Dead Cells Update 1.51 Patch Notes (Update 35)

New Cursed Content

New Cursed Mobs

• Sore Loser: Annoying but harmless, curses you upon defeat.
• Doom Bringer: Applies 2 curse stacks with each melee attack and stuns. Instant death if curse stacks reach 50.
• Curser: Launches slow homing projectiles and inflicts 5 curse stacks. Can also melee attack.

Cursed Biomes

• Available in Boss Cell Level 2+ runs.
• Icon indicated at biome exits.
• Contains 9 (+/-2) cursed mobs from the new mob pool.
• Rewards: Items drop 1 gear level higher, and cursed chest spawn rate increases by 10%.
• Cursed biome cap per BC level (BC 2-5): 2, 3, 5, and 8 respectively.
• At least one non-cursed biome is always available.

New Weapons and Mutations

New Weapons

• Anathema: Fires AOE projectiles, curses the player if an attack hits.
• Indulgence: Calls down rays of light, purges curse stacks upon enemy kill.
• Misericorde: Critical hits on enemies below 50% HP, curses player if the crit doesn’t kill.

New Mutations (Colorless)

• Cursed Flask: Infinite flask charges, each use curses you 20 times.
• Damned Vigor: Survive fatal damage at 1 HP for 2 seconds; killing an enemy saves you.
• Demonic Strength: Increases damage based on curse stacks, with an additional bonus for Cursed Sword users.

Legendary Weapon Reworks

• Flawless: Killing after being hit enables crits.
• Gold Digger: Crit multiplier scales with gold.
• Punishment: AOE effect recasts if it kills.
• Rampart: Reflects damage received under shield’s force field.
• Cocoon: Parrying reduces cooldown.
• Emergency Door: Door becomes indestructible.
• Bone: Extends whirlwind attack duration.
• Wrenching Whip: Throws 3 crow’s feet on first attack.
• Explosive Decoy: Resets cooldown if no targets are hit.
• Barrel Launcher: Adjusted affix.
• Leghugger: Summons 2 Leghuggers.
• Assault Shield: Charged dash available.
• Ice Shards: Projectiles bounce twice.
• Quick Bow: Crits refill ammo.
• Bladed Tonfas: Focus on first attack of combo.
• Grappling Hook: Fires a chain behind.
• Tesla Coil and Lightning Rods: Double use with individual cooldowns.

Biome Routing Changes

New routing

• We’ve also changed the connections between biomes:
• Added an exit to Master’s Keep in High Peak Castle.
• Added exits to Corrupted Prison and Ossuary in Castle’s Outskirts.
• Added an exit to Dracula’s Castle (early) in Corrupted Prison and Toxic Sewers.
• Added an exit to Black Bridge in Dracula’s Castle (early).
• Added an exit to Defiled Necropolis in Ossuary.
• Replaced the exit to Fractured Shrines in Defiled Necropolis by an exit to Graveyard.
• Added a light source in the Mimic Hint lore room, when it spawns in Forgotten Sepulcher.
• Added an exit to Dracula’s Castle (late) in Mausoleum, Guardian’s Haven and Clock Room.

Accessibility Improvements

• New control icons: “Legacy”, “New”, and “Big”.
• Improved visibility: Adjusted boss arrow opacity and text backgrounds.
• New input options: Platform traversal and stick deadzone customization.
• Reworked auto-hit assist mode.
• Additional camera behavior settings, including movement and combat influence.
• Option to invert player and camera movement.
• Button to center the minimap on the player.

Previously, a major Boss Rush update added 6 new outfits, weapons, a shovel knight, a new weapon and much more. Unfortunately, since the last patch, players are facing a number of problems with the game. Today’s Dead Cells version 1.51 will fix a few of these issues.