All 15 Fortress doll locations
The community map article lists these 15 positions. Damage each doll to collect it; use a ranged weapon for high ledges and pipes. Sweep the dungeon cells while escort routes are open. This checklist supports Maids of the Fortress; it is separate from the hidden-objective seal.
| # | Area | Where to look |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outer Court | From the starting area, look left on the rocks. |
| 2 | Outer Court | Look up at the ledge on the wall left of the castle entrance. |
| 3 | Castle Grounds | Check the right side of the Super Charger room. |
| 4 | East Corridor | Beside a pillar left of the weapon stall. |
| 5 | East Corridor | On the way toward the upper Cloning Lab entrance, check the left pillar before the corridor ends. |
| 6 | Banqueting Hall | On the ledge beside the statue and Life Token. |
| 7 | Banqueting Hall | Above Ammo Blammo on the metal pipes. |
| 8 | Lover’s Chamber Corridor | Look on top of the right-hand pillar. |
| 9 | Lover’s Chamber | Behind the statue on the left. |
| 10 | North Corridor | Above the metal pipes right of the Forge entrance. |
| 11 | Cloning Laboratory | On the first specimen vat beside the machine. |
| 12 | The Factory | Below and to the right of the MP18A/RS10 stall. |
| 13 | Dungeon Cells | Inside the final Quiet One cell. |
| 14 | The Forge | Inside the central chamber. |
| 15 | Dungeon Laboratory | Behind the central chamber, slightly to the left. |
This route is a paraphrased checklist from Snilloc’s Steam community walkthrough and the linked map article, checked 24 October 2026. It covers the main progression and weapon task. The attached official trailer is promotional footage, not a step-by-step walkthrough or timestamped demonstration.
Main quest route
- At the Castle Gate Winch, hold the marked zone and defeat Balor. Inside the grounds, destroy each generator and its floating power source; check the source if the next generator is immune.
- Collect four oil pots for the Battering Ram. Light the nearby torch with Balor’s flame, ignite the ram and pull the dragon lever to breach the ice wall.
- Cloning branch: reach the Cloning Laboratory from Banqueting Hall. Read the chalkboards, respecting crossed-out and swapped symbols, and enter the vial sequences. Defeat King of the Rats, take The Stranger’s Head and collect teleporter fuel.
- Dungeon branch: fuel the castle teleporter to The Factory, open the kill-zone door and take the chalice. Repeatedly release and escort a Quiet One to a floor plate, follow its red cable to the switch and collect blood from the opened cell.
- After three escorts, fill the two bowls at the end of Dungeon Hallway. Defeat Balor the Undying for this head branch, then return to the castle.
- Sword branch: interact with the Strange Box near spawn. Match the wall’s required symbols by using the associated buttons; return to check that the indicators are green. Activate the box, defeat Clone Abraham and take the Sword.
- Forge/explosives branch: use the Sword on the door by Lucky near the ram. Activate the forge and finish the timed valve circuit. Return to the dungeon and collect the three forged explosive pieces from the separate doors; the last starts a Clone Isaac fight.
- Put the four heads at the Lover’s Chamber door. For normal completion, fight Elisabeth and defeat Thomas when her shield phases occur. The earlier bosses above belong to the approach, not all to this normal final room.
- Optional Shattered Edge: after the forge/explosive tasks, place the Sword on the forge table and collect five Knight metal shards. Return the shards, forge the upgrade and buy it. This is separate from simply opening the final door.
Common blockers and weapon access
The earlier bosses occur across the quest branches, not all together in Elisabeth’s final room. The community guide describes Thomas appearing during Elisabeth’s shield phases. Four heads open the final door; forging Shattered Edge is optional for the normal main ending.
Hidden objectives and achievements
Normal completion and the hidden objective are separate tasks. For the original four maps, continue after the main quest to earn the corresponding seal. See the God Killer route checklist and the achievement checklist. House and Tides also have their own hidden quests; they do not add prerequisites to the original four-seal unlock.
Official game video
Watch the official video on YouTube: Sker Ritual | Official Story Trailer
Questions people ask
Who do you fight at the end?
Elisabeth. The standard final fight is Elisabeth with Thomas at shield phases. Abraham, Isaac and Balor occur in earlier branches; additional enemies also occur in the separate hidden-objective finale.
What is a Frozen Wave?
Every fifth round only Knights of Sker spawn.
Where is Shattered Edge?
In The Forge, unlocked by the Dark Materials task. Wall price on the weapon table is 2,000, damage 480.
Sources checked 2026-10-24
- Community walkthrough: Deadly Lover's Fortress — accessed 2026-10-24
- Community map article and quest sections — accessed 2026-10-24
- Official release announcements — accessed 2026-10-24
Last source check: 2026-10-24.