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Ori and the Will of the Wisps — Achievement Walkthrough

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At a glance

Difficulty6/10

MissableNone

Permadeath runNo

Difficulty-specificNo

GrindNo

NG+ requiredNo

Online requiredNo

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Close Call

Hidden achievement81.5% of players

~Opening

Survive the opening sequence with Ku.

Story-locked. Survive the storm sequence at the start. Unmissable.

Did I Do That?

Defeat 10 Enemies using Environmental Hazards · 63.7% of players

~Cumulative

Defeat 10 enemies using environmental hazards.

Push enemies into spikes, lava, falling rocks, etc. Bash works for redirecting them. 10 hazard-kills cumulative across the game.

Take the Bug by the Horn

Hidden achievement61.1% of players

~Early game

Defeat the first major boss (Howl the wolf).

First mini-boss encounter. Stay mobile, use bash + air dash. Dodge his lunges and counter when he's vulnerable.

Home Sweet Home

Hidden achievement57.9% of players

~Cumulative side quests

Restore the Wellspring Glades to vibrant life.

Wellspring Glades is your home hub. Complete its Projects (rebuild fountains, plant gardens, etc.) by completing side quests + delivering resources.

Let the Waters Flow

Hidden achievement53.5% of players

~Wellspring chapter

Restore water to the Wellspring.

Story-locked. Defeat the Wellspring boss + restart the water flow. Unmissable on chapter completion.

Juggling Act

Juggle 3 or More Projectiles in the Air for Over 5 Seconds · 52.6% of players

~Specific encounter

Keep 3+ projectiles airborne with Bash for 5+ seconds.

Find a fight with multiple projectile-throwing enemies. Bash incoming shots to keep them in the air. Don't let any land. 5-second timer.

Guardian's Rest

Hidden achievement42.9% of players

~Story

Reach the Spirit Willow at the heart of Niwen.

Story-locked. The Willow tree is the spiritual heart of the forest. Reach it during main story. Unmissable.

Dark Triumph

Hidden achievement42.8% of players

~Mid-late game

Defeat the dark Owl boss (Shriek's storyline).

Shriek is the corrupted owl. Multi-phase fight in Silent Woods. Bash her projectiles back at her. Watch for her dive attacks.

Timely Demise

Hidden achievement42.7% of players

~Specific moment

Hidden — die in a specific environmental way.

Hidden achievement. Die from a specific in-world hazard at the right time. Wiki has the exact trigger.

Icy Escape

Hidden achievement41.9% of players

~Baur's Reach

Escape the Baur's Reach freezing area.

Stay near heat sources (fires, hot vents). Cold drains health. Use the climbing tools to traverse fast. Final escape is a chase sequence.

Quick Sand

Hidden achievement40.2% of players

~Sand zone

Survive the Windswept Wastes sand sequence.

Sand mechanics make ground unstable. Use grappling hooks + bash to avoid sinking. Final chase with the sand worm boss is brutal — stay above ground.

Bring it On

Defeat 5 Enemies Without Touching the Ground · 40.2% of players

~Skill run

Defeat 5 enemies without touching the ground.

Use Double Jump + Dash + Bash to stay airborne. Find a group of 5+ enemies in a tight area. Air-attack chain them all. Triple Jump shard helps.

Laser Brain

Hidden achievement39.2% of players

~Mid-game

Survive the laser chase sequence in Mouldwood Depths.

Mouldwood Depths has a chase sequence with laser-spider mini-boss. Run, use bash on projectiles, never stop moving.

Destiny

Complete the Game · 38.6% of players

~15-20 hours

Beat the game.

Complete the main story. Reach the final boss sequence (Shriek's true form + the Will's End). Cinematic ending pops the achievement.

Stone Cold

Hidden achievement38.5% of players

~Mid-game

Defeat the stone Mora boss.

Mora is the spider-like guardian. Bash her projectiles + use launch to reach her weak spots. Phase 2 adds adds spawning. Big damage windows after web-spam attacks.

Shrine Bright

Complete all Spirit Shrines · 33.4% of players

~Cumulative

Complete all 13 Spirit Shrines.

Spirit Shrines are combat-arena trials. Each is a horde battle. 13 across the map. Complete each for the achievement.

Fully Slotted

Upgrade all Shard Slots · 33.2% of players

~Opher's shop

Upgrade all Shard Slots to maximum.

Visit Opher (the spirit smith). Pay Spirit Light to expand shard-equip slots. Max all three slots.

Tools of the Trade

Unlock all Abilities · 27.7% of players

~Story + exploration

Unlock all combat + traversal abilities.

Each major area gives a new ability (Burrow, Dash, Grapple, etc.). Unmissable on full story completion.

Mark of the Trader

Complete the Trade Sequence Quest · 22.4% of players

~Cumulative

Complete the Trade Sequence side quest.

Started by Tokk the merchant. Bring increasingly rare items in chain — each NPC trades up. Multi-region side quest. Wiki has the full trade chain.

