Three endings, not one
Blasphemous does not end the same way for everyone. How you spend the run decides which of three conclusions you reach:
- Ending A — The Path of the Believer (the original good ending; “You are Rid of Guilt”)
- Ending B — The Path of the Unworthy (the default / bad ending)
- Ending C — Wounds of Eventide (the canonical true ending, added free; leads into Blasphemous 2)
Ending A is the only one needed for 100% completion. Ending C is the one that continues the story.
Ending A — The Path of the Believer
This is the “You are Rid of Guilt” ending. The Penitent One proves worthy, climbs the mountain of ash, and becomes the new Father and Son of the Miracle.
- Find the Immaculate Bead in the Graveyard of the Peaks.
- Equip it and die three times so it transforms into the Weight of True Guilt rosary bead.
- With the Weight of True Guilt equipped, destroy all seven Statues of the Confessor and clear each Confessor Dungeon they open.
- As you finish the dungeons, the Thorn from Deogracias becomes the Cvstodia of Sin.
- Beat the main story and defeat His Holiness Escribar. Return to Deogracias at the burnt mountain and climb — if every step above is done, you reach the Turned Throne at the top.
Ending B — The Path of the Unworthy
The default ending. Beat the game and defeat Escribar without completing Ending A’s requirements (for example, only six of the seven Confessor Dungeons). The Penitent One is judged unworthy, fails the climb, and is swallowed by the ashes; Deogracias takes the helmet and the penitence ends.
If you do nothing special, you get B.
Ending C — Wounds of Eventide (true ending)
Added by the free Wounds of Eventide update, this is the canonical ending and the bridge to Blasphemous 2. It does not award an achievement.
- After the first three bosses and before fighting Esdras on the Bridge of the Three Calvaries, find Perpetva’s grave in Echoes of Salt (the Resting Place of the Sister) for the Incomplete Scapular. Esdras then hands you Taranto to My Sister instead of fighting.
- Before the Crisanta fight, meet Esdras in the church above the Brotherhood of the Silent Sorrow (needs the Blood Perpetuated in Sand relic). He gives the Key Grown from Twisted Wood for the Library of the Negated Words.
- Silence the ghost for Diosdado, then speak to him holding the key to open the hidden door. Follow the path to the Holy Visage trapped in the Knot of the Three Words.
- Defeat Isidora, Voice of the Dead (Ossuary, after gathering 30 bones) and Sierpes (Mourning and Havoc) to claim both eyes of the traitor.
- Return the eyes to the Holy Visage for the Apodictic Heart of Mea Culpa. Equip it — you cannot swap hearts again until the game ends — and finish the game.
Getting all three in one save
Reloading after a ending spawns you at the Prie Dieu before Escribar, so you can re-do the final fight after meeting the other conditions. The reliable order is B → A → C: take the default ending first, then build the Cvstodia of Sin for A, then complete the Wounds of Eventide chain for C.
Related guides
- Beginner Guide — the loop before you chase any ending.
- Boss Order Guide — the bosses standing between you and Escribar.
- Blasphemous vs Blasphemous 2 — how the sequel changes the setup.
- Blasphemous Blade Build — the Elden Ring weapon these searches often mean.