Lords of the Fallen - Gauntlet, Yetka's Dagger, Key to the Catacombs, Attribute Point Shard

After defeating the first boss, go to the checkpoint in the centre of the room and secure your XP if you wish to. Next, go through the door at the end of the room on your right, then take the right-hand path until you come to a pair of enemies. Kill them, take the audio note, then loot the Warrior armour from the chest over in the corner.

Now go downstairs and kill the Marauder at the bottom, before heading through the red door. Kill the Infested on the other side of this doorway, then go into the next room and take the Monk Staff from the chest inside. As soon as you enter the next room along, be prepared for an attack from an Infested enemy. Kill it, then grab the audio note and go through the next door along.

Getting hold of the Northern Monastery key

On your left is a statue. Jump over onto the platform and take the Northern Monastery Wing Door Key item. If you're struggling to make the jump, try equipping lighter armour so you have a little more spring in your step.

Up ahead is another set of stairs. Grab the audio note at the bottom of this staircase, then kill the pair of enemies on your left. Take the Rogue armour from the chest, then turn around and go through the door on your left.

As soon as you're outside, use the nearby checkpoint before killing the Infected to your right. Make your way downstairs until you're in the courtyard, kill the Infected and Marauder enemies you come to, then go up the stairs on the other side of this courtyard.

You'll see two sets of stairs here - one that leads right and another left. Go up the right-hand steps, kill the Marauder and pull the lever, then take the left stairs, kill the Rogue and activate the second lever. When you're finished, you'll be able to pass through the gate situated between both sets of stairs.

The monk's dilemma

Talk to the nearby monk, offer to cut off his hand (how nice of you!), and insist he seeks medical help. If you want to give him a potion, you'll receive a chunk of XP and a new weapon called The Butcher in exchange for your generosity.

Walk through the door that's to the left of the monk and kill the spiders before looting the Hot Blood chest and helm items. Go down the next stairs you come to and kill the Infested enemy. The room ahead contains more creatures if you want some bonus XP, or you can head straight downstairs.

Go through the door at the bottom and kill the enemies waiting for you at the end of the path up ahead. One of these creatures is lying prone on the floor and won't attack until you get close, while the Rogue fires at you from distance. Run towards this enemy and kill it, before turning around and finishing the wakened monsters. Work quickly and you should only find yourself fighting one creature at a time.

Now head upstairs and enter the room when you reach the top. You'll be attacked by another Rogue the moment you enter - kill it on one side of the room, then inch over to the other side when it's dead to trigger the next creature. Use one of your shards on the nearby chest to get your hands on an Attribute Point Shard and the Live Elements armour.

Use the shard you just picked up, then go to the opposite side of the area and grab the next audio note. Next go up the stairs over on the left. Kill the Marauder waiting for you at the very top. You've got a choice now of going down the left or right-hand stairs. Head left first if you want to kill a few more enemies and grab the Symmetry armour set, otherwise go right.

Unlocking the Gauntlet

After moving forwards a little you'll trigger a cut-scene where you receive your Gauntlet. Use this ranged attacking option to kill the enemy just up ahead and to your left. A couple of shots should be all you need to take the monster out, but watch out for returning fire.

Before going any further, turn all the way around and interact with the lever that's just to the left of the gate in front of you. This gives you an easy way of darting between the two regions. Go back to the spot where you received the Gauntlet, grab the audio note from over on your left, then kill the Rogue further ahead.

Go up the stairs on your left and walk towards the next checkpoint to begin yet another cinematic. Before starting the boss fight with the Commander, we chose to complete Yetka's side-quest, and retrieve her dagger first. Regardless, make sure you save your game at the checkpoint before heading up the stairs.

Kill the Infested enemy at the top of these stairs, then grab the Scratch weapon from over in the corner. Next, go down the stairs over to your left, take the audio note, and kill the Marauder. When it's dead, interact with the nearby chest to get your hands on a Fire Resistance Shard and a Lethal Secret. Make a note of this area, as you'll have to return shortly to get the Tower Key.

Make your way upstairs and take the Live Elements armour item from the chest, along with the Pain weapon and the Magic Resistance Shard. Interact with the lever to open the gate ahead of you, and make it back to the area where you received the Gauntlet.

How to find Yetka's Dagger

Go down the next set of stairs until you reach a massive spider. This new creature has a larger-than-average health pool, and the ability to lay eggs which hatch after a while. When it points its posterior at you, you can expect it to lay an egg, so get in there quickly and hack away.

When it's dead, look inside the nearby chest to get a Magic Energy Shard and a Spike weapon. Go back up to the Tower Key area noted further up the page, and make your way to the edge near the damaged wall. You should be able to see some platforms below you and just to the left of a corpse. Inch your way over the edge so you land on the platform with the key.

Drop down onto the next platform, then make your way down the stairs on your right. Kill the Rogue and Infested monsters below you, then open the door with the Tower key to get back to the castle. Grab the audio note, kill the Infested enemy on your left, then kill the Marauder ahead of you. Take the Fate weapon from the chest behind this last enemy.

Take the stairs on your right, go right at the top, and kill the three enemies waiting for you. Use your Gauntlet to pick off the ranged monster, then have a rummage around in the chest to get a Prejudice weapon and a Sealed Rune (Small).

Now head in the opposite direction, kill the Infested a little further along, then go upstairs and kill the Marauder. When you're fighting this creature, be very careful how you tread as it's extremely easy to trigger the dormant monsters nearby.

Grab Yetka's Dagger and take the Hot Blood armour items from the nearby chest. Go back to the checkpoint and talk to Yetka, who'll give you the Key to the Catacombs as a reward. Interact with the lever near Yetka, but be aware that the gate shuts behind you forcing you to do battle with a Marauder and a Rogue. The Commander fight begins as soon as both enemies are dead.

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