West Blood will put you in front of some nasty tasks, and if you want to take out their heads effectively, you’ll need some serious firepower. However, as in any game, you will have to progress to get the most powerful weapons in your hands.
Keep reading to find the full list of weapons in Blood West, along with their stats. This comprehensive list will help you better understand this game and what you can expect from it as you move forward.
Related: Locations of All Blood West Artifacts
Blood West: Complete Weapon List
There are a total of X weapons in Blood West, and they can be found in all 3 chapters. There are permanent bonuses that apply regardless of the weapon you own, namely:
Surprise bonus – 8x normal damage (melee weapons only)
Headshot bonus – 5x normal damage
Golden ammo – 2x normal damage (ranged weapons only)
Golden ammo headshot – 10x normal damage (ranged weapons only)
Playing Blood West will immerse you in a lot of action. Whether you’re slaughtering undead with your axe, shotgun, or another weapon, you’ll need every perk and boost you can get.
In Blood West, perks are given with items called artifacts that are hidden all over the map (in all 3 chapters). However, be very careful when using them. Some artifacts come with both advantages and disadvantagesso you need to think carefully about whether you will consume an artifact before you or save it for another time.
However, before you can do anything, you need to find the artifacts! Keep reading to find out where these strange objects are located.
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Where can you find all Blood West artifacts?
Before we dive into the full list of artifact locations, we should note that some of these items can be found in multiple locationsand some will even do it change place with different patches and versions of the game. We will update our article with the best information we have at the time of writing.
On artifact locations.
Chapter 1 (Canyon)
Hand of the dead and crossed coin
The dead man’s hand and the pierced coin can be found in the same place, in a destroyed tower in the eastern part of the map.
Continue east and as soon as you notice the half-collapsed tower, jump into it and find your way to the second floor. Look for a large wooden part of the collapsed tower and next to it is a candle. Approach the candle, and you will find it Pierced piece.
You can keep the Shot-Through Coin artifact to get the $3 per killor if you urgently need money, you can give it to Jim Hooper for an instant $200 reward.
To find the dead man’s hand, simply turn around and take a look. thin, broken wall. Jump to the top of the broken wall and you will see a cliff outside the tower with a skeleton. You have to jump the gap, and once you arrive at the skeleton, you can collect the The hand of the dead.
Equipping Dead Man’s Hand will allow you to be tougher with +15 HP but will simultaneously give you a -25% reduction in stealth.
Glove
To get the glove you need to go to City in the center of the map and walk tosouth. You should be able to see a small camp with a few enemies. After killing them, search the tentsand in one of them you should be able to find the Glove Artifact.
The glove gives you a +15% increase in reload speed.
Eyeballs
Finding the eyeballs won’t be too difficult. You must head towards the northeastern part of the map until you see a broken fence and a house. Enter the house, eliminate the two monsters inside and look in the bucket in front of the fireplace and you will find Eyeballs.
The Eyeballs artifact grants a Range +5 meters on all your ranged weapons without any downside, so it’s always good to have.
Ectoplasm
If you want to get the ectoplasm you have to go for it northwest of the city in the center of the map. You will soon find a church which you must enter and climb its tower/bell tower. You’ll need to jump over some fallen wooden beams (a bit of Super Mario action), but eventually, when you get to the top, you’ll find Ectoplasm alongside some other goodies.
Ectoplasm will give you +20% dodge chance. Note that ectoplasm can also be acquired as falling dead enemies.
Soul catcher and mystical scalp
To get the Soul Catcher, you need to head to north from the city. Go up until you reach the canyon passage and the area called the Graveyard. You need to head towards the eastern part of the cemetery, and when you reach an area filled with stone pillarshug the left wall and move forward.
Keep moving forward until you come across something that looks like a destroyed bed with pieces of skeleton thrown everywhere. Next to the skeleton you will find the Soul Catcher. This artifact is another one that only gives you benefits without any downsides, so don’t hesitate to equip it.
Soul Catcher gives you a +50% increase in staminaand you can also buy this item at Jim Hooperbut the effects of the two Soul Catchers will not stack (sorry, you won’t cheat the game and get a +100% stamina increase with this one).
Mystical scalp is located nearby, so you can kill two birds with one stone here. After collecting the Soul Catcher (or simply visiting the nearby area), go further north in the cemeteries and look for one really large pillar to which there will be rocks that look like stairs.
Climb the big pillar and at the top you will see a skeleton and the Mystical scalp next to that. This Mystical Artifact will have its advantages and disadvantages because it will provide you with +30% HP increase, +25% Bleed chance, and +25% Bleed time. Go easy on this one.
Necklace with fangs and playing card
From the city center, head South East until you find it Strong. This is where you will find these 2 elements.
As soon as you enter the Fort, turn right and enter the tower in front of you. Instead of climbing it, you have to jump into the underground entrance and follow the tunnel until you reach a wooden platforms. Kill the enemies you encounter, jump down and look for a Box. Additionally, you will see the Necklace with Fangs.
The Fang Necklace offers you a +50% increase in Stamina and a +25% increase in Stealth (can level the playing field for you if you have Dead Hand equipped).
To get your hands on the playing card, you need to enter the fort and head all the way to the back until you find the last round. Go up the tower (as always) and reach the second floor, where you will find a table with drinks and the Playing cards (alongside the Prodigal Daughter who guards him).
The playing card will give you a Increased loot chance from killing monsters.
Watch and Calumet
The Watch and the Calumet can be acquired in the area southeast of town, near Jim Hooper.
You can purchase the watch by I bought it from Jim Hooper directly for $600 or by trying to find it at the Fort. When you visit the fort, go to the outer wall of the southeast tower and look for a crack in the wall near the canyon rim.
The Watch Artifact gives you the permanent ability to slow time by 35% for 1 second while aiming down.
The Calument will be acquired when you give the 5 cursed gold objects at the Soul Totem, just north of Jim Hooper. This artifact gives you a +50% chance that spirit attacks will miss you.
We will update this article when we have information on the locations of the Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 artifacts.
