Baldur’s Gate 3: Entering the Sharran Sanctuary and plaque puzzle solution (BG3)

The Sharran Sanctuary is a small location you can find within the Shadowlands, so don’t feel bad if you haven’t found it. We’ll let you know how you can find and enter the Sharran Sanctuary in Baldur’s Gate 3.

This is very easy to miss if you aren’t paying close attention to the area. But it’s well worth going to find some extra insight into Shar and for an opportunity to gain approval from Shadowheart.

Baldur’s Gate 3: Solving the Sharran Sanctuary puzzle

To get inside the Sharran Sanctuary in Baldur’s Gate 3, we need to solve a little puzzle. Luckily, we’ve already covered where you need to go and what to do. So be sure to check out our guide on solving the plaque puzzle before moving on.

Once inside, you’ll be greeted with a spiral staircase and an ominous statue of Lady Shar herself below. But there’s not much to do in this room that’s immediately apparent. Well, in order to reveal the secrets of Sharran Sanctuary in Baldur’s Gate 3, we need to solve three more problems. In this room, there are three statues of Shar, one in the center with the other two hiding behind pillars. Each one has a Plaque you can read that poses a question to you, which you can answer with a Saving Throw.

To have the Sharran Sanctuary open up, you need to read all three plaques and pass each Saving Throw. It’s a DC 14 for each, so it’s not too high. However, you should still save and get ready to reload if you aren’t quite able to meet that threshold.

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Some classes in BG3 may also have unique options you can make. For instance, my Warlock character was able to use their background for a unique dialogue option on the center statue. You don’t need to worry about having these though since a Saving Throw on all three statues is possible regardless of class or character.

Once all three plaques have been sufficiently answered, a door will open up behind the center statue. Within lies an altar to Shar which asks you to draw blood. This might seem scary, but nothing bad comes from drawing blood here.

For starters, Shadowheart will approve of this action, which is more than enough of a reason to do it. As a bonus, you’ll receive a Scroll of Blight and Revivify, an Elixir of Necrotic Resistance, and a Potion of Angelic Reprieve. These are nice goodies to have for what amounts to very little work. So, visiting the Sharran Sanctuary in Baldur’s Gate 3 should be on your to-do list.

Speaking of lists, you should check out our Act 2 checklist for Baldur’s Gate 3 before you fully complete this Act.