Follow this Darksiders 2 walkthrough to navigate the Gilded Arena, find hidden treasures like Stones of Mystics, and solve its puzzles to progress through the Kingdom of the Dead.
Walkthrough
- 1From the entrance, trade with Ostegoth if desired. Destroy destructibles to the left for a Book of the Dead page.
- 2Inside, shoot the crystal in the alcove to the right for a Stone of Mystics.
- 3Descend the spiral staircase. In the room with the laser statue, rotate it to face the opposite door to unlock it.
- 4Proceed through the unlocked door, drop into the pit for a chest, then jump over debris for another chest. Use wallrun and Death Grip to reach the far side and enter the next door for a scene.
- 5After the scene, head right. Climb handholds to an upper terrace. Follow the railing, climb another wall, and follow the platform to find a scalable wall. Climb it and use Death Grip to swing across a gap for a Relic of Renegoth.
- 6Drop to the lower level with the unlocked door. Follow the platform north to a dead end, climb a handhold for a chest.
- 7Return south and enter the unlocked door. Descend the spiral stairs, wallrun on the left wall to a platform with a chest in an alcove.
- 8Drop to the bottom, proceed through the room, and enter the door at the back. You'll be attacked by 20-30 skeleton warriors. Use Reaper Form if available.
- 9Once the skeletons are cleared, the doors will open. Shoot the ceiling crystal for a Stone of Mystics.
- 10Enter the next room. Grab the Boatman's coin and proceed up the stairs.
- 11Step on the pressure plate, use Death Grip to grab a bomb plant, and throw it at the southern crystals for a chest.
- 12Grab another bomb and toss it at the crystals around the corner where the green beam is coming from to knock down a lantern.
- 13Use Death Grip to grab the lantern across the gap. Return to the pressure plate and place the lantern on it.
- 14Run through the opened gate, wallrun around the room to safe ground. Go up the stairs to the left and pull a lever to open a gate.
- 15Use Death Grip from the ledge to grab the lantern, return downstairs, and enter the room on the left.
- 16Place the lantern on the statue to create a laser beam. Rotate the statue 180 degrees to open a gate. Follow the passage to a green statue and interact with it to grab the first Animus Stone.
- 17Exit the room and destroy the swarm of scarabs to unseal the gate. Backtrack to the main area.
- 18Near the laser statue, check the hallway to its right. Open the door at the end. In the alcove on the left, shoot a crystal for a Stone of Power and find a Soul Arbiter's Scroll.
- 19Continue to the end of the hallway for a chest containing the dungeon map.
- 20Go back to the main room, climb the wall, and use the lever at the top for a scene, returning you to the arena floor.
- 21Walk to the statue head on the north side and use Death Grip on the ring for a scene.
- 22After the scene, kill the appearing skeletons. Enter the door they came from.
- 23Climb the stairs to the main floor and follow the balcony right to the debris. Access the level above. Near where you climbed up, find handholds on the left wall, climb them and grab a chest.
- 24Drop down, continue along the platform past the unlocked door to the end for another chest.
- 25Return to the unlocked door and enter. Head through the door the lantern statue is laser beaming. Climb the circular staircase.
- 26In the western room below, use Death Grip to grab a bomb plant and toss it at the yellow crystals. Shoot it. Enter the room.
Tips
- Destroying destructible objects often reveals hidden items or pages.
- The Death Grip is crucial for many puzzles and traversal sections.
- Reaper Form is highly effective against large groups of enemies like the skeletons.
- Pay attention to environmental cues, such as crystals and beams, as they often indicate puzzle elements.
- Stone of Mystics (x3)
- Book of the Dead page
- Relic of Renegoth
- Stone of Power
- Soul Arbiter's Scroll
- Dungeon Map
- Boatman's Coin
- Several chests containing random loot.
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