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Caryll Runes

Caryll Runes


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  • Basic Information
  • Runes
  • Lake Runes
  • Metamorphosis Runes
  • Deep Sea Runes
  • Oath Runes
  • All Caryll Rune Locations, Glyphs and Speedrun
  • Caryll Runes
  • Runes
  • Lake Runes
  • Metamorphosis Runes
  • Deep Sea Runes
  • Oath Caryll Runes
  • Notes


Basic Information

Description

    Memorize a Caryll Rune to acquire its eldritch strength.
  • Caryll Runes are special items that you can attach to your character at the workshop in the Hunter's Dream. You can use up to four at onetime, and they provide a variety of very helpful effects. Use them tactically depending on the environments you plan to explore and the enemies you expect to face.

Availability

  • Before you can make use of Runes, you'll need the Rune Workshop Tool. This is found in Hemwick after defeating the Witch of Hemwick. After you have the tool, approach the Memory Altar in the Workshop and press X to equip Runes in your memory slots.
  • You have three normal Memory Slots for basic runes, and a fourth "Oath Memory" slot. The basic runes are for use with normal Caryll Runes, and the Oath Memory slot is for Oath Runes only. Some runes have up to three different ranks, with higher ranked runes having more powerful effects.
  • All Caryll Runes locations are listed at the bottom of this page.

Notes

  • Caryll Runes stack together, so you can have multiple runes of the same kind.
  • If You sell Caryll Runes they will NOT respawn in NG+
 Caryll Runes

Runes

Icon Name Effects Availability Note
Beast Beast Temp. boost to transform +20, +50, +100 Dropped by Beast-possessed Soul (+20)
Dropped by Afflicted Beggar (+50)
Treasure in Lower Ailing Loran Root Chalice (+100)
"Beast" rune. Boosts effect of transformation
Blood Rapture Blood Rapture V.ATKs restore HP +200, +250, +300 Defeat Shadow of Yharnam (+200)
Treasure in Cursed and Defiled Root Chalice (+250)
Dropped by Bloody Crow of Cainhurst (+300)
 Visceral attacks restore HP
Clawmark Clawmark Ups Visceral ATK +10%, +20%, +30% Dropped by Yahar'gul Hunter (Beast Claw & Hunter Pistol) (+10%)
Dropped by Gilbert (+20%)
Treasure in Lower Ailing Loran Root Chalice (+30%)
 "Clawmark" rune. Strengthens visceral attacks
Communion Communion Max vials held up +1, +2, +3, +4, +5 Treasure in Healing Church Workshop (+1)
Treasure in Lecture Building 2F (+2)
Treasure in Iosefka's Clinic (+3)
Dropped by Celestial Emissary (+4)
Treasure in Pthumeru Ihyll Root Chalice (+5)
 "Communion" rune. Higher blood vial maximum
Eye Eye Increased Discovery +50, +70, +100 Treasure in Nightmare of Mensis (+50)
Dropped by Master Willem (+70)
Treasure in Isz Root Chalice (+100)
 Allows one to make additional discoveries
Formless Oedon Formless Oedon Max QS bullets held UP +1, +2, +3, +4, +5 Young Girl Quest (+1)
Treasure in Lower Pthumeru Root Chalice (+2)
Dropped by Oedon Chapel Dweller (+3)
Treasure in Healing Church Workshop (+4)
Treasure in Pthumeru Ihyll Root Chalice (+5)
 Higher Quicksilver Bullet max
Heir Heir More Blood Echoes gained from V.ATKs +30%, +40%, +50% Dropped by Old Hunter Henryk (+30%)
Treasure in Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Blood Moon) (+40%)
Treasure in Pthumeru Ihyll Root Chalice (+50%)
 "Heir" rune. Visceral attacks grant more blood echoes
Moon Moon More echoes from slain enemies +10%, +20%, +30% Treasure in Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Evening) (+10%)
Treasure in Nightmare of Mensis (+20%)
Interaction with Brain of Mensis (+30%)
 "Moon" rune. Acquire more Blood Echoes
Oedon Writhe Oedon Writhe Visceral ATKs grant QS bullets +1, +2, +3 Dropped by Adella, Nun of the Healing Church (+1)
Dropped by Impostor Iosefka (+2)
Treasure in Pthumeru Ihyll Root Chalice (+3)
 A "Liaison" rune. Visceral attacks restore QS Bullets
Guidance Guidance
DLC		 Boosts rally potential +10%, +20%, +30% Dropped by Carrion Crow (+10%)
Dropped by Ludwig, The Holy Blade (+20%)
Unknown (+30%) More info...
 "Guidance" rune. Boosts rally potential.

