Trophy guide to Shadow of the Tomb Raider Shadow of the Tomb Raider Guide and Walkthrough

Last update: 17 September 2018

The following section contains a list of achievements available to unlock in the Shadow of the Tomb Raider. There are 63 achievements available on PC and Xbox One; the PS4 version offers 64: 1 platinum, 1 gold, 2 silver and 60 bronze). Each trophy in our guide comes with a breakdown of its requirements and our own notes that will let you obtain them easily.

General information about the trophies in Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Archeologist
Asking Price
Back to Where We Started
Beast of Legend
Better Equipped
Chain Gang
Chalice of Torment
Como Te Llama
Completionist
Deadly Obsession
Dia de Muertos
Dr. Croft
First Blood
Family Ties
Fire of Life
First Steps
Good Samaritan
Gunslinger
Heart of the Serpent
Hearts and Minds
Help Thy Neighbor
I Believe Hakan Fly
In the Moment
Last Known Position
Legendary Hunter
Like a Shadow
Look, Over There!
Made to Endure
Makeshift Arsenal
Marksman
New Heights
On the Go
One with the Jungle
Path of the Stars
Playing with Fire
Point of Interest
Queen of the Damned
Quite an Adventure
Recipe for Disaster
Resting Places
Rite of Passage
Sixth Sense
Smart and Resourceful
Specialized
Stele Hunter
Surprise!
Survival Instincts
Tables Turned
Thanksgiving
That's a Knife!
The Chosen One
The Hidden City
The Underworld
Thread the Past
To the Nines
Tomb Raider
Total Party Kill
Treasures of the Past
Treasure Hunter
Underwater Archeologist
Untold Riches
Unwelcome Guests
Up to the Challenge
Zoologist

General information about the trophies in Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Acquiring the platinum trophy in Shadow of the Tomb Raider is not extremely difficult, but it is quite time-consuming. Achieving this goal should take you around 30 hours. It is worth taking a look at the list of trophies before starting the game, in order to acquaint yourself with those achievements which require you to make quite specific decisions along the way. This will reduce the risk of having to replay large sections of the game.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has 4 achievements connected to various difficulty levels. We do not recommend that you attempt to acquire all four of these trophies during a single playthrough. It is best to complete the game on the lowest or normal difficulty level first, and after that proceed to the highest difficulty setting. During your second playthrough, you will not have to worry about numerous other trophies anymore, and you will be familiar with the countless unpleasant surprises that await Lara on her journey.
It is possible to miss out on the trophies connected to combat and eliminating enemies. This happens because your progress in the game is being automatically saved. After completing the campaign, no new enemies will appear in previously explored locations. We have indicated which trophies it is possible to miss out on in their relevant descriptions. It is worth taking care of them in advance. If worse comes to worst, remember to complete these achievements during your second playthrough on the highest difficulty level, although they may prove to be much more demanding.
The game automatically saves your progress in finding collectibles and completing the various conditions needed for specific achievements. You will not lose a collectible if Lara dies after discovering it. You can also make the game easier for yourself when acquiring the trophies connected to combat - pause the game before killing the last enemy from a given group. After reloading from the last checkpoint, you will be back at the start of the skirmish but the game will remember the progress you made earlier, e.g. the number of foes killed in a specific manner.
The trophies connected to the Challenge Tombs and secrets are the most time-consuming. There are "only" 9 such tombs in the game, but each of them is a vast dungeon and reaching some of them is a challenge on its own. When it comes to the collectibles, there are almost 400 of them for you to discover.

Archeologist

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: collect a full set of artifacts.

Notes: See the description of the Dr Croft achievement. The only difference is that the achievement requires you to find all the collections, rather than just anyone.

Asking Price

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: Buy any item from a merchant.

Notes: Blatantly simple. The earliest possible moment is when you reach the Kuwak Yaku village. The merchant is in the northern part of the village. Other vendors can be found in the Hidden City and in the San Juan Mission.

Back to Where We Started

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must return to Paititi.

Description: This achievement is related to the progress in the main storyline and you cannot miss out on it. This is the final phase of the game. The heroes return to Paititi after losing the silver box in San Juan, Lara fighting a series of battles with the mercenaries of the Trinity, and escaping an earthquake. You will unlock this trophy right after talking to Etzli in the rebel hideout.

Beast of Legend

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: defeat Nahual.

