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Where is the Energy Tank in Ventilation Shaft (Metroid Prime Origins)?

The Energy Tank is in Ventilation Shaft, Phazon Mines. To get there you need Missile Expansion, Space Jump, Morph Ball, Power Bomb Expansion, Morph Ball Bomb, Varia Suit, Charge Beam, Wave Beam, Boost Ball, Super Missile, Spider Ball, Ice Beam first (starting a new game).

RoomVentilation Shaft
RegionPhazon Mines
Map positionPhazon Mines map, cell 19, 2
SourceMetroid Prime Origins 1.1 game file verified
Plan the route from where you areOpen on the interactive map

What you need first

Starting a new game from Landing Site, get these first, in this order, then go to Ventilation Shaft (160 rooms in all):

  1. Missile Expansion in Landing Site (0 rooms; needed for Energy Tank (Missile))
  2. Space Jump in Alcove (1 room; needed for Energy Tank (Space Jump Boots))
  3. Morph Ball in Ruined Shrine (10 rooms; needed for Energy Tank (Morph Ball))
  4. Power Bomb Expansion in Magma Pool (6 rooms; needed for Energy Tank (Power Bomb))
  5. Morph Ball Bomb in Burn Dome (11 rooms; needed for Varia Suit (Morph Ball Bomb))
  6. Varia Suit in Sunchamber (10 rooms; needed for Energy Tank (Varia Suit))
  7. Charge Beam in Watery Hall (7 rooms; needed for Wave Beam (Charge Beam))
  8. Wave Beam in Chapel of the Elders (27 rooms; needed for Ice Beam (Wave Beam))
  9. Boost Ball in Phendrana Canyon (8 rooms; needed for Ice Beam (Boost Ball))
  10. Super Missile in Observatory (10 rooms; needed for Spider Ball (Super Missile))
  11. Spider Ball in Quarantine Cave (9 rooms; needed for Ice Beam (Spider Ball))
  12. Ice Beam in Antechamber (39 rooms; needed for Energy Tank (Ice Beam))

Last stretch

From Antechamber, door by door:

  1. Antechamber: go through the door to Reflecting Pool → Reflecting Pool (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  2. Reflecting Pool: go through the door to Transport Access South → Transport Access South (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  3. Transport Access South: go through the door to Transport to Tallon Overworld South → Transport to Tallon Overworld South
  4. Transport to Tallon Overworld South: take the elevator → Transport to Chozo Ruins South assumed
  5. Transport to Chozo Ruins South: go through the door to Transport Tunnel D → Transport Tunnel D (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  6. Transport Tunnel D: go through the door to Great Tree Hall → Great Tree Hall (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  7. Great Tree Hall: go through the door to Transport Tunnel E → Transport Tunnel E (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  8. Transport Tunnel E: go through the door to Transport to Phazon Mines East → Transport to Phazon Mines East (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  9. Transport to Phazon Mines East: take the elevator → Transport to Tallon Overworld South assumed
  10. Transport to Tallon Overworld South: go through the door to Quarry Access → Quarry Access (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  11. Quarry Access: go through the door to Main Quarry → Main Quarry (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  12. Main Quarry: go through the door to Security Access A → Security Access A (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  13. Security Access A: go through the door to Mine Security Station → Mine Security Station (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  14. Mine Security Station: go through the door to Security Access B → Security Access B (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  15. Security Access B: go through the door to Elite Research → Elite Research (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  16. Elite Research: go through the door to Research Access → Research Access (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  17. Research Access: go through the door to Ore Processing → Ore Processing (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  18. Ore Processing: go through the door to Elevator Access A → Elevator Access A (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  19. Elevator Access A: go through the door to Elevator A → Elevator A (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  20. Elevator A: go through the door to Elite Control Access → Elite Control Access (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  21. Elite Control Access: go through the door to Elite Control → Elite Control (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  22. Elite Control: go through the door to Ventilation Shaft → Ventilation Shaft (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)

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