How to Build & Use Blood Purifier in Dune Awakening
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Written by Tyler Harris
To build a Blood Purifier in Dune: Awakening, unlock it through your research menu, gather the right materials, and place it at your base. It’s one of the best early ways to turn blood into water, which you’ll need a lot more than you think.
Here’s exactly how it works and why you’ll want more than one.
Unlock It in the Research Menu
Start with Early-Game Research
Open your Status Menu, then go into the Research tab. The Blood Purifier Station is listed in the early tiers.
It only takes a short time to unlock and doesn’t need rare parts to build.
Make Sure You Also Unlock These
To actually use the Blood Purifier, you’ll also need:
The Blood Extractor for collecting Blood Sacks
The Literjon if you want to store the water instead of drinking it right away
Without those, your purifier is just a fancy box that does nothing.
Build It at Your Base
Find the Crafting Menu
Once unlocked, open your build menu and place the Blood Purifier down at your camp.
Exact materials may vary, but you’ll usually need basic metal parts, some Plastcrete, and possibly a wiring item.
If you’re missing anything, most of it can be found in early zones.
Build More Than One if You Can
Blood takes a while to process into water. Running just one purifier is like trying to fill a pool with a coffee mug.
If you’ve got spare parts, set up two or three to keep things moving.
How to Use the Blood Purifier
Step-by-Step Process
Use the Blood Extractor on downed enemies to collect Blood Sacks
Place the Blood Sacks into the Blood Purifier
Wait for the machine to process the blood into clean water
Either drink from the purifier or store the water in a Literjon
It runs on time, not fuel, so once it’s going, there’s nothing else you need to do.
Why You’ll Want One Early
Water is tied to your max health. If you get dehydrated, your health bar shrinks, which makes literally everything harder.
Using a Blood Purifier means you can control your water supply instead of chasing catchpockets across the dunes.
Tips for Better Water Production
Combine with Other Tools
Pair the Blood Purifier with:
A Stillsuit, which slows water loss
A Dew Harvester, unlocked in the second region
That combo can keep you stocked for a long time, even in harsh zones.
Store What You Don’t Drink
Use Literjons to carry extra water before long trips. You never want to be the guy drying out next to a broken purifier.
Watch: How to Build a Blood Purifier (Video Walkthrough)
We don’t make video content, but if you want to see gameplay on how to construct a blood purifier instead of just reading about it, we recommend this video by TiffyMissWiffy on YouTube.
Final Blurb
If you’re running low on water, the Blood Purifier is the best fix you’ll get early on. It’s cheap, reliable, and turns enemy blood into your next drink.
Not great dinner talk, but very useful if you want to stay alive on Arrakis.
FAQ
Q: How do you unlock the Blood Purifier in Dune: Awakening?
Unlock it through the Research tab in the Status Menu early in the game.
Q: What items do you need to use the Blood Purifier?
You need Blood Sacks from enemies and either a Literjon or just a thirst problem.
Q: Can you build more than one Blood Purifier?
Yes, and you should. Processing takes time, so more purifiers mean faster water output.
Q: How do you collect blood for the purifier?
Use the Blood Extractor on defeated enemies to get Blood Sacks.
Q: What helps with water efficiency besides the purifier?
Wear a Stillsuit and unlock the Dew Harvester later in the game.
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