World

Exploring the Lake of Nine

Once the World Serpent emerges from the lake, the water drops, exposing a number of islands and beaches. Each is full of treasure, monsters, and other opportunities. Visit the following areas of Lake of Nine to complete this Labor.

• Buri’s Storeroom
• Cliffs of the Raven
• Forgotten Caverns
• Iron Cove
• Isle of Death
• Light Elf Outpost
• Lookout Tower
• Ruins of the Ancient
• Stone Falls

Hidden Chambers

There are seven locked doors throughout the realms. Once you have the Chisel, use it to unlock the magic doors and explore the interior. To complete this Labor, you only need to get inside (earning a little XP once there), but each location offers a number of chests to pilfer. In six of these chambers, a Valkyrie waits in the back; the seventh holds a Realm Tear.

1 Thamur’s Corpse

Find the Chamber: After defeating Magni and Modi and collecting the Chisel, return to your boat. Before hopping into the vessel, approach the nearby Chisel door and use the tool to get inside.

Explore the Interior: Just inside the chamber, find a Jötnar Shrine with a story about Thamur’s demise. A coffin sits at the top of the steps.

2 Foothills

Find the Chamber: Return to the Foothills once you have the Chisel, and climb the cliff to the southeast. Freeze the Scorn Poles with your axe and follow the main trail around to the south. When the path splits, go right until you reach the Chisel door.

Explore the Interior: A coffin is available at the top of the steps and a chest at the base of the steps. Just before reaching the Valkyrie, follow the steps down to find a chest.

3 The Mountain

Find the Chamber: After obtaining the Chisel and the Black Rune Stone, you return to the Mountain. Before clearing the Bramble and stepping onto the elevator, find the Chisel door against the southern wall.

Explore the Interior: A coffin and chest are found at the top of the steps. Another chest sits between the gap in the floor and the Valkyrie.

4 River Pass (Witch’s Basement)

Find the Chamber: With the Chisel in your inventory, travel back to the Witch’s Basement and ride the elevator up. Make your way south through the cavern across the light bridges. If you haven’t accessed the eastern room, sap blocks your path. Attach a Shatter Crystal from the nearby dispenser and hit it with a Shock Arrow. Now you can climb into the small room and unlock the Chisel door.

Explore the Interior: The corridor is blocked, so you must lift the big stone out of the way and bust through the boards before stepping onto the elevator. The upper balcony holds a coffin. After leaping across the gap, run down either stairway to reach two chests.

5 Helheim

Find the Chamber: Return to Helheim with Atreus and make your way to the far end, just before the gate where you first learned to harness the Winds of Hel. Steps lead up from the middle of the bridge to a narrow walkway. Fire a Shock Arrow at the Shatter Crystal to the left. This gets you inside the Hidden Chamber of Odin; no need to use the Chisel.

Explore the Interior: A Brooch sits on the ground just beyond the Shatter Crystal. A Raven is also found perched ahead. At the lower level, climb the stairs to find the final Brooch, a coffin, and a Raven perched on the frame above.

6 Alfheim

Find the Chamber: Cross the bridge into Alfheim, paddle into the Lake of Light, and head northwest to find a hidden beach called Light Elf Shore. Run southwest into the tunnel, past a Tatzelwurm, and use the Chisel on the door to find a Hidden Chamber of Odin.

Explore the Interior: Loot a chest across from the Mystic Gateway and a coffin at the top of the stairs. Two more chests area available just before the Valkyrie.

7 Wildwoods

Find the Chamber: From the Wildwoods Mystic Gateway, run into Kratos’ backyard, cut away the Hel’s Bramble with your Blades, and climb the ladder. Take out the Heavy Draugr, Draugr (Speed), and Hel-Reaver that have spawned into the garden. Drop off the opposite side, kill another Heavy Draugr and Draugr (Speed), and turn left to find a Chisel door.

Explore the Interior: Don’t miss the big cache of Hacksilver near the entrance; turn right at the bottom of the steps. After riding the elevator down, find a coffin at the top of the stairs. After hopping the gap in the floor, go downstairs to find two chests and a Dual-Wielding Draugr. This is the only Hidden Chamber of Odin that doesn’t contain a Valkyrie. Instead, you must close a Realm Tear (L8 Revenant Summoner, L3 Heavy Explosive Draugr, L3 Speed Draugr) as part of the “Window to Another World” Labor. Before taking on the challenge, collect a Scroll (A Thief’s Testimony) sitting near the back of the chamber.

Light of the World

Typically, eight realm towers stand around the perimeter of Lake of Nine, though one tower is missing when you first reach the region, reappearing as you progress through the Journey.

Each tower holds a pair of braziers that must be lit to complete the Labor. Before they can be lit, Atreus must translate the runes written on each. Upon first arrival, he’s only able to translate one. In order to read the rest, you must collect the sets of Niflheim and Muspelheim Language Ciphers (complete the two Favors, “The Realm of Fire” and “The Realm of Fog”).

Most towers can be ascended by riding one of the elevators found on the sides of the structures. Sometimes the elevator is blocked or deactivated at the bottom and you must find another way to the top. If the gate at the top of the tower isn’t obstructed, you may be able to access it from behind. Refer to the Lake of Nine Exploration chapter for details on each location.

Once the Language Ciphers have been collected, approach each brazier and press Square. Atreus translates the runes and the fire is lit.

Free Dragons

Three dragons are chained up around Midgard, and it’s up to Kratos and Atreus to free them. Otr is located at Veithurgard, and Reginn is found on the north side of Konùnsgard Stronghold. The third, Fáfnir, is found on the north side of Lake of Nine through a large gate, right of the Njörd’s Oarsmen.

Each of these dragons has an associated Favor that’s activated as you approach the dragon. It’s best to work your way through the Huldra Brothers’ Favors and start “Hail to the King” before heading to Konùnsgard Stronghold.

In order to access Veithurgard, you must use a wheel at Stone Falls to open a massive gate in northeastern Lake of Nine. Be sure to talk to the wayward spirit next to the wheel in order to begin another Favor, “Hammer Fall,” which also takes place at Veithurgard.

More than Myth

Find the 11 Jötnar Shrines left behind by the Giants as you explore the Norse realms. Atreus logs each one into the Lore portion of the Codex tab of the Journal. Refer to the Appendices for locations of all 11 shrines.

Mountain High

Mountain High requires that you climb to the top of the Muspelheim Volcano where the final trial takes place, a fight against a Valkyrie. Along the way, you must survive 10 Normal and Hard trials. Complete Trial V: Hard and climb to the final arena to score the Labor.