Learn how to defeat the Grym boss in Baldur's Gate 3's Adamantine Forge. This guide covers strategy, mechanics, and tips for this challenging encounter.
Walkthrough
- 1Preparation: Before activating the Adamantine Forge, ensure one party member stands on the mould injector, two are near the hammer lever, and one is at the lava lever.
- 2Initiate Fight: Pull the lava wheel to start the encounter. The character on the mould injector should draw Grym's initial aggro.
- 3Lava Management: Continuously refresh the lava flow using the lava lever. This applies a 'super-heated armor' debuff to Grym, making it vulnerable to damage.
- 4Hammer & Anvil: Once Grym is positioned under the hammer and anvil mechanism, have a character pull the hammer lever. This deals approximately 150 damage, makes Grym prone, and shifts aggro to the lever puller. Local elementals and magma critters will also appear.
- 5Sustained Combat: Maintain the 'super-heated armor' debuff and continue managing lava flow. Deal with the adds that spawn.
- 6Baiting and Damage: If Grym's aggro shifts away from your intended targets, use stealth, healing, or taunts (like a Paladin's Compelled Duel) to re-establish control. Lure Grym back to the anvil. The character on the mould injector can be kitted with healing potions or stealth abilities if they become the primary target.
- 7Repeat: Once Grym is back in position and the lava is flowing, pull the hammer lever again. Repeat steps 3-6 approximately three times to defeat Grym.
Tips
- The character controlling the lava flow should ideally be a ranged or spellcaster to also deal with adds.
- If the bait character on the mould is swarmed, use healing potions, grenades, elixirs, or stealth skills. A Cleric's Healing Touch can be useful.
- If Grym's aggro switches to a critter in the lava while near the anvil, it can be a favorable situation.
- Use strong ranged spells or poisoned weapons on Grym when it's vulnerable.
- Be prepared for the fight to take multiple tries due to its challenging nature and the need for precise positioning and spell usage.
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