The Treasure of Sharksmouth Mountain Puzzle Guide

The Treasure of Sharksmouth Mountain contains a puzzle involving the inscribed shield, and can be solved via the statues in the lava caves in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. See this guide for quest information, objectives, and statue puzzle solutions!

The Treasure of Sharksmouth Mountain Objectives

Find the Inscribed Shield

You can find the solutions to the puzzle in an inscribed shield in the mountain. There is a shield on the ground in the middle of the statues that, when inspected, will tell you where the statues must face. The clue mentions what weapon the knights are wielding, so you will need to figure out what weapons correspond to which statue.

Find the Statues

There are four statues scattered throughout Sharksmouth Cave which will tell you what weapon was equipped to which knight. The locations of these knights are listed below.

Note that players do not need to find the statues to start solving the puzzle, as these puzzles act more as hints than quest flags.

Knight Ser Cruach

At the end of a stone path, you will find two stone platforms. Have Harding or the Lyrium Dagger raise the platforms, then climb towards the statue. This is the statue of Ser Cruach, who wields a hammer.

Knight Ser Dheon

Defeat the nearby darkspawn and mercenaries before clearing out the Blight Boils surrounding the destroyed house. Inside is the statue of Ser Dheon, who wields a sword.

Knight Ser Rian

Clear out the Blight Boils covering a far section of the wall to reveal another statue. This is a statue of Ser Rian, who wields a bow.

Knight Ser Ifean

Have Lucanis or the Lyrium Dagger summon a platform that you can use to cross a gap. Jump onto a wooden beam and make your way toward the statue of Ser Ifean. Ser Ifean wields a shield.

After gathering information from these statues, return to the other four statues and rotate them to face the correct way. Players can check the shields near the statues to discover which statue is which.

When rotating the statues, follow the directions on the inscribed shield with the center of the room as the front.

Solve the Puzzle

To solve the puzzle, the stautes must be facing the following directions (from left to right):

• The first statue must be facing front.
• The second statue must be facing the back.
• The third statue must be facing right.
• The last statue must be facing left.

Interact with the statues to to change where they are facing.

Enter the Treasure Room

Once the statues are facing the right direction, you will hear a gate opening in the distance. Make your way to the now unlocked treasure room. The treasure room will contain three chests, including one that contains the Unique Item Meredith's Legacy.

How to Unlock the Treasure of Sharksmouth Mountain Quest

Players will receive the quest upon picking up the inscribed shield on the ground or examining the shield at the vault door of the treasure room nearby after finishing the Warden Grey's Final Repose side quest.

Do note that players must have Sharksmouth Mountain unlocked to begin the mentioned quest, and the area unlocks upon finishing Taash's Lair of the Dragon King companion quest.

The Treasure of Sharksmouth Mountain Overview

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