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
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