Walkthrough for Dark Alliance features a detailed guide that aims to help get past all the Locations and Areas, as well as guides on enemies, bosses, NPCs, and items that are encountered in the game. The Dark Alliance Walkthrough page mainly focuses on providing a detailed walkthrough for the main campaign of the game. For guides on quests, check the Missions page, but if you want to check an overview for a recommended progress path, you may hop onto the Game Progress Route page.
Dark Alliance Walkthrough
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Bosses
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Enemies
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Trials of Tempus Walkthrough
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Tempus, The Lord of Battles, calls forth the greatest warriors of Icewind Dale to prove they are ready to face the challenges yet to come.
Objectives:
- Defeat Monsters with Light Attacks 0/3
- Defeat Monsters with Fierce Attacks 0/3
- Perform a 4-Hit Combo 0/3
- Perform a Ranged Attack 0/3
- Perform a Jump 0/3
- Perform an Evade 0/3
- Perform a Dash 0/3
- Block a Monster attack 0/3
- Parry a Monster Attack 0/3
- Lock-on to a target 0/1
- Change the lock-on target 0/3
- Drink a Healing Potion 0/1
- Fill Ultimate Bar 0/1
- Activate Ultimate 0/1
- Perform an Empowered Strike 0/1
- Open the Chest 0/1
Walkthrough
Interact with the map and select the Trials of Tempus. Turn back and head down the first set of stairs directly in front of you, then head left and go up the next staircase until you reach a rune-like inscription on the ground. Interact with it to start the Quest.
You will be given basic instructions, like perform a light attack, a Ranged Attack, how to perform combos, etc. You will be facing only one type of Enemy, and they are basically harmless, as they will only act according to the learning process.
Once you complete all the objectives one by one, eventually you will be asked to loot the chest, ending this act.
General Information
Bosses
- Ploobo Bonesucker (Act I)
- Greags the Ear-lopper (Act I)
- Stonegrinder (Act II)
- Garnn & Murdunn (Act III)
Items
Preferred Gear Set Drop
- Tundra Raptor Set (Drizzt Do'Urden)
- Hoard Rider Set (Bruenor Battlehammer)
- Tundra Explorer Set (Catti-Brie)
- Tundra Trapper Set (Wulfgar)
Enemies
Companions of Icewind Dale Walkthrough
Bruenor's people have fled their home, driven out by new threats that have come to claim the Crystal Shard.
Goblins at the Gates
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The united peoples of Icewind Dale had defeated Kessell's armies and destroyed his Crystal Tower.
But the dwarven warriors of Clan Battlehammer returned home to find their walls overrun, their people fleeing the valley.
We rushed to their aid, fighting our way through the goblins and verbeeg to find the goblin commander and put an end to this siege.
Main Objective:
♦ Reach the Portal.
♦ Locate the invading force's supply camp.
♦ Destroy the Supply camp's ballista.
♦ Locate the lookout in the frozen cave.
♦ Destroy the lookout ballista.
♦ Locate the bridge camp.
♦ Destroy the Bridge Camp ballista.
♦ Move to the Battlehammer Hall overlook.
♦ Destroy the Battlehammer Hall overlook ballista.
♦ Move to the Battlehammer Plaza.
♦ Go up to the Battlehammer Gate.
♦ Defeat the goblin commander and his verbeeg lieutenant.
Optional:
♦ Retrieve Dwarven Mugs 0/8
♦ Defeat Mogthump the Sticker
Walkthrough
On the first Act of Companions of Icewind Dale, you will encounter Goblins, Verbeegs and Cultists. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way to four locations, where you'll have to fight a wave of enemies to be able to perform a short rest and destroy a Ballista on each location. You may encounter zones with icy ground. If you step on icy ground you will suffer Cold Damage and you may gain Slowed status effect for a short period. Avoid stepping on icy ground when it's possible or sprint quickly out of it. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, find the Dwarven Mugs and find Mogthump the Sticker and defeat him to complete the Optional objectives.
Defeat the Goblin Commander and his Verbeeg Lieutenant
Once you destroyed the four ballistas. Head to the elevator and activate the switch on the floor, to go up. Go ahead the next set of stairs to complete the objective and face Ploobo Bonesucker and Greags the Ear-lopper. Note that common goblins will also spawn from the sides while you face the Bosses. Try to focus on one of the Bosses first, and then move on to the other one. Once you defeat them, the first Act will be completed.
