The Sinking City 2 Trident Puzzle Solution – Obelisk Symbols

If you’re stuck on the Trident puzzle in The Sinking City 2, the solution comes down to finding the Trident, placing it on the Church Obelisk and arranging four symbols in the correct order.

The clues can make the puzzle seem more complicated than it actually is, especially because the order is described from the depths to the heights. Below is the complete solution, including what to do after the Obelisk activates.

Quick solution: Set the Obelisk symbols from top to bottom to Serpent → Crooked Cross → Spearhead → Splayed Womb. Validate the solution, move away from the Obelisk and let lightning strike the Trident three times.

The Sinking City 2 Trident Puzzle Solution

Position	Deity	Symbol
Top	Yig	Serpent Form
Second	Tsog-Nar	Crooked Cross
Third	Gyrh	Spearhead
Bottom	Cthylla	Splayed Womb

So the combination you need to remember is:

Serpent → Crooked Cross → Spearhead → Splayed Womb

Once all four sections of the Obelisk are showing the correct symbols, validate the combination.

Where to Find the Trident

Before you can solve the Obelisk puzzle, you first need to obtain the Trident from inside the Redemption Church.

Near the church area, you’ll find a corpse beside the blockage switch carrying the Star Key. Take the key and return inside the church.

Head upstairs and climb to the upper floor. Use the Star Key on the locked door there.

Inside the room you’ll find the Trident. Pick it up before heading back outside.

Where to Find the Trident Obelisk

After obtaining the Trident, head outside into the graveyard surrounding the Redemption Church.

The Obelisk is located around the north side of the church. It is a tall stone structure made up of four rotating sections.

Approach the Obelisk and interact with it to place the Trident on top.

Once the Trident is installed, you’ll be able to rotate each of the four sections and choose the symbols needed to solve the puzzle.

Correct Church Obelisk Symbol Order

The solution comes from combining information found in the A Call Upon Believers and The First Vision notes.

A Call Upon Believers provides the order of the deities from the depths to the heights, while The First Vision describes the symbol connected to each deity.

The four matches are:

• Cthylla – Splayed Womb
• Gyrh – Spearhead
• Tsog-Nar – Crooked Cross
• Yig – Serpent Form

Because the clues describe them from the depths to the heights, that means the Obelisk itself must be arranged from bottom to top as:

Splayed Womb → Spearhead → Crooked Cross → Serpent

Or, if you’re looking at the Obelisk normally from top to bottom:

Serpent → Crooked Cross → Spearhead → Splayed Womb

This top-to-bottom order is usually the easiest way to enter the solution.

What to Do After Solving the Obelisk

Once the four symbols are correct, validate the puzzle.

The Obelisk will begin crackling with electricity and lightning will start striking the Trident.

Move away from the Obelisk before the lightning begins. Standing too close can cause Calvin to take damage.

You now need to wait for the Trident to be struck by lightning three times.

Each strike charges another tip of the Trident. Once all three tips are illuminated, the charging process is complete.

Return to the Obelisk between lightning strikes and retrieve the charged Trident.

Where to Take the Charged Trident

Don’t leave the church area after collecting the charged Trident.

Take it back inside the Redemption Church and return to the same upper-floor room where you originally found it.

Place the charged Trident back onto its stand.

Doing this triggers the next part of the Church sequence and transports you into a strange alternate version of the area.

Continue toward the altar and collect the dagger from one of the figures.

Place the dagger into the altar slot to open the route into the basement.

Church Basement and Puzzle Reward

After opening the basement, continue downstairs and prepare for a short combat encounter.

Defeat the enemy and search the altar afterward.

Completing the Church mystery rewards you with two pieces of Dream Essence, which can be used toward improving Calvin’s Talents.

Trident Puzzle Quick Steps

If you only need a fast reminder, follow these steps:

1. Get the Star Key from the corpse near the church blockage switch.
2. Use the Star Key on the locked upper-floor church door.
3. Pick up the Trident.
4. Take it to the Obelisk outside the church.
5. Place the Trident on top of the Obelisk.
6. Set the symbols from top to bottom to Serpent → Crooked Cross → Spearhead → Splayed Womb.
7. Validate the solution.
8. Move away and wait for three lightning strikes.
9. Take the fully charged Trident.
10. Return it to its original stand inside the church.

Once you’ve done that, the Trident puzzle itself is complete and you can continue with the rest of the Redemption Church sequence.