The miners have gotten into trouble again, and there seems to be a lot of old undead pouring out of the mines. It looks like we’ve got more work to do. I’ll tell you how to get into the new tunnel, and how to kill the army of undead waiting for you inside.
Cavern of Dead - Introduction
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Cavern of Dead - Killing the Arcane Horror
This is actually a separate cave, so you’ll need to take a path to the back of the Bone Pit. Go into the higher cave to find an old cavern that apparently broke into an abandoned section of the Deep Roads. The first area has a pretty nasty spike trap, so lead with a rogue and watch for it. There’s also a ton of corpses that will promptly stand up when you enter. They’re just grunts, so engage them normally. Keep your mages safe and it will be over in a second.
Advance forward and down the main line to reach the main chamber. The other doors should all be sealed off, so it will be pretty hard to get lost. Once you get inside, you’ll see your big targets. There’s a bunch of undead grunts, along with an arcane horror and a revenant. The arcane horror is your primary target. Have a fighter rush in and engage the arcane horror. You need to keep it stunned and off balance with hard attacks. You do not want to let it cast any magic or harass your party for very long. Bring it down quickly with aggressive attacks (and possibly by chasing it a bit) to make the fight a whole lot easier. As usual, if you see it surround itself with the ice wind, fall back and wait for it to run out. This spell can bring down most warriors quickly, and it won’t take too long for it to run out. Take the chance to kill a few grunts.
The revenant isn’t a huge threat, although it is a tough warrior with the usual two-handed attacks. If you can tie it up with a tank, like Aveline, you’ll be fine. Just clear away the archers and then team up on the revenant to bring him down. If you can keep your tank alive, then it’s a simple grind at the end.
Loot the bodies and then head back out and report your success to Jensen.
References
All screenshots and images from “Dragon Age 2.”
All information is based on a “hard” difficulty playthrough, unless otherwise noted.
This post is part of the series: Dragon Age 2 Walkthrough - Act 2 - Side Quests
Despite everything that’s going on, you will still find that there’s a lot of side work that needs to be done. This walkthrough of Dragon Age 2 will cover the side quests: Raiders on the Cliffs, Herbalist’s Tasks - Act 2, Ladies’ Night Out, Inside Job
