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The Twilight Cathedral
Darksiders

The Twilight Cathedral

Follow this Darksiders walkthrough to navigate The Twilight Cathedral, find the Crystal Sword, defeat the Iron Giant, and collect the Beholder's Key and Artefacts.

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Follow this Darksiders walkthrough to navigate The Twilight Cathedral, find the Crystal Sword, defeat the Iron Giant, and collect the Beholder's Key and Artefacts.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head right of the main door to activate a Vulgrim Location. Buy any needed items.
  2. 2
    Enter the main building, proceed down the hallway, and pick up the Crystal Sword from a statue.
  3. 3
    Place the sword in the hands of the statue to the right of the door at the end of the hallway to unlock it.
  4. 4
    Enter the room, jump across the lava, kill the Duskwings, and proceed through the door on the right.
  5. 5
    In the next room, kill the Skeletal Warriors and Duskwings. Note the locked blue door.
  6. 6
    Proceed through the south door to find bomb plants. Use them to destroy red crystals. Grab the Green Soul Chest if needed.
  7. 7
    Go through the hole in the wall, over the gap, and use handholds to climb to the top.
  8. 8
    Jump to the left ledge to grab a Blue Soul Chest, then return to the main platform and go through the door.
  9. 9
    You'll exit onto a balcony. Find the Dungeon Map in an alcove behind the statue.
  10. 10
    Push the statue off the ledge into the courtyard below to create a hole.
  11. 11
    Continue along the balcony and enter the door on the right to find a Blue Soul Chest.
  12. 12
    Return to the courtyard and drop into the hole created by the statue.
  13. 13
    Jump across a gap using handholds. Look for a glowing green artefact.
  14. 14
    Jump onto demon growth, climb to the top, jump backward, and glide to grab the Artefact: Soldier.
  15. 15
    Clear the enemies at the end of the hall and grab the Beholder's Key from a chest.
  16. 16
    Backtrack to the courtyard to unlock the door with the Beholder's Key.
  17. 17
    Enter the circular room and defeat the Iron Giant using hit-and-run tactics.
  18. 18
    Grab the Crystal Sword at the other end of the room, along with a Green Soul Chest and a Blue Soul Chest.
  19. 19
    Return to the main building and place the Crystal Sword in the statue next to the opposite door.
  20. 20
    In the second courtyard, find another Crystal Sword. Use a bomb plant to stun the demonic plant guarding it.
  21. 21
    Grab the Crystal Sword. Defeat the arriving Iron Giant and Skeletal Warriors.
  22. 22
    Place the Crystal Sword on the statue to the left of the other door in the courtyard.
  23. 23
    Turn around and throw a bomb through the window to hit a red crystal, revealing a Life Stone Shard.
  24. 24
    Head through the newly opened door. Use the shadow flight geyser to reach the Artefact: Champion.
  25. 25
    Use the geyser to access the platform and exit onto the balcony.
  26. 26
    Use handholds to reach the opposite balcony. Push a block down into the courtyard.
  27. 27
    Follow the block down, grab it, and push it east to use it as a platform to reach a higher ledge.
  28. 28
    Enter the door on the right. Use a bomb on the plant holding a stone block to make it fall and create a hole.
  29. 29
    Drop down into the new area.
Tips
  • Killing Duskwings can provide health if you are low.
  • Iron Giants are slow but have powerful attacks; use dodging and hit-and-run tactics. Their armor must be broken before they can be finished.
  • Bomb plants are essential for destroying red crystals and stunning certain environmental hazards.

Items Found:

  • Crystal Sword (x3)
  • Green Soul Chest (x2)
  • Blue Soul Chest (x3)
  • Dungeon Map
  • Artefact: Soldier
  • Beholder's Key
  • Life Stone Shard
  • Artefact: Champion

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