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TheSteel Watchis a new part of the city guard inBaldur’s Gate 3. Once youreach the titular city, you will noticehulking automatons patrolling the cityunder the command ofEnver Gortash. As Gortash is one of the main antagonists ofact three, you’ll need to deal with him eventually, but the Steel Watch makes that a huge problem.
Each member of this metal guard has more than 200 hit points, deals massive physical damage while applying debuffs, andexplodes violentlywhen it drops to roughly a quarter of their hit points. Theironly weakness is lightning damage.Lord Gortashhas a whole squad of them patrolling his fortress, and even at maximum level, they’re difficult to put down. you’re able to disable them all, however.
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Acquire The Runepowder Bomb
The quest can be issued by theIronhand deep gnomesif you’ve kept up with that quest line.Wulbren, the deep gnomes' leader, will give you a powerful tool capable of destroying the foundry: arunepowder bomb. To get it, find the Ironhands' hideout in theRivington portion of Baldur’s Gate. After meeting your first Steel Watchman, it will be marked on your map. They will request you use the bomb for its intended purpose, but there areother ways to defeat the Steel Watch.
Visit The Gondian Factory
When you’re inside Baldur’s Gate proper, follow the southern edge of the map. You willtravel along the docksand eventually reach the Gondian foundry where the watch is built. Before you can get inside there is a commotion outside where a group ofAbsolutist cultistsare attempting to lynchVolo.
Be sure tokill thetadpoled cultistsshown by the cutscene first, or he willkill Volo. After he’s down, have someone rush to Volo and unbind him.
Once the combat ends, you can infiltrate the steel works.
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Defeat The Bane Cultists
The factory grounds are patrolled by a pair of Steel Watchmen. Destroy orstealth past themand enter the factory through acargo lift on the south side— or through the main doors. Inside, you will see the Gondian gnomes being forced to construct the Steel Watch bycultists of Bane, God of Tyranny.
The cultists are coercing the Gondians under threat of death and the deaths of their loved ones. During the initial encounter, you’re able to persuade the Gondians to aid you, but further in, they have no choice but to fight you.
When fighting the Bane cultists, the overseers willdrop an object upon death that will kill the Gondians if not deactivatedat the end of the round.
Neverhave your last-initiative party member kill one of these overseers because you need another teammate with an action left todisarm the device. If the device goes off, the Gondians will die.
After defeating the first group of Bane cultists, you can speak to a blinded gnome namedZanner Toobin. He will give you the quest to save the Gondian’s families. If you move deeper into the steel works, you can find a book detailing maintenance to a submarine. This is your clue tosearch the docks.
Rescue The Gondian Hostages
When you’ve found a dockwarehouse filled with Wargs, you’ve found the right place. Descend a hatch just to the entrance, and you will find both the submarine and its pilot. With some persuasion, he will tell you of anunderwater prison, and take you there.
During your trip, Gortash will call you on the submarine and threaten to destroy the prison unless you turn back.Ignore him and proceed. He will damage the prison with explosives and put you on the clock to save the hostages.
The prison itself is a moderately large area, patrolled by Sahuagin. There are multiple cells you’ll need to open to release the hostages, soyour efficiency will be put to the test. To face this challenge,use everything that boosts movement, grants extra actions, or summons additional allies. If you have spell casters with their sixth-level spells,Summon Planar AllyforClericsand Summon Elemental forWizardsare fantastic. Brew and drinkPotions of Speed, but be careful of their lethargy side effect. If you have a Wizard or Sorcerer, have themuse Haste.
Only attack enemies if they threaten prisoners, and focus on getting the cells open. you’re able to even find thefriendly mindflayer Omeluumimprisoned. He will aid you when released and has the ability to teleporthimself and one otherback to the submarine.
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Defeat The Steel Watch Titan
With the hostages rescued, you may return to Toobin. He will join you to disable the Steel Watch from their control room. There are some minor fights before you reach the core, but you may fight them earlier.
Once there, Toobin will warn you about his most dangerous creation: theSteel Watch Titan. This huge construct is the last obstacle before the end, and it’s a tough enemy. It’s supported by regular Steel Watchmen and hits like a giant. When damaged, it can raise a shield and only be damaged by attacks dealing 15 or more damage.
The best way to defeat it is toexploit its lightning damage vulnerabilitywith weapons and spellcasters. When it reaches low health, it will impose a damage check, or cause aparty-killing explosion.
You must destroy itbefore it completes its countdown.
Destroy The Factory
With the Titan dead, you are free to destroy the steel works. If you have the runepowder bomb, you may plant it and leave. If you would rather hold onto that powerful artifact for tougher bosses,Toobinwill set the foundry to explodeif he is alive.
Destroying the steel worksdisables all Steel Watch in chapter three. Without his automaton,Gortash is vulnerable. You can and should go after him next.
