Of the three trials of the Gauntlet of Shar inBaldur’s Gate 3, few feel as difficult or unfair as the Faith-Leap Trial on a first attempt - especially for those who struggle with measuring distance. With nothing to aid you but your sense of direction, it’s all about a deadly trial-and-error.
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Thankfully, the route to the end never changes, and there are a few sneaky methods of getting the upper hand. Prepare your Jumps, hold on to your Githyanki, and pray to Shar because you’ll need all of the above if you hope to nab that final, shiny Umbral Gem.
Faith-Leap Trial Walkthrough
The Faith-Step Trial is deceptively simple. Your goal during this trial is tomake it to the final platformon the far side of the roomwithout falling off an invisible path.
The path is slightly visible before interacting with the Shar offering bowl, so trywalking it first before beginning the trial,and ensure you havequicksaved before attempting this trialfor the first time.
You will havethree attempts to complete this trial.If you fail your third attempt and any after,falling off the path will result in the character’s death.
YoucannotMisty SteporDimension Doorto cheat the trial.However, you may use Jump (the spell of the Githyanki ability) to jump in between the Shar platforms and back onto the path if you fall off. You cannot use it, however, to jump between the last Shar platform and the trial end goal. This will result in one failure.
Once you’re ready,interact with the offering bowlat the trial start.
Begin on the right sideof the room, stepping out in the center.Walk slightly more than halfwaybetween the edge of the starting area and the first Shar statue.
Turn left and walk to the center of the room.Turn west(facing the end goal) and head toward the third statue, coming to astop one square away from the platform.
Turn rightand walk down the path until aboutone square away from the north wall.Headwest(up) again and as you walk, begin walkingdiagonally to the right.
Followalong the north walluntil past the third platform andbegin heading left, taking asmall, diagonal zig-zag south-westwardtoward the right corner pillar of your goal platform. Stop.
Turn left and take two steps.Face the goal platform andjump over to the statue.There is no direct walking path onto this platform.
Take the Umbral Gem.With it in your hands, you may now return to the beginning of the room, having completed your trial.
