How To Find The Second Symbol In Resonance A Plague Tale Legacy Chapter 5

TL;DR – Quick Summary

• The second symbol in Chapter 5 is found through the “O with 3 lines” gate in the Central Temple’s four-pedestal room.
• Before entering the trial, take the optional left path to the abandoned camp — this is where the Greek Sword blade, the Condottiero Stamp artefact, the Ceremonial Blade artefact, and Theseus Echo #1 are all located.
• The second symbol trial has four light beam puzzles, a spike trap platform sequence, and a mirror room finale — all solved step by step below.
• The key light beam rule throughout: position the green beam first, then rotate red and blue.
• The spike trap platform order is: Dots → Squid → Dots → Flower → Squid. Check your book if you’re uncertain.
• At the end, interact with the Receptacle/socket to record the second symbol — it looks like a C.
• Return to the Central Temple and insert the C symbol into the pedestal in front of the “O Over a Line” icon path.

Finding the second symbol in Resonance A Plague Tale Legacy Chapter 5 is one of the most involved tasks in the entire game. The route from the Central Temple to the trial entrance is not direct, the outer area before you even reach the trial contains several missable collectibles that many players walk straight past, and the trial itself chains four separate light beam puzzles together with a spike trap sequence and a Leni co-op finale. This guide covers every step in order — from the moment you leave the Central Temple’s four-pedestal room to the moment the second symbol is recorded in Sophia’s notebook. If you’re still working on the third and fourth symbols or want the full Chapter 5 picture, this connects to our endings guide which explains how the Seal charms found alongside these symbol trails affect the final post-credits scene.

How To Find The Second Symbol In Resonance A Plague Tale Legacy Chapter 5

Where to Start – The Central Temple

You need to be in the Central Temple’s four-pedestal room to begin this route. This is the large room reached after completing the first symbol trial earlier in Sub-Chapter 3. When you enter, four pedestals rise and four gates open around the room. Above each gate is a different icon carved into the stone — these icons tell you which symbol trial lies down each path.

The second symbol is reached through the gate with the “O with 3 lines” icon above it. This icon looks like a circle with three horizontal bars through the centre. Face the large latched door at the far end of the room — the “O with 3 lines” gate is to the left side of the room. Head through it.

Step 1 – Cross the Bridge and Drop Down

Go through the “O with 3 lines” gate and follow the path forward. You’ll reach a bridge crossing a gap. Cross it. On the far side, the path leads to a small army camp below — soldiers are visible from the ledge. Drop down to the camp.

Defeat all the soldiers in the camp. Once the area is clear, look at the terrain. There is a big green gate on the upper level of the camp ahead of you. This gate is the path forward to the trial entrance — but before you go up there, do the following immediately. The optional detour below contains everything missable in this area.

Step 2 – Optional Detour (Collectibles and Greek Sword)

This is the most important section of the guide for players going for 100% completion. Do not go through the green gate yet. Instead, take the path in the opposite direction from the green gate — away from it, across the lower part of the camp. This leads to an abandoned camp area with a large bull pillar at the far end.

Theseus Echo #1 – Pierced Coin Charm

From the abandoned camp with the bull pillar, climb the ruins on the side across from the pillar — not the pillar itself. Reach the top of the ruins. Up here are four greenish floor plates on two pillars. Defeat the enemies waiting at the top. Once they’re cleared, look around and you’ll spot the Axe Chalice — a carved stone axe emblem. Interact with it to receive Theseus Echo #1 (Pierced Coin #1). You’ll hear Theseus speak. This is the first of five Theseus Echoes in the game and a key collectible for the Superstitious and In the Name of My Kin trophies. Do not skip it now — you’ll be heading back up here for the Greek Sword immediately after.

Greek Sword Blade – Bull Pillar Puzzle (Optional)

Now stay up on the ruins after collecting the Theseus Echo. Look for the four greenish floor plates on the pillar ends. Stand on the floor plate at the end of the left pillar — the one closest to the Resonance Point you should be near.

Equip the sphere’s Light Splitting mode (hold R1/RB, then D-pad to switch to the three beams). Rotate each coloured beam to align with the matching gem on the bull pillar below you.

Solution:

• Red beam → Left gem on the bull pillar
• Green beam → Middle gem on the bull pillar
• Blue beam → Right gem on the bull pillar

When all three gems light up simultaneously, the axe symbol on the floor below opens — revealing a staircase into a crypt. Drop down and open the chest inside to collect the Greek Sword blade. Its Spinning Slash technique replaces Sophia’s critical strike with an area sweep that hits all nearby enemies — an excellent blade for group fights for the rest of the game.

