Resident Evil Village guide: Tips for farming Lei currency
Resident Evil Village has a progression system that revolves around Lei currency. Here are some tips for maximizing Lei income.
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Resident Evil Villageis an awesome contiuation of the undead-filled survival horror franchise, now set in an unknown remote European village. It takes cues and pays homage to various previous Resident Evil games, perhaps most notably Resident Evil 4. Similarly to RE4, Resident Evil Village has a merchant who will trade currency called Lei for various upgrades and supplies.
Getting Lei can be a bit tough, especially to start with, so we’re sharing some tips on gathering it throughout the game, to supplement our range ofResident Evil Village Beginner Guides.
Say hi to the Duke
Resident Evil Village’s vendor-in-chief is the Duke, a mysterious gent who seems to be profiteering from all the chaos in and around the village. Here are a few tips on using the Duke effectively, and information on how his stocks change throughout the game.
Finding all the Lei
Resident Evil’s Lei currency can be found all over the game’s sizeable map in various different incarnations. It can drop from enemies, you can find it in drawers and cupboards, and you can get it by selling items to the Duke. Here are some tips for maximizing your Lei earnings.
Killing optional hidden bosses in Resident Evil Village
The next section has some minor spoilers, so you may want to skip this if you’re playing for the first time.
Resident Evil Village has a few hidden and not-so-hidden optional bosses that can be worth a decent amount of Lei. They become accessible after completing certain parts of the game. Each of these is worth anywhere up to 15,000 Lei and beyond, making upgrading weapons a lot easier.
The first “hidden” boss is in the graveyard area, outside Lady Beneviento’s area. The boss spawns when you bring aBroken Slabfrom the central graveyard near the drawbridge to Dimitrescu’s castle. The Broken Slab becomes available when a mausoleum opens up at a certain point in the story, spilling attacking zombies in your direction. When you bring the Broken Slab back to the Beneviento grave area, an ogre-like boss will be there. The boss drops 15,000 Lei treasure. The Slab can also open upClaudia Beneviento’s grave, giving you another treasure item to sell to the Duke.
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The second “hidden” boss can be found via a hidden path before meeting Heisenburg. After completing Moreau’s dam section, you’ll be called to do battle with Heisenburg, who will lure you to his factory. Up the steps to his area,there will be a sign saying “Good Luck.“If you ignore the sign and head to the left, you will find theOtto’s Mill area. Inside is another another ogre-like boss, a bunch of hidden meat and fish, and other goodies to sell to the Duke.
That’s a wrap!
Those are our main quick-and-easy tips for getting more Lei in Resident Evil Village. Lei isn’t too hard to come by, but you can maximize how much Lei you can earn by playing efficiently, avoiding buying consumeables, and exploring every corner of each room.
For more Resident Evil Village guides, hit the links below. Resident Evil Village is available now for Xbox Series S/X, PS5, and PC, and is quite probably one of thebest Xbox gamesof the moment, and certainly one of the best Xbox horror games. You should definitely give it a go.
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