The Blacksmith

The Blacksmith is an NPC in Dead Cells. He lets the player upgrade spawned Gear (except Amulets) in exchange for cells. All upgrades from the Blacksmith’s Legendary Forge are permanent across runs.

Upgrades
When the player upgrades the Legendary Forge, items that drop or appear in shops have a chance to be of +, ++, or S quality. The player can invest cells up to 100% drop-rate in any rank, but cannot invest in a rank if the previous one isn’t at 100%. Some ranks are also locked based on the current difficulty setting.


 * Normal
 * + rank up to 100%, ++ rank capped at 50%.


 * Hard
 * + and ++ ranks up to 100%.


 * Very hard
 * + and ++ ranks up to 100%, and S rank capped at 25%.


 * Expert
 * + and ++ ranks up to 100%, and S rank capped at 50%.


 * Nightmare
 * All ranks up to 100%.


 * Hell
 * All ranks up to 100%.