To reach the top of the Veilwater Basin Ancient Spire in Enshrouded, players must navigate various puzzles and traps spread across three challenging floors. Starting from either the scaffolding or a teleporter, you’ll need to solve a series of mechanics to progress upward. This guide will walk you through the essential steps to unlock and navigate the spire efficiently.
The Veilwater Basin Ancient Spire is central to experiencing the vertical challenges in Enshrouded. Climbing it not only tests your problem-solving skills but also rewards you with valuable loot and a fast travel point. Each floor has distinct puzzles requiring exploration, clever use of mechanics, and sometimes a bit of trial and error.
Before diving in, it’s a good idea to enter the spire without valuable items, as death can lead to losing gear. Additionally, bringing a ranged weapon, like a bow, will make puzzle-solving easier and help handle any enemies you encounter.
Enshrouded Veilwater Basin Ancient Spire Climb Guide
Entering the Veilwater Ancient Spire
You have two options for entering the Veilwater Ancient Spire: you can climb the scaffolding outside or swim to the very bottom of the spire and interact with the teleporter there. Either option will get you to the first floor of the spire, so choose the one that suits you best.
First Floor Puzzle
Upon entering the first floor, you’ll encounter a locked gate that blocks your progress. To open it, you need to activate three levers in the room that have golden bars above them. Make sure that all three of these levers are flipped up while the others remain deactivated. Additionally, if you want to access a silver chest located in a hall with molten boulder traps, look for a button on the ceiling in an alcove near the exit and shoot it to open the door.
Second Floor Puzzle & Chest
On the second floor, first locate a button on the floor that needs to be activated to unlock a gate leading to a loot chest. From your starting point, head down the first hallway filled with spike traps, turn right, and find the button within a grate on the floor. After this, your main task is to find and press three buttons scattered throughout the area to unlock the teleporter room, which you can access by climbing a lattice and jumping over swinging axe traps.
Third Floor Puzzle
After teleporting to the third floor, keep an eye out for a pressure plate on the ground to open the room in front of you. Stay on the pressure plate and shoot a button visible through a window to open the doors leading upstairs. Once on the upper level, find a pool of water and dive in to navigate a tunnel. At the end, press another button to unlock access to the teleporter. If needed, you can let the spike traps kill you and then teleport back to the checkpoint above.
Final Steps
After pressing the button and returning to the surface, the teleporter to the top will be available for use. Make sure to tag the Flame Altar you find at the top to enable it as a fast travel location, which will significantly aid your journey in the Veilwater Basin.