How To: Dupe the Lathander Mace *Without Cheats* (Or any Legendary Weapon) - Act 2

[AssassinZX]

Edit: The trigger for the glitch is Dual Wielder Feat.

You must have the dual wield feat. If you want to dupe FOUR items, respect all 4 party members to have the dual field feat and then do the battle (mirror trial) and then each mirror enemy will drop the main hand item you hold.

So I found that something pretty cool happens with my character in Act 2, during the Shars Gauntlet Area. For some reason the enemy you kill in the "self same" mirror trial will drop the exact mainhand weapon you are holding.

Conditions: My dragonborn dark urge was dualwielding the Blood of Lathander mace and a quarterstaff. I did not remove any armor when activating the trial in order to make it easier, basically ensured I would face as tough as enemy as possible. Playing in tactician difficulty. My Dark Urge has the dual wielding feat. I'm doing the guantlet quest pretty much last in Act 2. The three other party members I have are Astarion, Shadowheart and Karlach. I also have the condition "Morninglord's Radiance' from the Rosamyn puzzle active, although I doubt that matters.

When I defeat the enemy I'm supposed to defeat (according to the rules of the trial), it drops the same main hand weapon I am wielding. I confirmed this TWICE with one Very Rare weapon (Mourning Staff of Frost) and a legendary weapon (Blood of Lathander Mace). So in theory it should be able to let you dupe ANY melee weapon. I'm not sure if it will dupe a range weapon but you can try by equipping only 1-2 ranged weapons and seeing if the enemy drops just the ranged weapon, not confirmed it works for ranged weapons so far.

It got REALLY interesting when the defeated enemy dropped the mace, becausealthough it dropped a mace with the exact same stats the dropped mace was called "Dawngrip mace" not "Blood of Lathander Mace". Maybe the mace was called Dawngrip mace previously before the changed the name? It also drops the Killer's Sweetheart ring too, which is normal and supposed to happen.

I think this is likely a legitimate glitch, but I'm gonna roll with it because it's a legit way to get ONE duplicate legendary weapon (likely melee weapon only) without cheats.

[AssassinZX]

Not sure if Imgur links are allowed but here is a screenshot:

https://imgur.com/a/4ntn4NQ

[Nordil(Hun)]

Originally posted by AssassinZX:

So I found that something pretty cool happens with my Dark Urge character in Act 2, during the Shars Gauntlet Area. For some reason the enemy you kill in the "self same" mirror trial will drop the exact mainhand weapon you are holding.

Conditions: My dragonborn dark urge was dualwielding the Blood of Lathander mace and a quarterstaff. I did not remove any armor when activating the trial in order to make it easier, basically ensured I would face as tough as enemy as possible. Playing in tactician difficulty. My Dark Urge has the dual wielding feat. I'm doing the guantlet quest pretty much last in Act 2. The three other party members I have are Astarion, Shadowheart and Karlach.

When I defeat the enemy I'm supposed to defeat (according to the rules of the trial), it drops the same main hand weapon I am wielding. I confirmed this twice with one Very Rare weapon (Mourning Staff of Frost) and a legendary weapon (Blood of Lathander Mace)

It got REALLY interesting when the defeated enemy dropped the mace, becausealthough it dropped a mace with the exact same stats the dropped mace was called "Dawngrip mace" not "Blood of Lathander Mace". Maybe the mace was called Dawngrip mace previously before the changed the name? It also drops the Killer's Sweetheart ring too, which is normal and supposed to happen.

I think this is likely a legitimate glitch, but I'm gonna roll with it because it's a legit way to get ONE duplicate legendary weapon (likely melee weapon only) without cheats.

I dont play dark urge, but for me even Killer sweethear does not drop, unless my character gets disarmed:)
So we both encounter a strange bug:D

[AsianGirlLover]

Im early into Act 2 - where do you find the gauntlet area? Under Moonrise?

[AssassinZX]

Originally posted by AsianGirlLover:

Im early into Act 2 - where do you find the gauntlet area? Under Moonrise?

It's under the Mausoleum, probably best to save this part for last though after you do everything else.

Actually nvm, I think it's OK to go inside here as long as you don't complete the whole gauntlet before doing the rest of Act 2 (portal is point of no return), since you only need to complete this 1 trial for the dupe.

[AssassinZX]

Originally posted by Nordil(Hun):

I dont play dark urge, but for me even Killer sweethear does not drop, unless my character gets disarmed:)
So we both encounter a strange bug:D

Huh that's strange.

[AssassinZX]

anyone get a message at the same trial saying "there is an illthid parasite in the corpse", although theres no bodies and no parasite to be found.

[Demintika]

Originally posted by AssassinZX:

anyone get a message at the same trial saying "there is an illthid parasite in the corpse", although theres no bodies and no parasite to be found.

Same here. Spent 5 minutes looking for the parasite before I concluded that it was just a weird bug.

[Cinemax]

Originally posted by AssassinZX:

anyone get a message at the same trial saying "there is an illthid parasite in the corpse", although theres no bodies and no parasite to be found.

Yeah that happened to me, I assume the clone spawns as an Illithid true soul to grant it any Illithid powers you may have. I couldn't loot a parasite off my clone either, obviously.

[AssassinZX]

Originally posted by Cinemax:

Originally posted by AssassinZX:

anyone get a message at the same trial saying "there is an illthid parasite in the corpse", although theres no bodies and no parasite to be found.

Yeah that happened to me, I assume the clone spawns as an Illithid true soul to grant it any Illithid powers you may have. I couldn't loot a parasite off my clone either, obviously.

ha its pretty funny how the game itself thinks the clone is real

[AssassinZX]

anyone else try and clone range weapons?

[AssassinZX]

glitch works with any melee weapons upon further testing

[AC300E]

Any idea how to trigger the glitch, I've tried multiple disarms and a few dozen reloads, haven't seen a single weapon drop. Do get the ring nearly every time from Shadowheart.

[❃ Galiäna Krüger ❃]

This is false, I have not once get a dupe of my weapon when I did Self-Same Trial. Never. And I did it one go.

[❃ Galiäna Krüger ❃]

OP forgot to disclose if he is using mod(s) if he is in any game that render the game more unstable than vanilla.

[AssassinZX]

Originally posted by AC300E:

Any idea how to trigger the glitch, I've tried multiple disarms and a few dozen reloads, haven't seen a single weapon drop. Do get the ring nearly every time from Shadowheart.

Sorry i've posted what conditions led to my dupe. It worked every time for me. I do not know what triggers it although i wish i did.