Condottiero Stamp Artefact

Exit the crypt after collecting the Greek Sword and you’ll see the bull pillar again. Turn right from the pillar and head down the path in that direction. Follow it until you’re nearly at a gap in the terrain. The Condottiero Stamp artefact (Relic of the Present) is on a rock on the ground just before the gap. Pick it up before jumping.

Ceremonial Blade Artefact

Backtrack from the Condottiero Stamp to the bull pillar. This time, take the path to the left of the bull pillar through the camp — not right toward the Condottiero Stamp. Follow this path, jump a small gap near a waterfall, and continue down until you can turn right. Take that right-turning path and follow it toward the water’s edge. The Ceremonial Blade artefact (Relic of the Past) is at the end of this path near the water. It’s one of the more story-significant Relics of the Past in the chapter — it depicts an ancient Minoan ceremonial weapon and adds lore about the island’s martial traditions.

Once you have all four collectibles — Theseus Echo, Greek Sword, Condottiero Stamp, and Ceremonial Blade — return upstairs to the camp and approach the big green gate. Now go through it.

Step 3 – Reaching the Trial Entrance

Through the green gate, follow the path forward. The route winds around a cliffside. Continue until you drop down some steps and squeeze through rocks. After climbing several ledges, you’ll arrive at a large area with a stone statue head on the ground. After a brief cutscene as Sophia reaches this point, go down to the area below and head toward the doorway on the right side of the space. This is the entrance to the second symbol trial. Go through the doorway, crawl through the hole, and you’re in.

Step 4 – First Locked Door (Light Beam Puzzle 1)

Inside the trial, the first thing you encounter is a locked door with three gem receivers. A light source shines from above. Stand in the lit floor plate area and equip the sphere’s Light Splitting mode.

Solution:

• Red beam → Left statue helmet gem
• Green beam → Middle gem (centre of the door)
• Blue beam → Right statue hand gem

When all three beams hit their matching gems simultaneously, the door opens. After it opens, do a running jump (hold sprint before jumping) to clear the spike trap immediately on the other side — there is one right inside the door. Then shine your sphere at the black corruption dust to clear it from the path ahead.

Step 5 – Second Locked Door (Light Beam Puzzle 2)

Through the first door, continue forward into the next room. Another locked door with gem receivers is ahead. The same mechanic applies — stand in the lit area and align the beams.

Solution:

• Green beam → Top gem on the door
• Blue beam → Bottom gem on the door
• Red beam → Right statue eye gem

Once the door opens, do a run-jump again over the spike traps on the other side. This section has two spike traps in sequence — keep your momentum and don’t slow down between them.

Step 6 – Spike Trap Platform Sequence

After the second door, you regroup with Leni and move through a wooden gate up some stairs. A group of soldiers is near. Dispatch them all — a shielded soldier is among them. Once the area is clear, look at the floor. A sequence of symbols on the floor in front of a platform field tells you the safe order to jump across.

The symbols are also recorded in Sophia’s notebook if you checked it before entering this trial. The correct jump order matches this sequence:

Safe platform order: Dots → Squid (Kraken) → Dots → Flower → Squid (Kraken)

Each platform has a symbol carved into it. Match the symbol to the sequence above. Step on a platform with the wrong symbol and spikes impale Sophia instantly — restart the checkpoint. Here is the exact path:

• Start on the second platform from the left (Dots) — not the far left
• Jump to the third from left (Squid/Kraken)
• Jump back to third from left (Dots) — same column, different platform, the one behind the first
• Jump to second from left (Flower)
• Jump to the diagonal right (Squid/Kraken) to reach the far side

The route requires you to go back on yourself once — the path isn’t a straight line forward. If you’re unsure at any point, stop, open the notebook, and match the floor symbol pattern exactly before stepping. A Receptacle (pedestal) is waiting on the far side. Interact with it to continue.

Step 7 – Leni Co-op and Mirror Room (Light Beam Puzzle 3)

After the Receptacle, a platform rises from water. Leni operates a mechanism from the upper level, controlling moving platforms across the water. Work with her co-operative controls to get Sophia across to the next area. The moving platforms shift in rhythm — watch the timing and jump when they align with your current position. Take your time — there’s no penalty for waiting.

