Baldur’s Gate 3: All 3 Trials Solutions | Gauntlet of Shar [2/3]
17.08.2023 - 20:11
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We’re continuing through the massive Gauntlet of Shar dungeon in Baldur’s Gate 3. To progress into the heart of the temple, we’ll need to find three Umbral Gems. Each one is hidden behind a Trial. There are three trials to complete, and each one requires a different skill — we’ll have to sneak past shadows, fight mirror images of ourselves and finally take a leap of faith across a bottomless chasm. Each trial is a puzzle and we’ll explain how to complete them all below.
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Return to the waypoint and travel down the stairs toward the first trial. Down the steps, the first door on the left is the Soft-Step Trial. Approach the Sacrificial Bowl. Shadowheart will request to perform the sacrifice and offer her blood. Agree to get Shadowheart’s Approval.
Astarion or a Rogue Player Character are the best choices for this task. You can also use a Potion of Invisibility or an Invisibility spell to quickly complete this challenge.
Collect the second Umbral Gem from the statue and use the purple glowing diamond to teleport out of the trial. That’s one of three trials complete.
Down the hallway from the Soft-Step Trial, you’ll find the Self-Same Trial. Like before, if Shadowheart is in your party, she’ll request to complete the sacrifice to activate the trial. Give blood to unlock the doors.
In the trial ahead, your characters will experience debilitating effects for attacking mirror images that aren’t of themselves — Gale can only attack Gale, Karlach can only attack Karlach, etc. If you team up on a character, you’ll get hit with a curse that lasts until a long rest. I recommend ignoring the curse and teaming up on each of the enemy party individually. It makes this battle much easier.
After defeating all four, the last Mirror Image will drop the Umbral Gem. Only one more Umbral Gem to go.
NOTE: Attacking a Mirror Image that isn’t your own will trigger a debuff called Cheater’s Folly. This will lower all Ability Scores by -1 until a Long Rest.
Down the stairs from the second trial, you’ll encounter the third trial. Like before, use the Ancient Altar to make a blood sacrifice. You’ll also want to take note of the diagram right at the Ancient Altar.
Collect the Umbral Gem, then exit with the