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East Mountaintops and Castle Sol

From Stargazers' Ruins over the Minor Erdtree to the Overlook, east to the lake, along the ridge and over the chain to the Hero's Grave and the Foot of the Forge, then back north to Castle Sol and the left medallion half.

The Fire Monks hold the high ground here, and the far side of the chain has enemies with very long reach, so ride past what you don't need. Carry at least four Stonesword Keys: two for the lake's cave and two for a dungeon near the end of the mountain, with one spare in case that dungeon's first door asks for more. The merchant in the Snow Valley sells three.

This section picks up at Stargazers' Ruins. The Hermit Merchant waits below the southern bridge, the narrow bridge leads on to the Minor Erdtree and the Overlook, and the lake lies east of there.

Hermit Merchant's Bell Bearing [2]Key item
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Stargazers' Ruins – He drops it if you kill him, so buy everything first. No quest needs him. The Twin Maiden Husks take the bearing and add his stock to their own, but it does not carry into the next cycle.
Requires
Summary
Moves his stock to the Twin Maiden Husks.
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Grace: Freezing LakeArea
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Freezing Lake – From the Snow Valley Ruins Overlook grace ride east until the Freezing Lake grace lights. The valley road works too: from the Ancient Snow Valley Ruins grace ride north up the canyon floor to the frozen river, then northeast along the valley that runs below Stargazers' Ruins and the Minor Erdtree, and stay on the narrow river toward the lake.
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Founding Rain of StarsSpell
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Heretical Rise – From the Freezing Lake grace go north, then double back south to the cliff edge and a broken bridge with archers. Past them the bridge carries on unseen: walk out, follow the faint mist left and up around the tower to a balcony, kill the two Avionette Soldiers, and take the stairs on the left to a lift. Ride up, then climb the winding stairs past one last soldier to the chest.
Summary
Sorcery that counts toward the Legendary Sorceries and Incantations trophy. The mist shows best at night, and Rainbow Stones or a ground-effect skill mark the path.
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Ash of War: SeppukuSkill
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Freezing Lake – Out on the ice, east of the Freezing Lake grace, an invisible scarab carries it. Search that stretch of the lake; if the snowstorm hides it, come back once Borealis is dead.
Summary
Ash of War.
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White Reed Armor, Gauntlets and GreavesArmor
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Spiritcaller Cave – From the grace take the tunnels south, keeping off the middle of the next room, whose floor gives way, then climb down the tree trunk and head west. Through a narrow tunnel lies a cavern of snails that summon Inaba: kill the snails first. South of there the wolves' cavern opens up, and the corpse is by the tree, beside a snail in the bushes.
Summary
Three pieces, without a head piece.
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Godskin Apostle and Godskin Noble (Spiritcaller Cave)Boss
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Spiritcaller Cave – From the wolves' cavern go south through the narrow tunnel into the arena. The Apostle comes first and the Noble after him, as spirits, one at a time. Then the Spirit-Caller Snail that called them shows itself: finish it.
Summary
The cave's boss. Trees in the arena help you dodge.
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Grace: First Church of MarikaArea
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · First Church of Marika – From the Spiritcaller Cave grace keep to the lake's edge southeast to the small ruins at its far end, ringed by Spirit Jellyfish. Melina may speak here: rest and talk to her if you want the lore.
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Ash of War: Prelate's ChargeSkill
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Guardians' Garrison – From the Whiteridge Road grace ride south to the Fire Monk camp outside the Garrison. A scarab clings to a white, twisted tree in the camp, and you can hear it before you see it.
Summary
Ash of War.
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Chief Guardian ArghanthyBoss
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Guardians' Garrison – From the Whiteridge Road grace weave through the barricades and run up the main stairs past the Fire Monk. Inside, go up to the brazier, drop off the ledge across from it and take the ladder at your back, then follow the upper walkway. Jump through a broken stretch of wall to a wooden platform outside and follow it around the tower to the top floor, where he waits.
Summary
An invader with close-range fire bursts and a tracking flame. Fire protection helps.
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Grace: Giant-Conquering Hero's GraveArea
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave – From the Giants' Gravepost grace ride southwest along the cliff edge, past the Fingercreepers. At the end, jump the small gap to the plateau, where a large Fingercreeper bursts out as you land. Take the lift down: the grace is at the bottom.
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Monk's FlamebladeWeapon
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave – A random drop, at about 4%, from a Fire Monk. From the grace go left down the stairs, past the first monk and through the illusory wall, jump from the window at the end of that corridor, and go on past the imps: he's in the corridor with the flame trap, on the right.
Summary
Curved Greatsword.
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Cranial Vessel CandlestandWeapon
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave – From the grace go left, kill the patrolling Fire Monk and turn right through the illusory wall on the left arch. Jump from the window at the end, go through the small arch, hit the flame statue to stop it, and climb the stairs on your left, then the stairs doubling back on your right. An imp statue takes one Stonesword Key, and you can sprint past the three imps to the corpse at the end of the hall.
Requires
Summary
Great Hammer.
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Giant's SealWeapon
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave – Go back down the stairs and ride the lift in the room ahead to the bottom, then send it up and step off. Pull the lever of the tall door on the left, lure the Troll onto the glowing floor seal and kill it: enemies here can't be hurt off the seal. Drop from either side of the Troll's hall to the room below, kill the Fire Prelate, and take the corpse on the right.
Summary
Sacred Seal.
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Ancient Hero of Zamor (Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave)Boss
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave – The Troll's death opens the boss door, in front of the spot where it first stood. From the Fire Prelate's room go down to the hallway with two Watchdogs, run past them, and take the ladder at its end back up above the broken stairs.
Summary
The dungeon's boss. It's slow and open to blood loss, but its attacks can inflict Frostbite.
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Ash of War: Troll's RoarSkill
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Church of Repose – From the Church of Repose grace head southeast, past the Giant Crow and on to the spirit spring south of it. It lifts you to the top of the big rock southeast of the church, where the Ash lies.
Summary
Ash of War.
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Stop here

Don't cross either chain into the fog, here or on the ride round the cliff. This route leaves the Fire Giant for the Fire Giant and Crumbling Farum Azula section, after the Snowfield, the Haligtree and the Realm of Shadow, because beating him leads straight on to the Forge.