Once across, continue forward and reach the next room. The sphere’s beam is needed here to clear corruption and open a passage. A light source is on the right side. Stand in it and aim your sphere.

Solution:

• Aim the green beam at the target above the opening in the wall (the corruption-blocked passage you need to clear)
• Rotate the red and blue beams until they each hit their corresponding coloured target around the same doorway

When all three beams align, the corruption clears and a passage opens. This also raises more platforms in the area that Leni can use to continue helping you from above. Head through the newly opened passage.

Step 8 – Spike Trap Run and Final Light Beam Puzzle 4

Through the passage, you reach a corridor with more spike traps. The sphere’s path-reading mode (switch mode with D-pad) shows a blue line on the floor when you stand in the lit area — this blue line traces the exact safe route through the spikes. Follow it precisely. The path curves rather than going straight ahead, so don’t assume the middle of the corridor is safe.

After clearing the spike corridor, you reach the final locked door of the trial. This is the last beam puzzle before the symbol. Stand on the required position near the door.

Solution:

• Green beam → Far-right target at the corner of the platform
• Red beam → Its corresponding far-right target position
• Blue beam → Its corresponding far-right target position

All three beams in this final puzzle point toward the rightmost target cluster — unlike earlier puzzles that spread the beams across different positions, this one converges all three toward the same corner. When all three hit simultaneously, the final door opens. Jump onto the middle platform on the other side and pass through the newly unlocked doorway.

Step 9 – Collect the Second Symbol

Inside the final chamber, you’ll find a Receptacle / socket mechanism. Interact with it. This triggers a short vision sequence. Sophia experiences a flash of Theseus in the ancient arena — as Theseus, move down the steps and defeat the warrior at the bottom, then continue into the arena below. Fight the competing warriors in the Minoan arena sequence until you face Cadmos. Defeat Cadmos.

Once Cadmos is beaten, interact with the nearby Receptacle in the ancient arena. This records the symbol — it looks like a C — in Sophia’s notebook. The vision ends and she returns to the present. Leni operates a crank to raise a platform giving you the route back to the central area. Use it and make your way back through the trial’s exit.

Step 10 – Return to the Central Temple and Insert the Symbol

Once you have the C symbol, head back toward the Central Temple. Follow the route you came in on, use the zipline on the left to get back down if needed, and return through the “O with 3 lines” gate to the four-pedestal room.

Back in the Central Temple, you need to insert the C symbol into the correct pedestal. The pedestal it belongs to is not the one you came through — shine your sphere at the pedestals to see the blue floor lines, which connect each pedestal to its matching exit gate icon.

The C symbol belongs in the pedestal in front of the “O Over a Line” icon path. This is a different gate from the “O with 3 lines” gate you just came through. Rotate the pedestal to display the C symbol and confirm the insertion. One of the four latches on the main door will release.

With the second symbol placed, you can now continue to the third and fourth symbols in any order — the remaining two trial paths in the Central Temple room are available. For how Chapter 5’s full puzzle sequence connects to the game’s dual timeline and what the symbol system is building toward, the Ancient Minoa puzzle guide covers every trial in full detail.

Chapter 5 Second Symbol Area – Collectibles Summary

Here is everything you can find in the second symbol trial area and the route leading to it.

• Theseus Echo #1 (Pierced Coin #1): Top of the ruins across from the bull pillar in the abandoned camp. Defeat enemies first, then interact with the Axe Chalice.
• Greek Sword Blade: Bull pillar puzzle at the abandoned camp. Stand on the left pillar floor plate, align Red/Green/Blue beams with the bull pillar gems, open crypt, collect chest.
• Condottiero Stamp (Relic of the Present): Right of the bull pillar, on a rock just before the gap. Pick up before jumping.
• Ceremonial Blade (Relic of the Past): Left of the bull pillar through the camp, jump the waterfall gap, turn right, follow path to water’s edge.
• Multiple Resonance Points: Scattered through the camp area and along the trial route — check left of the zipline near the Condottiero Stamp, and inside the trial after each major puzzle room.

For a full list of every collectible in Chapter 5 across all four symbol trial areas, the all chapters and collectibles guide has the complete breakdown. For how the first symbol is found in the trial directly opposite the latched door, our first symbol guide for Chapter 5 covers that route in equivalent detail. The game is available on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. More at the official Focus Entertainment site.

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