Lego Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight: Riddler Puzzle Box Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

Solve the puzzle, spot the box — but the box doesn't always appear where the solving happened. Riddler Puzzle Boxes in LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight are the 61 reward containers that materialise or drop near the solved mechanism for each Riddler Puzzle — hanging from cranes, locked inside cages, emerging from tubes, or suspended behind question-marked walls in ways that aren't always obvious after the solve animation plays.


This companion guide tracks every box's exact spawn location separately from where its puzzle sits. All 61 are available on Map Master's LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight interactive maps.


The Cross-District Boundary Case Every Player Hits


Old Gotham West Riddler Puzzle Box #6 is the most-reported missing-box mystery in the game: it spawns physically inside Old Gotham South, on a pillar near a water-pouring pipe on the western edge of that district — but it counts toward Old Gotham West district completion.


Its corresponding puzzle ("Old Gotham West Riddler Broken Pipe Puzzle") also registers as an Old Gotham West puzzle despite being near the border. Players who sweep Old Gotham South fully, then wonder why Old Gotham West still shows one missing box, are specifically missing this one.


It only unlocks after Batgirl joins the roster during the Out of Commission mission.


Story-Gating Wave Structure


Riddler Puzzle Boxes unlock in distinct waves tied to story milestones. The largest batch arrives after completing the "Riddle Me This" Mission — all five Tricorner boxes (#1–5), all six early Old Gotham South boxes (#1–6), and most The Cauldron South boxes (#1–7) become available.


Subsequent waves unlock as characters join the roster:


  • After Catwoman (Shreck's Mission) — Old Gotham North #3, Old Gotham West #2, The Cauldron North — Ace Chemicals #4
  • After "Cold Blooded" Mission — Old Gotham West #3 (inside the "Riddle by Riddle" Challenge Room, the most complex box in the game)
  • After Robin (Haly's Circus Mission) — Tricorner #6–8, Old Gotham South #8, Old Gotham North #4–5, Old Gotham West #4–5, Cauldron North #5–6, Gotham Village — Robinson Park #3
  • After Nightwing (Ice Man Cometh Mission) — Tricorner #9, Old Gotham South #9, Old Gotham North #6–8, Old Gotham West #8, Cauldron South #9
  • After Batgirl (Out of Commission Mission) — Old Gotham West #6 (cross-district, OGS physical location), Old Gotham West #6 (Crane), Cauldron South #8
  • After Talia (Rough and Tumble Mission) — Old Gotham West #7 (Center, Ninja Dash through fan required)


Per-District Box Count


  • Tricorner9 (the highest confirmed count, spread from sewers to Hotel sign to electrified rooftop to pier crane)
  • Old Gotham South9 (plus one physical Old Gotham West box near the western border)
  • Old Gotham West9 counting (including the cross-district #6 box in Old Gotham South)
  • Old Gotham North8 (crane, Puzzle Room, van, cables, northwestern, targets, generator, cell)
  • The Cauldron South8 (warehouse ceiling, pipes, Metrosteel roof, alcove bridge, radio tower top, building construction, silo base, bus)
  • The Cauldron North — Ace Chemicals6 (Puzzle Room, electrified building, pipe tube, cage, Gotham Manufactory tube, northern walkway)
  • Gotham Village, East End — Amusement Mile, Newtown — remaining 12 boxes completing the 61 total, with full solutions in the table below


The "Riddler vs Cluemaster" Final Room


Collecting all 61 Riddler Puzzle Boxes AND all 60 Cluemaster Puzzle Boxes simultaneously unlocks the "Riddler vs Cluemaster" Puzzle Room in Old Gotham West — the game's final and most demanding puzzle, requiring the full character roster.


Completing it is required for the "Too Many Questions" achievement and counts toward the Gold "A Watchful Collector" trophy.

Name Details
Old Gotham South Riddler Puzzle Box #1Old Gotham South

The first Riddler Puzzle Box is found in central Old Gotham South, on the roof of the building to the east of the railway. You can obtain it by solving the Levers Riddler Puzzle immediately after reaching the district for the first time.

Old Gotham South Riddler Puzzle Box #2Old Gotham South

The second Riddler Puzzle Box is found in the middle of Old Gotham South, inside the cage by the wall on the platform above the road. You can obtain it by solving the Old Gotham South Mechanism Puzzle immediately after reaching the district.

Old Gotham South Riddler Puzzle Box #3Old Gotham South

The third Riddler Puzzle Box is found by a wall down some stairs on the east side of Old Gotham South. You can obtain it by solving the Targets Riddler Puzzle immediately after reaching the district for the first time.

Old Gotham South Riddler Puzzle Box #4Old Gotham South

The fourth Riddler Puzzle Box is found at the base of a building on the west side of Old Gotham South. You can obtain it by solving the Old Gotham South Timed Puzzle immediately after reaching the district.

