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Chalice Dungeons are areas in Bloodborne, separate from the main game. They are completely optional, but offer nice rewards and an extra challenge if you’re up to it.
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How To Open Chalice Dungeons
First of all, you need a Holy Chalice. You can get some by defeating bosses in the main game, while others are unlocked by beating Chalice Dungeons. You also need materials, like Ritual Blood or Tomb Mold. You can buy the basic components in the Messenger Bath shop, but stronger materials can only be found during your journey. Lastly, you need a certain amount of Blood Echoes. Now you can go to one of the Ritual Altars in Hunter’s Dream and perform the Chalice Ritual.How To Perform Chalice Ritual
- Select one of the Ritual Altars – you can use whichever you like, except the first one.
- Select the “Chalice Ritual” option.
- Choose a Chalice – there are four tabs, representing four types of chalice.
- Press “Conduct Ritual”. If you have enough Blood Echoes and materials, you’ll be teleported to the dungeon.
How To Beat Chalice Dungeons
You beat a dungeon by exploring it and defeating all of the bosses inside. Every dungeon has a set number of floors, and there is a boss at the end of each. If you’re having trouble finding the boss, follow the lanterns – yellow means you’re on the right track, purple means locked, while turquoise signifies a door you’ve unlocked.The strength of enemies you’ll encounter is predetermined, so you should leave and level up your character and weapons if you feel a particular dungeon is too hard for you. The bosses can either be slightly modified versions of regular Bloodborne bosses, or beefed up versions of plain enemies.
You can also invite other players to help you out with your dungeons. It works similarly to the way regular co-op does – the guests get part of the reward in return for helping. We also have a detailed guide on Chalice Dungeon Co-op.
List Of Chalice Dungeons
There are four types of chalices – Pthumeru, Hintertomb, Loran and Isz. Each type contains several chalices with different number of floors, difficulty and loot. The ones with the word “Root” in their name are randomized, while all the others have set parameters. Root dungeons can be spiced up by using special rite materials, like Bastard of Loran and Sage’s Wrist. This gives you a better chance at getting rare items like the Lost and Uncanny weapons, but also increases the difficulty.
There is also an interesting thing about Root dungeons. If someone gets a great reward from a Root dungeon, and shares the glyph code from that Root dungeon, anyone who enters the same glyph code will get the same great reward. To do this, you should choose the “Search By Glyph” option in the Altar menu, then input the code. Likewise, if you want to share the glyph of your current dungeon, go to the altar, interact with it and look in the lower right corner to find the Chalice Glyph. In this way you can be sure that a random dungeon will reward you with some special weapons or materials that you need.
Finally, there are Sinister chalices, which are used for PvP. These have to be bought from vendors inside the dungeons, and they allow people to invade you while you’re raiding. Sinister dungeons also have randomized rooms, enemies and loot.
Pthumeru Chalice
Chalice Dungeon Name | How To Unlock | Chalice Dungeon Requirements |
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Pthumeru Chalice | Kill Blood-starved Beast | 1000 Blood Echoes 2x Ritual Blood (1) |
Pthumeru Root Chalice | Beat Pthumeru Chalice | 10000 Blood Echoes 2x Ritual Blood (1) 3x Tomb Mold (1) |
Central Pthumeru Chalice | Beat Pthumeru Chalice | 1800 Blood Echoes 8x Ritual Blood (2) |
