Evidence: the Tower route and fight advice use community guides, including a community guide's PC 1.01.02 guide; no independent gameplay test was performed.
Spoilers: this guide reveals the Tower route, boss tactics and rewards.
How to reach the Necronomicon
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- Outside the Tower, light the three Gargoyle beacons.
- Inside, light 3 and 7, rotate the stairs and obtain the Forbidden Archives Key from Budaen.
Sources: a community video guide and a community guide. The outdoor and indoor puzzles are separate.
The exterior beacons
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A community guide places Azure Torch on the eastern Tower approach and describes three outdoor Gargoyle beacons: one above broken stairs and pillars, one north near an upper elevator and locked gate, and one on the return from Obmuer Temple after Dagoom. The Tower opens when the third rings.
Keep this outdoor objective distinct from the numbered balcony puzzle inside. If the Tower remains closed, review the exterior landmarks first instead of repeating the indoor solution.
Source: a community guide, PC 1.01.02; beacon landmarks are from one guide.
Inside the Tower
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- At the numbered balcony, light statues 3 and 7. A community guide reports that an incorrect choice spawns Book Bugs.
- Save at the interior Crystal Monument. In Wourha's study, collect the Storm Gem; the guide says it unlocks Endu's Raging Tempest, not a door.
- Wind Dash down to the lower switch to rotate the stairs, then take the elevator to Budaen.
- Use the Forbidden Archives Key from Budaen to open the Archives and save before the arena.
Source: a community guide, PC 1.01.02; see also a community video guide for the Tower route.
Before entering
A community guide reports that Sticky and Binding can prevent throwing and magic respectively, and recommends bringing cures. Consider daggers, Piercing Daggers, Occult Knives or Azure Torch.
Source: a community guide; these are options, not proven boss weaknesses.
Attacks and responses
| Boss behavior | Response |
|---|---|
| Floating and casting | Keep your distance and throw. |
| On the ground | Use the brief opportunity for melee. |
| Goat form | Prioritize evasion. |
Sources: a community video guide and a community guide; health thresholds are unconfirmed.
Recommended approach
Alternate ranged attacks while the book floats with short melee openings when it lands. Clear Sticky or Binding if they prevent your chosen attack, and avoid committing during goat form.
Sources: a community video guide and a community guides.
Timing your attacks
A community guide describes the yellow Power meter as attack stamina and says sprinting drains it. While charging, the player cannot sprint, throw or Wind Dash. That makes a grounded opening a better time to charge than a moment when the floating book is casting at range.
Choose a throwable before entering and leave enough room to react. When the book drops, move in for a short attack, then return to a safer distance. The goat-like form is a cue to evade, not a reason to spend the whole fight trying to force melee hits.
Source: a community guide, PC 1.01.02; the sequence is a suggested tactic, not a verified phase timer.
Reward and where to go next
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Community guides report that Acid Vial automatically enhances the basic throwing daggers, letting you remove the Tower’s flesh walls and proceed toward the Mausoleum. A Golden Duck Figurine is also reported as a post-fight shop item. The associated Steam achievement is Hell Transcribed.
Sources: a community video guide, two community guides and the October 31 Steam achievement snapshot.
Frequently asked questions
Are the outdoor beacons the same puzzle as 3 and 7?
No. Three exterior beacons open the Tower; 3 and 7 are the separate numbered puzzle inside.
Where is the Archives key?
Budaen gives the Forbidden Archives Key after the staircase and elevator route.
Do I equip Acid Vial?
A community guide says it automatically improves the basic throwing daggers. Use those on the Tower's flesh barriers to continue.
Source: a community guide and a community video guide.