The Spear of Night is a weapon made for a Lady Shar follower; luckily, you have immediate access to one of those in Baldur’s Gate 3. Shadowheart’s ultimate goal is to become a Dark Justiciar but to do that; she needs to take the Spear of Night and drive it through the heart of the main threat to Lady Shar.
Finding the Spear of Night can be tricky, so we’ve explained the process in more detail in the guide below.
Finding the Spear of Night in Baldur’s Gate 3
If you have Shadowheart in your party when you go into the Gauntlet of Shar under the Thorm Mausoleum, she will say that she has experienced a calling to go and retrieve this weapon. You can locate it in the Silent Library in the gauntlet, but other than that, no information is given to you.
The Silent Library is in the room next to the Faith-Leap Trial in the Gauntlet of Shar. These two rooms are located on one floor from the other two trials, the Soft-Step and Same-Step. You can access this entire area after putting an Umbral Gem into the pedestal near the Gauntlet of Shar waypoint. You can take the Traversal Gem platform down to the trial area with the gem inserted.
In the Silent Library, you will immediately be forced to fight several enemies and a glowing purple portal. I recommend removing the portal first since it continually spawns enemies every turn. With the enemies defeated, you can head to the back of the library and lockpick a giant gate sealing off a smaller room with books.
What can silence the Nightsong?
At the back of this room is a large portrait of Lady Shar, called the Relief of Shar. And in the middle of the room, there is another pedestal where you can insert one item. This item must complete the phrase, “What can silence the Nightsong?”
The item that’s required to be placed on the pedestal is a book called the Teachings of Loss: The Nightsinger. This book is located on the northern side of the library, inside one of the trapped bookshelves. Pick it up, insert it into the pedestal, and you can now go through the Relief of Shar painting. This leads to another room where the Spear of Night waits for you on a table.
Pick it up and give it to Shadowheart if she’s in your party. This will prepare her for the upcoming confrontation with the Nightsong in the Gauntlet of Shar.
A legendary item, Selune’s Spear of Night is also available if you convince Shadowheart not to kill the Nightsong.
So, there you have it! You know everything you need about getting the Spear of Night in BG3. Enjoy!