Central Pthumeru Root Chalice | Beat Central Pthumeru Chalice | 1800 Blood Echoes 8x Ritual Blood (2) 6x Tomb Mold (2) Fetid Offering: 2x Sage’s Wrist |
Lower Pthumeru Chalice | Beat Central Pthumeru Chalice | 3200 Blood Echoes 9x Ritual Blood (3) |
Lower Pthumeru Root Chalice | Beat Lower Pthumeru Chalice | 3200 Blood Echoes 12x Ritual Blood (3) 8x Tomb Mold (3) Fetid Offering: 4x Sage’s Wrist Rotted Offering: 3x Inflicted Organ |
Defiled Chalice | Beat Lower Pthumeru Chalice | 5500 Blood Echoes 9x Ritual Blood (4) 2x Bastard of Loran 22x Arcane Haze |
Cursed And Defiled Root Chalice | Beat Defiled Chalice | 5500 Blood Echoes 10x Ritual Blood (4) 6x Tomb Mold (4) Fetid Offering: 3x Sage’s Hair Rotted Offering: 5x Inflicted Organ Curse: 3x Bastard of Loran |
Great Pthumeru Ihyll Chalice | Beat Defiled Chalice | 11500 Blood Echoes 9x Ritual Blood (5) 4x Red Jelly 25x Arcane Haze 1x Living String |
Pthumeru Ihyll Root Chalice | Beat Great Pthumeru Ihyll Chalice | 11500 Blood Echoes 15x Ritual Blood (5) 15x Tomb Mold (5) 2x Red Jelly Fetid Offering: 6x Sage’s Hair Rotted Offering: 6x Yellow Backbone Curse: 3x Bastard of Loran |
Sinister Pthumeru Ihyll Root Chalice | Bought in Lower Pthumeru Chalice Dungeon | 11500 Blood Echoes 15x Ritual Blood (5) 15x Tomb Mold (5) 2x Red Jelly Sinister Bell: 32x Arcane Haze |
Hintertomb Chalice
Chalice Dungeon Name | How To Unlock | Chalice Dungeon Requirements |
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Hintertomb Chalice | Found in Pthumeru Chalice (in a side room) | 1800 Blood Echoes 3x Ritual Blood (2) 3x Bloodshot Eyeball |
Hintertomb Root Chalice | Beat Hintertomb Chalice | 1800 Blood Echoes 8x Ritual Blood (2) 10x Tomb Mold (2) 3x Bloodshot Eyeball Fetid Offering: 2x Sage’s Wrist |
Lower Hintertomb Chalice | Beat Hintertomb Chalice | 3200 Blood Echoes 6x Ritual Blood (3) 6x Bloodshot Eyeball |
Lower Hintertomb Root Chalice | Beat Lower Hintertomb Chalice | 3200 Blood Echoes 12x Ritual Blood (3) 3x Tomb Mold (3) 6x Bloodshot Eyeball Fetid Offering: 4x Sage’s Wrist Rotted Offering: 3x Inflicted Organ |
Sinister Hintertomb Root Chalice | Bought in Lower Hintertomb Chalice Dungeon | 3200 Blood Echoes 12x Ritual Blood (3) 3x Tomb Mold (3) 6x Bloodshot Eyeball Sinister Bell: 19x Arcane Haze |
Loran Chalice
Chalice Dungeon Name | How To Unlock | Chalice Dungeon Requirements |
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Ailing Loran Chalice | Kill Amygdala | 5500 Blood Echoes 9x Ritual Blood (4) 4x Coldblood Flowerbud |
Ailing Loran Root Chalice | Beat Ailing Loran Chalice | 5500 Blood Echoes 14x Ritual Blood (4) 3x Coldblood Flowerbud 3x Tomb Mold (4) Fetid Offering: 3x Sage’s Hair Rotted Offering: 5x Inflicted Organ |
Lower Loran Chalice | Beat Ailing Loran Chalice | 11500 Blood Echoes 9x Ritual Blood (5) 4x Blooming Coldblood Flower |
Lower Ailing Loran Root Chalice | Beat Lower Loran Chalice | 11500 Blood Echoes 13x Ritual Blood (5) 4x Blooming Coldblood Flower 5x Tomb Mold (5) 1x Red Jelly Fetid Offering: 6x Sage’s Hair Rotted Offering: 6x Yellow Backbone Curse: 3x Bastard of Loran |
Sinister Lower Loran Root Chalice | Bought in Lower Loran Chalice Dungeon | 11500 Blood Echoes 13x Ritual Blood (5) 4x Blooming Coldblood Flower 5x Tomb Mold (5) 1x Red Jelly Sinister Bell: 32x Arcane Haze |
Isz Chalice
Chalice Dungeon Name | How To Unlock | Chalice Dungeon Requirements |
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Great Isz Chalice | Kill Ebrietas | 11500 Blood Echoes 9x Ritual Blood (5) 3x Pearl Slug 25x Arcane Haze |
Isz Root Chalice | Beat Great Isz Chalice | 11500 Blood Echoes 13x Ritual Blood (5) 5x Tomb Mold (5) 3x Pearl Slug 1x Red Jelly Fetid Offering: 6x Sage’s Hair Rotted Offering: 6x Yellow Backbone Curse: 3x Bastard of Loran |
Sinister Isz Root Chalice | Bought in Great Isz Chalice Dungeon | 11500 Blood Echoes 13x Ritual Blood (5) 5x Tomb Mold (5) 3x Pearl Slug 1x Red Jelly Sinister Bell: 32x Arcane Haze |