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How To Solve The Defiled Temple Moon Puzzle In Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3

How To Solve The Defiled Temple Moon Puzzle In Baldur's Gate 3

Solve the Defiled Temple Moon Puzzle in baldurs gate 3 by matching moon murals to the floor discs. Access the Underdark or picklock the lever to bypass.

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Solve the Defiled Temple Moon Puzzle in baldurs gate 3 by matching moon murals to the floor discs. Access the Underdark or picklock the lever to bypass.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Locate the moon murals on the walls of the Shattered Sanctum. These murals show four moons in a diamond shape: a full moon at the top, two half moons on the sides, and no moon at the bottom.
  2. 2
    Go to the Defiled Temple and find the moon puzzle on the floor, which consists of rotatable discs.
  3. 3
    Arrange the moon discs to match the pattern seen in the murals. The goal is to have the discs with no moons on the illuminated tile at the base, and the full moon disc at the top. The side discs should have half moons along their outer edges.
Tips
  • A video tutorial is available to show the step-by-step solution.
  • If solving the puzzle is not preferred, a lever is located to the right of the archway.
  • You can attempt to picklock this lever with a Sleight of Hand check to open the archway without solving the puzzle.
  • Failing the picklock attempt or choosing not to picklock will require you to solve the puzzle.
  • Rolling Perception checks near the lever may reveal it.

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