Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Guide

Relics and Artifacts

Relics

Relics are items you find that can grant you special abilities. Sometimes you get multiple abilities from one relic, but you must equip them to use them. The abilities in Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light are:

Power Shot: Stronger shots from your weapons
Power Bomb: Stronger and bigger explosions from your bombs
Power Speed: Run faster
Scatter Shot: Your weapons spray while you shoot
Health Regen: Your health regenerates a little bit every second
Ammo Regen: Your ammo regenerates a little bit every second

Relic Meter

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You can only use them if your relic meter is full. To fill your Relic Meter you must find gems around the levels. You can also fill your relic meter by killing enemies and not taking damage. If you take damage your meter will completely empty

Gems

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Gems are little sparkly things you’ll find on the ground here and there. They give power up your relic meter by about 1200 points.

Knife of Itzli
This knife is found in the level “Temple of Light.” It gives you the “Power Shot” ability.

Arrow of Tezcatlipoca
This arrow is found in the level “Temple Grounds.” It gives you the “Scatter Shot” ability.

Golden Scepter of Huitzilopochtli
This scepter is awarded to you on the level “Temple Grounds” by finding 10 red skulls. It gives you the ability to regenerate health and ammo.

The Scepter of Huitzilopochtli
This scepter is found in a challenge temple on the level “The forgotten gate.” It gives you the ability to regenerate health.

Three Arrows of Tezcatlipoca
This relic is found in a challenge tomb on the level “Toxic Swamp.” It gives you the abilities Power Bomb and Scatter Shot.

Golden Arrow of Tezcatlipoca
This relic is awarded in the level “Toxic Swamp” for obtaining ten red skulls. It gives you the abilities Power Shot and Scatter Shot.

Eye of Cipactli
This relic is found in a challenge tomb on the level “Flooded Passage.” It gives you the Power Bomb ability.

Golden Knife of Itzli
This knife is found in the level “Twisting Bridge” in a challenge tomb. It gives you the abilities: Power Shot and Power Bomb.

Mask of Ehecatl
This mask is found in the level “Fiery Depths” in a challenge tomb. It gives you the abilities: Power Speed, Health Regen, and Ammo Regen.

Golden Shround of Cihuacoatl
This shroud is awarded on the level “fiery depths” for collecting ten red skulls. It gives you the abilities: Power Bomb, Power Speed, Health Regen, and Ammo Regen.

Mask of Tezcatlipoca
This mask is found in a challenge tomb in the level “Stronghold Passage.” It gives you the abilities: Power Shot, Power Bomb, and Scatter Shot.

Fist of Tezcatlipoca
This fist is awarded on the level “Stronghold Passage” for collecting 10 red skulls. It gives you the abilities: Power Shot, Power Bomb, Scatter Shot, and Ammo Regen.

Headdress of Ehecatl
Awarded on the level “Temple of Light” for making it to the exit in 6:00 or less. The headdress gives the ability Power Speed.

Two Arrows of Tezcatlipoca
Awarded on the level “Spider Tomb” for making it to the exit in 4:00 or less. It gives you the abilities: Health Regen and Scatter Shot.

Scepter of Cihuacoatl
Found on the level “Spider Tomb.” It gives you the ability Ammo Regen.

Golden Scepter of Cihuacoatl
Awarded on the level “Forgotten Gate” for making it to the exit in 10:00 or less. The scepter give you the abilities Ammo Regen and Scatter Shot.

Golden Eye of Cipactli
Awarded on the level “Flooded Passage” for making it to the exit in 8:00 or less. The eye gives you the abilities Power Bomb and Power Speed.

Mask of Itzli
Awarded on the level “Twisting Bridge” for making it to the exit in 6:00 or less. The mask gives you the abilities: Power Shot, Health Regen, and Ammo Regen.

Mask of Cipactli
Found in a challenge tomb on the level “Mirror’s Wake.” The mask gives you the abilities: Power Bomb, Power Speed, and Health Regen.

Mask of Xolotl
Awarded on the level “Mirror’s Wake” for making it to the exit in 6:00 or less. The Mask of Xolotl gives you every ability possible.

Artifacts

Artifacts are items you can find in missions or levels. They can positively or negatively affect your character’s attributes. You can only equip two at a time.

Clay Arrow
The Clay Arrow is found on the level “Temple of Light.” It can also be found on the level “Forgotten Gate” in a challenge tomb. It adds + to your weapons and – to your defense.

Stone Arrow
The Stone Arrow is awarded from a challenge on the level “Temple of Light.” It adds + to your weapons and – to your bombs.

Stone Feather
The Stone Feather is found on the level “Temple Grounds” and “toxic swamps.” It adds + to Speed and – to Bombs.

Clay Owl
The Clay Owl is found on the level “Temple Grounds.” Also awarded on the level “Temple of Light” for defusing a trap in :30 or less. It adds + to defense and – to Bombs.

Clay Lizard
The Clay Lizard is awarded on the level “Temple Grounds” for destroying ten trucks. It adds + to bomb and – to weapons.

Clay Feather
The clay feather is found on the level “Spider Tomb” inside the triple trap and awarded for beating the queen spider. It adds + speed and – bomb.

Stone Owl
The stone owl is awarded on the level “Spider Tomb” for collecting ten red skulls. It adds + defense and – weapon.

Gold Lizard
The gold lizard is awarded on the level “The Forgotten Gate” for navigating the trap hall on the first attempt. Also found in a challenge tomb on “Twisting Bridge.” It adds + to bombs.

Stone Lizard
The stone lizard is awarded on the level “Toxic Swamp” by completing a challenge in a maze. It adds + to bomb and – to defense.

Gold Feather
The gold feather is found in a challenge tomb on the level “Flooded Passage.” Also awarded on the level “The Summoning.” It adds + to speed.

War Drum
The war drum is awarded on the level “Flooded Passage” for acquiring ten red skulls. You can also find it on the level “Fiery Depths” in a challenge tomb. It adds + to both weapon and bombs.

Gold Arrow
The gold arrow is awarded on the level “The Jaws of Death” for killing all enemies on columns. It adds + to Weapons.

White Drum
The white drum is awarded on the level “The Jaws of Death” for finding 10 red skulls. Also awarded on the level “Belly of the Beast” for stepping on all spider platforms. It adds + to defense and speed.

Serpent Drum
The serpent drum is awarded on the level “Twisting Bridge” for collecting 10 red skulls. Also awarded on the level “Belly of the Beast” for collecting 10 red skulls. It adds + to Bomb and Speed.

Wind Drum
The wind drum is awarded on the level “Fiery Depths” for healing a ball. Also awarded on the level “The Jaws of Death” for escaping in 2:00 or less. It adds + to weapons and speed.

Clay Serpent
The clay serpent is awarded on the level “Belly of the Beast” for beating the T-Rex is less than 5:00. You can also find it in “the Mirror’s Wake” in a challenge tomb. It adds + to Defense, Bomb, and Speed.

Stone Serpent
The stone serpent is found in a challenge tomb on the level “Stronghold Passage.” Also awarded on “The Mirror’s Wake” for making a hole in one. It adds + to weapon, defense, and bombs.

Dark Drum
The dark drum is found in the level “The Mirror’s Wake.” Also awarded on “Fiery Depths” for making it to the exit in 5:00 or less. It adds + to Weapon and Defense.

Jade Heart
The jade heart is awarded on the level “The Mirror’s Wake” for collecting 10 red skulls. Also found on “Stronghold Passage” for making it to the exit in 15:00 or less. It adds + to weapon, defense, bombs, and speed.