Find the Cellar to Find the Balsam Ointment Riddle Solution in Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

Larian's Baldur's Gate 3 has many allusions and surprises, including a puzzle with a mystical mirror. You've come to the correct spot if you've been searching for the answer to the Balsam Ointment puzzle.

The amount of stuff in BG3 is just astounding. The more you play, the more you understand there is so more to discover, including a hidden lab behind a magical mirror beneath a village that has been attacked.

All Accurate Responses to the Questions in BG3's Magic Mirror

When the Magic Mirror inquires, "Explain to me why someone might apply balsam ointment," This riddle's answer is "To clean a wound." The Magic Mirror will ask its fifth and final question when it has been answered.

Here are the answers to all five of the Magic Mirror's questions, in case you need assistance with that one more inquiry.

Question	Answer
Speak your name.	“You should just answer with your name here.”
If you are known to my master, step forward and declare yourself as an ally.	“Yes, an ally! I’m an ally of your masters.”
What do you think of the Zulkir known as Szass Tam?	“Szass Tam is a foul, wretched creature. A foul lich. May he die a thousand more deaths.”
Tell me, why might one use Balsam Ointment?	“To clean a wound.”
If you could see anything in me, what would it be?	Here you can insert pretty much anything except for “I’d see my enemies suffering” and “I’d see the ones I love”.

Similar: Top 5 Most Powerful Multiclass Combinations in Baldur's Gate 3The easiest and most direct way to cross over and reach the other side is to defeat Szass Tam, the Lich Zulkir. You will then have the chance to investigate a dark laboratory. But there are other ways to be allowed entrance than this. Attempting to scare the mirror is another option. It won't be simple, but if you succeed, it will enable you to go on.Books and relics may be found in the chamber behind the mirror. This hidden place seems to have belonged to someone who studied necromancy to fight the Red Wizards of Thay, or maybe to a necromancer who detested Szass Tam. In any case, you could come upon priceless objects like an antiquated wicked tome..

The Art of Fearing the Mirror in Baldur's Gate 3

Once you've spoken your name, use the [Intimidation] option to frighten the reflection. Choose the third choice, "Open or I'll smash you to pieces - bad luck be damned," when the mirror replies, "If you are known to my master, step forward and declare yourself an ally."You must pass a Difficult Class 15 Intimidation Check, even if it seems simple. This is a risky and easy to fail procedure. If you decide to go this route, think about creating a character with a high Charisma Ability Score in addition to training in intimidation. The mirror will disappear and reveal a passageway leading to the laboratory if the dice gods choose to assist you in this endeavor.