Ori and the Will of the Wisps wellspring Walkthrough

Restore the Mill and Start The Silent Teeth

A stalled mill, rotating machinery, and a frantic escape stand between Ori and clean water. This Ori and the Will of the Wisps wellspring guide explains how to restore the mechanism and advance The Silent Teeth. Follow this Ori and the Will of the Wisps wellspring walkthrough to find Grapple, solve the circular room, and collect useful items along the route.

When you reach The Wellspring, your quest objective changes to finding what blocks the mill’s mechanism. Start outside the mill by heading left toward a pillar with a purple enemy beneath it.

Drop below the pillar, defeat the enemy, and continue downward. Clear the enemy on the wall, cling to that wall, then combine Double Jump and Dash to reach the hanging pole. Launch farther left and descend toward the purple growth on the western wall.

Destroy that growth to set the machinery in motion. Moving wheels now provide a route back upward.

Landmark	What to do	Result
Pillar with an enemy underneath	Drop below it and continue down	Reach the lower approach
Wall and hanging pole	Double Jump, Dash, and launch left	Reach the western growth
Purple growth	Attack until it is destroyed	Start the gears moving
Lantern beside the machinery	Bash through the wheel’s opening	Begin climbing back up

A good approach is to watch a wheel’s opening before committing to a Bash. Aim through the gap, attach to the blue moss inside, and continue toward the next lantern.

Take the Life Harvest Detour

Once you return to the pillar, you can enter the mill or collect Life Harvest nearby.

For the shard, continue left past the entrance approach and break the wooden wall. Drop down, reach the floating platform, and use Dash and Bash to climb to the upper ground.

From there, descend toward the lower northwest corner and pull the lever. Climb back up, then Bash between the lanterns into the newly opened area to collect Life Harvest.

This Ori and the Will of the Wisps wellspring route separates optional pickups from the main objective, so you can keep progressing when a detour feels awkward.

Find Grapple and Reach the Upper Doorway

Inside the mill, a cutscene introduces the next section. Head right and attack the large glowing purple enemy to activate the blue moss wheels. Use those wheels to climb upward and right.

Another glowing enemy activates a wheel partly submerged in water. Continue through the wheels and poles toward the far-right wall, then climb to the wheel with blue moss.

Shoot the glowing enemy to the northwest to activate another wheel. Use the pole to climb, Dash onto the moving moss wheel, and continue right.

Route marker	Required action	Nearby opportunity
Large glowing purple enemies	Attack them to activate wheels	Open the climbing route
Descending hanging vine	Ride it while avoiding purple lasers	Dash left for Gorlek Ore
Upper wall beside stopped wheels	Climb up and destroy the purple enemy	Check the northeast corner for Spirit Light
Lupo’s ledge	Speak with Lupo	Purchase the area map
Spirit tree across the water	Absorb its energy	Unlock Grapple

The hanging vines deserve careful timing. One descends when you grab it, exposing a lower passage. Avoid the purple lasers during the descent, then jump and Dash left when the opening allows it to collect Gorlek Ore.

Return upward and cross the sequence of hanging vines to a stationary blue moss wheel. Continue left, use the horizontal pole to launch upward, and jump again to reach the wall.

Climb and destroy the purple enemy that controls the wheels. Before descending, check the northeast corner for a large Spirit Light container.

With the wheels moving, climb past the flying insect to Lupo’s ledge. His map gives you a clearer view of the area and its branching paths.

Absorb the Spirit Tree’s Energy

Return downward and use the moving wheels to travel left into the newly accessible lower section. Keep heading left; leave the overhead items for later.

Drop through the wooden beam and hop across the water to the spirit tree. Absorb its energy to unlock Grapple.

Grapple is the key movement upgrade in this Ori and the Will of the Wisps wellspring guide. It lets you use hanging blue points and blue moss to reach the doorway Tokk describes.

From Tokk, descend left and Grapple to the hanging point. Dash to the pole, Grapple onto the wheel’s moss, and climb around it. Continue to the next wheel, then use the blue point above to Dash left into the doorway.

Solve the Circle Room and Finish Side Quests

Inside the doorway, a Moki can advance Hand to Hand. If you have the small bag from the earlier trade, give it to the Moki to receive herbs. Your next trading objective becomes finding someone who can use them.

Continue left and descend past the purple lasers onto the moss wheel. Drop through its opening, attach to the inner wheel, and descend through the next gap to the horizontal pole.

Jump left into the arena. Defeat the six creatures there, then continue left to speak with Opher. After that conversation, return right toward the newly accessible section.

Follow the Lever Route

The circle room changes configuration when you pull its levers. For this Ori and the Will of the Wisps wellspring puzzle, follow the available platforms after each change instead of trying to force the original route.

Stage	Route to follow	Next action
Initial configuration	Go down and cross the two moving moss wheels	Pull the lever on the right
After that change	Climb using the wheels to the upper ground, then descend through the center	Dash from the bottom wall to the corner lever
Next configuration	Climb around to the right wall and descend	Launch from the moss wheel past the laser to another lever
Exit route	Descend the middle passage, then Grapple to ceiling moss	Move right across the wheels to the exit

After the last lever change, there is an optional Gorlek Ore detour above. Launch upward from the wheel, attach to the wall, and hop left to collect it.