Old Gotham South Riddler Puzzle Box #5Old Gotham South

The fifth Riddler Puzzle Box is found on the platform with the connectors above the train tracks on the northwestern part of Old Gotham South. You can obtain it by solving the Old Gotham South Voltage Puzzle immediately after reaching the district.

Old Gotham South Riddler Puzzle Box #6Old Gotham South

The sixth Riddler Puzzle Box is found on the roof of the building south of the railway on the western side of Old Gotham South. You can obtain it by solving the Old Gotham South Batteries Puzzle immediately after reaching the district.

Old Gotham North Riddler Puzzle Box #1Old Gotham North

The first Riddler Puzzle Box is hanging by a crane on the roof of a building east of Wayne Tower on the east side of Old Gotham North. You can obtain it by solving the Cage Riddler Puzzle immediately after reaching the district for the first time.

Old Gotham West Riddler Puzzle Box #1Old Gotham West

The first Riddler Puzzle Box is found in the square courtyard between the buildings on the northern side of the Old Gotham West district. You can obtain it by solving the Spotlights Riddler Puzzle immediately after reaching the district for the first time.

The Cauldron South Riddler Puzzle Box #1The Cauldron South

The first Riddler Puzzle Box is found hanging by the ceiling of the warehouse in the northwestern corner of The Cauldron South district. You can obtain it by solving The Cauldron South Riddler X-Ray Puzzle #1 immediately after reaching the district.

The Cauldron South Riddler Puzzle Box #2The Cauldron South

The second Riddler Puzzle Box is found in the middle pipe on the roof of the warehouse in the middle of The Cauldron South district. You can obtain it by solving The Cauldron South Riddler Steamy Pipes Puzzle immediately after reaching the district.

The Cauldron South Riddler Puzzle Box #3The Cauldron South

The third Riddler Puzzle Box is found above the green question mark on the lower roof of the Metrosteel building, on the eastern side of the district. You can obtain it by solving The Cauldron South Riddler Metrosteel Puzzle immediately after reaching the district.

The Cauldron South Riddler Puzzle Box #4The Cauldron South

The fourth Riddler Puzzle Box is found by the wall with the question marks in the alcove under the bridge, on the western side of the district. You can obtain it by solving The Cauldron South Riddler's Wheel Puzzle immediately after reaching the district.

The Cauldron South Riddler Puzzle Box #5The Cauldron South

The 5th Riddler Puzzle Box is found on top of the structure north of the Radio Tower on the southern edge of The Cauldron South district. You can obtain it by solving The Cauldron South Riddler's Buttons Puzzle immediately after reaching the district.

The Cauldron North Riddler Puzzle Box #1The Cauldron North - Ace Chemicals

The first Riddler Puzzle Box is found in the Puzzle Room on the southern edge of The Cauldron North district. You can obtain it by solving the Riddler's Mirror Puzzle immediately after reaching the district for the first time.

Old Gotham North Riddler Puzzle Box #2Old Gotham North

The second Riddler Puzzle Box is found in the Puzzle Room on the northern side of the Old Gotham North district. You can obtain it by solving the Riddler's Mirror Puzzle immediately after you complete the Factory Meltdown Mission in Chapter 1.

The Cauldron South Riddler Puzzle Box #6The Cauldron South

The 6th Riddler Puzzle Box is found on the first floor of the building under construction on the north side of the district. You can obtain it by solving The Cauldron South Riddler X-Ray Puzzle #2 immediately after reaching the district.

The Cauldron North Riddler Puzzle Box #2The Cauldron North - Ace Chemicals

The second Riddler Puzzle Box is found in the small building with the electrified floor on the southern side of The Cauldron North district. You can obtain it by solving the Riddler's Electric Puzzle immediately after reaching the district for the first time.

Old Gotham South Riddler Puzzle Box #7Old Gotham South

The 7th Riddler Puzzle Box is found behind the steamy pipes under the overpass on the northwestern side of the Old Gotham South district. You can obtain it by solving the Old Gotham South Riddler Steam Puzzle after unlocking Batman's Explosive Spray during the Home Sweet Home Mission.

Old Gotham North Riddler Puzzle Box #3Old Gotham North

The third Riddler Puzzle Box is found behind the blue van and the gate at the base of a building on the north side of the Old Gotham North district. You can obtain it by solving the Van Riddler Puzzle immediately after unlocking Catwoman during the Shreck's Department Store Mission.

Old Gotham West Riddler Puzzle Box #2Old Gotham West

The second Riddler Puzzle Box is found in the yellow tube on the side of a building on the south side of the Old Gotham West district. You can obtain it by solving the Tube Riddler Puzzle immediately after unlocking Catwoman during the Shreck's Department Store Mission.

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