Darksiders 2 Walkthrough Part 41 – Sidequests, Part 8
Find and Kill Argul, Explore the Lair of the Deposed King
Suggested Level: 20 and above
Explore the Lair – Suggested Level: Any
When you first find the Lair of the Deposed King it is very easy to get in. In ways it is recommended for the looting so later you can return here and just focus on Argul. It is best to take him on once Death is in the low 20's at least. It is a very hard fight and impossible for those of low levels.
Head down to the bottom of the stairs and through the door. You will know it is the bottom because there is no adjoining stairwell that leads off to the right. Inside the room you will be attacked by 3 Ice Skeletons that are notably stronger than the last ones you were fighting. You can break 6 of them out of Ice to combat them as well for experience, gilt and gear. Now turn to the Death Tomb's door. You cannot enter the tomb until you have collected 20 pages from the Book of the Dead . Still, above the door is a Stonebite that you can easily collect though. It sits just below the snake emblem and blends in decently. After all that, return to the stairwell and head up to the next landing.
At that landing turn to the right and head through the door. Drop over the ledge and down the posts. Death will land on a beam at the bottom of the line. Head to the end of it then jump and Deathgrip the hook in the ceiling. He will land on another beam at the opposite end of the room. Wall Run upwards and use Deathgrip again to extend the run long enough to get to the chest at the top (with a little climbing and running). It contains a very helpful Skeleton Key. Before leaving turn to the right and Wall Run up the middle of the wall. Jump at the apex of the Wall Run to collect a Boatman's Coin. Head back through the passage to the door and return to the stairwell.
Head up one more set of stairs to the first door that you saw. Once through the door just head down the stairs in front of you. At the bottom of the stairs Death will be attacked by a swarm of 5 Scarabs. Defeat them then continue to the East and down the broken set of stairs. There are 4 Skeletons just waiting underneath the ruins and 2 Scarabs. Head over to the West. Look underneath the ruined stairs and you will find a Relic of Etu-Goth to claim.
Press on and look up near the end of the platform, along the wall. You will notice a series of posts that Death can use to climb up to a handhold above. Do so and head to the left. Wall Run from there to the post which lets you reach the handhold. Now climb up from there and use Deathgrip to reach the next post and handhold at the top. Head over to the West to claim the first of the Soul Arbiter's Sacred Scrolls. Head North after that to return to the stairs just before the entrance of this area. Head back to the East and down the stairs once again. Turn to the North, claim the chest to the right of the stairs then climb them and go through the door.
Head through the next room with its phantom beast and keep going to the North. Smash up the crates to collect some gilt and deal with a skeleton. Now, head to the wall that is nearby the pit. Wall Run across it then turn to the South. There you will see some crates. Smash through them to find another Boatman's Coin. Turn back to the North and then face West. There is a hook in the ceiling you need to grab to make it across so be sure Deathgrip is set. Approach the edge and it should give you the prompt to use it. Cross the gap and claim the chest. Now it is time to head back to the room with the Phantom Beast.
