This article will help you find all Dead Ghost Locations in Destiny: Rise of Iron. With every new Destiny expansion, new Dead Ghosts arrive and Rise of Iron will be no different. This time around however, Rise of Iron will include Crucible Dead Ghosts! Fire up a Private Match, or head to patrol, it is time to find all Rise of Iron Dead Ghost locations!
Rise of Iron Crucible Dead Ghosts
For the first time in Destiny, Rise of Iron features Dead Ghosts scattered throughout Crucible maps. These Dead Ghosts will not appear in normal Crucible playlists, you must be in a private match to find them. Fear not, you can start a private match by yourself or with friends. When hunting for all Crucible Dead Ghosts, we recommend setting the match timer as high as it can go to give you plenty of time to find the Dead Ghosts. You should also set the game mode to Control, the zones will give you a reference point.
The Anomaly
This Dead Ghost is located near the C zone in the back corner. Walk past the truck, towards the pretty view of Earth. To your right, located behind the crates, is the Anomaly Crucible Dead Ghost.
Asylum
Once again located near the C spawn point, the Asylum Dead Ghost is deep in the corner of the building with the Daito sign. Enter the building and make a left, the Dead Ghost will be hidden in the ivy and brush.
Bannerfall
The Bannerfall Dead Ghost is near the C spawn, located on a workbench that can be accessed by using the bridge in the back of the map.
Bastion
Good luck on this huge map! This Dead Ghost is located in the pathway intended for the Interceptors. Hop on the boulder shown below, the Dead Ghost will be located in a crack.
Black Shield
From the B point, take the tunnel towards the inside area that leads to C. To your right will be the Black Shield Crucible Dead Ghost.
Blind Watch
The Blind Watch Crucible Dead Ghost is near the A spawn point. From A, go along the edge of the map to the left. Underneath the ledge is the Ghost.
The Burning Shrine
Walk out to the side of the map with Sun shining. Located behind one of the stone structures in the middle of the outside area is the Dead Ghost. This is located outside the playable area, so be quick!
Cathedral of Dusk
Head towards the Special Ammo spawn near the shrine on the outside of the map. The Cathedral of Dusk Ghost is located in the rubble next to the Special Ammo.
The Cauldron
From the B zone, head towards the bridge that leads to the Heavy Ammo Spawn point. Drop down to the bottom and you will find the Cauldron Dead Ghost in the corner of the bridge and the wall.
Crossroads
You will find this Dead Ghost next to the teleporter near B.
The Drifter
Go to where the Heavy Ammo spawns on the bottom edge of the map, The Drifter Dead Ghost will be in the rubble pile with all the tubes.
The Dungeons
The Dungeons Ghost is located by the glowing rings, next to the pillar.
Exodus Blue
Head towards the building with the giant, orange POGA sign. The Exodus Blue Ghost will be inside and immediately to the right.
Firebase Delphi
The Firebase Delphi Ghost is located near the C zone, in the room you would otherwise never go to on the edge of the map. Along the back wall, behind some crates, is where you will find this Crucible Dead Ghost.
First Light
You will see a large broken bridge, near the circular domed building. Underneath the broken section of the bridge is the First Light Crucible Ghost.
Floating Gardens
The Floating Gardens Crucible Dead Ghost can be found on top of a pillar near zone B. Head to the left from C spawn and jump up on the circular wall that leads to B, the Dead Ghost will be to your right on the pillar that is detached from the wall.
Frontier
If the B zone is on your right, the Frontier Ghost will be to your left. It will be in the brush next to the rock ledge.
Icarus
This Dead Ghost is very easy to find, head to zone C. Stand in the zone and look towards the inside of the map, the ghost will be to your left, around the metal structure.
Last Exit
From zone C, move towards the tunnel that leads to the old subway car. Walk through the first subway car and the continuing hallway. You will arrive at a second subway car, make a left instead of going into the car. The Last Exit Dead Ghost will be in the left corner.
Memento
This Crucible Dead Ghost is in the middle of the map, near the Special Ammo spawn.
Pantheon
Head to the A zone and the side of the map that gives you a view of the Black Garden. The Pantheon Dead Ghost will be located in the back corner on stairs that lead to nowhere.
Rusted Lands
The Rusted Lands Crucible Ghost is located near the Special Ammo that spawns by zone B. You will need to jump outside of the map to see it. Alternatively, you can crouch from inside the map to see the prompt and pick it up.
