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Where to find the Fourth Trial of Aql
Look for The Hollow Hammer in the Eastern Vermillius Gap. Its landmark is Mirzabah, a rock formation shaped like a hammer. The Journey tab’s Fourth Trial entry points toward this landmark and includes the clue: “The Iron Hammer that beats the dead who cannot enter paradise. The head of the hammer awaits.” (Method.gg)
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The cave entrance is reached by climbing the formation. Guides describe different approaches to the climb, so use the terrain and the landmark to orient yourself rather than treating a single route description as the only way up. Method.gg describes an approach from the east and a climb start point. (Method.gg)
How to complete the trial
- Use the Journey clue. Open the Journey tab and select the Fourth Trial entry to orient yourself toward the hammer landmark.
- Climb Mirzabah. Find a way up the hammer-shaped rock formation and look for the stairs and entrance to The Hollow Hammer.
- Reach the spice altar. Follow the cave path until you reach the altar, then inhale the spice.
- Take the Crysknife. This begins the trial’s combat sequence. Fight the enemy waves; the first defeat is scripted and leads to the Prescience awakening.
- Use the awakened state to continue. Defeat the remaining enemies, proceed to the end of the cave, and complete the trial. (Game8)
What completing the Fourth Trial unlocks
Walkthroughs report that completing the trial advances the quest chain to the Fifth Trial and unlocks a third ability slot. They also describe access to a spice-enhanced combat state, but their wording differs on how that capability is consumed or activated. Check the current in-game quest text for the exact rules. (Game8; Game8)
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A note on conflicting walkthrough labels
One section in PC Gamer’s broad guide to the trials is labeled as the Fourth Trial but describes the Cave of the Lost Pilgrim. The same guide’s dedicated fourth-trial section identifies The Hollow Hammer in the Eastern Vermillius Gap, consistent with title-specific walkthroughs. Use The Hollow Hammer location for this trial. (PC Gamer)
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