Chalice Dungeons are secret areas under Yharnam which are often procedurally-generated. You can enter the dungeons after performing a Chalice Ritual. You can also save any layout of a root-dungeon (which are always changing) and share it with the online community.
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Bloodborne Chalice Dungeons
You can expect to encounter multiple Chalice Dungeon Bosses in Bloodborne but do note that the bosses are always changing.
Furthermore, the dungeons also house Chime Maidens who continue to spawn more monsters. You should try and kill the maidens as soon as possible to prevent monsters from overwhelming your character.
Tip: Blue-lit areas indicate an already explored area.
Aside from blue-lit areas, there are multiple lamps which serve as checkpoints in the vast dungeons. Speaking of vastness, the dungeons are vast in horizontality as well as verticality. There are levers within each dungeon which can send your character to lower floors.
The dungeons are hostile places and contain traps for the visitors. Always watch your steps while exploring new areas. Lastly, you will also come across different Messengers haunting the dungeons.
Now the question that arises is why should you visit a Chalice Dungeon? The areas offer new challenges, monsters, and dropped valuable items which can be sold at high prices.
Chalice Locations
As mentioned earlier, you must perform a Chalice Ritual to create a Chalice Dungeon. Aside from Chalices, you also need some items such as Blood Echoes to create a dungeon. Following are some Chalices and required material for your aid:
Central Pthumeru Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (2) x6 and Blood Echoes x1800
This creates a 2-depth dungeon in Pthumeru which is unlocked after defeating Pthumeru Depth 1 Layer 3 boss.
Central Pthumeru Root Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (2) x8, Tomb Mold (2) x6, Blood Echoes x1800
This creates a 2-depth dungeon in Pthumeru which is unlocked after defeating Central Pthumeru Depth 2 Layer 2 boss.
Lower Pthumeru Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (3) x9 and Blood Echoes x3200
This creates a 3-depth dungeon in Pthumeru which is unlocked after defeating Central Pthumeru Depth 2 Layer 3 boss.
Lower Pthumeru Root Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (3) x12, Tomb Mold (3) x8, Blood Echoes x3200
This creates a 3-depth dungeon in Pthumeru which is unlocked after defeating Lower Pthumeru Depth 3 Layer 2 boss.
Pthumeru Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (1) x2 and Blood Echoes x1000
This creates a single depth dungeon in Pthumeru which is unlocked after defeating Blood-starved Beast.
Pthumeru Ihyll Chalice
Required Material: N/A
This creates an x-depth dungeon in Pthumeru which is unlocked after defeating Defiled Chalice Layer 3 boss.
Pthumeru Root Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (1) x2, Tomb Mold (1) x3, Blood Echoes x1000
This creates a single depth dungeon in Pthumeru which is unlocked after defeating Pthumeru Depth 1 Layer 2 boss.
Defiled Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (4) x9, Bastard of Loran x2, Blood Echoes x5500, Arcane Haze x22
This creates a 4-depth dungeon in Pthumeru which is unlocked after defeating Lower Pthumeru Depth 3 Layer 4 boss.
Ailing Loran Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (4) x9, Coldblood Flowerbud x4, Blood Echoes x5500
This creates a 4-depth dungeon in Ailing Loran which is unlocked after defeating Amygdala.
Ailing Loran Root Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (4) x14, Coldblood Flowerbud x3, Tomb Mould (4) x3, Blood Echoes x5500
This creates a 4-depth dungeon in Ailing Loran which is unlocked after defeating Ailing Loran Chalice depth 4 Layer 2 boss.
Lower Loran Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (5) x9, Blooming Coldblood Flower x4, Blood Echoes x11500
This creates a 5-depth dungeon in Ailing Loran which is unlocked after defeating Abhorrent Beast.
Great Isz Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (5) x9, Pearl Slug x3, Arcane Haze x25, Blood Echoes x11500
This creates a 5-depth dungeon in Isz which is unlocked after defeating Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos.
Hintertomb Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (2) x3, Bloodshot Eyeball x3, Blood Echoes x1800
This creates a 2-depth dungeon in Hintertomb which is found in a side-area chest in Pthumeru Depth 2.
Hintertomb Root Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (2) x8, Tomb Mold (2) x10, Bloodshot Eyeball x3, Blood Echoes x1800
This creates a 2-depth dungeon in Hintertomb which is found in a side-area chest in Hintertomb Depth 2.
Lower Hintertomb Root Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (3) x6, Bloodshot Eyeball x6, Blood Echoes x3200
This creates a 3-depth dungeon in Hintertomb which is unlocked after defeating Hindertomb Depth 2 Layer 3 boss.
Sinister Hindertomb Root Chalice
Required Material: Ritual Blood (3) x12, Tomb Mould (3) x3, Bloodshot Eyeball x6, Blood Echoes x3200
This creates a 3-depth dungeon in Hindertomb which is found inside Lower Hindertomb Chalice Layer 2 or bought from Messengers for 10,000 Blood Echoes.
Short Root Chalice
Required Material: N/A
This is found after completing Lower Hintertomb and used in Makeshift Altar.
Things to Watch Out in Chalice Dungeons
As mentioned earlier, the dungeons are not befitted for roaming around and many of us find this to our displeasure.
The areas brim with deadly traps such as Guillotine Blades or Fire-Spitting Statues which are activated by things such as stepping on a tile.
The dungeons are often multi-layered and encourage exploration to acquire many valuables within. When taking on a tough dungeon, make sure to summon an online buddy or be summoned into someone else’ dungeon by using Chalice Glyph or Chalice Dungeon Search functionality.
As for enemies, you will find a whole lot of them in the dungeons including dungeon guards and protectors, not to mention Chalice Dungeon bosses.
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