What can silence the Nightsong in Baldur's Gate 3?

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The book Teachings of Loss: The Nightsinger can solve the Silent Library puzzle in BG3

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Wondering what can silence the Nightsong in Baldur’s Gate 3? This puzzle is a key part of the Gauntlet of Shar, specifically the Silent Library, and what’s more, it’s a very confusing puzzle with no immediate solution. Yet be bewildered no more! In this guide, we’re going to show you how you can solve this puzzle and discover what can silence the Nightsong with the help of a specific book. Read on and let’s get started solving this puzzle.

What can Silence the Nightsong in Baldur's Gate 3?

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To silence the Nightsong you'll need the book you can find in the Silent Library. After defeating the justiciar duellists, disarm the trapped bookcases all around you and search the second bookcase on the right as you enter. You find Teachings of Loss: The Nightsinger, a book which can then be inserted into a pedestal at the back of the library just past the grate.

To unlock the grate, you'll need to use a lockpick. I used Baldur's Gate 3 companion Astarion for the job, since his sleight of hand proficiency is a huge bonus for the dice throws. If you’re not having luck lockpicking, the lever on the other side can be hit with ranged attacks to activate the grate. Once unlocked, just click on the pedestal in the middle of the room, open your inventory, and click and drag the correct book into the square before hitting "confirm". This should cause the wall just behind the pedestal to open up and reveal a secret chamber, where Shadowheart will find the Spear of Night. You can also find the Dark Justiciar Half-Plate and Dark Justiciar Helmet here.

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Jasmine Gould-Wilson
Jasmine Gould-Wilson
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Jasmine is a Senior Staff Writer at GamesRadar+. Raised in Hong Kong and having graduated with an English Literature degree from Queen Mary, University of London, she began her journalism career as a freelancer with TheGamer and TechRadar Gaming before joining GR+ full-time in 2023. She now focuses predominantly on features content for GamesRadar+, attending game previews, and key international conferences such as Gamescom and Digital Dragons in between regular interviews, opinion pieces, and the occasional stint with the news or guides teams. In her spare time, you'll likely find Jasmine challenging her friends to a Resident Evil 2 speedrun, purchasing another book she's unlikely to read, or complaining about the weather.

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