Doorway Ruins - Age of Budding Summary
Elliot finds the Doorway Ruins that Carter talked about and steps inside the Doorway of Time to enter the Age of Budding.
| Previous Quest | Next Quest |
|---|---|
| Western Caves - Nation of Magic | Dragonpillar |
Doorway Ruins - Age of Budding Walkthrough
[1] Get to the Doorway Ruins.
Travel south from the Western Caves and arrive at the entrance of the Doorway Ruins. Feel free to explore the rest of the region first before heading down.
| Exploration Tips | |
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| The Shrine of the Mystic - Vacuum is just south of the Garretbelt Guidepost. Check it out to earn Faie a new ability! | There is a Shrine of Life with a Shard of Life near the Doorway Ruins! |
[2] Explore the Doorway Ruins.
Step onto the pressure plate to open up the door and enter the ruins.
FIRST AREA: Doorway Ruins - First Level (East)
Right away, you will see the Red Locked Door past the guidepost. Turn right. Defeat the enemies in the room and go down the stairs.
SECOND AREA: Doorway Ruins - Sublevel One (East)
Go north and climb up the ladder. Use Faie's Ignite to light up the torch post. It will make the gate indicated in the rectangle go down. Enter that next room and go down the stairs.
THIRD AREA: Doorway Ruins - Sublevel Two (East)
Head south and jump on the floating platforms to get to the other side. Turn left and you will be stuck in the room until all enemies are defeated. At the end of the hall, there will be a chest to collect.
| Collectible | Map | Item |
|---|---|---|
 Blue Chest 1 |  | 3★ Wide Blade Magicite |
Return where you started and go west this time.
Step on the switch. Defeat the enemies that drop down.
A torch post also dropped down alongside the enemies. Use Faie's Ignite to lower the iron bars to the left of the room.
Go through the bars and light up the torch post there as well to start up a moving floating panel. Return upstairs.
FOURTH AREA: Doorway Ruins - Sublevel One (Center-East)
Proceed to go west of the room with the ladder and the torch post from before.
Jump to the lowered floor or float down from the gap on the raised floor using a Flutterer's Cape to get acrossed. Defeat the enemies and light up the torch post with Faie.
The bars will now go down. Go back up the laddders at the side and go north. Use the floating panels to get to the treasure chest above.
| Collectible | Map | Item |
|---|---|---|
 Blue Chest 2 |  | 50 Magicite Fragments |
Go through the gate of the previous room. It will be dark, full of enemies, and has areas where you can fall off, so be careful. At the end of the path, there will be a torch post to Ignite. It will raise down the bars ahead. Let's leave that area for now and go back to the very beginning of the dungeon.
FIFTH AREA: Doorway Ruins - Sublevel One (West)
Go west this time and go down the stairs. Go north and climb up the ladder on the left side. Light up the torch post with Faie to lower the bars up ahead. Proceed through the room and jump to the other side. Go down the stairs.
SIXTH AREA: Doorway Ruins - Sublevel Two (West)
Go south. The last room will be a dark maze. Use Faie to help you navigate through it.
At the center of the maze is another torch post. Light it up with Faie and the bars to the right will go down.
| Collectible | Map | Item |
|---|---|---|
 Blue Chest 3 |  | 65 Magicite Fragments |
Leave the maze through the eastern exit and light up the torch post in the room with Faie to activate the floating panel.
Return to the staircase and go right this time. Use Faie's Vacuum ability to bring the ball to the switch. Head east to find a new weapon.
| New Weapon | ||
|---|---|---|
 Red Chest 1 |  |  map |
| Black Iron | ||
SEVENTH AREA: Doorway Ruins - Sublevel One (Center-West)
Return to the floor above and explore the path going east.
Go to the middle part, then guide Faie to the end of the area as you go down. Use Ignite and light up the torch post to make the bars go down.
Proceed to the eastern room. Use the floating platforms to light up the torch post. The bars south will go down. Head south and go down the stairs.
| Collectible | Map | Item |
|---|---|---|
 Blue Chest 4 |  | 3★ Shallow Thrust Magicite |
EIGHTH AREA: Doorway Ruins - Sublevel Two (Center)
Use the two floating panels to reach the red chest holding the Red Doorway Ruins Key. Return to the entrance and open the Red Door.
[3] Defeat the Delta Guardians.
Watch out for the Magic Wand Guardian. Take out the Great Sword Guardian first, then focus on the other two. The guardians like to move near each other so using bombs would be advisable.
| Related Article |
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| Delta Guardians - Boss Fight Guide |
[4] Enter the Doorway of Time and proceed to the Age of Budding.
Go through the Doorway of Time and confirm that you have gone even further back in the past.
