Cazador's Palace is a location in Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3), related to Astarion's companion quest and his history. See how to get inside Cazador's Palace, as well as how to complete Cazador's Dungeon and its rewards.
List of Contents
- How to Start Investigate Cazador's Palace
- How to Get to Cazador's Palace
- Cazador's Dungeon Rewards
- Should You Let Astarion Become a Vampire Ascendant?
- Baldur's Gate 3 Related Guides
How to Start Investigate Cazador's Palace
Progress Astarion's Companion Quest
This side quest is related to Astarion's companion quest. You'll have to make considerable progress to complete Cazador's Palace and Dungeon.
You will also need to get to Act 3 and have access to the Lower City to get inside Cazador's Palace.
Astarion Companion Guide
How to Get to Cazador's Palace
How to Get to Cazador's Palace Summary | |
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1 | Get on the City Wall |
2 | Open the Sinister Door |
3 | Eliminate the Enemies in the Ballroom |
4 | Head to Cazador's Dungeon |
5 | Get the Pelorsun Blade |
6 | Defeat Cazador |
Get on the City Wall
To get inside Cazador's Palace, make your way up the city wall near the Lower City Central Wall waypoint. You can jump up using the wooden platform if your characters are able to, or you can use mobility spells like Misty Step.
Follow the linear path inside and climb up the ladder where you will be greeted by some guards. You can intimidate or deceive them to proceed. Continue heading inside until you reach the Szarr Palace Ramparts.
Open the Sinister Door
Once inside the Szarr Palace, go straight and you'll find a Sinister Door. To open this door, you need to find a Kozakuran Dictionary and get a Szarr Family Ring. Both of these items are found on the lower floor so head down the stairs to the south.
Find the Kozakuran Dictionary
After heading downstairs, you'll find a room that emits dark magic. Open the door but be careful of the cursed corpse. Use a mobility spell like Fly or Misty Step to get to open the dresser at the opposite end of the room. Have one of your characters read the Kozakuran Dictionary inside the dresser.
You can use Remove Curse on the corpse to safely open the chest nearby, allowing you to loot a Helmet of Grit inside.
Obtain a Szarr Family Ring
Head outside the room and go straight until you pass a Perception check and reveal an illusory door on the wall.
Inside is a skeleton named Godey. You'll have to convince him to give you a Szarr Family Ring through some dialogue. This item will be able to open all the locked doors inside Cazador's Dungeon.
Eliminate the Enemies in the Ballroom
Go back to the Sinister Door, but make sure you're ready to fight. You'll encounter several werewolves, as well as some bats and rats.
Prepare your AoE attacks like Fireball or even Smokepowder Bombs as they will be helpful for thinning out the mobs of enemies.
Head to Cazador's Dungeon
After the battle, go inside the Office Hall to the southwest, just beside the Sinister Door. You'll find a Dais to your right which will take you down to Cazador's Dungeon.
After descending, you'll unlock the Cazador's Dungeon waypoint. Cazador is located straight up north, but you may want to make a detour to a secret room and get the Pelorsun Blade, which is effective against him. If you have a character who can wield a Rapier, the Pelorsun Blade is worth seeking out.
List of All Rapiers
Get the Pelorsun Blade
Go Inside the Room to the West
Head to the first room to the west after descending from the dais. You'll eventually reach the skull of Vellioth where you can find out the history of Cazador's ritual.
Loot the gilded chest and go down under the bridge you just crossed. You might have to use some mobility skills or Feather Fall to get down safely.
Open the Rosewood Casket
Once you're under the bridge, head east and you'll find a Rosewood Casket. Disarm it and you can take the Pelorsun Blade inside. Go back to where the dais is and prepare to fight Cazador.
If you can't get back up the bridge, there are crates nearby that you can stack to help you with elevation so you can jump back up.
Defeat Cazador
Before you head north to take on Cazador, prepare Daylight if you have it, or attacks that deal Radiant damage like Branding Smite. Cazador will take damage every turn from Daylight, and he is also vulnerable to Radiant damage.
AoE attacks and spells are also useful for this fight as Cazador will have several minions helping him out.
Have Astarion Join the Battle Later
If you have Astarion in your party and you initiate dialogue with Cazador, he will shackle Astarion for the ritual and you'll have to free him or else you'll be fighting with one member down.
To get around this, leave Astarion a few ways back and initiate dialogue with your other characters. You can then start combat and have Astarion join in late so you can fight with a full party.
Cast Daylight to Initiate Combat
If you are going to let Astarion join the battle late, you can persuade Cazador to let you turn in Astarion. He'll trust you and then turn his back. You can take this opportunity to position your characters to get the jump on him.
When you're ready, cast Daylight to start combat. If you've positioned your characters correctly, you should be able to deal a decent chunk of damage or even burst him down before he can use Misty Escape and reposition.
