This article will guide you through the complete walkthrough of Arcane Tower in Baldur’s Gate 3. The Arcane Tower is one of the optional locations you can visit and take part in side content in the Underdark
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The Arcane Tower is located at the southwest of the Underdark. Starting from the front gate of the Arcane Tower, go to the balcony on the left side.
There are some mushrooms attached to the side of the tower. Use the “Grant Flight” Spell to jump off the balcony and fly onto the blue mushrooms. Use the spell until you reach the very bottom floor of the tower.
Level 1
Once you reached the bottom, go towards the glowing trees. Pick a Sussur Bloom and proceed to the Tower’s back door.
Interact with the door by picking the lock, casting a knock spell, or hitting it with a melee weapon until it breaks. Head inside the Arcane Tower with Sussur Bloom. (You are at Level 1)
Place the Sussur Bloom on the generator which is located in the center of the room. Click on the generator so the combined item screen appears, then drag the Sussur Bloom into the empty slot. This activates the generator and deactivates the Arcane turrets.
Level 2
After activating the elevator, go up the stairs then enter into the elevator and press once to ascend to level 3.
Level 3
At level 3, read the Threadbare Book just outside the elevator. Also, collect Tongue of Madness near brown color mushroom., and Timmask Spores from the wooden shelf.
Level 4
Return to the elevator and ascend to the fourth floor. Interact with the lever to let your team in.
Read the Dusty book which is placed on a table. Also, you will find a chest on the balcony of level 4. On passing the Arcane test the item inside the chest will become useful.
Level 5
Return to the elevator and ascend to the fifth floor. Read the Torn-Out Paper placed on a table near the elevator and also read the book Roads to Darkness.
Level 6
Go back to the elevator and go up to the 6th floor, which is the top floor. There, you’ll encounter Bernard, an electrified automaton. Bernard will challenge you with a couplet and the solution for it lies in the three books that you read earlier.
Select below lines
“Or art thou friend, a rescue from my lonely wake?”
“How can I trust? How will I ever Know? How can I show myself, my darkest me”
Choosing this option will lead him to put the Guiding Light directly onto the table beside him. Equip this ring on your finger reveals a secret button on the elevator that opens the basement.
Go to the go the basement. Here, you can get some extra loot from boxes and bookcases.
Two important items you can find at the basement are Staff of Arcane Blessing and Sparkswall which can be found inside a Gilded Chest.
Finally, you can return to the top floor again to get a hug from Bernard after selecting the dialogue “The silence stretches on – I’m all alone. Please, can I hold your hands, for just a while?.
Now before leaving the Arcane Tower, read the notes from the pile of books near Bernard to get a random item.
