As you continue north through the Shadow-Cursed Lands, you’ll discover the Mausoleum and the puzzle within it. The puzzle in this guide is specific to the three Thorm paintings and the buttons you need to press. If you don’t get the button order right, you won’t be able to proceed. Here is the solution to the Mausoleum puzzle in Baldur’s Gate 3.
Note: If you haven’t already, you might want to learn how to defeat all Thorm bosses with just dialogue.
How to solve the Mausoleum puzzle in Baldur’s Gate 3
After entering the Mausoleum in BG3 and discovering the three Thorm paintings in the back, you might have been blinded with black fog if you input the wrong puzzle solution. Thankfully, I have the answer for you.
To help you solve the puzzle on your own, the hint to the answer is hidden in the Stained Book sitting on a table on the east side of the room. Go over there and read what the Stained Book says.
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The Stained Book instructs that if you want to discover what’s beyond the Mausoleum, you need to follow General Thorm “deed by deed. ‘From splendour, to tragedy, to infamy.'” The big hint there is splendour, tragedy, infamy. That’s the order in which you need to press the buttons underneath the Thorm paintings.
The answer to the Mausoleum puzzle is this: Moonrise Towers, Grief, General. Press the buttons underneath each painting in that order and you’ll be able to continue forward into the Mausoleum. Beware of the numerous traps that litter the group here. The traps only do about two damage, so they’re not a big deal, but still.
With the Mausoleum doors open, you’re free to continue forward. I didn’t find anything useful or valuable in the first Mausoleum rooms, so you’re free to continue forward without missing anything.
Now that you’ve solved the Mausoleum puzzle in BG3, prepare for many more puzzles to come. Make sure you know this clever trick to opening chests before you move forward.
