10 IMPORTANT TIPS AND TRICKS FOR SUCCESS IN ACT 2 | DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN 2

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In this video, I go over 10 must-know tips and tricks for success in Act 2.
Tip 1 - Leveling Map: 0:26
Tip 2 - Vulture Set: 1:25
Tip 3 - An May Falin: 3:41
Tip 4 - Destroyer Gauntlets: 4:14
Tip 5 - Teleporter Pyramids: 4:57
Tip 6 - Combination Skillbooks: 5:39
Tip 7 - Saving Gareth's Parents: 6:33
Tip 8 - Elven Scion Fight: 7:51
Tip 9 - Saving Private Gwydian: 8:46
Tip 10 - Alice in Chains: 9:36
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[@sapinta]

I have almost 1000 hours on this game and I never knew you could save Gareth's parents! Gotta love a game that can still gave you new things to discover after all this time.

[@Lebensmude]

It’s very easy to miss! There’s a lot of things you have to be pretty proactive and explorative about.

[@rodrigoaparicio2827]

LOL the same to me i dont know that happend

[@AtreyusNinja]

I have more than 1k and only recently i learn that u can obtain and AMAZING dagger from them. (i found them alive for the first 4/5 game)

[@tenkaichi412]

Breh... over 2000 here... Love this game so much!

[@JFnog]

Me neither dude

[@johnroscoe2406]

The Bridge battle with Voidwaken and the Pruitt woman is typically everyone's first major stop in Act 2 because of its location and level, but it also happens right below Stonegarden, which can coax the player to going up there before ever going to see the Gareth and Jonathon encounter. The issue here is that the game treats entering Stonegarden as if you entered Meadows or whatever it's called, and therefore locks in the "player did not confront Jonathon" path of the Gareth questline, thus why so many people never knew there was an alternative, and also why so many people to this day still quite mistakenly believe that it's "on a timer." It is not on a timer. No quest in this game is on a timer. The Gareth thing is just lazily designed and Stonegarden triggers it to lock an optional path before you ever knew about. Which it really shouldn't be doing since Stonegarden is NOT the area in where that all takes place. My advice to people who want to make sure they get the "Johnathon Encounter/Parents Saved" path is to avoid Stonegarden until you've done the Gareth/Jonathon thing.

[@SeventhheavenDK]

I imagine Stonegarden locks the Gareth/Jonathan encounter because technically that is the path that you would normally follow to reach Paradise Downs and the Black Pits.

[@MjollTheLioness-o4y]

I love the Vulture set for flying over poison, traps and fire.

[@Lebensmude]

It is quite good for that and lasts well into Act 3.

[@soydansogukcesme470]

in my eyes its useless asf.. hase shitty stats there is better equip with better stats on it..

[@zer0stars]

For some reason, the armor is bugged for me. I can't get the set bonus when I unequipped it. I still don't know how to fix it despite blessing it over and over again.

[@matrixphijr]

I literally never knew about #8, so thank you. I swear I always feel like I'm missing something when I play this game, because I'll get to a certain point where I'm just suddenly underleveled, and it's like, "Wait, I did the other area before this, why do I not have as much XP as I usually do?"

[@Lebensmude]

Oh yeah, I missed it a lot too and learned about it recently from my buddy @vietfox87 . Lots of small nuances that can easily be missed.

[@lilsush.]

that vulture armor is sick!!! cant believe i never figured out how to get it

[@Lebensmude]

Sure is! It’s a bit tricky to get initially, but it’s a staple of nearly every one of my playthroughs now. I try to get it ASAP.

[@lilsush.]

@@Lebensmude i just got to driftwood today and got the set!! thanks for the video :)

[@nasazuke]

Hello! I just finished act 2 yesterday with my friends, we just started act 3, can't wait to see tips for act 3 :D

[@Lebensmude]

Hope you’re enjoying the game!

[@nasazuke]

@@Lebensmude definitely the best game I’ve played for now

[@danielr.golightly38]

@@Lebensmude same here, an act 3 please!

[@johnroscoe2406]

For the Scion fight the rest of your party does not need to cast Spirit Vision after the first one does. Just have your second member (if playing 2 LW) or one of your linked 3 (if playing "normal) use the altar in the middle.

[@unisamati5478]

You can get Bow with permanent 'Evasive buff' passive from Lizard Assasin near The Graveyard by sneak then steal it. (aka Red Prince ambush event and only trigger if Red Prince is in party)

[@Lebensmude]

That’s right. It’s a pretty good bow, too. Will last a while until you find an upgrade later, or use another way to increase the level of the weapon.

