How to Get Markoheshkir in Baldur's Gate 3: Ramazith's Tower Puzzle and Hidden Levers

Markoheshkir is a legendary quarterstaff and one of the best caster weapons in Baldur's Gate 3. It boosts your spell save DC and spell attacks, lets you cast a spell without spending a slot, and grants a powerful elemental buff. It's tucked away at the very bottom of Ramazith's Tower in Act 3's Lower City, behind invisible buttons and a magical barrier – and you don't have to fight the tower's owner, Lorroakan, to take it.

Quick answer

Requirements

• Act 3 access and the "Find the Nightsong" quest in progress (it continues from Acts 1 and 2).
• A way to see invisible things. A See Invisibility spell, scroll or elixir does the job. Volo's Ersatz Eye also works for the levers.
• A character with high Intelligence for the DC 20 Arcana check. Proficiency in Arcana and Guidance help.
• Optional: Feather Fall or Misty Step to get down from the top floor safely.

Step-by-step: getting Markoheshkir

1. Go to Sorcerous Sundries in the Lower City and head up to the second floor, behind the reception area.
2. Talk to Lorroakan's Projection about the Nightsong. He asks you to prove yourself by choosing the right portal.
3. Take the far-left portal. Its plaque describes the Nightsong as an immortal being, the child of a deity. The wrong portals hurt you and dump you back outside.
4. Arrive on the top floor. This is where Lorroakan himself waits. You don't need to fight him to get the staff.
5. Jump down the floating furniture to the left of the portal, or use Feather Fall, Misty Step or Fly. Move one character at a time so nobody takes a long fall.
6. Cast See Invisibility on the lower floor. The Weave Buttons here have invisible labels. Several are traps – a Fireball, a Security button that wakes up arcane turrets, and a Cloudkill.
7. Press the "Below" button. It teleports you down to the hidden bottom section of the tower.
8. Find the hidden lever. The staff rests on a table inside a Globe of Invulnerability. In front of the globe is a lever you can only see with See Invisibility.
9. Pass the DC 20 Arcana check. Save first, then use your best Intelligence character on the lever. On a success the globe drops.
10. Take Markoheshkir from the table. While you're here, the Robe of the Weave sits behind a second globe in the same room, opened the same way.

Markoheshkir stats

Kereska's Favour is the headline feature. You choose one of six elements – lightning, cold, fire, thunder, poison or acid. You gain resistance to it, two extra spells of that element and bonus damage equal to your Proficiency Bonus on spells of that type. The lightning version (Bolts of Doom) gives Chain Lightning and Lightning Bolt, and the cold version (Frost of Dark Winter) gives Ice Storm and Cone of Cold. Pairing it with Arcane Battery means a free high-level spell in a big fight.

Lorroakan and the Nightsong

You can grab the staff before or after dealing with Lorroakan, and you don't need to kill him. Things change if the Nightsong (Dame Aylin) learns that Lorroakan is hunting her: she goes to the tower to confront him and you'll have to pick a side.

If you end up fighting him, he's backed by elemental Myrmidons and punishes you for hitting him. Splitting your party before entering helps you place characters well, and the extra DC and free spell from Markoheshkir make the fight easier – another reason to loot the basement first.

Tips and common mistakes

• Pressing buttons blind. Without See Invisibility you can't read the labels, and the traps hurt. Always reveal them first.
• Missing the lever. If the globe won't open, you're probably not seeing the lever. Recast See Invisibility.
• Failing the Arcana check. It's a DC 20 roll. Save beforehand and buff your best Intelligence character with Guidance or an Arcana-boosting item.
• Leaving the Robe of the Weave behind. It's in the same room and opens the same way.
• Telling Aylin about Lorroakan too early. She heads straight for the tower, which forces the confrontation before you've looted the basement.
• Giving it to the wrong character. It's a caster's staff – sorcerers and wizards get the most out of the free spell and the bigger DC.