Spectral Brand +4 can acquired when the party accepts The Gambling Cambion questline as part of the exploration of the Watcher's Keep Teleport Maze.
This item appears in Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.
Gameplay[]
This weapon is "missable", in that the party could refuse to accept the quest needed to obtain it, or the card game during the quest is lost by the party member, and therefore fails to win the blade.
If the blade is won (see the screenshot in the gallery below), then an experience reward is also bestowed to each party member.
The blade is a +4 enchanted scimitar, which inflicts 1d8+4 Slashing damage and 1d4 Cold damage on every successful hit.
The weapon also bestows a 4-point THAC0 bonus. The weapon weighs 2 lbs. and it has a speed factor of 1. This weapon requires a Strength of 8 to wield.
Once per day, the wielder can order the blade to "dance", lasting 4 rounds, and the controlled sword leaps out of the user's hand and can fight on its own in similar fashion as a Mordenkainen's Sword (creature).
The player can control the blade and issue its movement and targeting instructions.
After a standard rest period (8-hours), the ability recharges and can be used again.
This weapon can be upgraded by Cespenar, which requires the Skull of the Lich and some gold.
In-game description (before upgrading)[]
| “ | Legend has it that the the souls of those who fall beneath this dark blade are forever enslaved, and can be summoned to fight invisibly at the side of the very one who defeated them. | ” |
Upgraded[]
Spectral Brand +5 now deals 1d8+5 points of damage and 1d6 points of cold damage and has 5-point THAC0 bonus.
The weapon has two new abilities as well:
- Armor Piercing Strike: Once per day activate this ability and the wielder receives a temporary 10-point THAC0 bonus lasting for 3 rounds. The ability recharges after a standard rest.
- Wielder is protected from Level drain effects while the blade is equipped.
Notes[]
The Armor Piercing Strike could be used in combination with a wielder who can use Whirlwind or Greater Whirlwind to do a lot of accurate attacks in a short amount of time. This weapon is a very powerful weapon for druids and perhaps a very good weapon for bards and warriors as well.
The Armor Piercing Strike bonus applies to any weapon the character uses while the ability is in effect, e.g.: a thrown dagger, an offhand weapon, a main hand weapon etc.
In-game description (after upgrading)[]
| “ | Drawing on the necromancy of the Skull of the Lich, Spectral Brand is now an instrument of unholy death that should never have been unleashed upon the Realms. | ” |
Gallery[]
Legend[]
- b before the upgrade.
- a after the upgrade.