several times and not once have i gotten it

@@YxnEugh Hmm. Maybe you need to unlock more outfits? That might be one of the triggers for her to show up.

@@DisappointedGiant tbh id say ive unlocked quite a few, ive bought a lot from blueprints over buying weapons cuz i like the customization lol

@@YxnEugh The only other two things I can think of is are you on the Clean Cut update (3.4), and have you unlocked the Bobby Outfit from the Panchaku lore room? Not sure what the other triggers are, she usually just shows up at some point on a new save file for me.

Thanks for the question! I'm planning on making a tutorial video later this year about another roguelite but am not sure how far I'm going to take that afterward. I'm still planning on doing Dead Cells content for a while but might mix it up down the line with some Hades or something else.

@@DisappointedGiant Yeah, would definitely love to see some Hades content. Hades 2 as well (you spoke on it earlier and yeah that 500 bucks is iffy lol). I think it would be great if to diversify. You know, try something different. But in the end it what you enjoy. Cheers.

​@@nickelomacaug1337I've been thinking about Hades a lot and am brainstorming about a video that's a bit of a crossover between the games. Maybe an overview or deep dive on mechanics to make it accessible for people who have more experience in Dead Cells since the games are so different. Explaining the Mirror/Darkness in terms of the meta/Collector upgrades, Keepsakes as mutations, Titan's Blood/aspects as the Forge, etc. Also, seriously that $500 would have been SUCH an impulse purchase. Glad I thought about it! lol

@@DisappointedGiant That’s a great idea! Like you said the games are quite different and it would be cool to describe things in terms of the other game. I think that “crossover” video would be a great starting point. People will then have at least a small grasp on the game. I think that would make it easier to make Hades content without it being a massive leap. If anyone could do it, it’s you, lol.

@@nickelomacaug1337 Thank you :D The other side of it is some Hades players might find a video like that helpful to get into some Dead Cells content. I feel like this has to happen now!