In the House of Hope in Baldur’s Gate 3 you have to overcome some challenges, but you will be rewarded handsomely. MeinMMO tells you how to get into the house, grab the Orphic Hammer and defeat the boss.
What is the House of Hope all about? The goal is to get the Orphic Hammer to free Orpheus from his chains in the Astral Prism (if you want that). Apart from that, a cool fight against Raphael and legendary items await you. Raphael has the hammer and is in his estate – the House of Hope.
Alternatively, you can make a pact with the devil Raphael in the Sharess’ Caress brothel to receive the Orphic Hammer directly. But for a price: in exchange for the promise to give him the Crown of Karsus once you defeat the Elder Brain.
Notice: It is also possible to enter the House of Hope if you have already made a pact with Raphael. In this case, you can destroy your contract on site to free yourself from the pact. However, Raphael will be anything but happy about it.
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This is how you get to the House of Hope – open the portal
First you have to get to the House of Hope. To do this, go to the occult shop Devil’s Price in Baldur’s Gate – roughly in the northwest of the lower city, west of the blacksmith shop. There are many strange items in this shop, including items from hell. Examine the items to learn that there is more to Helsik. Then talk to Helsik.
Either convince her with the right price, promise to bring her gauntlets of hill giant strength, or use clever pickpocketing to get the necessary information. Diabolic Helsik will reveal the secret ritual that will give you access to the House of Hope.
Solve the ritual and open the portal to the House of Hope
From Helsik you will receive a spell book bound in devil skin with instructions on how the ritual to open the portal works and a ritual bag with five materials. You will also receive a key to the upper floor of her shop, where the blood circle of the ritual is located.
This is what it says in the instructions:
This is how you implement the instructions: Take the table that is in the room as south. From there you place the following items correctly:
After taking the necessary steps, you can interact with the portal to get to the House of Hope.
Tip: It’s better to rest again beforehand and stock up on supplies – such as potions, elixirs or certain scrolls. Once you are in the House of Hope, you can no longer use fast travel.
House of Hope – meeting Hope
When you arrive at the House of Hope, you first meet a dwarf named Hope – or rather, a projection. She gives you clothing so that you can move around inconspicuously in the House of Hope. You should leave this clothing on, otherwise several enemies will appear and they will all be hostile towards you.
There are still a few skill checks to get information. She will explain to you that you need and have to find a key, the Orpian Hammer or the contract (if you have a pact with him) with Raphael. At the end you should free them. However, the first step is the archive.
House of Hope – secret hideout
Explore the House of Hope and make your way to the archives. On a wall (X: – 6482, Y: 2944) you will encounter an inactive infernal gem that you can interact with. Pass the Wisdom and Intelligence checks to reveal a hidden chamber and loot the items. The Treaty of Mol is also located here.
You can loot this item:
Go to the Archives to get the Boudoir Invitation
It’s best to talk to Hope again in front of the archive. She will give you information that you can use to deceive the archivist to receive the invitation to the boudoir. To do this you have to pass skill checks again. Then you go to the archive.
This is how you receive the invitation:
After you have successfully received the invitation, you make your way to Raphael’s boudoir.
The Boudoir – Meet Haarlep
In Raphael’s bedroom you will not meet the devil himself, but an incubus named Haarlep. He’s lying there on a gorgeous bed wearing provocative lingerie. A player has deciphered the mysterious inscription on Haarlep’s underwear and revealed what exactly the message means.
The incubus challenges you to play a game of seduction. He is able to change his own appearance at will, which is why you discover him in the form of Raphael.
Tip: There is a fountain in the room that lets you rest for a long time.
What options do you have with Haarlep? Haarlep has the key to the vault that contains the password for the Orphic Hammer.
Tip: If you want the Helllight Gloves, you’ll need to fight Haarlep to loot them.
This is what the gloves can do:
Once you have the key, look for a painting by Raphael – it is to the left of the magnificent bed. Pass the Perception check to detect and disarm the trap. There is a button under the painting that you can press and the safe will be revealed behind the painting.
The safe also contains the note with the password you were looking for. You need this password to deactivate the dome in the archives that protects the Orphic Hammer (or your contract).
Tip: Use the fountain in the boudoir to regain your spell slots and HP and prepare for a fight.
Return to the Archives to get the Orphic Hammer
Make your way back to the archives. Now you can go to the Orphic Hammer (or contract) and remove the dome using the password to grab the hammer or tear the contract.
The archivist will notice and everyone will be hostile towards you as soon as you leave the room. Fight your way through after collecting the items.
In addition to the Orphic Hammer (or Contract), you can collect other powerful items found in the Archives, including:
Here’s a closer look at the items:
Save Hope
After fighting your way through, head east to rescue Hope from prison. To do this, you descend through a hatch into the prison. In prison, Hope is chained and there’s another fight waiting for you – so get ready.
You can then destroy Hope’s chains and free her by equipping the Orphic Hammer and destroying the crystals. She will help you in the fight against Raphael.
Tip: Then go back to the boudoir to heal yourself with the help of the fountain and refresh your spell slots.
Raphael Combat – 666 hit points
Afterwards you will meet Raphael when you go back to the portal. The fight against Raphael is a very difficult fight. If you have the opportunity (depending on the decision in the Shar Temple), then Yurgir will appear next to Raphael. With a Charisma roll you can try to convince Yurgir to fight at your side.
Raphael has 666 hit points, which is a symbol of the devil, and an Armor Class (AC) of 21. He also has his own boss room and song. There are four soul pillars in the room, which give him additional fire damage and a bonus to Dexterity checks and saving throws. He also uses the pillars to restore HP and cast powerful spells.
Tips:
After defeating Raphael, you can loot the legendary Helllight armor. If Hope survived, you will also receive the legendary Soul Catching Gloves from her quest reward.
The two items can do this:
There are many ways you can effectively defeat Raphael. One player even defeated Raphael in just 2 moves: Baldur’s Gate 3: Lone fighter defeats boss with 666 HP and his army in 2 moves – Here’s how she did it