Mist-Shrouded Prison Complete Walkthrough in Where Winds Meet
The Mist-Shrouded Prison is one of the trickiest tombs you’ll encounter in Where Winds Meet. After clearing the deadly mist from Mistveil Forest, this hidden dungeon becomes accessible—and it’s quite the puzzle. You’ll need to navigate through three confusing loops, avoid deadly traps, and locate all six treasure chests plus one final hidden chest to fully complete this area.
This guide breaks down exactly where to find every chest in the Mist-Shrouded Prison, including the well-hidden final treasure that many players miss.
Prerequisites: Accessing Mist-Shrouded Prison in WWM
Before you can enter the Mist-Shrouded Prison, you’ll need to complete some prerequisite content. The tomb is located in the Mistveil Forest area, which is initially covered in poisonous mist that damages you constantly.
To unlock access, you must complete The Ephemeral Blight quest. This involves finding all the Mistveil Forest cures and delivering them to Zhai Xu. Once you hand over the ingredients, he’ll give you an antidote that permanently removes the harmful mist, making the forest safe to explore. If you’re still working on leveling up for this content, check our fast leveling guide to prepare.
Recommended abilities to have before entering: Fire Arrows (essential — you’ll use them multiple times on blue flower buds), Celestial Seize, and Still Waters. If you haven’t unlocked these yet, consider doing so before attempting the tomb.
Finding the Mist-Shrouded Prison Entrance
Once the mist is cleared, head to the Central Mistveil Forest and look for the Mist-Shrouded Prison entrance. Enter the tomb and take the elevator down into the depths. At the bottom, you’ll immediately see a blue flower bud blocking your path—destroy it with a fire arrow to proceed.
Important: This tomb operates on a looping mechanic that can be seriously disorienting. There are three distinct loops, and you’ll need to understand which loop you’re in to navigate properly. Note that Wind Sense is disabled inside the dungeon, so you cannot use it to scan for chests or enemies.
Understanding the Three Loops
Here’s the key to not getting lost: a mysterious red lady NPC haunts different locations depending on which loop you’re in. Use her position to orient yourself:
- Loop 1: Red lady appears in the red room
- Loop 2: Red lady stands near the ladder
- Loop 3: Red lady is in the corridor filled with blue flowers
Your goal is to find all six regular chests scattered across these loops, then unlock the path to the final treasure chest. Note: You do not need to collect all six regular chests to access the final treasure — but it’s worth grabbing them all for the extra rewards.
All Mist-Shrouded Prison Chest Locations
Chest #1 – The Red Room
From the entrance, you’ll notice a room blocked by blue flower veins. Ignore that for now—it’s where the final treasure is located, and you can’t access it yet.
Instead, climb the ladder on your left. At the top, you’ll find a red room with the red lady inside. The first chest is tucked in a nook on the far side of the coffin.
Chest #2 – Beyond the Poison Corridor
Exit the red room and head into the corridor. You’ll immediately get hit with the Frost Fungus Poison status effect, which slowly drains your health. Important: Dash is disabled in this poison corridor, so you can’t sprint through it normally. Just keep moving forward as quickly as possible. If you’re using a Martial Art with a built-in forward dash (such as Nameless Sword), you can use that ability to push further and faster through the room. Don’t forget to keep an eye on your healing charges.
Once you reach the far end, shoot the blue flower bud with a fire arrow to clear the path. Continue forward to find the second chest.
Warning: Opening this chest triggers a spike trap from the ceiling. As soon as you grab it, immediately dash forward to the other side of the room and climb the ladder there — do not backtrack toward where you came from.
Chest #3 – Riding the Spike Trap
Here’s where things get creative. Those spikes that just tried to kill you? You’re going to use them as an elevator.
Wait for the ceiling spike trap to retract back up, then quickly jump on top of it. Ride it upward and look to your left—you’ll spot a small side corridor that was previously unreachable. The third chest is tucked away in this hidden passage.
Chest #4 – Behind the Horizontal Spikes
Use the vertical spike trap again to reach the upper area, then climb the ladder you find there. At the top, step onto the pressure plate on the floor. This activates a horizontal spike trap that starts moving forward.
Immediately run back toward the entrance area. Wait for the horizontal spikes to extend fully forward, then quickly sprint behind them while they’re extended. The fourth treasure chest is hidden in the alcove behind where the trap originates.
Timing is everything here—if you mess up, those spikes will absolutely wreck you.
Chest #5 – The Open Prisoner Cell in Loop 3
After grabbing chest #4, proceed forward through the gates and drop down into what looks like the starting room. This is actually the beginning of Loop 2. Climb the ladder and you’ll see the red lady standing next to it, confirming you’ve entered the second loop.
Walk through the corridor into the familiar spike trap room. Climb the ladder and step on the pressure plate to trigger the horizontal spikes. Note: In Loop 2, activating this pressure plate and riding the spikes up reveals a secret tunnel in the western wall near the top of the room — but don’t go through it yet, as it leads back to the journal room and will take you out of sequence. Proceed forward instead to enter Loop 3.
In Loop 3, climb the ladder and turn right into a corridor. You’ll see the red lady standing there among the blue flowers. Walk ahead through the poisonous section — in Loop 3, one of the prisoner cell doors along this hallway stands open. The fifth chest is inside that open cell.
