Elden Ring: All Painting Puzzle Locations & Solutions

It’s no mystery at this point that Elden Ring is brimming with breathtaking, unimaginable, and awe-inspiring content for players to discover. Players could easily get lost in the game’s multi-layered open-world, ending up in an epic boss battle or wandering through one of the carefully crafted dungeons in the game, discovering hidden paths and solving mind-bending puzzles. While there are some exciting puzzles in Elden Ring, such as discovering a false wall or working your way around a contraption, one set of puzzles that stands out in particular are the painting puzzles scattered across the Lands Between.

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These puzzles themselves don’t provide you with any helpful information other than showing you a specific location in the paintings, and it’s up to you to figure out what it all means. So if you’re stuck trying to solve these puzzles, you’re in luck. This guide lists all seven painting puzzle locations, their respective solutions, and the rewards for solving them.

Painting Puzzle #1 – Homing Instinct – Limgrave

The Homing Instinct painting puzzle can be found in an artist’s shack in Limgrave. To mark the exact location on your map, refer to the image below. The painting depicts a grave site overlooking a tree through a ruined arch.

To solve the puzzle, head south of Dragon-Burnt Ruins near Agheel Lake. Once again, refer to the image below to mark the location on your map. There’s also a Seaside Ruins Grace point nearby. If you’ve already discovered it, you can fast travel directly to the location to solve the painting.

When you arrive at the location, you’ll find a phantom sitting in a chair and looking at the gravestones. Approach the phantom, and it will vanish, dropping the Incantation Scarab helm. Wearing the helm reduces FP cost but increases damage taken.

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Painting Puzzle #2 – Prophecy – Stormveil Castle

For the next painting puzzle, you will need to travel to Stormveil Castle, and the painting is located in a room near the Liftside Chamber Grace point. Exit the Grace point room into the open area that is guarded by over 15+ enemies. You can either sprint your way to the room and interact with the puzzle or take out the enemies before examining the painting. Beware, there’s an Omen in the area that can be really difficult to deal with, especially if you’re under-leveled. Refer to the image below for the exact location of the painting room.

The solution to the puzzle lies all the way south of Limgrave in the Weeping Peninsula. You’ll need to visit the Church of Pilgrimage northwest of Weeping Peninsula. The exact location is marked in the image below.

As you go around the church and towards the cliff, a phantom in the chair will appear again, overlooking the waterfall in the distance. Approaching the phantom will cause it to disappear while dropping the Warhawk Ashes spirit summon.

Painting Puzzle #3 – Resurrection – East Liurnia

The Resurrection painting puzzle is located in East Liurnia near the Carian Study Hall grace point. The painting is again in an Artist’s Shack, the location of which is marked in the image below.

Interact with the painting and head to the next location northwest of Liurnia near the Caria Manor to solve the puzzle. Once you reach the location marked in the image below, you’ll find a phantom in a chair in the middle of the graveyard. Approach the phantom to cause it to disappear and collect the Juvenile Scholar Cap, Juvenile Scholar Robe, and a Larval Tear. However, keep in mind that this location is only available after you defeat the Royal Knight Loretta, who can be really challenging depending on your level.

Painting Puzzle #4 – Redmane – Caelid

To find the Redmane painting puzzle, you’ll need to visit the dangerous land of Caelid, specifically the town of Sorcery called Sellia. The nearest Grace point to this location is Sellia Under-Stair. Enter the Sellia town via the main stairs and take the first right as you reach the first platform. As you turn right in the street, you’ll spot an archway. Before you cross the archway, look to your left to find the Redmane painting puzzle under some debris. Beware of the phantom mages in the area, who will make your life difficult by overwhelming you with magic attacks.

To solve the puzzle, you’ll need to go northeast of Caelid near the Minor Erd Tree in Greyoll’s Dragonbarrow. However, you’ll need to do some fair bit of platforming near the edge of a cliff. The location for the painting puzzle solution is marked below.

After you carefully platform your way to the bottom, you’ll find a phantom figure overlooking the ruins in the desert. Approach the phantom and wait for it to disappear, then collect the Rain of Arrows Ashes of War.

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Painting Puzzle #5 – Flightless Bird – Leyndall

Next up is the Flightless Bird painting puzzle, located on the first floor of the Fortified Manor in Lyndall. The closest Grace point to this location is the West Capital Rampart. Make your way into the manor and as you reach the end, you’ll spot a doorway leading you to a dining area. The dining area further leads you to the study room. There is a Grace point here as well as the Flightless Bird painting puzzle.

To solve the puzzle, you’ll need to travel north of Lyndall to Dominula, Windmill Village. The exact location is marked on the image below.

Head towards the windmill and past the people dancing around the fire. As you approach the cliff, you’ll spot the phantom overlooking the Highway Lookout Tower. Again, the phantom will disappear as you approach it, and drop the Fire’s Deadly Sin incantation.

Painting Puzzle #6 – Champion’s Song – Shaded Castle

If you’ve already discovered the Shaded Castle Rampart Grace point, you can easily fast travel to this location. From there, turn around and stick to the east castle wall as you make your way through to the painting’s location. Once you see the broken wall to your left, jump down and collect any loot if you’d like. Then, look for a path underneath the wooden staircase to reach the staircase itself. Go up the staircase to find the Champion’s Song painting puzzle. The location is marked in the image below for your convenience.

The solution to the puzzle can be found outside the Lyndall capital wall to the northwest. Refer to the image below to know the exact location you need to be at.

However, be careful when riding to this location as there’s a dragon in this area. Approach the phantom on the cliff and collect the Harp Bow. Additionally, defeating the dragon in this area will also reward you with the Lansseax’s Glaive.

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Painting Puzzle #7 – Sorcerer – Castle Sol

The final painting puzzle is located in the Mountaintop of the Giants in Castle Sol. Finding this painting can be quite challenging as you will have to make your way through some enemies and archers. The key here is to keep running without stopping and stick to the following guide:

• As you enter Castle Sol from the Castle Sol Main Gate Grace point, go straight and across the barricades.
• Upon reaching the end, turn left and enter the first door to your left. Climb the ladder to reach the rooftops.
• Stick to the south-west castle walls and try not to engage with the enemies.
• Once you near the enemy shooting fire arrows at you, turn left and take the bridge that connects to the north side of the castle.
• Take the stairs above and look for a hatch with a ladder leading you to the painting room. Use the ladder to reach the Sorcerer painting.

The solution to the Sorcerer painting puzzle lies southwest of Castle Sol on a bridge. Refer to the image below for the exact location.

Once you arrive at the bridge, look for the phantom on one of the platforms. Approach the phantom and collect the Greathood helm.

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