Balthazar's room in Baldur's Gate 3: how to open and what to insert into the altar

Balthasar's room Act 2. Inside you can find a Moon Lantern, as well as a hidden laboratory with a ritual circle and a chest.

In this guide we will show you where to find Balthazar's room in BG3 and how you can get into it, where the ritual circle is and how to use it correctly to get the best rewards.

Where is Balthazar's room in BG3

Balthazar's room is located in moon lantern. Teleport to the point Lunar Towers and move south to the Absolute doors. When you get into the hall, a dialogue will start during which you need to decide whether to kill the goblins or try to save them:

• If you spare the characters, in the future it will be more difficult to obtain the key that opens the entrance to the library with a secret room.
• After killing the goblins, confirm your loyalty to the Absolute and gain access to Balthazar's room.

Climb up the stairs behind the throne and turn into the right room, where you will find a locked door guarded by the ogre Glurik and the All-Seeing Eye.

This is the entrance to Balthazar’s room; further we will tell you how to get into it.

How to open Balthazar's room in Baldur's Gate 3

Return to the corridor and enter the western room, where Adept Zarell awaits. A dialogue will automatically start, during which you need to convince her of your loyalty to the Absolute: the cultist will penetrate the character’s mind and see what happened to the goblins, and then delve into the hero’s memories to recognize his true intentions. If Zarrell is satisfied with what she saw, she will give Balthazar's room key, otherwise you will have to fight with her and her minions.

Having received the key, move to the opposite room with the ogre Glurik and unlock the entrance to the library. If you don't want to face Zarell, try picking the lock by ing a Sleight of Hand check [DC-15], but be careful not to get caught by the ogre and the All-Seeing Eye.

What to put in the ancient altar in Balthazar's room

When you approach the bookcase on the western wall, you will see several shelves that you can interact with.

A successful perception check will reveal that some of the books are hidden levers: pull the top right one to activate Ancient altar in Balthazar's room to the right of the closet.

To open the secret age, place a heart on the altar, which can be picked up from any dead person lying in the room. After this, the bookcase will move aside and you will be able to get into the hidden laboratory. Inside you will find a chest and ritual circle.

Awards

The luxury chest contains the following items:

• Elixir of Necrotic Resistance – Grants resistance to all necrotic damage.
• Cold brim hat – gives a bonus "The Chill of the Cold Fields", which, when applying any condition to a target, imposes an effect on it for an additional 2 turns "Crust of Ice". Can work 1 time per turn.

If you return to Balthazar's room, you will find a Moon Lantern near the alchemy table in the center.

During interaction with the ritual circle, you will be able to receive 1 of 2 rewards, depending on whether you decided to erase the seal or use:

• Blessing of Mystra – a useful buff for wizards, giving an additional check to tests и attack rolls weapons and spells.
• Lantern of Shadows – acts like a regular Moon Lantern, but can summon death, helping in battle.

How to use the ritual circle in Balthazar's room

Before using the ritual circle, we advise you to take into the squad Geilato get a unique conversation thread. Without a wizard in the party, the puzzle in Balthazar's room cannot be solved.

After you interact with the circle, Gale will suggest erasing it, since Mystra does not approve of experiments with pixies. However, you can use the seal for your needs instead. Here are a few options on what to do:

• Perform a ritual - take dead pixie и broken moon lantern: They are near the ritual circle. Interact with the seal and, despite Gale's objections, combine items to get Lantern of Shadows. It is used like a regular Moon Lantern, but is capable of summoning death, helping in battle. Keep in mind that in the future, Mystra will be unhappy with Gale for using dark magic.

• Erase the seal – listen to Gale and try to erase the ritual seal. To do this, just select the dialogue option "Destroy this abomination...", after which the character will receive a permanent Mystra's blessing, which gives advantage when checking concentration.

You can only receive one reward, depending on the choice you make.

We hope this guide helped you find out how to find Balthazar's room in Baldur's Gate 3 and use the ritual circle. If you have any questions, ask them at comments and read other guides on Baldur's Gate 3 in the relevant section of our website.