Valor Mortis Guide | All Lantern Locations

Lanterns are essential checkpoints in Valor Mortis, allowing players to restore resources, level up their attributes, and fast travel between previously discovered locations. As William explores the game's interconnected environments, activating these checkpoints becomes increasingly important for surviving difficult encounters and reaching hidden areas.

There are 49 Lanterns in Valor Mortis, including 48 named checkpoints spread across the game's regions and one additional Lantern inside the Abandoned Church hub. While most are encountered through regular story progression, keeping track of their locations makes exploration and backtracking considerably easier.

This guide covers all Lantern locations in Valor Mortis, organized by region, along with important landmarks, fast travel information, and tips for using checkpoints efficiently. 

How Lanterns Work in Valor Mortis

Lanterns function as checkpoints where William can rest, recover resources, and improve his abilities. Once a Lantern is activated and rested at, it becomes available as a respawn point and, after fast travel is unlocked, a travel destination.

Resting at a Lantern provides several important benefits:

• Restores Health and Nephtoglobin.
• Replenishes healing resources and ammunition.
• Allows you to spend Catalysts on attribute upgrades.
• Provides access to Ferrofluid Flask upgrades.
• Enables fast travel between previously discovered Lanterns.
• Sets your respawn location after death.

However, resting also causes most regular enemies to respawn, so make sure you are prepared before continuing through dangerous areas.

All Lantern Locations in Valor Mortis

The following locations are organized by region, following the campaign's general progression. Every named checkpoint is included, along with useful landmarks for identifying important Lanterns.

The Battlefield – All Lantern Locations

Total Lanterns: 3

The Battlefield is the opening region of Valor Mortis, introducing William to the game's combat mechanics and checkpoint system.

• Onslaught Arch: The first Lantern encountered during the opening chapter, near the starting battlefield route.
• Trenches: Located along the trench section, where players learn additional combat and traversal mechanics.
• Field Encampment: Found toward the end of the region, near the introductory General Lothaire encounter.

Activating these Lanterns is especially helpful for collecting the early-game Ambers scattered throughout the Battlefield. 

Valley of Ashes – All Lantern Locations

Total Lanterns: 6

Valley of Ashes is one of the larger early-game regions, containing military camps, climbing sections, and locations that become more accessible after obtaining additional traversal abilities.

• Guidepost: An early checkpoint encountered while entering the region.
• Demolished Path: Located along the ruined route through the valley.
• The Climb: Found near the vertical climbing section.
• The Other Side: A checkpoint associated with the route beyond the major climbing section.
• Military Camp: Located around the area's military encampment.
• Quarry: Found in the quarry section, which contains additional exploration opportunities.

The Quarry is particularly worth revisiting after unlocking Nephtoglobin Grapple, as previously inaccessible routes lead to useful upgrade materials.

Fallen Village – All Lantern Locations

Total Lanterns: 4

Fallen Village introduces additional weapon pickups, enemy encounters, and the Iron Marshall boss fight.

• Fields: Located among the farmland near the beginning of the village route.
• Marketplace: Found in the village's marketplace area, near several buildings and enemy encounters.
• Orchard: Located shortly before the Iron Marshall boss arena.
• Path of Fire: Found along the later elevated route through the village.

The Marketplace Lantern is particularly useful for farming Catalysts, while Orchard provides a convenient checkpoint before the Iron Marshall encounter.

Caverns – All Lantern Locations

Total Lanterns: 5

The Caverns feature underground passages, mining equipment, and environmental puzzles requiring careful navigation.

• Last Sunlight: Located near the entrance to the underground region.
• Weeping Ledge: Found along the cavern's deeper pathways.
• Old Mine: Located within the mining tunnels, near the story route where Stasis becomes available.
• Mine Cart Route: Found around the mine cart traversal section.
• Ancient Lair: Located in the deeper cavern area associated with the Sphinx encounter.

Resting regularly is especially useful in the Caverns, where environmental obstacles and dangerous enemies can make returning to earlier locations difficult.

Vale of Wrath – All Lantern Locations

Total Lanterns: 5

Vale of Wrath features poisoned military camps, ruined structures, and a dangerous ship graveyard.

• Wolfsbane Field: Found near the beginning of the region, beside a meadow filled with purple wolfsbane flowers.
• Under the Bridge: Located beneath a large wooden bridge, near the river and merchant Lucjan Skawinski.
• Poisoned Camp: Found inside the military encampment, surrounded by tents and defensive structures.
• Ship Graveyard: Located along the wooded approach to the shipwreck area, close to where Nephtoglobin Platform Control becomes available.
• Old Windmill: Found along the route leading toward the Slaughtermill boss encounter.

The Old Windmill Lantern is particularly important because it serves as the checkpoint immediately before the Slaughtermill fight. 

Cursed Hollow – All Lantern Locations

Total Lanterns: 4

Cursed Hollow features abandoned buildings, flooded areas, and dangerous encounters leading toward Anna, the Bride Drowned in Tears.

