Mortal Shell 2 Desolate Peak Walkthrough
Updated September 4, 2026 · Checked for the current launch build
Official promotional screenshot: Steam / Cold Symmetry / Playstack
How to arrive
- Fast travel to Gloomshade Grove or finish the Citadel Gate approach.
- Head outside the Citadel Gate and take the right-hand slope. Brigands and Knaves sit on the path.
- At the bottom, cross the bridge to a Bone Gate on the cliff edge. Use it. That jump lands you on Desolate Peak.
GameRant's second route starts at Widow's Overlook, Bone Gate south into Nochte, west to Outskirts of Nochte, then the cliff Bone Gate back to this peak. Use that if you already unlocked Smert and are looping.
Crypt Key, Baghead, dungeon
- Baghead sits on a throne with followers, opposite a ruined building. This is a Mortal Shell 1 cameo, not a combat encounter.
- Enter the building opposite the throne. On the table / shelf above the elevator: a follower note, a coin pouch, and the Crypt Key. Take the key now — the item description does not name the door it opens.
- The elevator is Illusionist's Cache: pillar-and-plate puzzle, Shuddering Stone, plus Ventrium and Laterite downstairs.
- The Crypt Key opens Hall of Echoes in northeast Fainweald, north of Grisha Hunting Grounds and south of Stones of Remembrance — not a door on this peak.
Baghead: do this on purpose
If you only want the Crypt Key, you can leave without sitting down. If you want Bag Holder, sit with the followers, pick up Special Moonshine, put it back, and return empty-handed answering Yes.
Leave toward Ruins of Nochte
From the Desolate Peak Beacon, walk to the Bone Gate on the south side. This gate unusually shows two destinations. Look at the right-most Bone Gate to land in the Ruins of Nochte near Prophet's Rest. The other destination is the Outskirts of Nochte cliff you may already have seen from below.
Continue in Ruins of Nochte for Smert, Hag's Path, and the Prisoners' Domain gate.
Related guides
Illusionist's Cache · Baghead secret ending · Crypt Key · Ruins of Nochte
Frequently asked questions
How do I get to Desolate Peak in Mortal Shell 2?
The reliable route is the Bone Gate / jump transporter on the cliff below the Citadel of Penance, reached from Gloomshade Grove. GameRant also documents a reverse route from Outskirts of Nochte.
Where is the Crypt Key?
On the table or shelf in the ruined building opposite Baghead's throne, directly above the Illusionist's Cache elevator. Take it before you drop into the dungeon.
Does talking to Baghead lock the main ending?
No. Baghead's empty-handed sequence is a joke secret ending with its own credits. Save first if you are not ready to sit through it. The main Send Ova ending is separate.