In Code Vein, there are a huge number of locales to explore, each with its own unique hazards, and a number of useful treasures to be found. One such area is the Howling Pit, a dark, damp, and fog-shrouded cavern inhabited only by the lost. The Howling Pit is difficult to traverse, with waist-deep water reducing the player's movement speed in some areas, and the combination of dim lighting and fog making it tricky to find a path.

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The Howling Pit is also home to a number of valuable treasures that players will need, especially if they wish to make full use of Code Vein's Blood Code system. This guide will identify each collectible item in the Howling Pit and show where they can be found.

Where to find Everything

The Howling Pit is tricky to navigate and the map is initially obscured (much like the other areas in the game). A useful trick for keeping track of directions in the fog is to make use of chemical lights, which can be seen even through the fog and can act as landmarks to navigate by.

The map in this section shows where every last item can be found, along with the locations of fires to light and switches that lower the water level in parts of the map, allowing for easier navigation and access to more of the zone. Activating Rotten Mistle will reveal the map in-game, and the map above shows where the three Rotten Mistles in the Pit can be found.

Items (White Dots)

There are a number of useful collectible items scattered around the Howling Pit.

1. This Queen Iron can be found lying on the ground not far from the area entrance, just head ahead and slightly to the right after descending the ramp.
2. This Queen Iron can be found by heading to the right from where Queen Iron 1 is found.
3. There's a dagger lying on the ground just up from the map entrance, so loop around the ramp and then head up to find it.
4. Yet another Queen Iron can be found just down and to the right from the 3rd Fire Switch. It can also be found by looping around after descending the ramp at the entrance and hugging the edge of the map from there.
5. A Bugarally Doll (Which can be given to a party member to earn trade points) is lying on the path to Fire Switch 2. An easy way to find it from the entrance is to head up and slightly right from item 1.
6. This insulating tonic can be found right next to the path leading to fire switch 2.
7. There is an Anti Venom just around the corner from Mistle 1.
8. A chemical light can be found just up and to the left of item 6. These are handy for marking the path while exploring the Pit.
9. An Awake MJ109 (used for mastering certain gifts) can be found by turning left and hugging the right wall from Mistle 2.
10. A Venom Vaccine can be found by following the path up and left from the second fire switch, then heading up and slightly left after the path opens out.
11. Another Awake MJ109 can be found by heading right and up slightly after finding Item 10.
12. Opposite Item 11 is a chest containing the GXM Variant +3 Blood Veil, which is useful for characters focusing on Strength and Mind.
13. A Sound Suppressor can be found near the area's second large mistle and is useful for slipping past groups of enemies unnoticed.
14. A Queen Iron can be found just to the left of the path to the third water switch.
15. A valuable Regen Extension Factor can be found hidden away here and is easily reached by taking the left path from the third fire switch, then turning right and going straight up once the path opens up. Once the player reaches a wall, turning right and hugging that wall will lead them to the item.
16. This Queen Iron can be found by turning right and hugging the wall after passing water switch 2.
17. The Rusted Sluice Key can be found in the hands of an executioner enemy found shortly after the first water switch.
18. This Queen Steel can be found by heading up from the third water switch, then turning left at the wall and following it.
19. Opposite the Executioner holding item 19 is an Awake MJ109.
20. A Threadbare Sleeping Bag can be found here after speaking to the NPC "Richard" at the Hills of Deception Mistle. Giving it to him continues his questline and earns the player a Loss Shard (L), which grants haze when used.
21. A Vivifier can be found just to the right after entering the area after water switch 2. These are handy for getting back to safety if lost.
22. An Ichor Concentrate can be found by heading up from item 23 and moving around to reach the ramp that leads up to it. This item is useful for gaining enough Ichor to use gifts in situations where drain attacks aren't practical.
23. An Anti Slow can be found by following the wall on the left after the third water switch.
24. The Hanemukuro +3 is a powerful Dex scaling one-handed sword, and it can be found in a chest by following the path to the right of item 25 and continuing to follow it after it opens up.
25. The Impaler +3 is a Dex Scaling spear that can be found in a chest by heading up from the final large mistle in the Howling Pit.
26. Queen Steel, a rare upgrade material at this point in the game, can be found next to rotten mistle 3, right before the boss chamber.
27. The Moss Covered Key needed to activate Water Switch 3 can be found by heading up after passing through the locked door that uses the eagle key and following the path to the right. It is dropped by an executioner enemy.
28. Another Awake MJ109 can be found by heading up from Water Switch 2 and then turning right at the wall and following it to a narrow path. The item is at the end of the path.
29. The Eagle Key is lying on the ground opposite a powerful lost with glowing blue coral growing out of its back. Players who don't wish to fight it can run in, grab it, and run away. The easiest way to find this item is by following the wall to the right after finding item 18 for a while and watching for the glowing blue coral of the enemy on the left.

Vestiges (Red Dots)

1. The Assassin Vestige Core can be found by heading straight down from Rotten Mistle 2 and looking for the raised platform surrounded by a thick wall. This core grants access to the Assassin Blood Code, which specialises in powerful buffs that last until the player is hit by an attack, while granting high dexterity. The weapons found in the Howling Pit (the Hanemukuro and the Impaler) pair excellently with this Blood Code.
2. Assassin Vestige Part D can be found next to Fire Switch 2 and is needed to repair the Assassin Blood Code.
3. Atlas Vestige part D can be found next to can be found next to Fire Switch 3 and is needed to repair the Atlas Blood Code.
4. Atlas Vestige Part B can be found next to Fire Switch 4, at the Hills of Deception Mistle.
5. Assassin Vestige Part B can be found by heading back down the sloping path that leads to the Hills of Deception Mistle and going straight ahead at the bottom of the slope.
6. Assassin Vestige Part C can be found near the Hills of Deception Mistle.
7. Atlas Vestige Part C can be found in the enclosed area found by heading up from Rotten Mistle 1.
8. Atlas Vestige Part D can be found by heading up from Water Switch 3 and following the wall left, then taking a right at the part that looks like a T-Junction on the map.
9. Assassin Vestige Part A can be found by heading up after passing through the door that uses the Eagle Key and turning right to follow the path.

Code Vein is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.

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