Throne Room

The King's throne was sculpted right out of the rock where it sits. Many months of work went into its exquisite details.

The Hand of the King has lived here as a recluse for a very long time... No one really knows what he eats.

One can admire the full splendor of the island from this vantage point. And the full extent of its infection by the Malaise.

Throne Room
Location:	Inside High Peak Castle
Previous biome(s):	High Peak Castle, Derelict Distillery, Guardian's Haven
Next biome(s):	Prisoners' Quarters (restarting the run) or Astrolab (5 BSC only)
Enemy Tier:	23 (0 BSC) / 44 (5 BSC)
Runes and Blueprints
Runes	Homunculus Rune
Blueprints from enemies	Symmetrical Lance, Telluric Shock, Recycling Tubes (1 BSC) 4 Boss Stem Cells 5 Hand of the King outfits
Enemies and Hazards
Hazards:	Spikes
Boss(es)	The Hand of the King

The Throne Room is the room where the King of the island resides. It is guarded by the final boss of Dead Cells, The Hand of the King.

General information

Access and exit

The Throne Room can be accessed from either High Peak Castle, Derelict Distillery, or Guardian's Haven. An exit leading to Prisoners' Quarters is available after. In 5 BSC difficulty, another exit to Astrolab is also available.

For the first time HOTK is defeated, after the player's body is destroyed, leaving them with just a head, they will have to enter a fountain's front nozzle in order to end the run. In future runs, they will have to enter in a similar fashion, though they need to detach their head with the Homuculus rune instead.

Level characteristics

Enemy tier and gear level scaling

In the table below, you will find the gear level and enemy tier of the throne Room based on difficulty.

Difficulty	Normal	Hard	Very Hard	Expert	Nightmare/Hell
Gear level	VI	VI	VI	VII	IX
Enemy lvl tier	27	29	30	32	36
Enemy Health tier	Base	31	35	39	44

Exclusive blueprints

Beating the Hand of the King will award the following blueprints:

• 1st kill - Symmetrical Lance weapon (instantly unlocked)
• 2nd kill - Telluric Shock skill
• 1 BSC kill - Recycling Tubes

Hand of the King Outfits

Beating the Hand of the King will also reward the player with one of his outfits. There are 5 Hand of the King outfits, one for each difficulty. The outfit of the lowest difficulty remaining is always the one that drops, e.g. the Classic outfit will drop on 4 BSC if it hasn't been looted yet.

• 0 BSC: The Hand of the King Outfit
• 1 BSC: Loyal Hand of the King Outfit
• 2 BSC: Incorruptible Hand of the King Outfit
• 3 BSC: Faithful Hand of the King Outfit
• 4 BSC: Devoted Hand of the King Outfit

Lore

This room has a strange, enchanted beauty to it. While decay of the island is fully visible below, one may find a calm and serene beauty in it all. The beautiful starry sky is visible, and a fountain slowly pours its heart out. The main feature, of course, is the throne, with the King silently sitting... Dead silent. Just before him watches the Hand of the King, ever vigilant. In your time of appreciating the beauty, he has spotted you... And you're an intruder. A spell fizzles around the king in a protective matter, and the massive man(?) charges forth towards you. He roars at you. One more enemy to finish off to complete your goal... But what's one more to a thousand? Sooner or later, after you turn his body into broken flesh... It's the king next. And then, it is time to make it all change.

The Hand of the King

See the main article for information about the Hand of the King.

The King

See the main article for information about the King.

Trivia

• This biome used to be referred to as the "Guardian's Haven" in the Steam achievements, which might mean that its name was changed later.

Gallery

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  The King sits silently on his throne.