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Great World Spire Checklist

The Great World Spire is not just another high-health mountain. It is the late artifact gate. If the spire will not open, compare your artifacts against the checklist below.

Execution Path

Step	Do This	Do Not Do This
1. Keep the key path alive	Keep Ruby Key, Sapphire Key, and Emerald Key when they appear.	Do not discard a key for a small current-run stat if the spire route is your goal.
2. Finish the vault	Clear the Level 50 Triple Seal Gate with the three keys kept, then keep The Nauglamir.	Do not stop at owning the keys; the necklace is the actual spire item.
3. Collect boss artifacts	Clear Level 20 Goblin King Peak, Level 40 Dragon's Peak, Level 60 Architect's Summit, and Level 80 Balrogg's Pit for Goblin Crown, Dragon's Egg, Mountain Core, and Shadowflame Whip.	Do not grind random dens for boss-only rewards.
4. Solve Alchemy	Unlock Alchemy, buy 8 Scientists, and work toward Philosopher's Stone.	Do not grind random dens for Philosopher's Stone.
5. Keep pool artifacts	Keep Arkenstone and Dial of Destiny when offered.	Do not judge them only by immediate damage.
6. Add King of the Spire later	King of the Spire rank 1 auto-starts the spire after 10 seconds; rank 2 lets spire progress continue when missing artifacts would otherwise stop it.	Do not use it as an excuse to ignore the checklist. It is a late convenience layer, not a replacement for understanding the missing artifact.

Required Artifacts

Artifact	How To Get It	Level / Trigger	What It Also Gives
Arkenstone	Keep it when it appears; it is a required spire artifact and an ore/gem value artifact.	Artifact pool	+5 PP and +20% ore/gem gold value.
Goblin Crown	Goblin King Peak reward.	Level 20 timed boss, 180 seconds	+4 PP.
Dragon's Egg	Dragon's Peak reward.	Level 40 timed boss, 180 seconds	+7 PP and seven Rain of Gems triggers.
Mountain Core	Architect's Summit reward.	Level 60 timed boss, 180 seconds	+8 PP, +10 mithril, and +1 soul.
The Nauglamir	Triple Seal Gate reward after keeping Ruby Key, Sapphire Key, and Emerald Key from artifact choices.	Level 50 key gate	+6 PP.
Philosopher's Stone	Alchemy reward path in the Grand Laboratory. This is the common missing 7/8 artifact.	Alchemy path	Transmutation rituals can double their results based on Scientists, Runesmiths, Stonecallers, Ritual Power, and Alchemy Research.
Shadowflame Whip	Balrogg's Pit reward.	Level 80 timed boss, 180 seconds	+9 PP, cheaper Forge Artifact, and a Soul refund chance on Forge Artifact.
Dial of Destiny	Required spire artifact. Keep it when it appears in the late artifact path.	Artifact pool	+5 PP, +1 soul, and +10 mithril.

Three-Key Vault

Piece	Use
Ruby Key	Keep it when offered from artifact choices; it is one of the three keys checked by the Triple Seal Gate.
Sapphire Key	Keep it when offered from artifact choices; it is one of the three keys checked by the Triple Seal Gate.
Emerald Key	Keep it when offered from artifact choices; it is one of the three keys checked by the Triple Seal Gate.
The Nauglamir	The vault reward, and one of the eight spire artifacts.

7/8 Troubleshooting

Missing Pattern	Check This
You beat the visible bosses but still have 7/8.	Unlock Alchemy, buy 8 Scientists, and work toward Philosopher's Stone. This is the usual hidden blocker.
You have the three keys but not the necklace.	Return to Triple Seal Gate with Ruby Key, Sapphire Key, and Emerald Key kept.
You have Goblin Crown but not Nauglamir.	The crown and necklace are separate requirements. One does not replace the other.
You are missing a boss artifact.	Check Goblin King Peak, Dragon's Peak, Architect's Summit, and Balrogg's Pit.
You are missing Dial of Destiny or Arkenstone.	Keep them when offered. Do not judge them only by immediate damage.
The spire keeps stopping after v1.3.	King of the Spire rank 2 can keep spire progress moving through missing-artifact stops, but it requires late Ascension progress first.