Code Vein 2: Rune Blades Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

Rune Blades are Code Vein 2's newest weapon archetype — dual swords that don't sit in your hands but float beside you, controlled through the power of Formae.

Every attack synchronises your character's acrobatic and martial arts movements with the orbiting blades.

The result is a weapon class that plays nothing like Swords or Twin Blades, despite sharing a similar silhouette — and all 5 confirmed Rune Blade locations are tracked on MapMaster's Code Vein 2 interactive maps.

What Are Rune Blades in Code Vein 2?

Rune Blades were not available in the original Code Vein — they're entirely new to this entry.

Rather than a physical grip, each Rune Blade is held in place by the wielder's Formae control. The blades orbit the character during standard attacks, extending the reach of kicks and punches with synchronized slashes.

When a Combat Formae sends the blades outward — the Whirling Shredder being the clearest example — the character temporarily shifts to a pure martial arts moveset: kicks, punches, and spinning strikes while the swords work independently at range.

Different Rune Blades have different mid-range Formae behaviors — fire slashes, wide spinning arcs, and descending aerial kicks, among them.

The aerial combo system is unique to this weapon class: a mid-air weak attack can chain into a mid-air strong attack, briefly hovering the character while the blades cross-slash the target simultaneously. No other weapon type in the game offers this.

Rune Blade Scaling: Willpower, Mind, and the Overburden Warning

Rune Blades scale primarily with Willpower, with secondary scaling varying per weapon — VK Rune Blades pair Willpower with Dexterity; Glutton's Eyes carries a high Mind requirement; Stealth Blades focuses on Willpower with strong Magic Formae output.

The class pairs naturally with Blood Codes that invest in Willpower — the Lou lineage meets the minimum requirements for most Rune Blades at Tier C, and Holly's Blood Code provides Willpower scaling, max Ichor bonuses, and Formae casting synergy for a full magic-Rune Blades build.

The Overburden warning matters here more than most weapon types: if your Willpower or Mind falls below a Rune Blade's Burden requirement, the penalty is continuous health drain during combat — not a static reduction but active damage over time while you're fighting.

Keep the relevant stat above the Burden threshold or switch to a Blood Code that meets the requirement before equipping.

The Rune Blade Mastery Booster provides a permanent +4 Willpower alongside increased Rune Blade attack speed once mastered through Lavinia.

Rune Blades also reach their ceiling when paired with long-range and magic Combat Formae — the class is designed specifically around ability-enhancing incantations rather than pure physical combos.

All 5 Rune Blade Locations in Code Vein 2

The Continent (3):

• VK Rune Blades — sold by Jadwiga's Minion at the Refugee Village for 1,000 Haze. Also sold at Josée's Outpost. The earliest available Rune Blade, balancing Willpower and Dexterity for accessible early-game use.
• Formae Mech-Arms Tajikarao — sold by Jadwiga's Minion by the tree in Bureau's Castle courtyard, deep in the Undead Forest.
• Stealth Blades — possible RNG drop from the Augmented Revenant on the suspended road in the southwest Undead Forest. Low drop rate; farm the spawn after resting at the nearest Mistle. A very low-chance drop from Mutated Survivor Bernd at Josée's Outpost is also reported.

Ruins (1):

• Ancient Hunter's Rune Blades — inside the chest in the southern Ruins courtyard. Part of the full Ancient Hunter weapon set distributed across MagMell Island's dungeons.

Sunken Pylon (1):

• Glutton's Eyes — guaranteed drop from the Metagen Remnant boss, obtained automatically after defeating it during the Slaying the Hero Josée quest. Carries a high Mind stat requirement — pair it with the Lou Blood Code at Tier C to meet the threshold without Overburden.