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Hogwarts Legacy Poidsear Coast Merlin Trials are puzzles you need to solve if you want to achieve 100% completion in the southern region and get a step closer to unlocking the Merlin’s Beard! Trophy/Achievement.
Solving Merlin Trials can also help you increase the size of your inventory, allowing you to carry more gear.
Before trying to solve Merlin Trials puzzles, you need to complete the Trials Of Merlin main quest and also get your hands on some Mallowsweet Leaves.
The fastest way to obtain Mallowsweet Leaves is to grow them yourself in the Room of Requirement. However, you’ll first need to buy the Mallowsweet Seed Recipe from The Magic Neep shop in Hogsmeade.
Now, to easily solve all 10 Hogwarts Legacy Poidsear Coast Merlin Trials puzzles, it would be best to check the following guide.
Hogwarts Legacy Poidsear Coast Merlin Trials Locations Map
As you’re about to see on the following Poidsear Coast map, the Merlin Trials altars where you can start the puzzles, are scattered all over the area.
Note that the altars appear on your map once you get close enough, so keep an eye out.
To continue, make sure you have plenty of Mallowsweet Leaves, and let’s solve all 10 puzzles following the same order as the one on the previous map.
Merlin Trial #1:Â Close To The Tomb Of Treachery Floo Flame
The first Poidsear Coast Merlin Trial altar is close, southwest to the Tomb Of Treachery Floo Flame in the northwestern corner of the region.
Head southwest of the Floo Flame and interact with the altar to start the puzzle.
Then turn toward the east to see 4 stones. To solve the puzzle, all you have to do is jump from stone to stone.
Merlin Trial #2:Â North Of Poidsear Castle
For the second Hogwarts Legacy Poidsear Coast Merlin Trial, you have to head north of Poidsear Castle, which has a Floo Flame you can use to fast travel.
Upon starting the trial, look to the east and cast Revelio to highlight 3 braziers on which you must use Confringo.
However, you have a short window in which you have to light the braziers, and the optimal way to do it is to start with the tallest one and end with the smallest.
Also, you have to use Confringo on some vines to reveal one of the braziers, and you should make this a priority so you don’t waste time later.
Make sure all 3 braziers are lighted at the same time to complete the trial.
Merlin Trial #3:Â Next To A Railroad
The third Poidsear Coast Merlin Trial altar is next to a railroad southwest of Poidsear Castle.
Interact with the altar, then look for 3 stones with diamond-shaped holes. If you use Revelio, the stones will get highlighted.
One stone is southwest of the altar, another south, and the last at the bottom of the gap west.
To solve the puzzle, you must also find 3 groups of green fireflies and cast Lumos near each one to make them follow you to the stones. Note that a stone can’t hold more than one group of fireflies.
One group of fireflies is on the railroad north of the altar, and the other 2 groups are in the southeastern woods; they are hard to miss because of their green glow, as shown in the next image.
Merlin Trial #4: By The Water
The next Hogwarts Legacy Poidsear Coast Merlin Trial can be solved by the water west of the previous altar, at the fourth location marked on our map.
Start the trial and cast Revelio to see 5 stones highlighted around the altar.
Destroy the stones using Confringo to solve the puzzle.
Merlin Trial #5: Next To Some Ruins
Another Poidsear Coast Merlin Trial altar is next to the ruins south of Poidsear Castle.
Interact with the altar, then cast Revelio to find 3 platforms highlighted around the ruins.
One platform is on the other side of the wall east of the altar. In the bushes north, close to the platform, you’ll find 5 balls on which you must use Accio. Hold the button you assigned for the Accio spell and guide the balls to the platform.
Another platform is south of the altar, right in the ruins. The balls are really close, next to a barrel and on a wooden platform.
The last platform is southwest of the altar, on the other side of the ruins. The balls are northeast of the platform, around some caskets.
After you use Accio to guide the remaining balls to the last platform, you complete the puzzle.
Merlin Trial #6: Close To The Edge Of A Cliff
Hogwarts Legacy Poidsear Coast Merlin Trial #6 is west of the previous altar, close to the edge of a cliff at the sixth location pinpointed on the map above.
Once you start the trial, cast Revelio to spot 3 stones around the altar.
These stones are made of 2 parts, and both pieces have symbols on them.
To solve the puzzle, you must use the Flipendo spell to flip the top parts of the stones so that the symbols on them match the ones on the bottom pieces.
The way the top parts get flipped depends on your position toward them.
You should practice a little with Flipendo on the stones until you get the hang of it, and then match the symbols to solve the puzzle.
Merlin Trial #7: Next To A Round Boulder
Upon completing the previous trial, head east to find the next Poidsear Coast Merlin Trial altar next to a round boulder.
To solve the puzzle, you have to interact with the altar and then push the round boulder using Depulso to make it reach the hole southwest.
When you get to the gap, try to position the boulder as close as you can to the wooden platform, then spam Depulso to make the round stone reach the hole on the other side.
It can be tricky, but you’ll surely succeed eventually and solve the seventh Merlin Trial in the Poidsear Coast region.
Merlin Trial #8: Next To A Red Flag
For the next Hogwarts Legacy Poidsear Coast Merlin Trial, you must head to the ruins west of the Marunweem Bridge Floo Flame.
Interact with the altar next to the red flag, then use Depulso to get the southern boulder into the hole east.
As you’re about to see, the hole is covered by some wooden boards. Use Confringo to clear the hole, then get the boulder inside to complete the trial.
Merlin Trial #9: Close To A Small Bandit Camp
The ninth Poidsear Coast Merlin Trial puzzle can be solved north of the Marunweem Bridge Floo Flame, close to a Small Bandit Camp.
First, interact with the altar, then cast Revelio to highlight the remains of 3 stone statues.
To complete the trial, you have to use the Reparo spell to repair the statues.
The pieces of one statue are next to the altar, another is scattered southwest near some stone piles, and the last parts are on a high cliff north.
Merlin Trial #10: High On A Mountain
Finally, the tenth Poidsear Coast Merlin Trial altar is in the ruins high on the mountain southwest of the Phoenix Mountain Cave Floo Flame.
The puzzle can be solved by following the same logic you used on Merlin Trial #3, meaning you have to find 3 stones with diamond-shaped holes and 3 groups of green fireflies.
Use Revelio to highlight the stones and find them easier.
Hence, one stone is next to the altar, another is behind the wall northeast, and the last is southeast, outside the ruins.
As for the fireflies, one group is down the stairs southwest of the altar, another on the wooden platform northeast, and the last outside the ruins next to the stone southeast.
Use Lumos to guide the fireflies groups to the stones, and the trial is completed.
Great job, our wizard/witch friend! You’ve found and solved all 10 Hogwarts Legacy Poidsear Coast Merlin Trials puzzles. You can now move on to another activity, like a quest, or continue exploring the open world, and if you run into trouble, pay a visit to our Wiki Hub here.
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