Lake Runes

Icon Name Effects Availability Note
Arcane Lake Arcane Lake Arcane DMG reduction +5%, +7%, +10% Treasure in Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Blood Moon) (+5%)
Treasure in Byrgenwerth (+7%)
Treasure in Isz Root Chalice (+10%)
 A "Lake" rune. Increases arcane damage reduction
Dissipating Lake Dissipating Lake Bolt DMG reduction +5%, +7%, +10% Treasure in Forbidden Woods (+5%)
Treasure in Ailing Loran Root Chalice (+7%)
Treasure in Lower Ailing Loran Root Chalice (+10%)
 A "Lake" rune. Increases bolt damage reduction
Fading Lake Fading Lake Fire DMG reduction +5%, +7%, +10% Treasure in Nightmare Frontier (+5%)
Treasure in Ailing Loran Root Chalice (+7%)
Treasure in Lower Ailing Loran Root Chalice (+10%)
 A "Lake" rune. Increases fire damage reduction
Great Lake Great Lake All DMG reduction +3%, +4%, +5% Treasure in Lower Hintertomb Root Chalice (+3%)
Treasure in Upper Cathedral Ward (+4%)
Treasure in Isz Root Chalice (+5%)
 A "Lake" rune. Increases all types of damage reduction
Lake Lake Phys. DMG reduction +3%, +5%, +7% Treasure in Hemwick Charnel Lane (+3%)
Treasure in Cursed and Defiled Root Chalice (+5%)
Treasure in Pthumeru Ihyll Root Chalice (+7%)
 A "Lake" rune. Increases physical damage reduction

Metamorphosis Runes

Icon Name Effects Availability Note
Anti-Clockwise Metamorphosis Anti-Clockwise Metamorphosis Boosts max stamina +10%, +15%, +20% Treasure in Forbidden Woods (+10%)
Acquired from Patches the Spider (+15%)
Treasure in Lower Ailing Loran Root Chalice (+20%)
 One of the "Metamorphosis" runes. Raises stamina
Clockwise Metamorphosis Clockwise Metamorphosis Boosts max HP +5%, +10%, +15% Treasure in Forbidden Woods (+5%)
Treasure in Nightmare Frontier (+10%)
Treasure in Pthumeru Ihyll Root Chalice (+15%)
 One of the "Metamorphosis" runes. Raises HP

Deep Sea Runes

Icon Name Effects Availability Note
Clear Deep Sea Clear Deep Sea Add slow poison RES +100, +200, +300 Treasure in Forbidden Woods (+100)
Treasure in Nightmare Frontier (+200)
Treasure in Lower Ailing Loran Root Chalice (+300)
 A "Deep Sea" rune. Increases slow poison resistance
Deep Sea Deep Sea Add frenzy RES +100, +200, +300 Treasure in Lower Hintertomb Root Chalice (+100)
Treasure in Forbidden Woods (+200)
Treasure in Isz Root Chalice (+300)
 A "Deep Sea" rune. Increases frenzy resistance
Great Deep Sea Great Deep Sea Add all types of RES +50, +100, +150 Treasure in Lower Hintertomb Root Chalice (+50)
Treasure in Nightmare Frontier (+100)
Treasure in Isz Root Chalice (+150)
 A "Deep Sea" rune. Increases all resistance types
Stunning Deep Sea Stunning Deep Sea Add rapid poison RES +100, +200, +300 Treasure in Lower Hintertomb Root Chalice (+100)
Treasure in Nightmare Frontier (+200)
Treasure in Lower Ailing Loran Root Chalice (+300)
 A "Deep Sea" rune. Increase rapid poison resistance

