Dragon’s Dogma II
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The Sphinx inDragon ’s Dogma 2is one of the most interesting entities in the game , and not just due to its singular appearance . The Sphinx offers up to ten riddles , each providing a unequalled reward . The Sphinx appears in two locations , and the answer to the riddles may vary from player to participant .
These riddles grant teaser ranging fromWakestonestoPortcrystalsto Gold , so they ’re worth doing . Like theringing phone riddles inLies of P , they reward you with unique items and various currencies . The Sphinx ’s riddle are not just thought exercises;some require a particular companion , while others inquire where you pick up your first Seeker ’s Token . Each riddle call for players to stretch out their mentation to find its solution .
Players can deal items with their Pawns in Dragon ’s Dogma 2 , but what happens if their pawns are ignore or die ? Here ’s how Pawn inventories turn .
Every Sphinx Riddle Solution
you’re able to only judge to respond each riddle once . If you reply incorrectly , you will be engage out of the prize you pick up if you reply all ten right , and you will need to start a new playthrough to realise it .
On the PlayStation 5 , you could forfend this byturning off the PS+ Cloud Saveand the machine sync . This allows you to re - download the autosave from the cloud if you get it wrong and try on again . you’re able to also make an Inn Rest save by sleep at an Inn and then recharge from there .
The Sphinx come along in two locations inDragon ’s Dogma 2 , the first in theMountain Shrine in Vermond . Head northeast from Checkpoint Rest Town , passing through the destroyed fortress , past the troll miniboss , and into Worldsend Cave . At the conclusion of the path , you will find the Mountain Shrine and the Sphinx .
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Riddle 1 - Riddle of Eyes
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Solution
Reward
“ Our centre are our allies , yet oft they tell on , for eyes distinguish Trygve Lie , so I advise , and thence do head astray . Yet how will your eyes apprize you ? Venture through yonder door , and retrieve that which is of greatest time value . ”
Bring the " Sealing Phial " to the Sphinx
Wakestone
The resolution here is simple-minded : caput below and look upright as you reach through the door . A chest restsabove the threshold frame , and heading to the right allows you to take the air up to it and take what ’s within . You will desire the " Sealing Phial " from inside , but do n’t apply it . It is a exclusive - use item that will vanish when used , so wait and give it to the Sphinx before using it .
The Sealing Phial is an item that allows you to varnish one NP ( not pawns ) inwardly . you may apply this however you like , and once the NPC is released , the Phial will break off . However , it can be helpful in the next riddle .
Riddle 2 - Riddle of Madness
“ beloved is as twin to madness , they say . They are bound tight , as nighttime is to day . So bring forth your most darling to me that I might gauge the deepness of your insanity . ”
Bring a familiar with gamy affinity .
Portcrystal
This riddle asks you to land " your most dear , " so place a Portcrystal here and get backa companion with high chemical attraction . If you need to determine whether your companions like you enough , one room to know if you ’ve maxed your kinship is to lookat their cheekswhen you blab out with them . If they glow red , their affinity is maxed inDD2 .
Dragon ’s Dogma 2 contains multiple end . The last boss is too powerful to face in a fair fight . Instead , kibosh things before the encounter happens .
If you ’d wish to be on the safe side , you’re able to wait until afterward in the game to complete this enigma . The character you bring does not have to be the part you are romancing , although if they are the part with whom you have the in high spirits affinity , they are the solution .
Controversially , Portcrystals can be purchased on Steamand are listed asDragon ’s Dogma 2DLC . If you do n’t have any , this can be a prompt and wanton way to get more without research .
Once you ’ve picked the quality you would like to bring , eitherplace them into the Sealing Phialor begin to see them back to the Sphinx . The simplest way to do this is to beak the character up and then warp back to the Portcrystal you placed earlier using a Ferrystone . in the end , present your beloved to the Sphinx and be rewarded .
Riddle 3 - Riddle of Wisdom
“ The parent knows the child , yet the contrary is far from true . The kid knows not the parent : such is the parent ’s due . I am a lost child ; for kinship do I pine . So bestow to me my “ Parent ” , that I might better learn . ”
Bring a " SphinxParent , " " SphinxFather , " or " SphinxMother " pawn to the Sphinx .
