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Dishonored Runes and upgrades: the Heart, bone charms, coins and blueprints

Separate supernatural progression from workshop purchases.

Edition covered

Original 2012 Corvo campaign with original PC publisher pictures. The Knife of Dunwall, The Brigmore Witches, Dunwall City Trials and Dishonored 2 have different content and are excluded.

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Runes and upgrades

Rune in Dishonored
Buy or upgrade a power

Rune

Where it matters: Powers menu.

Reference

Blueprint in Dishonored
Unlock advanced equipment purchase

Blueprint

Where it matters: Workshop after retrieval.

Reference

Elixir in Dishonored
Restore health or mana

Elixir

Where it matters: Immediate resource management.

Reference

Quick notes

  • Use the Heart to locate runes and charms. The Heart points toward nearby supernatural collectibles.
  • Runes buy powers and bone charms equip bonuses. Runes are spent in the power menu.
  • Coins and blueprints support Piero’s workshop. Loot converts to spending money.
  • Search before the return journey. Complete the local exploration you care about before leaving with Samuel.

Runes buy powers and bone charms equip bonuses

Exploration tools
Tool or clueUseLimit
Heart markerLocate a supernatural collectibleMay point through a wall or floor
Dark Vision upgradeHighlight valuables and systemsCosts runes to unlock
Open window or roofAlternate room accessCheck the landing and patrols
Notes and conversationsReveal codes or optional routesRead the relevant context
Mission end statisticsCheck collected totals and conductDoes not recover a missed collectible automatically
Useful tip

Complete the local exploration you care about before leaving with Samuel.

References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Dishonored publisher listingstore.steampowered.com
Official Dishonored PC manualstore.steampowered.com
Bethesda explanation of chaoshelp.bethesda.net
Authorized strategy guide sampleptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com