God of War Guide Lake of Nine Exploration
Lookout Tower
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First Available |
First water drop |
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Enemies |
Nightmares, Revenant |
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Notable |
Nornir Chest, Treasure Map (Hunter’s Kingdom), Niflheim Language Cipher (“The Realm of Fog”—second drop), Mystic Gateway, Jötnar Shrine (Thrym—second drop), treasure (Kneel Before Thor!), Muspelheim Language Cipher (“The Realm of Fire”—second drop) |
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Artifact |
Yes |
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Loot |
Iðunn Apple |
High Water: At first, you can only access one area of Lookout Tower, from the right elevator of Vanaheim Tower or by paddling up to the dock. Kill the pair of Nightmares that fly around the shore, and collect the Treasure Map before focusing on the Nornir Chest.
Nornir Chest
Spot the rotating board on the side of the cliff, above the Nornir Chest. Hitting it with your axe disengages the spikes that surround the rune bells, as well as an Artifact that sits next to the corpse. Hit it a second time to maximize the time before the spikes re-engage.
Look left and throw the axe at the first bell on the ledge, recall the axe, and quickly rotate to the right to find the second bell. After the second is hit, continue spinning to the right and aim above the third bell in the distance. Hit it to unlock the chest.
Low Water: Park your boat at the beach and spot the rotating paddles on the ledge to the left. These disengage/engage spikes found throughout the climb up Lookout Tower. Watch out for a few Nightmares as you explore the area. Note that there’s a Mystic Gateway inside a small cubbyhole straight ahead of your boat.
Hit the paddle with your axe twice and head west to find a Legendary Chest (Niflheim Language Cipher). Return to your boat, throw your axe at the paddle, and scale the wall ahead.
Turn around and hit the paddle again with your axe. Now you can hop across the gap and continue your climb up Lookout Tower. Punch through the boards ahead for a common chest and kick the chain down on the left. This returns you to the beach that was accessible before the second water drop. Refer to the high-water entry for more information.
Accessing Muspelheim Tower
Continue your climb up the right cliff all the way to the top, and slide down the zip line to find a new beach to the west. Kill the Revenant and Nightmares before accessing the Jötnar Shrine and digging up the treasure to the right.
Climb the ladder to the west to end up directly behind Muspelheim Tower. Loot the Legendary Chest (Muspelheim Language) before passing through the tower gate.
