Dishonored 2 offers a diverse and extremely varied gaming experience. Case in point: Bone Charms. These collectibles can change the way your characters interact with the world, and can be found in the game world or crafted.
There are three types of Bone Charms: Regular, Corrupted, and Black.
Interestingly, a Bone Charm can either have a positive or negative effect. You can also use Bone Charms you may have no use for to create Raw Whalebone, which can then be used to create new Bone Charms.
Here’s the full list of Bone Charms in Dishonored 2, and the type of effect they have on the gameplay.
Regulated Bone Charms | Corrupted Bone Charms | Black Bone Charms | How To Craft Bone Charms
Regular Bone Charms
Bone Charm: Accommodating
Effect: Host Animal Possessions last longer
Bone Charm: Acrobat
Effect: Increases your climbing speed
Bone Charm: Agile
Effect: Recovery You recover from falls a bit faster
Bone Charm: Agile
Will Possession lasts slightly longer
Bone Charm: Albinos
Effect: Rat swarms include more White Rats
Bone Charm: Aquatic Nature
Effect: Increases your swim speed
Bone Charm: Assassin’s Fortune
Effect: Bolt packs have a chance of restoring one extra Bolt
Bone Charm: Bird of Prey
Effect: Restores some Health when you do a Drop Assassination
Bone Charm: Bitter Blood
Effect: Bloodflies attack you only if you get really close to their nests
Bone Charm: Blade Ballet
Effect: Spring Razors have a slight chance to destroy a victim’s body
Bone Charm: Blast Resistant
Effect: You receive less damage from explosions
Bone Charm: Blood Sacrifice
Effect: Killing Bloodflies and Rats restores your Health
Bone Charm: Carrion Killer
Effect: You gain Adrenaline from killing Rats and Bloodflies
Bone Charm: Combustion
Effect: Your Grenades deal more damage
Bone Charm: Deep Grave
Effect: Causes Gravehounds to sometimes die automatically when summoned
Bone Charm: Duelist’s Skill
Effect: Increases the damage of your Bullets
Bone Charm: Electrical Burst
Effect: Increases the area of effect for your Stun Mines
Bone Charm: Enduring Allies
Effect: Doppelgangers last longer
Bone Charm: Exacting Aim
Effect: Increases the damage of your Bolts
Bone Charm: Falling Star
Effect: Drop assassinations restore some Mana
Bone Charm: Fencer
Effect: You win locked-Sword contests more often
Bone Charm: Firestarter
Effect: Incendiary Bolts have a larger radius
Bone Charm: Ground Glider
Effect: You slide faster
Bone Charm: Gutter Feast
Effect: Consume White Rats to restore Mana
Bone Charm: Healthy Appetite
Effect: Food restores more Health
Bone Charm: Hot Cocktail
Effect: Exploding bottles deal slightly more damage
Bone Charm: Leviathan’s Mind
Effect: Regenerates Mana when you’re underwater
Bone Charm: Liquid Sustenance
Effect: Drinking from fountains restores a bit of Health
Bone Charm: Lucky Needle
Effect: Raises your chance to recover Sleep and Confusion Darts
Bone Charm: Relocation Sickness
Effect: Witches sometimes stumble after magical relocation
Bone Charm: Resilient Allies
Effect: Doppelgangers have more health
Bone Charm: Resounding Shriek
Effect: Howling Blasts are louder and have a larger radius
Bone Charm: Restorative Glimmer
Effect: Health regenerates when using Dark Vision
Bone Charm: Robust
Effect: Elixirs restore slightly more Health
Bone Charm: Savage Scream
Effect: Nestkeeper’s screams have a chance to kill all surrounding Bloodflies
Bone Charm: Shadow Embrace
Effect: Shadow Walk lasts slightly longer
Bone Charm: Spirit Water
Effect: Drinking from fountains restores a bit of Mana
Bone Charm: Spirited
Effect: Elixirs restore slightly more Mana
Bone Charm: Spiritual Fortune
Effect: Drinking and using Mana Elixirs sometimes restores you to full Mana
Bone Charm: Spiritual Pool
Effect: Mana regenerates faster
Bone Charm: Spiritual Sacrifice
Effect: Killing Bloodflies and Rats restores your Mana
Bone Charm: Strong Arms
Effect: Enemies are choked faster
Bone Charm: Strong Lungs
Effect: You can hold your breath longer underwater
Bone Charm: Submerged Rage
Effect: You gain Adrenaline while underwater
Bone Charm: Swift Shadow
Effect: Increases movement speed in stealth mode
Bone Charm: Swift Stalker
Effect: Increases movement speed when your weapons are sheathed
Bone Charm: Synergetic Swarm
Effect: Rat swarms last slightly longer
Bone Charm: Tricky Timing
Effect: Enemy Grenades take longer to explode
Bone Charm: Undertaker
Effect: You move a bit faster when carrying a body
Bone Charm: Unfortunate Craftsmanship
Effect: Enemy Grenades sometimes malfunction
Bone Charm: Unnerving Target
Effect: Enemies sometimes drop Grenades and debris at their feet
Bone Charm: Unsteady Hand
Effect: Enemies have a greater chance to miss with their projectiles
Bone Charm: Vengeance
Effect: You generate Adrenaline when you take melee damage from an enemy
Bone Charm: Void Rapture
Effect: Sometimes enemies fall unconscious when Mesmerize ends
Bone Charm: Whirlwind
Effect: Raises your Sword’s attack speed
Corrupted Bone Charms
Bone Charm: Armored Bones
Effect: You take far less damage, but movement speed is reduced
Bone Charm: Bright Moon
Effect: Doppelgangers deal more damage but last half as long