Oath Runes

  • The Oath Runes are special and can only be placed in your character's Oath Memory Slot. They each provide an unique effect, but their main function is actually to identify your faction in multiplayer. For more details on the multiplayer system, check out PvP wiki page. Be careful when selecting one of the following Runes, or you might find yourself fighting for another faction.
Icon Name Effects Availability Note
Corruption Corruption Cont. heal near death +1 Acquired from Annalise, Queen of Castle Cainhurst "Corruption" rune. Symbol of the Cainhurst Vilebloods
Hunter Hunter Stamina recovery speed UP +6% Acquired from Eileen the Crow "Hunter" rune. Sign of a hunter of hunters
Impurity Impurity Boosts max HP during co-op +2% Acquired from Valtr, Master of the League "Impurity" rune. Symbol of the League oath
Radiance Radiance Vial HP recovery UP Acquired from Alfred, Hunter of Vilebloods
Dropped by Alfred, Hunter of Vilebloods*		 "Radiance" rune. Symbol of the executioners
Beasts Embrace Beast's Embrace
DLC		 Temp. boost to transform +15 Dropped by Laurence, the First Vicar "Embrace" rune. Assume the form of a ghastly beast.
Milkweed Milkweed
DLC		 Small increase in item discovery +10 Acquired from Adeline, Research Hall Patient "Milkweed" rune. Host phantasms as a lumenwood.

All Caryll Rune Locations, Glyphs and Speedrun [Source]

Regarding Chalice Runes and Glyphs

  • All of the runes except for two are on Layer 1. This means you can go in and get out without facing any bosses.
  • "Pre-main" means that the rune is in the first bonus room, after the Chamber of the Seal lamp and before the layer's main lamp.
  • "Pre-boss" means that the rune is in the bonus room before the boss, after the gate. This means you will have to find the lever first in the main section and then you can go find the rune after the gate.
  • Huge thanks goes out to the great hunters that created these glyphs and shared them with the community. Also, many thanks goes to /u/malady013, who took the time and put in the effort to provide speedrun videos of how to directly get to all the top tier chalice runes. The videos have been linked next to their respective glyphs (click the V).

How to Access Glyphs

  • To search for glyphs, you need to play online. You also need to have created the target root before with any/all applicable rites. The fastest way to unlock roots is to make one with all rites, which will let you access glyphs with any combination of those rites. Creating one Depth 5 root with all rites will unlock all Depth 5 roots and rites as long as you already have the root chalices within your inventory.
  • See the Chalice Dungeon FAQ if you have any further questions.

Tips on Getting Chalice Runes

  • Don't bring echoes. They're an unnecessary burden since you should be doing number 2.
  • Run. Don't waste time fighting enemies. Just get to the chest/lever and go. Weave around enemies and roll if need be.
  • 3. If an enemy is blatantly blocking your way or is on a bridge with swinging axes or something, attack them a few times to get them out of the way so you can proceed on your merry way.
  • 6. Manage your stamina. Don't sprint through an empty room out of convenience and then have no stamina to dodge a mob right around the corner.
  • Letting an enemy kill you after you have gotten what you need is a great way to go back to the lamp without using any Hunter's Marks.
  • Equip a torch for better visibility especially in the rooms with zero light. Beast patients will sometimes cringe in fear of fire as well.
  • Remember that you are invincible when opening chests, pulling levers, and opening doors. This can come in handy.
  • With 5 in mind, mashing X after opening a chest can help you quickly grab a rune if enemies are ganging up on you.

