Ascend the Spire

Ascend the Spire is the first encounter of Spire of the Watcher. It is the climb up the outside of the tower, and it is cleared by powering yellow arc circuits to bring down gravity lifts.

Each circuit is a chain of diamond-shaped arc nodes joined by yellow cables. Players start from a node marked with chevrons and activate the nodes in order to the end node. Nodes switch off again after a short delay if the one before them is not activated. Shooting a node requires the Arctrician buff, which comes from killing a Conduit Minotaur: it leaves a pool on death, and stepping in it grants Arctrician. The buff's timer is extended by each node activated, and if it runs out, more Conduit Minotaurs spawn.

The climb has three levels, and completing both circuits on a level powers the gravity lift to the next one. On the second level, arc gates split the area and shock anyone who touches them. Once the third level's circuits are done, a chest appears by the lift, and players go through a control room to the top. Goblins and Supplicants harass players along the way.