When players go hunting for the dragon Ansur underneath Wyrm's Rock Prison in Act 3 of Baldur's Gate 3, they will eventually come across a series of tests to prove their worth as a hero. Of the four Chamber puzzles in the Wyrmway of Baldur's Gate 3, the Chamber of Justice is perhaps the most confusing and challenging.
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In the middle of the room, there's a spectral Judge overlooking three shadowed paintings, surrounded by a wall of paintings that tell the story of a thief. Each painting has a name and a description read by the narrator, and it's up to the player to figure out how to get past the Shroud of Dark Justice before making the right choice of painting.
Updated on April 2, 2026 by Nahda Nabiilah: The Chamber of Justice can be solved by a couple of different methods in Baldur's Gate 3. Although you can read the paintings to learn more about the story, there is a Judge shrouded in darkness that's blocking the final three portraits. Tav needs to find a way to remove the Judge to complete the Chamber of Justice.
How To Remove The Chamber Of Justice Judge In BG3
The Chamber of Justice is found to the left of the gate to Ansur in the Wyrmway. The paintings in the room tell the story of a criminal, and the player must prove their sense of Justice (at least, in the eye of Balduran) by choosing the right punishment for their crimes. The story starts from "The Apple" and ends with "The Judgement".
However, the paintings that display the punishments in the center of the room are wreathed in a kind of cursed shadow called the Judge, preventing them from being picked up. Players can still "Examine" them to see a basic description, but you cannot interact with them beyond seeing this basic information.
The simplest way to cleanse these paintings is to use Remove Curse on the Judge, which will instantly get rid of the shadows on each of the central paintings. If you play a non-spellcaster class, be sure to bring a Scroll of Remove Curse or a Scroll of Dispel Magic to solve this puzzle. Here are more spells/scrolls that can get rid of the Judge or force them to move away from the paintings:
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Banishment
- Control Undead
- Exhort the Risen
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Polymorph
- Power Word Kill (Dark Urge)
- Turn Undead
You can find Scrolls at various vendors throughout Baldur's Gate – but head to Sorcerous Sundries first for your best chance at picking one of these scrolls up. You can only use a Scroll once, so consider purchasing two in case you mis-click.
Now, after removing the shadows from the paintings in the room, players can not only interact with each painting to hear the narrator's description. This is necessary to get to the Chamber of Justice solution in BG3, as there is still something you must do beyond clearing the Judge.
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How To Solve The Chamber Of Justice Puzzle In BG3
Surrounding the Empty Niche, in the middle of the room, you will see a series of paintings that depict a Thief who stole apples and was caught. Once the Darkness is cleared, you can interact with the newly revealed paintings to hear a description and gain some insight into their meaning. To solve the Chamber of Justice puzzle, grab "The Cell" painting and place it in the empty spot as the correct punishment.
Each painting depicts a punishment, and to solve the Chamber of Justice puzzle in Baldur's Gate 3, players must place the painting depicting the correct punishment for the thief into the Empty Niche in the middle of the room.
The severity of each punishment is very different, and depending on one's personal views, different punishments might seem correct. Of the three, though, the punishment depicted in "The Cell", in which the thief is put in prison, is the correct option for the Chamber of Justice. Though the thief wasn't exactly evil and appears to have stolen mostly for the survival of others, the crime was still a crime, and apparently, one that Balduran wouldn't think a true Hero could wholly forgive.
Pick up "The Cell," from near the Judge's location, then interact with the Empty Niche in the middle of the room to bring up a crafting menu. You can pick up the painting (and avoid triggering the narration instead) by opening the Context menu on it or by right-clicking on the object in the world and selecting "Pick Up". Add the painting to the empty slot from your inventory, then press combine to complete the Chamber of Justice puzzle.
Once completed, continue through the dungeon to find the Chamber of Strategy and the Chamber of Courage, which must both be completed alongside the Chamber of Justice to unlock access to the resting place of Ansur.
- Developer(s)
- Larian Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Larian Studios
- Franchise
- Baldur's Gate
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, macOS
- Genre(s)
- RPG
- How Long To Beat
- 73 hours
- Metascore
- 96
