Rise of the Tomb Raider PS4 Trophy Guide & Roadmap

You can craft molotov cocktails by pressing R1 while holding a bottle in your hands. You can actually do this when you learn how to craft molotovs for the first time. Replay the chapter “The Copper Mill” via expeditions mode. Very early in the chapter you pick up a bottle and some pieces of cloth to craft the molotov. When you encounter the very first group of enemies there are 3 guys standing close together. Throw the molotov at them.

This requires the skill “Deadly Force” from the brawler skill tree. You can get this easily by replaying the chapter “Acropolis” via expeditions mode. There are two bottles in the first area with enemies. Take a bottle and sneak up to one of the enemies. Hit them with the bottle from behind and you’re done.

When enemies stand near a ledge you must press Triangle to perform a melee attack with your axe. Each strike will knock them back a little further until they fall off the ledge. Replay the chapter “The Copper Mill” via expeditions mode for this. You can do this against the first enemy group you encounter in the chapter. It can be farmed via checkpoint restart. Knock enemy off ledge, reload checkpoint and repeat. Just make sure you don’t kill all 4 enemies as it will create a new checkpoint after that. Only kill 1-3 and reload. On survivor difficulty you can attack them more often before they die (giving you a better chance to push them over the ledge). Also make sure the enemies notice you before attacking them. Otherwise you will perform a stealth takedown.

The perfect spot for this trophy is in the chapter “The Soviet Installation”. When you go there the first time you won’t have unlocked the shotgun yet. So you’ll have to use Chapter Replay Elite via expeditions mode (this will let you keep all your equipment and skill unlocks). After a cutscene you are in a room with two enemies investigating their injured comrade on the floor. Just wait behind cover until they move to the generator with the oil leak. A third enemy will join them. Now they are all standing close together. Sneak up from behind, get really close to them and line up your shot. This should easily let you kill all 3 in one hit (they are unarmored).

There is a checkpoint right here, so you can retry if you fail. Make sure you select adventurer difficulty for this! On survivor the enemies can take a lot more damage and might not die from one shot. Upgrading the shotgun damage is also beneficial for this, but not absolutely needed. In the video I did it without any upgrades.

Alternatively, you can also do this in the Croft Manor DLC when fighting the zombies. Grab the shotgun from the upper floor and wait for 3 of them to stand close together, then shoot them.

A good spot is at the start of the chapter “Acropolis”. You can replay it in expeditions mode. Select the lowest difficulty to kill the enemies in 1-2 hits. There are more than enough enemies in the first encounter. Shoot with an unsilenced weapon and wait for the enemies to gather up. Then shoot them quickly with the AK-47.

First you must learn the 3 skills Dodge Counter, Dodge Kill and Dodge Kill Mastery from the Brawler skill tree. Deathless Swordsmen can be found at the end of the story. They attack you with two swords. A good spot is in the chapter “Path of the Deathless” (can be replayed via expeditions mode). The first enemy you encounter is a swordsman. When he attacks press Circle to dodge, this triggers a timed event in which you must press Triangle at the correct time to perform a counter attack. During the timed event a circle will fill up. Wait for it to show the Triangle button prompt.

This requires you to be swimming in water and grab an enemy who is standing near a ledge. Press triangle to pull them underwater. There are multiple opportunities for this throughout the game and you may very well get this naturally without trying. A good spot is at the very start of the chapter “Approaching Storm”. You can replay it via expeditions mode. At the start you will be swimming in the water and there’s one enemy standing by a ledge. Kill him using the water finisher and reload the checkpoint. Repeat 3 times.

I was unable to get this via checkpoint restart or chapter replay. It has to be done in story mode. It doesn’t matter if another enemies notices you when you do the “stealth” takedown. As long as Lara has started her knife takedown animation it will count, regardless of whether or not you are being spotted in the process.

These upgrades are geared towards more inventory space. They let you carry more resources and ammo. Crafting them requires animal hide and cloth. Some require exotic animal skins (such as bear hide). Craft any 5 of them to unlock the trophy.

Poison:

• Normal Arrows
• Cloth
• Mushrooms

Fire:

• Normal Arrows
• Cloth
• Oil

Grenade:

• Normal Arrows
• Cloth
• Magnesite

The process is simple. Shoot off 3 arrows, then press  to select an arrow type and craft it by holding R1.
It will craft 3 arrows each time (so to get 25 you must repeat this 9 times for each arrow type). You don’t have to be at a campfire for this. Arrows can be crafted anywhere, at any time.

