Solve the Magic Lamp riddle in The Witcher 3 by interacting with the statues in correct order

If you're following the Keira Metz questline early in the game, then you'll want to know the answer to Magic Lamp riddle, as it requires a bit of deduction to figure out. The Witcher 3 isn't all about fighting monsters and monstrous humans, as sometimes you'll have to sit back and put your thinking cap on for a good puzzle.

If you're struggling with Magic Lamp riddle, then check out our solution to the quest below. 

How to solve the Magic Lamp riddle

After Wandering in the Dark quest is finished, Keira Metz will ask if you can help her delve deeper into the elven ruins and help her find a Magic Lamp that was promised to her. Make sure you say yes and follow her through an archway into a room with some statues. 

Using your Witcher senses, you can find an inscription on the wall that contains a riddle. It says: 

"Four guardians, four flames, standing proud in a line. The First to light his fire dared not march on the end. The Second, beside his first, played a woeful lament. The Third kept close to his faithful beast. The fourth marched not beside the First, yet like the Second, played a tune. And thus they stood o'er their queen, whole slept beneath flickering stars" 

The riddle breaks down which order you will need to interact with the statues to solve the puzzle and progress forward.

If you're done trying to figure it out here is the answer: light the statue to the right of the archway, then the statue to the left of the archway, then the statue to the far right, and finally the statue to the far left. 

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After interacting with the statues in the correct order, the door will open up and let Keira Metz grab the Magic Lamp, letting you both leave the elven ruins and finish the quest.

Make sure you also check out how to use The Witcher 3 Photo Mode so you can snap some scenic pics.