Resident Evil Requiem: How to Get Every Lucky Charm – All Effects

Why Lucky Charms Matter (and How I Messed Them Up at First)

After spending a full weekend combing through Rhodes Hill and Raccoon City, I realized I’d completely misunderstood how lucky charms work in Resident Evil Requiem. I was hoarding them like key items instead of building around them – and that’s a huge mistake. Once I actually optimized my charms, both Grace and Leon hit way harder, my knife stopped breaking every other encounter, and I survived “should-have-killed-me” hits more than once.

This guide walks you through every charm I’ve used so far: who it’s for, what it really does in combat, and the exact route I followed to grab it. I’ll also flag the parts that are easy to miss or that nearly locked me out on my first run.

How Lucky Charms Work for Grace vs Leon

Before you start hunting, it’s crucial to understand that Grace and Leon use charms very differently. I ignored this for hours and ended up with suboptimal setups.

• Grace’s charms:
  • Go directly into her inventory like any other item.
  • Are always active once you’re carrying them – no extra menu needed.
  • Can all be stacked at once, limited only by how much inventory space you’re willing to sacrifice.
• Leon’s charms:
  • Don’t take inventory space.
  • Are attached to specific weapon types (shotguns, sniper rifles, the Requiem, etc.).
  • You equip them via weapon upgrades (e.g. at a Supply Crate or equivalent customization screen), one charm per weapon.

The breakthrough for me was treating Grace’s charms as part of her loadout planning (do I want more knife stability or more raw gun damage?) and Leon’s charms as specialized attachments that supercharge a single weapon’s role.

Rhodes Hill Medical Center – Early-Game Charms

Rhodes Hill only hides three charms, but they shape your early survival. Two belong to Grace, one is for Leon when he later revisits the area.

Casse-dalle (Grace) – Knife Power & Durability

Effect: Boosts knife damage and drastically improves knife durability for Grace.

Why it’s important: I play super conservatively with ammo, so Grace’s knife is my workhorse in Rhodes Hill. Before Casse-dalle, I was constantly watching my knife crumble. After grabbing it, I could safely finish off downed enemies and conserve bullets without stressing about the blade snapping.

Location & route:

• As Grace, go to the Kitchen on the ground floor of the Care Center.
• Look for the door that leads into the Cellar / Pantry – it’s locked.
• You’ll need the Cook’s key:
  • Hunt down the cook enemy in the area and kill him.
  • A hemolytic injector will down him very quickly – I wasted ammo on my first run before realizing this.
• Loot the key from his corpse, return to the Kitchen, and unlock the Cellar.
• Search inside to find the Casse-dalle charm.

Personal tip: Don’t make my mistake of leaving the cook alive “for later.” If you forget to kill him with Grace, you complicate things for Leon’s visit and risk missing both a key and a charm if you lose track.

Œil espion / Eye Spy (Grace) – Survive Lethal Damage

Effect: Increases Grace’s chance to survive what would normally be a lethal hit. In practice, this is your early-game “second chance” talisman and it absolutely saved my run a few times.

Location & unlock conditions:

• Still in Rhodes Hill, switch to Grace’s chapter in the East Wing of the Care Center.
• You’re looking for the big, obese mutant often nicknamed Chunk that patrols that wing.
• To be safe, I did the following:
  • Waited until I had the Requiem handgun.
  • Lured Chunk into a larger room so I had space to kite.
  • Landed three headshots with Requiem bullets and killed him before starting the Emily escort.

That specific sequence unlocked Œil espion for me. Some community guides say other kill methods (normal ammo or hemolytic injectors) also work, but I haven’t personally tested those, so if you don’t want to risk it, stick to the three Requiem headshots before the escort section.

Pro tip: Save just before engaging Chunk. If something goes wrong and the charm doesn’t trigger, you can retry without replaying half the wing.

Connaisseur (Leon) – General Firepower Boost

Effect: Increases Leon’s weapon firepower. This is your bread-and-butter DPS charm for him early on.

Location & route (Leon’s visit):

• Later in the story, when Leon has full access to the Care Center, head to the West Wing.
• Reach the Cellar
• Look for a warped cupboard – this is where the Connaisseur charm is stashed.
• If the Cellar is still locked, you again need the Cook’s key:
  • If Grace killed the cook earlier, his body and key should be where you left him.
  • If not, you’ll need to locate and kill him as Leon to get access.

