Baldur’s Gate 3 Arcane Tower

Aug 29, 2023

Posted in Guides

The Baldur’s Gate 3 Arcane Tower isn’t essential to the game’s main story but it’s an interesting place that holds loots, a potential boss, and plenty of secrets. If those Arcane Turrets scared you off, we’ve got a fix for that.

If you’re looking to shake up your build, here’s how to respec in Baldur’s Gate 3. And if you need more companions, check out our Baldur’s Gate 3 Hirelings guide.

The Arcane Tower is in the Underdark of BG3 and south of the Sussur Tree waypoint. You’ll spot a mysterious creature burrowing in the ground nearby. It’s Bulete, one of the many bosses in the game.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to the Arcane Tower in BG3:

This chest seems like an ordinary one at first, especially with the seemingly worthless loot inside. Collect the items and you’ll notice them transform in your inventory. Here’s what the Chest of the Mundane contains in Baldur’s Gate 3:

The chest magically reduces items to half their weight so consider taking the chest along too. Now that we’re done on this floor, here’s how to erase this laser-guided nuisance by disabling the BG3 Arcane Turrets.

There are multiple ways of disabling Arcane Turrets:

You’ll have to fix the elevator generator in the Arcane Tower regardless of how you entered the Arcane Tower.

You need a Sussur Bloom to fix the Arcane Tower elevator generator in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Here’s how to fix the Arcane Tower elevator generator in Baldur’s Gate 3:

Now that you’ve returned to your other party members, you can use the elevator to move up in the elevator. Here’s what you need to do to crack the Bernard riddle solution in BG3:

Clearing the riddle makes Bernard place the Guiding Light ring on the desk in front of him. You’ll need this to enter the basement of the Arcane Tower. Instead, you can take on Bernard and his constructs to win the Light of Creation Glaive that deals bonus lightning damage and can stun the user. You’ll find Broken Machinery, a trap Disarm Toolkit, and scrolls of Magic Missile, Grease, and Dimension Door.

This secret basement in the Arcane Tower has some valuable loot. Here’s how to reach the Arcane Tower basement in BG3:

That covers everything you need to know about the Arcane Tower in Baldur’s Gate 3. With the help of Baldur’s Gate 3 companions like Astarion, you can excel at any skill check this challenge throws at you. Remember that you can switch between Baldur’s Gate 3 classes by respeccing if you need to.

Combine the Sussur Bloom with the generator to fix the Arcane Tower in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Use the Guiding Light ring from Bernard to reveal a hidden button that takes you to the Arcane Tower basement in BG3.