How to find and use Dark Amethyst in Baldur's Gate 3 - guide

 

As you play Baldur's Gate 3, you'll encounter a variety of items, from weapons and armor to mysterious artifacts and even curiosities used in alchemy. Among them is the strange and sinister Dark Amethyst, which can be obtained during the first act of the game. In this guide we will tell you where and how to find it.

How to find Dark Amethyst

In Baldur's Gate 3, Dark Amethyst can be obtained during the first act of the game, and plays an important role in the Search the Basement quest. To begin the quest, you need to travel to the Whispering Depths, an underground cave that can be accessed by going down a well or through a hole in the blacksmith's house, both in the Extinct Village.

Once in the Whispering Depths, find the skeleton at approximately "X:-493, Y:-367". This skeleton will have a journal that you can read to begin the quest "Thai's Necromancy" .

However, before you search for the basement mentioned in this journal entry, you will need to obtain Dark Amethyst. This item can be obtained from the nest of the Matriarch Phase Spider , a boss found in the Whispering Depths. To find it, you need to go to the approximate coordinates "X:-553 Y:-356".

Note: Pay attention to the web on which the boss is crawling. If you destroy it in time, the matriarch will fall down and lose a lot of HP.

When you get to the right place, the Dark Amethyst will be lying on the ground under the nest. You can obtain this item by killing the Phase Spider Matriarch in combat, or by using a character with high Agility , such as the Rogue, to sneak around and steal the item, avoiding the boss fight.

By the way, combat will most likely turn out to be the most profitable option, since after defeating the Phase Spider Matriarch, you can get the “Poisoner’s Robe” from him - clothing that can enhance the power of spells that deal poison damage. True, if you do not plan to equip it on yourself or any of your companions, then defeating the boss still remains a useful option: for it you will receive precious experience at the beginning of the game.

How to use Dark Amethyst

Dark Amethyst is a key to the book "Necromancy of Thay" and a quest item for the task "Search the Basement". This creepy book is hidden in the basement of the apothecary's house behind the teleportation point in the Extinct Village (X:-647 Y:-364).

If you insert the Dark Amethyst into the hole on the cover of the book, you can read the contents of "Necromancy of Thay". Please note that to complete the book you will have to pass three Wisdom checks of increasing difficulty, with the final check being a 20. To successfully pass these checks, you will greatly benefit from a companion who can cast the Guidance spell, which will automatically give you +1d4 to the check if you cast it on yourself. Shadowheart will help you with this.

If you pass all three checks, you will receive a permanent buff that allows you to cast Speak with Dead without using a spell slot. 

It is important to note that reading The Necromancy of Thay did not end there. You will return to it again in the third act of Gale’s quest chain, when you reach the Tower of Ramazith in Baldur’s Gate .