What I wish I’d known: grabbing Casse-dalle and killing the cook properly with Grace makes this much smoother. When I skipped that on my first run, I had to backtrack way more as Leon to sort out keys and doors.

Raccoon City East – BSAA Charm (Leon)

Raccoon City hides four Leon-only charms. The first one you’ll likely get is in the East section, and it’s a strong sniper modifier.

BSAA (Leon)

Effect: Increases sniper rifle firepower when no scope is equipped. If you like running a quick-aim, close-to-mid range sniper build, this is huge.

Location & route:

• Progress through Raccoon City East until you can access the Central Camp area.
• Find a <stronggenerator< strong=""> near a crane, north-east of the Central Camp, across the big hole in the street.
• You’ll need a full gas can first:
  • Search the surrounding streets and alleys for a gas can and fill it.
  • Return and pour it into the generator to power the crane.
• Use the crane to open passage and move forward through the newly accessible area.
• Follow the route into the Ridgewood Station section:
  • Climb the ladder, fight off zombies in the construction / crane area.
  • Drop down into the subway rails, weave through a couple of train cars.
  • Watch out for the spiders that spill out as you approach a Mr. Raccoon figurine – that’s your sign you’re on the right track.
  • Push through the station, past turnstiles and more zombies, until you finally circle back to the first street of the chapter.
• Now that you’ve effectively looped the map, head to Container 04 near the Café Oasis.
• Clear the new wave of zombies waiting around it and finally open the container to loot the BSAA charm.

Personal warning: I tried to brute-force my way to Container 04 early and got stonewalled by locked routes and missing power. Follow the loop as designed – once you know the path, it’s about a 10–15 minute detour, but the sniper damage boost is worth it.

Raccoon City Center – Three More Leon Charms

In central Raccoon City, all three charms are tied to Leon’s time in and around the Raccoon City Police Department (R.P.D.) and the nearby streets.

S.T.A.R.S. (Leon) – High-Risk Auto Firepower

Effect: Increases firepower for automatic weapons at the cost of reduced aiming stability. Think of it as a “high recoil, high reward” attachment.

Location & “Barry’s Treasure Hunt”:

• Inside the R.P.D., go to the S.T.A.R.S. Office.
• Look around for two photos that start Barry’s little treasure hunt mini-quest.
• The clue leads you to the Operations Room:
  • Go there and look up at the TV hanging from the ceiling, near the board.
  • Use nearby stacked palettes to climb up and reach the top of the TV.
  • You’ll find a locker key resting up there.
• Return to the West Office and use that key on the locked locker in the back.
• Inside you’ll get Barry’s reward and the S.T.A.R.S. charm.

I almost left the station without ever checking that locker because I thought the photos were just lore. Don’t ignore them; this charm is a staple if you lean on assault rifles or other autos.

Ambition (Leon) – Requiem Piercing & Last-Bullet Boost

Effect: Gives the Requiem handgun unlimited bullet penetration and increases the damage of the last round in the cylinder. It turns the Requiem into a mini hand-cannon if you play around the final shot.

Location & code:

• Still in the S.T.A.R.S. Office, look for the locker room / changing area attached to it.
• You’ll find a briefcase in a locker.
• Inspect it and input the code R R R (all three dials on “R”).
• The briefcase opens and rewards you with the Ambition charm.

Usage tip: This charm is amazing when you line enemies up in corridors or when you deliberately reload so your “last bullet” hits a priority target. I spent a few chapters absentmindedly reloading early and completely wasted the bonus – once I started playing around the last shot, it became one of my favorite Leon charms.

Ourson (Leon) – Mid-Range Shotgun Specialist

Effect: Increases shotgun damage at medium range while reducing effectiveness at very close range. It rewards you for staying a few steps back instead of point-blank blasting.

Location & route:

• After exiting the Police Station as Leon, you’ll reach a city street.
• Instead of pushing forward, first turn left to access the Underground Parking.
• Move to the back of the parking area where there’s an open container.
• Just before the container entrance, turn your camera to the right to spot a small nook / dead end.
• The Ourson charm is lying on the ground there.

On my first run I sprinted straight past this area, assuming it was just set dressing around the container. It’s a quick detour, so grab it as soon as you leave the station if you use shotguns at all.

Special Content Menu Charms

On top of the in-world collectibles, two charms come from the in-game Special Content menu.