Notes: Nahual is an "armored" variety of a jaguar. You can only fight it after unlocking the Hearts and Minds quest in the Hidden City. The quest can be started after getting access to the Skull Cave in Paititi.

One of the latter stages of this quest has you finding the Champion's Bow. During your search, Lara will encounter the Nahual lair, and will have to fight it.

Better Equipped

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must acquire three pieces of equipment.

Description: It is best to buy new equipment pieces from the traders you will encounter on your journeys. Sell the ??unnecessary resources that you have collected, so that you can afford to buy new equipment for Lara.

Chain Gang

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: You have to perform the serpent fury 3 times.

Notes: You can find more details in another part of this guide.

Chalice of Torment

Type of trophy: platinum

How to unlock: unlock all other trophies.

Notes: only available on PS4.

Como Te Llama

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: pet 5 llamas.

Notes: You can find some domesticated llamas in the Hidden City Paititi and the San Juan Mission (there are more than 5 in the whole game). Interact with the animal to pet it. You have to pet five different llamas.

Completionist

Trophy type: Gold

Requirements: Reach 100% completion.

Description: The most important information is that you cannot permanently miss out on this achievement, because you are free to return to all of the collectibles and other additional activities (also after completing the main campaign). Completion is calculated from the following activities:

All types of collectibles
Monoliths, crypts and tombs
Side missions
Challenges

This is a very time-consuming trophy. Crypts and tombs require you to solve additional riddles, and the collectibles scattered throughout the game amount to almost 400. If necessary, take a look at the other chapters of this guide, in which optional activities have been described. In addition, you can facilitate discovering collectibles and hidden areas by means of the maps you find in-game and survival instincts.

Deadly Obsession

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: Complete the game on the Deadly Obsession difficulty level.

Description: A detailed description of unlocking this trophy can be found in a separate chapter of the guide.

Dia de Muertos

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must remove the dagger from the Temple of the Moon.

Description: This achievement is related to progress in the main storyline and there is no way for you to miss it. You visit the temple in the first zone of the game, i.e. Cozumel. Lara must reach the top of the temple where the chamber with the dagger is located.

Dr. Croft

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: You need to find all artifact collections.

Notes: the artifacts are the collectables of the Shadow of the Tomb Raider - these can be documents, letters, treasures or murals. Each secret is a part of a collection, and you can look it up in the Artifacts tab. After finding all the secrets in a location, the place is considered finished. The picture above shows the collection Gates of Hell.

You need to find all collectables, hence unlocking all collections.

First Blood

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: quietly take down an enemy using a muddy wall.

Notes: more details can be found in another section of the guide.

Family Ties

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must free Unuratu from prison.

Description: This achievement is related to progress in the main storyline and there is no way for you to miss it. You will venture to save Unuratu right after you unlock access to the upper city in Paititi. You will gain the trophy soon after Lara reaches Unuratu's cell (before she even breaks through the wall with the axe to free the woman).

Fire of Life

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must enter the inner chamber of the Temple of Life.

Description: This achievement is related to progress in the main storyline and there is no way for you to miss it. There are ruins that lead to the Temple of Life, which you will explore during your stay in Kuwaq Yaku. You will get the trophy after solving the riddle with rotating columns and entering the room with a huge mural.

First Steps

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: unlock any skill.

Notes: another self-explanatory trophy. The first opportunity is in the camp at the beginning of the game, near the plane wreckage.

Good Samaritan

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: finish 8 side quests.

Notes: More details can be found in another section of the guide.

Gunslinger

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: get 3 headshots in 3 seconds using a pistol.

Notes: More details can be found in another section of the guide.

Heart of the Serpent

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must find the Mission of San Juan.

Description: This achievement is related to progress in the main storyline and there is no way for you to miss it. The Mission of San Juan is one of the most crucial locations in the game. You will automatically reach it after completing the chapter on the Porevnir Oil Fields.

Hearts and Minds

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must retrieve Manko's Necklace.

Description: This trophy is linked to the Retrieve the King's Horn and The Savior's Amulet side quests, which are granted to you by the residents of the Hidden City of Paititi. These tasks are not available immediately - you have to advance far enough in the main story to unlock the Skull Cave location, where the rebels hide. The necklace is found in the final parts of The Savior's Amulet quest (in the sarcophagus shown in the picture above). You will get the trophy right after you bring Uchu the necklace. Detailed descriptions of the transition of both tasks mentioned above can be found in the Side Quests section of this game guide.