Chest #6 – The Precision Jump
After leaving the poison corridor, shoot another blue flower bud you’ll encounter. Keep moving forward until you reach a room with a note sitting on a table. Read it — the note ties into the dungeon’s story and hints at what’s coming.
Now comes the trickiest part of the entire tomb. Turn right and look down through the hole in the floor. Remember that horizontal spike trap from Loop 2? You need to time a jump so you land directly on top of it as it passes beneath this hole.
Wait for the trap to align perfectly, then drop down onto it. As it carries you toward the edge, jump up to the ledge and prepare to fight an enemy lurking in the corner. Once you defeat them, open the sixth and final regular chest.
If you’re struggling with combat encounters like this, our best starting weapons guide and character stats breakdown can help optimize your build.
Finding the Final Treasure Chest
You’ve found all six regular chests, but there’s still one more hidden reward. From the sixth chest’s location, continue moving forward. You’ll fall through a long vertical shaft and land right next to chest #3 from Loop 1.
Head forward into the trap room in Loop 2. Climb onto the horizontal spike trap and look left—there’s another small corridor. Jump into it and make your way down the hole at the end. Jump through the next hole to reach a room with a wide corridor stretching ahead.
At the far end of this corridor, you’ll find one final blue flower bud. Destroy it with a fire arrow, then pass through the gates. This brings you back to the original room from Loop 1.
Remember that door covered in veins that you couldn’t access at the very beginning? It’s now open. Head through it and follow the path to the end. The final treasure chest awaits you there with the best one-time rewards from this entire tomb.
Completing the Tomb
After claiming the final treasure, you’ll see the red lady one last time. Approach her and press the “Rest in Peace” prompt to pay your respects. This officially completes the Mist-Shrouded Prison tomb and marks it as finished in your exploration log.
What completing Mist-Shrouded Prison unlocks: Finishing this dungeon opens access to Mistveil Prison, a separate and more expansive Mysterious Stage located in the same area with 19 chests to collect. It’s a significant follow-up that many players don’t realise exists until they’ve completed the first dungeon.
The rewards from this tomb are definitely worth the effort, especially if you’re working on breaking through level caps or collecting materials for gear upgrades.
Tips for Navigating Mist-Shrouded Prison
- Always carry fire arrows: You’ll need them multiple times to destroy blue flower buds blocking your path — don’t enter without them
- Wind Sense is blocked: The dungeon disables Wind Sense entirely, so you can’t use it to scout ahead or locate chests — rely on the walkthrough instead
- Dash is disabled in poison corridors: Regular dash won’t work in the Frost Fungus Poison sections, but Martial Art forward dashes (e.g. Nameless Sword) still function
- Watch your health in poison sections: The Frost Fungus Poison effect stacks up quickly — don’t be afraid to use healing items
- Spike traps are platforms, not just hazards: The ceiling spikes and horizontal spike trap are both used as platforms to reach otherwise inaccessible areas — this is the core mechanic of the dungeon
- Use the red lady as your compass: If you’re lost, find her to figure out which loop you’re in
- Don’t go through the secret tunnel early: The tunnel revealed by the Loop 2 pressure plate leads back to the journal room — skip it on your first pass or you’ll break your progression sequence
For more dungeon content, check out our guides on all Divinecraft dungeon locations and the Echoes in Shrine dungeon.
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FAQs About Mist-Shrouded Prison in Where Winds Meet
How do I access the Mist-Shrouded Prison in Where Winds Meet?
You must first complete The Ephemeral Blight quest by finding all Mistveil Forest cures and delivering them to Zhai Xu. This removes the poisonous mist from the area. The tomb entrance is located near the Central Mistveil Forest — take the elevator down and destroy the blue flower bud with a fire arrow to enter. Recommended abilities before going in: Fire Arrows, Celestial Seize, and Still Waters.
How many chests are in the Mist-Shrouded Prison tomb?
There are seven total chests: six optional treasure chests scattered throughout the three loops, plus one final treasure chest hidden in a secret room. You do not need to collect all six optional chests to access the final treasure, but it is worth grabbing them all for the extra rewards.
How do the loops work in Mist-Shrouded Prison?
The tomb has three distinct loops that can be identified by the red lady NPC’s location. In Loop 1, she’s in the red room. In Loop 2, she stands near the ladder. In Loop 3, she appears in the corridor with blue flowers. Note that Wind Sense is disabled inside the dungeon, so you cannot use it to navigate. Use the red lady’s position to orient yourself and track your progress.
What’s the hardest chest to get in Mist-Shrouded Prison?
Chest #6 is generally the trickiest because it requires precise timing — you need to drop through a hole and land on a moving horizontal spike trap from Loop 2, then ride it to a hidden ledge while avoiding damage. The final treasure chest can also be easy to miss if you don’t know to look for the now-open veined door back at the Loop 1 starting room.
Does completing Mist-Shrouded Prison unlock anything?
Yes. Completing Mist-Shrouded Prison unlocks access to Mistveil Prison, a separate Mysterious Stage located in the same area with 19 chests to collect. It is a significantly larger follow-up dungeon that many players miss entirely.
