The Minotaur statue puzzle appears near the end of the first Trial in Chapter 4. Use Sophia's recorded clues to aim the left and right light paths at the first two symbol pairs. The collected guides describe those pairs as T plus semicircle, then triangle plus a lyre-like shape. When both are correct, the statue's hands rise. Illuminate the rings on the raised hands to reveal the final inverted-Y and W-like symbols, then use the right reflector and central mirror to send the last beam to the W side.
Solution at a glance
The six-symbol shorthand used by GameRant is: T as 1, inverted Y as 2, triangle as 3, W as 4, semicircle as 5, and lyre-like symbol as 6. The reported sequence is pair 1 with 5, then pair 3 with 6, followed by hidden pair 2 with 4. The final light path reaches the W-like symbol through the right-side reflector and the central mirror.
These names are visual descriptions, not confirmed in-game official labels. If your localization or screen makes a shape look different, compare the form and position rather than the English nickname. The puzzle's logic matters more than the numbering invented by a guide: two visible clue pairs move the hands, and the hands reveal the missing pair.
Before rotating everything, allow the sketchbook or journal to record nearby clues. IGN's general tips say the sketchbook preserves symbols encountered during exploration. The written Minotaur guides likewise begin from Sophia's notes. If a symbol set is absent, search the immediate clue space rather than forcing random combinations.
Record the clues
Walk through the room and inspect the markings that the game presents as clues. Give each interaction time to register. The initial objective is not to light every symbol at once; it is to create the correct left-and-right pairing for the current stage. A beam that touches a wall but does not produce the intended statue movement is not complete.
Orient yourself around the statue, the two side-light systems, and the central mirror. Guide wording can reverse left and right depending on whether the author faces the statue or faces away from it. Use the described symbol and optical destination together. The last route's reference to the right reflector is based on the collected guide perspective, so visually confirm the beam reaches the central mirror.
If the room appears inactive, revisit the interaction that records the clue and check whether a reflector can be rotated or repositioned. The source set does not provide platform-specific button prompts. Follow the current on-screen prompt for mouse and keyboard, PlayStation, or Xbox rather than translating a button from another guide.
Complete the first two pairs
For the first stage, route the available beams so the T-shaped mark and the semicircle-like mark form the active pair. GameRant numbered these 1 and 5. Watch the room for confirmation rather than immediately moving to the next combination. The statue or mechanism should respond when the correct state is reached.
For the second visible stage, pair the triangle with the lyre- or harp-like symbol, numbered 3 and 6 in the same guide. The Big Lead explains that the left and right beams must reach the corresponding wall positions. Once both visible pairings are complete, the statue raises its hands. That movement is the transition to the puzzle's concealed clue.
Do not keep searching the original wall for a third ordinary pair. The design changes the room. The raised hands are now accessible from their sides, and their rings or bracelets become the next light targets. This is the key step missed when a player treats the first configuration as the entire puzzle.
Reveal the hidden pair
Move to the sides of the raised hands and use the sphere's light on each ring. The collected community message and written guides agree that illuminating the hand rings reveals the last symbols. The final pair is described as an inverted Y and a W, numbered 2 and 4. Note both before changing the reflectors again.
This step is supported by multiple written guides and a direct community explanation. The research did not find a qualifying narrated YouTube walkthrough that verbally explained the Minotaur sequence. Several videos showed gameplay or contained only character dialogue. That means the text solution is cross-checked among written sources but lacks the planned independent narrated-video layer.
If the symbols do not appear, confirm both previous pair states were completed and that each ring is actually illuminated. A beam passing near the hand may not count. The research cannot diagnose a patch-specific interaction bug, so if the correct state fails repeatedly, reload the checkpoint before changing unrelated settings.
Finish the mirror route
For the final route, direct the right-side reflector toward the central mirror. Then rotate or aim the central mirror so the beam reaches the W-like symbol. The other member of the hidden pair is the inverted-Y mark. The purpose of the central mirror is to bridge the angle that a direct side beam cannot reach.
Track the beam segment by segment: source to side reflector, side reflector to central mirror, and central mirror to the wall symbol. If the last segment misses, adjust the central mirror rather than undoing the earlier clue work. If the beam never reaches the center, correct the side reflector first. This diagnostic order follows the optical path and avoids random movement.
When the final pair activates, allow the room animation or objective update to finish before moving away. The source articles describe the completed light state but do not establish every checkpoint behavior. If you are recording a guide or report, capture the symbol pair and full path rather than only the final wall mark; the route is what makes the solution reproducible.
Sources and limits
The detailed sequence comes from The Big Lead's Minotaur statue guide and GameRant's symbol solution. Supplemental research compared PowerPyx and Dot Esports puzzle coverage. An official Focus page confirms sphere-based light puzzles generally, but no official page publishes this room's solution.
No qualifying narrated video directly explained the symbol order, and the symbol names are unofficial shape descriptions. This research draft has not independently reproduced the puzzle in a playable build. If the current game, localization, or patch differs, use the visual relationship—first two visible pairs, raised-hand rings, hidden pair, central mirror—rather than treating the nicknames as official UI text.