Bone Charm: Clumsy Assassin
Effect: You gain invisibility briefly after knocking out or assassinating an enemy, but enemies can see and hear when you lean
Bone Charm: High Pressure
Effect: Grenades, oil tanks, and bottles deal more damage but have a smaller blast radius
Bone Charm: Lightweight
Effect: You take less damage from falling, but you lose half of your Health regeneration rate
Bone Charm: Power Slash
Effect: Your Sword blows deal greater damage, but your Sword attacks are slower
Bone Charm: Risky Parry
Effect: Your parries always throw enemies off balance, but you take more damage while parrying
Bone Charm: Shivering Silhouette
Effect: Enemies miss more often at range, but you are more visible to enemies
Bone Charm: Splintering Bolts
Effect: Bolts inflict far more damage, but they always break on impact
Bone Charm: Stolen Breath
Effect: Pulling enemies with Far Reach is now quiet, but it consumes more Mana for all uses
Bone Charm: Vengeance Trade
Effect: You accumulate Adrenaline faster
Bone Charm: Void Winds
Effect: Windblast is more powerful, but costs more Mana
Bone Charm: Witch’s Skin
Effect: Taking damage drains your Mana before your Health
Bone Charm: Zephyr
Effect: Raises your walking and running speed, but you take more damage
Black Bone Charms
Bone Charm: Bloodfly Alchemy
Effect: An enemy’s first ranged attack turns into Bloodflies
Bone Charm: Cornered Animal
Effect: You deal much more attack damage when your Health is low
Bone Charm: Dark Extraction
Effect: Shadow Walk assassinations restore some of your Health
Bone Charm: Expansive Spirit
Effect: Increases your maximum Mana
Bone Charm: Fading Light
Effect: Far Reach and Blink cost zero Mana if used right after an assassination
Bone Charm: Familiar Scent
Effect: Wolfhounds cannot smell your character
Bone Charm: Fickle Beasts
Effect: White Wolfhounds fight on your side
Bone Charm: Fleet Fighter
Effect: Your movement doesn’t slow down when your weapons are unsheathed
Bone Charm: Hardiness
Effect: Adds to your maximum Health
Bone Charm: Invisible Thread
Effect: You are invisible during Far Reach movement
Bone Charm: Iron Roots
Effect: You are much less likely to be knocked down
Bone Charm: Leech Cuts
Effect: You gain Health when hitting people with your Sword or finishing assassinations
Bone Charm: Leviathan’s Breath
Effect: Running out of breath lowers your Mana before it starts lowering your Health
Bone Charm: Lucky Jam
Effect: Enemy Pistols have a higher chance of misfiring
Bone Charm: Mind Runner
Effect: You can sprint while inside human hosts during Possession
Bone Charm: Separation Trauma
Effect: Enemies are rendered unconscious when you end Possession
Bone Charm: Shadow Repose
Effect: You regain Health automatically during Shadow Walk
Bone Charm: Solid Landing
Effect: A shockwave damages enemies and objects when you land after falling from a great height
Bone Charm: Twin Leech
Effect: You regain Health while your Doppelganger is active
Bone Charm: Undying Swarm
Effect: Rat swarms repopulate over time
Bone Charm: Void Armor
Effect: Most of the damage you take is subtracted from Mana
How To Craft Bone Charms
Bone Charm crafting is absolutely imperative to your Dishonored 2 experience. It would be crazy not to utilise it, as it would to not upgrade any ability, weapon or gadget when you have the chance. Appreciate that Bone Charms grant your character minor bonuses, so you want to be able to benefit from that as much as possible. There can be up to four positive effects for a Bone Charm, and a single negative effect if they’ve been corrupted. Interestingly, a negative, corrupt Bone Charm can be created by you without even noticing. Don’t be afraid to part with certain Bone Charms you have no use for, as this will grant you Raw Whalebone, which is used to craft more Bone Charms.
In order to craft Bone Charms, you need to activate the necessary Ability. Abilities are purchased with Runes, which can be found throughout the world and at Outsider Shrines. While you won’t be able to unlock every Ability in your first playthrough, unlocking the Bone Charm crafting ability is an absolute necessity.
Bone Charm Crafting Ability
Go to the Powers menu, and you should see the Bone Charm Crafting ability ready to learn.
Cost: 1 Rune
Bone Charm Crafting Secondary Traits
Trait Synergy
- Cost: 3
- Effect: This allows you to use the same trait up to four times.
Witch Crafting
- Cost: 2
- Effect: This trait significantly lowers the chance of creating a corrupted Bone Charm. If your Bone Charm is corrupted, it can have negative effects.
- Tip: Combine with Trait Synergy for particularly powerful Bone Charms.
Master Crafting
- Cost: 2
- Effect: This trait makes it so any Bone Charm with three traits has no chance of being corrupted.
Craft Runes
- Cost: 4
- Effect: This trait allows you to convert Runes into Raw Whalebone , and vice-vera.
- Tip: Around the half-way point of the game, you’ll notice you have a large surplus of both Runes and Raw Whalebone. Whatever you have a large excess of, convert it into the other resource. Then, use this new surplus to build the necessary Bone Charm.
