Ori and the Will of the Wisps bell puzzle: Both Sequences

Bell Puzzle Solution at a Glance

The Ori and the Will of the Wisps bell puzzle hides two rewards behind the same three hanging plants. Solving it opens Midnight Burrows, while a second sequence reveals an Ancestral Light upgrade that increases your damage by 25%. This guide covers both answers to the Ori and the Will of the Wisps bell puzzle, explains how to perform them, and walks through the related Into the Burrows quest.

If you are standing beside Tokk and only need the combinations, use the table below. Left, Middle, and Right refer to the plants’ positions on the screen.

Goal	Bash sequence	Result
Open Midnight Burrows	Left → Middle → Right → Right → Left → Middle → Left	Opens the passage into the underground area
Reveal the hidden ancestral tree	Left → Middle → Left → Right → Right → Middle → Left	Opens access to the tree on the right

Use Bash on the plants and complete the sequence without touching the ground. For the entrance combination, the uninterrupted airborne sequence is part of the solution.

The bell order and quest details come from the Game of Guides Into the Burrows walkthrough. For official information about the game itself, visit the Ori and the Will of the Wisps Steam page.

A good approach is to separate the two goals: open the Burrows, recover Tokk’s tablet, then return to the plants for the hidden upgrade. That follows the quest’s clues and makes the second combination easier to understand.

Where to Find the Puzzle and Read Its Clue

You encounter Tokk in the bottom-left portion of the world. Speak with him to begin Into the Burrows. He is studying the stones behind him, which provide the musical clue for the nearby plants.

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Although commonly called bells, the objects you activate are plants. The interaction you need is Bash. Knowing the order is only part of the task; you also need to move between the targets while staying airborne.

The stones represent musical notes. Read their arrangement as a sequence to reproduce on the three plants. You do not need to identify a real-world melody or translate the clue into named musical pitches to use the supplied solution.

For the Ori and the Will of the Wisps bell puzzle, keeping the labels positional is a useful approach. Think “left plant,” “middle plant,” and “right plant” as you move, rather than trying to remember several descriptions at once.

Perform the entrance sequence

The entrance answer contains seven activations:

Activation	Plant to Bash	Detail to remember
1	Left	Begin with the left plant
2	Middle	Move to the center target
3	Right	Begin the repeated right pair
4	Right	Activate the right plant again
5	Left	Return to the left target
6	Middle	Activate the center plant
7	Left	Finish at the left plant

The repeated Right is easy to overlook when reading the combination quickly. A good memory aid is to divide the answer into three groups:

• Left, Middle
• Right, Right
• Left, Middle, Left

Those groups are only a way to memorize the order. Perform them as one airborne sequence.

Before starting, identify each plant and rehearse the order mentally. During the attempt, aim each Bash with the next target in mind. This advice follows directly from the need to connect the activations without landing.

If you touch the ground before finishing, a good approach is to begin a fresh attempt from the opening Left. When you successfully complete the combination, the passage into Midnight Burrows opens beneath the puzzle area.

Complete Into the Burrows and Recover the Curious Tablet

Opening the Ori and the Will of the Wisps bell puzzle gives you access to Midnight Burrows, but Tokk’s side quest continues underground. Your objective is to collect four Keystones, open their gate, and retrieve the Curious Tablet.

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After descending, head left to activate the Spirit Well. You can then begin exploring the portal passages.

Work with the portals’ momentum

Midnight Burrows uses portals that preserve your entry speed when you emerge elsewhere. That mechanic connects the area’s platforming challenges: how you enter a portal affects the movement available at its exit.

The walkthrough describes using Double Jump to build enough speed through portal movement to reach higher locations. It also notes that the later-game Launch ability can make traversal easier.

A good approach is to observe where a portal sends you before attempting a difficult jump. If you emerge below your target, focus on the entry movement and the described Double Jump technique.

Keep Kuro’s Feather in mind as well. The walkthrough recommends gliding to reduce speed during the later route. Building momentum helps you gain height, while slowing down can help you control the approach to a ledge.

Follow the four-Keystone route

The quest route includes a lever that changes the area and another lever tied to a closing door. Use these landmarks to organize your exploration.

Keystone	Route landmark	Action described in the walkthrough
First	Brambles beyond the initial portal movement	Collect the Keystone beside the brambles
Second	Area reached after the plant traversal and transformation lever	Activate the lever, then retrieve the Keystone to the left
Third	Portal section beyond the timed door	Use portal momentum and Double Jump to reach it
Fourth	Far-left end of the later traversal	Climb through the area, using Kuro’s Feather to slow down as needed

From the first Keystone, move right and drop into the next portal at the bottom left. On the other side, enter the left portal, then move quickly right. Bash across the plants until you reach the lever that transforms the area.

