To use the Grand Lift of Dectus in Elden Ring you need two Medallion halves that can be found in Fort Haight and Fort Faroth. You can reach the Altus Plateau easily once you have them, saving you the ordeal of the alternative route that's both hidden and dangerous - finding the two Dectus Medallion locations might take a bit of searching but it's by far the better option earlier in the game. There are reasons to take the alternative route, but it's best saved to later.
So, to help you find the Grand Lift of Dectus Medallions and get the lift working we've got all the info on where to go in Elden Ring, what to look for, and what the stages of getting the lift working involve. We'll also cover that more dangerous route, if you want to risk it and show you how to get to the Altus Plateau without using the Grand Lift of Dectus, just so you can make your own decisions.
Grand Lift of Dectus medallion locations in Elden Ring
To get the Grand Lift of Dectus at the northernmost point of Liurnia working, you need the two halves of the Dectus Medallion.
The left half of the Dectus Medallion is in Fort Haight, on the coast beneath the Mistwood in southeastern Limgrave. It's a small building barely worthy of the term "fort", with a few enemies, a few rooms, and a ches with the Medallion half in.
The right half of the Dectus Medallion is a little further in Fort Faroth, a slightly nastier fortress on the Caelid/Dragonbarrow border, east of Sellia and south of the Minor Erdtree. It's not any bigger than Fort Haight, but the enemies are nastier, bat-like harpies that inflict poison. You can fight them, but it might be wiser just to sprint through to the ladde, then climb up to the chest and grab the Dectus Medallion half.
Once you have them both, head back to the Grand Lift of Dectus and simply walk onto it in front of the statues. You'll get a prompt to "Hoist Medallion", and a cutscene will start where your character lifts both halves together and activates the lift. You can do this at any time from top or below, taking you between the Plateau and Liurnia!
How to get to the Altus Plateau without the Grand Lift of Dectus
Elden Ring map fragment locations
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If you don't want to find the Dectus Medallion halves, there is another way up to the Altus Plateau. You need to descend to the Liurnia water level and head up the ravine just north of the lift itself, heading for the cave entrance at the far end marked on the map above. This is the Ravine-Veiled Village, a fairly large mine tunnel dungeon that takes you up the cliff to the Plateau.
Be warned - though there are a lot of treasures to be found here and it's a fairly rough climb, with two bosses - a monster called Magma Wyrm Makar that players have to beat to get out the other end (a fight where ranged attacks will help you a lot, incidentally), and an incredibly hard dragon called Lansseax waiting when you get out of the dungeon. Fortunately you don't have to fight Lansseax and escape by riding Torrent out of the area (which we recommend), but it's still a challenge nonetheless.
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