[@coreyano]

Besides the lvl14 chest armor, 'Emarch' that the vendor sells on blood moon island, there's the chest armour in paradise downs with +3 memory and +3 con that sets grounded status. It's called "Antique armor" maybe? Lvl 14 i think, strength based. Papa thrash the trader in the black bull inn got a finesse based chest armor for sale. Might only be lvl 9 tho. The trader in the main square got a shield, only lvl 9 too i think. If you trigger the heroes quest in the graveyard you'll get locations for 4 armour pieces. Those are high lvl. A +2 finesse belt. A +1 pyro boot. +1 warfare helmet. ...what else... Go below the fighting arena and the treasure chests might have high lvl loot. The cliff caves got a shield in them somewhere. The guy trapped in his house near the mines with the decay sword also has a lvl 14 paladin shield with him. Of course get the ancient relic in the mines and combine it with your belt for +1str and +1war. Or combine with helmet for +2 finesse and +1 hunt. Get all the honey near town and make charm grenades, the drug addicts below the black bull inn sell the heart containers forthe honey. Kill chickens to make 1AP chicken scrolls. What else... The seed armor from the gift bag dlc can be tricky. Depends what you did in act 1. I usually kill the elf lady in act 1 and use her +1 geo boots. Then in act 2 i find the other pieces over by the mines. But it's a hard fight for lvl 9. You can persuade them tho i think. There's probably more over leveled gear you can get just from sneaking around reapers coast. If you use single hand you can boost your accuracy and try some of the over leveled weapons. Peace of mind also boosts accuracy 20% and bless boosts it. And poison runes in your amulet too. And the gift bag has a 100%accuracy 0%crit mod. Well, good luck

[@Lebensmude]

Dang dude, you’re taking my ideas for another video! Kidding, but good advice of course.

[@coreyano]

@@Lebensmude haha. More videos! I'm trying the worstbuild ever currently. I'm actually trying to do magic and physical damage at the same time. Such a bad idea. Haha! Trying to dual wield one sword with bonus element damage, plus more element damage from a large rune, plus more element damage from a ooze barrel. Then in my off hand i got "the illuminator". The mace from act one that sets necrofire status. Then, i prebuff with master of sparks for more fire damage and venomous aura for more poison damage... Then try desperately to start the fight before my bed roll wears off and send ifan's soul wolf out to taunt the badguys. Whew... This idea is really bad. Haha! GL. More videos!

[@SeventhheavenDK]

Personally, I think it's better to kill the elf Dayana in Act 2, otherwise the Contamination boots and grieves version you get are very underleveled and with less attribute boosts. Instead of a set of boots that only provide +1 Geo you will get a level 14 boots that provide you +2 Geo and +1 Hydro (iirc). Defeating Dayana near the elven camp in Act 2 will provide you with a set in level 14 (only missing the helm) and that will be enough for you to wait until Act 4 (still wearing the armor, especially if you are a shield user, you are already using constitution after all), get the helmet from the Paladin to complete the set and upgrade the armor to level 19. If you kill Dayana in Act 1, you'll be stuck with a set of boots and grieves with a very low level and with poor attribute boosts (like +1 Geo).

[@coreyano]

@@SeventhheavenDK nice break down

[@SeventhheavenDK]

😱 As someone mentioned too, I also have 1000+ hours in the game, and I never knew there was an elven scion fight at the Ancestor tree in Stonegarden. I think I will have to play again 😂. About Gwydian, is not necessary to lock him in with a chest, if you leave one of your characters in the hut instead of the chest, Gwydian will start conversation with him/her. Meanwhile, with your remaining characters you can easily defeat the Magisters, especially now that the Oil Void woken don't spawn.

[@Lebensmude]

I missed the scion fight as well without a tip from a friend. As for Gwydian..well, he’s a special case. You can do just about anything you want with him, but he’s a pain regardless.

[@Megaman8880]

I have always used mass corpse explosion to kill Alice. Typically I'd fight with Hannag and allow her to summon in all of her void friends, and teleport their corpses down to where Alice is roaming her pentagram one by one. 8 or 9 corpses kills her without even needing to fight, it's super funny. I love this game, doing a playthrough with 2 of my buddies and I just hit 500+ hours on steam :P Seems like every playthrough I learn about something new.