Halls of the Duergar
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It was not Goblins that drove the Battlehammers from their halls. It was Duergar. They came from the Underdark and had penetrated the lower Halls, exposing the dwarved to attack.
With the dwarven warriors off fighting Kessell, those dwarves who remained behind were no match for the invading duergar.
Before the Battlehammer Halls could be secured, we would have to seal the duergar breaching tunnels.
Main Objective:
♦ Reach the Portal.
♦ Progress into the Halls
♦ Find the elevator's control lever
♦ Locate the duergar breaching tunnel at the bridge
♦ Clear the Duergar forces at the bridge
♦ Seal the duergar breaching tunnel at the bridge
♦ Locate the mining shaft entrance
♦ Clear the duergar forces at mining shaft entrance
♦ Locate the dwarven foundry
♦ Retrieve the explosive barrel
♦ Locate the mushroom cave
♦ Get to the main gate of Bangor's Span
♦ Defeat Stonegrinder
Optional:
♦ Defeat the Gray Stalkers
♦ Destroy duergar supplies 0/10
Walkthrough
On the second Act of Companions of Icewind Dale, you will encounter Duergar and Trolls. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way to the Halls, find the elevator's lever handle, find and clear three duergar locations, then finally locate the dwarven foundry and retrieve the explosive barrel and locate the mushroom cave. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, find and destroy the duergar supplies (wooden carts) and find the Gray Stalkers and defeat them to complete the Optional objectives.
You will be able to perform a rest at the moment you have to collect the first explosive barrel, at the moment you have to collect the lever handle, after defeating two Trolls, and the last short rest becomes available after defeating three Trolls before the bost fight.
Defeat Stonegrinder
Find Stonegrinder, he uses lightning-based attacks and hits hard. Use the red barrels in the battlefield to your advantage. Once defeated you will complete the act.
Bangor's Span
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The Duergar we faced were but an advanced force of legions on approach along Bangor's Span - the lone gateway to the Underdark.
Dwarven sappers had collapsed bridges and tunnels all across their domain, but they had been unable to reach the Span.
It was up to us. Destroy Bangor's Span and the duergar army would be safely stranded in the Underdark. But we would first have to face the elite force of duergar holding the Span's entry.
Main Objective:
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Reach Bangor's Span
♦ Defeat Garnn and Murdunn
Walkthrough
On the third Act of Companions of Icewind Dale, you will encounter Duergar, Stygian Raiders and Stygian Charger. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to reach Bangor's Span. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, find and destroy the duergar supplies (wooden carts) and find the Gray Stalkers and defeat them to complete the Optional objectives.
You will have multiple chances to perform a short rest: After defeating the first group of Stygian Raiders, and another one after defeating the second group of Stygian Raiders. There's another short rest after crossing a wooden bridge and defeat some Duergar and then the last short rest becomes available when you find the last ballista after defeating the Duergar and the Stygian Raiders.
Defeat Garnn and Murdunn
You will find a lever that lowers a wooden platform. Jump on it and them jump to your right. collect the chest and the gold sacks and then activate the lever to cross the spikes without problem. Head to the elevator and activate the lever here too. A cutscene will trigger. You will be tossed directly into the boss battle after the cutscene, you will have to face Garnn & Murdunn. Garnn is the one with the shield, and Murdunn is the spellcaster. Duergar will spawn during the fight so be mindful of that. Defeat them.
General Information
Bosses
- Slugvogg (Act I)
- Vrogulb Frostgrip (Act II)
- Icebiter (Act II)
- Nelgand the Slurper (Act II)
- Emperor Hamboog (Act III)
Items
Preferred Gear Set Drop
- Goblin Bane Set (Bruenor Battlehammer)
- Goblin Reaper Set (Catti-Brie)
- Warden of Mielikki Set (Drizzt Do'Urden)
- Tempus Champion Set (Wulfgar)
Enemies
The Goblin's Shard Walkthrough
A goblin named Hamboog claims to have found the Shard and has taken over a part of the Dwarven Valley where his horde is building him a 'Crystal Tower'.
The Goblin Valley
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Goblins had begun constructing a twoer to secure their goothold in Bruenor's home, and had spread out from that stronghold into the Dwarven Valley.
