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Where is the Artifact of Elder in Metroid Prime Origins?

The Artifact of Elder is in Control Tower, Phendrana Drifts. To get there you need Missile Expansion, Space Jump, Morph Ball, Morph Ball Bomb, Varia Suit, Charge Beam, Wave Beam, Boost Ball, Super Missile, Spider Ball first (starting a new game).

RoomControl Tower
RegionPhendrana Drifts
Map positionPhendrana Drifts map, cell 11, 1
Sourceplayer's 100% save (Samus A.NUT, 2026-10-24): the game recorded the pickup here verified
Plan the route from where you areOpen on the interactive map

What you need first

Starting a new game from Landing Site, get these first, in this order, then go to Control Tower (107 rooms in all):

  1. Missile Expansion in Landing Site (0 rooms; needed for Artifact of Elder (Missile))
  2. Space Jump in Alcove (1 room; needed for Artifact of Elder (Space Jump Boots))
  3. Morph Ball in Ruined Shrine (10 rooms; needed for Artifact of Elder (Morph Ball))
  4. Morph Ball Bomb in Burn Dome (13 rooms; needed for Varia Suit (Morph Ball Bomb))
  5. Varia Suit in Sunchamber (10 rooms; needed for Artifact of Elder (Varia Suit))
  6. Charge Beam in Watery Hall (7 rooms; needed for Artifact of Elder (Charge Beam))
  7. Wave Beam in Chapel of the Elders (27 rooms; needed for Artifact of Elder (Wave Beam))
  8. Boost Ball in Phendrana Canyon (8 rooms; needed for Spider Ball (Boost Ball))
  9. Super Missile in Observatory (10 rooms; needed for Spider Ball (Super Missile))
  10. Spider Ball in Quarantine Cave (9 rooms; needed for Artifact of Elder (Spider Ball))

Last stretch

From Quarantine Cave, door by door:

  1. Quarantine Cave: go through the door to North Quarantine Tunnel → North Quarantine Tunnel (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  2. North Quarantine Tunnel: go through the door to Quarantine Access → Quarantine Access (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  3. Quarantine Access: go through the door to Ruined Courtyard → Ruined Courtyard
  4. Ruined Courtyard: go through the door to Specimen Storage → Specimen Storage (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  5. Specimen Storage: go through the door to Research Entrance → Research Entrance (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  6. Research Entrance: go through the door to Hydra Lab Entryway → Hydra Lab Entryway (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  7. Hydra Lab Entryway: go through the door to Research Lab Hydra → Research Lab Hydra (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  8. Research Lab Hydra: go through the door to Observatory Access → Observatory Access (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  9. Observatory Access: go through the door to Observatory → Observatory (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  10. Observatory: go through the door to West Tower Entrance → West Tower Entrance (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  11. West Tower Entrance: go through the door to West Tower → West Tower (Missile Blast Shield; needs Missile)
  12. West Tower: go through the door to Control Tower → Control Tower (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)

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