Help Thy Neighbor

Type of trophy: silver

How to unlock: finish any side quest.

I Believe Hakan Fly

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must Rescue Hakan from the cultists.

Description: The trophy is linked to the Stay of Execution side quest, which you can start while visiting the Hidden City of Paititi. This task is not immediately available since you have to unlock access to the upper parts of the city. Only then can you take on the mission to rescue Hakan. You can find a detailed walkthrough of the relevant quest in the Side Quests section of this guide.

In the Moment

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: kill 10 enemies with Focus active.

Attention - this is easy to miss, as it requires killing enemies in a particular fashion. After finishing the game, there are no new enemies!

Notes: actually, the skill related to this trophy is not called focus, but the Scales of the Serpent. The skill will be unlocked later in the game.

The Scales of the Serpent allow you to craft a sort of a potion that increases the metabolism, making enemies appear to move slower while aiming. In order to get the trophy, consume it right after a fight. You will need some materials, but you can easily find them in the game.

Last Known Position

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: you need to lose an enemy 10 times.

Notes: More details can be found in another section of the guide.

Legendary Hunter

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: hunt down 5 animals.

Notes: More details can be found in another section of the guide.

Like a Shadow

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: get 25 silent kills.

Attention - This is easy to miss, as it requires killing enemies in a particular fashion. After finishing the game, there are no new enemies!

Notes: In order to kill an enemy quietly, Lara has to sneak behind them. A skull will then appear above the enemy (see above), and you'll be one press of a button away from a silent takedown. Try to sneak as much as you can in general - you will get this quest long before the game ends. Only attack enemies that are out of sight of their allies (marked in yellow in the Instinct Mode).

Look, Over There!

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: kill 3 distracted enemies.

Attention - This is easy to miss, as it requires killing enemies in a particular fashion. After finishing the game, there are no new enemies!

Notes: quite a straightforward trophy - there are many ways to distract enemies. The simplest way is to use different throwable objects. After an item lands near an enemy, they should go and check out the noise. Use the opportunity to kill them.

Another good way of approaching it is killing enemies in an open space - the corpses also distract other enemies. Always keep in mind you should attack enemies separated from their group. Get three such kills.

Made to Endure

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: kill 10 enemies when your Endurance is active.

Attention - This is easy to miss, as it requires killing enemies in a particular fashion. After finishing the game, there are no new enemies!

Notes: the endurance is actually called the Heart of the Warrior. The skill won't be available until later in the game.

The Heart of the Warrior allows you to craft a sort of a potion that reduces damage taken from melee attacks and projectiles. In order to get the trophy, consume it right after a fight. In this case, you can be aggressive and try to get as many kills as possible. You will need some crafting materials, but you can easily find them in the game.

Makeshift Arsenal

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: fully upgrade a weapon.

Notes: the weapons in the Shadow of the Tomb Raider can be upgraded in camps - choose the second tab Inventory and choose any weapon you own. Each weapon has a few levels of upgrades, and each upgrade requires crafting materials. The resources can be found in the world or acquired from merchants.

Attention - if you've chosen a weapon that has four levels of upgrades (such as Vicar Mark II seen above) you will also need 2 levels of the Raposa's Wit skill, which grants access to the top tier of upgrades.

Marksman

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: get 20 bow headshots.

Attention - this is easy to miss, as it requires killing enemies in a particular fashion. After finishing the game, there are no new enemies!

Notes: you can start completing the 20 kills right from the beginning, as soon as you get the bow in Cozumel. Remember that you can zoom in. Try to find stationary targets and stay hidden to make things easier.

New Heights

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: you have to climb a wall after getting the climbing gear.

Notes: you can obtain this trophy during the main quest line, namely when coming back from Cenotes to the Hidden City (the Rebellion Lives main quest). Lara will find Overhang Climbing Gear in the location shown above, which can be used for climbing slanted walls. The game actually requires you to use the gear, so you will get this trophy anyhow.

On the Go

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must craft special ammunition 50 times.

Description: Lara's weapons can use several types of special ammunition. Available types of ammunition can be viewed from the drop down weapons menu, and you can use the same menu to set them as active (i.e. as ready to unleash after pressing the alternative attack button). New types of ammunition can be unlocked by means of progressing in the game and buying new skills. From the beginning of the game you can use flaming arrows with your the bow.

