Mage tower puzzles are a stable of Elden Ring exploration, and high in the Mountaintops of the Giants is the Heretical Rise, a sealed mage’s tower with no visible way in. Like other such sealed towers, you’ll see an imp statue holding a book, a hint pointing you toward the hidden entrance.
The riddle in the book reads, “Fallen snow makes something unseen,” which seems a bit redundant in a massive snowfield, but it’s actually an important phrase. We’ll cover how to solve the puzzle and access the Heretical Rise in this guide.
How to Solve the Fallen Snow Marks Something Unseen PuzzleTo solve the puzzle, you need to cross an invisible bridge over a huge chasm, then enter the Heretical Rise via an open-air balcony. The only chasm nearby is north of the tower, and you’ll need to go all the way to the Freezing Lake Site of Grace near the lake’s northwest coast.
Travel west from the site of grade (toward Castle Sol), and you’ll eventually run into a broken bridge that points to the Heretical Rise. Here’s where the fallen snow comes into play. The remainder of the bridge and the stairway coming off of it you need to climb to the balcony are invisible. If you don’t have any prism stones, the only way to know where the remainder of the bridge is would be to watch where it catches the snow and where it doesn’t.
Where to Find the Invisible Bridge Near Heretical RiseYou’ll need to get over your fear of heights to cross this bridge, and while the whole experience can be terrifying, the bridge itself is actually much wider than you might think. Use the falling snow and rainbow stones (if you have them) to continuously check if the path ahead of you is safe. You can also use a bow and arrows to check, but if your eyes are bad like
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