Return to the main route and descend through the central passage. The moss wheel provides protection while you move past the lasers. At the bottom, quickly Grapple to the moss overhead, move right, and cross the spinning wheels toward the exit.

A good approach is to identify the next Grapple surface before dropping. That keeps your attention on the intended route while the machinery moves around you.

Recover Tokk’s Iron Needle

Beyond the circular room, Grapple upward until you can head left. Cross the hanging points without landing on the spikes, continuing toward the glowing purple enemy.

Enter the spinning wheel to the left and climb through it toward the northwest corner. Pick up the Iron Needle, then leave through the doorway and speak with Tokk.

Returning the needle completes The Lost Compass and rewards you with Gorlek Ore.

Another ore lies along a winding Grapple corridor nearby. From Tokk’s area, move right to the stationary moss wheel, then Grapple left into the lower passage and follow it to the pickup.

Survive the Escape and Return to Kwolok

Before triggering the escape, explore the route above Tokk. Grapple between the wheels, head left past the enemy, and drop down on the left. Quickly Grapple across the spikes to collect a Life Cell Fragment.

Return to the previous wheel and climb toward the entrance above Tokk’s doorway. Opher is inside if you want to purchase upgrades.

Continue left to the Spirit Well and save. From this area, head as far right as possible to collect a Mysterious Seed, then return and Grapple upward.

For the final stretch of this Ori and the Will of the Wisps wellspring walkthrough, head right from the upper route to trigger the cutscene and escape.

The chase follows a changing path:

• Move left using Grapple and Dash.
• Descend when the route turns downward.
• Stay inside the falling, spinning wheel until it stops descending.
• Exit the wheel to the right.
• Continue right along the Grapple route until Ori is launched outside.

A good approach is to focus on the next reachable surface. The falling wheel requires you to remain inside until its descent ends, so follow that sequence before attempting the right-hand exit.

Return to Kwolok’s Hollow

After the escape, the objective updates: return to Kwolok in Kwolok’s Hollow.

An optional Gorlek Ore is accessible in the water to the right. Dive through the spinning wheel’s opening and Grapple upward to collect it.

For the return journey, head east to Wellspring Glades and use its Spirit Well to warp to Kwolok’s Hollow. Speak with Kwolok to share the news that the water is flowing again.

Track Collectibles and Plan Your Cleanup

The Ori and the Will of the Wisps wellspring collectibles include spirit shards, cell fragments, Gorlek Ore, and the Mysterious Seed. Some sit beside the main route; others belong to later exploration.

Use this checklist to organize a return visit.

Collectible	Location or landmark	Access detail
Life Harvest	Exterior detour near the mill approach	Pull the northwest lever and Bash upward
Mysterious Seed	Far-right route near the upper Spirit Well	Collect before triggering the escape
Large Spirit Light container	Northeast corner above the wheels activated before reaching Lupo	Check the corner before heading back down
Gorlek Ore	Lower passage beside the descending hanging vine	Avoid the purple lasers, then jump and Dash left
Gorlek Ore	Detour above the circle room’s final lever route	Launch upward from the wheel, attach to the wall, and hop left
Gorlek Ore	Winding corridor near Tokk’s doorway	Grapple left from the stationary moss wheel into the lower passage
Gorlek Ore	Water to the right after the escape	Dive through the spinning wheel’s opening and Grapple upward
Life Cell Fragment	Across the spikes on the route above Tokk	Head left past the enemy, drop down, and quickly Grapple across

The source walkthrough places several pickups using screenshots. For those map-dependent locations, consult IGN’s illustrated Wellspring walkthrough and collectible guide to match the pictured entrances and rooms.

Use Your Return Journey for Optional Progress

Grapple also opens an ore pickup on the route back toward Kwolok’s Hollow that was previously inaccessible.

A combat shrine described along the return journey contains four trials of enemy waves. Completing it awards a Shard Slot Upgrade, allowing you to equip more shards.

In Wellspring Glades, Grom’s projects provide another use for your ore. Removing the thorns costs five Gorlek Ore, while rebuilding Moki dwellings costs four.

After the dwellings are rebuilt, speak with the Moki just left of Grom to start Family Reunion. That quest asks you to find the Moki’s family in the Silent Woods.

FAQ

How do you restart the mill in Ori and the Will of the Wisps wellspring?

Descend beneath the exterior pillar and travel left using the wall and hanging pole. Destroy the purple growth on the western wall to start the gears moving.

Where do you unlock Grapple?

Grapple comes from the spirit tree inside The Wellspring. After activating the wheels and reaching Lupo, travel down and left, drop through the wooden beam, and cross the water to the tree.

How do you complete The Lost Compass?

Find the Iron Needle in the northwest corner reached through the spinning wheel beyond the circle-room section. Return it to Tokk outside the doorway to receive Gorlek Ore.

What should you do after the Wellspring escape?

Return to Kwolok in Kwolok’s Hollow. Traveling east to Wellspring Glades lets you use the Spirit Well there to warp back.