After selecting a special type of ammunition you need to hold a button to create it - by default it is R1/RB. Lara will produce ammunition only if you have enough resources and only if you have not reached the ammunition limit. The limit is, e.g. in the case of flaming arrows, 4 arrows (you can increase it by buying quivers for your bow and pouches for your firearms). Materials for crafting can be easily found in the game's world, but you can also get them from traders. Remember to use special ammunition on an ongoing basis, which will allow you to produce more pieces of different variety for the fights that are still ahead of you.

One with the Jungle

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: Complete the game on the One with the Jungle difficulty level.

Description: One with the Jungle is the equivalent of a high difficulty level. Set this difficulty level when starting a new game and do not change the difficulty for any of the additional settings during the game (combat, exploration, riddles). Otherwise, you may lose the chance to unlock this achievement.

Path of the Stars

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must decipher the Path of the Stars.

Description: This achievement is related to progress in the main storyline and there is no way for you to miss it. You will get it at the very beginning of the game, more specifically right after getting out of the first tomb and reaching the Mexican town of Cozumel.

Playing with Fire

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: bur two enemies at the same time.

Attention - this is easy to miss, as it requires killing enemies in a particular fashion. After finishing the game, there are no new enemies!

Notes: the best way of getting about this one is in a location, where you can find bottles. Enter the crafting tab and craft some Molotov's cocktails. Then, wait until two enemies are near each other and throw the cocktail at them. The enemies have to be killed with it, so choose those without any armor.

Point of Interest

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must learn of 5 interesting locations from civilians.

Description: Lara can talk with some of the NPCs in the inhabited locations (the town in Cozumel, the village in Kuwaq Yaku, the Hidden City of Paititi, the Mission of San Juan). Potential interlocutors are marked with a special icon (shown in the picture above). Some conversations do not amount to anything, but some of the residents can give you valuable information, e.g. about the locations of crypts and tombs or about other NPCs who have side quests for you. Talk to all of the characters you meet until you unlock the trophy.

Queen of the Damned

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must make an unlikely ally.

Description: This achievement is related to progress in the main storyline and there is no way for you to miss it. This trophy can be acquired in the final phase of the game, when Lara meets the queen in the City of the Serpent.

Quite an Adventure

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must finish the main storyline.

Description: You will receive this trophy regardless of the difficulty level you choose.

Recipe for Disaster

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must survive the flood.

Description: This achievement is related to progress in the main storyline and there is no way for you to miss it. The flood occurs at the end of the first chapter of the game, which takes place in Cozumel. Lara must then get out of the water after she has been carried away by a flood wave. You will receive the trophy shortly after leaving the water and jumping onto a wall next to one of the buildings (in order to complete the chapter, you must also finish the climbing section, but that is not related to the trophy in question).

Resting Places

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: uncover 3 crypt secrets.

Notes: More details can be found in another section of the guide.

Rite of Passage

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must complete the game on the Rite of Passage difficulty level.

Description: Rite of Passage is the equivalent of a normal difficulty level. Set this difficulty level when starting a new game and do not change the difficulty for any of the additional settings during the game (combat, exploration, riddles). Otherwise, you may lose the chance to unlock this achievement.

Sixth Sense

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: track down 10 enemies using the Eye of the Eagle skill.

Attention - This is easy to miss, as it requires killing enemies in a particular fashion. After finishing the game, there are no new enemies!

Notes: The Eye of the Eagle is not a skill you can unlock. You will get it automatically soon after solving the bridge puzzle in the Peruvian Jungle.

The Eye of the Eagle allows you to craft a sort of a potion that makes it easier to distinguish plants, animals and enemies. In order to get the trophy, consume it right after a fight. You will need some crafting materials, but you can easily find them in the game.

Smart and Resourceful

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must complete the game on the Smart and Resourceful difficulty level.

Description: Smart and Resourceful is the equivalent of a low difficulty level.

Specialized

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: get all the skills from a single category.

Notes: More details can be found in another section of the guide.

Stele Hunter

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: complete 3 challenge tombs.

Notes: Check the Tomb Raider achievement description for details. The only difference is that the achievement requires completing all tombs, rather than just 3.

Surprise!

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: complete 5 eliminations with the Eagle Fang.

Notes: More details can be found in another section of the guide.

Survival Instincts

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must defeat the Empress Jaguar.

Description: This achievement is related to progress in the main storyline and there is no way for you to miss it. Lara gets dragged into two skirmishes with jaguars in the Peruvian jungle. Hints on how to win both of these encounters can be found in our walkthrough.

