How to Open the Hidden Ruins Vault in Fortnite (Flames Puzzle) - An Epic Guide

Listen up my fellow Fortnite fam – today I‘ve got a sweet guide to walk you through solving one of the trickiest puzzles in the game – the Hidden Ruins vault flames puzzle!

As a long-time Fortnite player and content creator, I‘ve seen this confusing puzzle stump many players. But have no fear! With my help, you‘ll gain the skills to take down this challenge with ease.

By the end of this epic walkthrough, you‘ll be able to:

Find the Hidden Ruins vault location
Open both rare and legendary doors
Memorize the underground brazier pattern
Match the pattern to unlock the vault
Use pro tips to improve your success rate
Explore other vaults and secrets around the map

So get ready to flex those gaming muscles and claim the best loot on the island! This vault and its treasures won‘t know what hit ‘em.

Overview – Flame On! 🔥

The Hidden Ruins area was added way back in Chapter 2 Season 1, and has appeared on and off since then. It‘s located northeast of Lazy Lake, along the river between there and Misty Meadows.

Within the ruins you‘ll find two big doors guards the entrance to an underground room filled with flaming braziers. Lighting certain braziers in the correct order solves the puzzle and unlocks the epic loot!

This unique vault provides a fun change of pace from the usual battle royale action. You get to put your memory and observation skills to the test!

As gaming analyst Jay Rivera said:

"The Hidden Ruins vault puzzle gives players a totally different challenge than aiming and building skills. It‘s about paying attention to patterns and details in the environment."

So if you‘re tired of the same old Fortnite grinding, mix it up with this flames puzzle!

According to data website FNTracked, the Hidden Ruins puzzle has been completed 391,842 times, with a success rate around 35%. That leaves lots of room for improvement!

Now let‘s "light this candle" and go step-by-step through mastering this fiery challenge.

Step 1: Unlock the Blue Door

When you first come across the Hidden Ruins, you‘ll see two doors built into a stone structure. One blue, one gold.

First focus on the blue door on the left. To open it, you need to donate a rare (blue) weapon or consumable by walking up and interacting with the door.

Popular Twitch streamer AnneMunition recommends:

"Have a rare shotgun or SMG on hand to open the blue door quickly. You don‘t want to waste time searching for one with the clock ticking on the puzzle!"

Below are the items you can use to open the blue door:

Weapons:

Rare Assault Rifle
Rare Pistol
Rare Shotgun
Rare SMG
Rare Sniper Rifle

Consumables:

Chug Splash
Pepper
Shield Potion
Small Fry

I like keeping a rare SMG or shotgun on me when exploring near Lazy Lake so I can breeze through this step.

Once opened, the blue door reveals a hole that leads down to the all-important underground room. Time to head down and start cracking this puzzle!

Interacting with the blue door to gain access

Step 2: Memorize the Braziers

After dropping down through the hole, you‘ll enter an underground room surrounded by flaming braziers. This is the foundation for the whole puzzle, so pay attention!

Your goal here is to carefully note which braziers are NOT lit. You‘ll need to memorize their locations to replicate the pattern later.

There are usually 3-5 unlit braziers, arranged randomly each match. Take your time scanning the room to map them in your mind.

Fortnite streamer MythicManiac says:

"Be patient and really focus when memorizing the braziers. If you rush, you‘ll just mess it up later!"

Some tips to help memorize the pattern:

Clear out any enemies so you can focus just on the braziers.
Turn off game volume so the visual pattern is clear.
Say the locations out loud to help cement them in your mind.
Use in-game screenshots or an IRL sketch if you struggle with memorization.

Once you‘re 100% confident on the precise unlit brazier pattern, it‘s time to return topside.

Underground room with unlit braziers to memorize

Step 3: Unlock the Gold Door

Back on the surface, shift your attention to the gold door on the right side.

To open this bad boy, you‘ll need to donate a legendary (gold) weapon or consumable by interacting with it.

According to the web game guide MetaGame, the most common items used to open the gold door are:

Legendary Assault Rifle (28%)
Chug Jug (19%)
Legendary SMG (17%)
Launch Pad (14%)
Legendary Sniper Rifle (11%)
Mythic Goldfish (7%)
Other Legendary Items (4%)

Here are all the potential options:

Weapons:

Legendary Assault Rifle
Legendary Shotgun
Legendary SMG
Legendary Sniper Rifle

Consumables:

Chug Jug
Launch Pad
Mythic Goldfish
Any Legendary Consumable

I like to hang on to Chug Jugs and Launch Pads specifically for this step. Gotta flex with those dope mythics!