Crimsonwhorl BubbletearCollectible
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Flame Peak – From the Foot of the Forge grace ride to the far northeast of the mountain, past the Trolls with their pots and a giant Fingercreeper. A narrow passage then runs west along the northern cliff, thick with small Fingercreepers, and the bubbletear is at its end.
Summary
Crystal Tear that turns damage taken into HP.
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Walking Mausoleum (Castle Sol)Other
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Castle Sol – Just outside the castle, on the ground you crossed to reach the gate. It stops walking for seven or eight minutes in the late night, and no guards walk with it. Hit the skulls on its legs and it settles, ready for later.
Summary
Copies one remembrance, once. Leave the copy for the end of the run, when every boss is dead.
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Stormhawk AxeWeapon
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Castle Sol – From the Castle Sol Main Gate grace hug the west wall north through the barricades to the room of slugs, climb its ladder to the ramparts, and follow them to a wooden bridge into the central building. Kill the ballista crews, which hit very hard. On the roof, climb the cloth-draped clutter in the northeast corner and jump over the wall to the corpse on the wooden awning, then climb back up.
Summary
Axe. A Lion Guardian roams the courtyard, so stay out of its sight.
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Grace: Church of the EclipseArea
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Castle Sol – Back at the Castle Sol Main Gate grace, take the wooden walkway east of the gate. Go on to the building north of it, follow the walkway east, climb the wooden stairs on the left past the phantom guards, then head south to the church. The grace is inside.
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Stonesword Key (Castle Sol)Consumable
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Castle Sol – Outside the church, take the ladder to the east up to the middle level of the eastern section. Cross west on the wooden platform, beat a knight and two wolves, and head north onto the outlook: the corpse is there.
Summary
Breaks one imp statue seal.
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Cerulean Amber Medallion +1Collectible
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Castle Sol – Leave the Church of the Eclipse by its east door and climb the ladder behind it to the outer walls. Follow them south to a ladder down to a lower stretch of wall. A dual-sword spectral knight guards it, and the corpse hangs off a wooden ledge right in front of him: grab it and run.
Summary
Talisman that raises maximum FP.
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Commander NiallHidden spoiler – activate to revealBossMinor spoiler
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Castle Sol – Leave the Church of the Eclipse by its east door and go on into the building ahead. Climb both sets of stairs and step out onto the upper level of the castle's east side. Ride the lift beside the fog down first to open the shortcut, come back up, and go in.
Summary
He brings two spectral knights, so kill them first; a sturdy Spirit Ash helps.
Trophies
  • Achievement · SteamCommander Niall
  • Achievement · XboxCommander Niall
  • Bronze · PlayStationCommander Niall
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Latenna first

The moment the left half is yours, Latenna's request is over. Check Latenna: Slumbering Wolf's Shack in the South Liurnia section. If it's unticked, go to her shack with the right half and accept her request before you touch this chest. Miss it and you also lose Latenna: Apostate Derelict and Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone (Latenna) in the Consecrated Snowfield section.

One round of errands

These are all short trips, so do them in one go before you leave for the Rykard and West Altus Tower section.

GreathoodArmor
Location
Mountaintops of the Giants · Stargazers' north bridge – Fast travel to the Castle Sol Main Gate grace and ride back south onto the long bridge toward Stargazers' Ruins. Halfway over, a small ledge sticks out on the east side, with a ghost in a chair: talk to him, or examine the painting first if he isn't there. If the helm doesn't reach you, it lies where he sat.
Requires
Summary
Head armor that raises Intelligence and Faith at a cost to HP.
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Beastclaw GreathammerHidden spoiler – activate to revealWeaponMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
Location
Dragonbarrow · Bestial Sanctum – Fast travel to the Bestial Sanctum grace and give Gurranq the seventh Deathroot, the one from the Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs.
Why you can lose it
Kill him instead of calming him and his rewards stop here.
Point of no return
Gurranq dies before his ninth Deathroot.
Requires
Summary
Great Hammer.
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Gurranq's Beast ClawHidden spoiler – activate to revealSpellMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
Location
Dragonbarrow · Bestial Sanctum – Still at the Bestial Sanctum grace, give Gurranq the eighth Deathroot, the one the Tibia Mariner dropped.
Why you can lose it
Kill him instead of calming him and his rewards stop here.
Point of no return
Gurranq dies before his ninth Deathroot.
Requires
Summary
Incantation.
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About this guide

Expect about 230 hours over three runs, in a game where bosses take practice. This route uses no save backups. Run 1 collects everything in the base game and Shadow of the Erdtree, and takes about 170 of those hours. NG+ (about 40) and NG++ (about 20) are shorter runs for the other two endings and the other quest branches, with tougher enemies and some bosses to beat again for remembrance trades. Random drops and free-choice NPC kills never count toward 100%.

Last verified: Nov 5, 2026 · Patch 1.17.2 (PS4/PS5, Xbox One/Series, PC Steam, Switch 2) · 0 community corrections shipped

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