How do you solve the Remnant 2 Water Harp puzzle? The world of Yaesha has some truly perplexing puzzles, and this is one of them. If it’s stumped you then this Remnant 2 Water Harp guide will help you complete this musical puzzle, which requires you to use a specific combination of pegs to play the secret song.
No matter whether you are on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, or PC, this puzzle can be solved solo or in Remnant 2 multiplayer. It can also be solved by all of the Remnant 2 classes, and only requires a few simple steps to complete. Here’s how to crack it.
How to solve the Water Harp puzzle in Remnant 2
To solve the Water Harp puzzle on Yaesha in Remnant 2, you need to align the pegs on the music box so they replicate the tune being played in the distance.
The exact peg order is:
- Row 1: Peg 5
- Row 2: Skip
- Row 3: Peg 4
- Row 4: Skip
- Row 5: Peg 3
- Row 6: Peg 4
- Row 7: Peg 1
- Row 8: Skip
The solution can be found in a notebook in the room with the Lost Temple World Stone.
You can find a deeper dive into the puzzle and how to solve it without just using the solution below.
Activate the gear device
At The Forbidden Grove, the first order of business is to activate the gear device. Several doors near The Lost Temple World Stone are locked from the other side, so you have to take the longer route. Here’s what you need to do:
- Climb up the steps off to the side to reach the Faithless Thicket overworld area.
- Continue onward and clear the Twisted Chantry dungeon.
- You’ll end up in the Dappled Glade, which has a fairly special NPC encounter that we won’t spoil here.
- Follow the pathway until you see the other doorway that leads back to the Forbidden Grove.
- You’ll find yourself on the opposite side of the temple, where you’ll be able to activate the gear device. Doing so powers up the puzzle wheel itself, allowing you to solve it.
Read the puzzle clue
There’s a good chance that you’ve read the notebook we mentioned above. If you haven’t yet, it’s in the room with The Lost Temple World Stone. It talks of the Ravager, a boss from the previous game, which could be lulled to sleep. The notes also have a diagram showing symbols akin to notes, as well as lines.
Activating the pegs
Initially, we mistakenly thought that the vertical lines referred to raised pegs, but that was not the case. After a few tries, we realized the following:
- There are five symbols/notes, with one peg for each. These pegs could be raised or lowered. There are also eight rows for this entire puzzle wheel.
- Each drawn symbol means that the note should be played. Therefore, you need a raised peg in that row corresponding to that note.
- A long horizontal line means there’s an interval between that note and the next (that means no pegs need to be raised).
- Notes that are close together imply that their respective pegs are raised in consecutive rows.
As mentioned, follow this order and you will have activated the puzzle:
- Row 1: Peg 5
- Row 2: Skip
- Row 3: Peg 4
- Row 4: Skip
- Row 5: Peg 3
- Row 6: Peg 4
- Row 7: Peg 1
- Row 8: Skip
With the above setup, exit the panel and pull the lever. If you do it right, the notes will continue to chime and ring a complete tune. The bridge will also be raised, granting you passage to the Remnant 2 Corrupted Ravager fight, which is the final boss of that world.
With the knowledge of how to beat the Remnant 2 Water Harp puzzle, you can now move on and continue with your playthrough using our tips and guides in our Remnant 2 walkthrough. You can also find articles to help you solve the other Yaesha puzzles including the Remnant 2 The Lament puzzle and the Remnant 2 Cathedral of Omens puzzle challenges.
