Reaching the Dunwall Tower | Mission 6 - Return to the Tower Dishonored Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

There is a number of paths leading up to the Tower, seen in the distance. The most obvious of variants assumes that you have managed to reach the balconies on the waterlock top level (the above screenshot). Unfortunately, they are constantly being patrolled by several men, so you would either have to eliminate them, or try to avoid them. A fact worth noting is that one of the guards has a waterlock side door key on him. While you are here, you can also check out a large eternal balcony to find the pantry with food and Piero's spiritual remedy (there is also a passage to the room with the active arc pylon here).

The main exit from the beginning part of this mission is guarded by the active wall of light (the above screenshot). As a result, you need to find a way to go around it. If you have stolen the key from the guard (waterlock side door key), you may now use it to open the door on the left.

Another way to go around the wall of light is to reach the balcony to the right (the above screenshot) and teleport over to the neighboring one. You would find there a whale oil tank inside a slot that you can disable the wall of light with. You do not need to backtrack after you disable the wall, because you can just as well go ahead to go around it on the right side.

The least obvious way of going around the wall, is to reach one of the openings located underneath the balconies above, in the waterlock room. The upside of this approach is that eventually you reach the pipes outside of the building . By walking over these pipes, you can entirely go around the main balconies, as well as the wall of light (it's is a good choice if you want to avoid guards entirely).

Regardless of your approach, you need to reach the yard vicinities. Also here, you can adopt a variety of approaches. The first one, is walking over the bridge that neighbors the wall of light, which is guarded by two men (the above screenshot). If do not want alarm to be raised, you need to take the guards by surprise, or quickly go around them using, for example, the time hold power.

The remaining approaches assume that you near the area patrolled by the enemy on stilts (tall boy). You can follow him by going under the bridge (it's the place where you played hide and seek with Emily), and reach the stairs. On your way, look around for gold and a rewire tool.

If you prefer to stay away from the tallboy, consider climbing in the spot shown in the above screenshot, thanks to which you would be able to reach the balcony that, during the prologue part, saw the murder of the Empress. You can eavesdrop here on the conversation between a chambermaid and a guard, and then let them leave.

After you take the bridge neighboring with the wall of light, or passing under the bridge, you will end up around a police outpost guarded by a single enemy. Since you are here, it's also a good idea to have a look inside the lodge, where you can find ammo and a Sokolov's health elixir.