• Greek: Level 7
• Russian: Level 3
• Mongolian: Level 2

You increase your level by interacting with murals, reading documents and finding other collectibles. This will come naturally when going for 100% game completion. You only need to max out one language, not all three.

The revolver is the first firearm you unlock (during the Soviet Installation chapter). For the trophy you must kill 6 enemies without reloading. The revolver can hold 7 rounds so you are allowed to miss a shot (7 shots to do 6 kills). You should shoot the enemies in the head for an instant kill. A good spot for this is at the very start of the chapter “Acropolis”. There are 6 enemies here and you can kill them with headshots.

This can be done in the chapter “Acropolis” via expeditions mode. At the very start of the chapter you encounter a group of 3 unaware enemies. When you reach them go back the way you came. Go as far back as you can and shoot one of them in the head with an arrow.

You can do this against the first group of enemies in the chapter “Acropolis” via expeditions mode. Alert the enemies by getting detected or shooting up the place. Then go back to the tent where you came from. Hide behind the box near the tent and let the enemies come to you. There should be 5 or more very close together. You can also shoot an arrow in their knees to slow them down. Poison arrows can be crafted using normal arrows, mushrooms and cloth.

You can find deer in 3 regions: Siberian Wilderness, Soviet Installation and Geothermal Valley. Their possible spawn locations are marked on the map via a deer-symbol. They don’t always spawn, so just fast travel around until you find some and repeat.

Challenge tombs get marked on your map automatically when they are nearby. On the world map you can see how many there are per region.

Here is a playlist for all 18 challenges: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRr5L69yg_kEO-H2iKRF03gTlsrimwNNI

Bottles can be found throughout the game. If you don’t want to look around, just fast travel to the campfire “Ruins Encampment” in the Geothermal Valley. There is a basket with infinite bottles next to the campfire.

Throw the bottle and use a shotgun to shoot it ouf of the air (rifle / sub-machine gun also works well).

In free roam, fast travel to the campfire “Valley Farmstead” or “Ruins Encampment” in the Geothermal Valley. There are usually some chickens near those campfires (if they are not there, fast travel between the two camps and they will spawn in). Run up to a chicken and press Square to grab it. Now drop it down by selecting the bow in the weapon wheel. The chicken will get stuck with its head in the ground and for some reason this counts as being in the air. While the chicken is stuck helplessly you must ready a fire arrow and shoot it. Of course you can also do it the legit way and actually throw it up in the air above you, then quickly shoot a fire arrow and hit it mid-air.

Cards act as modifiers when you replay chapters in expeditions mode. You can buy them with credits from the marketplace. You get credits by replaying chapters or getting the gold medals in score attack. You also receive lots of free card packs and credits from completing the main game 100% (can be redeemed in the gifts section of marketplace).

Each pack has 5 cards, so you need to buy 60 packs in total. The marketplace has different rarity packs available. For the trophy you should only buy the cheapest option for 5000 credits.
60 card packs x 5000 credits = 300,000 credits total.

After completing the game 100% you should have enough credits to get close to 300 cards. Each gold medal in score attack is worth an extra 10,000 credits.
When you spend your credits wisely and stick to the cheapest packs you shouldn’t have any trouble at all and it will come naturally as you go for the other expedition trophies.

The cards give you a lot more choice over the possible score outcome. Some give a great score boost without affecting the gameplay too much. When you play on Survivor difficulty you can disable health regeneration for a score boost. Health regeneration is disabled on survivor anyways. Most sections have no enemies at all or you can stealth kill them, so choose the mod that makes you start with zero ammo (you can pick up enough ammo along the way).

There is another trick to make this a lot easier (credit to Aruberikku for finding this):

From the main menu go to Leaderboards, then press till you find the level you want to try. Now press on someone with a high score.
It will show you the details of their run, including which cards they used. If you’d like to run a mission with the same cards, just press again and select “Yes” on the confirmation. This will cost 2000 credits, but you can use the same cards as the person on the leaderboard without owning them yourself.

• Aim assistance is disabled
• Health regeneration is disabled (must craft med kits)
• Enemies have increased health, damage, and senses
• More challenging enemy types will be present
• Resources are more scarce, and upgrades are more expensive
• Using a camp requires resources

It may sound a bit daunting, but it’s really not hard at all. The game is mostly exploration based and has few enemy encounters. The enemies in the early game don’t have any armor and can be one-hitted with the bow (which is silent and won’t reveal your location). Later the enemies get armor, but you can easily take them out with poison arrows and explosive arrows. Poison arrows are the best because they affect a larger area and can kill an entire group of enemies at once. Keep in mind you can craft arrows at any time without having to be at a campfire. You should always carry enough resources with you to make some special arrows. If you run out of resources you can fast travel to another area to farm them. Keep a fair amount of med kit resources with you at all times (herbs & cloth).

