How to Use Runes in Bloodborne
Bloodborne is a game where you, as a lone traveller hunter goes through a cursed town called the Yhamam. The town’s population has been affected with a blood-borne disease and your goal is to find the source of the plague. As your character tries to solve the mysteries that surround the town, you will have to fight the beasts and cosmic beings.
This game is played in a third-person perspective and is focused on strategic weapons. As throughout the game, you will be able to explore different location and interact with other characters.
For sure, this game is very interesting and would definitely give you one of the best gaming experience you ever had.
One thing you must keep in mind while playing this game is how to use runes and to be able to use the runes, you will have to get a rune workshop tool. Once you are able to obtain the rune workshop tool, you could return to the hunter’s dream and bring it to the memory altar at Gehrman.
How to Get the Rune Workshop Tool
There are some tools in this game which requires the usage of runes. However, as mentioned above, you will have to get to the Rune Workshop for you to be able to use your runes. This means, you will have to go through and fight with the witches of Hemwick. Do not worry as fighting these witches is not as difficult as you think. In fact, it is one of the easiest tasks in this game. Once you have defeated the witches, look for the mentioned tool in the Witches’ abode. To get there use the staircase near the lamp.
Best Runes in Bloodborne
What runes you should be using would depend on the build that you are working on the building. For beginners, we recommend that you prioritize runs that will help you survive.
Clockwise Metamorphosis runes. You will find three of this type of runes. By using this type of rune, you will be able to add 5 percent of extra health. This rune could be found in the forbidden woods or nightmare frontier or in the Pthumeru lhyll Root Chalice Dungeons.
The anti-clockwise metamorphosis on the other hand has the same effect of clockwise rune but instead of health being increased, your stamina would increase. To find this rune, you will have to go into the Forbidden Woods or go through Patches the Spider in his room or you could also find it on the first layer of the Lower Ailing Loran Root Chalice Dungeon.
Great Lake – This would provide you a damage reduction buff for about three to five percent. You will be able to find this type of rune at the Lower Hintertomb Root Chalice Dungeons, Isz Root Chalice Dungeons and Upper Cathedral Ward.
Can you unequip runes?
If you have decided that you do not want to use these runes, then you would not have to worry as it is an easy process. All you have to do is to return to the memory altar in the Hunter’s Dream. Click on the rune in the slot that it is equipped in and for sure your rune will be unequipped.