Mad Skills

Upgrade all Abilities · 22.3% of players

~Spirit Light grind

Upgrade every ability to max via the Skill Tree.

Each ability has skill-tree upgrade tiers. Costs Spirit Light. Hunt mini-bosses + collectibles to fund max upgrades.

Cartographer's Protégé

Buy all Maps from Lupo · 21.8% of players

~Cumulative

Buy every map from Lupo the cartographer.

Lupo sells maps in each region. Buy each one. Spirit Light cost; easy by mid-game with normal earning.

Fixer Upper

Complete all Wellspring Glades Projects · 19.8% of players

~Cumulative gorlek ore

Complete all Wellspring Glades projects.

Glades projects require gorlek ore (special crafting material). Gorlek ore in hidden caches across all regions. Each project rebuilds the Glades hub.

Healthy

Max out Life · 19.6% of players

~Life fragments

Max out the Life bar.

Life fragments hidden in chests. 3 fragments = 1 max-health upgrade. Collect all for max health.

Completionist

Complete every Side Quest · 18.9% of players

~Full game

Complete every side quest.

Each region has 3-5 side quests. ~25+ total. Complete them all. Some require backtracking with later-game abilities.

Powerful

Max out Energy · 18.5% of players

~Energy fragments

Max out the Energy bar.

Energy fragments hidden in chests + cells. 3 fragments = 1 max-energy upgrade. Collect all fragments for max energy.

Shard Hunter

Unlock all Shards · 17.9% of players

~Full exploration

Unlock all 33 Shards.

Shards drop from chests, vendors, and mini-bosses. Wiki has full list. Some require side-quest progression to unlock.

Damage Spike

Defeat 3 Enemies with a Single Spike · 13.7% of players

~Setup

Kill 3 enemies with a single environmental spike.

Find a spike/trap that 3+ enemies can be pushed onto. Use bash to launch enemies into spikes simultaneously. Mouldwood Depths has good setups.

Shard Specialist

Upgrade all Shards · 11.9% of players

~Cumulative shard grind

Upgrade every shard to its max tier.

Each shard has upgrade tiers requiring multiple copies + Spirit Light. Buy duplicates from Twillen the shard vendor. Long grind.

Speed Demon

Complete all Spirit Trials · 11.8% of players

~Skill run

Complete all 13 Spirit Trials within the par time.

Spirit Trials are timed parkour races. Beat each within the gold-medal time. Use Dash + Grapple chains for speed. Practice each individually.

Lost and Found

Find all Collectibles · 10.6% of players

~Full completion

Find every collectible in the game.

Spirit Light shards, Energy fragments, Life fragments, gorlek ore, hidden items. Massive collection list. Wiki tracker essential.

Hardcore Fan

Complete Hard Mode · 5.4% of players

~Full hard playthrough

Complete the game on Hard difficulty.

Hard mode: more enemies, more damage, fewer health pickups. Use Triple Jump + Burrow shards. Avoid risky fights when possible.

High and Dry

Avoid Touching any Corrupted Water · 2.8% of players

~Wellspring chapter

Complete the Wellspring chapter without touching corrupted water.

Wellspring has corrupted water everywhere. Stay above via grappling + platforming. Wall-jumps + dashes only — no ground touch on water. One slip fails it.

Untouchable

Hidden achievement2.5% of players

~Practice

Defeat a boss without taking damage.

Pick an easier boss (Howl or Wellspring boss). Memorise their patterns. Dodge every attack via bash + dash. One clean run pops it.

Shardless

Beat the Game Without Equipping a Shard · 1.7% of players

~Challenge run

Beat the game without equipping any shard.

## The challenge
No shards in any slot for the entire run. Massive QoL loss — no resilience, no triple jump, no energy efficiency.

## Strategy
Master the base movement. Take it slow. Avoid risky combat. Focus story over side content. Hard mode brutal here.

Look at the Time

Complete the Game in Under 4 Hours · 1.7% of players

~Speedrun

Complete the game in under 4 hours.

Tight time. Skip all side content, master speed-running routes. Watch a Will of the Wisps speedrun video for the optimal path. Practice runs essential — most players need 3-5 attempts.

Lightless

Beat the Game Without Spending any Spirit Light · 1.6% of players

~Challenge run

Beat the game without spending any Spirit Light.

No purchases from any vendor (Opher, Twillen, Lupo, Tokk). No skill-tree upgrades. Pure base-Ori with starter equipment.

Brutal because you can't expand health/energy. Pure movement mastery required.

Immortal

Complete the Game without Dying · 1.5% of players

~Mastery

Complete the game without dying.

## The mountain
No deaths across the entire 15-20 hour playthrough. Lava + spikes + bosses can all kill you instantly.

## Strategy
- Use Resilience shard (damage reduction) + Life Pact (health from energy)
- Save before every boss; reload on death
- Take the safest movement routes
- Easy mode acceptable (achievement counts on any difficulty)

Massive patience tier.