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The Blade of Oppressed Souls grants the user a unique weapon action, and you can get it during late Act 2 of Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3).
Blade of Oppressed Souls
In Baldur’s Gate 3, the Blade of Oppressed Souls grants the user a unique weapon action called Crowning Strike. Using this action unleashes the wails of the dead that fell to your blade, and you get a chance to possibly instill Crown of Madness on the target. Crown of Madness is a magical condition that will cause the afflicted target to attack the nearest creature. However, this attack will not include the spellcaster.
Therefore, this blade is best given to a front-line melee fighter. If they are in the thick of battle and can inflict Crown of Madness on an enemy, then that target should turn and attack one of its allies. Essentially giving your character an additional hit.
Moreover, this longsword will also give you an additional 1-4 points of Psychic damage on top of the standard Slashing.
Here are all Blade of Oppressed Souls features in BG3:
- Weapon Type: Longsword
- Damage: 1d10 (1d8) Slashing; +1d4 Psychic
- Requirements: Martial Weapons or Longswords Proficiency
- Rarity: Rare
- Location: Found inside the hidden room in the Knights of the Shield Hideout, Act 3.
- Weight: 1.35 kg
- Value: 250
- Bonuses:
- Classes with Martial Weapons Proficiency: Barbarian, Fighter, Paladin, and Ranger
- Races with Longswords Proficiency: Elf, Githyanki
- Companions Who Can Use This Weapon: Karlach, Lae’zel, Minthara, Minsc
How to Get Blade of Oppressed Souls in Baldur’s Gate 3
To get the Blade of Oppressed Souls in Baldur’s Gate 3 you’ll need to proceed all of the way through Act 2 until you reach the Mind Flayer Colony at the very end. Down in the southeastern corner of the area map, you will find the Necrotic Laboratory. When you reach the Laboratory the central focus of the room will be some lighted orbs hanging over a chasm.
Approach the control pedestal to interact with the mechanism and you will be able to control the path each colored light takes. Use the image below of the completed puzzle to move each yellow, green, blue, and purple light down the correct pathway.
Finally, after you have solved the puzzle then a large secret door will open at the back. Step through and on your left you will find the Blade of Oppressed Souls sticking up out of the ground. All you have to do is click on it and your character will walk over and place it in their inventory.
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