Complete Shovel Knight Dig Part 9 walkthrough, including how to get the Phase Locket and defeat Spectre Knight.
Walkthrough
- 1Head right, being careful of two holes in the ground.
- 2On the next screen, activate the checkpoint (recommended to save here). Deal with skeletons using the platter bomb, then destroy the right wall. Collect food and descend the ladder.
- 3Navigate the three grave markers over water to reach a ladder and claim a chest. Hit the right wall to reveal a skeleton and the path back. Fight your way right and ascend to the previous screen, then up again.
- 4To reach the top of the left wall, hit the left bush twice to make it go high, then hit the right bush once. Jump off the right bush and the higher left bush to ascend.
- 5In the dark screen to the left, carefully collect gems from platforms and find the music sheet on the far left. Defeat the ghost and wait for the light to return to the previous screen.
- 6Head right to a unique sinking floor. Step on it to make it sink, or jump to make it rise. Kill the skeleton, get past the obstacle, and use the rising platform to reach a gem deposit. Jump to the next platform and knock off the skull.
- 7On the next large platform with spikes at the top, kill the frog, keep the platform low, defeat the skeleton, and head right and up.
- 8Jump over spike pits, shoot the enemy to the left with your wand, and climb the ladder. Break dirt blocks on the moving platform to avoid falling into the pits, then move right.
- 9Kill the frog, head right, and hit the skeleton head to the left to sink the first sinking platform. Kill the frog in the middle, hit the gem deposit on the wall, destroy the middle dirt blocks, and head down (staying in the middle for gems).
- 10In the next room, use the skeletons to ascend left. Do not kill them. Use the platter with a bomb to access the Vendor Chest to the left. Chester will appear and offer the Phase Locket; accept it. This item grants temporary invincibility.
- 11Break the dirt block, kill the frogs, and return to the previous screen. Kill the skeletons, use the right platter to heal if needed, and proceed right.
- 12Hit the checkpoint (destroy at your discretion) and head right. Bounce off the skeleton head, hit it left onto the sinking platform, and quickly move left as it sinks to reach a chest that contains a music sheet.
- 13Head right, kill the frog and skeleton. Jump to the upper right ledge to get an ore deposit. Bounce off the grave marker to the upper right and continue. Gather gems, then return.
- 14Hit the skeleton onto the platform, watch it sink the other two skeletons with water, then ride it down to the next screen.
- 15Get the gem and jump to the high platform. The floor between the two high platforms is missing; gather gems here before heading down. Use the ghost and bush if necessary.
- 16Defeat the giant skeleton below; stay in the holes to avoid being crushed. Hit the left wall to reveal a chest, then ascend the ladder to the previous screen and activate the checkpoint. It is recommended not to destroy this one.
- 17Head right. The screen will go dark. Kill the frogs and collect gems. Jump the gap, mine the gem deposit under the grave marker.
- 18Use the bush to reach the moving platforms above. Jump to the next platform, then use downward strikes on the skeletons on the next two platforms to claim them.
- 19Quickly navigate the next two sinking platforms, avoiding the skull, to reach safe ground. Use the bush to ascend right, kill the ghost, and continue.
- 20Activate the checkpoint and proceed to the boss fight against Spectre Knight.
Tips
- The Orb of Chaos is useful in this area.
- The Phase Locket is a valuable item for avoiding damage from spikes and enemies.
- Be cautious of the dark screens, as visibility is limited.
- Use skeletons strategically to reach higher areas.
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