Follow this Darksiders walkthrough to navigate the Scalding Gallow and Choking Grounds, find Vulgrim, collect Wrath Shards, and conquer Shadow Challenge Arenas.
Walkthrough
- 1From Samael’s prison in the Scalding Gallow, use the shadow flight geysers to ascend.
- 2Follow the street right to a small building containing a Vulgrim Location.
- 3Inside, open a Blue Soul Chest and climb nearby demonic growth for a chest with a Wrath Shard.
- 4Return to the road. To the right of the Blue Soul Chest near Samael's Prison, find a ruined wall. Use Shadow Flight to glide down to a hidden path below.
- 5Follow this path to find another piece of the Abyssal Armour Set [2/10]. Use the nearby shadow flight geyser to return to the road.
- 6Head left across a gap from the ramp to Samael’s prison, kill the Fire Golem and Zombies.
- 7Float across the next gap and into the crystal-littered tunnel. Enter the door on the left at the far end.
- 8Cruise down the ramp. Before using the shadow flight geyser, look in the lava to the right for a Blue Soul Chest. Collect it.
- 9Return and fly up to the next area using the demon growth to traverse the pit. Drop down to the other platform and float across the gap.
- 10Use shadowflight to cross the gaps ahead. Once in the cave, look down to the right for a Blue Soul Chest.
- 11Use shadow flight geysers to cross the next lava pit, then use handholds to climb the wall at the end of the passage. Exit into The Choking Grounds.
- 12In The Choking Grounds, head straight to the small building ahead to activate another Vulgrim Location.
- 13North of Vulgrim, find stairs leading down into a building containing an Artefact: Soldier.
- 14South of Vulgrim, pull the central tomb back to reveal a hidden staircase. Fight the enemies inside to find another Artefact: Soldier.
- 15Near the three large tombs, find stairs leading down to a Blue Soul Chest.
- 16In the north-western section of the map, find a Gatekeeper. Enter the door to his left to find Zombies and Skeletal warriors guarding a Blue Soul Chest.
- 17Use the Shadow Flight Geyser inside to reach a higher level. Kill the Fire Golem and Zombies, then loot the chest for a Wrath Shard. Note the red crystals and return to the street.
- 18Approach the Gatekeeper and use the Earthcaller to initiate a chat and enter the shadow realm.
- 19In the shadow realm, find the four shadow flight geysers marked by orange light pillars. Step on each platform to enter a shadow arena challenge.
- 20After completing each challenge, destroy the demonic seal to exit. Each arena contains a Green Soul Chest and Yellow Soul Chest.
Shadow Challenge Arena 1:
- Challenge: Defeat 5 enemies using aerial combos.
- Strategy: Attack enemies on the ground a few times, then launch them and perform aerial combos to finish them off quickly.
Shadow Challenge Arena 2:
- Challenge: Kill 50 enemies before your health is depleted.
- Strategy: Fight normally, using the green chests around the room to replenish health. Enemies include Zombies, Minions, Demonic Soldiers, and a Blue Dragon.
Shadow Challenge Arena 3:
- Challenge: Kill 30 enemies using instant kill attacks within the time limit.
Tips
- Destroying all gravestones in the fenced area around Vulgrim in The Choking Grounds spawns a chest containing a Life Stone Shard.
- In The Choking Grounds, tombs to the north and south of Vulgrim contain Artefacts.
- Wrath Shard (x2)
- Abyssal Armour Set [2/10]
- Artefact: Soldier (x2)
- Life Stone Shard (x1)
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