[@lilsush.]

hey thanks for the tip... i still havent killed Alice in my 2 playthroughs 🤣 i just got to driftwood too so im gonna give this a shot before i leave. i never would have thought about using corpse explosion, but thats such a cool thing about this game like u said. every playthrough theres new fights i discover, cool items, strategies... its so much. i wish my friends would play this game too 😅

[@sapinta]

@@lilsush. i usually teleport her to Jahan, but another way is to teleport her to the level 15 troll and let them beat the crap out of each other, then come in when one of them is almost dead and finish them both. Can be risky, but it's fun.

[@stanimir4197]

easiest way - 5star diner talent, +resist fire (or all) potion - 50*2 = 100% resist, she does nothing at all. The next tip, always keep your party separate, and engage with one person only. The rest can get a sneak attack, free buffs, extra rounds (esp. if the 1st char has high wit/initiative, chameleon cloak)

[@rafaboyseduction]

My take on Alice is always face her head on, with proper preparation, of course. I find tp her to Jahan very boring, so I want to always kill her with the builds I planned for the run.

[@elletts]

The best tip in DOS2 is exploiting the turn order when leaving/entering combat. Pick fights next to anything that changes the area, such as a door, ladder, trapdoor etc. Since you always enter combat as the last in the queue, by having one player start the combat and go invisible then delay the next turn, you can continue to bring others in and out and take turns indefinitely without the enemies ever getting another turn. A good example of this is on the ship after Act 1 when Dalis attacks, you can use the trapdoor to indefinitely take turns and kill every enemy without them taking another turn.

[@Lebensmude]

It’s not a bad tip, but not one everybody will enjoy using. It’s still an exploit and makes the game incredibly dull.

[@DoniMusic]

Cool vid, glad I saw it. One thing that probably was pointed out, if Gareths parents are dead, you can dog then up and get Hannags ring

[@Lebensmude]

You can actually get Hannag’s Ring from a pouch by the wagon next to the house. You can dig up his parents to get their dagger.

[@DoniMusic]

@@Lebensmude OH YEA thats the one!!

[@curtisschulz6186]

I hope more people can see this. Great tips, great video. Thanks for putting it out there!

[@Lebensmude]

Much appreciated.

[@pul0y]

Picked the game up again a couple years after my last playthrough and sought some refresher..then i heard it. _Smells worse over here than a dozen rotten eggs dropped in a vat of vinegar._ *Gander a guess as to who will die when as soon as I get to Driftwood?* It would be very IC for my current PC as he's got the villain tag. He's not that bad a murderhobo - he empathizes with and doesn't murder fellow prisoners like a certain dragon - but he would certainly surreptitiously get rid of irritants to his daily market runs. Now regarding tips, I never had to worry much about Gwydian dying even in my former Tactician runs as my playstyle has always been pretty mage heavy. Petrify (did the oily blobs get petrified?), freeze and stun has always worked to keep them away from him. Actually, good CC is always helpful when you have suicidal NPCs around. I'm surprised there's no Hannag fight tip though. That lava is to watch out for.

[@avisdunrandom]

I mostly know everything since I like doing every thing possible but didn't know that we can "trick" the fight with the damn witch by tp her near the demon slayer + thx to you I know that it's possible to save this damn idiot by sending him imprison him behind a chest.

[@couldntthinkofacoolname9608]

Carry around a cursed oil barrel or two. Theyre weightless, and you can use them to block NPCs off from certain areas. Can be very clutch

[@876Marcus]

Where to get em?

[@jensbjorkqvist6634]

just what I needed!

[@havanero2146]

Brooooo this was amazing, thank you.

[@LazyCloud9]

Just seeing the text "Gwydian" made me groan.

[@tom2gunzbombadil689]

Woah woah woah... "you should complete wreckers cave" ... said that willy nilly. Is that where u get separated? Cuz I got crushed. Abused even.. like a catholic all boys summer camp.

[@mejeg]

For Duna's Undertaker I don't have the dialog option to say I am there for a blessing. I have say your peaceful, which gets attacked, or back away which gets attacked and that is all. I wonder why. EDIT: I reloaded and spoke with Beast instead of Red Prince. Got the same initial options that were not as listed above, but then I got a Noble prompt which progressed to option 2 as in vid so that was a work around. The rest of the conversation was the same.

[@KimKim-nj6vw]

Those are awesome tips.😁👍🏻👍🏻

[@Lebensmude]

Thanks!

