In Hogwarts Legacy, there are a wide variety of puzzles hidden away at secret locations across the map. If you stumble upon these places, verify to explore them as they may hold a valuable reward for you to unlock. One such puzzle is situated inside a Treasure Vault in thesouthern part of the World Map.
How to solve the chess puzzle near Phoenix Mountain Cave in Hogwarts Legacy
The chess puzzle can be found inside the Treasure Vault east of thePhoenix Mountain Cavein thePoidsear Coastregion (see the map images). At the indicated location, you’ll find a locked cave entrance with two spinnable metal pillars. Use theDepulsospell on each of these pillars multiple times in a row to unlock the path to the secret vault.
Inside the cave, you’ll find a giant chess board with a few pieces placed on it. There’s one piece missing and to find it, you’ll first have to use theReveliospell. This will highlight the item as shown in the picture with the yellow box. Use theTransformationspell on this object to convert it into a chess piece. To solve the chess puzzle, you need to lift and move this piece in such a manner that it checks the King (shown by the green box). you’re able to use eitherWingardium LeviosaorAccioto move the chess piece.
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The object that appears inside the chess puzzle Treasure Vault varies from player to player and could be any of the following three:
It’s a rather simple puzzle to solve if you follow the basic chess moves for these pieces mentioned above. Once you place the chess piece in the correct spot, the King will vanish and a chest will appear by the wall carving. From this chest, you’ll get the superb rarityDaring Cloak, which can be equipped from the Gear menu under Cloak and Robes.
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