Follow our step-by-step guide to take Mimir's head to the Witch's cavern in God of War (2018), including how to solve the Nornir Chest and access the Sand Bowl.
Walkthrough
- 1From your current location, head down the path in front of you.
- 2Open the Legendary Chest to obtain an Enchantment or a Muspelheim Language Cipher piece.
- 3Enter the cave to the side of the Legendary Chest.
- 4At the fork, take the left path to find a Hacksilver Chest.
- 5Take the right path to find a Mystic Gateway.
- 6Use the Mystic Gateway to travel back to Brok’s Shop at Týr’s Temple.
- 7After exiting the gateway, speak with Brok to receive a Mark of the Dwarves.
- 8Leave Brok's shop and take the south stairs from your location.
- 9Board the boat at the Lake of Nine.
- 10Sail through the legs of the statue of Thor to reach the Witch’s cavern.
- 11Follow the water through the cavern to a new dock.
- 12Disembark and use the Mystic Gateway to your left.
- 13Have Atreus shoot the Shatter Crystal with a Shock Arrow to clear the sap obstacle and access the lift.
- 14Climb the wall where you found the first Nornir Rune (near the lift) to access the woods above.
- 15Read the Lore Marker on the way.
- 16Head behind the well to find a Light Crystal. Place it in the nearby pedestal to light up another Lore Marker.
- 17Take the path down to find an Artefact on a corpse.
- 18In the open area, defeat the attacking Draugrs.
- 19Climb the ledge to the east of the Nornir chest.
- 20Open the gate to the north and defeat the two Revenants.
- 21Move the cart to the far right.
- 22Use the wall to boost Atreus up to the passage above (break the wooden boards first).
- 23Have Atreus jump onto the cart.
- 24Pull the cart all the way to the left.
- 25Use the axe to destroy the wooden boards above, allowing Atreus to jump across.
- 26Have Atreus read the sand bowl and then look northwest to find more wooden boards to destroy, revealing another rune.
- 27Atreus will input the answer into the sand bowl, lowering a platform.
- 28Jump across the platform to open the Legendary Chest containing the Murder of Crows Runic Summon.
- 29Head back to the room where you first removed the sap after the lift.
- 30Climb the wall where you found the first Nornir Rune again to access the woods above.
- 31Head back into the room you first removed the sap from after you took the lift up.
- 32Climb the wall where you found the first Nornir Rune and use it to access the woods above once more, reading the Lore Marker on the way.
- 33Head behind this well to find a Light Crystal you can pick up and place it in the nearby pedestal to light up another Lore Marker.
- 34Take the path down now and you’ll find another corpse with an Artefact.
- 35As you venture into the open area a group of Draugrs attack.
Tips
- Shock Arrows are effective against Revenants, locking them in place for Kratos to attack.
- When dealing with the Nornir Chest, you'll need to use Light Crystals to create bridges and Shatter Crystals to clear sap obstacles.
- The first Rune for the Nornir Chest is on the wall near the lift.
- The second Rune is to the right of the sap-covered coffin.
- The third Rune is found after climbing the ledge east of the Nornir chest, opening the gate, and looking to the right of the northern gate.
- To access the Sand Bowl, move the cart to the far right, boost Atreus up, have him jump on the cart, pull it left, destroy the boards above, and have him read the runes.
- Enchantment or Muspelheim Language Cipher piece
- Mark of the Dwarves
- Horn of Blood Mead (from Nornir Chest)
- Murder of Crows Runic Summon (from Legendary Chest)
- Treasure Map
- Artefacts
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