DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain Guide | All Idol and Sacrificial Altar Locations

Idols and Sacrificial Altars are important locations in DIVE or DIE: Children of Rain, and finding them can help you progress through the game's darker environments and uncover more of its secrets.

This guide explains what Idols and Sacrificial Altars are, where to find them, and what to look out for when interacting with them.

Idols and Rain Serpents

Your goal is to find all 8 Eldritch Idols before the countdown to day 40.

Before we look at the Idol locations, it is important to know about Rain Serpents;

• Rain Serpents progressively spawn after each newly found Idol.
• They are mandatory to progress in the game and have fixed spawn locations and destinations.
• Every Rain Serpent is a One-Way gate to an exclusive place.
• The only exception is the Rain Serpent northwest of the Crimson Basin, which connects to another serpent in the Western Stalker Well building.

1. Idol of Betrayal

• Pacify (120s cooldown): causes small enemies in an area around you to become pacified for 15 seconds.
• Dark arts: survivors regain 3/5/7/10 sanity every day.

Location: The Idol of Betrayal is the first Idol you can find; it is located right in front of the Ruined Building opening.

2. Idol of Loss

• Disincarnate (once per dive): ghost back to the surface, leaving all droppable items behind and losing half your current HP and sanity.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
• Dark arts: lighthouse expeditions have a +1/2/3/4% success rate per dead survivor, up to +8/16/24/32%.

Location: Eastern Farmlands tunnel to the right

3. Idol of Severance

• Farewell (120s cooldown): You are carried by Eldritch forces, doubling movement speed and making you immune to slows for 10 seconds.
• Dark arts: Divers have +3/6/9/12% swimming speed.

Location: In a narrow tunnelway attached to the left side of the Western Stalkerwell.

4. Idol of Respite

• Haven (once per dive): You restore 35% of your maximum oxygen.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
• Dark arts: -1/2/3/4 total camp nutrition and morale upkeep.

Location: In a tunnel connecting Eastern Stalkerwell and The Crimson Basin

5. Idol of Ruin

• Ruin (120s cooldown): destroys enemies and resources in a small area around you. Unkillable enemies get interrupted and pacified for 3 seconds.
• Dark arts: survivors earn +20/30/40/50% experience for each negative condition they have.

Location: Right side of The Graveyard

6. Idol of Drowning

• Last breath (once per dive): For 45 seconds, health, sanity, and oxygen cannot change. At the end of the duration, you die.
• Dark arts: Divers have +10/15/20/25% oxygen capacity.

Location: The end of a long tunnel on the right side of Eastern Farmlands, under where you found the Idol of Loss.

7. Idol of Worship

• Hear our prayer (once per dive): summons 1 to 3 random Boon fish around your position.
• Dark arts: offering Worship gauge increases have +20/+40/+60/+80% magnitude; burning items as tribute grants +50/+75/+100/+125% experience.

Location: Tunnel on the left near the entrance of The Chasm

8. Idol of Judgment

• Tides of time (300s cooldown): when used, records your position and status. 10 seconds later, you are teleported back to that initial position, with the initial status.
• Dark arts: recruited survivors have +1/2/3/4 level(s).

Location: Near the entrance of Western Stalkerwell, on the right side of the tunnel.

Sacrificial Altars

Sacrificial Altars are another important point of interest in DIVE or DIE: Children of Rain. These locations are usually recognizable by their ominous appearance and ritualistic surroundings.

Before you get to altars, you must also know about blessed resources;

There are few ways to obtain Blessed Resources.

• Using Gazing Moon events (temporary)
• Sending expeditions at the Garguan Carcass or the Mysterious Pyramid (few selected items and RNG-bound)
• Possible drops inside the Chapels at the Crimson Basin (unreliable)
• By sacrificing a perfectly willing diver at a designated altar in each biome (permanent)

Each biome has one sacrificial altar; the locations of the altars are

Final Thoughts

Finding every Idol and Sacrificial Altar in DIVE or DIE: Children of Rain requires careful exploration, not just following the main objective. Check side rooms, dead ends, and suspicious-looking areas to avoid missing these locations.

FAQ

Q. What are Sacrificial Altars?

A. Sacrificial Altars are ritualistic locations found throughout DIVE or DIE: Children of Rain. You can usually identify them by their distinctive environmental decorations.

Q. Do I need to explore side areas to find every Idol?

A. Yes. Check optional paths and hidden areas if you want to find every Idol.

Q. Can I miss an Idol or Sacrificial Altar?

A. Potentially. If an area becomes inaccessible after progressing, you may need to revisit it through another route or replay the section.

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