All Life Criptex Locations: Collectibles

Discover the locations of all 12 Life Criptex collectibles in Blades of Fire. These items can upgrade your Healing Flask, increasing its uses and effectiveness.

There are a total of 12 Life Criptex scattered throughout the world of Blades of Fire. These collectibles are found within chests and are crucial for upgrading your Healing Flask, either by increasing its effectiveness or adding more uses, up to a maximum of seven. You'll find most of them in the first two regions: Aceides' Domain and Tok's Kingdom.

Below is a list of all Life Criptex locations. Note that some require the Key of the Lord, obtained after defeating Cavimo Rex for the first time.

1. Life Criptex 1: Besacaar Hamlet - Dry Riverbed

   In the large northern house. Find the external stairs leading up, enter, and drop down. Look for a ladder; interacting with it will cause Aran to boost Adso, who will then drop the ladder, revealing the chest.

2. Life Criptex 2: Kar-Lethel Swamp - Forger’s Sanctum

   From the Forger’s Sanctum anvil, exit south and backtrack northwest to find a cave containing the chest.

3. Life Criptex 3: The Crimson Fort - Cellar’s Roof

   After obtaining the Key of the Lord (post-Cavimo Rex fight), return to the building ahead and go down the stairs. Find a gap on your left leading to a locked door that requires the Key of the Lord. The chest is behind this door.

4. Life Criptex 4: The Crimson Fort - Hollow Hall Entrance

   In the main room where you first fight Cavimo Rex, look under the stairs for a shortcut door. Ignore it and go outside to the right, jump across a gap to find another locked door (requiring the Key of the Lord) that leads to the chest.

5. Life Criptex 5: Ancient Garden - Doyen Graves Vantage

   From the anvil, go right to find a path into a cave with a rope. Take the rope to the top, then break through the wall to find the chest.

6. Life Criptex 6: Doyen Graves - Funeral Bridge

   After passing through the Phantom Key door south of the Funeral Bridge (down the slope with the patrolling Queens Hound), enter the cave ahead. Defeat the Setanza, then proceed through the room to a tower. Climb the stairs to find a rope to the next floor, and continue upwards to find the chest.

7. Life Criptex 7: Doyen Graves - Cursed Bridge

   Proceed past the Cursed Bridge and enter the cave. You will find the chest inside.

8. Life Criptex 8: Kar-Lethel Swamp - Angel’s Cliff

   Head to Angel’s Cliff in the Kar-Lethel Swamp. The chest is located here.

9. Life Criptex 9: Tok’s Kingdom - The Roggs Mountains

   The Life Criptex can be found in The Roggs Mountains within Tok’s Kingdom.

10. Life Criptex 10: The Iron Castle - Aecides’ Chapel

    Located within Aecides’ Chapel in The Iron Castle.

11. Life Criptex 11: Tok’s Kingdom - Northern Hiss City

    Find this Life Criptex in Northern Hiss City, located in Tok’s Kingdom.

12. Life Criptex 12: Tok’s Kingdom - Citadel of Tharas-Munda

    The final Life Criptex is situated in the Citadel of Tharas-Munda in Tok’s Kingdom.