To complete it, you’ll need a vast reserve of time, resources, and sheer determination.
We all prefer to wake up to our favorite tunes.
Several quests will lead you into this gauntlet’s depths.
No matter where you’re coming from, all roads seem to lead to Shar’s Gauntlet.
But do all roads lead out?
Updated February 21, 2024 by Alexis Campbell:Fixed text errors incorrectly labeling Yurgir as Yulgir.
Added minor western section of Shar’s Sanctum to include mini-enemy in the area.
New warning section detailing all affected quests at the end of Shar’s Sanctum included.
For the Sanctum, we highly recommend addingShadowheartto your party.
If you near the statue, you will berepulsed back by an invisible force.
Ignore the statue for now andcontinue to the far right or left side.
There aretwo lanterns for each lever.
When a lantern is lowered,snuff out the lightby interacting with the lantern.
Upon alleight lanterns being snuffed out,asecret pathto the Shar statue will be revealed.
Toggle off Group Mode andsend one personinto the path toretrieve the Umbral Gemand reveal the next doorway.
Stop casting any light magic you may be wielding.
The Dark Justiciars are not your friends.
Ignore the Reconstituted Duelistsandfight both the Dark Justiciars and the vortexesthat will continuously summon them.
For this fight, it’s advisable to useRadiantspells, which the Dark Justiciars are vulnerable to.
Spells like Spirit Guardians will work tremendously well here.
Use the Reconstituted Duelists as cannon fodderuntil the fight eventually subsides and all parties are defeated.
Once again, you’ll come across a large room with the Reconstituted Duelists.
Large area attacks and Radiant damaging spells and weaponswill work wonders here.
Additionally, you canconvince Balthazar to give you a summoning bell.
Instead, you must speak with Balthazar using a different character.
Unlocking it allowsaccess to “The Vault.”
This boon givesResistance to Necrotic damage until your next long rest.
Since you snuck up to it, you might get the drop on this enemy.
From there, hammer on it as fast as you’re able to.
This will help reveal the Cloaker and Surprise it in the same turn.
Once the Cloaker is defeated, you canloot the chestfor an extremely valuableElixir of Necrotic Resistance and Arcane Cultivation.
Between the upstairs doors and the first right door on the lower level,there are three trials.
Trial
Description
Soft-Step Trial
Sneaking trial; finish trial sneaking without getting caught.
Each of these trials begins byentering the room and interacting with the Shar offering bowlat the start.
Yourprize for each trial is one Umbral Gem,totaling three.
These are allguarded by the Librarian and a set of Dark Justiciars.
Defeat all Justiciars andcomplete the puzzlepast the iron doors on the ground floor to enter the item.
Finishing this room is required to advance Shadowheart’s and Balthazar’s questlines.
In this room,approach the devicewith the single Umbral Gem inside.Insert one of your gemsinto the empty slot.
Jump around if needed.
A save-reset should not be needed - just a little finagling.
This will pop pop the doors to the statue on the other side and theway to Shadowfell.
After doing so, you’ll be transported to a new realm known as Shadowfell.
Their bodies will appear as lootable corpses in the Act 2 final dungeon.
Wulbren Bongle and the Ironhand questline cannot be correctly progressed in Act 3.
Gale’s Romance
Gale’s Act 2 romance scene occurs only before the completion of the Shadowfell.
Completing this questline before receiving this scene will result in the questline being locked.
Likewise, if it was viewed, she’ll disappear (and presumably die) in the dungeons.
Once at the base, you’ll encounter Balthazar and the Aasimar known as the Nightsong.
In Honour Mode, he also boasts several dangerous changes, including a Legendary Action.
