Are you excited to face the challenges in the Ancient Circles in The Blood of Dawnwalker? Over a dozen of these landmarks dot the countryside of Vale Sangora and all of them allow you to summon vengeful spirits of the dead. Naturally, if you’re able to survive the onslaught, you can obtain some goodies.
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Where to find all Ancient Circles in The Blood of Dawnwalker
Ancient Circle 1: Northern Swamps
Ancient Circle 2: Northwest Pass
Ancient Circle 3: The Wallows
Ancient Circle 4: East of Parlita
Ancient Circle 5: Maragir Wealds
Ancient Circle 6: East of Maragir
Ancient Circle 7: St. Tyna’s Grove
Ancient Circle 8: Tantari Vista
Ancient Circle 9: Silts Overgrowth
Ancient Circle 10: Hills of Tantari
Ancient Circle 11: Southern Swamps
Ancient Circle 12: Blind Gorge
Ancient Circle 13: Southwest Silts
Where to find all Ancient Circles in The Blood of Dawnwalker
There are 13 Ancient Circles in The Blood of Dawnwalker, as you can see in the map images below. Here’s what you need to know about these activities:
This type of activity can only be done during the day. That’s because, upon arriving at a location, you need to have access to your Astral Communion skill, which is part of the Witchcraft tree.
Start the trial by holding the Focus button and interacting with the glowing altar. This action uses up 1x Time Segment.
Multiple specter and undead enemies will be summoned. These include Vidmos, Psoglavs, and Guardians.
We’ve listed the notable rewards that you can find in each chest. Most of these are actually skill manuals.
The whole process is somewhat similar to what you need to do when tackling Haunted Site objectives.
The Ancient Circles in the northern (left) and southern (right) regions of Vale Sangora.
Ancient Circle 1: Northern Swamps
Reward: Mercurial Favor Manual, Potent Revitalizing Tonic (recipe), and Red Darksteel Bracers (epic bracers)
Ancient Circle 2: Northwest Pass
Reward: Cycle of Ruin Manual from the chest. Note that the Durandal legendary sword can also be found in the same ravine.
Ancient Circle 3: The Wallows
Reward: Cycle of Ruin Manual
The encounters in the Northern Swamps (left), Northwest Pass (middle), and The Wallows (right).
Ancient Circle 4: East of Parlita
Reward: Burning Blood Manual, Burnished Battlesword (epic weapon), and Potent Fortitude Paste (recipe)
Ancient Circle 5: Maragir Wealds
Reward: Burning Blood Manual and Tempered Cuisses (epic trousers)
Ancient Circle 6: East of Maragir
Reward: Mercurial Favor Manual and Tempered Long Basilard (epic weapon)
The encounters in East of Parlita (left), Maragir Wealds (middle), and East of Maragir (right).
Ancient Circle 7: St. Tyna’s Grove
Reward: Soul Reaping Manual
Ancient Circle 8: Tantari Vista
Reward: Cycle of Ruin Manual and Unbreakable Veteran’s Sword (epic weapon)
Ancient Circle 9: Silts Overgrowth
Reward: Perfect Riposte Manual and Red Darksteel Bracers (epic bracers)
The encounters in St. Tyna’s Grove (left), Tantari Vista (middle), and Silts Overgrowth (right).
Ancient Circle 10: Hills of Tantari
Reward: Perfect Riposte Manual and Highland Noble Surcoat (epic chestpiece). Note that one of the enemy mobs also drops a Sharp Eye Manual.
Ancient Circle 11: Southern Swamps
Reward: Stinging Blade Manual and Amulet of Crimson Steel (legendary amulet)
Ancient Circle 12: Blind Gorge
Reward: Artery Strike Manual, Sanguine Bladedancer’s Tunic (epic chestpiece), and Mortal’s Blood Infusion (recipe)
Ancient Circle 13: Southwest Silts
Reward: Restless Blade Manual and Potent Vigor Infusion (recipe)
From left to right: The encounters in the Hills of Tantari, Southern Swamps, Blind Gorge, and Southwest Silts.
That does it for our guide on where to find all Ancient Circles in The Blood of Dawnwalker. If you’re keen on battling other evil specters, you can head over to our Haunted Sites guide. Likewise, there are other points-of-interest that you can check out with the help of our Scouting Towers guide and Sacred Stones guide.
