Belurat Gaol walkthrough - Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree

Here’s how to clear Belurat Gaol in Shadow Of The Erdtree

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Looking for a full rundown of Belurat Gaol in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? Belurat Gaol is a mini-dungeon in Elden Ring ’s DLC Shadow Of The Erdtree full of jars - both living and unliving. Get ready to smash some ceramics and engage in jar-to-jar jumps if you want to clear this dungeon of all of its treasures.

In this guide, we’ll explain exactly what you need to do to find everything contained within Belurat Gaol in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree.

Belurat Gaol walkthrough

Here’s the location of Belurat Gaol; Watch out for the Ghostflame Dragon that lurks in the water nearby. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

To enter Belurat Gaol, proceed west from the Greatbridge, North Site of Grace. Go across the body of water and you’ll reach an area laden with prison cages. There will be a cave opening there; enter it and you’ll descend into the Belurat Gaol.

Proceed deeper into the prison and take note of all the jars hanging from chains. A shadowy undead will hop out of a passageway to your left - these Shadows are a regular presence throughout this dungeon, but thankfully they’ll go down quickly with a well-timed hit or two. Once you’ve killed the Shadow, explore the room it emerged from to find a Frozen Maggot .

Keep going down the walkway until it collapses and you land on a ledge with more Shadows. Once they’re defeated, explore the room behind you to pick up a Silver Horn Tender . Then cross the narrow walkway, take care of the Shadows on the opposite side, and pick up a Frozen Maggot from a corpse.

The room beyond has an opening in the wall that you’ll need to jump through, but pick up an extra Frozen Maggot on the ground near the northernmost set of jars before doing so. Then climb through the opening to find a room with two Shadows and another Frozen Maggot . After you exit this area, you’ll be in a larger room with several tables. Shadows sit dejectedly against these tables, and you can also find a Broken Rune on a corpse.

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Not the jars, anything but the jars! |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

Beyond this room lies another body on a ledge with Thawfrost Boluses . Walk west on the ledge and enter a new room where you’ll spot a ghost on the ground. Talk with the ghost and you’ll hear murmurings lamenting the dreaded jar, which is a hint regarding both what you need to do next and the Living Jar enemies you’ll soon face.

The next room has a deep chasm and several jars overhanging it. Kill the Shadows on the ledge bordering the hole and check out a passageway that leads to a room with a corpse holding a Shadow Realm Rune [3] . After picking up the rune, a grotesque Jar Innards enemy will lumber out behind you. Take it out quickly before it can grab ahold of you, then leave.

It’s time to use the hanging jars as platforms to reach the ground floor. Time your jumps with care, and if you keep overshooting and fall to your death, try jumping into the middle chain that’s bordered by the left and right chains of each jar - your Tarnished will bump into the chain and fall directly downwards, usually on the jar itself. As you keep jumping from jar-to-jar, you’ll find a Glass Shard located on a corpse. You can also land on a wooden platform that contains two Living Jars, a Jar Innards, and a chest with a Hefty Cracked Pot .

Follow the yellow arrows and time your jumps carefully, as overshooting or undershooting is a quick way to start at the beginning of this dungeon. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

On the ground floor, two small Living Jars, a bigger Living Jar, and two more Jar Innards await you. Keep a close eye out for the Jar Innards, since from this point onwards they’ll often be camouflaged amongst the other jars that scatter this dungeon. After you’ve made short work of these foes, leave the area and take out another Jar Innards lurking to your right.

You’ll now be overlooking a pathway that stretches across a pit and turns leftwards. There are three Jar Innards on the path to contend with, and once you reach the stretch of path that begins to turn, the ground will crumple and you’ll fall into a maze of jars.

The yellow arrow here marks where the pathway will collapse, landing you down amidst a maze. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

There are several Jar Innards and Shadows in this maze that’ll try to ambush you, but the actual maze isn’t very big, so it’s unlikely that you’ll get lost. Be sure to pick up the Lost Ashes of War and Smithing Stone from the corpses strewn about on the ground. A Greater Potentate’s Cookbook [11] can also be found on the ground, and you can find two fallen lids that you can use as ramps to walk up onto the tops of several jars. Once you’re atop the jars, you can pick up Innard Meat , a Hefty Cracked Pot , and another Hefty Cracked Pot located on a corpse.

After looting everything the maze has to offer, exit, go beyond a portcullis, and you’ll be on a new stretch of the dungeon. If you look to your left you should see two Living Jars doing stretches and teetering their little arms back and forth. Cute! (Kill them if you’re heartless.)

Look at these little fellas; aren’t they adorable? |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

To your right will be a Smithing Stone [3] and a much more aggressive big Living Jar. To your north is a little jump across to a new platform with three Jar Innards and a Frozen Maggot on the ground. Near where you pick up the Frozen Maggot is a drop with another jar hanging from a series of chains. Jump on the jar and it’ll raise you up high, letting you access a new platform that leads to a Greatjar .

After getting the Greatjar, you can drop back down into the jar maze. Retrace your steps, go north, jump across another jar and onto a platform that leads to the boss door.

How to defeat the Belurat Gaol boss

Onze is fast and furious if you let him cut you, but he’s easily staggered. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

The boss of Belurat Gaol is Demi-Human Swordmaster Onze , a fast little fellow who will eagerly cleave off your heath bar in just a few strikes if you let him hit you with his big swings. He’s easy to stagger with a repeated series of melee strikes, however, so as long as you corner him and aggressively attack away, he’ll go down in short order. Do watch out for his jump attacks, and when he slowly pulls his blade backwards and glints, roll backwards, as he’ll unleash a circular aura of slashes all around him.

That’s a wrap on Belurat Gaol. For more Elden Ring: Shadow of The Erdtree dungeon walkthroughs, take a look at our guides to the Ruined Forge Lava Intake , Taylew’s Ruined Forge , the Fog Rift Catacombs , and the Darklight Catacombs . If you’d rather read up on reaching tricky areas of the Shadow Realm, check out our guides for getting to the Cerulean Coast , the Cathedral of Manus Metyr , Charo’s Hidden Grave , and the Stone Coffin Fissure .

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

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