Hogwarts Legacy is full of secrets and puzzles, but among them, the animal puzzle doors dotted around the wizarding school are a genuine head-scratcher. How exactly do the puzzles work? What do the symbols mean? And how do you get to the riches concealed behind these stubborn doors?
In this guide, we’ll explain how the animal puzzle doors work in Hogwarts Legacy and how to solve them to access the loot hidden behind them.
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Acquire the Arithmancy Study Guide Page
While you can conceivably figure out how the animal puzzle doors work with sheer determination and patience, Hogwarts Legacy includes a major clue to help you.
Fast travel to the Divination Classroom Floo Flame in The Library Annex portion of Hogwarts. Take a left into the room with the wooden rafters and follow the path until you can take a right. Follow the path until you find one of the animal puzzle doors.
In a chest opposite the door is a parchment you can pick up called the Arithmancy Study Guide Page. The description reads: ‘A page torn from an Arithmancy study guide that contains a list of numbers assigned to various magical beasts.’
Open up the document, and you’ll see that each beast or animal is assigned a specific number, as follows. Note that some beasts aren’t easily described, so bear with us when reading through the names given to each.
- Owl – 0
- Unicorn – 1
- Horned Beast -2
- Three-headed Serpent – 3
- Second Owl – 4
- Four-legged Beast – 5
- Salamander – 6
- Tentacled-Beast – 7
- Spider – 8
- Multi-Headed Serpent Beast – 9
How to Unlock Animal Puzzle Doors in Hogwarts Legacy
Each animal puzzle door has triangle diagrams (usually two) featuring several beat symbols, numbers, and question marks. The key is to add up the three symbols on the extremities of the triangle to get the number in the middle. Let’s look at an example using the top triangle in the image below.
We are aiming to get a total of 9, as represented by the 9 in the middle of the triangle. We know there’s a 2 from the number 2 on the left. Using the Arithmancy parchment, we know that the Three-Headed Serpent’s number is 3. So, 2+3 = 5. We need a symbol corresponding to the number 4 to get 2+3+4 = 9, which is the Second Owl, according to the parchment.
Next to each puzzle, you’ll find dials you can interact with to change the symbol. Here, we’ll use the one to the left of the door and turn it to the Second Owl.
Now, let’s solve the second triangle on the animal puzzle door. We need a total of 4, and we already have a 0 and a 1 on two extremities of the triangle, meaning we need the symbol for 3 – the Three-Headed Serpent. Change the dial on the right accordingly. Head back to the door, and you’ll now be able to open it. Inside, you’ll usually find a collection chest and other loot.
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That covers how to solve the beast puzzle doors in Hogwarts Legacy. The process above applies to all of them. Check out our guide to talents, how to unlock flying, how to open treasure vaults, and how to solve the Ghost of Our Love treasure map.
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How Do You Solve the Puzzle Doors in Hogwarts Legacy?
The key to solving the puzzle doors in Hogwarts Legacy is to replace the question mark on each triangle found on the door with the correct animal symbol using the dials. You can find a parchment up in the rafters near the Divination Floo Flame in The Library Annex. It reveals that each animal has a number associated with it. Each triangle gives you two clues, either a symbol or number, and the goal is to figure out the third so that they add up to the number in the middle.
Why Are There Dials Next to Puzzle Doors in Hogwarts Legacy?
The dials are used to solve the puzzle. Interacting with the dial cycles through several animal symbols. To solve the puzzle, you’ll need to find the correct symbol on both dials. The left dial corresponds to the top triangle on the door, and the right-hand dial to the bottom triangle.