The first step to clear out the goblins was breaking into the goblin fort guarding the entrance to Rugrib's Quarter.
We would have to recover explosives to blow our way through their fortifications and then take out the foreman and his Verbeeg enforcer.
Main Objective:
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Reach the goblin's first outpost
♦ Retrieve the explosive barrel at the goblin's first outpost.
♦ Reach the goblin arena
♦ Retrieve the explosive barrel at the goblin arena
♦ Reach the accident site
♦ Reach the goblin fort
♦ Defeat Slugvogg
Optional:
♦ Destroy goblin supplies 0/9
♦ Defeat Screetch the Foreman
Walkthrough
On the first Act of The Goblin's Shard, you will encounter Goblins and Verbeeg. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way to the indicated locations and retrieve the four explosive barrels, a short rest will become available at each location after defeating the enemies that guard the collectable explosive barrels that you must gather.. You may encounter zones with poisonous plants. If you get caught by it's effect you will gain the Poisoned status effect for a short period. Avoid staying close to those plants and sprint quickly if you have to cross an area full of them. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, find the goblin supplies (wooden carts) and find Screetch the Foreman and defeat him to complete the Optional objectives. In this level you may find portal shortcuts that lead to hidden areas.
Reach the goblin fort
Once you retrieved the four explosive barrels, head to the fort gate and deploy the four explosive barrels there to open the gate.
Defeat Slugvogg
Defeat the Goblins and defeat Slugvogg.
Goffin's Door
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Emperor Hamboog, he called himself. This goblin claimed to have found the Shard, but what his goblin horde was constructing was no Crystal Tower.
There was only one way into the canyon where Hamboog was building his tower. Its entry was held by Goffin's Door, but the door's runestone locks were scaterred across Rugrib's Quarter.
And so before we stormed the tower, we would recover the runestones, engage those locks on Goffin's Door, and seal Hamboog in.
Main Objective:
♦ Reach the Portal.
♦ Enter Rugrib's Quarter
♦ Retrieve the runestone from the goblin guard post
♦ Reach the cracked halls
♦ Retrieve the runestone at crack halls
♦ Reach the Broken Bridge
♦ Retrieve the Runestone on the Broken Bridge
♦ Reach the Goblin Prison Camp
♦ Retrieve the Runestone at the goblin prison camp
♦ Enter the fort guarding Goffin's Door
♦ Seal Goffin's Door
♦ Defeat Vrogulb Frostgrip and his minions
Optional
♦ Retrieve the dwarven mugs 0/15
♦ Eliminate Yuuk Ratbane
Walkthrough
On the second Act of The Goblin's Shard, you will encounter Goblins, Verbeeg and Duergar. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way to four locations to find and retrieve the runstones on each location. At each runestone location there will be a group of enemies that guard the runestone, a short rest will become available at each location after you defeat them. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go, to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, find the Dwarven Mugs, also find Yuuk Ratbane and defeat him to complete the Optional objectives.
Enter the fort guarding Goffin's Door
Once you found the four runestones, head to the fort gate.
Seal Goffin's Door
Place the four runestones on the placeholders on the ground.
Defeat Vrogulb Frostgrip and his minions
Vrogulb Frostgrip, Icebiter and Nelgand the Slurper will come out from the hatch doors on the ground. It is recommended to use the ultimate and focus all your attacks to one of these enemies to defeat 1 one them as quick as you can. Icebiter will inflict Cold Damage. Nelgand the Slurper fights like a Verbeeg. And Vrogulb Frostgrip will cast ranged attacks. Defeat them to complete the Act and the Quest.
The Goblin Tower
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We had sealed Hamboog within his canyon, but left unchecked, he would eventually break free.
If that happened, all of Ten- Towns would suffer raids from his goblin horde. And so now was the time to assault his throne room.
Once Hamboog was defeated, we would tear down his tower and restore dignity to at least this part of the Dwarven Valley.
Main Objective:
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Reach Hamboog's Crystal Tower
♦ Eliminate Gorn the Disheveled
♦ Eliminate Kroolpee the Putrid
♦ Eliminate Burchazz the Nimble
♦ Eliminate Knox the Pain Lover
♦ Defeat Emperor Hamboog
Walkthrough
On the third Act of The Goblin's Shard, you will encounter Goblins and multiple Goblin Booyahgs. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way to Hamboog's Crystal Tower, this locations doesn't have as many alternative way as Act I and Act II, but it has better loot. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go, to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot. This Act has no optional quests.