Cazador's Dungeon Rewards
Helmet of Grit
The Helmet of Grit is found inside the chest beside the cursed corpse of Victoria, inside Cazador's Palace. Use Remove Curse to dispel the curse and safely open the chest.
Helmet of Grit: Armor Guide and How to Get
Pelorsun Blade
The Pelorsun Blade is found in a secret room in Cazador's Dungeon, after descending the dais from the office hall. You'll need to disarm a rosewood casket to retrieve it.
Pelorsun Blade Weapon Guide and How to Get
Rhapsody
The Rhapsody dagger is looted from Cazador's body after defeating him.
Rhapsody Weapon Guide and How to Get
Woe
The Woe quarterstaff is rewarded at the end of the quest after resolving Cazador's fate. It is automatically added to your inventory.
Woe Weapon Guide and How to Get
Should You Let Astarion Become a Vampire Ascendant?
Grants Astarion New Abilities
If you allow Astarion to carry on with the ritual, he will obtain new abilities: Ascendant Bite and Misty Escape. He also gains a Necrotic damage bonus on attack rolls. However, this comes at the cost of thousands of lives.
With his newfound power, Astarion's personality and demeanor will also change for the remainder of the game.
Breaks Paladin Oath
If you're a Paladin, you'll also break your oath. If you don't intend to become an Oathbreaker Paladin or don't want to go through the trouble of reclaiming your oath, you might want to stop Astarion from performing the ritual.
Baldur's Gate 3 Related Guides
List of All Side Quests
Prologue Side Quests
All Prologue Side Quests | |
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How to Free the Intellect Devourer | How to Free Shadowheart |
Act 1 Side Quests
Druid's Grove Quests
Druid Grove Quests | ||
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How to Steal the Sacred Idol | Should You Save The Goblin Sazza? | How to Avoid Tiefling Pickpockets |
Save the Refugees | How to Save Nadira | How to Save Mirkon |
How to Save the First Druid Halsin | How to Open the Stone Slab | Request Help from Nettie |
How to Investigate and Expose Kagha | Save Arabella | - |
The Risen Road Quests
The Risen Road Quests | |
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Find the Missing Shipment | How to Rescue the Grand Duke |
Rescue the Trapped Man | How to Free Oskar Fevras |
Blighted Village Quests
Blighted Village Quests | ||
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How to Beat the Goblins: Blighted Village | How to Open the Necromancy of Thay | How to Recruit the Ogres |
How to Finish the Masterwork Weapon | That Barn: Avoid Killing Buthir | Rescue the Gnome and Stop the Windmill |
Goblin Camp Quests
Goblin Camp Quests | |
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How to Get Volo's Ersatz Eye | Defiled Temple Puzzle |
Find the Nightsong | Ask the Goblin Priestess for Help |
Nautiloid Crash Region Quests
Nautiloid Crash Region Quests | ||
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Dank Crypt Guide | The Dying Mind Flayer | Auntie Ethel Quest Guide |
How to Get Owlbear Cub | Spiderling Nest Guide- | How to Open the Selunite Chest |
How to Get Scratch | Should You Heal Pandirna | Underground Passage Guide |
Underdark Quests
Underdark Quests | ||
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Arcane Tower Guide | Defeat the Duergar Intruders | Save the Grymforge Gnomes |
Find the Adamantine Forge | Deliver Nere's Head | How to Find the Mushroom Picker |
How to Cure the Poisoned Gnome | Help the Cursed Monk | Omeluum Location |
Mountain Pass Quests
Mountain Pass Quests | ||
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Steal a Githyanki Egg | How to Beat Gremishkas | How to Access Guardian of Faith Room |
Dawnmaster Puzzle Guide | Where to Find the Githyanki Creche | - |
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Act 2 Side Quests
Last Light Inn Quests
Last Light Inn Quests | ||
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Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse | Rescue the Tieflings | Rescue Wulbren |
How to Lift the Shadow Curse: Where to Find Thaniel | Find Zevlor | Help He Who Was |
Investigate the Selûnite Resistance | - | - |
Gauntlet of Shar Quests
Gauntlet of Shar Quests | |
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Gauntlet of Shar: All Trials and Umbral Gems | Kill Raphael's Old Enemy |
Mind Flayer Colony Quests
Mind Flayer Colony Quests |
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How to Solve the Necrotic Laboratory |
Act 3 Side Quests
Rivington Quests
Rivington Quests | ||
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Investigate the Suspicious Toys | Solve the Open Hand Temple Murders | Find the Missing Letters |
How to Get to Wyrm's Rock Fortress | How to Find Dribbles the Clown | - |
Lower City Quests
Lower City Quests | ||
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How to Get to the House of Hope | How to Get to Cazador's Palace | Rescue Orin's Victim |
Aid the Underduke | How to Get to the House of Grief | Investigate the Murders |