After our brief rest at the Relic of Trismegistus, prepare yourself forLies of P’s arguably most intense difficulty spike. In this three-stage dungeon crawl, you’ll find yourself put up against every miniboss and a slew of new, extremely difficult bosses that’ll test both your skill and your patience.

However, to get to enemies new and old, you’ll have to storm the fortress of Arche Abbey. This immensely complex location will require you to loop around yourself through various winding hallways and rafters that’ll have you wishing you had your hands on a map. At least you have the next best thing: this guide.

P runs across the sands of the Black Seaside toward ergo memory in Lies of P

How To Storm The Arche Abbey Entrance

As you set ashore at the Black Seaside and meet Sophia, you’ll have the opportunity to encounterseveral memoriescondensed in Ergo on the sands.

These are all easy to find - given that they’re all practically within sight of one another. Interacting with them willgive you plot insight and a Resplendent Ergo Chunk or a Dim Ergo Crystal.

P rushes up the sand dunes toward the outer fortress of Arche Abbey in Lies of P

However, there are alsoa few items to collect.These are all the items from the shore to the Black Seaside Stargazerin order:

The fortress ahead of the Stargazer isheavily defended.In front, there are several hammer carcasses and scorpion beasts.

P runs toward the artillery machines at Arche Abbey to destroy them in Lies of P

Above them, there arethree sections of artillery machinesfiring explosive rounds.

Trying to fight the beasts while being fired at by waves of ammunition will certainly end in death, so the best strategy is todash inRambo-style.

Go around on the far left side and take the left stairs.Try not to invoke the attention of the scorpion beast.

P destroys artillery behind him and runs forward to take the So Said Pistris II letter Lies of P

There is one hammer carcass on this side. Dispatch it and any other enemies that might have followed you up the stairs.

If you have been caught by the scorpion beast before making it to the stairs, you can lure it to an area directly beneath the artillery. In this area, you cannot be shot.

P goes up stairs to the gate where Door Guardian patrols in Lies of P

Continue left to not onlydefeat the rapid-fire carcassesbut todestroy the machinesby striking them until they explode. This will ensure they do not regenerate on your next rest.

Go to the other side of the stairsanddo the same to the rest of the artillery.There are two sets on the far side: one on the lower section and one up a flight of stairs.

P with scythe walks to the right while locked onto Door Guardian in combat Lies of P

Grab the “So Said Pistris II” on the altar near the first set of artillery.

At this time, you can descend the stairs and fight all enemies on the beach or take the following items on the ground:

P critical stabs the staggered Door Guardian in Lies of P

Go up the stairsto the gate entrance of the Abbey, grabbing aStar FragmentandAcid Abrasiveon the way.

In the next area, you’ll have to face theDoor Guardian boss.

P holds up High Level Alchemist Badge to glowing door in Lies of P

This large monstrosity is apatience challenge,resisting all damage typesexcept Fire on its right side andcompletely nullifying it on its left side.

Additionally, hedeals Shock damagewith every attack. This means your Stamina regeneration will be highly affected, and consistent dodging is a requirement for this boss.

Overhead View of the Arche Abey in Lies of P As Bridge rises

You can minimize the effect of the Shock by carrying Purification Ampoules or wearing the Patience Amulet.

You’ll either have tocontinue striking it repeatedly until it staggersfor a Critical Hit or contemplate the pros and cons of throwing your controller out the nearest window.

P stands behind the Palisades to take shelter from artillery shells and bull beast in Lies of P

To save you from doing the latter, here area few tipsfor this fight:

After defeating the Door Guardian, you’ll gain the item required to open the door: theHigh-Level Alchemist’s Badge.

Stand on the square platformin front of the doors and agree touse the badge. This will open the doors and grant you access to the outer walls of the Abbey and a new Stargazer.

Sieging The Abbey Outer Wall

If you thought your time with artillery shells was over, congratulations! Things are so, so much worse.

Up the stairsfrom the Stargazer is an absolute fortress that will require you to open paths while constantly under fire from aggressive, strong enemies and artillery galore.

You’re fired on from the moment you top the first set of stairs.

Go up to the right, defeating hammer carcasses as you avoid artillery. You cantake shelter behind the palisadesfrom both the bull carcass and the explosive shells.

If you line up the enemies correctly, you’re able to use the artillery shells to kill nearby enemies - especially the bull carcass - as the artillery operator doesn’t care for the rules of friendly fire.

On the far side of the palisade area is a location where you canuse the Alchemist’s Badge.This will lower a bridge toward the entrance.

Return to the Stargazer (resting if you need to), and thenrun across this bridge.

Up a ladder and across a wooden bridge, you’ll be ambushed by atorso carcassspewing gunk.

A second hammer carcass isup another ladderonce you defeat the torso.

Be careful ascending the next rampfor the artillery. Dodge where needed and defeat the Decay carcass ahead.

Before you ascend the next ladder, there’s aStar FragmentandVenigni’s Urgent Repairin the immediate vicinity.

