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In the second trial of the Gauntlet of Shar inBaldur’s Gate 3, you’ll be thankful for a little normalcy breaking up the sometimes infuriating skill checks of its preceding and following trials. The task on the agenda? Good old tried and true combat.
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But in the spirit of Shar, there has to be a little twist to the equation. You’ve fought enemies big and small, strong and weak, but have you ever thought about what a fight with yourself would be like? Could there be anything more terrifying to face in battle than your very own visage?
Self-Same Trial Explanation
The Self-Same Trial is one of those trials that can be punishing to a well-put-together team. While the premise is simple - defeat all enemies, yourenemies will be a copied clone of your current party.
For example, in this scenario, a team consists of:
There are four enemies, copying this exact team. In the example, you’d need to kill Astarion, Lae’zel, Shadowheart, and the player’s copies. Additionally,all spells, feats, and equipment are also copied.
It is recommended toconsider changing your armorif you wear items like Adamantine Armoror specific catastrophic spells or weapons you would not otherwise wish to fightbefore beginning the trial.
Self-Same Trial Strategy
When you are ready,interact with the Shar offering bowlto begin. Your clones will then be summoned.
As the fight begins, toggle the Group Hide setting andsplit your party.The enemies willalways be in thesame positions and hiding:
Choosetwo party members to walk aroundstealthily on thefar right side.Split them again to haveone party member hiding in positionbehind the enemy clone on the right side stairs.
You do not need to have your party members fight their exact clone.Any member can kill any clone.
If you have a rogue, they work especially well here. An assassin can typically destroy their own clone in a single turn if they are the one to start combat.
Yourremaining two party membersmust be inposition in the front, ready to storm the stairs for the two clones up top. If these remaining members haveMisty Stepor a Jump-related spell or ability, all the better.
When you are ready, chooseone of the members on the left or rightto strike and begin the fight.
Storm the stairswhen combat has begun with your remaining party members (who likely were not included in the first initiative).Leave one member with the first enemyon the stairs and send yourlast member to deal with the enemy at the top.
With each battle a 1v1, wrap up fights as quickly as possible and thensend your victorious fighters to aid other party membersstill fighting.
After every clone has been defeated, you’re able to pick up theUmbral Gem at the top of the stairsthe final clone had been guarding. With it in your hand, you can now leave andcontinue on to the Faith-Leap Trial.