Sector 618
Technically, PS4 users are the only ones who can find all Crucible Dead Ghosts locations, since this map is unavailable on Xbox. Head to the floating platform in the dead center of the map.
Shores of Time
You will find the Shores of Time Dead Ghost in the center of the map, outside of the tunnel that forms a T section, along the wall closer to zone A.
Skyline
The Skyline Dead Ghost is located in the back of zone C. You will see a platform if you bare left from C, hop over the railing and the Dead Ghost will be underneath the stairs.
Skyshock
The Skyshock Crucible Ghost is in the brush in between the two broken planes.
Thieves’ Den
This Crucible Dead Ghost is near zone A, by the boxes
The Timekeeper
Do a few jumps to get on top of the ledge near the pool, it is the one where the Vex column juts out a little to form a platform.
Twilight Gap
Located near the Special Ammo that spawns next to the shipping crate in the center of the map, the Twilight Gap Dead Ghost will be in the adjacent room. There will be a large crate with what looks to be Omolon ammunition, you will find the Dead Ghost in this crate.
Vertigo
Head to the Vex Portal near zone B. While looking at the portal, make a right and then look to your right. The Vertigo Dead Ghost will be in that corner.
Widow’s Court
Finally, the last map to collect all Dead Crucible Ghosts! Widow’s Court is a large map, but you will find this ghost on the second floor of the building that overlooks the Church Heavy Ammo spawn.
Rise of Iron – Iron Temple Dead Ghost
This Dead Ghost is easy enough to find, walk over to the fire pit in front of Gabi 55-30, also known as the Postmaster. The Iron Temple Dead Ghost will be on the left of the fire pit.
Rise of Iron – Plaguelands Dead Ghosts
The Walls Come Down Dead Ghosts
The Walls Come Down Rise of Iron campaign mission will lead to three new Dead Ghosts. You can also find these while on Plaguelands Patrol, but it is faster to find them in this mission. After starting the mission, head towards the Fallen Ketch on the edge of the map. The first Dead Ghost will be in the crashed car on your right, closest to the Ketch.
After picking up the first ghost, continue the story mission until you reach The Divide, the former location of the Fallen Walker Public Event. Once at The Divide, jump onto the building with the solar panels on top. If coming from the story mission, it will be in front of you, slightly to the left. Jump up to the roof and then on the solar panels, look left and you will see a floating platform. Up on this platform is the second ghost.
Continue towards the Rocketyard for the third Dead Ghost. Hop up on the tube that has been cut in half by the Fallen, then jump up to the hanging ledge above the cut tube. The Dead Ghost will be on this hanging ledge.
Bunker Triglav Dead Ghost
The Plaguelands Rise of Iron campaign mission is the site of yet another Dead Ghost. Play teh mission until you get to the Bunker Triglav area and head inside. Once inside, turn right and go up to the second floor, where the shipping containers are. Next, jump onto the shipping containers and look to your right – towards the wall. A large pipe will be running along the wall, the Bunker Triglav Dead Ghost is on top of this pipe.
Archon’s Keep Dead Ghost
This one will be tricky to get to, make sure you have your favorite jump for control equipped on your character. While on Plaguelands Patrol, go through the Doom Sea to reach Archon’s Keep and keep to your left. Walk towards the edge of the cliff and you should see a small rock platform jutting out.
This platform is out of bounds, so you will only have 5 seconds to complete this next part. Before jumping down to the platform, prepare to jump again to your left, inside a small cave in the cliff wall. This cave is inbounds, meaning it will shut off your out of bounds timer. The small cave is shown below.
Once inside the cave, look to your left to find the Archon’s Forge Dead Ghost.
The Iron Tomb Dead Ghost
If you completed the campaign, you may have stumbled across this Dead Ghost on accident. If not, head back to the Iron Tomb and run the mission until you get to Zone 6. Follow the waypoint for “Enter the Siva Chamber,” until you reach the long red hallway. Walk slowly through the right side of this hallway, you should see the Dead Ghost prompt appear right after the walls end and the space opens up.
Rise of Iron Mars – Dead Ghosts
Start up the Rise of Iron mission Download Complete and play until you drop down the elevator shaft. There will be three consoles in front of you, one of them is lit up. Head towards the dark one to the right of the lighted console. Wander around to the back of the console to find the only Mars Dead Ghost in Rise of Iron!