After collecting the second Keystone, return through the portal on the left to reach the timed lever. This opens the upper door, but the opening is temporary.

The described route is to activate the lever, Dash into the portal on the right, Bash from the plant, and enter the upper-right portal. You emerge above the closing door. Pass through promptly and continue right.

Farther along, enter the second portal and build speed with Double Jump to reach the third Keystone. The walkthrough also identifies a breakable wall to the right that opens a shortcut toward the ancestral tree in Howl’s Den.

For the final Keystone, return to the preceding portal and build enough speed to reach the wall. Climb and continue through the area toward the far left. Glide with Kuro’s Feather when you need to reduce speed.

Once you have all four Keystones, return toward the beginning of the area. Bash from an enemy’s projectiles to reach the gate, open it with the Keystones, and collect the Curious Tablet behind it.

Take the tablet back to Tokk. He rewards you with a Large Spirit Light Container, completing Into the Burrows. His explanation of the tablet also points toward the remaining bell secret.

Reverse the Sequence to Unlock Ancestral Light

The second solution to the Ori and the Will of the Wisps bell puzzle comes from Tokk’s observation that the tablet is written backward. Apply that clue to the original combination by reversing its order.

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The entrance sequence is:

Left → Middle → Right → Right → Left → Middle → Left

Reading those activations from last to first gives:

Left → Middle → Left → Right → Right → Middle → Left

Reverse the sequence itself; keep Left, Middle, and Right attached to the same plants. Swapping the left and right labels would produce a different answer.

A useful way to remember the second order is:

• Left, Middle, Left
• Right, Right
• Middle, Left

Return to the plants and use Bash to perform that combination. The reverse sequence opens a door on the right, allowing you to approach the hidden ancestral tree. Absorb its light to receive Ancestral Light, which increases the damage you inflict by 25%.

The tablet quest and tree have separate rewards:

Objective	What you do	Reward
Into the Burrows	Return the Curious Tablet to Tokk	Large Spirit Light Container
Hidden tree secret	Perform the reversed bell sequence and absorb the tree’s light	Ancestral Light, increasing damage by 25%

This distinction matters when checking whether you have finished everything connected to the bells. Receiving Tokk’s reward completes the side quest, while the tree still requires the reverse combination and the interaction with its light.

Troubleshooting the Bell Sequences and Portal Route

If the Ori and the Will of the Wisps bell puzzle is not producing the expected result, check the sequence and execution before changing your approach. Both combinations contain repeated activations, and the entrance solution requires staying off the ground.

Problem	What to check	Suggested approach
The Burrows passage stays closed	Entrance order and airborne execution	Rehearse the seven activations, then attempt them without landing
You lose track midway through	The repeated Right pair	Memorize the sequence in groups before jumping
You want the tree but use the entrance answer	Which combination you are performing	Use Left → Middle → Left → Right → Right → Middle → Left
A portal exit leaves you too low	Entry momentum	Use the described Double Jump technique to build speed
You overshoot during the later route	Movement control	Glide with Kuro’s Feather to reduce speed

For the bells, focus on a controlled route between targets. The important execution detail is completing the entrance sequence without touching the ground; the source does not specify a separate countdown for it.

The timed door underground is different. Its lever temporarily opens the passage, so a good approach is to review the portal-to-plant-to-portal route before activating it. That gives you a clear movement plan when the door begins closing.

Finally, distinguish the puzzle’s three outcomes: opening Midnight Burrows, completing Tokk’s tablet quest, and collecting Ancestral Light. Each has its own visible result, making it easier to identify what remains.

FAQ

What is the Ori and the Will of the Wisps bell puzzle solution?

Use Bash in this order: Left, Middle, Right, Right, Left, Middle, Left. Complete the sequence without touching the ground to open the passage into Midnight Burrows.

What is the reverse bell sequence for the hidden tree?

The reverse answer is Left, Middle, Left, Right, Right, Middle, Left. It opens access to the ancestral tree on the right. Absorb the tree’s light to receive Ancestral Light, which increases damage by 25%.

What does Tokk give you for the Curious Tablet?

Returning the Curious Tablet to Tokk completes Into the Burrows and rewards you with a Large Spirit Light Container. The Ancestral Light upgrade comes from the hidden tree reached through the reversed bell sequence.

Do you need Launch to solve the bell puzzle?

The Ori and the Will of the Wisps bell puzzle uses Bash to activate the plants. Launch is mentioned in the walkthrough as a later-game ability that can ease traversal inside Midnight Burrows; it is not the interaction used to play the bell combinations.