Mine Maze
Items in this room:
Gold Coins: 5 | Keys: 3 | Potions: 1 | Gems: 1
After safely climbing down the chain, you'll be right in front of the dwarf statue. Pluck the Green Jewel from its forehead. Turn around to face the rubble covered in cobwebs. There's a large block on the right that has a Small Key on top of it, sitting on the corner closest to you. Spin back around and move past the dwarf statue and down the tunnel to a T-intersection. Turn right and step forward a bit to find a chest on the right. Open this for some Gems.
Turn around again and head down the tunnel towards the Save Point. On the way there, blast the crate on the left for some Gold Coins. By the time you reach the intersection the tunnel behind you will collapse, effectively sealing you into this new area. Continue past the Save Point and approach the gate. Pull down the lever to the right to raise the gate, then move through. Continue down this tunnel's two left turns to reach a dead end with another lever. Pull this one down as well and turn around. Odin Vision will reveal an illusory wall directly across from where you're standing. Aim your Wand at the left side of the wall and start rapidly firing. As the wall dissolves, the fireballs will move straight through and begin pelting the Large Crawler before it has a chance to move. If you're quick enough, you should be able to defeat it before it can charge, but be ready to strafe to the side just in case.
Once the creature has been dispatched, head into the new area lit by the blue torch. Odin can help you spot a hidden chest to the right of the of the lever containing some Gold Coins. Pull the lever, then head back to the Save Point and turn right. Now that you've raised the gate on this tunnel you can proceed forward. Make your way past a couple twists and turns until you reach a long stretch of tunnel and head the familiar screech of Crawlers. Fire your Wand rapidly to defeat the two beasties before they can reach you.
Continue down the tunnel and make the left turn at the end. You can spot a Save Point, but as you approach you'll hear another Crawler screech. One will approach from straight ahead and the other from a side tunnel on the left. The one running in from the side makes it impossible to remain stationary, so back up a few steps while firing to safely dispatch them.
Hard Mode
In Hard/Ironman mode, there's a third Crawler that appears behind you. It's possible to quickly back away from the other two and safely pass the third one. But it might be safer to Dash past the two in front, or spin around and dash past the third one.
Once the tunnel is safe once again, continue on to the Save Point. While standing on the symbol, there are three ways to go: back the way you just came, a tunnel to the left, and a tunnel straight ahead. We want to head straight ahead first (if you need a reference, summon Odin to the nearby stalagmite. He'll be facing the way you need to go at this stage), but don't move too quickly. When at the "doorway" to the tunnel, look at the left side of the "door frame." This is a "frame" shared by two tunnel entrances, and there's a piece jutting out slightly upon which rests a Small Key. Grab that, then break open the barrel just past the doorway for some Gold Coins. Continue past that barrel and follow the tunnel to another dead end with a lever. Lower the lever to raise a gate in another part of the mine.
Head back to the Save Point and turn right. When setting off down this tunnel, ignore the first left as that just loops back around. Take the second left tunnel, and follow this until you hear more Crawlers. Take them out as usual before they can reach you. If you use Odin Vision you'll be able to spot an illusory wall straight ahead. Move past the pillar and into a little room the Crawlers came from, and blast away the fake wall. This will open up an area lit by blue torches. Head inside until you find another lever.
Hard Mode
In Hard/Ironman mode, there will be a Poison Floater waiting for you in front of the lever. As long as you turn the corner cautiously, you'll be able to defeat it without too much issue.
Lower the lever, then head back to the nearest T-intersection. To the right will be the Save Point, but ignore that and turn left. When you were here before, the gate was lowered. Now that we found that hidden lever, we are free to proceed down that portion of the tunnel. Follow the twists and turns until you reach a dead end. Odin Vision will reveal a hidden Runic Plate in the recess between some wooden scaffolding. If you face the skeleton, this will be to your right. Odin can also spot a hidden chest in the tunnel, which you can reveal for a Large Key. Once you activate the Runic Plate and find the key, make your way back to the intersection just outside the last blue torch section you were in. Turn right to proceed down this tunnel, now that we've dispelled the red barrier.
Continue to the Save Point and look to the right. Odin can reveal an illusory wall at the end of this section of tunnel. There's a Large Crawler behind it, so once again just keep firing after the initial hit to the wall to get in enough hits to prevent it from charging into you. Approach the area you just revealed, but slow down once you see an intersection approaching on the left. In that side tunnel is a Poison Floater, so lean out and zap it before it spits a poison ball at you. Further down the tunnel, currently out of sight, is a blue barrier.
Remember that illusory wall that was dispelled? Hidden in the darkness between the two blue torches is a Runic Plate that will temporarily disable the blue barrier. Go ahead and zap that, then dash down the tunnel, turn the corner to the right, and dash up to (but not into) the T-intersection. To the right is another Poison Floater, so take that creature out before doing anything else.
Turning left at the T-intersection (opposite where the Poison Floater was) leads to a wooden minecart bumper in front of a collapsed tunnel. In front of the bumper is a chest containing a Red Potion, and there's a crate in the back right corner with Gold Coins inside. Once you have the items, turn around and make your way down the tunnel until you see another Message Sphere room on the left. Just outside the Sphere room, along the left wall, is a barrel containing some Gold Coins. Listen to the dwarven message if you wish, then continue back down the tunnel until you reach the exit door. Head on through to the next room.
