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Resident Evil 4: How to solve stone dais in Small Cave Shrine

Stone dais puzzle in Small Cave Shrine in Resident Evil 4

This guide explains how to solve the stone dais puzzle in the Small Cave Shrine.

Resident Evil 4‘s fourth chapter revolves around acquiring the Church Insignia key, which is necessary to gain entry into the church and rescue Ashley. The key can be obtained after visiting two distinct cave shrines located on opposing sides of the lake.

At each cave shrine, you will need to solve a unique stone dais puzzle to get a stone head. These puzzles function as passcode locks, with each one featuring eight buttons adorned with distinct symbols. You must press the correct combination of three buttons to unlock the adjacent door.

Completing the Small Cave Shrine’s stone dais puzzle rewards you with the Blasphemer’s Head, which must be placed on one of the stone hands inside the Mural Cave.

Refer to the solution below for the stone dais puzzle in the Small Cave Shrine.

Resident Evil 4 How to solve stone dais in Small Cave Shrine
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How To Solve Stone Dais in Small Cave Shrine in Resident Evil 4

As mentioned, you need to press three of the eight buttons on the stone dais to unlock the door. The symbols you need are on nearby walls, written in yellow paint.

This is how to solve the stone dais in the Small Cave Shrine in Resident Evil 4: Counting clockwise from the top, select the 4th, 6th, and 7th buttons.

The images below show the symbols of each button you need to press.

Stone dais symbol 1:

How To Solve Stone Dais in Small Cave Shrine in Resident Evil 4 - Symbol 1

Symbol 2:

Stone dais symbol 2

Symbol 3:

Stone dais symbol 3

After selecting the correct buttons on the stone dais, the door will open and you can go inside and collect the Blasphemer’s Head.

You also need the Apostate’s Head from the Large Cave Shrine. Read our guide to that puzzle here.

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