Caryll Runes [All glyphs verified as working as of April 24, 2022]

» Runes

Rune Effect Location Details
Communion Max Vials +1 Cathedral Ward First room after Healing Church Workshop elevator
Communion Max Vials +2 Lecture Buliding Second Floor In a side room
Communion Max Vials +3 Iosefka's Clinic Accessed through Forbidden Woods
Communion Max Vials +4 Upper Cathedral Ward Celestial Emmisary drop
Communion Max Vials +5 Pthumeru Ihyll Root pd5scth3** (FRC) - Pre-main - V
Formless Oedon Max Bullets +1 Iosefka's Clinic Send Gascione's daughter to Clinic, kill Celestial Mob
Formless Oedon Max Bullets +2 Lower Pthumeru Root p3anuwen - Layer 2 Pre-main (Watchers boss)
Formless Oedon Max Bullets +3 Cathedral Ward Kill Oedon Chapel Dweller
Formless Oedon Max Bullets +4 Cathedral Ward Passage in the middle of Healing Church Workshop elevator
Formless Oedon Max Bullets +5 Pthumeru Ihyll Root pd5scth3** (FRC) - Pre-boss - V
Clawmark Visceral DMG +10% Yahar'gul, Unseen Village Kill Hypogean Gaol Lamp Beast Claw Hunter
Clawmark Visceral DMG +20% Central Yharnam Kill Transformed Gilbert (post-Rom)
Clawmark Visceral DMG +30% Lower Loran Root gz9mmj7y (FR) - Pre-main - V
Blood Rapture V. ATKs restore HP +200 Forbidden Graves Shadows of Yharnam drop
Blood Rapture V. ATKs restore HP +250 Cursed Pthumerian Defilement Root 3zcvutw8 (FRC) - Pre-boss - V
Blood Rapture V. ATKs restore HP +300 Grand Cathedral Kill Bloody Crow of Cainhurst at the end of Eileen's questline
Oedon Writhe V. ATKs grant bullets +1 Hypogean Gaol / Cathedral Ward / Iosefka's Clinic Kill Adella/her Celestial Mob form
Oedon Writhe V. ATKs grant bullets +2 Iosefka's Clinic Kill Iosefka (must be done pre-Rom)
Oedon Writhe V. ATKs grant bullets +3 Pthumeru Ihyll Root 9vb3tzza* - Pre-main - V
Heir Echoes from V. ATKs +30% Tomb of Oedon Kill Henryk, part of Eileen's questline
Heir Echoes from V. ATKs +40% Yahar'gul, Unseen Village Corpse in second room that has a Chime Maiden
Heir Echoes from V. ATKs +50% Pthumeru Ihyll Root df235ysm (FR) - Pre-main - V
Moon Echoes from slain enemies +10% Hypogean Gaol Near lamp guarded by two kidnappers
Moon Echoes from slain enemies +20% Nightmare of Mensis Bottom of staircase in the middle of Micolash fight
Moon Echoes from slain enemies +30% Nightmare of Mensis Make contact with Mother Brain after dropping her
Eye Discovery +50 Nightmare of Mensis Mergo's Loft: Base lamp near yetis
Eye Discovery +70 Byrgenwerth Kill Master Willem on balcony
Eye Discovery +100 Isz Root ji7y3vu8 (R) - Pre-boss - V
Guidance (DLC) Boosts rally potential +10% Research Hall Kill the crow at the very top
Guidance (DLC) Boosts rally potential +20% Underground Corpse Pile Ludwig, The Accursed/Holy Blade drop
Guidance (DLC) Boosts rally potential +30% Unknown Unknown
Beast Temp. boost to transform +20 Healing Church Workshop Kill Beast Possessed Soul at the bottom of tower
Beast Temp. boost to transform +50 Forbidden Woods / Cathedral Ward / Iosefka's Clinic Kill Suspicious Beggar/his Celestial Mob form
Beast Temp. boost to transform +100 Lower Loran Root 2ufsqve2**** (R) - Pre-boss - V

