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Dark Cave

Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition guide · The cave near the beach

The Dark Cave, also known as Trompdoy's cave, is an illusion-filled dungeon located on the southeastern shore of Fort Joy island. Inside, players navigate deadly trap-laden corridors and battle illusions cast by the mad undead Trompdoy. Reaching the end leads to the Vault of Braccus Rex, granting access to Source extraction, the Tyrant's Artifact set piece, and mysterious Soul Jars.

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Corrupted Tyrant's Helm: Found inside the vault shrine room, resting on the pedestal in the centerBand of Braccus: Looted from the body of Trompdoy after defeating the real version in the final chamber

Achievements here

Abound with Blessings MissableInteract with the statue at the end of Trompdoy's Dark Cave (or in the Hollow Marshes) to be pulled into a realm and meet your higher power.

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Secrets

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Trompdoy's Soul Jar can be discovered by identifying the correct jar among several decoy soul jars in the final vault room, which can be smashed to end his torment.

Enemies

Trompdoy

Steal / drop Band of Braccus

Spawns multiple illusionary copies across bridge encounters and the final chamber; targeting the real one will dismiss his illusions.

Tips

Look closely at the ground in the chasm areas, as invisible bridges exist that your party can walk across directly instead of navigating around traps.
Be careful which soul jars you break in the vault, as destroying the wrong decoy jars triggers localized elemental curses or explosions.

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