The first one is the shortest main storyline mission in Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
The second one introduces more challenging puzzles in comparison to the initial stages of the game.
Thanks to the following solution you will be able to solve this riddles without any issues.
Hidden Hand
ExitThe Green Lady’s house.
Go to theSkara Brae Belowthrough the hatch in front of the house.
Head towards the blue arrow on the minimap.
If you have not killed theFachanyet, you will encounter the creature once again.
This time defeating it will not be a challenge.
Enter theOld Adventurer’s Guildknown to you from previous quests.
After finishing the conversation, the mission will come to an end.
The Best of Us
Exit theAdventurer’s Guild.
You will meetCruxhere, who will join your party.
Cruxwill teach you a new song titled"The Stone Remembers".
Use this song when you see the mark shown in the following picture.
The bridge will be rebuilt.
EnterThe Cellars of Kylearan’s Tower.
You will find an offering statue there.
When you walk down the staircase on the right, you will find an imp’s mark.
Play theHidey Bidesong in front of it.
A cache behind the pillar will be revealed.
When you look to the left you will also find theArm from a Broken Statue.
Return to the first statue, opt for quest items tab in the inventory and use the arm.
In the left chamber, you will encounter onegoblin.
In the middle of the room, there is achest.
You will find valuable equipment here.
To the right of the entrance to the chamber, you will find a passage filled with traps.
Asilver trianglewill appear in the middle of the room.
Return to the first room.
Thetriangleyou have acquired will fit the statue on the right.
Now go through the corridor on the right.
When you walk through the corridor, you will spot an imp’s mark again.
The cache is located on the right side.
At the end of the chamber, there is a door with achestbehind it.
On the left side of the room, there is an obstacle that you must push.
Turn left and you will find a door there that you could open with a pick.
On the right, you will find a button.
A secret passage in the wall will open behind you.
There is a stone in this chamber that you have to push to the correct location.
To do this, you must go behind the stone and push it through the bars.
Push the stone so that it is in the following position.
Push it to the end of the room.
Again, push the stone so that it is at the end.
Go through the secret passage that opened earlier and push the stone through the bars.
After two more pushes, the stone will be in place.
Pick up thesilver squareand take it to the last statue.The main door will now open.
When you go straight ahead, you will fall into a trap.
Push the stones onto the visible platforms.
A door will open in front of you,watch out for the traps.
Move to the right.
Turn right into the nearest corridor.
Watch out as there are more traps ahead.
You must push four stones onto the pedestals.
Approach the stones from behind, push the leftmost stone and set it in the correct position.
On your way, you will encounter twofachansand twogoblins.
On the right side of them, you will find a door and inside a statue.
You must put three leaves ofred cabbagenext to it.
The next door will open.
You will notice a sculpture with asilver diademon it.
Pick up the item.
Then push the stone next to it to its place.
Push the boulder that will be located in front of you to the end.
Now push the stone located to your right side.
There is achestbetween the stones.
Feel free to kick the goblin.
You will find a gear puzzle in the area.
The gears should be arranged in the following order:
The nearby door will open.
Look at the platform above you.
You will find a handle there, which will allow you to use thegrappling hook.
attempt to make the first move quickly.
Focus your attention on thePractitioner, and deal with his summons only after defeating him.
Go further, and you will reach a room with two more puzzles.
There will be achesthere.
Continue in the other direction, and you will come across an ice room.
Quickly run behind the stone - there will be a mechanism with gears there.
Return to the door with an unsolved puzzle.
Arrange it in the following way:
When you go through the door, do not rush ahead.
In front of you, there are shrines.
Insert thestone heartinto the one on the left.
Now use the door behind thetotem.
You will find another chamber with stones and two levers.
In the third room, you must useCrux’s songwhile standing on the mark.
Set the first boulder like this:
You will see a second mechanism which is controlling the second boulder.
The third mechanism is behind the third stone.Turn it once clockwise.
Otherwise, you will burn because of the trap.
There will also be a gear puzzle here.
The grate behind the stones will open, and you will gain access to thestone head.
Return to the shrines.
Insert thestone headinto the right shrine.
A path will open.
Go through the wooden door.
You will come across another puzzle.
Fill the bottles with each pop in of ink.
Then remove them from the inventory and insert them into the shrines.
You will find several items on the shelf.
When you go further, remember to collectrecipesfrom the bookshelves.
Learn them from the equipment panel by right-clicking on them and selecting “Use”.
Collect theinkfrom the fountains above you.
Go into your inventory and select thecrafting menu.
Create someblackandpurple ink.Insert the bottles into the shrine in the correct order: black, red, purple.
The door will then open.
In the next room watch out for thefachanandgoblins.
Sneak in and take the initiative.
When you defeat your opponents, solve the next puzzle with shrines.
In the area, you will find threebooksand atotemwhich will allow you to save the game.
Insert thered bookinto the left shrine and thegoldinto the one on the right.
A secret passage will open behind you with achestand an imp’s mark inside.
On the other side of the shrines, you will find a room with a button.
Focus your attention on thePractitionerwho summonsgoblins.
This fight should not cause you any issues.
Mangar
After defeating them, move on, and the boss fight againstMangarwill start.
A new character will join your team.
The first ofAlguin’sskills makes him concentrate for several turns.
Protect him.This skill will deal a deadly amount of damage to all enemies.
After a brief conversation, the task will be completed.
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