Legend Ghana: Restore the Waterwheel and Stop Rutland Healing
Work through Ghana’s water mechanism and understand Rutland’s healing platforms in Tomb Raider: Legend.
Open the waterfall route
The opening mechanism reveals the temple behind the waterfall. Inside, the route passes through the waterwheel room and climbs toward the blocked water supply. A wheel that has not started turning is a puzzle state, not a platforming shortcut you must force.
Release the statue mechanism
In the upper water puzzle, inspect the statue’s hand restraints and the pressure plates. The grapple can attach to its chest, but pulling does not finish the puzzle while the hands remain locked.
Use the movable box to hold one plate. Return to the other plate and let its mechanism complete its movement. Coordinate the released restraints before grappling the statue. The resulting water flow changes the route back through the wheel room.
Why Rutland recovers health
Rutland uses the raised platforms around his arena to heal. Repeating ordinary gunfire without addressing that behavior can make the encounter feel endless. Watch when he retreats upward; the reference walkthrough describes both a sustained-damage grenade approach and a longer environmental strategy.
Keep moving to avoid his close-range attacks. If resources are low, retain a save before the encounter rather than assuming every attempt will restore spent ammunition.
Route at a glance
Visual reference
Video reference
Community video reference. Controller prompts and optional routes may differ from your version.
Keep exploring
- Legend Bolivia: Solve the Cage and Pressure-Pad Puzzle
- Legend Peru: The Three Stone Spheres Puzzle
- All legend guides
- Start with the trilogy’s play order
Research references and scope
These are concise reference-based route notes, not a claim of personal gameplay testing or an exhaustive collectible checklist. Reference 1 · Reference 2
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