Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rosetakes place 16 years after the events ofResident Evil Villageand follows Ethan Winters’ daughter, Rose, as she attempts to come to terms with her mutant powers. Journeying into the collective consciousness of the megamycete, Rose must contend with a whirlwind of horrors as she attempts to find a Purifying Crystal that can drain her powers and allow her to live a normal life.
Familiar to players ofResident Evil Village, the Hall of Ablution in Castle Dimitrescu contains a statue puzzle that requires solving before players can move on. Unlike inResident Evil 8, however,the Hall of Ablution puzzlein this twisted memory of Castle Dimitrescu is quite different.This guide will show players how to solve it, so they canreach the Basement and get the Silver MaskinResident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose.
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How to Solve the Hall of Ablution Puzzle in Shadows of Rose DLC
Upon entering the Hall of Ablution, players cansee four “statues” in four corners; one impaled by arrows, one with a noose around its neck, one consumed by mold, and one stabbed with a sword. Approaching them, players may notice that - inclassicResident Evilstyle- they can be pushed.
At the far end of the room,they can see a plaquethat reads: “Although I have just drowned, the arrows’ bite doth sting. They hanged me long ago, yet I feel everything. But still the worst, not last nor first, the sharpened blade did ring.”
Astute players will recognize that each ofthe punishments endured in the poem is manifested by the statues. The key to solving this puzzle is topush the statues in the correct order in accordance with the poemto unlock the way forward. Players will know they have pushed the correct statue ifit stays in place and a brazier lightsabove it, making this one ofResident Evil’seasier puzzles. Should players input the incorrect order,all the statues will reset, and they must start from the beginning.
As the plaque says, the author was hanged long ago, meaning thatthe statue with the noose must be pushed first.
As they were not stabbed first or last, players can safelypush the sword-impaled statue second.
Thirdly, the author had just drowned, sopush the statue covered in mold next.
Finally, as they can still feel their sting,the statue with the arrows must be pushed lastto complete the Hall of Ablution puzzle.
This willreveal a passageway in the center of the roomthatRose Wintersmust descend in order to obtain the Silver Mask and escape the nightmare.
Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Roseis currently available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
