God Of War - Destroy The Hive, Claim The Light, Escape The Temple

Escape the temple, use the Sand Bowl Lift

When you walk down the bridge to the dock you'll realise that, of course, the boat is still back at the sand bowl. That means heading back down and through the big trench, and up via the Sand Bowl Lift at the other end, to escape.

Use the Sand Bowl Lift

Go to the right of the platform then, and use this lift to go back down below. In the bottom chamber turn to the North to find a now-opened room containing a Hacksilver chest.

To the West, there's also a now-opened room with a dead elf inside, and a Spoils of War Elven Artefact (the first of six).

Now turn to the closed door to the South, and pry it open - outside the water is pouring in, and the huge chasm above is closing, turning everything nice and dark.

Just ahead, a Revenant will appear - remember to stun it with Atreus' arrows and then dish out the damage to take it down. There are a couple of other decidedly nordic enemies strolling around too, which is odd, so be on guard.

At the bottom of a short ramp to the south is a crystal socket, near a dead elf's body. You'll need to find a crystal to progress.

So, first turn to the South East and use Light Arrows to cross the bridges through that corridor to a chamber at the end. Inside, look up: you'll see a crystal dangling from a chain, attached to a small disc. Hit the disc with your axe to drop it and pick up the crystal.

A swarm of enemies will attack - Draugr - so wipe them out first, then inspect the now-opened rooms to find another dead elf with an Elven Artefact.

Now carry the crystal to the North-West, and use Light Arrows to cross the bridges through that corridor to a chamber at the end too, where there's another socket and a puzzle for you to solve (you can skip this and put it straight in the socket on the little ramp but hey, it's free treasure).

Dropping in the crystal will start the puzzle. In front of you is a door with four runs on it B, E, F and a sort-of-T.

You need to throw your axe at the discs on the pillars nearby to spin the plates so that the right letters are displayed in order - and there's a time limit too (if you run out of time, shoot the crystal with Atreus again to retry).

Start at the near-left one as you enter the room, and work your way round clockwise, next to the far left, then far right, then near right. The solution is:

• Near-left - One hit clockwise, to show B
• Far-left - One hit clockwise, to show F
• Far-right - Two hits clockwise, to show E
• Near-right - One hit clockwise, to show T

Do it quickly (it's best to stand in the centre of the room) and the door will open, revealing another red chest containing Runic Scaled Spaulders, some common chest armour. Which feels a bit underwhelming, let's be honest.

Pick up the crystal then, and lug it back to that short ramp and put it in the socket to continue onwards for the exit.

Cross the new bridge back to that wheel you used to raise and lower the levels for the Nornir rune chest much earlier, and carry on right the way back to the sand bowl where you first entered, but don't use to bowl right away.

While you're here, look up and there are a few hanging sacks which contain a bit of treasure, if you want to knock them down.

Now, just spend a moment sorting out your gear so you're suitably prepared for what's next...

Next up: God of War - Svartaljofurr boss fight

Other The Light of Alfheim walkthrough pages:

• God of War - Alfheim, The Light of Alfheim, Lake of Light, and how to enter the Temple
• God of War - Ringed Temple Trench and how to defeat the Stone Ancient boss
• God of War - Ringed Temple and Ringed Temple Interior
• God of War - Svartaljofurr boss fight
• God of War - Return to Tyr's Temple, Return to the Mountain and Go Back Through the Tower