Blox Fruits Control's rework doesn't just make it prettier—it changes how the fruit functions. You can fight more comfortably outside the Room, you can keep pressure without begging opponents to stand inside your domain, and the awakening upgrades finally patch old Control's biggest weakness: enemies walking out and instantly turning you off. Awakening Control is now tightly tied to the new Dungeons (Simulation) system, plus materials (Simulation Data, Fragments, Scrap Metal) and a mastery gate.

1) What Changed in the Control Rework (Why Awakening Feels Worth It)

Before you grind, it helps to understand what you're actually buying with your time.

1.1 More gameplay outside the Room (this matters in PvP and PvE)

In my testing, most of Control's kit feels usable without first setting up the Room/Domain, with only certain actions still requiring it. Control also now has meaningful M1 pressure—my early damage checks showed a 4-hit M1 string landing around ~2,540 damage (stat/target scaling will change this).

That matters because old Control often had dead time when your Room setup didn't stick. Now you can keep momentum even when fights move.

1.2 Two modes, two feels: Dagger vs Fist

• Dagger mode: more precise pressure, slicing, and positioning. Awakening turns drag slicing into real damage value.
• Fist mode: more slam/impact gameplay and better room control vibes for clearing waves and pressuring bosses.

2) Where to Start (and the Two Rules That Prevent Wasted Runs)

2.1 Awakening location

Sea Castle → Mysterious Scientist → Admin Panel → Control

2.2 Two rules you should not ignore

• Always click Start Research before doing the requirement.
• Equip Control while completing the requirement—especially in Dungeons.

If you finish a Dungeon and your research stays at 0%, it's almost always because you didn't start research first or you weren't equipped with Control at completion.

3) Full Awakening Overview (All Quests, Costs, and Rewards)

Use this table as your checklist.

4) Upgrade 1 — Spatial Cut Authorization (Clear 1 Dungeon)

4.1 Steps

1. Admin Panel → Control → Spatial Cut Authorization → View → Start Research

2. Talk to Lucian → choose Hub (Dungeon Hub)

3. Clear 1 Dungeon

4. Return to Sea Castle → Complete Research → Craft

4.2 Craft cost

4.3 What you get (and why it matters)

Dagger mode: holding and dragging M1 now produces damaging spatial cuts.

This means you can convert the cool slicing interaction into real pressure, chip damage, and finishing power—especially valuable when targets won't stay perfectly positioned.

4.4 If your progress didn't count

If you notice research didn't complete after a clear, then:

• confirm you started research before the run,
• confirm you were equipped with Control at completion,
• avoid switching fruits mid-run.

5) Dungeons: How to Access Them and How to Stop Random Wipes

Because Dungeons are mandatory for Upgrades 1 and 2, it's worth being efficient here.

5.1 How to enter

Talk to Lucian → Hub → start a run with randoms or a party.

5.2 Two common why did we lose? mechanics

Lava / hazardous floors:

If you see the floor becoming dangerous, reposition immediately. Greeding damage is how teams throw easy clears.

Boss invulnerability phases (destroy objectives first):

If boss HP isn't dropping, look for the required map objectives (shrines/vents/etc.), destroy them, then resume DPS.

I've seen boss HP pools in the ~1.16M range in some runs (varies by encounter), so mechanics often matter more than raw damage.

5.3 Dungeon perk picks that help Control

6) Upgrade 2 — Room Relocation Protocol (Clear 3 Dungeons)

6.1 Steps

1. Admin Panel → Room Relocation Protocol → Start Research

2. Clear 3 Dungeons

You'll typically see progress like 33.3% → 66.6% → 100%

3. Return → Complete Research → Craft

6.2 Craft cost

6.3 What you get (this is the big one)

Reactivating Z outside your Room relocates the Room to your position.

This means Control stops being a stationary zone people can step out of and becomes a mobile control tool. In PvP it enables real chase pressure; in PvE it keeps fights anchored even when bosses reposition.

6.4 Scrap Metal: the usual bottleneck (what I do)

If you find yourself short on Scrap Metal, don't overthink it:

• farm dense, fast-respawn NPC clusters where travel time is minimal,
• focus on kills-per-minute, not enemy level.

Scrap is a drop-rate game. More kills per minute wins.

7) Upgrade 3 — Total Control Override (Mastery 500 + 2-Part Research)

This is where the rework becomes endgame awakening.

7.1 Mastery gate: you need 500

You must hit 500 mastery to unlock the Secret File research.

From the mid-300s to 500, my grind session was roughly ~40 minutes depending on route and NPC density.

If mastery feels slow, then:

• pick dense NPC zones,
• reduce travel,
• keep Room usage tight so targets don't scatter.

7.2 Part 1: spatial tearing/cuts on NPCs (not props)

Start the research, then build progress by applying the correct cut/tear interaction to NPCs.

• Many players lose time here because cutting buildings feels right but does nothing.
• I often saw progress move around ~1% per valid application, so plan for a lot of repetitions unless you can consistently hit multiple NPCs.

If you see 0% movement, switch immediately to NPC targets.

7.3 Part 2: eat another Control fruit (after starting research)

This step is simple and also the easiest to mess up.

1. Start Part 2 research in Admin Panel

2. Eat a Control fruit

3. Research completes → craft the final upgrade

If you eat the fruit first, you likely just wasted it.

7.4 Final craft cost (the you're serious? moment)

This means Simulation Data is not a nice to have—it's your real late-game limiter.

8) Simulation Data: How to Get It (Two Practical Routes)

You've basically got two approaches:

If you already have Fragments but you're constantly short on Simulation Data, focus your play sessions on a repeatable Dungeon economy loop until you're near the 2,000 requirement.

9) After You Fully Awaken: How to Actually Use It

9.1 PvP: Room relocation turns you into a chase controller

Old Control: enemy leaves Room → your fight plan collapses.

New Control: enemy leaves Room → you relocate Room and keep pressure.

That single change makes Control feel like a modern, aggressive kit instead of a stationary gimmick.

9.2 PvE: smoother grinding + better boss control

Because you can do meaningful work outside the Room, you can:

• clear mobs with normal pressure tools,
• drop Room when you want peak efficiency,
• maintain positioning even when bosses move.

FAQ

Q1) Can I clear Dungeons with Buddha and switch to Control at the end?

Don't rely on it. If your research isn't counting, the fix is usually be equipped with Control during the run/clear.

Q2) Why does Upgrade 1 require a Dungeon clear?

Because it's validating spatial incision stability in a simulation environment—the game treats the Dungeon system as that simulation.

Q3) My Part 1 Override progress won't move—what am I doing wrong?

You're probably cutting props/buildings. Switch to NPC targets immediately.

Q4) Does eating another Control fruit overwrite my current fruit?

Yes. Plan around that before you commit.

Q5) Which upgrade is the biggest power spike?

Room Relocation Protocol. It fixes Control's classic weakness and changes how you fight.

Summary

Fully awakening Control in the rework is a clean but demanding chain: clear 1 Dungeon for Upgrade 1, clear 3 Dungeons for Upgrade 2, reach Mastery 500, complete the two-part Override (NPC cutting + eating another Control), then pay the final craft cost of 10,000 Fragments and 2,000 Simulation Data.