Shadow of the Tomb Raider Guide | How to Complete Path of Battle Challenge Tomb

Here’s a guide on how to complete the Path of Battle Challenge Tomb in Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Game Guide by TauxicPandA on Jan 02, 2026

In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, to complete the Path of the Battle Challenge Tomb, begin on Paititi's west side. The man by the forest cave needs to be talked to. He'll tell you about a fighter's trial and mark the location on your map.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Guide, How to Complete Path of Battle Challenge Tomb

Reaching The Wild Jungle

Go through the tunnel and take a left, then a quick right to find an Explorer Backpack. To the north, look for a stone altar to find the Relic - Beast Effigy. Go back south to find the Wild Jungle Base Camp on a ledge over the water. Look across the stream for a spot where white animals hang out in Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Cross over and check the right corner to dig up a Survival Cache. Follow the river to a deep pool. Dive down for a Resource Container and some Gold Ore. Before going inside the tomb, look on the land to the left of the door for another Resource Container.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Guide, How to Complete Path of Battle Challenge Tomb

Entering The Ossuary

Go into the tomb and swim forward to grab a Survival Cache under the water. Keep going through the tunnel and get out on the other side. Jump the gap and use your axe to catch the rocks hanging from the ceiling.

Rope down to the Ossuary Base Camp and look at the Mural - Mother Deity. Walk through the sharp black spikes and pull the lever to open the gate. Jump into the water and swim with the current in Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Halfway to the gate, look for a ledge under the water on the right to find a Survival Cache. Swim back against the current and find a ledge on the left to get the Document - Warrior Of Kukulkan.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Guide, How to Complete Path of Battle Challenge Tomb

Navigating The Traps

Go back up to the lever. Use the fallen pillar on the left to jump to a ledge. Climb up and move around the room while staying away from the spikes in Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

When you hit the end of the wall, jump and grapple the rocks. Lower yourself down and swing to the round platform by the gate. Walk forward to see the Mural - Path Of Battle. Push the lever to move the blades and open the doors. Jump over the moving blades and keep going until a scene starts.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Guide, How to Complete Path of Battle Challenge Tomb

The Spinning Machine

You will see a giant trap with blades. There is a lever on both sides of the stairs that lowers the trap, but you have to lift the machine arms first.

Wait for a blade to pass, run into the middle, and jump to the right side. Use the ramp on the right to jump out of the way of the next blade.

This outer path has a lever at the back. Pull it to lift the arms. This also starts the blades on the outer ring. Quickly run around the circle, dodge the blades, and push the lever back by the entrance in Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

The trap will sink halfway down. Now do the same thing on the left side. Wait for a blade to go by and follow it to the left. Watch out for blades coming from behind and roll under them if you have to.

Again, jump to the outer ring and pull the button that's in the back. As the metal spins, run back to the front and don't get hit. To stop the trap, push the entrance-lever close. Now that you've earned the Skill: Sip's Quiver, you can climb the blades to get it.

To leave, shoot a rope arrow to the start of the area. Go up the stairs and wait for the spikes to lift before jumping across. Check the tunnel for one last Survival Cache on your way out.

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