Season 18 in Destiny 2 has started and delivers numerous new content to players. Among them are the “Cryptic Quatrains”, a series of puzzles and tasks that players can solve and complete. We provide you with a guide to parts 1, 2, and 3 of the Cryptic Quatrains.
“Like a dreamer, I stumbled through the fog” – If you feel this way while reading the puzzles of the Cryptic Quatrains in Destiny 2, we have the perfect guide for you.
We provide you with a guide on how to solve the Cryptic Quatrains I and II. We will write down the puzzles in the gray boxes and explain below what you have to do.
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Cryptic Quatrains I:
How do I get the quest “Cryptic Quatrain I”? To start the first puzzle, you need to reach “Insight” level 7 on the star chart. Once you have reached that rank, fly to the H.E.L.M., where you will find the star chart. There you will automatically receive the tasks for the Cryptic Quatrains.
“My story begins, but I must hide
For they are searching for me in every corner
That is why I wait for the fall of night
And vanish to the moon with my freight”
How do I solve Puzzle 1? The solution to the first puzzle is simple: Fly to the moon. After landing, you will automatically receive the second puzzle.
There were worries and grief at the harbor
They lost everything, only out of envy
What a terrible revelation did the morning bring
An abandoned chest on the beach, but empty and without treasure
How do I solve Puzzle 2? Head to the moon to the “Harbor of Sorrows” and complete the Lost Sector “K1-Revelation.” Here you will find a chest at the end that you need to open.
Important: You need at least level 10 to complete this task.
Looking at the cosmos brought me to tears
I prayed to gods, Fallen, great and small
The spheres had to interrupt
But in a strike I want to take my revenge on them
How do I solve Puzzle 3? Now go to Earth to the Cosmodrome to complete the strike named “Fallen S.A.B.E.R”. You can start this directly from the navigator map, not through the playlist.
The winds on Europa were cold and white
And maybe the tide stopped as well
I searched for the cranes, it was quite easy
For they could not get me at the hook
How do I solve Puzzle 4? At the end of the first mission series, head to the “Eventide Ruins” on Europa. This is located in the north of the target area. You will come across a crane, at the end of which a platform is attached. Next to the platform, you will see a small iceberg. Here you need to “dig”, meaning you should interact until you find a treasure. There you will receive a “Rough Cipher Fragment”.
Thus, the first mission series is completed.
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Cryptic Quatrains II:
Like a dreamer, I stumbled through the fog
A coast littered with the sunken, what a blasphemy
They lost the contents of my chest
My wishes are in my hand and I am chosen
How do I solve Puzzle 1? Here you start in the “Dreaming City”. Once you reach the landing point, first turn in the opposite direction. Then go into the Lost Sector named “Coast of the Sunken Wishes”. Here you will find the chest at the end of the sector, after defeating all enemies, which you can then open.
On the shore of the lake, I lay alone
And was nearly doomed to die
Their shadows hid the sun’s light
But before the last strike, I still had time
How do I solve Puzzle 2? To complete the 2nd puzzle, you must play the strike “Lake of Shadows”. You can start this directly from the navigator map in the European Dead Zone. So not through the playlist.
My long expedition was not worth it
Too much fear was caused by the drawn sword
My bones were already too old
And the blood in my veins will surely freeze soon
How do I solve Puzzle 3? Here you need to play the seasonal expedition playlist of Season 18. As equipment, carry a sword of your choice.
Note: You do not need a treasure map to fulfill the task.
Nessus would become my grave
For I wanted to cross the shape of a pyramid there
To be found in a pillar, high and fine
In a cistern, empty but pure
How do I solve Puzzle 4? Off to Nessus. Choose “The Cistern” as your landing point and go to the location “Well of Flame”. Head to the large tower next to the Radiolara Lake and climb the steps to the triangular entrance. Right behind it, there is a spot you can investigate.
My crew approached with big steps
And I had to hide my treasure immediately
Then I saw the broken sphere
Where the river falls from the sky, do not interfere with me
How do I solve Puzzle 5? With Nessus, you are also right at the spot for the last task. You are already at the location “Well of Flame” because of the 4th puzzle. From here head north. You will come to the place where the Cabal event is held and go to the shore. Now the search begins until you discover the “Rough Cipher Fragment”. Thus, the 2nd row of the Cryptic Quatrains is completed.
Cryptic Quatrains III:
… Was I still alive? Not in the realm of the dead?
My treasure not sunk, nor lost yet?
In the quarry, there are always good hiding places
For a chest while I cover its skin with blood
How do I solve Puzzle 1? For this, you go to the ETZ and move your cursor to the upper right side of your map to the fast travel point “Sunken Islands”. There you will find the lost sector “The Quarry”. Go inside and open the sector chest.
On land I made it, after your ship crashed in a crash
That I seized their treasure, they will not forget
My exodus tore many hearts apart
But that I only have one life, they have forgotten
How do I solve Puzzle 2? For this puzzle, you need to start and play the strike on Nessus “Exodus Crash”. After defeating the strike boss, you will receive the next step.
They cursed badly when their ketch crashed
But was it possible that the creator heard my request?
For I ran fast, like struck by lightning
And despite a weapon in hand, they were totally drunk
How do I solve Puzzle 3? For this, you must select the seasonal activity “Ketch Crash” on the H.E.L.M. Also equip a hand cannon and your arc super, otherwise the step at the end of the activity will not count as completed.
Finally alone with my atlas
I scribble a rough code inside
And hide this cipher in a safe place
Follow two light signals, for there is the treasure
How do I solve Puzzle 4? This step is simple, as you just need to insert the rough ciphers into your captain’s atlas.
The dawn light shone on my left side, as if it were real
The light was bright, but that was fine with me
For I found the captain and my crew
And freed them with a stab right to the heart in no time
How do I solve Puzzle 5? This step requires that you use the three existing seals in your captain’s atlas in the correct order. These are:
- House of Dawn – Left
- House of Redemption – Middle
- House of Light – Right
The cosmos sent me to the coast
On the deck of a ship that looks out to sea
Finally forgotten and without burden
I leaned against its mast
How do I solve Puzzle 6? For this, you need to travel to the Cosmodrome and the forgotten coast. Once there, you need to find a broken ship with a mast that faces the sea. A glowing symbol marks the right spot.
I buried everything in a cave
Where the stream and its mother get along
At the three pillars, everything is hidden
The treasure waits there… but I am already gone
How do I solve Puzzle 7? For this, you need to go back to the lost coast in the Cosmodrome. Next to the huge rusty ship, there are three large pillars standing by the roadside slope. Between these pillars is a dark cave. Go inside and you will notice a new Fallen symbol, which marks the excavation site. There the treasure is buried.
In the video, there is a detailed step-by-step guide from Nexxoss Gaming:
Have you already solved the quest and the puzzle from Antiquarian III? And did you like this new riddle quest in Destiny 2 for the Cryptic Quatrains? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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