What To Do When Stuck In An Area | Where to Go After An Upgrade

This is a guide on what to do and where to go if you get stuck in Metroid Dread for the Nintendo Switch. Read to find out what to do if you get stuck in Artaria, Cataris, Dairon, Ferenia, or another area, as well as where to go after getting an upgrade or defeating a boss.

What to Do If You Get Stuck

Check for Blocked Off Areas

Some areas are designed in a way that will not let you backtrack or at least limit the areas you can backtrack to. If you run into doors or blocks marked with ??? on your map, this indicates an upgrade that has not been unlocked. You will likely need to head to a new area or defeat a boss to update the necessary ability.

How to Open All Doors and All Obstacle Blocks

Look for Hidden Areas

Unmarked Breakable Wall

If you haven't played past or similar games to the Metroid series, there will usually be innocent-looking walls or floors that can be destroyed. Hidden blocks can be revealed when hit with a missile or bomb, so be sure to test out every suspicious looking wall you see in order to progress the game or find hidden items.

To help you with this, consider picking up the Pulse Radar Aeion Ability.

Stuck in Artaria

Where to Go After Phantom Cloak

Use Phantom Cloak on Sensor-Lock Doors

Once you defeat the first boss, Corpius, you will gain the Phantom Cloak ability, which allows Samus to sneak past Sensor-Lock Doors.

Before approaching a Sensor-Lock Door, activate your Phantom Cloak and walk through. Do not deactivate your Phantom Cloak until you make it safely across the door.

Head to the Cataris Elevator

After obtaining the Phantom Cloak, travel to the top right section of the map and reach the Sensor-Lock Door underneath a heat-room, as shown on the image above. This will let you travel on to the next map, Cataris.

Artaria Walkthrough

Stuck in Cataris

How to Leave the Elevator Room

When you first enter Cataris, you will need to shoot through the hidden beam block to the left to proceed through the level.

How to Open Thermal Doors

Thermal Fuel Switches allow you to open up new areas of the map by opening Thermal Doors. However, activating these switches also close off some areas of the map, which force you to find new paths. Once a switch is activated, it cannot be deactivated.

Cataris Area Map and 100% Items Guide

How to Get from Cataris to Dairon

Drain the Lava and Pull Down the Magnetic Platfrom

Cataris is one of the larger maps in the game, making progression sometimes difficult. To progress through the game, you will need to travel to Dairon by following the steps in the table.

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Activate the Engine inside the Room Inside the room indicated in the map above, you will find a button that will activate an engine. The engine will remove both the lava and the heat from the room outside.
2	Return to Energy Recharge Station After activating the engine, you can return to the energy recharge station by following the path in the map.
3	Destroy the Beam Blocks Above the Recharge Stations are a few hidden Beam Blocks. Climb up the ledge and hang on the magnetic strips to destroy the blocks above.
4	Enter the Drained Room Once the blocks are destroyed, you can enter the room you just drained where you will find a magnetic platform.
5	Pull down the Magnetic Platform Use Spider Magnet to cling on to the platform and pull it downwards.
6	Make Your Way to the Room Above Once the platform is lowered, you can now access the path to the room above. After activating the Thermal Fuel Switch, you can access the path to the shuttle to Dairon.

Cataris Walkthrough

Stuck in Dairon

How to Escape the First Area

After entering Dairon, you may find yourself at a dead end in area surrounded by Speed Booster Blocks. Just past the blocks, there a few hidden beam blocks on the floor. Shoot the ground to continue through the path.

How to Turn On the Power

Once you reach Dairon for the first time, you will encounter a series of rooms without any power. To progress through the game, you will need to turn on the power in this area of the map by activating the generator.

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Make Your Way Through the Dark Rooms Travel through the dark rooms until you reach a dead end.
2	Destroy the Hidden Blocks When you reach the dead end, shoot the blocks below your feet to destroy the hidden beam blocks.
2	Turn on the Generator After breaking through the blocks, proceed through the next room where you will find a generator. Activate the generator to restore power to the area.

Where to Go After Wide Beam

After getting the Wide Beam, you will now need to go back to Cataris and beat the Green EMMI to get the Morph Ball upgrade.

