Upgrade your armor to face formidable foes in Baldur’s Gate 3. The top-tier Adamantine Forge, located deep in the Underdark, provides premium armor. Yet, discovering the Forge isn’t sufficient; you must also locate the specific mold for your chosen armor. Learn how to obtain the Splint Mould in Baldur’s Gate 3.
How to Find Adamantine Splint Armor Mould in Baldur’s Gate 3
Several moulds for different weapons and armor are littered around the Forge and the entranceway leading to it. However, one of the sneakier moulds is that for Splint Armor. To find it, head to the Underdark – Ancient Forge waypoint and head northeast. The exact coordinates of the Splint Mould are X: -597 Y: 309.
Proceed northeast and ascend the stairs until you encounter a body lying on a small ledge beside a massive cog. The ledge offers a view of the room below, filled with lava. There is an outcropping with two giant gears on it. Either hop over the railing or leap from a distance to arrive on the outcropping and grab the Splint Mould.
How to Craft the Adamantine Splint Armor From the Splint Armor Mold
Armed with the Splint Mould, return to the Adamantine Forge to craft the Adamantine Splint Armor. Remember to gather Mithril Ore to complete the armor crafting process. Extract Mithral Ore from one of the two veins in the vicinity.
Adamantine Splint Armor Stats
Once forged, the Adamantine Splint armor provides an AC of 18, which can be increased to 20 with a shield. As with all heavy armor, it does impose disadvantage on Stealth rolls but comes with the benefit of reducing all incoming damage by 2. It also prevents the wearer from receiving critical hits, which would typically add double the dice to a damage roll.
Finally, the armor also has the Intense Adamantine Backlash ability, which causes any melee hit against you to send the attacker reeling for three turns. Reeling is a debuff that causes a -1 penalty to attack rolls.
So even if your massive AC doesn’t protect you from the hit, this armor has plenty of extra perks to reduce damage and make you harder to hit. Hard to argue with that.
