To make your escape from Moria, you need to repair a set of broken stairs that blocks your path.

It’s an expensive repair project, so you’ll want to come prepared.

In this survival guide, we’ll show you how to repair the Eastern Stairs in Return to Moria.

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Take a look at the items and resources you need to repair the Eastern Stairs in Return to Moria.

Required Tool:	Shanor Hammer
Crafting Resources:	100 Ihraz Granite 20 Black Diamonds

What Do You Need to Repair the Eastern Stairs in Return to Moria

Your steel hammer becomes outdated once you’re ready to leave the Lower Deeps and ascend the Eastern Stairs.

You’ll need the Shanor Hammer instead.

Still need to unlock the Shanor Hammer’s recipe?

We have a helpful guide here on how to unlock the Shanor Hammer.

Once you have the recipe, you’ll need the following resources to make it.

• 2 Shanor Ingots
• 1 Black Diamond
• 4 Ubasam Wood

It’s not the most expensive tool out there, but it does require some rare resources.

With your hammer, you’re ready to head to the Eastern Stairs to repair it.

How To Repair the Eastern Stairs in Return to Moria

The Eastern Stairs is an expensive repair.

It requires the following resources:

• 100 Ihraz Granite
• 20 Black Diamonds

If you’ve been doing a lot of mining in the Lower Deeps, you likely have tons of Ihraz Granite.

If not, simply mine some ore in the Lower Deeps, and you’ll get tons of Granite as a by-product.

The real expensive resource here is black diamonds.

The stairs requires 20 of them, so you’ll need to defeat some bosses and fend off some sieges to earn them.

You can also find black diamonds in chests at orc outposts, so make sure you unlock them as you explore.

After you have all the resources you need, repair the stairs with your Shanor Hammer.

You’ll be able to ascend the stairs into the new area.

Where Do the Eastern Stairs Lead in Return to Moria

Repairing the Eastern Stairs is a story progression point in Return to Moria.

You won’t be able to proceed with the story without first repairing the stairs.

As you climb up, you’ll discover a few tokens from the Fellowship of the Ring.

At the top, you also find out who’s behind leaving Shadow runes all over Moria.

You receive a new quest and enter the next region, Dwarrowdelf.

It’s a challenging area, so make sure you’re ready before proceeding.