How to solve the Spire of Insight puzzle in Crimson Desert

Enter the tower and solve all three riddles to reach the top.

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Puzzling out each riddle in Crimson Desert 's Spire of Insight is key if you want to reach the top and access yet another Abyss Gate, leading to a different part of the skylocked region.

Once you've worked out how to get inside, which I can help with below, you'll have three riddles to solve, each of which involves finding an item or two and dumping them in a bowl.

I found that the "place" command was super buggy when I did this, so I'd recommend walking right up to the bowl and simply dropping the item instead when facing towards it.

All that said, here's how to complete the Spire of Insight puzzle in Crimson Desert.

How to enter the Spire of Insight in Crimson Desert
First off, you'll have to burn the thorny roots using Blinding Flash in front of the Spire of Insight, which will let you access the door.

Upon reaching it, you'll be faced with a riddle and a stone basin below it.

You need to pick up a Small Pebble from the doorstep and drop it in the basin .

As mentioned above, the "place" command wasn't working, so I backed off and threw it in, but you could also try dropping it when standing next to the basin.

Once it's in, a light will shine, and the spire door will open.

Crimson Desert Spire of Insight riddle 1 solution
Similar to opening the door, each puzzle in the Spire of Insight involves reading a riddle from the Giant Book on the stand in the centre, and then gathering items to drop into the basin below it to solve said riddle.

The first riddle is:
And the solution to this riddle is:
The bowl will shine and the stand with the Giant Book will transform into a lift, taking you up to the next floor and the next riddle.

Crimson Desert Spire of Insight riddle 2 solution
Examine the book again and it'll read:
Again, the bowl will shine and the lift will take you up.

Crimson Desert Spire of Insight riddle 3 solution
Arriving at the third puzzle, the first thing you should do is grab the Gold Bar recipe hanging from the bookshelf to your right.

Now, read the book to get the riddle:
As per the pattern, you now need three items for the basin.

These are all very easy to find since it's a very small room.

They're either on a bookshelf or in between the shelves:
With that, you've reached the final floor.

Simply head through the Abyss Gate to complete the Spire of Insight, after which, you'll find yourself in the Chaos Forest area of the Abyss.

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When not scouring games for secrets or bashing his head against puzzles, you'll find him revisiting old Total War campaigns, agonizing over his Destiny 2 fit, or still trying to finish the Horus Heresy.

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