Code Vein is out now for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Bandai Namco’s anime-inspired take on Dark Souls is more than just a pretty face, sporting a tremendous amount of depth thanks to Blood Codes. You can think of Blood Codes as the classes around which you build your character in Code Vein. Unlike other games where the classes are revealed at the very outset, Code Vein’s Blood Codes are revealed through the course of play with the exception of Astrea that’s obtained via the Code Vein Deluxe Edition or Season Pass and the Harbinger Blood Code that was a pre-order bonus. Here’s how you can get them all.
Code Vein Blood Code locations list
- Fighter Blood Code – you get this when you start the game
- Ranger Blood Code – you get this when you start the game
- Caster Blood Code – you get this when you start the game
- Astrea Blood Code – alternative Mia (white) blood code, found in the Code Vein Deluxe Edition or Season Pass DLC
- Harbinger Blood Code – pre-order the game digitally
- Beserker Blood Code – defeat Oliver
- Prometheus Blood Code – speak to Louis when you visit the Home Base for the first time
- Hunter Blood Code – located in Ruined City Centre
- Assassin’s Blood Code – located in the depths of the Howling Pits
- Mercury Blood Code – speak to Coco in the Home Base
- Hermes Blood Code – speak to Davis in the Home Base
- Dark Seeker Blood Code – beat the Insatiable Despot boss
- Atlas Blood Code – speak to Yakumo in the Home Base after you clear the Howling Pits and Dry Trenches
- Eos Blood Code – speak to Io in the Home Base after she becomes a partner
- Artemis Blood Code – speak to Mia in the Home Base after she becomes a partner
- Heimdall Blood Code- speak to Jack at the Home Base after he becomes a partner
- Isis Blood Code- beat the Successor of the Ribcage boss
- Queen’s Breath Blood Code – beat the Successor of the Breath boss
- Scathach Blood Code- beat the Successor of the Claw boss
- Harmonia Blood Code- beat the Successor of the Throat boss
- Survivor Blood Code – located in the Ashen Cavern
- Dark Knight Blood Code – located in the City of Fallen Flame
- Warrior Blood Code – located in the Crypt Spire
- Queenslayer Blood Code – view the memory sequence in the Cathedral of Sacred Blood and examine the axe found after the first boss area
- Hephaestus Blood Code – obtain Scout I Vestige, speak to Murasame in the Home Base
- Hades Blood Code – finish the game
- Ishtar – beat the Queen’s Knight Reborn boss
- Fionn Blood Code – collect Fionn Vestige A, B, C, and D and view the memory sequence
- Demeter Blood Code – defeat all four Successors and you’ll find it in front of Karen under the Ribcage boss room
- Queen Blood Code – defeat the final boss and unlock the good ending. You must have restored the four Successors and got Io’s memories back
- Scout – located in the Rocky Ruins Depths
The presence of Blood Codes makes Code Vein an enthralling romp and the game is shaping up to be one of the more accessible and entertaining takes we’ve seen on the Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls formula in recent years. Stay tuned to our in-depth review soon. Until then, check out our impressions of the PC version of Code Vein.
