Resident Evil 4 Remake: How To Unlock Wayshrines

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For players that have played through the game a bit, they may have noticed something called Wayshrines early on in the game that were locked. These Wayshrines each hold valuable items the players may sell for a high price to the Merchant, but their key must be found first.

There are five Wayshrines in total, and they only appear in the first several chapters, so none will be found or accessed after Chapter six. Despite being seen early on, they will not become unlockable until retrieving the Old Wayshrine Key from a boat dock in Chapter 4, so there will be some backtracking to open all of them.

The Old Wayshrine Key will only be found after reaching Chapter 4. Once Del Lago has been defeated, players will head for the Boathouse. After arriving, follow the only available path that will eventually end up at a cave entrance. There will be some Ganados along the way. After reaching the cave, Leon will come upon a mural with two large stone hands; this is one of the two cave shrine puzzles, which must be solved to receive the Church Key, but for now, continue.

Keep going through the cave, past the shrine, and along the path. Eventually, the cave will end at a small open area where there is a second dock. To the left will be a note mentioning the hunt for a Golden Chicken Egg in , and off to the right, there will be a shrine with a little wooden box sitting on it. Open the box, and the Old Wayshrine Key will be inside it. Players will now be able to open all the Wayshrines. Refer to the images above, courtesy of the YouTuber, for a precise visual location.

Now that Leon holds the key to the Wayshrines, some backtracking through the first few areas of will be required. Although they can be unlocked in any order, do not proceed