Welcome to the second part of guide covering the Blood Ties story (if you've skipped ahead, jump back to our Rise of the Tomb Raider - Croft Manor: Blood Ties walkthrough and guide first to get started.)
So, now you have the Master Key from the Library, it's time to open more areas of the Manor to get more Safe clues. Here's how to find and solve them. Two of the clues are in the West Wing, which you can access by using the Master Key on the other side of the upstairs of the Grand Hall.
Safe Combination clues in Blood Ties explained
You can do these in any order:
- 'Lara's expedition treasure' - Use the Master Key on the crate upstairs where you found the second Exhibition Map. Examine the front to reveal the hieroglyph, which can be translated with the Hieroglyphics Worksheet found in the library. The number is 5.
- 'My favourite painting of Amelia' - In the Atelier, find the Moving In collectible on the work top amongst the paintings to learn the favourite was the abstract one with blocks of red. This has four blocks on it, making it 4.
- 'The day of our wedding anniversary' - Inside the Master Bedroom in the West Wing, find the An Unlikely Union (on the stool in front of the bed) and Amelia's Necklace (to the right side of the bed, and examine the lid). The Union tells you it's four days before her birthday on October 13, making October 9 - so 9.
Now return to the Safe back in the opening Study room and insert the numbers 549 to open it up. You get a series of items, ending with the Blank Letter.
How to use the Blank Letter
With the Blank Letter in hand, go downstairs in the Grand Hall and use the Lighter on the fireplace, showing clues on both sides of the Blank Letter:
You'll notice it's a map of the Wine Cellar down below. Head down, and push the wine rack where shown (it's near where you pushed the two wine crates earlier) to reveal a hidden key pad.
There is where the other side of the parchment comes in handy; translating the hieroglyphs gives you the numbers 142.
This opens a hidden passage nearby, leading you to the Secret Vault and the start of the final puzzle.
