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Where is the Artifact of Spirit in Metroid Prime Origins?

The Artifact of Spirit is in Storage Cave, Phendrana Drifts. To get there you need Missile Expansion, Space Jump, Morph Ball, Power Bomb Expansion, Morph Ball Bomb, Varia Suit, Charge Beam, Wave Beam, Boost Ball, Super Missile, Spider Ball, Ice Beam, Grapple Beam, Plasma Beam first (starting a new game).

RoomStorage Cave
RegionPhendrana Drifts
Map positionPhendrana Drifts map, cell 1, 9
SourceMetroid Prime Origins 1.1 game file 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 Storage Cave (184 rooms in all):

  1. Missile Expansion in Landing Site (0 rooms; needed for Artifact of Spirit (Missile))
  2. Space Jump in Alcove (1 room; needed for Artifact of Spirit (Space Jump Boots))
  3. Morph Ball in Ruined Shrine (10 rooms; needed for Artifact of Spirit (Morph Ball))
  4. Power Bomb Expansion in Magma Pool (6 rooms; needed for Artifact of Spirit (Power Bomb))
  5. Morph Ball Bomb in Burn Dome (11 rooms; needed for Varia Suit (Morph Ball Bomb))
  6. Varia Suit in Sunchamber (10 rooms; needed for Artifact of Spirit (Varia Suit))
  7. Charge Beam in Watery Hall (7 rooms; needed for Wave Beam (Charge Beam))
  8. Wave Beam in Chapel of the Elders (27 rooms; needed for Ice Beam (Wave Beam))
  9. Boost Ball in Phendrana Canyon (8 rooms; needed for Ice Beam (Boost Ball))
  10. Super Missile in Observatory (10 rooms; needed for Spider Ball (Super Missile))
  11. Spider Ball in Quarantine Cave (9 rooms; needed for Ice Beam (Spider Ball))
  12. Ice Beam in Antechamber (39 rooms; needed for Artifact of Spirit (Ice Beam))
  13. Grapple Beam in Storage Depot B (18 rooms; needed for Artifact of Spirit (Grapple Beam))
  14. Plasma Beam in Plasma Processing (15 rooms; needed for Artifact of Spirit (Plasma Beam))

Last stretch

From Plasma Processing, door by door:

  1. Plasma Processing: go through the door to Geothermal Core → Geothermal Core (Plasma Door; needs Plasma Beam)
  2. Geothermal Core: go through the door to South Core Tunnel → South Core Tunnel
  3. South Core Tunnel: go through the door to Magmoor Workstation → Magmoor Workstation (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  4. Magmoor Workstation: go through the door to Transport Tunnel C → Transport Tunnel C (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  5. Transport Tunnel C: go through the door to Transport to Phendrana Drifts South → Transport to Phendrana Drifts South (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  6. Transport to Phendrana Drifts South: take the elevator → Transport to Magmoor Caverns South assumed
  7. Transport to Magmoor Caverns South: go through the door to Transport Access → Transport Access (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  8. Transport Access: go through the door to Frozen Pike → Frozen Pike (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  9. Frozen Pike: go through the door to Frost Cave Access → Frost Cave Access (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  10. Frost Cave Access: go through the door to Frost Cave → Frost Cave (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  11. Frost Cave: go through the door to Upper Edge Tunnel → Upper Edge Tunnel (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  12. Upper Edge Tunnel: go through the door to Phendrana's Edge → Phendrana's Edge (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  13. Phendrana's Edge: go through the door to Storage Cave → Storage Cave (Plasma Door; needs Plasma Beam)

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