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Pioneer Castle is one of the dungeons in the Slaying the Hero Lyle quest in Code Vein 2. See this detailed guide to check out how to navigate the dungeon for lootable items and chests.

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Pioneer Castle Walkthrough

Pioneer Castle Mistles List
1 In Front of the Castle Gate
2 Subterranean Administrative Ward
3 In Front of West Wing Elevator
3 West Wing Residential Block
4 Central Stairwell
5 East Wing
7 In Front of the Command Room

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In Front of the Castle Gate

Step Objectives
1 Jadwiga
You can find a Jadwiga's Minion Shop to the right of the mistle.
2 Anti-Fatal Leak item
Head towards the left of the castle entrance through the Chorus camps, and go down the stairs to pick up the Anti-Fatal Leak next to the yellow and black striped door. Enter here after.
3 Pure Platinum 1 item
Once inside, head down to the ladder on the left, then make your way to the other end of the platform to pick up a Pure Platinum 1. Then, go up the ladder.
4 Uncanny Stone item
At the top of the ladder next to a door, you will find an Uncanny Stone.

Subterranean Administrative Ward

Step Objectives
1 Fatal Leak Vaccine item
From the mistle, continue down the hallway until you come to a room where an enemy guards a blue item. Defeat the enemy to pick up Fatal Leak Vaccine. Then, turn around and go down the next few flights of stairs.
2 Blood Injection S item
Continue the path while clearing the area of enemies until you get to a room with another blue item. Defeat the enemies to pick up Blood Injection S.
3 Into the Storage Section
Go up the stairs and open the closed door. Then, head down to the ladder on your immediate right.
4 Mighty Smash and Tender Crimson 2 item
Defeat the enemies at the bottom, then head towards the blue metal crates. Eliminate the enemies there and get the chest containing the Mighty Smash Combat Formae behind the crate and the Tender Crimson Stone 2 in the far back corner.
5 Flame Injection S item
Go back up the ladder and walk on the pipe platforms. You will pass by an alcove containing a [ITEM]. Jump to the pipes after killing the enemy, then pick up the Flame Injection S before continuing.
6 Citrus item
Keep following the pipe platforms to get the Citrus at the end, then ascend the next platforms.
7 Icy Weapon Salve item
Once at the top, go left onto the big pipe and follow that path until you pass by the Icy Weapon Salve on the right.
8 Chemical Light item
Descend through the doorway, then pick up the Chemical Light on the counter by the elevator.

In Front of West Wing Elevator

Step Objectives
1 West Wing Elevator items
Head right of the West Wing Elevator to pick up a purple item. Then, go down the stairs to find two more purple items guarded by enemies.
Pure Platinum 3: Can be found to the right of the West Wing Elevator in Pioneer Castle.
Tender Crimson Stone 4: Can be found below the In Front of West Wing Elevator mistle.
Heart Remnant 3: Can be found in a room below the In Front of West Wing Elevator mistle.
2 Enter the building using the stairs
Fast travel back to the mistle, then go up the stairs to the left of the mistle towards the roof of the building. Face left and go down the stairs into the building.
3 Going through the alley
After defeating the enemies here, exit the building through the door at the bottom. When you reach the end of the alley, face right for a purple item, then go left to continue.
Tender Crimson Stone 2: Can be found to the right of a small alley past the West Wing Elevator in Pioneer Castle.
4 Ichor Supplement and Pure Platinum items
Make a U-turn to find two purple items near each other. Go down the stairs and defeat the enemies near the hotdog stand.
Ichor Supplement: Can be found before the hotdog stand past the West Wing Elevator in Pioneer Castle.
Pure Platinum 4: Can be found before the hotdog stand past the West Wing Elevator in Pioneer Castle.
5 Towards West Wing Residential Block
Go to the room on the left of the hotdog stand to find a purple item. Keep going towards the next room to find another purple item. Ascend the stairs and follow the path until you reach a room with a Map Jammer and the West Wing Residential Block mistle.
Tender Light Stone 3: Can be found to the left of a hotdog stand past the West Wing Elevator in Pioneer Castle.
Pure Platinum 2: Can be found to the left of a hotdog stand past the West Wing Elevator in Pioneer Castle.

