My Hunt for the Black Diamond in BG3
Okay so I started a new playthrough yesterday and needed that Black Diamond for Gale’s quest. Totally blanked on where to grab it fast in the Underdark, right? First thing I did was teleport to the Sussur Tree waypoint cause I remembered some mineral veins around there.
Checked all the walls near those giant mushrooms southwest of the tree – nada. Then I headed north past those hook horrors thinking I’d find veins. Dug around broken pillars for like 15 minutes wasting my time while Spectators eye-lasers nearly fried me. Figured screw this and opened my map to rethink.
Suddenly it clicked – you know those ruins near the Arcane Tower’s entrance where you fight automatons? Rushed over there past the exploding fungi field. Circled the crumbling stone walls until I spotted that shiny black deposit on the ground level behind a busted pillar. Had to jump over some rubble piles to reach it.
Whipped out my trusty pickaxe and started hammering. Three hits later – bam! Got the Black Diamond along with regular diamonds. Super easy once I stopped chasing veins and remembered this static spawn point. Didn’t even need to fight anything!
Double-checked my inventory to make sure it triggered the quest update. Saved immediately cause last time my game crashed after mining loot. Moral of the story?
- Forget wandering aimlessly for random vein spawns
- Head straight to these coordinates: Arcane Tower ruins, ground floor eastern wall
- Bring a pickaxe but no combat needed
Works every time. Saved me two hours of pointless running!