From the main menu, go to Main Menu → Special Content. This is where you’ll spend PC (points) and claim certain unlock-based rewards.

Nouvelle recrue (Grace) – Paid Firepower Boost

Effect: Increases Grace’s general firearm damage. It’s a straightforward but very noticeable DPS bump.

Unlock method:

• Open Special Content from the main menu.
• Spend 6,500 PC to unlock the Nouvelle recrue charm for Grace.

Because it costs points, I originally delayed buying it, saving for cosmetics. In hindsight, I should have bought it as soon as I could. The damage boost makes Rhodes Hill clean-up and early Raccoon City much smoother, especially if you’re not confident with headshots.

Amie fidèle (Leon) – 300-Kill Reward

Effect: Improves bullet penetration for the weapon it’s attached to. In my experience, the boost is modest compared to how specialized other charms are.

Unlock method:

• Defeat 300 enemies across your playthrough as Leon.
• Once the condition is met, go to Main Menu → Special Content and claim Amie fidèle.
• Equip it to any of Leon’s weapons via the Supply Crate / weapon upgrade screen.

I was excited when I finally unlocked it, but after testing it alongside BSAA, S.T.A.R.S., Ambition, and Ourson, I mostly kept it on backup or lower-priority weapons. It’s nice to have, but if you’re trying to min-max, the other Leon charms usually offer more focused power spikes.

Deluxe Edition Charms – Mr. Raccoon & DSO

If you own the Deluxe Edition, you’ll see two extra charms listed:

• Mr. Raccoon – Deluxe Edition bonus charm.
• DSO – Deluxe Edition bonus charm.

These are claimed via the same Special Content menu or appear in your available charm list, depending on the version. As of the time I’m writing this, their exact mechanical effects aren’t clearly documented, and I’ve been playing on the standard edition, so I can’t personally verify their bonuses. If you have them, treat them as experimental options and compare them against the confirmed charms above.

How to Prioritize and Combine Charms

Once you know where everything is, the real power comes from pairing the right charms with the right playstyle. Here’s what worked best for me over multiple chapters.

Best Setups for Grace

• Early Rhodes Hill:
  • Casse-dalle turns your knife into a reliable finisher.
  • Œil espion gives you a second-chance buffer when you’re still learning enemy patterns.
• Mid-game / after some PC:
  • Add Nouvelle recrue once you can afford 6,500 PC.
  • This combo (knife durability + lethal-hit survival + damage) covers almost every mistake I made early on.

Because Grace’s charms eat inventory slots, I usually carried all three but made sure to expand my inventory as soon as possible. Don’t drop Œil espion unless you’re absolutely confident – the one time I removed it “just for a few rooms,” I died to a hit it would have saved me from.

Best Setups for Leon

• Sniper-focused build:
  • Attach BSAA to your sniper rifle and run it without a scope for a heavy-hitting, fast-aim build.
• Assault rifle / SMG build:
  • Use S.T.A.R.S. on your main automatic weapon.
  • Learn to burst fire to compensate for the extra recoil.
• Requiem specialist:
  • Equip Ambition on the Requiem.
  • Practice lining enemies up and timing your reloads so the last bullet hits something important (mutated weak points, mini-bosses, or armored enemies).
• Shotgun enjoyer:
  • Put Ourson on your shotgun.
  • Back up a few steps before firing to stay in its boosted mid-range sweet spot.
• Secondary / overflow weapon:
  • Equip Amie fidèle on a weapon that doesn’t have a specialized alternative yet, just to squeeze some extra penetration value.

Once I started treating each charm as a job description for its weapon – sniper flanker, corridor piercer, mid-range crowd clearer – Leon’s arsenal went from “generic” to feeling like a tuned loadout in a shooter.

Final Thoughts

Lucky charms in Resident Evil Requiem are easy to overlook on a first playthrough, but they’re some of the strongest passive upgrades in the game. If you take the time to grab Casse-dalle and Œil espion in Rhodes Hill, follow the long detour to BSAA, clear Barry’s treasure hunt for S.T.A.R.S., and crack open that S.T.A.R.S. briefcase for Ambition, your second half of the game will feel dramatically different.

If I can offer one last piece of advice: don’t wait until New Game+ to care about charms. Grab them as you go, build your weapons around them, and you’ll save yourself a lot of frustration – and a lot of wasted ammo.