The Conch Shell artefact is in Chapter 3: Those Before Us (sub-chapter Paradise) — from the starting beach, go to the right of the big green gate, climb into the seaside cave, and keep left to pick it up off the floor.
The Conch Shell is one of the first artefacts you can grab in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and it sits just off the path so it’s easy to walk right past. It shows up during the beach opening of Chapter 3, while the game is nudging you toward the objective marker — but the collectible is tucked into a cave a few steps to the side. Grab it on the way through and you never have to think about it again.
Where to find the Conch Shell in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Chapter | Chapter 3: Those Before Us |
| Sub-chapter | Paradise |
| Objective when it appears | Follow the plunderers’ tracks |
| Category | Relic of the Present (Artefacts menu) |
| Chapter artefact count | 6 artefacts, Conch Shell is one |
If your objective still reads Follow the plunderers’ tracks and you’re standing on the opening beach, you’re in the right spot. The Conch Shell files under Relic of the Present in your Artefacts menu the instant you pick it up, and it’s one of the six artefacts Chapter 3 holds.
Start on the beach
Chapter 3 opens on the sand with the objective set to follow the plunderers’ tracks — don’t head inland yet.
Look for the big green gate
Look for the big green gate | Game Guides Channel/YouTubeStraight ahead along the beach is a large green gate that the marker wants you to pass through.
Turn to the right of the gate
Instead of going through, break off to the right side of the gate rather than following the main route inland.
Climb into the seaside cave
Climb into the seaside cave | Game Guides Channel/YouTubeOn that right-hand side there’s a cave entrance set into the rock by the shoreline — climb up into it.
Keep to the left inside
As you move through the cave, hold the left-hand path.
Pick up the Conch Shell
Pick up the Conch Shell | Game Guides Channel/YouTubeIt’s sitting on the floor along that left route — interact to grab it. There’s no cost, just the walk.
The single move that saves the run: break right before the green gate instead of following the objective marker straight through it — the cave and the shell are only a few steps off that main path.
Why players walk straight past it
The reason this one gets missed so often comes down to the objective marker. It points inland, through the big green gate, so the natural instinct is to head that way and keep moving — the beach reads like scenery, not a collectible zone. The cave sits just far enough off that critical path that you’d only find it by poking around the right side of the gate, which most people don’t do on a first pass through an early chapter.
Treat it as missable within the normal flow. Once you leave the Paradise sub-chapter, the Conch Shell isn’t something you can double back for in the same playthrough — you’d need a full chapter replay to grab it later. If you’re chasing every artefact and 100% completion, that makes this a grab-it-now pickup rather than a come-back-later one.
Other Chapter 3 collectibles to sweep on the way
Since you’re already exploring the Paradise beach, it’s worth cleaning out what’s nearby in the same run. Chapter 3 packs six artefacts in total, plus charms and resonance points scattered across its sub-chapters.
The easiest adjacent grab is the Heroic Plaque, another artefact in the same Paradise stretch — climb up the small ruin nearest the cliffside and it’s on the floor. Knocking out both while you’re on the beach keeps you from having to replay the chapter for the artefacts you’d otherwise skip.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Conch Shell count toward completion, and what if I leave the chapter without it?
Yes — it’s one of the artefacts tracked toward full artefact and 100% completion, so a completionist run needs it. If you finish the Paradise sub-chapter and move on without picking it up, you can’t return for it mid-playthrough; the only way to collect it afterward is to replay Chapter 3 from a chapter-select run. That’s exactly why it’s worth the short detour the moment you’re on the opening beach.
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