Mission 6: Elephant Graveyard - Conan Guide - IGN (2024)

Conan the Persistent continues his search for A'Kanna inside the cavern ruins. Despite being called an elephant graveyard, this place is populated by monstrous apes, who have cheap and retarded-looking pounding attacks. Stone Prison can help make short work of them.

Section 1 entrance and sacrificial chamber

The first ape shows up shortly after the starting point. Roll away from its pounding attacks, and jump over its ground-pounding shockwave attack. Use Stone Prison to kill it more easily.

Find a side path to the left, climb up the wall with loose ledges, and push down a large boulder to break open the blocked doorway back on the main path below.

Rune Triumvirate (Life) — The first triumvir is near where the large boulder is found, atop the wall with the loose ledges. The second triumvir is below where the large boulder is found, on the ground level. The third triumvir is near the blocked doorway that the large boulder has smashed open.

The next room is the sacrificial chamber. Kill the regular enemies, and then kill the two apes who appear before they bang up A'Kanna too much. For an easier time, save up some magic and use Stone Prison against these apes. Afterward, a third ape will dart out and take A'Kanna deeper into the cave. Conan's day is just getting better and better.

Treasure Chest — It's inside a high alcove on the left side of the sacrificial chamber.

When ready, follow A'Kanna down the hole into the lower levels of the cavern ruins.

Section 2 lower levels

Prepare to kill a lot more apes. Throw boulders at them to weaken them. Cut the chain tied to the bone barrier, and then pull on its loose end to break apart the barrier. Also smash apart the bone pillars with the glowing green eyes for life bonuses.

Drop down a ledge into an even deeper part of the cavern, where pools of black bile can be seen.

Save Stone — It's on a high ledge above the first black pool.

Maiden — She's inside an alcove along the slope leading up to the Save Stone. It's the same alcove from which an ape will emerge.

Maiden — She's to the left side of the second bone barrier, back on the main path along the bottom that leads onward to the left.

For this second bone barrier, do the same thing as before. Cut the chain, and pull its loose end to remove the barrier.

Treasure Chest — It's inside an alcove after the second bone barrier, on the other side of a black pool. A magic jug is also near it. Jump across the pool to reach it.

There will eventually be a fork, with the left path leading to a dead end (containing a rune triumvir) and with the other path leading deeper into the cave. Take the latter path for now, looking for a wall with loose ledges that happens to be near another rune triumvir.

Maiden — Near a wall with loose ledges and a rune triumvir.

Climb up this wall with loose ledges, and fight past the hordes of apes across the high walkway. Push down the large boulder, so it breaks open the walls of the cage-like room below.

Rune Triumvirate (Magic) — The first triumvir is at the far left dead end (from the fork after the second bone barrier), inside an alcove past a small black pool. The second triumvir is near the wall with loose ledges leading up to where the large boulder is found. The third triumvir is inside the cage-like room, which has been opened by the large boulder.

In the cage-like room, use the chain switch to open the barrier blocking the gate ahead. Kill the last few enemies in the way, and open the gate to meet the boss.

Section 3 tar pit

Boss Elephant Demon

Phase 1 — reaching the right high ledge

The Elephant Demon remains in its pit while using a variety of attacks. When it raises its head, it will perform a head smash, so roll away. If it keeps its head level and opens its mouth, it will breathe, so simply step away to the side. If it causes the entire room to rumble, it will make boulders fall down. No matter what attack it uses, avoid staying in front of its head. The best time to hit its head is when it ends its head smash or its breath attack. Also weaken it first by throwing boulders at it.

When the boss' life hits zero, its face will become a climbable object. Sort of. Move to the right side, to the end of the narrow side path. Wait for the boss to perform another head smash, roll or jump to avoid it, leap onto its head (watch for the displayed button), and then quickly jump again to the high ledge. Cut the chain on this ledge to drop a flaming candle into the tar pit.

Phase 2 — reaching the left high ledge

Do the same thing as in the previous phase, except this time get up to the high ledge on the left side. Reduce the boss' life to zero, wait for its head smash, use its face to climb onto the high ledge, and cut the chain to drop another candle.

The Elephant Demon's corpse will then temporarily settle along the middle of the pit, forming a bridge to the other side. Get across.

Phase 3 — breaking one tusk

The Elephant Demon will return with full life again. This time, just focus on fighting it. Roll away from its head smash, stay to the side whenever it breathes, and whack its face as it ends its attacks. Again, avoid staying in front of its head at all other times. For life, break the bone pillars scattered around the place.

When the boss' life hits zero and its eyes turn red, wait for it to perform a head smash, hurry near it, and go through the displayed button sequence to break off either tusk.

Phase 4 — breaking the other tusk

This is the same as the previous phase, but for the other tusk. Reduce the boss' life to zero, and go through another displayed button sequence. Is this getting tiresome, or what?

Phase 5 — blowing up the boss

This is also the same as the previous two phases, only this time there is no displayed button sequence at the end. Reduce the boss' life to zero one last time to make it conveniently explode and to complete the mission.