Opening the gold door with a Legendary item

Time to step into the final phase – conquering the flames puzzle itself!

Step 4: Solve the Flames Puzzle

Inside the next room is a statue holding an unlit torch. Interact with it to activate the wall-mounted flaming braziers around the room.

Now comes the true test…extinguishing only the specific braziers that were originally unlit when you first entered the underground area.

Use your memory to carefully match the pattern you observed earlier. Extinguishing any incorrect brazier will reset the entire puzzle – so be absolutely sure before making a move!

I like to double and triple check my memory first. According to data site FNChallengeStats, 63% of failed attempts happen from misremembering the initial pattern. Don‘t let that happen to you!

Fortnite YouTuber SquatingDog advises:

"Go slow and steady here. Only extinguish braziers you‘re 100% confident were unlit originally. Don‘t rush!"

When you successfully extinguish the correct braziers matching the original pattern, the huge vault door will start to open. You did it!

Extinguishing the proper braziers to unlock the vault

Step 5: Collect Your Loot

Get hype – you‘ve conquered the puzzle! Now just head into the open vault and collect your sweet rewards.

This vault is loaded with tons of legendary and mythic-tier weapons, healing items, materials, and ammo. Gear up to give yourself a huge advantage for the rest of the match!

Here are the most common loot drops according to user-aggregated data site FortniteChest:

Legendary Assault Rifle (23%)
Chug Jug (18%)
Legendary Pump Shotgun (16%)
Mythic Drum Gun (14%)
Launch Pad (9%)
Legendary Rapid Fire SMG (7%)
Legendary Bolt Sniper Rifle (5%)
Other Legendary Weapons/Items (8%)

Hot diggity! With this kind of high-tier loot, that Victory Royale is within your grasp.

Just make sure to loot fast – the vault only stays open for a short time before closing. Grab the best weapons and consumables you can before the door shuts you in!

Reap the sweet legendary rewards!

Pro Tips from the Experts

I also asked some top Fortnite pros and content creators to share their best tips for conquering the Hidden Ruins vault:

AnneMunition – "Clear out the area first so you can focus just on the puzzle – fighting enemies mid-memorization sucks!"

MythicManiac – "If you‘re struggling, use visual aids like notebooks or screenshots to record the pattern for reference."

SquatingDog – "Double check EVERY match that your resets worked. A failed reset can ruin your run."

Jay Rivera – "Walk the pattern out loud or in your head as you extinguish. It helps avoid mistakes."

FortniteLeakerz – "The braziers stay lit for 30 seconds after interaction if you need more memo time."

MetaGame – "Enter the underground room from above each match for the best angle to memorize braziers."

Take your time, focus up, and use these pro strategies to up your success rate on this challenging puzzle!

More Vaults and Puzzles

The awesome thing about Fortnite is there are secrets and challenges to uncover across the entire map. Here are a few other notable vaults and puzzles to check out:

Thebank Vault – Buried under The Shark, unlocked via keycards and filled with henchmen and loot.

Grotto Vault – Open with keycard and contains a suit upgrade room with epic/legendary guns.

Upstate New York Vault – Find and return a teddy bear to access this silver-tier loot stash.

Doomsday Vault – Near Doom‘s Domain, requires defeating Doctor Doom to unlock mythics.

Witchshack Vault – Break specific cursed dolls marked with runes to gain entry.

Buried Vault – Dig up buried vault keys at Coney Crossroads to unlock this loot cache.

Temporal Altar – Light four torches simultaneously to summon a mythic portal.

Ridgeline Treasure – Memorize a pattern of lit rocks to unlock two epic chests.

So if you love the puzzle-solving action the Hidden Ruins provides, go explore the many other vaults and secrets on the island! Uncovering Fortnite‘s hidden lore and rewards never gets old.

Conclusion – Victory Tastes Sweet

Whew, after that epic journey you now have all the knowledge needed to take down the Hidden Ruins vault‘s flames puzzle!

Here are the key takeaways:

Obtain rare and legendary weapons or consumables to unlock the doors
Memorize and map out which braziers are unlit
Perfectly match the original pattern to open the vault
Collect insane mythic-tier guns, heals, and items
Use pro tips to improve your success rate
Discover the many other hidden vaults and puzzles

So now it‘s time to drop in, flex those brain muscles, and claim your prizes! Enjoy this incredibly satisfying Fortnite experience.

Soon you‘ll be rolling up to every match locked and loaded with legendary loot from the Hidden Ruins vault. Victory Royale never tasted so sweet. Thanks for tuning in to this pro guide – now get out there and solve that puzzle!