The doors to the famous school for magic are open, and many fifth-year students are exploring the school in search of knowledge and exciting experiences. On your first day, you’ll likely come across a tricky puzzle on a door, and since you’re new here, we’re here to help you figure it out.
If you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed in this magical world, don’t worry. We have guides on Hogwarts Legacy classes and spells to prepare you for your lessons. And if you’re curious about the different houses at Hogwarts Legacy, we have an article that explains what each one offers. Additionally, if you’re interested in dark magic, we also have content about the forbidden Dark Arts.
Now, let’s get to the solutions for those tricky door puzzles at Hogwarts Legacy.
What is a Hogwarts Legacy door puzzle?
In Hogwarts castle, there are three puzzling doors with math problems on them. These problems have symbols, numbers, and a question mark in the center. Around the door, there are pictures of nine creatures. These pictures show the missing number you need to solve the equation. For example, if the center number is 7, and there are 3, 2, and a question mark around it, you should choose the creature that represents 2 to make the total 7.
Next to each door, there are two big question marks. When you interact with them, you’ll see the pictures of the creatures. You just need to pick the right one to solve the puzzle.
How to solve Hogwarts Legacy door puzzles
To solve the door puzzles in Hogwarts Legacy, just give a number to each creature near the door from 0 to 9, starting from the left. Then, use those numbers to fill in the missing values in the two math problems on the door. This will help you open the door. Here’s a more detailed explanation below, but this is the basic idea.
How to Find Hogwarts Legacy Puzzle Doors Code?
In Hogwarts Legacy, there’s a hidden piece of paper that helps you solve puzzle doors, but the game doesn’t tell you about it. To find it, follow these steps:
- Go to the Divination Classroom Floo Flame in the Library Annex and use fast travel.
- Turn around, exit through the door behind you, and walk along a wooden walkway.
- Take the right turn at a junction until you find a small landing with a chalkboard next to a puzzle door.
- On the right of the chalkboard, there’s a blue box. Search it to find the cipher page.
The cipher page contains a code that assigns a number to each magical beast symbol around the puzzle doors. To decipher it, count the number of legs or other appendages each creature has, starting from zero.
How to Open Hogwarts Legacy Puzzle Doors
Before we dive into the door puzzles, the first step is to find a special page with some math clues that will help you solve these puzzles. To get this page, head to the Library Annex, which is in the Astronomy Tower. In front of one of the doors with a symbol, you’ll find a chest. Inside that chest, you’ll discover the page you need to guide you through the puzzles.
Now, let’s break down how these puzzles work. On the page, you’ll see pictures of different animals, each paired with a number from 0 to 9.
- 0 – Owl
- 1 – Unicorn
- 2 – Goat (or horned animal)
- 3 – Hydra (3-headed snake)
- 4 – Bird on branch
- 5 – Creature with several legs
- 6 – Lizard
- 7 – Octopus (or animal with tentacles)
- 8 – Spider
- 9 – Creature with multiple snake heads
Now, let’s head over to the doors with symbols. When you go inside, you’ll find a board with two triangle-shaped diagrams. Each triangle has a number in the middle, and it’s surrounded by several circles with numbers or animal symbols. To solve the puzzle, you just need to focus on the number inside the triangle. The key is to add up the numbers or symbols in the circles around it to get that central number.
You have two diagrams on a middle board, and we’ll focus on the one with the number 4 in the center of a triangle. This diagram has several circles around it, each showing a 0, a 1, and three question marks (???).
To solve it, you need to use the mechanisms on both sides of a door, but we’re specifically interested in the one on the right, which is represented by the three question marks (???).
You need to consult the Arithmancy Guide page you received earlier to perform some calculations or actions:
- You’re given a puzzle to solve, and the goal is to reach a total of 4.
- You see a triangle with numbers 0 and 1 next to it. When you add 0 and 1, you get 1.
- There’s a circle with a double question mark (??). To solve this puzzle, you should use the mechanism on the right to adjust the animal symbols above the door. If there was only one question mark, you’d use the left mechanism.
- To reach a total of 4, you need to add 1 to the number you already have. So, you’re looking for an animal symbol that adds up to 3 more.
- In the list, you find that the Hydra, which is a 3-headed snake, adds up to 3.
- Add the numbers: 0 (from the triangle) + 1 (from step 2) + 3 (from the Hydra) = 4. You’ve solved the puzzle, and the door is now unlocked.
If there were additional puzzles like the one at the top, where there are numbers, question marks, and an animal symbol, you’d follow the same process. Check the list to find out how much the animal symbol adds up to and adjust your total accordingly.