Insight farming in the Chalice Dungeons is a great way to get Blood Rocks. You can find infinite Blood Rocks in the dungeons, so it’s a great way to get more Blood Rocks.
Both methods can be difficult and complicated.
- Get organized
- Stay hydrated
- Keep your head down
- Don’t get lost
- Stay calm and focused
Method 1: The Brain of Mensis
The easiest way to find a Blood Rock is by killing the Brain of Mensis, found in the Nightmare of Mensis towards the end of the game. The tricky part is figuring out how to reach it.
After defeating Micolash, the Host of The Nightmare, you will unlock the Mergo’s Loft: Middle Lamp. ..
Head outside and climb up the two flights of stairs ahead of you. ..
The birdcage is located at the top of these stairs, and you’ll find it if you turn right.
The elevator starts to descend and you can feel it start to get heavier.
If you’re looking for a way out, focus on the building in front of you and look for a door that’s big enough for you to jump through.
When you see the birdcage, quickly roll through the doorway so you don’t get caught. ..
The main point of this article is that you should not roll too early or late in your game. This will lead to a death by falling.
The corridor leads you to a long bridge covered in rocks.
The most dangerous part of the route is ahead, so be prepared. ..
The biggest danger to you on the bridge is that Frenzy will start to tick up for every second you’re in the line of sight of the enemies that roam this area.
The rocks can help you stay safe from the Frenzy. Sprint across the bridge as fast as you can to avoid it.
Don’t stop to fight the Winter Lanterns, as you’ll probably become frenzied and lose a lot of health in the process.
You’ll finally be free of the Frenzy once you reach the end of the bridge.
There are spiders in the room, so be careful. Run to the back end of the room to avoid them. ..
The lever will cause the door to close behind you, and you’ll be able to see a balcony down below. You can either run or jump down, and then pull the lever to open the door again.
This will start a cutscene in which the Brain of Mensis falls into the abyss below, opening the route to the Blood Rock.
You will find yourself in a dark and dank hole, with the Brain lying at your feet.
The bridge leads to a lit-up stone doorway.
This is a warning: through here, you’ll be in close proximity to a powerful creature that may try to kill you. Be prepared for the Frenzy meter to start ticking up again as you approach this creature.
The Brain of Mensis once resided in an enclosure that is now located across the bridge.
After walking between the pillars, look over the edge to see an item on a corpse. This is your Blood Rock. ..
Jump off the ledge and fall down to the level with the Blood Rock. Collect it.
If you have a Bold Hunter’s Mark, use it to warp back to the Lamp.
If you can’t find the way back to your Lamp, head through the gap in the brickwork to find yourself on a familiar bridge from earlier in the level. From there, navigate your way back to your preferred Lamp. ..
Method 2: The Hunter’s Dream (Unlimited Blood Rocks)
The only way to get extra Blood Rocks is by playing the Hunter’s Dream, located up on the outcropping next to the workshop.
Once you beat Mergo’s Wet Nurse, the area boss of The Nightmare of Mensis, this Messenger shop will start to sell Blood Rocks for 60 Insight each.
This is an enormous fee that I am required to pay.
The Insight is a valuable item that can be bought with money. If you want to gather it, you’ll need to farm it.
We’ll need to head into the Chalice Dungeons to gather all this Insight. These are procedurally generated mini-areas that house Insight-granting bosses at their ends.
- A farm map
- A shovel
- A water bottle
- A map of the area you’ll be working on
- Some seeds
- Get a farm map
- Find a place to build your farm
- Plant some seeds
- Watch the growth of your crops
The Pthumeru Chalice, which can be found by defeating the Blood-Starved Beast in Old Yharnam 2x Ritual Blood (1), can also be found infinitely in the main Hunter’s Dream shop 1000 Blood Echoes. ..
Once you’ve gathered the materials, head over to a Chalice Dungeon Altar on the left-most hill in the Hunter’s Dream, and interact with it to open the ritual menu.
The Pthumeru Chalice is a unique and powerful artifact that has been used by the ancient Egyptians for centuries. The ritualistic use of this object has helped to maintain their religious beliefs and rituals.
To access the Chalice Dungeons, you will need to use your materials and open a gateway using the ‘Conduct Ritual’ menu option. ..
The goal of this dungeon is to reach the end boss of each floor as quickly as possible.
The lever can be found at the beginning of each floor, and it can be used to open up secret doors.
Since each Dungeon is randomly generated, I cannot provide you with specific instructions on where to find the levers. ..
If you sprint past any enemies you see and search each room thoroughly, you’ll find the lever in no time. ..
The door to the boss will open with a lever pulled.
The boss door is located on the first floor of the tower. It is guarded by two blue lanterns, so be prepared to fight your way through if you want to open it. ..
Quickly deal with the boss and sprint back to the boss door.
Since the Pthumeru Chalice spawns the lowest-level Chalice Dungeons, you’ll most likely breeze through any bosses that you come up against.
To farm Insight in the Dungeon, kill each boss on the first, second, and third floors. This will grant you 2 Insight per kill. So work your way through all three floors of the Dungeon using this method to earn a total of 6 Insight per run. ..
Once you’ve defeated the third floor boss, use the nearby Lamp to warp back to the Hunter’s Dream.
To close the Dungeon, head to the altar you used to create the gateway and choose to ‘Remove Chalice’. Doing this will close the now-completed dungeon. ..
Open a Chalice Dungeon by choosing the Pthumeru Chalice and paying in the Blood Echoes and Ritual Blood.
To get a Blood Rock, it will take around two hours to reach 60 Insight. ..
Despite this, it’s still the best way to gather infinite Insight and hoard some extra Blood Rocks.
