How many chests are in Rubinite?

There are 8 chests in total, all in the Monastery. Seven hold a Damaged Talisman plus pigment, and the eighth — behind the goddess statue in the Main Hall — holds 500 Blood Dust.

Do chests respawn in Rubinite?

No. Each chest can be opened once per save. In the Real World half, the same chests no longer give talismans — they give pigments used to recolour Ruby.

Which chest should I open first in Rubinite?

The Hallway chest, because it holds the Damaged White Talisman that Wichiwi repairs into Direct Hit, Flutterstep, Bloodsucker or Pensive Eyes — and Pensive Eyes is one of the two best early talismans in the game.

Rubinite chests: all 8 locations and contents

There are 8 chests in Rubinite, all in the Monastery, and seven of them are the only source of the Damaged Talismans Wichiwi needs to craft your build. This page lists every location, what is inside, and which talismans each one unlocks.

Why chests matter more than they look: a chest is not loot, it is a build unlock. The Damaged Talisman inside decides which 3-4 talismans Wichiwi can ever sell you, so a chest you skip is a build you cannot run.

All chest locations

#	Location	Exact spot	Contents	Unlocks
1	Hallway	Outside the entrance to the Dining Hall	Damaged White Talisman + 100 Blood Dust	Direct Hit · Flutterstep · Bloodsucker · Pensive Eyes
2	Dining Hall	Top right corner of the room	Damaged Orange Talisman + 100 Blood Dust	Sharpshooter · Bracelet of Blessing
3	Library	Below the stairs	Damaged Yellow Talisman + 100 Blood Dust	Sharp Blade Sharp Eyes · Greed · Mark Meister · Paralyzing Strike
4	Courtyard	Behind a pillar on the left	Damaged Green Talisman + 100 Blood Dust	Scorched Trail · Grounded Lunge · Killer Instinct
5	Storage Room	Behind the boxes at the bottom left	Damaged Blue Talisman + 100 Blood Dust	True Hunter · Perfect Strike · Keen Gaze
6	Office	To the left of the desk	Damaged Purple Talisman + 100 Blood Dust	True Ranger · Bloodwings
7	Bedroom	By the wall on the left	Damaged Red Talisman + 100 Blood Dust	True Swordfighter · Thorny Rose · Pocket Bombs
8	Main Hall	Behind the statue of the goddess	500 Blood Dust (no talisman)	— (skill tree funding)

Priority order

Chests are gated by Monastery progression, but the order you repair the talismans is a real decision. Ranked by what each pool gives you:

Storage Room (Blue) — Keen Gaze and True Hunter. The best pool in the game: one speeds up Mark generation, the other turns Marks into damage.
Hallway (White) — Pensive Eyes, and Bloodsucker for long fights.
Library (Yellow) — Mark Meister changes how Strikes work entirely.
Bedroom (Red) — True Swordfighter for pure Slash damage; Pocket Bombs for Perfect Dodge builds.
Courtyard (Green) — Killer Instinct if you can hit the white arc; Scorched Trail for burst windows.
Dining Hall (Orange) — Bracelet of Blessing is the useful one (poison/burn/smoke).
Office (Purple) — Bloodwings and True Ranger, both niche.

Real World changes

After you break out of the illusion, the chests still exist but their contents change: instead of a Damaged Talisman each one gives a pigment that swaps Ruby's colour palette. The Main Hall chest still pays Blood Dust. An extra pigment, Turquoise, is sold by Wichiwi for 9,999 Blood Dust.

Frequently asked

How many chests are there?

8, all in the Monastery. Seven hold Damaged Talismans; the Main Hall chest holds 500 Blood Dust.

Do chests respawn?

No — once per save. In the Real World the same chests give pigments instead.

Which chest first?

Storage Room (Blue) for Keen Gaze, then Hallway (White) for Pensive Eyes. Those two talismans carry the whole early game.