How to build a Blood Purifier in Dune: Awakening

Few enemies are as deadly as dehydration in Dune: Awakening, a foe you can’t slice or shoot to prevent them from killing you. You can, however, use a Blood Purifier and control how much water you have access to before starting to explore for materials.

In Dune: Awakening, simply existing in the world is a major threat. Not having water to raise your hydration level is in some ways as deadly as facing Arrakis’s famous sandworms. The Blood Purifier is a machine that can help you with that since it converts blood extracted from enemies into water.

If you’re afraid of seeing your tank of water empty, do not fret. In this Dune: Awakening guide, we’ll teach you how to unlock and how to build a Blood Purifier. 

How to unlock the blood purifier in Dune: Awakening

Before you can build one of these machines, you need to unlock the Blood Purifier by progressing in the “Water from Blood” main quest. This is part of the first quests you need to complete in Dune: Awakening, so missing it is not possible. If you haven’t unlocked the Blood Purifier, just keep playing the game.

The “Water from Blood” quest is a three-part quest and the game gives you the schematic for the Blood Purifier only in the last one. First, you need to collect Salvage Metal and Plant Fiber. In the second part, you unlock the research for the Basic Exsanguination Kit, which adds the Improvised Blood Extractor and the Small Blood Sack to the list of items you can craft. During the third segment of the quest, you unlock the Blood Purifier’s schematic.

How to build a blood purifier in Dune: Awakening

To build a Blood Purifier, start by completing the research of this machine’s schematic in the “Research” tab. When done, use your Construction Tool and go to the “Refineries” tab to find the Blood Purifier. 

Like other elements for your shelter, you choose where the machine will be placed using a projection, which you can rotate and move freely. Although you can put a Blood Purifier outside of your shelter, you need to put it near the Sub-Fief Console (which you’ve built during a previous quest); otherwise, it won’t work. You’ll need 70 Savage Metal to complete the machine.

Once you’ve built it, you can interact with the Blood Purifier to produce water using the blood you extracted from enemies. To do so, look for any camps close to you, kill the enemies you find there, and pop the Improvised Blood Extractor to collect their blood. It is possible to have more than one blood bag with you, which might come in handy if you’re planning a longer exploration session.

With the blood in your inventory, go back to your base and deposit it into the Blood Purifier. The machine will start the process automatically, which might take a few minutes depending on the amount of blood you put into the machine. Keep in mind that this machine uses power from your Fuel-Powered Generator. If it runs out of Fuel Cells, the Blood Purifier won’t work.