Here's How To Proceed Deep Within the Mysterious Ruins using the Pillar Puzzle in the Archon Quest Chapter 3: Act 4 - Secret of the Scorching Desert. See how to solve the puzzle and walkthrough in this guide!

What is the Mysterious Ruins Pillar Puzzle

Pillar Puzzle in the Mysterious Ruins

The Pillar Puzzle is a puzzle inside the Mysterious Ruins. To complete this puzzle, you have to simply rotate the pillars until they all light up. There are a total of two encounters with the Pillar Puzzle during the quest.

How to Unlock the Mysterious Ruins Pillar Puzzle

Complete the Cry from the Eleazar Hospital Quest

After completing the second part of the Archon Quest Chapter 3: Act 4 - King Deshret and the Three Magi, Cry from the Eleazar Hospital, Secret of the Scorching Desert will automatically become logged in your quest journal.

Archon Quest Chapter 3: Act 4 King Deshret and the Three Magi

Enter During the Archon Quest Chapter 3: Act 4 - Secret of the Scorching Desert

After the battle cutscene between Dehya and Eremite leader, Rahman, a protective barrier of Dendro will envelop everyone, guiding you in front of the Mysterious Ruins.

Mysterious Ruins Location

The Mysterious Ruins is located in the same place where the sand dune collapsed. If you want to revisit it, it's in front of the rear side of The Mausoleum of King Deshret, nearby a teleport waypoint.

How to Solve Mysterious Ruins Pillar Puzzle

First Encounter

During this encounter, the pillars are located in your left side. There are a total of three of them, with a Ceremonial Guide in between the 1st and 2nd pillar.

1st Pillar

Rotate the first pillar, twice. This is the pillar located on the farthest left. You can also refer to the clip above to know which side of the pillar activates it.

2nd Pillar

The second pillar is the on the righthand side of the first pillar. It will be originally lit up after the cutscene ended, but simply rotate it twice after lighting up the first pillar. You can also refer to the clip above to know which side of the pillar activates it.

3rd Pillar

The third pillar is the one farthest right. After lighting up the first two pillars, rotate this pillar once to activate the elevator. You can also refer to the clip above to know which side of the pillar activates it.

Second Encounter

The second encounter for the Pillar Puzzle will be after you've completed the Elevator Puzzle and defeated the Shroom-Kin and Fungi enemies.

The second pillar puzzle requires you to perfectly time interacting with the switches in front of the pillars to complete the puzzle.

Turn-off the Switch When the Pillar is Lit-Up

Simply turn-off the switch when the pillar in front of it lights up. The pillars are rotating by themselves, which means you have to perfectly time switching them off.

Switching them off means stopping them from moving, which means you only have to work on the first and the third pillar to solve the puzzle.

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