Dragon's Dogma 2 is a sprawling open-world RPG from Capcom where you play as the Arisen, a hero whose heart has been stolen by a dragon. Your quest is to reclaim it, embarking on an epic journey across the vast lands of Vermund and beyond. Moment-to-moment gameplay involves exploring diverse environments, engaging in challenging combat with a wide array of monsters, and managing your party of Pawns, AI companions who fight alongside you.
This guide is your essential companion for navigating this massive adventure. We'll cover everything from mastering your chosen vocation and completing crucial early quests to tackling formidable bosses and uncovering all the secrets the world holds. Whether you're aiming to achieve all Steam Achievements or simply want to ensure you're prepared for any encounter, this guide provides the strategies and knowledge needed to succeed.
Waterfall Cave Walkthrough: Exploration
Explore the Waterfall Cave in Dragon's Dogma 2 with our comprehensive walkthrough. Find all loot, including a Wakestone, and learn strategies for defeating the Chimera and Wight.
Waterfall Cave Walkthrough: Exploration
Explore the Waterfall Cave in Dragon's Dogma 2 with our comprehensive walkthrough. Find all loot, including a Wakestone, and learn strategies for defeating the Chimera and Wight.
Vernworth Vault Guide: Miscellaneous
Discover how to find the Makeshift Vault Key and bypass guards to access the Vernworth Vault in Dragon's Dogma 2. Get the best loot!
Vernworth Vault Guide: Miscellaneous
Discover how to find the Makeshift Vault Key and bypass guards to access the Vernworth Vault in Dragon's Dogma 2. Get the best loot!
Forbidden Magick Research Laboratory: Location, Quests & Rewards
Find the Forbidden Magick Research Lab in dragons dogma 2 via three entrances. Discover quests like A New Godsway and loot including Wakestones.
Locations:
The Forbidden Magick Research Lab can be accessed through three distinct entrances in dragons dogma 2:
- Northern Cliff / Gaol Entrances: From the northern part of Bakbattahl, follow the route north from the market towards the city's edge. Descend pathways towards the Gaol or another doorway leading into the lab. The Gaol entrance also provides a long pathway back to the lab.
- Eastern Bakbattahl Flame Palace Entrance: Enter the Flame Palace and find spiral stairs in the Great Flame Shrine area. This entrance is on the east side of Bakbattahl.
- South Flame Palace Entrance: Enter the Flame Palace via the road leading south from the city, then work your way north to the temple near the History building. In the northwest corner of the Shrine Altar room, find spiral stairs leading down into the Forbidden Magick Research Lab.
Note that Pawns cannot enter the Palace or the grounds of the Forbidden Magick Research Lab. The area uses intruder music similar to Vernworth Palace, but guards will not interfere unless provoked.
Quests:
The Forbidden Magick Research Lab is a location for several main and side quests in dragons dogma 2.
- Main Quest: A New Godsway - You must visit the lab as part of this main story quest, which requires handing over 15x Wyrmlife Crystals to progress the main storyline towards its final act.
- Side Quest: Veil of Gossamer Clouds - To obtain this quest, you must have completed all of Sven's side quests in Vernworth. Inside the lab, enter one of the Workshops at the corner of the dragon statue to find a letter on a table.
- Side Quest: Sotted Sage (Warfarer Vocation Unlock) - To unlock the Warfarer Vocation, you need Newt Liqueur. Some of this liquor can be found within the Laboratorium - Alchemy rooms on the west side of the Forbidden Research Lab.
- Information on Medusa - An NPC (non-player character — anyone the game controls, not you) in one of the workshop rooms provides valuable information about Medusa. A book in the same area also offers strategies for fighting the Medusa boss, located near Wyrmblood Forest.
- Unmoored World Quest: Dreams Apart - This quest also utilizes the building, but details are withheld to avoid spoilers.
Important Loot:
Various valuables, crafting materials, gear, and Seeker’s Tokens can be found within the Forbidden Magick Research Laboratory:
- Seeker’s Token 1: Located in the main lab area, in front of the head of a dragon statue.
- Wakestone Shard: Found on a table in Workshop 1, located in the center of the lab area.
- Farseer’s Circlet: Looted from a chest in the corner of the Laboratory Workshop 1 room. This helmet can be worn by all classes and is also sold at the Bakbattahl Armory.
- Black Crystal: Found inside a wooden chest along the tunnel connecting the Research Lab to the Gaol.
- Blackened Horn: Inside a chest in the Laboratorium Testing Room.
- Wakestone 1: Located within the ribcage of a dragon’s skeleton in a large pit. Access this by descending the large circular staircase to the bottom.
- Seeker’s Token 2: Lodged into the remains of the dragon at the bottom of the staircase in the Refuse Storage.
- Grimoires (Spellbooks): In the Laboratorium - Material Stores room, a chest next to the door contains the Igneous Melody, Emergent Vitality, Threshing Blaze, Winter’s Path, and Fulgurous Lord spellbooks.
- Prescribed Tranquility: Looted from a desk in the corner of Workshop 1.
Vernworth Vault Guide: How To Get In And Avoid The Guard
Learn how to get the Makeshift Vault Key and infiltrate the Vernworth Vault in Dragon's Dogma 2. Discover the best strategy to avoid guards and claim your rewards.
- 1Find the Makeshift Vault Key: Locate the key in a black and gold chest within a side room of the tower at the Ancient Battleground. This room also contains the Nation’s Death Knell spell. Access the tower by climbing to the top and entering through a broken wall near the cliff. The Ancient Battleground can be reached from the south or east, passing the Sphinx and Mountain Shrine.
- 2Return to Vernworth Palace: Once you have the key, travel back to Vernworth Palace.
- 3Infiltrate the Vault: Wait until night when there are fewer guards. Approach the Vernworth Vault. The guard stationed there will prevent access if alerted.
- 4Neutralize the Guard: Equip an Archer or Magick Archer Vocation. From a distance, shoot the guard with your bow. It typically takes five to seven shots. The guard will not retaliate if attacked from afar.
- 5Conceal the Body: After defeating the guard, drag the body into an adjacent room and close the doors by pushing them. This prevents detection. If you trigger an alarm (indicated by sinister music), you can restart from your last checkpoint or Inn rest, or let yourself die.
- 6Loot the Vault: Open the four chests inside the vault.
- Using ranged Vocations like Archer or Magick Archer is crucial for eliminating the guard without raising an alarm.
- Performing this action at night significantly reduces the risk of being spotted by other guards.
- If you are detected, restarting from a previous save is the safest option.
- Ensure the guard's body is hidden to avoid further complications.
- The loot is located as follows: 20,000 Gold is behind antiques on the left, and the other items are in chests around the room.
- After looting, you can choose to leave the guard's body or revive them with a Wakestone.
- 20,000 Gold
- Decayed Medusa Head
- Daughter of the Evening Shield
- Wyrmhunter’s Cloak
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