Blades of Fire is a massive adventure full of many secrets and collectibles, such as unlocking new Forger’s Scrolls, Seneschals for more parts, and of course items that will boost the effectiveness of Aran through various Criptex. The Forge Criptex are important to find if you wish to get the most out of any weapons you create, so keep reading to learn where to find all 14 Forge Criptex in the game.

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What Are Forge Criptex?¶

As you explore the opening area of Besacaar Hamlet in Blades of Fire, you’ll come across your first Forge Criptex if you explore every nook and cranny. This will open a new part of the Aran menu, where you’ll be able to allocate a point on this tree. Essentially, depending on where you put the points, you’ll add an additional possible Forge Star when creating a weapon of that school, up to a possible max of seven Forge Stars. This becomes incredibly important in the later stages of the adventure where you’re using rare resources for a new weapon.

We’d recommend that you focus on Swords, Polearms, and Greatswords to begin with, as they’re the weapons you’ll find the most of in the early stages of the adventure. Daggers come a lot later, and you won’t get your first Saber until near the later stages of the game’s first massive chapter.

Where to Find Every Forge Criptex¶

As mentioned at the top, there are total of 14 Forge Criptex in Blades of Fire, and you’ll always find them in a chest, similar to the ones that often house Life and Stamina Gems. The table below will show you where to find every one at a glance, with more information below that:

Forge Criptex 1: Besacaar Hamlet - Aran & Asdo’s Camp¶

Go to the southern house in the main part of the Hamlet and you’ll find a wall you can break through to get inside. Once there, take the ladder down to find a chest with this Criptex inside.

Forge Criptex 2: Kar-Lethel Swamp - Coastal Watchtower¶

After entering Kar-Lethel Swamp, hug the left wall and look for a path leading east through the rocks, just past where you get ambushed by Vexers. When you find a cave entrance, you’ll see the chest on the level below you. Take the tunnel to the left and follow it round, then very carefully drop down from the ledge above to reach the chest.

Forge Criptex 3: The Crimson Fort - Library Tower¶

Make your way to the bottom floor of the Library Tower and drop down where the Forger’s Totem is to find the chest nearby.

Forge Criptex 4: The Crimson Fort - Eagles Bridge¶

Go across the bridge here and over to the other side of the room where you will find a gap you can leap across, this leads to a locked door with this chest.

Forge Criptex 5: Doyen Graves - Three Towers¶

Found at the top of the northern tower. Start by climbing the rope just outside on the walkway leading to the eastern tower, then turn right at the top and climb the ladder, shimmy along the wall, then smash the barrel blocking the path at the end. Finally, hop over the gap to open the chest.

Forge Criptex 6: Doyen Graves - Valley of the Mausoleums¶

This is a rather simple one to find, from the Valley of the Mausoleums anvil, make your way over to the southwest mausoleum to locate the chest with this Forge Criptex.

Forge Criptex 7: Kar-Lethel Swamp - Coastal Wall¶

Once you get to the bottom to the south of the swamp (near where Glinda can land), go east and shimmy around, then go back in to the wall to the west and up the rope to find the chest.

Forge Criptex 8: The Iron Castle - Castle Entrance¶

After making your way up the southeast tower, you’ll be on the wall with three soldiers. In the corner near where you came up from is a hole you can drop into where the chest can be found.

Forge Criptex 9: Tok’s Kingdom - Central Hiss Hall¶

A simple one to find, make your way to the Central Hiss Hall (via Northern Hiss City) and go outside the eastern exit, near the anvil.

Forge Criptex 10: Tok’s Kingdom - The Eigon’s Abbey¶

From the southeast entrance of the abbey (via The Abbey Gorge), go through the gap to reach the western part of the courtyard and the chest is near the northern wall.

Forge Criptex 11: Tok’s Kingdom - The City of Curved Stones¶

This chest can be found in the northeast corner of the area, accessed by going through the Light Rune area near Aran & Adso’s Camp and taking a right at Tok. In the next area, go to the end of the path (past the skeletons) and follow the path past the building to your right. You’ll come to an intersection going forward or right, so go forward into the building to find an Athanatoi Shaman. The chest is on the same floor as the Shaman.

Forge Criptex 12: Tok’s Kingdom - The Roggs Mountains - Morlock’s Abyss¶

Just before you reach this anvil, there’s a Hurmuz statue that you need to interact with, the Forger Sentinels can then be found in the area just to the north of the anvil. Return to the statue after powering the medallion to create a hole in the wall that leads to this chest.

Forge Criptex 13: Tok’s Kingdom - The Roggs Mountains - Koko’s Hollow¶

Follow the path up from the forge and enter the lair. Defeat the Rokk Boss over the boarded-up hole, and he’ll fall into the pit. You need to go down here for the story, however, there is a crack in the wall in this Light Rune area, and it’ll lead to a chest containing the Criptex.

There you have it; you now know how to find all 14 Forge Criptex in Blades of Fire so that you can forge any weapon with the maximum of seven Forge Stars, giving them a life that will last for a long time.