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In this guide, you’ll learn how to open the Southern Ruins Vault in Fortnite, also known as the flames puzzle.
How to Open the Southern Ruins Vault in Fortnite
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To open the Hidden Ruins vault in Fortnite, you need to first give an epic item or better to the purple door.
Secondly, investigate the door, go back up, and memorize the braziers that are extinguished.
Thirdly, go back down, and extinguish the braziers that are not lit.
Lastly, go to the next area, investigate the door, and interact with one of the statues (50/50 chance).
Here’s how to do this (expand the screenshots above):
- Give an epic item or better to the purple door.
- Investigate the door, go back up, and memorize the braziers that are extinguished.
- Go back down, and extinguish the braziers that are not lit.
- Go to the next area, investigate the door, and interact with one of the statues (50/50 chance).
After you’ve interacted with the correct statue, the door will open.
Don’t worry, if you interacted with the wrong statue, you can go back and try again.
Go inside the area and search the chests to collect your reward.
Further reading
How to Open the Hidden Ruins Vault in Fortnite (Flames Puzzle)