• Eerie View: Found along the region's opening route.
• Village Church: Located around the church area, where players can also obtain the Claymore.
• Deep Water: Found near the flooded section associated with the Anna boss encounter.
• Silent Cannons: Located in the region's cannon-filled section.

Take advantage of these Lanterns while exploring optional routes and searching for valuable equipment upgrades.

The Outskirts – All Lantern Locations

Total Lanterns: 6

The Outskirts features several checkpoints spread across ruined settlements, coastal areas, and locations associated with powerful enemies.

• Broken Bridge: Found around the damaged bridge section.
• Breach: Located near the route associated with High Justicar Aurelius.
• Island of Whispers: Found in the island section of the region.
• Market Square: Located around the ruined market area.
• Lighthouse: Found near the lighthouse section, associated with Experiment 83.
• Harbour: Located within the coastal harbour area.

With six checkpoints, The Outskirts provides several opportunities to recover resources before exploring dangerous side routes.

City of Orphans – All Lantern Locations

Total Lanterns: 3

City of Orphans contains narrow streets, ruined buildings, and underground areas.

• Tribunal Square: Located in the Tribunal Square area.
• Shamble Street: Found along the city's damaged streets.
• Sewers: Located within the underground sewer system.

These checkpoints make navigating the city's interconnected pathways easier, especially when returning to explore optional areas.

University – All Lantern Locations

Total Lanterns: 4

The University contains laboratories, elevators, and dangerous enemies leading toward the Orphan boss encounter.

• Main Hall: Found inside the University's main entrance hall.
• Lift Shaft: Located around the elevator shaft section.
• Laboratories: Found in the laboratory area.
• Sewage Drain: Located around the lower drainage section, near the Orphan encounter.

The Main Hall Lantern is useful when revisiting the University to explore areas associated with the Shield Transmutation.

Fortress – All Lantern Locations

Total Lanterns: 6

The Fortress is one of the later regions in Valor Mortis, featuring heavily defended passages, elevated structures, and the Captain Raphael boss fight.

• Main Gate: Located near the Fortress entrance.
• Traverse: Found along the interconnected passageways.
• Chapel: Located within the Fortress chapel section.
• Ramparts: Found along the elevated defensive walls.
• Courtyard: Located around the central courtyard.
• High Tower: Found near the route leading toward Captain Raphael.

High Tower is particularly valuable as a checkpoint before the Captain Raphael encounter. 

Napoleon's Prison – All Lantern Locations

Total Lanterns: 2

Napoleon's Prison features two checkpoints during the late-game story sequence.

• Prison: Located within the prison section.
• Burning City: Found along the Burning City sequence.

Unlike Lanterns in previous regions, these two checkpoints do not provide normal fast-travel functionality. They still serve as resting and respawn locations. 

Abandoned Church – Hub Lantern

Total Lanterns: 1

The Abandoned Church contains one additional Lantern, bringing the total number of checkpoints to 49.

This Lantern serves as the central hub checkpoint and provides convenient access to weapon upgrades, Transmutation upgrades, and fast travel.

Players first unlock fast travel after defeating General Lothaire during Chapter 2 and resting at the Abandoned Church Lantern.

The final area, Entropy, does not have an additional Lantern listed in the launch-version checkpoint data. 

How to Find Missing Lanterns in Valor Mortis

If you have overlooked a checkpoint, open the fast travel menu at an activated Lantern and compare the available destinations with the regional lists above.

Missing Lanterns generally indicate areas that you have not fully explored or checkpoints you have not rested at.

To find overlooked Lanterns:

• Revisit regions with missing fast-travel destinations.
• Search unexplored side paths and interconnected passages.
• Check locations near major boss encounters.
• Use Nephtoglobin traversal abilities to access previously unreachable routes.
• Rest at newly discovered Lanterns to register them as travel destinations.

You can also consult the Valor Mortis Lantern map and checklist for individual checkpoint placements if you need more precise navigation.

Final Thoughts

Valor Mortis features 49 Lanterns, including 48 named checkpoints across its regions and one inside the Abandoned Church. These checkpoints are essential for restoring resources, leveling up, fast traveling, and reducing unnecessary backtracking.

While most Lanterns can be encountered through normal exploration, thoroughly checking each region ensures you have convenient respawn locations before difficult encounters.

Activate and rest at every Lantern you discover, revisit earlier areas when new traversal abilities become available, and use fast travel to efficiently explore the game's interconnected world.

FAQ

Q. How many Lanterns are there in Valor Mortis?

A. There are 49 Lanterns in Valor Mortis, including 48 named regional checkpoints and one inside the Abandoned Church.

Q. Can you fast travel between Lanterns in Valor Mortis?

A. Yes. After unlocking fast travel during Chapter 2, you can travel between previously discovered Lanterns, except for checkpoints in restricted regions such as Napoleon's Prison.

Q. Do Lanterns respawn enemies in Valor Mortis?

A. Yes. Resting at a Lantern causes regular enemies to respawn while restoring your Health and other resources.

Q. Are all Lanterns required to complete Valor Mortis?

A. No. You do not need to activate every Lantern to finish the main story. However, discovering them makes exploration, resource management, and returning to earlier regions considerably easier.