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Starfield Shattered Space
The Scaled Citadel Walkthrough
This is a The Scaled Citadel walkthrough for the Starfield DLC Shattered Space. Learn how to complete The Scaled Citadel and its rewards here!
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The Scaled Citadel Walkthrough
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| 1 | Fire the Mourning Device |
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 Aim and fire the Mourning Device by interacting with the buttons by the console where Ekris is. |
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| 2 | Talk to Malibor Dul'kehf |
 Talk to Malibor, who should be nearby to progress the quest. |
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| 3 | Enter the Scaled Citadel and talk to Anasko |
 Follow the quest marker and make your way to The Scaled Citadel. You will have to fight Phantoms and Vortex Horrors on your way there. Talk to Anasko Va'ruun once you make it inside The Scaled Citadel to progress the quest. |
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| 4 | Reach the Reactor Level |
 Go to lower levels of The Scaled Citadel and follow the quest marker to reach the Reactor Level. |
End the Security Lockdown
| 5 | Cut the Wall and Digipick the Vent |
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 Use a Drilling Rig to cut the wall and a Digipick to get through the vent seen in the images above. |
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| 6 | Destroy the Modulator |
 Interact with the Facilities Computer and override the lockdown. It will fail initially. Afterward, destroy the Modulator by interacting with the Modulator Containment Release and shooting the Modulator. Go back to the computer and override the lockdown. Tip: Better to use a Heavy Weapon or automatic rifle to destroy the Modulator. |
Release Phantoms or End Life Support
| 7 | Replace the Vortex Interlock |
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 Follow the quest marker until you reach the Reactor Level and replace the Vortex Interlock by interacting with the levers. |
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| 8 | Follow and Talk to Anasko Va'ruun |
 Follow Anasko and talk to him to progress the quest. |
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| 9 | Make Your Choice |
 Here, you can choose to release the phantoms or terminate pod life support. Your choice here will not affect the mission or the ending. The only difference is with Anasko's dialogue. |
Release the Phantoms or Terminate Pod Life Support?
Confront Anasko Va'ruun
| 10 | Reach the Pinnacle |
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 Follow the quest marker, which will lead you to the elevator that leads to the Pinnacle. Interact with the ID Card Reader next to it, and the quest marker will change to the location of Anasko's ID Card. Get it in the room across and take the elevator going to the Pinnacle. Tip: The Phantoms and Zealots will be fighting each other as you make your way to the Pinnacle. Best to just sprint past all of them instead of fighting. |
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| 11 | Overload the Vortex Gate |
 Overload the Vortex Gate by interacting with the Modulator Containment Releases and shooting the corresponding Modulators. You have to do this four times to finish the sub-objective. Tip: Better to use a Heavy Weapon or automatic rifle to destroy the Modulators. |
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| 12 | Kill Anasko Va'ruun |
 You have to kill Anasko Va'ruun once to clear the objective. Although, he will keep spawning even after killing him multiple times. |
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| 13 | Escape the Scaled Citadel |
 Follow the quest marker and get out of the Scaled Citadel. |
Shattered Space Ending Choice and Best Ending Guide
Choose which House Should Lead
At this point of the quest, you will have to choose which House should lead Va'ruun: Veth'aal, Dul'kehf, or Ka'dic. All dialogue outcomes are the same no matter which house you choose. Additionally, you unlock the Vacant House, which is a player home in House Varu'un style in Dazra.
Trying to name yourself as speaker and/or telling them that it is not your decision to make will both be rejected.
If you tell them that none of them are fit to lead and tell them that you mean it, you will be accused of heresy and suffer a few negative consequences: you won't unlock the Vacant House any more, you'll be attacked on sight every time you enter Dazra City, and Andreja will be angry with you.
Serpent's Crusade Choice
After choosing which House should lead, you will have to make another choice: You can choose to start or not start the Serpent's Crusade.
Whether you choose to start the crusade or not, they will all agree yet nothing observable will happen in the Settled Systems. However, if you choose to start the Crusade, Sarah Morgan, Sam Coe, and Barrett will all be angry with you.
Scaled Citadel Rewards
| Rewards | ・ EXP: 350 ・ Credits: Leveled Amount of Credits ・Dazra Vacant House (if you chose a House to lead) |
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Starfield Related Guides
List of All DLC Guides
DLC Walkthroughs
| # | DLC Main Quest | ||
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| 1 | What Remains | ||
| 2 | The Promised, Broken | ||
| 3 | Aligning the Houses | ||
| - | House Dul'kehf | House Veth'aal | House Ka'dic |
| 4-6 | Exhuming the Past | Conflict in Conviction | Zealous Overreach |
| 7 | The Other Side | ||
| 8 | The Scaled Citadel | ||
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