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Make your way to Cataris to fight the Green EMMI. With the new Wide Beam upgrade, you will now be able to open new doors and remove Wide Beam Boxes. Use this to make your way back to the Cataris Shuttle.
2	Make your way to the Cataris Central Unit. Again, you will need to use your new Wide Beam upgrade to access Wide Beam covered doors.
3	Destroy the Central Unit and defeat the Green EMMI. After this, you will unlock the Morph Ball upgrade.

Dairon Area Map and 100% Items Guide

Stuck in Burenia

How to Escape the Bottom Area of Burenia

After getting the Space Jump upgrade, you will need to return to Burenia to obtain the Gravity Suit. The bottom areas of Burenia are vast and cavernous, making it difficult to navigate. Follow the instructions in the table to escape the bottom areas of Burenia and obtain the Gravity Suit.

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Space Jump to the Save Station After first descending into the bottom areas of Burenia, you will first need to locate the Save Station. You can reach the Save Station by using your Space Jump upgrade to cross the short water section.
2	Destroy the Alien Block and Grapple Block To the right of the Save Station, you will run into an Alien Block. Destroy it with your Power Beam to open up the wall. Across the water, you can spot a Grapple Block. Pull on it with the Grapple Beam to destroy it.
3	Travel through the Narrow Path Once the Grapple Block is destroyed, use your Space Jump to travel to the other side and go through the narrow passage.
3	Open Up the Narrow Path Above the Cave As you continue through the path, it will eventually lead to a small cave at the very bottom of Burenia. At the top left corner, you can spot another alien block. Use your Diffusion Beam to destroy it and open up the path above.
3	Get on the Bridge and Go Up Through the path, you will encounter a trench. Cross the trench and use Space Jump to get on the bridge. Once you're on the bridge, head upwards passing through the two Sensor-Lock Doors.
3	Space Jump to the Other Side After passing through the second Sensor-Lock Door, you will encounter a large gap. Use Space Jump to cross the large gap and make your way to the other side. If you accidentally fall, you can climb back up on the right side.
3	Destroy the Alien Blocks to Expose the Grapple Block Go up the narrow passage and destroy the alien block to open up the wall and expose more alien blocks. Continue destroying the alien blocks until the wall is completely destroyed and the Grapple Block is exposed.
3	Pull on the Grapple Block to Destroy the Bridge Below The Grapple Block will be holding up a large underwater structure. Pull on the Grapple Block to cause the large structure to fall onto the bridge below and destroy it.
3	Obtain the Gravity Suit Once the bridge is destroyed, you can enter the room containing the Gravity Suit to the left. With the Gravity Suit, you can freely travel through the water and escape the bottom area of Burenia.

Stuck in Ferenia

How to Escape the Dead End Chamber

In the cold area to the north of Ferenia, you may find yourself stuck in a small room with no escape. There several hidden blocks in this area that you need to destroy in order to leave.

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Destroy the Bomb Blocks On the southeast corner of the room are a row of hidden bomb blocks. Place a cross bomb next to the pillar to destroy them.
2	Use Screw Attack to Destroy the Blocks Above In the next section of the chamber, you will need to destroy the hidden Screw Attack Blocks above to access the next area.
3	Open the Storm Missile Door The final chamber will have a simple Storm Missile Door. To open the door, lock on to all the Storm Missile points in the room and launch missiles at them simultaneously.

Ferenia Area Map and 100% Items Guide

Where to Go After Kraid

Get the Diffusion Beam

After defeating Kraid, Samus now has access to the Diffusion Beam in a nearby room. Through this path, Samus will also encounter a Purple Teleporal which leads to Dairon. She will need to take this Teleportal to continue with the story.

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Use the Spider Magnet to Climb Up After defeating Kraid, you will find several blue magnetic strips above Samus leading to a new area of the map. Travel up this path to the next area.
2	Destroy the Missile Cover After taking the Morph Ball path, you will find a Missile Cover slightly south. Destroy the Missile Cover with a missile to enter the room.
3	Obtain the Diffusion Beam Enter the room and obtain the Diffusion Beam.
4	Shoot the Alien Block With the Diffusion Beam, you can escape the room by shooting the alien block to the upper right.
5	Access the Purple Teleportal After escaping the room containing the Diffusion Beam, you will find another alien block to the north. Destroy this block and head to the Purple Teleportal to enter Dairon.