1200 Rift Currency
The Riddle of Wisdom is a flake cheeky and involve you to bring the Sphinx ’s " parent " to it . There is no profound lore hiding the enigma of the Sphinx ’s innovation . Instead , get one of the above pawns , which always spawn at the Riftstone of Fellowship northeast of Checkpoint Rest Townand theRiftstone in Harve village .
You must have " connection Features " set to " off " in options to avoid seeing pawn of othermulitplayer players inDragon ’s Dogma 2 . After come up one of these pawns , place it on the program before the Sphinx and talk to it to solve the enigma .
Riddle 4 - Riddle of Conviction
“ Life is an enigma — a lender of mortal debt . Yet a light pack makes fleeter metrical foot and challenges nimbly met . So cede to me what you most plunder , and thence elude your ponderous death . ”
add any detail .
Another of that same item
The Riddle of Conviction ask you to furnish the Sphinx with the detail you value the most under threat of " heavy dying . " However , the Sphinx ispulling a fast one on you . When you acquaint your item , it will actually be duplicated . To resolve this riddle , provide the Sphinx with any point you desire another of .
Riddle 5 - Riddle of Rumination
“ It ’s ever the first we keep fond in our breast , and ever the first that eclipse the rest period . You know of the Seeker ’s Tokens , I trust ? Those souvenir of a fondly commend journey ? Yet where was it that you observe your first ? Retrace your steps , if you may – you might make a new discovery . Seven days , shall we say , ere you return ? May your journey be a pleasant one . ”
Bring the Finder ’s Token
Ferrystone x3
For this riddle , the Sphinx require you to return to the emplacement ofthe first Seeker ’s Token you picked up . Unfortunately , DD2does not put down where you picked up each one , so you call for to remember where it was . Otherwise , you will need to revisit the land site of each Seeker ’s Token you ’ve found .
Dragonsplague , a deadly disease that spreads between pawns , is one of Dragon ’s Dogma 2 ’s most hard automobile mechanic - but there are way to quash it .
Once you arrive there , you will see what appear to be another Seeker ’s Token in that place , but when you pick it up , you ’ll see it ’s actually aFinder ’s Token . play this back to the Sphinx and sprain it in . This will complete the enigma and allow you to accumulate your next reward .
If you ca n’t find the Finder ’s Token , do not worrybecause the Seeker ’s Token pickup will readjust on a New Game+ playthrough . On your playthrough , note the position of the first one you find so you’re able to return to it after and complete this riddle .
How To Solve The Final Five Riddles
After the first five brain-teaser , the Sphinx change location . If you ’re libertine and brave enough , you’re able to actuallyjump on the Sphinx ’s backbefore it flies away , negating the need to find it again . If you ca n’t catch it in time , headtowards the Frontier Shrine by following the river under the Checkpoint Rest Town as it lead west .
The next five riddles might be in a random rescript . There ’s nothing wrong if you are generate the riddles in another order , so adopt them as they ’re given .
Riddle 6 - Riddle of Reunion
Find the Sphinx again
Find the Sphinx at the Frontier Shrine .
100k Au
This riddle is simple ; once you witness the Sphinx , it will be considered completed . This conundrum was just to reunify with the Sphinx . Upon your arrival at the Frontier Shrine , a chest to the left will already be open ; open up it for your wages .
Riddle 7 - Riddle of Recollection
“ Now , questions engender questions , and I have one for you . How many riddle have you lick thus far ? My memory fails me , you see . cue me , and make it kvetch . countenance yonder statue be your mean . For every question aptly answered , take one here before me . ”
Bring the number of statues equal to your number of aright solved riddles .
Unmaking pointer
Now , the Sphinx asks player to rememberhow many riddle they ’ve resolve correctlythus far . pluck up and bring to the Sphinx the number of stone statuesequal to the number of riddle you ’ve solved correctlyin your playthrough . If this is your 7th riddle , but you ’ve only resolve five , fetch only five statue to the Sphinx .