» Lake Runes

Rune Effect Location Details
Lake Physical DMG reduction +3% Hemwick Charnel Lane At the end of the area, on the broken bridge
Lake Physical DMG reduction +5% Cursed Pthumerian Defilement Root vxnwjixk (FRC) - Pre-boss
Lake Physical DMG reduction +7% Pthumeru Ihyll Root qtpuhk46 (FR) - Pre-boss - V
Arcane Lake Arcane DMG reduction +5% Yahar'gul, Unseen Village Below Chime Maiden found via elevator/bath shortcut, ground floor
Arcane Lake Arcane DMG reduction +7% Byrgenwerth Behind tree near a Brainsucker
Arcane Lake Arcane DMG reduction +10% Isz Root ydknsnh4*** - Pre-boss - V
Fading Lake Fire DMG reduction +5% Nightmare Frontier Up the cliff/ledge where first NPC hunter was
Fading Lake Fire DMG reduction +7% Ailing Loran Root 9d6vhapi - Pre-boss
Fading Lake Fire DMG reduction +10% Lower Loran Root 2ufsqve2**** (R) - Pre-main - V
Dissapating Lake Bolt DMG reduction +5% Forbidden Woods In the swamps under the roots
Dissapating Lake Bolt DMG reduction +7% Ailing Loran Root r4qs4gux (R) - Pre-main
Dissapating Lake Bolt DMG reduction +10% Lower Loran Root kkqmduet - Pre-boss - V
Great Lake All DMG reduction +3% Lower Hintertomb Root 8jv9v6bc - Pre-boss
Great Lake All DMG reduction +4% Upper Cathedral Ward Right turn at the top of the stairs above lamp
Great Lake All DMG reduction +5% Isz Root 7fwgga2i (FRC) - Pre-main - V

» Metamorphosis Runes

Rune Effect Location Details
ClockwiseHP +5% Forbidden Woods Behind gate across Shadow of Yharnam boss entrance
Clockwise HP +10% Nightmare Frontier Cave across main/highest bridge
Clockwise HP +15% Pthumeru Ihyll Root 9vb3tzza* (no rites) - Pre-boss - V
Anti-Clockwise Stamina +10% Forbidden Woods Near Celestial Mobs
Anti-Clockwise Stamina +15% Lecture Building Given by Patches, reached via Second Floor
Anti-Clockwise Stamina +20% Lower Loran Root h3up6y2d (no rites) - Pre-main - V

» Deep Sea Runes

Rune Effect Location Details
Deep Sea Frenzy RES +100 Lower Hintertomb Root 2xe8g93y (FR) - Pre-boss
Deep Sea Frenzy RES +200 Forbidden Woods By two large viper pits in an alcove
Deep Sea Frenzy RES +300 Isz Root ydknsnh4*** - Pre-main - V
Clear Deep Sea Slow poison RES +100 Forbidden Woods Snake portion of the map, behind a big gravestone on the right forest path
Clear Deep Sea Slow poison RES +200 Nightmare Frontier Hill in the middle of the large poison swamp near a yeti
Clear Deep Sea Slow poison RES +300 Lower Loran Root rvx9wya7 (FRC) - Pre-main - V
Stunning Deep Sea Rapid poison RES +100 Lower Hintertomb Root qmu2iuhk - Pre-boss [Expired 24-04-22]; nynpssra - Pre-main
Stunning Deep Sea Rapid poison RES +200 Nightmare Frontier Past main bridge, stick to high ground
Stunning Deep Sea Rapid poison RES +300 Lower Loran Root rie8jhve (FRC) - Pre-main - V
Great Deep Sea All types of RES +50 Lower Hintertomb Root nynpssra - Pre-main
Great Deep Sea All types of RES +100 Nightmare Frontier At the end of the poison swamps before Amygdala
Great Deep Sea All types of RES +150 Isz Root 5xe4d3ny (FR) - Pre-main - V

Oath Caryll Runes

Covenant Runes Effect NPC / Covenant / Obtainment
Hunter Stamina recovery up Eileen / Hunters - Questline must be completed properly
Corruption Cont. heal near death +1 Annalise / Vilebloods - Swear oath
Radiance Vial HP recovery up Alfred / Executioners- Questline must be completed properly
Impurity Max HP during co-op +2% Valtr / The League - Join League
Beast's Embrace (DLC) Temp. boost to transform +15 Hunter's Nightmare - Laurence, the First Vicar drop
Milkweed (DLC) Small increase in item discovery Bring three Brain Fluid to Saint Adeline in Research Hall

Notes

  • All the top tier runes are bolded to highlight them since they're the really important ones.
  • Runes that share the same glyph have been marked with asterisks (*).
  • Runes are listed in the order they are found in your inventory.
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