Shipwreck Beach
Take the PT Boat up the River to the Monastery
When you are ready, head for the boat and enter the Mountain Pass as Lara fills the crew in and then gain 100 XP.
Mountain Pass
Enter the Monastery
Turn around straight away and create a zipline to the craggy wall and follow the linear path for a scene. For all those who hated Whitman, this is scene will probably please you to no end. As usually, nothing is easy for Lara, so create a zipline to the craggy wall off to the left, zip over, and climb inside the building for 100 XP.
Chasm Stronghold
Search the Monastery for Sam
There are no collectibles in the monastery, so this will be pretty quick. Follow the hall and wait for all the Stormguard to leave and then use a fire arrow on the debris to create a path. Follow the tunnel through the other side and hide behind the wall, careful not to draw any attention. Head right up the stairs and then cross the beam to the other side and jump up to the ledge and shimmy below the Stormguard and jump to the ledge with the open grate above.
After the scene, hold down on the L Stick and run for it as the Stormguard fire at Lara. Eventually you will slide down a ramp and be safely outside again, gaining 100 XP for your trouble.
The crate of Shotgun ammo might be a good indication that it's time to equip the weapon, so do so and advance. Three Stormguards attack, but are easily taken down with some dodge and counter moves and the shotgun. Once it is clear, advance to the Sheltered Hallway Base Camp and grab the Food Cache nearby, also getting the Lara's Journals: The Monastery. Now continue to a Food Cache and pry through the doors to another scene with Sam and Mathias to gain 100 XP.
Rescue Sam From Mathias
Follow Sam and Mathias and head across the bridge for a scene. The Stormguard are not very keen on letting YOU in the temple, so you will need to fight off hordes of them. The main thing here is to use the explosive barrels when you see any guards next to them and keep moving to avoid archer fire. When the shielded Stormguards attack, use dodge counters to kill them. Keep moving up the monastery until everyone is dead and the roped gate is revealed by the wind. Pull it open to advance to a scene and enter the shrine.
Chasm Shrine
Start off by using the Sacred Hall Base Camp to upgrade anything you need and then grab the Kansu Bural Urn relic on the table nearby. Grab the Wartime Intelligence - Soldier: Last Stand document near the door and pry your way through it.
The next room has an ancient lift that Lara will need to operate to get down into the shrine, but first we should get the Ban Chiang Vase under the platform on our left. Facing the center of the room, use the wheel on the right first to open the doorway and then use the one on the left to bring the elevator up. Nearby is the Endurance Officers - Whitman: Crossing the Line document that you should get before turning around and using the ramp to reach the upper level, where the Chasm Shrine Treasure Map and a container of 50 Salvage sits on a platform. Return to the other platform and stand above the room entrance to rope dart the elevator and pull it back, breaking a hole in the opposite wall. In order to reach the hole we will need to close the floor gate, drop the elevator onto the gate and then climb up and rope dart it to swing toward us and jump on.
Once you have reached the room of the Sun Queens and the cutscene ends, head to the room on the right to enter a small room to find the Ancient Scrolls - Hoshi: An End. Now return and exit through the other side of the room and follow the path with 2 crates of Salvage to the Sacred Passage Base Camp and the Satsuma Vase relic.
| Point of No Return As the game explains, this is the point of no return. After entering this portion Lara will be unable to Fast Travel back to previous areas and you will be on your way to the end of the game. This also marks the spot where you will resume play in New Game +, leaving Lara to explore all previous areas to finish getting collectibles while leaving the final area incomplete. |
Chasm Ziggurat
Onward Lara! After the cutscene, head left through the tunnel and grab the Food Cache before rope darting into the craggy wall and following it right to a platform. Continue up the craggy wall and around the left side to reach the next level of the tower and then pull the bell across the room and into the wind, breaking the doorway to advance.
In the next room, head left and jump to the wooden beams and climb up. You will now need to rope dart the bell across the way and use the ascender to cross the gap before the bell falls, catching Lara on the beam below. Walk to the other side and jump to the outside platform and continue, getting a quick scene and chat with Reyes. Keep going and jump to the broken stairway that crumbles and quickly latch onto the craggy wall on the other side. Climb right and then wall scramble to a ledge on the outside of the tower and make your way inside.
The post to your left has no where to latch onto, but some lightning will reveal a craggy wall behind it. Shoot a rope dart over and ascend and the climb left. When you have no where to go, drop down by hitting O/B and then quickly grab the wall again below and climb right and up to the Ziggurat Vestibule Base Camp. Head out the other side and use the ramp and pole to reach a wall and climb up and then shimmy right to go up more and then follow the craggy wall to the top.
End the Storms by Stopping the Ascension Ritual
After the scene, Solarii will pile in to try and stop Lara from reaching Sam, so take them out as your make your way around the area. When the wall crumbles, blocking Lara's path, turn right and wall scramble up and out the other side for another fire fight. Once the enemies are all taken care of, more lightning will strike and open up a path for Lara. Jump to the pillar, making sure to hold on, and then jump to the craggy wall and climb up.
The Oni Stalker will enter and engage Lara in a fight. This fight is all about using the Shotgun on the Oni's bare back. Wait for him to swing and when he exposes his back shoot him. If he falls over and a melee prompt appears head for him and quickly get in a timed attack. After the first time doing this, some Stormguard archers will show up and attack. Make sure to take out the archers whenever they appear while ignoring the Oni and when they are dead return to the pattern before. On the third melee timed attack, Lara will be able to continue to attack by quickly hitting Triangle/Y and then Square/X to kill the Oni and gain 100 XP.
You can now continue toe the ascension ritual and have to fight Mathias through a QTE fight. Start by firing at Mathis with R1/RB and then successful hit the Triangle/Y button to stab him in the back with the Axe. When you find yourself on the ground, tap Square/X repeatedly and to knock him off, grab his gun, and shoot him. Lara will pick up both guns and dual wield them, turning into her the Croft we always knew she would be, and then quickly press R1+L1/RB+LB to kill Mathias.
After the final cutscene, you will unlock the A Survivor is Born trophy/achievement. Additionally, the final Lara's Journal: The Truth will unlock, which if you got all the collectibles will get you the No Stone Left Unturned trophy/achievement.