Tables Turned

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: kill a total of 5 enemies, while they're looking for Lara.

Attention - This is easy to miss, as it requires killing enemies in a particular fashion. After finishing the game, there are no new enemies!

Notes: the difficulty of this trophy is determined by the overall level of difficulty you've chosen for the game. You have to vanish out of the enemy's sight and then kill the same enemy. It's important to do it before they cease looking for you. Do that with five different enemies.

Thanksgiving

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must shoot a turkey with a Flare Round.

Description: For the requirements of this trophy, you need to acquire the Serpent's Glint skill. It is a part of the green group and requires you to use 2 skill points. This skill unlocks the Flare Round for your pistol - it is a special kind of ammunition.

Wait until your progress far enough in the story, and your characters reach the location of the Mission of San Juan. Examine the locations south of the church - these are the areas around the monolith and hunting grounds. Lara should at some point come across a group of turkeys (example shown in the picture above). Prepare your pistol, aim at any turkey and shoot a Flare Round at it (press the alternative shot button - by default it is RB/R1).

That's a Knife!

Type of trophy: bronze

How to unlock: fully upgrade your knife.

Commentary: A detailed description can be found on a separate page of our guide.

The Chosen One

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must find the Silver Box of Ix Chel.

Description: This achievement is related to progress in the main storyline and there is no way for you to miss it. Lara finds the Silver Box of Ix Chel after completing the Way of the Cross riddle in the underground under the Mission of San Juan.

The Hidden City

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must find Paititi.

Description: This achievement is related to progress in the main storyline and there is no way for you to miss it. The Hidden City of Paititi is the largest and most important location in the game. You will reach it from the side of the tower where you have completed the Trial of the Eagle. The trophy will be unlocked after you meet Unuratu for the first time, and reach the Hidden City with her.

The Underworld

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must get out of the Cenotes alive.

Description: This achievement is related to progress in the main storyline and there is no way for you to miss it. You will visit the location named Cenotes later on in the game (the hero goes there from the side of the Hidden City). You will receive the trophy after solving the riddle with the two waterwheels and after completing the escape scene.

Thread the Past

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: You'll need to find 5 historical outfits.

Commentary: Complete information on finding and restoring historical outfits can be found on a dedicated page of our guide - the detailed description of unlocking the To the Nines achievement. As a reminder, outfits can be found in crypts, bought from merchants or awarded for completing side missions. After acquiring an outfit, it is necessary to restore it in the camp by using crafting materials. Find and restore any 5 pieces of clothing to unlock the achievement. Their list can be found on the Lara's Outfits page.

To the Nines

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Restore and wear a complete historical outfit.

Commentary: A detailed description can be found on a separate page of our guide.

Tomb Raider

Trophy type: silver

How to unlock: Complete all main challenge tombs.

Commentary: A detailed description can be found on a separate page of our guide.

Total Party Kill

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Prompt 5 enemies to kill each other.

Commentary: A detailed description can be found on a separate page of our guide.

Treasures of the Past

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Decypher a monolith.

Commentary: A detailed description can be found on a separate page of our guide.

Treasure Hunter

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Open all conquistador chests.

Commentary: A detailed description can be found on a separate page of our guide.

Underwater Archeologist

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Collect 5 underwater artifacts.

Commentary: This is a relatively simple achievement, because quite a lot of artifacts (secrets) in Shadow of the Tomb Raider can be found underwater. You can find them in Kuwaq Yaku, for example -right next to the village there is a large water reservoir (a typical secret chest is depicted on the screenshot). You can also come across "underwater secrets" in the Hidden City or some of the investigated ruins.

Untold Riches

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Collect 40 pieces of gold ore.

Commentary: Gold Ore is one of the raw materials available in the game. You can find it in many different locations, with the highest probability of encountering them when exploring crypts and tombs. Collect 40 pieces of ore to receive the trophy.

Unwelcome Guests

Trophy type: Bronze

Requirements: You must get rid of the pillagers outside of Kuwaq Yaku.

Description: This trophy is linked to the side quest Deal with the Pillagers, which you can start while visiting the village in Kuwaq Yaku. One part of this task requires you to reach the camp of the pillagers in the ruins (shown in the picture above) with the intention of murdering them. A detailed walkthrough of said task can be found in the Side Quests section of our game guide.