Baldur's Gate 3: How To Solve The Riddle of the Night in the Silent Library in BG3

Baldur’s Gate 3: Silent Library Location in the Gauntlet of Shar

The Silent Library stands left of the Faith Leap Trial’s room. There is a descent of stairs engulfed by light. Several Justiciar undead foes await below, so rest before entering the area.

Baldur’s Gate 3: How to Get the Spear of Night in the Silent Library

BG3: How to Defeat the Undead Justiciars in the Silent Library

Unfortunately, the Spear of Night isn’t perched atop a bookshelf waiting for us to find it. The undead Justiciars guard the area but are silenced by the Librarian. This cleverly designed entity blends into the game’s gameplay. As long as The Librarian is alive, no enemies or allies can cast spells.

If your party is heavily composed of spellcasters, consider taking down The Librarian first and unleashing chaos in the area. If regular melee and ranged attacks are more like you, keep the undead Justiciars silenced.

Once all undead Justiciars are down, it’s time to explore the area and track down the Spear of Night in BG3.

BG3: All Traps in the Gauntlet of Shar’s Silent Library

Before getting electrocuted by buttons or murdered by swarming tentacles, explore the area and pass as many perception checks as possible.

To access the locked area ahead, press the button to the puzzle room’s right. This is the only button that doesn’t have an electrifying trap.

How To Solve the Riddle of the Night in Baldur’s Gate 3

The final puzzle to get the Spear of Night is to solve a riddle: What can silence the Nightsong?

The answer to this riddle in BG3 is inside a bookshelf to the Silent Library’s southeast. Investigate this bookshelf and grab the Teachings of Loss: The Nightsinger book.

Place this book on the pedestal in the puzzle room to cause the relief of the stone to descend. Past the darkness lies an altar with the Spear of Night.

Hungry for more? A gilded chest with a rare Dark Justiciar Helmet to complement this obscure spear lies behind it.

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Cande Maldonado

Though Cande started her journey in the video game industry as a localization specialist six years ago, she soon realized that her true calling was to annoy NPCS, smash virtual pottery, and complete every side quest available in RPGs. Throwing that useless degree out of the window, she has been writing professionally for the past three years ever since. Her passion for games dates to 2006, when she mounted a Chocobo for the first time. Under Nintendo and Square Enix's chokehold, she will willingly pour hours upon hours into reaching 100% completion in the longest roleplaying games ever made. But hey, who needs fresh air and sunlight when you can just live in Ivalice?