Baldur’s Gate 3 Guide – How to solve a riddle in a ruined temple

The puzzle of the demolished temple is among the primary issues players will encounter during this game’s first access. There are enough secrets and mysteries to be found in Baldur’s Gate 3; however, this puzzle certainly will have an answer.

If you’ve stumbled across your way to the Priestess Diary, it’ll provide a few clues to assist you in figuring it out by yourself. However, if you’re feeling a bit more eager, continue reading in this article; we’ll reveal the answer to the mystery within the temple that has been destroyed, which will allow you to get to the other locations of Baldur’s Gate 3 quicker.

The solution to the mystery

The mystery in the destroyed temple is connected to four intersecting circles, the edges filled with symbols representing different moon phases. You can interact with any of them by shifting the symbols counterclockwise. The trick is that interfacing with any circle will alter the position of two icons about the other.

To resolve the puzzle in the temple that has been destroyed, To solve the mystery, you must put the 4 New Moon symbols on the lower circle where light beams fall on top and then the four Full Moon symbols on the upper circle.

The position of the symbols along both the sides of right and left circles, as it is known, impacts the puzzle’s difficulty. This is the order in which you have to turn the circles to complete the puzzle. This is shown in the video clip from the Trophygames section above.

When the light beam is on the lower circle turn them around in the following sequence:

• North
• West
• East
• East
• South
• South
• South
• West
• West
• East
• East
• West
• West
• West
• West
• West
• North
• West
• North
• North
• North
• West
• West
• West
• East
• North
• North
• North
• East
• East
• East
• North
• East

After these actions after the above actions, the door on the north-facing side of the area will be opened, which will allow you to travel towards Selunite’s outpost.