Undercity Ruins

Walkthrough

The area in the order you play it. Tick things off as you go: they tick off in the checklists below too.

1. 1

   Undercity Ruins Waypoint & Bareki's Alcove

   When you pass through the northern sewer archway into the Undercity Ruins, you immediately activate the Undercity Ruins waypoint at `X: -140, Y: 940`. Head directly west to `X: -180, Y: 935` to find the mute vendor Voiceless Penitent Bareki standing outside the passage to the Ancient Lair. Trade with him to browse unique gear like the Armour of Moonbasking and Bonespike Helmet before attempting anything suspicious around his camp.

   Bonespike Helmet: Voiceless Penitent Bareki at `X: -156, Y: 940`How: Purchased from Voiceless Penitent BarekiMissable because: lost permanently if Voiceless Penitent Bareki is killed or becomes hostile Don't miss NewArmour of Moonbasking: Voiceless Penitent Bareki at `X: -156, Y: 940`How: Purchased from Voiceless Penitent BarekiMissable because: lost permanently if Voiceless Penitent Bareki is killed or becomes hostile Don't miss New

   Tip: Tip: Bareki carries elite Druid and Barbarian gear; buy what you need before touching his belongings.

   Watch out: Warning: Attacking Bareki or getting caught stealing will cause him to turn hostile or die permanently, locking you out of his shop.

2. 2

   Claiming Sarin's Skull

   Sneak behind Voiceless Penitent Bareki at `X: -156, Y: 946` where a small pouch rests on the stone steps. Enter turn-based mode while invisible or distract him in conversation with one party member so you can steal the pouch unnoticed. Inside you will find Sarin's Skull, which causes a silent, headless ghost to follow whoever carries it until it is laid to rest elsewhere.

   Sarin's Skull: Inside a pouch hidden behind the merchant Voiceless Penitent Bareki

   Tip: Tip: Separate one stealthy companion under Greater Invisibility or a Potion of Invisibility to pocket the skull without involving the entire group.

   Watch out: Warning: Interacting with the pouch counts as theft; if Bareki spots you, he turns permanently hostile.

3. 3

   Unlocking the Ritual Stone Door

   Return east toward `X: -135, Y: 934` where a massive stone door marked with Bhaalist ritual sigils seals the path leading north. You can bypass the lock cleanly by presenting the Amulet of Bhaal, or using ranged attacks to shoot either of the two hanging corpses suspended from ropes above the ritual circle so their blood spatters onto the floor plate below. Once the blood pools, the stone threshold grinds open, revealing the cavern beyond.

   A locked stone blood door blocking the cavern can be opened without an Amulet of Bhaal by shooting the hanging bodies suspended from the ceiling to spill fresh blood onto the floor plate below.

   Tip: Tip: A simple bow shot or cantrip aimed at the hanging bodies bypasses this barrier immediately without burning a spell slot or requiring the Amulet of Bhaal.

4. 4

   Surviving the Manslaughter Chasm Ambush

   Cross the threshold into Manslaughter Chasm at `X: -100`, where passing the dagger-pinned warning note triggers an ambush by Bhaalist snipers and Farslayer of Bhaal Ghislev. Ghislev immediately begins chanting Bhaal's Power Word: Kill on a strict five-turn countdown while protected by stacks of Unstoppable. Send mobile skirmishers across the broken pillars or use multi-hit attacks like Magic Missile and Upcast Scorching Ray to strip Ghislev's charges and burn his health down before the timer expires, as his Ethereal and Unstoppable traits prevent him from being shoved or displaced.

   Key fight: Ambush at Manslaughter Chasm

   Tip: Tip: Multi-target and multi-hit spells peel through Ghislev's Unstoppable charges instantly so high-damage melee hits can execute him.

   Watch out: Warning: If Ghislev completes his 5-turn ritual, your entire party is instantly wiped out by Power Word: Kill.

5. 5

   Eliminating Strangler Luke for the Bonespike Gloves

   During the Manslaughter Chasm skirmish, locate the melee cultist Strangler Luke advancing near the bridge before you finish off Ghislev. Direct your party to focus down Luke, then move in to loot the Bonespike Gloves directly from his body. Once the gloves are safely gathered, proceed to eliminate Ghislev to officially break the ambush trial.

   Bonespike Gloves: Looted from the ambusher Strangler Luke during the Manslaughter Chasm encounter Don't miss

   Tip: Tip: Use misty step or telekinesis to quickly bridge the gap to Luke's roost so you can burst him down before Ghislev falls.

   Watch out: Warning: Slaying or shoving Ghislev immediately ends the trial and despawns every surviving cultist, permanently forfeiting the Bonespike Gloves if Luke is alive.

6. 6

   The Blast Mine Descent & Wilting Alex

   Push north past the ambush grounds toward `X: -65, Y: 1041` through the solid metal door leading to the path outside the temple gates. Watch the ground carefully for clusters of chained corpses rigged with volatile blast mines. Disarm or detonate the blast mines from a safe distance, then search the corpse of Wilting Alex to recover the Clown's Severed Head.

   Clown's Severed Head: Looted directly from the corpse of Wilting Alex near the Whispering Statues before the temple gates at `X: -65, Y: 1041`How: missable because: required for the quest "Find Dribbles the Clown"

   Tip: Tip: Detonate the blast mines using a fire arrow or cantrip from afar to safely clear the corpse pile without harming your team.

   Watch out: Warning: Rushing into the pile of corpses blindly can trigger a chain reaction of blast mines that downs low-health companions.