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The resonance stone is a mysterious item that is actually quite rare. Most people miss it during their first playthrough. This elusive item is found in Act Two ofBaldur’s Gate 3and gifts your party a pretty neat buff.
If you are struggling to beat a hard boss fight, finding all thebest long-lasting buffswill aid your party and give you the advantage you need. This article details where to find the resonance stone and how to use it in combat.
Where To Find The Resonance Stone
Some sources claim that the resonance stone is a rare drop that may not even show up in your playthrough, meaning you just won’t ever be able to get it for your character.
Should it appear, The stone would be located within the Mind Flayer Colony, accessible through thetop floor of Moonrise Towers.
You can onlyaccess the entrance to this area after fighting Ketheric for the first time. He will flee, opening a passageway into the dark depths of the tower.
The Mind Flayer Colony is large and full of enemies. you may access the resonance stonewithout fightingto save all your spell slots and energy forthe second Ketheric fight. To get the stone without fighting, you will want tofind the Necrotic Laboratoryfirst-thing and enter using Invisibility.
Though some say this is a chance drop in your world, most people havefound the resonance stone in the Necrotic Laboratory.
How To Get To The Necrotic Laboratory In Mind Flayer Colony
When you first enter the Mind Flayer Colony, the first door to your rightwill have an orc chopping meat. He is not hostile. you may enter this room, then head left to find a door leading to the Necrotic Laboratory.
There are tons of undead enemies here. This is a big fight that you can avoid. You should want touse an Invisibility spell or scroll with one character and run past everyone.
By exiting the meat-chopping room, stick to the right-hand wall and eventually jump across where you cannot walk anymore.You will see aSevered Headin a corner at X:697 Y:-117.
Most people have found the resonance stonesitting on the table by the talking head(as in the photo above). If it is not here, you will have to scour the entire Mind Flayer Colony looking for it.
A second locationis in the same area. Jump back to where the undead are and head to the right, across the room. There is a nook away from the undead with a brain puzzle. Some people have found the stone here.
The resonance stone is alarge, glowing, purple orbthat has sound to it.It will be hard to miss, so do not worry about missing it somewhere. You will notice it if you walk by it.
How To Use The Resonance Stone
Just walking up to the resonance stone, your party will comment on how joyous and wonderful they feel. This is because the resonance stone grants the buff Steeped In Bliss.
This buff gives those affected anAdvantage on Physical skill checks. The stone also makes youvulnerable to Psychic damage.
Keep the stone in your inventory, or place it at your feet in battle to reap its benefits. But be warned,any enemy within the resonance stone’s radius will also be granted its buffs and debuffs.
Steeped In Bliss:Entity has Advantage on Physical Checks and Disadvantage on Mental Saving Throws. Entity is also vulnerable to Psychic damage.
Players have found that after picking up the resonance stone and continuing their playthrough, the effects stop working. The stone’s buff Steeped In Blissshould affect you just by having the stone in your inventoryor by being near a chest it is in.
If this is not the case, it might be because you have toplace the stone on the groundin order for it to affect your party. So, if you are about to enter a fight, make sure to place the stone down beforehand.
This buff makes you vulnerable to Psychic damage, so though you find it just before afight with Ketheric Thorm,you should not use it to fight Kethericbecause he does Psychic damage.