A short rest becomes available after you defeat the second group of Goblins. And there's another short rest not very far from the first one after defeating a group of Goblins, Duergar and a Verbeeg.
Reach Hamboog's Crystal Tower
You will know when you are at Hamboog's Crystal Tower because your arrival will trigger a cutscene. And a boss fight will begin right after that cutscene finishes.
Eliminate Gorn the Disheveled
You may ignore the Goblins and Duergar around unless they really get in your way and prioritize the minibosses. Find Gorn the Disheveled coming out from behind of one of the totems and defeat him to neutralize the first totem.
Eliminate Kroolpee the Putrid
You may ignore the Goblins and Duergar around unless they really get in your way and prioritize the minibosses. Find Kroolpee the Putrid coming out from behind of one of the totems and defeat him to neutralize the second totem.
Eliminate Burchazz the Nimble
You may ignore the Goblins and Duergar around unless they really get in your way and prioritize the minibosses. Find Burchazz the Nimble coming out from behind of one of the totems and defeat him to neutralize the third totem.
Eliminate Knox the Pain Lover
You may ignore the Goblins and Duergar around unless they really get in your way and prioritize the minibosses. Find Knox the Pain Lover coming out from behind of one of the totems and defeat him to neutralize the fourth totem.
Defeat Emperor Hamboog
Now Emperor Hamboog won't be protected by the force field. Defeat him.
General Information
Bosses
- Gutnir Widebelly (Act I)
- Gruuln Threechin (Act II)
- Hoarsk Shalefoot (Act II)
- Thurn Dreamreader (Act II)
- The Chef (Act III)
Items
Preferred Gear Set Drop
- Duergar Infiltrator Set (Bruenor Battlehammer)
- Battlehammer Princess Set (Catti-Brie)
- Do'Urden Prince Set (Drizzt Do'Urden)
- Blacksmith's Apprentice Set (Wulfgar)
Enemies
Full Verbeeg Jamboree Walkthrough
The Verbeeg have taken control of Annugaron's Forge and slaughtering any dwarf in sight.
The Verbeeg Jamboree
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Verbeeg and Goblins had worked together to invade the Dwarven Valley, but some had broken off and had taken Annuragon's Forge.
We would have to take out the verbeeg holding the forge gates before dealing with whatever horros we would find within.
To find the verbeeg, we would only have to follow the sound of their voices.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Locate the verbeeg camp
♦ Defeat the Verbeeg at the camp
♦ Find the missing Verbeeg
♦ Defeat Gutnir Widebelly
Optional
♦ Defeat Flicker the Toe Thief and his crew
♦ Destroy goblin weapon racks 1/20
Walkthrough
On the first Act of Verbeeg Jamboree, you will encounter Goblins, Duergar, Verbeeg and Gnolls. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way to the Verbeeg Camp and then find the missing Verbeeg, Gutnir Widebelly. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, find and destroy the Weapon Racks, then find Flicker the Toe Thief and defeat him to complete the Optional objectives.
A short rest will become available after you defeat the first Goblin Booyahg you encounter, another one after you defeat a Troll in a blue area, and then after you encounter a Gnoll. When you defeat the Verbeeg at the camp there's another available short rest.
Defeat Gutnir Widebelly
Gutnir Widebelly will spawn at the gate. He is like a common Verbeeg with more health, if you saved your ultimate, use it against him to finish him off quickly.
Designs of the Duergar
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Though dwarven sappers had cut off access to the forge from their Halls, the verbeeg managed to break in through the exterior gate.
What they didn't count on were the duergar who had their own designs on Annuragon's Forge.