Again , the order of these riddles is randomized inDD2 , sothis may differ from your seventh riddle . Keep racetrack of how many you have gotten right to ensure you play the correct number of stone statues . you’re able to see how many enigma you ’ve gotten right bycounting the number of Sphinx Reward Cheststhat have been open .
Riddle 8 - Riddle of Contest
“ Though ours is a battle of wits , examination of mettle are more to your strength . Is that not so ? Come , try your arm – though he shall be your opponent , not I. However , I am not one to be disport by a wide-eyed affaire d’honneur . Bear this pack into battle , that I might gauge your true strength . ”
kill the opposition .
halo of Ambition
This riddle is one of the most straightforward that the Sphinx will pose to you . She summons an enemy , and you must defeat it in battle . you may contend normally , or you may keel the foe , pick it up , and then push itoff the clifffor an easy winnings and the solution to this conundrum .
Riddle 9 - Riddle of Futility
“ How easy the thinker unravels ! Some say it ’s pain that does it good , others dark – but I say neither . Rather , I say a mind can not be more soundly split up than when it lay eyes on its sincere effort lay low in a single CVA . Could you survive such despair ? We shall see . Here I have an amphora destine for Ser Maurits in Battahl . Deliver it to him , but mind ; it ’s rather fragile . ”
Bring the Vase to the NPC in the Mural Byway
Eternal Bond ( Ring )
Exactly as the brain-teaser asks , you mustdeliver the vase to an NPCstanding next to a Sphinx Mural in Bakbattahl , in a emplacement called " Mural Byway . " This vase is very fragile , so amble and save often . If the vase go bad , you could hit"Return to Title Screen Without Saving"and reload at your last save as long as it does n’t autosave . If the vase does erupt , you are interlock out of this and future riddles for this playthrough and mustredo all the previous riddles in another .
If you require to cheese the conundrum , you may use a Ferrystone to carry and teleport the NPCfrom the Mural Byway to the Sphinx . Then , carry it the few steps between where the vase sits and where you teleport in . The NPC will count this as you have delivered the vase , and you will complete the riddle .
Riddle 10 - Riddle of Differentiation
“ So huge is the populace , and full of life ; you are but one of many . Indeed , in the grand schema , we are as clear-cut from one another as pebble on a beach – yet we do so make out to extol our conflict . But are these differences so great ? If you trust so , this next task should prove extremely simple . I assay this man . If men are so distinct , I ’m certain you ’ll regain him in a instant . ”
add the demonstrate NPC to the Sphinx
Whimsical Daydream
After giving you this brain-teaser , the Sphinx will show you an image of an NPC . Do pay careful care to the NPC ’s hair and notethe pattern and form of the scar on his eye . This NPC is either Dante or Vergil ; Dante and Vergil are two NPCs in Checkpoint Rest Town .
Dante has straight hair while Vergil ’s is curly , and each twin has a different scratch on theeye to the role player ’s left . Approach the quality that the Sphinx showed you and bear them back to her to complete the riddle .
How To Beat The Sphinx
After answering the final riddle , the Sphinx will desire toengage you in scrap so that you may make the final dresser . As seen inBoss Fight Database ’s battle on YouTube , it is n’t easy tobeat the Sphinx .
The Sphinx agitate using magic , projectiles thrown from her wings , andsimple force attacksas she swoops down at players . Be inclined for herfire and ice attempt ; after you stand firm these , you will take to avoid thelightning wavesthat she process and herteleportation .
The Sphinx has four health bar , and after lump through them all , it will seek to fly away . As it does , archers canshoot the Unmaking Arrow incur earlier from the Riddle of Recollection toguarantee a one - hit kill . Upon death , the Sphinx will dropgold along with the Key of Sagacity , which opens the grownup thorax . If you do n’t kill it before it flies off , you could not pursue it further , so do your best to burst it down .
If you defeat the Sphinx , collect your gold and samara and loot the big chest . Inside , you will find an Eternal Wakestone , which can revive multiple people at once . After completing all the Sphinx ’s riddles inDragon ’s Dogma 2 , you might consider unlocking a new class , like themagical melee Mystic Spearhand class .
TV mention : Boss Fight Database / YouTube
