Complete Salt and Sacrifice guide and walkthrough covering all bosses, sanctuaries, spells, incantations, and more. Updated 06/13/2016.
About this Guide (Please Read)
This guide, authored by Damthiel and updated to version 2.01 on 06/13/2016, was a FAQ of the Month winner for May 2016 and is the highest-rated guide. It aims to provide a complete walkthrough for Salt and Sacrifice.
Controls
This section details the game's controls, including the menu interface and equipment and inventory management.
Game Mechanics
Understanding the core mechanics is do-or-die for success in Salt and Sacrifice. This section covers:
- Status Attributes
- HUD (Heads-Up Display, showing in-game information like health and stamina)
- Combat Mechanics
Getting Started
This section provides initial guidance for new players.
Character Creation
Details on how to create your character.
Prologue: The Ship
The introductory sequence of the game.
The Shivering Shore
This area includes the Sanctuary: The Shivering Shore.
The Festering Banquet
Features the Boss Fight: The Sodden Knight.
Bandit's Pass
Includes Sanctuary: Bandit's Pass and the path to Traveling to the Village of Smiles.
The Village of Smiles
Contains Sanctuary: The Village of Smiles, the Boss Fight: The Queen of Smiles, and the path to Traveling to the Watching Woods.
The Watching Woods
Features Sanctuary: The Watching Woods and the Boss Fight: The Mad Alchemist.
The Sunken Keep
This area includes Sanctuary: Sunken Keep, Boss Fight: The False Jester, the Vertigo Brand, and backtracking paths to The Black Obelisks in The Festering Banquet and Bandit's Pass.
The Sunken Keep (Part 2)
Features the optional Boss Fight: Kraeken Cyclops and the path to Bandit's Pass: Traveling to The Castle of Storms.
The Castle of Storms
Includes Sanctuary: The Castle of Storms, Boss Fight: Kraekan Wyrm, and The Shadowflip Brand.
The Red Hall of Cages
Contains Sanctuary: The Red Hall of Cages, Sanctuary: The Red Hall of Cages/Cran's Pass, and Boss Fight: The Tree of Men.
Hager's Cavern
Features Sanctuary: Hager's Cavern, Boss Fight: The Disemboweled Husk, and the path to Traveling to the Mire of Stench.
The Mire of Stench
Includes Sanctuary: The Mire of Stench, Boss Fight: That Stench Most Foul, and The Redshift Brand.
The-Fort-Beyond-The-Mire
Contains Sanctuary: The-Fort-Beyond-The-Mire, Sanctuary: The Far Beach, Sanctuary: The Ziggurat of Dust, and backtracking to The Village of Smiles.
The Dome of the Forgotten
This area includes Sanctuary: Dome of the Forgotten, Boss Fight: The Untouched Inquisitor, Dome of the Forgotten (Part 2), Boss Fight: The Third Lamb, The Hardlight Brand, backtracking to The Castle of Storms, and traveling back to the Ziggurat of Dust.
The Ziggurat of Dust
Features Sanctuary: Ziggurat of Dust (Part 2), Boss Fight: The Dried King, The Dart Brand, The Ziggurat of Dust (Part 2), and Boss Fight: The Bloodless Prince.
The Ruined Temple
Includes Sanctuary: The Ruined Temple and Boss Fight: The Coveted.
Siam Lake
Contains Sanctuary: Siam Lake.
Pitchwoods (Optional Area)
Features the optional Boss Fight: Carsejaw the Cruel, the Creed: Keepers of Fire and Sky, and Sanctuary: Pitchwoods.
Siam Lake (Part Two)
Includes Boss Fight: The Witch of the Lake, backtracking to The Shivering Shore, Mire of Stench, and Cran's Pass, the optional Boss Fight: Ronin Cran, backtracking to The Ruined Temple and Hager's Cavern.
Mal's Floating Castle (Optional Area)
Features Sanctuary: Mal's Floating Castle and the optional Boss Fight: Murdiella Mal.
Salt Alkymancery
Includes Sanctuary: Salt Alkymancery and Boss Fight: The Architect and The Unskinned.
Crypt of Dead Gods
Features Sanctuary: Crypt of Dead Gods, Boss Fight: The Forgotten Three, and Boss Fight: Kraekan Dragon Skourzh.
The Still Palace
Includes Boss Fight: The Nameless God.
New Game Plus
Information regarding starting a New Game Plus playthrough.
Trophy Guide
This section provides an overview, guideline, and a full list of trophies available in Salt and Sacrifice.
Creeds
Details on the various Creeds in Salt and Sacrifice:
- Devotion Rank
- Creed: The Three
- Creed: Devara's Light (Goddess of Light)
- Creed: Mountainsmiths (Iron Ones)
- Creed: The Stone Roots
- Creed: House of Splendor
- Creed: Order of the Betrayer
- Creed: Order of Fire and Sky
Sanctuaries
Information on Offerings and Clearing Claimed Sanctuaries.
Spells
A breakdown of spells by class:
- Spells: Class 1
- Spells: Class 2
- Spells: Class 3
- Spells: Class 4
Incantations
A breakdown of incantations by class:
- Incantations: Class 1
- Incantations: Class 2
- Incantations: Class 3
- Incantations: Class 4
Prayers
A breakdown of prayers by class:
- Prayers: Class 1
- Prayers: Class 2
- Prayers: Class 3
- Prayers: Class 4
- Prayers: Class 5
Version History and Updates
Details on past updates to the guide.
Legal Information, Copyright, and Contact Information
Includes contact information for the guide author.
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