What’s the quickest way into Blackreach

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I didn't explore Blackreach much during the Elder Knowledge quest, and I also didn't complete the A Return To Your Roots quest. It took quite a while to fight through Alftand to get there the first time so I'm hoping there is a quicker way to get in?

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Initially, you can only enter via one of the "Great Lifts": Alftand, Mzinchaleft, or Raldbthar, and only with the Attunement Sphere from Septimus Signus. As you adventure below Blackreach, though, you will discover 4 additional entrances via elevators back up to the surface. These supplemental entrances are initially barred with a gate, and therefore inaccessible before you've started spelunking.

As per the UESP, here are the potential entrances into Blackreach:

  • Great Lift at Alftand - (Elder Knowledge suggests you enter through here)
  • Great Lift at Mzinchaleft
  • Great Lift at Raldbthar
  • Alftand - (outside the rest of the ruins)
  • Mzinchaleft - (outside the rest of the ruins)
  • Raldbthar - (outside the rest of the ruins)
  • Tower of Mzark - Map Marker not visible by default, shows up after you exit with the attuned cube for Discerning the Transmudae

While several of these locations are fast-travelable-to, the Tower of Mzark is likely to be the quickest way into Blackreach, as it's associated "wing" is quite small, with no enemies.

By contrast, the Great Lifts, like Alftand, or Mzinchaleft, still have goodly portions of dwemer dungeon ruin between their elevator and blackreach proper, which will replenish their enemies (and loot) over time. Since Mzark doesn't have enemies to begin with, it will always be enemy free.

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