Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx guide: All answers, locations, boss fight, and more

The Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx is among the wild and mystical beasts waiting to challenge you in Capcom's latest RPG. This creature will test your wit and ability to solve puzzles. This optional boss can be found hidden in a certain location, and locating her will be as hard as the riddles she will throw your way.

But fret not, Arisen. This guide will teach you how to beat the challenging foe that is the Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx to obtain some enticing rewards.

Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx location

The trail that leads to both locations of the Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx is full of dangers and wild monsters ready to end your journey. The first time you look for her, she will be in the Mountain Shrine near the Ancient Battleground. When you meet her a second time, it will be in the Frontier Shrine near Battahl.

After you solve the first set of riddles she offers, she will move to the second location, with more challenges awaiting you. Here is how you can get to the Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx.

Mountain Shrine

Start your journey at the Checkpoint Rest Town and head northeast. Keep traveling till you come across an NPC asking you to take them to a certain area called the Ancient Battleground. Accept this quest and keep moving till you reach the area.

The Ancient Battleground will be full of monsters, and a gigantic Drake that you can fight or avoid. Escort the NPC to the fortress overlooking the battlefield to receive a key that can unlock one of the rooms in this area that contains some loot.

Head to the top of the fortress, and a Cyclops will be waiting for you. Defeat or avoid the giant and climb the ladder in this area. Turn right, and you will be able to spot a cave. Go in, and explore the place till you find an exit. You will be in an area called Ancient Ruin when you're out of the cave. Proceed through this region till find some giant stairs that lead you to the shrine.

You will be able to spot the Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx inside this shrine. Place a Portcrystal if you have one just outside the shrine before interacting with the creature inside.

Frontier Shrine

After defeating the Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx in her own game for the first time, you can find her for the last time sitting in the Frontier Shrine near the Battahl region. First and foremost, head back to Checkpoint Rest Town. Then, cross the bridge and slowly climb down the rocks to reach the river's coast.

Head southwest alongside the river till you find a small path. Keep traveling down this path till you see another small road to your left. Take it and keep going till you come across the Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx once again.

Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx riddles and solution

The Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx will challenge you with riddles (Image via Capcom)

Once you reach the first location, the Sphinx will ask you several questions. These will have you perform several tasks. When you complete them, you are rewarded with fantastic treasures that will make your journey easier. Finishing them will not be easy and will require some brainstorming on your part. But fear not, Arisen, this article will tell you how to complete each task.

Here is the first batch of riddles she will present you with at the Mountain Shrine.

1) Riddle of Eyes

She will point you towards a door after giving you the riddle. Go through it and turn around to find a chest on top of the door. Open it to obtain A Sealing Phial and bring it to the Sphinx. This will solve the riddle.

2) Riddle of Wisdom

Use a Riftstone and recruit a Pawn with the name SphinxParent. Bring this Pawn to the Sphinx to solve this riddle.

3) Riddle of Madness

Bring the NPC you have the highest romantic affinity with to the Sphinx to complete this riddle.

4) Riddle of Rumination

This might be the most mind-boggling riddle offered by the Sphinx. You need to go back to the place where you found your very first Seeker's Token in Dragon's Dogma 2. Go to that area, and you will find a Finder's Token. Bring that back to the Sphinx to complete this quest.

If you cannot find the Token within seven in-game days after undertaking this riddle, it will fail.

5) Riddle of Conviction

You need to bring a Gold-Trove Beetle to the Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx. Once you bring the item, she will be satisfied.

Once you have completed all the riddles, you can head back and collect your rewards from the chests inside the Shrine. Here are the items you will receive from the treasure chests.

2x Portcrystal
1,200x RC
1x Wakestone
3x Ferrystones

The Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx can be encountered for the second time in Frontier Shrine (Image via Capcom/TagBackTV on Youtube)

It is advised that you grab the rewards after completing each riddle. If you are quick enough, you can grab onto the Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx and ferry yourself to the second location without having to walk. Do keep in mind to collect your port crystal so that you can redeploy it in the Frontier Shrine.

Here are the riddles the Sphinx will give you in her second location.

1) Riddle of Recollection

It is advised that you select this riddle first. The Sphinx will ask you how many puzzles you have solved till now, and you will have to carry the exact number of statues and place them in front of her. The answer is Six, five from the Mountain Shrine, plus the one you got for locating her a second time.

Grab the reward for completing the puzzle. You will get an Unmaking Arrow. Remember to get this item first if you want to challenge the Sphinx to a duel.

2) Riddle of Differentiation

The Sphinx will ask you to fetch a certain NPC for her and show you a picture. This will be one of two characters you can find in the game. Do save once before undertaking this riddle.

The two NPCs are Vegil (no, he is not the storm that is approaching), who you can find in the Checkpoint Rest Town, and his twin brother Dante (he will not say Jackpot), located in the Bakbattahls marketplace. Bringing the correct brother to the Sphinx will complete the quest.

3) Riddle of Futility

You will be tasked by the Sphinx to bring a vase to a particular NPC in Bakbattahl, but you cannot be attacked or use teleportation. The easiest way to bypass this will be to bring the NPC to the vase. Go to Bakbattahl and find Maurits. Grab him and use the ferrystone to teleport to the shrine. Drop him in front of the vase to complete the quest.

Also, change your vocation to Archer while you are in Bakbattahl if you want to defeat the Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx.

4) Riddle of Contest

This will be a challenging one, as you have to wear a certain item that reduces your attack power and defeat an enemy. The best way to do this is by knocking the foe down, grabbing them, and throwing them off a cliff. Talk to Sphinx after doing that to finish the puzzle.

Now she will be ready to leave, and you can trigger a fight with her by attacking her with your weapon.

Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx boss guide

The rewards for dealing with the Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx (Image via Capcom/TagBackTV on Youtube)

If you have the Archer vocation equipped, quickly use the Unmaking Arrow and kill the Sphinx, or else you will have to fight her.

This boss battle, should it happen, is quite simple. However, its difficulty will heavily depend on the gear you have equipped. Her attacks are easy to dodge, as mainly she will blast you with fire from below and try to electrocute you with lightning strikes. Run around the arena to avoid her attacks.

Once you have dropped her to only one health bar, she will attempt to fly away. Quickly shoot the Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx with the Unmaking Arrow to kill her and obtain the Key of Sagacity.

Now, you can go and open the big chest to obtain the final rewards. Here are the goodies you will receive from the chests in the Frontier Shrine.