The duergar had hidden the runestone keys to lock the forge gate. We would have to recover those keys before we could enter the forge and deal with the verbeeg inside.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Reach the submerged cavern
♦ Reach Annuragon's Tomb
♦ Retrieve the Annuragon's Tomb's runestone
♦ Locate Gruuln Threechin
♦ Retrieve the runestone from Gruuln Threechin
♦ Reach the statue of Annuragon
♦ Retrieve the runestone near Annuragon's statue
♦ Reach the mushroom field
♦ Retrieve the runestone hidden at the mushroom field
♦ Locate the runestone sockets
♦ Place all of the runestones to gain entry to Annuragon's Forge
♦ Defeat Thurn Dreamreader
Optional
♦ Retrieve Dwarven Mugs 0/10
♦ Defeat Hoarks Shalefoot
Walkthrough
On the second Act of Verbeeg Jamboree, you will encounter Goblins, Duergar, Verbeeg and Gnolls. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way to Annuragon's Tomb, then locate Gruuln Threechin and defeat him, reach the statue of Annuragon, then to the mushroom field. On each of these locations you will be able to collect a runestone. Once you have the four runestones head to Annuragon's Forge entrance and defeat Thurn Dreamreader. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, find and destroy the Dwarven Mugs, then find Hoarks Shalefoot and defeat him to complete the Optional objectives.
A short rest will become available after you defeat a group of Goblins and Duergar, the next short rest is found after you defeat Gruuln Threechin. Another one is available after you defeat the Trolls to retrieve the runestone near Annuragon's Statue. And the last one at the mushroom field.
A Feast for all Cretins
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Verbeeg. Vile Creatures - with a taste for the flesh of dwarves.
What they didn't count on were the duergar who had their own designs on Annuragon's Forge.
Though we would cut down every last verbeeg found within the forge, what we witnessed there would scar us for the rest of our days.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Place the missing runestone to gain entry to Annuragon's Forge
♦ Fight through to the forge
♦ Defeat the Chef
Optional
N/A
Walkthrough
On the third Act of Verbeeg Jamboree, you will encounter Verbeeg, Duergar, Goblins and Goblin Booyahg. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to enter Annuragon's Forge and make your way to through it to find and defeat The Chef. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot.
A short rest will become available after you defeat the first group of Verbeeg, Goblins and Duergar after crossing the gate. The second short rest is found after crossing a concrete bridge and defeating another group of Verbeeg, Goblins and Duergar. The third short rest is at the railway you will find after climbing a ladder
Defeat the Chef
This area is surrounded by fire platforms, avoid them as you fight The Chef. If you saved your ultimate for the final boss, use it to defeat him quickly. When you defeat him a final cutscene will show how he falls to the lava.
General Information
Bosses
- Varnk Ironmind (Act I)
- Rhizel the Ravenous (Act I)
- Skornn Soulreaver (Act I)
- Wennir the Consumed (Act II)
- Orun Bentblade (Act II)
- Kronus Seven Scars (Act II)
- Akar Kessell (Act III)
Items
Preferred Gear Set Drop
- Keeper of Secrets Set (Bruenor Battlehammer)
- Alustriel's Gift Set (Catti-Brie)
- Wearer of the Mask Set (Drizzt Do'Urden)
- Captive of the Abyss Set (Wulfgar)
Enemies
Full The Order of the One Light Walkthrough
Cultists that worship the Crystal Shard like a god have found Kessell's body and infused it with arcane power, reanimating him. Now he seeks to rebuild his army and take his revenge on Icewind Dale.
An Infernal Dispute
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The Order of the One Light, they called themselves - cultists who worshipped the Crystal Shard like a god.
We found the Order's fortress - hidden within the Spine of the World. They were under siege by the forces of Levistus and had erected a magical barrier to keep the devils at bay.
We would have to recover the Netherese Keystones to bring down that barrier before we coul enter the fortress and deal with the mages within.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Reach the gateway to the Wounded Mountain
♦ Defeat the guardian of the Wounded Mountain
♦ Retrieve the Netherese Keystone at the gateway to the Wounded Mountain
♦ Reach the Blackburn Gate
♦ Retrieve the Netherese Keystone outside the Blackburn Gate
♦ Reach the Blackburn Caverns
♦ Defeat the stygians within the Blackburn Caverns
♦ Retrieve the Netherese Keystone inside the Blackburn Caverns
♦ Reach the entry to the broken bridge
♦ Defeat the forces holding the broken bridge
♦ Retrieve the Netherese Keystone at the entry to the broken bridge
♦ Place all four Netherese Keystones to deactivate the magical barrier
♦ Cross the broken bridge
♦ Find the stygian siege commander within the outer fortress
♦ Defeat Skornn Soulreaver
Optional
Destroy cultist urns 0/14
Defeat the First Pick crew
Walkthrough
On the first Act of The Order of the One Light, you will encounter Stygian Raiders, Stygian Charger and Cultists. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make to find and gather the Netherese Keystones, to deactivate the magical barrier near the end of the mission and gain access to Skornn Soulreaver and defeat him. You may encounter zones with icy ground that you will be able to cross without getting harmed by approach a firesword nearby. If you step on icy ground you will suffer Cold Damage and you may gain Slowed status effect for a short period. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, find and destroy the cultist urns, find the First Pick crew and defeat them to complete the Optional objectives.
