As players approach the Master's Keep in Dead Cells' Return to Castlevania DLC for the first time, they will get pulled into the Defiled Necropolis. Here, fans will do battle with Death, and they will find that they are no longer engaging with the DLC's content once that boss has been dispatched. This may leave some players confused about how they are intended to enter the Master's Keep in Dead Cells, and this guide is here to shine some light on this matter.
Dead Cells: How to Get to Dracula
It is first important to establish that there are two entries points into the Return to Castlevania DLC, and only one of them can be used per run. The first of those entry points is in the Prisoners' Quarters, and it is how players will initially access Dead Cells' Return to Castlevania DLC. That said, this entry point puts fans on the path that ultimately ends with the Death battle, and players that want to reach the Master's Keep and fight Dracula should not use it.
Instead, these players must set their sights on the second entry point, which is accessed by defeating the Time Keeper in the Clock Room. Fortunately, reaching that biome is very straightforward, as all standard paths lead to it eventually, and players will encounter Alucard once the boss has been dispatched. After a brief conversation with this iconic Castlevania character, players should use the nearby door to Dracula's Castle to continue advancing toward the DLC's final boss.
In this more-difficult version of Dracula's Castle, players must defeat Medusa in order to reach a chest that holds the Petrified Key. This key is used to unlock a door at the end of this Dead Cells level, and the path to the Master's Keep is just beyond it. Notably, players will encounter Alucard and Richter as they make their way toward Dracula within the Master's Keep, and it is during that encounter that they will unlock the Alucard Outfit.
On the topic of Dead Cells Castlevania DLC Outfits, there are actually two more than can be unlocked within the Master's Keep. More specifically, the Sypha and Trevor Outfits can be found within a lore room that is hidden near Dracula's quarters. To access this room, players must climb an invisible staircase, which can be grabbed onto by jumping just left of the right-most candle in the hallway where Alucard and Richter are found.
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania is available on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.