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Baur's Reach
Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Baur's Reach

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.

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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
  1. 1
    From Wellspring Glades, use Kuro's feather to light the fire inside the tree.
  2. 2
    Jump on the branch to the right where a Moki is standing and glide east to meet Tuley.
  3. 3
    Speak to Tuley to receive the quests Regrowing the Glades and Left Behind.
  4. 4
    Plant the Blue Moon, which causes blue flowers to appear throughout the Glades.
  5. 5
    Return to the platform and climb inside the tree to find a Spirit Orb.
  6. 6
    Glide east and use your grappling hook on the blue flower to reach the branch, then jump to the platform on the right.
  7. 7
    Speak to the two Moki and Veral, who is next to a cauldron.
  8. 8
    Give Veral the Herb Pouch (obtained from a Moki in Wellspring) to receive Spicy Soup and update the Hand to Hand Quest.
  9. 9
    Proceed east to a snowy area with a frozen lake, which is Baur's Reach.
  10. 10
    Warning: You can explore parts of this area without the necessary skill, or wait until later.
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    Flap 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.
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    Swim past carnivore plants to find a Spirit Shard that converts melee damage to energy.
  13. 13
    Make 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.
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    Return to Wellspring Glades and take the path to the Wellspring.
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    Go east from the billboards to find a Moki at the entrance of a cave.
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    Speak to the Moki, who explains you need something bigger than grass to wake Baur.
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    Proceed into the cave and find Baur sleeping.
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    Use Kuro's feather to make Baur sneeze, opening the path.
  19. 19
    Speak to Baur for lore, then jump on his back and travel east.
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    Use the flowers to reach the platform to the northwest.
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    Jump on the icy pole, then quickly jump off to the other side.
  22. 22
    Push the rock off the edge of the platform to break the log next to Baur, opening a passage.
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    You 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.
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    In 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.
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    Bash the projectile twice to reach a Spirit Orb in the corner.
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    Use the projectile to go back upwards.
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    Notice the lit lanterns. Go to the platform above and use the tongues (frozen poles) that retract when you jump on them.
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    Use the tongue on the left of the platform and jump onto the carnivore plant on the tree.
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    Climb the tree and bash out the projectile of the Mortar Worm to reach a Spirit Orb in the carnivore plant.
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    Bash another projectile to grab the tongue between spikes. A Spirit Orb is above. Return to the platform on the tree.
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    Jump on the tongue on the right and jump onto the carnivore plants to reach a platform above. Pull the lever to open the path.
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    Proceed through the opening and bash out the Spiked Slime to get a Spirit Orb.
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    Jump down to a place with a cauldron on the left and a Corrupted Gorlek on the snow.
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    Make the cauldron spill and bash its projectile back to hit the ice wall behind the cauldron, revealing a hidden room with a Spirit Orb.
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    Burrow in the snow to grab another Spirit Orb.
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    Jump over spikes to see a stone lantern. Continue to a candle hanging above and a blocked path with hot air.
  37. 37
    Go to the right corner and break the wall to get a Spirit Orb.
  38. 38
    Use the cauldron projectile and bash it to hit the stone lantern. Jump on the tongue to reach a Spirit Orb above.
  39. 39
    Head back, go upwards, and jump on the tongue. Immediately jump right to find Lupo in a cave.
  40. 40
    Purchase the map of Baur's Reach from Lupo for 250 spirit light.
  41. 41
    Jump on the tongue and use the Mortar Worm projectile to reach a Spirit Orb on the west.
  42. 42
    Break the floor to get a Spirit Orb if you missed it earlier.
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    Jump on the platform on the right for the Mortar Worm to appear again. Bash the projectile to go upwards.
  44. 44
    Grab the tongue to reach a platform containing a Gorlek Ore.
  45. 45
    The path to the east is blocked. Bash the projectile and head upwards, jumping from carnivore plants.
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    Bash the Mantis to access the path on the left. Burrow in the snow and burst out onto platforms to advance.
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    Inside, burst out upwards while avoiding spikes, then double jump left to find a Spirit Orb.
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    Jump 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.
  49. 49
    Return 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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