Spelunker's Delve

Spelunker's Delve

Map of Spelunker's Delve

Type

Jumping puzzle

Area

The Verdence
(Caledon Forest)

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Spelunker's Delve is a jumping puzzle in Caledon Forest. The entrance is in The Verdence, but the bulk of the puzzle takes place within a cave in southern Sleive's Inlet.

Getting there

From  Sleive's Waypoint — , follow the road west, and then take the south fork just after Warden Rhys. Follow the road south, taking the eastern fork each time it splits. At the southernmost bend in the road, below the giant mushrooms on the cliffs, is a small cave entrance covered by red bushes. You can safely jump down, and you may interact with the Rock Wall to climb back up.

Walkthrough

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From the entrance, follow the cave past some glowing baskets and mushrooms. Head into the bushes at the back of the cave, which conceal an underwater tunnel. Swim through the tunnel, killing or avoiding the Barracuda, until you emerge onto dry land at the other end. Ignore the Blue Glowstones, they are not part of the puzzle. Hop across the mushrooms and hanging logs that zigzag across the cave, heading roughly east. If you fall off, backtrack to the ramp at the start. You will arrive at two parallel sets of logs: take the northernmost path, the south path is a dead end. If you accidentally took the wrong path, you can safely backtrack. After the split paths, follow the logs and mushrooms counter-clockwise around the end of the cave. When you reach a log with nowhere to go straight ahead (because the next log is too high up), turn back and jump to the mushrooms on the tree trunk behind you. They will take you around a path that leads to the higher log, where you can continue on to the end. Complete the last few jumps across logs and mushrooms, and you will emerge into the sunlight at the end of the puzzle, where the Spelunker's Delve achievement and Splendid Chest await. Shortcuts The early section of the puzzle is not affected by  Mounts Disabled or  Gliding Disabled, so you can freely use mounts or gliding to skip it. In this way, only the last 6 jumps must be done on foot to complete the puzzle. You can skip the entire puzzle jump by using a Springer with High Vault and   Bond of Faith. Alternatively, this can be done directly from the ground in front of the cliff/chest with only High Vault with careful positioning. Look for the ledge with the chest on it in southern Sleive's Inlet, and jump as high as you can before launching yourself with Bond of Faith. If you're having trouble jumping straight from the ground, jump onto the nearby large root, run up it to the closest point overlooking the ledge, and jump down.

Reward

• Splendid Chest

Related achievements

• Jumping Puzzles: Spelunker's Delve — Complete the jumping puzzle. (10)
• Daily: Daily Spelunker's Delve Jumping Puzzle — Complete the Spelunker's Delve jumping puzzle in Caledon Forest. (0) (Historical)
• Twilight III: Dusk: Spelunker's Dim — Use the Gloominator to capture the dim near the treasure room of the Spelunker's Delve jumping puzzle in Caledon Forest.

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Jumping puzzles

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Caledon Forest