Risk of Rain Returns gives you the opportunity to get many different artifacts that keep gameplay fresh, but not all of them are easy to get. The Artifact of Dissonance is no exception. Once you have the artifact, you’ll also get the Sight-Seeing achievement. That’s because you don’t need to complete any puzzles to get the Artifact of Dissonance, but instead, look for shards on different levels to collect them.
Risk of Rain Returns: How to Get Artifact of Dissonance
(Updated on August 9, 2024 – updated links and format)
As mentioned above, all 4 shards are needed to get Artifact of Dissonance. Using this artifact makes monsters spawn regardless of their usual environment. The shards that you need to collect are located on different generations of levels of several stages and fortunately, you can collect them in different runs. So, let’s not waste time and talk about each shard separately.
First Shard – Sunken Tombs
To get the first shard, you will have to reach level 3, and then move to the bottom-left corner of the map. Here, you will immediately notice the shard, which is located in a secret room underground. It’s not difficult to get there, just jump down and climb the wall to the location shown in the picture above. Go through this secret passage and take the shard.
Second Shard – Ancient Valley
The next shard is again on level 3 but on a different variation of the map. If you are lucky enough to get here, then move to the top of the mountain, where you will find the temple. When you arrive here, go around the temple on the right and use the vine that leads down, as shown in the picture above.
As soon as you climb down, you can see the shard and pick it up without any problems.
Third Shard – Hive Cluster
The third shard is waiting for you on the fourth level, and just like in previous cases, you will need to find a room underground and enter it through a secret passage. To get to the necessary location, move to the top of the map, then use the passage shown in the image above to get to the room with the shard and take it.
Fourth Shard – Magma Barracks
The last and probably the most difficult shard to obtain, like the previous one, can be found on level 4, but on a different variation of the map. It is located in a secret room, between several pillars-platforms that can be found at the top of the map.
To get the shard, you’ll need to use the secret passage, the entrance to which we’ve marked on the picture above. It can be tricky to get there, so it would be best to have the Hopoo Feather item to jump twice. That’s it. Now you know how to get all 4 artifact shards in Risk of Rain Returns.
