Stop Trying To Reach The Shar Temple From The Grymforge In Baldur’s Gate 3 (2024)

I have been throwing tomatoes at Baldur’s Gate 3’s vague journal for the past month, and that’s because I spent a lot of time trying to figure out ways to complete active quests not realizing that the solution wasn’t going to show its face until I reached a different map entirely. One of the most prominent examples of this was during Shadowheart’s personal quest, as the Shar-worshipping Cleric desperately wanted to reach the Ancient Shar Temple visible in the Grymforge. I didn’t want to move on before finishing a quest, especially one tied to a party member. But because the journal’s description was so vague, I spent more time than I should have trying to find a way into a temple I literally couldn’t reach yet.

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Where do you find the Ancient Shar Temple?

The first glimpse of the Ancient Shar Temple you’ll see is in the Grymforge in the game’s first act. After you free True Soul Nere (and possibly kill him, should you feel so inclined) from behind a cave in, you’ll be able to see the temple off in the distance on the other side. However, the bridge has collapsed and trying to go any further will result in a nice tumble to one’s death in the chasm below. The journal makes a vague mention of finding another way to the temple, and that sent me on a wild goose chase running through the fiery hells of the Grymforge looking for an alternate route. Reader, I didn’t find one after hours of searching.

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This wasn’t helped by the floating platform between the broken bridge and the temple, which I spent time and resources trying to reach. I tried teleporting to it, flying to it, and when I was at peak frustration, I tried just jumping to it. None of this worked, and finally I basically threw middle fingers up at Shadowheart and told her she could sort through her religious trauma on her own time. I had a Mind Flayer tadpole to remove from my head, and I wasn’t about to spend any more time trying to reach this Ancient Shar Temple.

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Then how do I actually get to the Ancient Shar Temple?

As it turns out, you’ll find yourself in the Ancient Shar Temple and on the path to furthering Shadowheart’s personal quest by progressing the main plot. That means finding a way through the Shadow-Cursed Lands, meeting up with the Harpers at Last Light Inn, heading to Moonrise Towers, and eventually being sent to villain Ketheric Thorm’s family mausoleum. Depending on what path you take through all of these main story quests, you will eventually find yourself directed to the Gauntlet of Shar, a series of tests the group will need to complete to find the source of Thorm’s immortality, and, coincidentally, where Shadowheart’s faith in Shar will be put to the ultimate test. But you won’t find it in Act 1, despite the journal’s lack of clarity on the matter.

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It sucks that there are so many moments like this in Baldur’s Gate 3 when the game’s complex mechanics make figuring out solutions rewarding, but then you run into walls where it feels like the game is completely unwilling to tell you when you’ve done all you can. So my hope is that you will not waste hours of your play time trying to figure out how to get to Shar’s temple from the Grymforge like I did. Just keep going with the main plot, friend. You’ll make your way to the temple eventually.

Stop Trying To Reach The Shar Temple From The Grymforge In Baldur’s Gate 3 (2024)

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Stop Trying To Reach The Shar Temple From The Grymforge In Baldur’s Gate 3? ›

Fans who are desperately attempting to reach the temple through Grymforge should stop trying now, as they will simply not be able to do so. Concerning how to get to the ancient temple upon reaching Act 2, there is a heavy overlap between that objective and this section's main quests.

Can you reach the Shar Temple in Grymforge? ›

No, as far as I know, since Temple of Shar is a story location from Act 2 entrance to which you gain access to from a different area. That view is likely to show things to come. Highly recommend bringing Shadowheart with you there.

How do you reach the ancient temple in BG3? ›

You will get there as part of the main story in Act II. As far as I know, it is pretty much impossible to miss. For those that want specifics: You will find the cave entrance in the North West portion of the map, North of the House of Healing.

How do I get to the other side of Grymforge? ›

You can use Misty Step to reach the other side, note that the other edge is also filled with traps. To the right there's a long corridor filled with fire traps, midway through it you can take a ladder down, and interact with two levers that move a platform in the middle.

How do you get to the temple in Underdark? ›

Defiled Temple Underdark Entrance

After making it past the goblin guards, enter the Shattered Sanctum. You can access the Defiled Temple from Priestess Gut's private room, which is to the left and up the stairs. There are a few ways to get here: Lockpick the rightmost door and then lockpick the door inside this room.

How to enter Sharran Sanctuary? ›

Accessing the Sharran Sanctuary

In Reithwin Town, north of the Moonrise Towers waypoint, find the statue of Ketheric Thorm X: -152 Y: -30 and interact with the plaques in the following order: north, west, east. This opens a hidden staircase on the south side of the statue that leads down into the sanctuary.

What do the two levers in Grymforge do? ›

The two levers control the position of the platform, so have your solo character jump onto it, then use the two levers to carry them across the room. From here, have them jump down to the clearing with a teleport sigil, which you can then activate and have the rest of your team teleport over to it.

Can you use Grymforge more than once? ›

Once destroyed, Grym won't come back, and you can loot his body for a rare Adamantine Helmet. You can also keep using the Forge - this time without being attacked by Mephits or scary giant magical robots, thankfully.

How to get the idol of Shar in Grymforge? ›

It is on a huge bridge with tons of traps. At the end there is an iron gate that cant be lockpicked. Spawn magic hand inside to open the lever. And there it is, Shar's idol.

What level should I be for Underdark BG3? ›

Baldur's Gate 3 Bane

The Underdark is pretty brutal, and a player will want to be level three at the bare minimum before dealing with its perils, and ideally level 5 and up.

Should I go through Underdark or Mountain Pass? ›

You can do both. The mountain path has higher level enemies, so it makes sense to do underdark first. You can safely ignore Lae'zel, the Crèche isn't going anywhere and you have the time. The mountain pass advances time for the starting area, a number of the quests will become unavailable.

How do I get to the gauntlet of Shar? ›

Once you press all three buttons under the murals, two doorways will slide open on the northern wall. Here is the order to press the buttons under the murals: Tap to Reveal. Enter the secret area and select the Traversal Gem on the platform. You will be lowered on the platform to access the Gauntlet of Shar.

How to get idol of shar grymforge? ›

It is on a huge bridge with tons of traps. At the end there is an iron gate that cant be lockpicked. Spawn magic hand inside to open the lever. And there it is, Shar's idol.

How do I get to the Temple of White Tiger? ›

From the FP at One Keg, follow the road out heading east. There is a path that leads to the Temple of the White Tiger at 66:59. You can conveniently get the flight path while you travel to the temple.

Where can I find the Temple of Shar? ›

At the north end of Reithwin in the Shadow-Cursed Lands of Baldur's Gate 3 is a mausoleum. Hidden beneath this mausoleum is a massive temple, the Gauntlet of Shar. Shadowheart has every reason to complete this gauntlet, but even players who don't use her will need to explore this location.

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