
Turn left and destroy the rocks with the fire pot. Dock at the Isle of Death boat dock and climb up the wall ahead of you. Ride the elevator up, and you’ll find the artifact in front of a(nother) corpse behind some crates on your right (just to the left of the Mystic Gateway). As you continue clockwise (back past the Witch’s Cave tunnel) around the Lake of Nine, the next artifact is at the top of the Niflheim Tower. The artifact is on the ground in front of the corpse to the right of the chest. Spin the panel high on the wall above the Nornir chest to retract the spikes in the ground. The first dock will be the Lookout Tower. Turn right when you exit the tunnel from the Witch’s Cave and follow the shore. You can find the remaining two Faces of Magic artifacts when you return to the River Pass - specifically the Witch’s Cave and House - during “ A New Destination.” Jump on top of it and across to the next platform to find Faces of Magic artifact 7. You’ll have to reposition yourself, but you can push it all the way into the river.
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Grab the pallet full of rocks and move it toward the water. Continue along that tunnel and drop down.

After a bit of story development, you’ll end up in the Witch’s Cave under her house.You can find the sixth artifact behind the fourth house on your right. After you fight the troll and exit his arena you’ll come to a burned village.Climb up the ledge to find the fifth artifact. Follow the tunnels inside and take the first left. Just a little after that, you’ll have to solve a sand bowl puzzle and open a big round door.Right after you pick up that one, follow the edge of the cliff you come to until you find the fourth artifact.On the other side, you’ll walk right past the third artifact. Back on the main path, you’ll cross through a spiked-ceiling puzzle area.Drop down over the ledge to find the second artifact. Turn right from his shop and follow the path a little ways. Follow the ledge you land on until you find the first artifact. On the other side, there’s a chain you can climb down. Once you escape them, you’ll cross a ledge. After make it past all of the bridge puzzles, but before you meet Brok for the first time, you’ll get attacked by Reavers. You won’t be able to find your first artifact until quite a way into the River Pass.You’ll only be able to get the first seven River Pass artifacts during your first visit as part of “ A Path to the Mountain.” (You can find the remaining two Faces of Magic artifacts later, and we cover those below.)

River Pass - Faces of Magic (9 mask artifacts)


A little later, you’ll come to some ruins where you’ll open your very first Nornir Chest.Turn left just before the bridge to find the second artifact. While you’re following Atreus on his hunt, you’ll come to a stone bridge.It’s to the right of the gate that Kratos and Atreus go through to go hunting. The first artifact is right in Kratos’ front yard.SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment via Polygon