The next area is patrolled by three hammer carcasses. Defeat them all andmake your way back toward the entranceto find ashortcut ladder switch.

After activating it, you may make your way back to an item sitting on a beam. Before you cross onto it, bait one artillery shell and run back. Then, you’ll be able to take the Star Fragment.

Carry on to the top of the areafor aSpecial Resistance Ampoule.

Ahead, you’ll spytwo dog carcasses. Defeat them both and be aware of therapid-fire carcassthat may be triggered to the right.

Destroy the dogs, the rapid-fire carcass, and the artillery machine.

Making your way up the stairs, there are two more hammer carcasses. After dispatching them, you’ll reach the top wheretwo scorpion beasts patrol.

The beasts guard the way to your next Stargazer (up a ladder to the right of the massive doors) anda chestcontaining theVeteran’s Amulet(increases Max Legion).

The best way to defeat these beasts is to lure one out using a throwable item. Defeat them one at a time to prevent being overwhelmed.

The Abbey Outer Wall - First Shortcut

Go through the hall aheadand goright toward the ledge.You can take adetour to the righton the ledge. There will be an item over here (Dark Moon Moonstone of the Covenant), but a Decay carcass will attempt to push you off.

You can let them, or defeat the carcass, take the item, andjump down into the area below.

Alternatively, if you don’t wish to get caught up in the enemies below, you may attempt falling from the ledge on the left onto a ledge where the ladder in the next section begins. This achieves the same result, trading possible Ergo gain for a safer, less health-costing path.

Take the ladderon the bottom up to a room where you’ll find theBundle of Old Letters.

In the next room, there are three potential locations you’re able to go to. For now,go across the roomtoward a burning brazier where you can pick up aVenigni’s Urgent Repair Tool.

A Disruption dog will drop from the ceiling.

Exit this room and go left- avoiding the stairs for now - where aDimensional Butterflywill spawn.

This butterfly will lead you into a room withtwo more Disruption dogs.

The butterfly will drop aFull Moonstone of the Covenantwhile you can pick up aDim Ergo Crystaland aHalf Moonstonefrom the floor.

Go up the stairsnow andcircle around to the rightto see a bridge.

There are three Decay carcasses ahead, but the real threat isup on the ramparts above to the right: a rapid-fire carcass.

Sprint across the bridgeand defeat all the Decay carcasses under the safety of a roof. When dispatched,open the shortcut doorback to the Stargazer.

The Abbey Outer Wall: Second Shortcut

Going back across the bridgeand avoiding the rapid-fire carcass’s shots,take a rightdown a hallway you have not visited yet.

You’ll find aset of stairs guarded by a Disruption dogwith oneShot Putand a second Disruption dog up top.

Eventually, you’ll be able to get revenge on the rapid-fire carcass. After taking him out,go left.

You’ll see aroom on the left sideof the hall. Before you enter,look upto spy theDisruption dog on the ceilingtrying to be a little cheeky.

Kill the dog - the only time this is ever acceptable - and grab theSpecial Purification Ampouleinside.

At the end of the hall, take the"First Discovery, Camille"andproceed up the stairs.

The top is guarded by ascorpion carcass.This enemy is very easily staggered; you can stagger-lock it with simple attack spam.

Inside a side room of the scorpion carcass’s area isa chestcontaining theAcidic Great Curved Sword(Advance B; Technique C).

Outside the scorpion carcass’s room is aset of stairsleading to, say it with us now,another artillery machine.

Rush to thedoor on the right side, and spy a perfectly normal staircase - a perfectly normal staircase withpillars that shoot out from the wallsto deal damage and push you back to the ground floor.

There are two of these pillars. You can tell where and when these pillars strike from theglowing red eyeson their faces just before they push out.

At the top of the staircase,use your Alchemist’s Badgeon the square platform to fix the bridge below.

Returning to the bridge, take shelter behind a statue and wait for the artillery to fire. Then,bolt across the bridge.

There is ascorpion carcasson the bridge, but we want todash past itfor now. Instead, take the stairs to the left and then defeat the rapid fire carcass operating the machine.

The beast likely followed you, sojump onto the ladder to the leftto remove their aggro. Then, you candescend and properly destroy the machine.

Dash downstairs, past the doorway, all the way to the end where you can nowoperate a switch to a Stargazer shortcut.

Dropping onto a nearby beam and then jumping a gap on the right will reward you with both an Acid Canister and an Electric Blitz Abrasive.

From the Stargazer,go up the stairsagain to the doorway to the bridge.

We’ll take ashort detour to the leftto destroy the Decay carcasses inside and the scorpion carcass from earlier. This will allow you to reach andopen the chestnear the bridge for oneLADA F350 Frame.

At this point, you canreturn to the Stargazerto rest, repair weapons, visit Hotel Krat, or do whatever you need to.

The Inner Abbey is just ahead, via the ladder at the top of the stairs you used earlier. It will be the longest and hardest part of your journey, soprepare yourselfaccordingly.