Detailed walkthrough for The Watching Woods in Salt and Sanctuary, covering enemy placements, item locations, and dangerous platforming challenges. Learn how to survive.
Walkthrough
- 1Continue right, avoiding the Spike Trip Wire and the Drowned Bandit. Two more Drowned Bandits will spawn.
- 2Reach a ledge with a collapsing floor ahead and Skullbats above. WARNING: Dangerous platforming ahead! Avoid jump attacks unless you are certain of your landing spot.
- 3Drop below the collapsing floor and look right to find an item. Jump to the platform to collect Antidote (3), Pouch of Salt. Skullbats and a Vilehawk will activate.
- 4Deal with the Vilehawk and the Skullbats (2) further right, and the Vilehawks (2) and Poison Cytoplasms (3) below.
- 5Poison Cytoplasms are translucent slimes on trees that can poison you. They have low HP and can be damaged by arcane attacks.
- 6From the wooden platform with candles, drop down the right side. Clear out enemies.
- 7Return to the wooden platform and jump left to a branch. Head right into a doorway to find a chest containing the Crimson Set.
- 8Jump back to the wooden platform, then drop right. Navigate collapsing floors and jump platforms to the left.
- 9Collect the Mossy Charm on a platform along the treeline. Be aware of a potential Poison Cytoplasm below.
- 10Head right, watching the trees for any missed Poison Cytoplasms. Reach another cliff edge.
- 11Jump to the platform in front of you to deal with Skullbats (2) above.
- 12Prepare to drop down. Watch for more Poison Cytoplasms (3) on the trees around this area.
- 13Collect the Antidote (3) below the tree with two Cytoplasms.
- 14Head left into a doorway, but do not go far enough to activate the Bloated Monstrosity.
- 15Collect the Pale Charm on a platform above.
- 16The glowing door below leads to an optional area.
Tips
- Be extremely careful with platforming; falling is a common cause of death.
- Melee attacks while standing on a platform will not cause you to fall off ledges.
- Use rolling to evade the Bloated Monstrosity's attacks.
- Poison Cytoplasms can be activated with arrows and are weak to arcane damage.
Items Found:
- Antidote (3)
- Pouch of Salt
- Crimson's Set (Armor)
- Mossy Charm
- Pale Charm
- Bundle of Salt
- Bag of Salt
- A Soldier's Poem
- Battle Axe
- Brightcoral Ring
- Stone Mage
- Bullwhip (Whip)
- Stone Sellsword
- Buckler
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