West Wing Residential Block

Step Objectives
1 Tender Crimson Stone 2 item
From the mistle, head to the exit on the right into an open area. Make a U-turn to the right and defeat an enemy to get a Tender Crimson Stone 2.
2 Pure Platinum 2 and Tender Crimson Stone 5
Turn back to the open area and interact with the closed door on the left side of the area. Go up the ladder to get a Pure Platinum 2. Then, go onto the pipe platforms again and jump down. After jumping down past the doorway, head right and defeat the enemies to pick up a Tender Crimson Stone 5.
3 To the Roof of the West Wing Residential Block
Fast travel back to the mistle to go up the right set of stairs. Ignore the doorway for now and defeat the enemy to access the roof. Get the Tender Crimson Stone 3 beside the staircase, then head up to the next floor of the roof.
4 Local Pennant and Bunker Key items
Defeat the enemies on this roof to freely get the Local Pennant and the Bunker Key items.
5 Towards West Wing Residential Block
Descend from the roof and go back to the doorway that was ignored earlier. Make your way through this section of the building until you exit towards the other side of the main castle gate. Approach the main castle gate for the Central Stairwell mistle.

Central Stairwell

Step Objectives
1 Golden Nectar in Central Stairwell
Descend the large staircase near the mistle and run towards the back of it. Interact with the closed door to open it, and you will find a Golden Nectar plant inside the room.
2 Pure Platinum 5 item
Head into the room next to the mistle. Pick up the Pure Platinum 5 before continuing towards the other side of the building.
3 Pure Platinum 5 item
Once you exit, defeat the enemy and take the stairs on the left. Then, defeat another set of enemies to reach the Pure Platinum 5 in the corner.
4 Map Jammer Location
Go back down the stairs and go past the fence. Defeat enemies and pick up the Uncanny Stone and destroy the Map Jammer to reveal the map. Go up the sets of stairs next to the Map Jammer, then head inside the door.
5 Tender Crimson Stone 4
Once in the building, go down a few floors, then go up the ladder at the end of the bottom floor. Walk on the pipes to get the Tender Crimson Stone 4.
6 Towards East Wing mistle
Jump down from the pipes, then proceed towards the left of the room. Defeat the enemies and go up the stairs to pick up the Pure Platinum 3. Go up the ladder, then enter the black and yellow-striped doorway to reach the East Wing mistle.

East Wing

Step Objectives
1 Tender Light Stone 3 item
Face to the left of the East Wing mistle, then head to the farthest door to obtain the Tender Light Stone 3, then go back towards the mistle.
2 Breath of Blood Location
Go down the stairwell to the right of the mistle and defeat the enemies to pick up the Breath of Blood in the bottom room. Continue to the next door and go through the small hallway.
3 Soul Stimulant Location
At the end of the hallway, go up the ladder. Go left to defeat the enemy to access a chest containing the Soul Stimulant, then proceed to the doorway to continue.
4 Towards the Command Room
Keep following the path until you reach a sort of lounge area. Defeat the enemy here, then get the Uncanny Stone. Then, ascend the staircase in the middle. Grab the Tender Crimson Stone 3 in the small room on thr right, then keep going up the reach the Command Room and the In Front of Command Room mistle.

In Front of Command Room

Step Objectives
1 Tender Light Stone 3 item
From the mistle, head left towards a staircase. Follow the path until you arrive at the narrow hallway. Go left to defeat the enemy and pick up the Tender Crimson Stone 3. Exit the room and proceed to the right, ignoring the elevator.
2 Breath of Blood Location
Continue down the flights of stairs until you see a ladder. Descend to the bottom to eliminate the enemies to get Pure Platinum 3, and Pure Platinum 2 in the connected small room. Go back up the ladder to proceed.
3 Soul Stimulant Location
Go through the doorway and find a Tender Crimson Stone 4 on the shelves to the right. The path then leads to the room of the Tainted Scout boss fight.
4 Tender Crimson Stone 5 item
Before leaving this room, head up the other set of stairs to enter a room with three enemies. Defeat them to reach the Tender Crimson Stone 5.
5 Lever for Furnace Location
Eventually, when prompted to light the furnace during the quest, open the metal door in the Tainted Scout boss room to reach the lever to activate the furnace.

How to Unlock Pioneer Castle

During the Slaying the Hero Lyle Quest

Location Corroded Scar
Unlock Requirements ・During Slaying the Hero Lyle quest
・Obtain the Bridge Gate Key

This dungeon is unlocked during the Slaying the Hero Lyle quest. You will need to obtain the Bridge Gate Key, which is given after slaying the two retainers.

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