Navigate Baur's Reach in Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Find Spirit Orbs, Spirit Shards, Lupo, and advance the Hand to Hand Quest.
Walkthrough
- 1From Wellspring Glades, use Kuro's feather to light the fire inside the tree.
- 2Jump on the branch to the right where a Moki is standing and glide east to meet Tuley.
- 3Speak to Tuley to receive the quests Regrowing the Glades and Left Behind.
- 4Plant the Blue Moon, which causes blue flowers to appear throughout the Glades.
- 5Return to the platform and climb inside the tree to find a Spirit Orb.
- 6Glide east and use your grappling hook on the blue flower to reach the branch, then jump to the platform on the right.
- 7Speak to the two Moki and Veral, who is next to a cauldron.
- 8Give Veral the Herb Pouch (obtained from a Moki in Wellspring) to receive Spicy Soup and update the Hand to Hand Quest.
- 9Proceed east to a snowy area with a frozen lake, which is Baur's Reach.
- 10Warning: You can explore parts of this area without the necessary skill, or wait until later.
- 11Flap your feather on the cauldron to spill a projectile. Bash the projectile to hit the stone lantern on the platform next to the lake, melting the ice.
- 12Swim past carnivore plants to find a Spirit Shard that converts melee damage to energy.
- 13Make the cauldron spill again and bash the projectile to reach the platform above. You can explore this area to find a gate and a Spirit Trial, but the path forward is blocked.
- 14Return to Wellspring Glades and take the path to the Wellspring.
- 15Go east from the billboards to find a Moki at the entrance of a cave.
- 16Speak to the Moki, who explains you need something bigger than grass to wake Baur.
- 17Proceed into the cave and find Baur sleeping.
- 18Use Kuro's feather to make Baur sneeze, opening the path.
- 19Speak to Baur for lore, then jump on his back and travel east.
- 20Use the flowers to reach the platform to the northwest.
- 21Jump on the icy pole, then quickly jump off to the other side.
- 22Push the rock off the edge of the platform to break the log next to Baur, opening a passage.
- 23You will reach a frozen lake with a hive; you can climb on the frozen water but cannot do anything here yet. Jump down to the opened path.
- 24In a room with a boiling cauldron and a stone lantern on the far right, flap your feather to make the cauldron spill. Bash the projectile to light the lantern.
- 25Bash the projectile twice to reach a Spirit Orb in the corner.
- 26Use the projectile to go back upwards.
- 27Notice the lit lanterns. Go to the platform above and use the tongues (frozen poles) that retract when you jump on them.
- 28Use the tongue on the left of the platform and jump onto the carnivore plant on the tree.
- 29Climb the tree and bash out the projectile of the Mortar Worm to reach a Spirit Orb in the carnivore plant.
- 30Bash another projectile to grab the tongue between spikes. A Spirit Orb is above. Return to the platform on the tree.
- 31Jump on the tongue on the right and jump onto the carnivore plants to reach a platform above. Pull the lever to open the path.
- 32Proceed through the opening and bash out the Spiked Slime to get a Spirit Orb.
- 33Jump down to a place with a cauldron on the left and a Corrupted Gorlek on the snow.
- 34Make the cauldron spill and bash its projectile back to hit the ice wall behind the cauldron, revealing a hidden room with a Spirit Orb.
- 35Burrow in the snow to grab another Spirit Orb.
- 36Jump over spikes to see a stone lantern. Continue to a candle hanging above and a blocked path with hot air.
- 37Go to the right corner and break the wall to get a Spirit Orb.
- 38Use the cauldron projectile and bash it to hit the stone lantern. Jump on the tongue to reach a Spirit Orb above.
- 39Head back, go upwards, and jump on the tongue. Immediately jump right to find Lupo in a cave.
- 40Purchase the map of Baur's Reach from Lupo for 250 spirit light.
- 41Jump on the tongue and use the Mortar Worm projectile to reach a Spirit Orb on the west.
- 42Break the floor to get a Spirit Orb if you missed it earlier.
- 43Jump on the platform on the right for the Mortar Worm to appear again. Bash the projectile to go upwards.
- 44Grab the tongue to reach a platform containing a Gorlek Ore.
- 45The path to the east is blocked. Bash the projectile and head upwards, jumping from carnivore plants.
- 46Bash the Mantis to access the path on the left. Burrow in the snow and burst out onto platforms to advance.
- 47Inside, burst out upwards while avoiding spikes, then double jump left to find a Spirit Orb.
- 48Jump right, bash the flower, and burst out of the snow platform to find a Spirit Shard above that increases damage when your life is below half.
- 49Return to the area where you found the Mantis and go east. Jump on the...
Tips
- You can explore parts of Baur's Reach before acquiring the necessary skills, or wait until later in the game.
- The Spirit Shard found early in Baur's Reach converts melee damage to energy.
- The Spirit Shard found later increases your damage when your life is below half.
- Lupo sells the map of Baur's Reach for 250 spirit light.
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