[@jetcave8986]

I had no idea you could save his parents. 🤯

[@darcangelomauro]

I guess I'm an idiot..I've felt like I couldn't take on any opponent, so I took Wrecker's Cave level 9-10 and Jonathan level 10-11...now I'm level 12 and I guess I'll do the black area west of Driftwood which I completely overlooked

[@matrixphijr]

6:19 - That only applies with the 'Crafter's Kit' gift bag mod (or another similar) enabled.

[@Lebensmude]

Fair enough, I didn’t realize that. My fault.

[@fzaoo]

On the vulture set tip, when i come to the locked house, there isnt any book to pick up, do i have to accept some quest before?

[@Lebensmude]

As far as I know, you shouldn’t need to. Check your quest log for the “Keep Calm and Carrion” quest. Did you read the first book in Act 1?

[@fzaoo]

@@Lebensmude I dont have this quest in my journal and can't find a raw mutton anywhere, been searching for like an hour nonstop... I came back yesterday and loaded an old save file, from february 2021... Maybe it has something to do with it? Or i just bugged out?

[@Lebensmude]

Ah, that may be why. I think the gift bag #4 released by Larian came after that, so it would have to do with the save unfortunately. If you make a new game, I believe it would appear for you.

[@Kovixx22]

The fight with the scion can also be triggered without spirit vision by blessings the flower ( I didn't even do it on purpose 😭)

[@Lebensmude]

Yep! Any source power works.

[@JohnAnderson42]

just a fast request; say the name of the game at the start of the video! I just bought this game, and I was getting some tips as it downloads...listing as i did stuff around the house!

[@Lebensmude]

Will definitely keep that in mind for the next video.

[@bonedome5100]

I had no idea about the Gareth one. Do I need to go to the smaller house quickly before I head to the place where he buries his parents? I'm currently in a playthrough with a friend and its his first time playing. I'm exited to show him the entire game

[@Lebensmude]

Yes, you need to head to that small house first. If you enter Paradise Downs first, his parents will be dead when you go.

[@L.Israel.A]

You need to bless the vulture feathers

[@Lebensmude]

Not required if you get them without defeating the Duna’s Undertaker. You get them blessed automatically.

[@johnbarry5036]

Nothing stopping you from sneaking and getting chests right when you arrive. You are level 9 and can be wearing level 14 gear. No penalty for higher gear. If you are a fighter, steal Embrach from the vendor on bloodmon.

[@Lebensmude]

This is also true. Works well since armor does not decrease in efficiency like weapons do with their accuracy based on level.

[@boi529]

1:49 I HAVE 300 HOURS ON THIS GAME (and still havent finished) AND I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD CLICK THAT BALANCE ICON TO PUT IN EXACT COINS I WAS USING THE FUCKING SLIDER THIS WHOLE TIME

[@Lebensmude]

Big oof friend. But you are very welcome. 🙂

[@ramstab]

what do the parents provide you with? after you kill the voidewoken?

[@ramstab]

i dug deep into this, you only get the dagger, not sure which ring you are talking about

[@Lebensmude]

The ring is located in a pouch ("supply kit") next to the wagon beside the house.

[@ramstab]

@@Lebensmude cool thanks a lot! the video was really nice, i appreciate the work, whats the name of the ring?

[@viento9983]

Amazing!!

[@worldrenownedpsycho3270]

Seeing this just after getting to act 3 😢

[@Lebensmude]

There’s always time for another playthrough. Also, Act 3 video coming soon. 👀

[@ascended8174]

Another tip for anyone struggling with the Scion fight is just to kill the Scion. Everything else dies once he's gone

[@Lebensmude]

This is true. They are all technically his minions.

[@j.e.b1584]

when should i Kraft the Culture set? ich i craft ir at lvl 10 i geht a lvl 10 set right? Any typ what is the right level to Kraft it? lvl 14-15 maybe?

[@Lebensmude]

The set is always going to be level 14 when you craft it. The sooner you craft it, the better it will be for your character using it since armor does not have negative bonuses for being below the item level. I like to craft it ASAP when I enter act 2.

[@Kamghif]

After all this time... Never knew that we can save Gareth's parents 😂

[@Bizza12345]

thanks heaps dude

[@Lebensmude]

You are very welcome.

[@azarisLP]

You can just teleport Gwydian to a place where neither you or he can be seen by the Magisters, in which case the fight doesn't trigger and he simply runs off to safety. Then you can go and kill the Magisters outside the Blackpits cave.

