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Sunken Valley

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition guide · Trekking through the Gun Fort and valley to recover the Lotus of the Palace

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Wolf journeys down through the cliffs and fortified outposts of Sunken Valley to secure the Lotus of the Palace for Kuro's ritual. Traversal demands navigating crossfire from gunners, swinging across wide chasms, and braving the hunting grounds of a giant beast. The expedition finishes in a cavernous water basin where the Guardian Ape watches over the flower.

Achievements here

Great Colored Carp MissableFeed Truly Precious Bait to the Great Carp at the feeding grounds, then collect its whisker from the ape cave.

Guardian ApeDefeat the giant Guardian Ape located at the Bodhisattva Valley watering hole.

Great SerpentPlunge onto the Great Serpent from the Sunken Valley cliffs after manipulating the kite in Senpou Temple.

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Items

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Lotus of the Palace: Deep inside the flooded cavern directly past the Guardian Ape boss arenaSlender Finger: Carved out of the stomach of the Guardian Ape upon its defeat

Secrets

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A submerged cavern beneath the Gun Fort floorboards reached by dropping through a hole after Long-arm Centipede Giraffe leads to a Prayer Bead and an alternate passage out of the shrine

Key fights

Guardian Ape

Enemies: Guardian Ape

Threats: Throws poisonous feces, releases terror-inducing screams, executes perilous sweep grabs, and thrashes unpredictably

Weaknesses and resistances: Vulnerable to Shinobi Firecracker in phase one; vulnerable to Loaded Spear drag when stunned in phase two

Tactics: Evade the lunging sweep grabs, deflect the towering overhead blade slams to topple him, and hook the centipede parasite with the spear

Rewards: Memory: Guardian Ape and Slender Finger

Long-arm Centipede Giraffe

Enemies: Long-arm Centipede Giraffe

Threats: Rapid flurries of claw strikes and perilous low sweep attacks

Weaknesses and resistances: Susceptible to consecutive deflections to break posture

Tactics: Rhythmically deflect each rapid claw swipe and jump over the sweeping perilous strike to deliver head stomps

Rewards: Yellow Gunpowder and Prayer Bead

Enemies

Sunken Valley Clan (Rifle)

Weak to Loaded UmbrellaSteal / drop Antidote Powder, Black Gunpowder

Sharp-eyed snipers who shoot across long distances and kick with bayonets at close quarters

Snake Eyes Shirafuji

Weak to SabimaruSteal / drop Prayer Bead

Tough valley sentry armed with a heavy rifle that can hook players into close-range blast executions

Shops and people

Toxic Memorial Mob: Sells Green Mossy Gourd, Dragon's Blood Droplet, Antidote Powder, Heavy Coin Purse, and Pellets

Tips

Equip the Loaded Umbrella prosthetic tool to deflect incoming sniper shots without suffering chip damage or knockback while running across the open valley.

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