Alfheim Tower (with Connected Beach)

High Water: Both elevators are accessible at all times. Ride one up to find an Artifact and Realm Tear. There’s nothing else at this location until the water drops farther.

Low Water: After the second water drop, a beach is uncovered on the west side of the tower, though the dock is still available. The tower itself remains the same.

You can pull a boat onto the beach just in front of the eastern oarsman. Use your Blades on the Hel’s Bramble to the right to score a nice cache of Hacksilver. Hit the Shatter Crystal with a Shock Arrow to clear the base of the cliff, then climb to the ledge above.

To the right, a Realm Tear sits in front of an obstruction, which can be eliminated by firing a Shock Arrow at a hidden explosive from the left ledge. The pathway above leads to a large doorway. Pass through the entrance to find one of the World Dragons (Favor: “The Flight of Fáfnir”).

Stone Falls

High Water: Boat to the northeast corner of the lake and slide onto the beach, located directly west of the massive gate. Bust through the boards on the left to find a Mystic Gateway. A Treasure Map rests on the right side of the beach.

Run through the open gate ahead and kill the Revenant and Tatzelwurm as they spawn into the area. Face south and fling the axe at the disc that holds up a bridge. Exit the same way you came in and interact with the chain to close the gate. This opens a grill to the north.

Hop across the bridge to find a wayward spirit (“Hammer Fall”) in need of your help. Turn the wheel next to him to open the big gateway ahead, which leads to Veithurgard Pass.

Open another gate to the north to reach the same area as before, but now you can loot a common chest and Legendary Chest (Rare Talisman). Climb the short ledge to the northeast to find an Artifact.

Low Water: At the low-water level, find a beach closer to the Veithurgard gate. Bust through the boards on the left before climbing the ledge and hopping a gap in the path. Kill the Draugr that appears from the small room and loot another chest.

Approach the gap to the southeast and spot the Shatter Crystal below. Hit it with a Shock Arrow to get the waterwheel moving, and hop to the other side. Watch as a few Shatter Crystals, attached to another wheel, move past the sap-covered coffin ahead. Hit one with another arrow as it passes the container to gain access to the resources inside.

Climb a chain to the left to reach the highest level of Stone Falls, which was accessible before the water dropped a second time (and covered in the high-water entry). The Shatter Crystals continue to rotate with the wheel; hit one with a Shock Arrow as it moves past the covered wheel in the corner.

Interact with the wheel until a coffin is raised to its highest point. Head northwest through the open gate (this may not be open, if you haven’t been here yet; refer to the high-water section for more information) and climb the ledge on the right. Approach the inaccessible coffin until you spot a Shatter Crystal on the side of the first coffin. Hitting it with a Shock Arrow unlocks both containers.

Loot the Rare Enchantment from the coffin and return to the wheel. Use it to lower the coffin to your level, and swipe the resources from inside. Hop across the bridge and run to the southwestern beach.

Drop off the east side, step left, and fire a Shock Arrow at the Shatter Crystal on the waterwheel to get it moving. Turn around and climb down the chain on the left side of the trail to return to where you started.

Before you leave, find a Legendary Chest to the left. Wait for a Shatter Crystal to approach the chest, hit it with a Shock Arrow, and pilfer it!