Early in Baldur’s Gate 3, you can find a cave where several guardian statues can quickly take your life. MeinMMO explains how to deactivate the statues, what you can find in the cave, and how to proceed best.
Deactivating guardian statues – Quick Guide:
- Separate your best stealth character from the group. If you’re not playing a rogue yourself, it’s best to use Astarion, who is already an asset to the group.
- Stealth to the runes of the eagle, bear, and wolf and interact with them.
- Clear the goblins out of the way and heal Findal with a simple spell like from Shadowheart or use “Help.”
This is how to reach the runes: There are a total of 3 entrances to the cave. In most cases, you will come from “above,” entering the cave directly next to the gate to the camp in the Emerald Grove.
You can find the door right after the fight with the goblins and use it as an alternative way into the grove. However, right at the entrance, there is an eagle statue waiting for you, which will deal with you using fire and lightning. From here on, proceed as follows:
- Separate your rogue from the group so that he acts alone. Move his portrait “away” from the others.
- Use the “Stealth” mode (key “C”). The statues will not attack you then.
- Stealth past the statue and activate the eagle rune.
Afterward, you will encounter goblins that you need to persuade or take out. They are not particularly strong, and you should deal with them quickly. Then, move to the bear rune in the same way.
For the wolf rune, you need to jump onto the ledge in the middle (key “Y”). Stealth down to the rune below, activate it, and loot the corpse lying right next to it. Heal Findal, who is unconscious among the goblins, and secure his thanks.
Cave of statues rewards you with plenty of loot
With the key from the corpse – or a rogue with “Lockpicking” – you can open a chest directly in the cave. The goblins also have quite a bit of loot with them, especially weapons and armor that you can turn into gold.
If you leave the cave through the other end, you reach the refugee camp at the prison or the supply shed. Watch out for exploding mushrooms! At both places, you can still talk to tieflings and secure more loot, including useful potions.
SPOILER ON FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Findal himself only helps you to a limited extent. He will support you later in an optional fight; otherwise, you have only performed a good deed, which may earn you some praise from your companions.
You should avoid the middle exit in the cave for now. There are only traps waiting for you and a door that you probably cannot open at the moment. However, there is also nothing behind it that you cannot obtain later in an easier way.
However, you may also find more creative ways to solve it: Legendary genius surprises the head of Baldur’s Gate 3, plays completely differently than planned – Shows how creative one can be
