The Faces of Magic

You can only collect 7/9 of the masks during your initial run. The other two can only be obtained on your return visit to the Witch later in the story.

1. The Ruins

After taking out the first human enemies in the game (reavers), you’ll have to shimmy a wall to reach the other side. There’s a chain you can use to climb down, in front an inactive Mystic Gate. After climbing down, follow the ledge to reach a dead knight with the artifact in front of him. You can do this right before meeting Brok for the first time on the bridge.

2. Near Brok’s Shop in the Ruins

After upgrading your weapon with Brok and right before opening the locked gate to the mountain path, head to the white trees where Kratos threw his axe earlier and drop down the ledge to find a dead knight with the artifact.

3. After the spiked ceiling contraption

After escaping the spiked ceiling contraption, you’ll find a corpse with this artifact after climbing the ledge. It’s along the way so it’s impossible to miss.

4. Outside the cave with the spiked ceiling

After leaving the cave with the spiked ceiling and after Atreus and Kratos looks at the mountain ahead, turn left to find a corpse near the edge of the cliff with this artifact.

5. Cave, after the rotating door puzzle

After solving the rotating metal door, head inside the cave. Continue inside and follow the path that leads to the left. Climb the ledge to find the artifact in a pool of water.

6. In the abandoned camp

While tracking down the boar Atreus shot, you’ll come across an abandoned camp. Search the path behind a smoldering hut to find a knight corpse with the artifact.

7. In the Witch’s Cave.

After leaving the Witch of the Woods’ hut, continue to the center and fight off the nightmares. From there, search a ledge where you can drop down. There’s a huge pile of red-brown crystals. Find the handle on its side and slide it outward so you can access the coffin behind it. Next, grab the other handle of the pile and push it to the water ahead. Use it to jump across and reach the knight corpse with this artifact.

8. Witch’s Garden

During Chapter 06: A New Destination, you’ll have to return to the Witch’s house. After exploring her cave and climbing out of the vertical shaft to her garden, follow the downhill path and you’ll find a knight’s corpse with this artifact along the way.

9. Ledge in front of the Witch’s House

Right across the Witch’s House’s entrance, you’ll find a dangling chain that you can climb. In that ledge, there’s an inactive Nornir chest that you can’t do anything about at the moment. Defeat the draugr that will emerge along the way then pick up this mask in front of the slouched corpse by the trees to the left.