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Enshrouded Ancient Spire locations
Which regions of Embervale have an Ancient Spire, the quest that sends you up each one, and what you unlock at the top.
The wiki describes Ancient Spires as teleportation structures built by the Ancients, and each one is a fast travel point once you have climbed it. This guide lists the regions of Embervale that have a spire, the quest that sends you up each one, and what you get at the top.
Checked against Enshrouded 1.0 (hotfix 1.0.0.3 of 21 October 2026), October 2026.
Which regions have a spire
The official wiki lists one Ancient Spire for each of eight places: Springlands, Low Meadows, Revelwood, Blackmire, Nomad Highlands, Kindlewastes, Albaneve Summits and Veilwater Basin. The wiki says a spire usually stands near the centre of its region. The wiki links a quest to five of them:
For Low Meadows, Nomad Highlands and Kindlewastes the wiki names a spire but no quest for it, so look for it as you explore the region.
The first spire, in the Springlands
The Blacksmith gives you The Ancient Spires, and the wiki lists Clear The Elixir Well as the quest to finish first. The quest has three steps: reach the spire, find a way inside, then use fast travel at the top.
Inside a spire
Expect to solve puzzles, get past locked doors and dodge traps on the way up. According to the wiki, the later spires work their region's setting into those challenges, and the furniture inside holds supplies such as materials and potions, which differ from region to region. For climbs that go badly, Keen added more save points to the Blackmire spire in 1.0.
The wiki notes that a spire's central spot lets you cross the land around it by glider.
What you get at the top
Speak with The Flame at the top. That unlocks the spire as a fast travel point and reveals landmarks on your map.
Which order to climb them
The wiki's region pages and MetaBot.GG's 1.0 data both rank the regions by rising enemy level: Springlands, Revelwood, Nomad Highlands, Kindlewastes, Albaneve Summits, then Veilwater Basin. MetaBot.GG ranks Cinder's Cradle last, and slots Blackmire between Albaneve Summits and Veilwater Basin.
Stargazer achievements
Steam has a "stargazer" achievement for reaching the spire in seven regions: Springlands, Revelwood, Nomad Highlands, Kindlewastes, Albaneve Summits, Veilwater Basin and Cinder's Cradle. It lists none for Low Meadows or Blackmire. The same seven regions have a "secret keeper" achievement for reading every Ancient Obelisk. The wiki says The Flame at the top reveals that region's obelisks, and reading one reveals its Shroud Roots and Flame Shrines.
Cinder's Cradle and the 1.0 map
Version 1.0 added a new region, Cinder's Cradle, in the north beyond the Veilwater Basin. The wiki's spire list was last edited in July 2026, before 1.0, and does not include it. The allthings.how map lists two Ancient Spires in Cinder's Cradle, at the Citadel and on the Sky Islands, and MetaBot.GG, which reads the 1.0 game files, lists a fast travel point at each. Treat those two as reported by map sites rather than confirmed by the wiki.
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