Cliffbottom Catacombs

Named directory: places within scope

No additional officially named businesses, buildings, roads, settlements or internal subareas are verified within the catacombs themselves.

Nearby connections

The catacombs do not connect physically to another dungeon or underground region. Its only meaningful external connection is the overworld entrance in eastern Liurnia.

These are approach landmarks, not dungeon subareas.

Named directory: enemy types

The Omen encountered here are ordinary enemies rather than named NPCs or faction leaders. Their equipment can produce useful random drops, but those drops should be treated separately from the dungeon’s fixed loot.

Cliffbottom Catacombs Site of Grace

The Site of Grace is immediately inside the entrance. It serves as the dungeon’s checkpoint and allows the player to reset the catacombs after collecting loot or dying.

Lift shaft

The opening lift descends from the entrance level to the deeper dungeon. The shaft contains a side ledge with a Grave Glovewort pickup. To reach it, step or roll onto the ledge while the lift is moving, then continue down when safe.

Pressure-plate trap

The catacombs contain a corridor trap activated by stepping on a pressure plate. The trap fires magical projectiles down the passage. It can damage enemies as well as the player, making it useful for weakening or killing an Omen if the enemy is positioned correctly. The trap also creates a navigation hazard because entering the corridor without recognising the activation plate can result in repeated hits.

Lever chamber

A lever attached to a statue opens the large boss doors near the dungeon’s earlier section. The lever is not beside the boss arena. It is reached by taking the ladder up from the lower section, dealing with the enemy near the altar and then searching the adjacent chamber.

Summoning pool

The boss approach includes the usual catacomb summoning-pool arrangement. Its availability is separate from the ability to summon Spirit Ashes inside the boss arena.

Equipment and utility items

The Scythe is one of the most useful early fixed rewards in the dungeon. It is not a boss drop or merchant purchase. It lies on a corpse in a room guarded by several Imps, so clear the room before attempting to collect it. The weapon requires 14 Strength and 14 Dexterity, according to the item-location documentation.

The Nox Mirrorhelm is behind an Imp Statue seal. This room is optional and requires a Stonesword Key. It is easy to overlook because the main route does not require opening it.

Upgrade materials and crafting materials

The catacombs contain several Grave Glovewort pickups and at least one Ghost Glovewort [3]. These are fixed dungeon pickups, not random enemy drops. Grave Violet, Root Resin, Old Fang and Hefty Beast Bone are crafting-material pickups or drops associated with the dungeon’s enemies and corpses.

Comprehensive named item directory

Some sources list multiple copies of Grave Glovewort [2], Grave Glovewort [3], Root Resin and other materials. The exact quantities are not consistent across the supplied references, so this guide preserves the verified names without presenting an unsupported single total.

1. Activate the Site of Grace

Enter the catacombs and activate Cliffbottom Catacombs. Descend using the lift. While it is moving, watch for the side ledge containing Grave Glovewort [2]. Do not force the jump if the camera angle is poor. You can return to the lift and try again.

At the bottom, proceed carefully through the first corridor. One enemy may appear to be moving away from you, while another waits around the corner. Deal with the ambusher first so that you are not attacked from behind while fighting the more visible enemy.

2. Clear the first Imp rooms

Continue through the corridors and look for the pressure plate in the floor. The plate activates the projectile trap farther along the passage. Avoid standing in its firing line unless you intend to use it against an enemy.

In the Imp-occupied room, pull enemies towards the doorway instead of fighting in the centre. This limits the angles from which they can surround you. Once the room is safe, collect the nearby Scythe and Grave Violet.

Search the surrounding corridors for additional Grave Glovewort and the Nox Mirrorhelm room. The latter is optional and requires one Stonesword Key. If you are conserving keys, leave it for later. It does not affect the main route or boss door.

3. Descend into the Omen section

The route then drops into a broader lower area containing Omen. This is the most dangerous ordinary-enemy section of the dungeon.

Avoid fighting several Omen at once. Use the doorway, stairs and corners to separate them. If you have a bow, crossbow or spell, you can pull one enemy at a time. The pressure-plate trap can also help with positioning, but do not activate it while standing in its line of fire.

Search both sides of the lower area. The dungeon places Grave Glovewort, Ghost Glovewort and other fixed pickups around the edges, while the larger enemies draw attention towards the centre.

4. Use the trap corridor

Move through the corridor containing the magical trap. The pressure plate can be activated from a safe angle, allowing the projectiles to strike an enemy farther down the passage. This is particularly useful against an Omen, although the timing is less forgiving if the enemy moves unpredictably.

Collect the Prattling Pate “Wonderful” and nearby materials before continuing. The Prattling Pate is not a quest item and does not unlock a service. It is a reusable communication item used to produce its named phrase.

5. Climb the ladder

After clearing the lower section, find the ladder leading upwards. Check the area before climbing because an enemy waits near the upper section.

At the top, approach the altar and collect the Page Ashes. Depending on the guide or version of the route being followed, this pickup may be described as being in a chest or at an altar-like stone structure. The important navigation point is that it is in the upper chamber before the lever, guarded by an Omen.

Continue into the adjacent chamber and pull the lever attached to the statue. This opens the large boss doors near the earlier part of the dungeon.

6. Return to the boss door

After activating the lever, return through the catacombs. You can either fight or run past surviving ordinary enemies, but be careful not to let Omen follow you into the boss approach. Once the doors are open, enter the arena and prepare for the Erdtree Burial Watchdog.

Practical strategy

The Watchdog can be intimidating because its statue-like movement is slow and abrupt, but its attacks are heavily telegraphed. The main danger comes from attacking during its recovery windows without accounting for the follow-up magic or landing shockwave.

Boss rewards

The Kaiden summon costs 88 FP and calls a northern mercenary spirit armed with a large blade. Its description emphasises the sellsword’s mounted-warrior heritage and war cry, which enhances its offensive presence.

Imp ambushes

Several Imps are positioned to punish players who run directly towards visible loot. Check ceilings, corners and side passages before collecting an item. A shield, guard counter or charged attack can help interrupt them, but fighting from a doorway is usually safer than standing in the room’s centre.

Omen pressure

The Omen are the dungeon’s main ordinary-enemy threat. Do not assume that reaching the lower area means the route is nearly complete. The lower rooms contain important pickups and the route to the ladder, but careless movement can attract multiple Omen at once.

Trap misuse

The magical trap is both a weapon and a hazard. Activate it from outside the projectile line, then retreat if the enemy survives. The trap does not make the corridor safe merely because it has fired once.

Stonesword Key room

The Nox Mirrorhelm room is the dungeon’s main optional secret. It is not required for progression and consumes one Stonesword Key. Players focused on the boss can leave it unopened and return later.