Furthermore, there are several skills that make your life easier (e.g. “Thick-Skinned” which lets you take significantly more damage). Some challenge tombs also provide useful bonuses – especially the one called “Voice of God” as it will automatically restore your health one time per enemy encounter. The only noteworthy encounters are at the end of the game within the last 60 minutes of the story. Everything else is surprisingly easy because you can stealth your way through it. The bow and silent melee kills let you clear out most areas without being detected.

At the end of the game you should wear the outfit “Immortal Guardian”. It significantly decreases the damage you take from archers. For the rest of the game pick the outfit “Spirit Weaver”, it will sometimes let you heal your wounds without consuming a med kit.

You should also grab as many collectibles as you can. They provide good XP bonuses to level up more quickly. The skills from the Hunter and Brawler skill trees are the most useful ones.

The funeral takes place in the chapter “Flooded Archives” (can be replayed via expeditions mode if you missed this opportunity). At the very end of the chapter, after returning from the Flooded Archives to the Geothermal Valley, the story waypoints lead you up a hill to the observatory. Now wait till you reach the campfire / base camp called “Ridgeline”. When standing at that campfire go a few meters down the hill and there’s a little plateau / grassy area on the side of the path. There are people gathering for a funeral. Stand near them and the trophy unlocks.

Attention: Do NOT go to the mission objective near the campfire. Doing so will end the mission and you’d have to replay it all over again.

A manual zip line transfer is when you press circle to manually let go off the zip line and drop to another zip line below you. A good spot for this is at the campfire / base camp called “Copper Mill Bridge” (in south-east of Soviet Installation region). There are two long zip lines connected to each other. While sliding down the first zip line you must press circle just a second before Lara lets go off it automatically. When you drop onto the next zip line the trophy unlocks. If you fail just restart the checkpoint to get teleported back to the campfire.

Fast travel to the campfire / base camp called “Ruins Encampment” in the Geothermal Valley. Very close to the campfire are the ruins of an old tower. On top of that tower is a wooden chair you can interact with. Press Square to sit down and the trophy unlocks. Do not confuse with the signal tower you had to light up during the story. The tower in question is near a monolith and you have to swing over there from another tower via a tree branch.

This can be done at the waterfall near the campfire / base camp called “Ridgeline” in the Geothermal Valley. There’s a little diving board on top of the waterfall. Jump down the cliff just one step to the right of the diving board (not from the board itself) and immediately press and hold L2 to do a swan dive. If you don’t get it on the first try reload the checkpoint to be back at the campfire. When you jump off the board directly it sometimes doesn’t work. Jumping off the cliff to the right makes it a bit easier.

Razorback Boars are found in the Geothermal Valley. They are marked with a boar-icon on the world map. Pick up a bottle (e.g. at the “Ruins Encampment” base camp there’s a crate with bottles) and craft it into a molotov cocktail. Then throw it at a boar.

Boars don’t always show up. If you can’t find any, fast travel back and forth between other regions and come back later.

Good farming spots for the 50 animal kills are at at the campfires “Ruins Encampment” and “Valley Farmstead” (both of which are found in Geothermal Valley). There are lots of chickens at both campfires. Fast travel between the campfires to make them respawn and repeat until you have 50 kills. With this method it only takes 5-10 minutes to earn the trophy.

There are the following types of collectibles:

• Relics
• Documents
• Survival caches
• Coin caches
• Strongboxes
• Murals

The following are not collectibles, but are progression based tasks you need for 100%:

• Challenges
• Optional Missions
• Challenge Tombs
• Crypts

The collectibles get marked on your map after you find the explorer satchel and archivist map for an area and translate the monoliths. They are also highlighted when you use survival instinct near them (press R3). Some collectibles are in underground areas and may not display correctly on the map. So pay extra attention on challenge tombs, crypts and caves. If you are missing something and it doesn’t show up on the map it is likely in one of those 3 places (or you are missing the map / satchel / monolith). You can view the world map at any time and scroll over a region to see how many collectibles can be found there. You can fast travel back to all places that have completion based items (even to the syrian tomb). You can also check for available challenges by pressing Triangle on the world map and scrolling down to the challenges tab. The skill “Intuitive” is highly recommended because it highlights collectibles through walls.

Here is a playlist for all 18 challenges: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRr5L69yg_kEO-H2iKRF03gTlsrimwNNI