Water is life on Arrakis—literally. In Dune: Awakening, being hydrated is as vital as battling sandworms or aggressive scavengers. Dehydration not only lowers your survival chances, but it siphons off your maximum health bar, putting you at a disadvantage in every encounter. That’s where the Blood Purification Station fits in: an early-game tech item that converts the blood of your enemies into the water of life.
No matter if you are beginning your journey across the sands or preparing for a major expedition, the ability to properly run a Blood Purification facility is survival on Arrakis.
What is the Blood Purification Station?
Blood Purification Station is a processing and crafting device that extracts water from blood. It’s one of the very first hydration solutions you can make use of, and a valuable resource for any solo traveler, especially before you can provide more advanced water production technology.
You’ll be able to research and construct it fairly speedily through the Research Menu, provided that you’ve opened up the necessary blueprint. The station does require some supporting supplies in order to operate efficiently:
- Blood Extractor – To extract blood from vanquished enemies.
- Blood Sacks – Saved automatically as soon as you adopt the extractor.
- Literjon – A small vessel in which to keep purified water for later use.
How to Use the Blood Purification Station – Step-by-Step
- Harvesting Blood: Use the Blood Extractor and place it on dead enemies—Scavengers, beasts, or other hostiles. Extracted blood is automatically harvested and stored in your inventory as Blood Sacks.
- Purifying the Blood: Go to the Blood Purification Station in your sub-fief or base. Put the Blood Sacks in the input of the station. The station will begin processing the blood into drinkable water—a real-time operation, so wait patiently or multitask.
- Collecting the Water: Once purified, water can then be used directly from the station or placed in a Literjon and carried around for use whenever. Literjons are highly recommended since they enable you to remain hydrated on long outings without having to make the trip back home.
Early on in your survival saga on Arrakis, the Blood Purification Station is not just a handy tool—it’s a lifeline. Master it. Scale it. Marry it with stillsuits and dew harvesting to create a self-sustaining, mobile-friendly hydrating network that will make you go from scavenger to sand lord. Because in the desert, power comes down to water.
