Dead Cells

Yeah, just did it with the starter shield. Pretty easy achievement

Thanks Flaybo. I'll do it again with one of those weapons and edit the solution. Just wanted to get a solution up quickly to warn people how NOT to do it, lol.

Are you allowed to upgrade the default sword and bow?

i just completed this with the starter wooden shield , i never even upgraded it and the achievement did not pop for me.

The shield is the best bet since you can still use it to parry all game. I didn't really like deployables for the last boss since he can knock them into the spike pits. Spamming a decently strong Wings of the Crow works well and instantly erases those annoying flag bombs.

Can I upgrade the starter shield, bow or sword? Or do I have to keep it as taken?

For those that ask for "Can I upgrade the starter shield, bow or sword", the answer is no, the character that allow upgrades of items does not have for the started items, so you can't because you are not allowed, and even if you wanted or could do it by mistake, it is not possible since the game does not have that feature fot the starter items.

FaSCoRP?? you can 100% upgrade the starter weapons! Not sure if it voids the achievement but you make it sound like there's no option to upgrade starter gear. You can + them and reforge them for different skills.

FaSCoRP?? you can 100% upgrade the starter weapons! Not sure if it voids the achievement but you make it sound like there's no option to upgrade starter gear. You can + them and reforge them for different skills.
Edit: Yep, just unlocked this achievement with starter bow at 1+ and reforge it a few times too. Okay to upgrade.

you can upgrade. +1 from me on the guide

Can you pick a weapon along side with cursed swors

works by putting the starter weapon in the backpack. so you can end the game with two weapons of your choice.

I meant to have a better weapon at the start

if only they werent any secret achievements... i would have known not to change for a better gear...

I put the starter bow in my back pack for the entire run while using weapons and skills of my choice for the entire run. The achievement pops at the end no issue. You don't actively need to use a starter weapon so long as it is in your possession the entire run.

I second Cheryl. Keep the bow and do whatever else you want with the other slots.

Can confirm the above, I just kept the starter sword as a secondary weapon and never used it then this popped after beating the Hand of the King.

I have this achievement both on PC and Xbox, now I am playing on PS5 and this didn't pop. Last run i made it with Cursed Sword, the trophy for it popped but not this one, don't know what I'm doing wrong 😒

This one wasn't too bad. Used Rusty Sword I as my starter sword just to meet requirements. Made my entire way through the game using explosive bow, wolf trap, and crossbowmatic turret. Had skills timer, skills dps, and +30% health as my upgrades. For the scrolls, I did 5 brutality, 18 tactics, and 7 survival which brought me to around 6,400 health and crazy good DPS.

My experience matches NINja277's. Took the Old Wooden Shield from the wall, never picked up or even recycled another shield the entire run, kept the Old Wooden Shield in the same slot the whole time, took down the Hand of the King... no Achievement. Entered the fountain, credits rolled... no Achievement. Back to the Prisoner's Quarters... no Achievement. I think we have a Buggy Minus on our hands here. Can anyone confirm if maybe a patch broke this?

EDIT: Game just got updated today, I'll try again.

UPDATE: I have confirmed that the Achievement IS (now?) earnable through the above method; it pops during the credits. I don't know if the update fixed something broken, or if another quirk I tried was a factor: I put the Old Wooden Shield in the 'X' button slot. It was the first thing I'd picked up, and never moved it (I usually put shields on the 'Y' button).