Where to Go After Grapple Beam

Head to Ferenia

After obtaining the Grapple Beam Upgrade, you can head north and ride the elevator to Dairon. Once you reach Dairon, continue traveling north and use the Grapple Beam to remove the Grapple Beam Block and head to the elevator to Ferenia.

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Use the Grapple Beam to Reach the Blue Magnetic Strips Once you have obtained the Grapple Beam, you can travel north using the blue magnetic strips. This path leads to an elevator to Dairon. Ride the elevator and proceed to the next step.
2	Head North to the Elevator to Ferenia After reaching Darion, take the Morph Ball Launcher on the right side of the room and continue north towards the elevator to Ferenia. Use your newly acquired Grapple Beam to pull the Grapple Beam Box out of your way.
3	Ride the Elevator and Encounter the Purple EMMI Ride the elevator to Ferenia where you will first encounter the Purple EMMI and progress through the story.

Stuck After Spin Boost

Defeat the Chozo Soldier and Head North

You may find yourself seemingly stuck after getting the Spin Boost upgrade. The following steps will lead you in the right direction torwards your next boss fight.

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Exit the Spin Boost Room To exit the room containing the Spin Boost upgrade, you will need to use the upgrade to get up the ledge. While standing beneath the ledge, jump to the left once and then to the right using the Spin Boost.
2	Use Spin Boost to Get Out of the Water Even though you do not gain any height while using Spin Boost underwater, you can still use it to get out of the water area.
2	Defeat the Chozo Soldier Head back the way you came. However, on your way back to the previous Save Station, you will first have to defeat a Chozo Soldier.
3	Head to North Section of the EMMI Zone After defeating the Chozo Soldier, you can use the newly acquired Spin Boost to access the north section of the EMMI Zone and defeat the Blue EMMI.

Where to Go After Space Jump

Obtain the Gravity Suit

With the new Space Jump Upgrade, Samus can now cross large gaps in the air or underwater to access previously unreachable areas, including a path in Burenia which leads to the Gravity Suit.

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Travel Back to Ghavoran After getting Space Jump for the first time in Ferenia, you will have to go back to Ghavoran using the Shuttle.
2	Use the Green Teleportal and Head to Burenia To access the Green Teleportal in Ghavoran, you will have to use your newly acquired Space Jump to cross the short water section.
3	Cross the Deep Water Section With Space Jump, you also gain access to the path on the west side of the map. Cross the deep water section using Space Jump and open the door with your Plasma Beam.
4	Head to the Southeast Area of the Map Continue traveling this new path until you reach the southeast area of the map.
5	Obtain the Gravity Suit To obtain the Gravity Suit, you will first need to destroy the Grapple Beam Block holding up the large underwater structure. This will destroy the bridge below and open up the room to the Gravity Suit.
6	Head to Artaria After obtaining the Gravity Suit and opening up the area to the north, you can head to the nearby elevator and ride it back to Arataria.

Where to Go After Morph Ball

Obtain the Varia Suit

After obtaining the Morph Ball upgrade, Samus can now access several new areas around the map. To progress through the story, you will need to obtain the Varia Suit from Artaria so you can enter the warmer regions of the map.

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Access the Red Teleportal With the Morph Ball upgrade, Samus can now take the narrow path through the alien statue leading to the Red Teleportal, which takes Samus back to Artaria. Alternatively, you can also take the elevator back to Artaria instead.
2	Take the Northwest Path The Morph Ball upgrade also opens up a new path to the northwest of Artaria. After following this path, you will find another Thermal Energy Switch.
3	Activate the Thermal Fuel Switch After activating the switch, several traps will activate and the northern side of Artaria will start to crumble. A new path will also open up leading further north.
4	Obtain the Varia Suit Follow the new path to a room containing the Varia Suit upgrade. The Varia Suit upgrade allows Samus to access the warmer areas of the map.
5	Return to Cataris and Defeat Kraid With the Varia Suit upgrade, Samus can take the Red Teleportal back to Cataris and head south to battle Kraid.

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