While exploring the Dank Crypt inBaldur’s Gate 3, you might come across a large room with a Sarcophagus in the middle containing a horrible trap that will wipe your party in a second. The Sarcophagus trap works by spewing grease from six vents on the floor and then launching firey bolts from the gargoyle heads on the walls.
When the fire comes into contact with the grease, a massive explosion occurs, ultimately obliterating your party. So, to avoid that from happening, we’ve put together a quick BG3 guide to show you how easily you can stop the Sarcophagus trap from triggering.
Where To Find the Sarcophagus Trap in Baldur’s Gate III
The room with the Sarcophagus Trap is located in the Dank Crypt, an early dungeon with many entrances. The quickest way to reach the room with the Sarcophagus trap is to open the Ancient Door near the Overgrown Ruins Waypoint in the northern part of the Ravaged Beach.
You can also enter the Dank Crypt by going through the Chapel Entrance above the Overgrown Ruins and opening the door with no lock or handle in the Refectory area.
As the image above shows, we’ve reached the Sarcophagus room through the Ancient Door. How you get here, it’s less important. Let’s see how to disable the trap.
How To Disable the Dank Crypt Sarcophagus Trap in BG3
If your characters successfully pass perception checks, they will notice the grease vents traps marked in orange throughout the room. Furthermore, they may notice a yellow Button on the eastern pillar, which will require an additional perception check. Now, to disarm the trap, position one of your characters between the Sarcophagus and the yellow button on the eastern pillar.
Then, enter the Turn-Based Mode by pressing (Shift+Space) or clicking the hourglass in the bottom right corner with your cursor. While in the Turn-Based Mode, open the Sarcophagus to trigger the trap, then disarm it by pressing the yellow button marked in the image above.
It is mandatory to trigger the trap before pressing the yellow button to disarm it. After successfully disarming the BG3 Sarcophagus trap, you can safely grab The Watcher’s Guide (Spear) and the Engraved Key, which you can use to open the Heavy Oak Doors leading to the Withers’ Tomb.
Also, don’t forget to grab all the loot from the smaller sarcophaguses around the room. You’ll find valuable items such as a Soul Coin, weapons, armor, and a few remains. If you need additional help with other puzzles, dialogue choices, or quests, feel free to visit our Baldur’s Gate 3 Wiki Hub Page.
Welcome to Faerûn and our Baldur’s Gate III game hub, containing various guides, walkthroughs, tips, and tricks we’ve put together to help you navigate the rich world developed by Larian Studios. Set 120 years after the events of Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn and only several months after Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus, Baldur’s Gate 3 is the latest installment in the Baldur’s Gate franchise.
The video game, released on August 3, 2023, for PC, is one of the most expected titles of the year, while the PlayStation 5 version was scheduled for September 6, 2023. Baldur’s Gate III is a role-playing video game featuring turn-based combat elements similar to those experienced in Divinity: Original Sin and Divinity: Original Sin II. Unlike the latter, however, the combat is based on the D&D 5th Edition rules.
Our collection of Baldur’s Gate III guides contains in-depth tutorials and how-to’s for the trickiest side-quests, puzzles, and objectives you may encounter while exploring Faerûn, as well as recommendations on the best decisions and dialogue choices you can make if you want to get the most out of the latest video game published by Larian Studios.
How To’s & Walkthroughs:
- How To Change Class and Respec Your Character
- Should You Free or Destroy the Brain?
- How to Rescue Shadowheart
- How To Open the Ravaged Beach Overgrown Ruins Ancient Door
- How To Open the Dank Crypt Sarcophagus
- How To Open The Refectory Locked Door
- How To Escape the Enclave Library
- Where To Find Harper’s Map Treasure
- How To Get Through the Gnarled Door
- Where To Find Soul Coins
- How To Get Through the Overgrown Tunnel Noxious Fumes
- How To Disable and Destroy Arcane Turrets
- How To Power the Arcane Tower Elevator
- How To Get to the Arcane Tower Basem*nt
- How To Rescue Volo
- How To Save the Goblin Sazza
- How To Rescue the Trapped Man
- How To Rescue the Gnome
- Where To Find the Missing Boots
- Where To Find Explosives
- How To Blind the Absolute
- Where To Find Philomeen’s Hiding Spot
- How To Open Rosymorn Monastery Doors
- How To Steal a Githyanki Egg
- How To Finish the Masterwork Weapon
- How To Rescue Wulbren and the Tieflings
- How To Find Arabella’s Parents
- How to Investigate the Selunite Resistance
- Where To Find Rolan in the Shadows
- How To Open the Owlbear Nest Gilded Chest
- How To Open the Ebonlake Grotto Guardian Gate
- How To Deliver Nere’s Head
- Where To Find Zevlor
- How To Enter Candulhallow’s Tombstones
- How To Kill Balthazar
Puzzles & Solutions:
- Enclave Library Wolf Statue Puzzle Guide
- How To Solve the Defiled Temple Stone Disk Puzzle
- How To Solve the Statue Plaque Puzzle in Reithwin Town
- Rosymorn Monastery Dawnmaster Puzzle Solution
- Inquisitor’s Chamber Statue Puzzle Solution
- Blood of Lathander Secret Chamber Puzzle Solution
- Grand Mausoleum Puzzle Solution
- Gauntlet of Shar Umbral Gem Puzzle Solution
- Gauntlet of Shar Soft-Step Trial Puzzle Solution
- Gauntlet of Shar Self-Same Trial Puzzle Solution
- Gauntlet of Shar Faith-Leap Trial Puzzle Solution
- Silent Library Riddle of the Night Puzzle Solution
- Necrotic Laboratory Brain Puzzle Solution
- Bernard Answers and Loot Guide
Spells:
- How To Use Selune’s Dream Cantrip
- How To Use Divination Spells
- How To Use Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
- How To Use Acid Spells
- How To Use Crusader’s Mantle
Conditions:
- Frenzied Strain Condition Guide
- How To Cure Blindness
- How To Cure Bane Condition
Items:
- How To Get Champion’s Chain
- How To Use Onyx Gemstones
- How To Use Spoon of Saltiness
- How To Use Planetar Feather