[@Lebensmude]

This is true, buuuut you do miss out on some precious XP.

[@midaBR]

good video,but we need captions if possible

[@Lebensmude]

I believe KZbin auto-adds captions after a day or two. What specifically are you looking for?

[@tao1732]

I finish Fort Joy with 380k exp, thank this for my next target

[@jacobcoolguy]

Just tried the Alice fight trick and it didn’t work. Seems patched I guess EDIT: I actually got it to work but I had to force attack her with my second character next to Jahan or she wouldn’t aggro us

[@Jcav09]

What if I am under leveled? I feel like I did all I can but my party is early level 13 and ive cleared the pits. So the next step is fighting the level 14 characters.

[@Lebensmude]

Just make sure you’ve done as much exploring as you can in the lower level areas, like Stonegarden. Clear your journal from lower level quests and complete those. Fighting enemies that are just one level above isn’t a big deal, but make sure you are prepared.

[@Jackpkmn]

And I thought I was being clever stun locking Alice to death with melee characters 😭

[@coreyano]

Oh yeah. Donate 500 gold to the fish vendor for 100% positive attitude and cheaper prices. Then always sell him your unwanted wares. If you sell to your good vendors it clutters up their inventory.

[@bunsglazing_]

What are your favorite mods to play with? Looking to spice up the game but also don't want to encounter a lot of crashes or bugs

[@Lebensmude]

Any Odinblade mods are fun. BonusUniques is a good one to add some new items around the game that are interesting to play with and hunt for. If you’re looking to change up how the game plays, you can do Divinity Unleashed.

[@xxR4in]

@@Lebensmude all of the odin overhauls cause a bug for me that breaks the game

[@Lebensmude]

Interesting. Do you have it set higher in the load order? Or maybe missing the core service mod?

[@xxR4in]

@Lebensmude it's low on the order i have a few class mods the main ones and I have the core service

[@Lebensmude]

I see. As anyone would probably recommend, I’d say try reinstalling them first and if that doesn’t work try reinstalling the game. Could be some sort of disconnect in there, but that’s a common first step in troubleshooting.

[@vitormagalhaes9154]

I finished this game with 72h more think of a difficult game for beginners I played in tactical mode (and the average level?).. anyway the worst chapter for me was 5 I got there lvl18 with all the enemies lvl20, when I got to the final fight I almost gave up playing

[@Lebensmude]

Yeah, act 4 can be rough for some. You’ve gotta go through and do side quests throughout the game to make sure you’re up to par before the final fight.

[@bruhder5854]

If you let Gareth's parents live, do you lose out on the thievery dagger?

[@Lebensmude]

Yes, the dagger only spawns if his parents are killed.

[@bruhder5854]

@@Lebensmude that's very ironic the way the devs did it then 😂 you essentially gotta let them die, dig their graves and be rewarded with a thievery dagger

[@INS1977]

Alice totally nightmare.. JOHAN travel ēd to Ship...

[@tomhart603]

Is there an act 3 video :)

[@Lebensmude]

There is. 15 + 10 ACT 3 TIPS AND TRICKS | DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWKrnZSphtmlfas

[@richardowens3343]

Or just kill Duna and then bless the feathers yourself to makethe armour

[@Lebensmude]

You can, but it’s almost never worth it simply because of the negligible XP and trouble of defeating her.

[@rashthunher]

If i dont come watch your video, who will?

[@Lebensmude]

“Wouldn’t you like to know?”

[@SumeriosMusic]

This is the best game

[@TheCanalillo]

oil infusion and blood infusion doesnt work o Dos2 DE without mods

[@Lebensmude]

You are correct. Realized after I had already made the vid. Apologies.

[@djo9957]

Duna undertaker attack me what ever i say

[@giotto_4503]

New player here. It took me 30+ hours just to finish Act 1, is that normal? Looking at this map 0:36, I wonder how long will that take, holy.

[@Lebensmude]

Act 2 is the biggest act in the game, so it will definitely take some time. Take the game at your own pace, explore, enjoy yourself. No need to rush it and there is no typical timing for it. In my playthroughs, if I aim to nearly 100% Act 1, then it takes me about 7-9 hours to clear, but that’s knowing everything I need to do.

[@countryboyred]

The first time I ever played this, I put around 60 hours into act 1. Once I got to this area (act 2) my jaw dropped realizing that I was still just getting started. There is so much to do in this game it’s insane