You will be able to perform a short rest when you reach the Balckburn Gate after defeating the enemies. There's another short rest available after you defeat the forces holding the broken bridge and the last short rest is available after crossing the broken bridge.
Defeat Skornn Soulreaver
Defeath Skornn Soulreaver and the Stygian Raiders. The Skornn Soulreaver is slow, so keep distance and take the Stygians first. If you saved the ultimate for the last boss, use it to defeat him quickly.
Order of the One Light
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Crystal cult necromancers had reanimated the corpse of Akar Kessell and granted him arcane powers he never achiever in life.
From the safety of the warded inner sanctum of their fortress, he called out to any ally that would assist his rise to power once again.
We would need to break down the sanctum's defenses before we could deal with Kessell himself, hopefully, for the last time.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Enter the cultist fortress
♦ Reach the access corridor
♦ Defeat the cultist forces guarding the urn at the access corridor
♦ Destroy the urn at the access corridor
♦ Reach the mining pit
♦ Reach the entry to the Inner Sanctum
♦ Defeat Kronus Seven Scars
Optional
♦ Retrieve soul coins 0/7
♦ Defeat Wennir the Consumed
Walkthrough
On the second Act of The Order of the One Light, you will encounter Duergar, Trolls, Stygian Raiders, Stygian Charger and Cultists. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way to find and destroy the urns to be able to reach the Boss fight area at the end. You may encounter zones with icy ground that you will be able to cross without getting harmed by approach a firesword nearby. If you step on icy ground you will suffer Cold Damage and you may gain Slowed status effect for a short period. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to accomplish the next objective but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, find the soul coins and find Wennir the Consumed and defeat him to complete the Optional objectives.
When you defeat the first group of Duergar and Cultists, a short rest will become available. You will be able to perform a short rest again when you reach the mining pit after defeating the enemies around. If you find and defeat Orun Bentblade and the group of enemies with him, another short rest will be also available. And before entering the final boss area, you will encounter two Stygian Chargers near the edge to the front, a short rest will become available after you defeat them.
Defeat Kronus Seven Scars
Defeat Kronus Seven Scars, the Cultists and Duergar. If you saved your ultimate for the boss fight, use it against him. You may charge your ultimate again by taking down the minor enemies around.
Return of the Tyrant
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Kessel did not have the Shard to help him dominate creatures, but the power the cultists had given him was still dangerous.
Though few had answered Kessell's call, in time, they would grow and be a threat to the entire Dale.
Now was the time to deal with Kessell once and for all.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Fight through the forces guarding the elevator to the tower-top
♦ Take the elevator to the tower top
♦ Approach the altar
♦ Defeat Akar Kessell, the Dead Tyrant of Icewind Dale
Optional
N/A
Walkthrough
On the third Act of The Order of the One Light, you will encounter Cultists and Duergar. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make defeat some groups of enemies through a long bridge to take an elevator, to the next area where you'll have to fight Akar Kessel. You may encounter zones with icy ground that you will be able to cross without getting harmed by approach a firesword nearby. If you step on icy ground you will suffer Cold Damage and you may gain Slowed status effect for a short period. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to accomplish the next objective but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot.
Defeat Akar Kessell, the Dead Tyrant of Icewind Dale
Defeat Akar Kessell. Akar Kessell has many stages. Once you dropped his health to zero, he will respawn in the center of the area with a new health bar. If you saved your ultimate for the boss fight, use it now to defeat him quickly. He will try to keep distance and attack you with ranged powers. Once you dropped his health back to zero again, he will respawn with a greenish aura and will cast more aggresive spells quicker than before. Wait for him at the point where he always respawn to start attacking him as soon as you can. The next time he will appear with a yellow aura. He will revive once again, and then you will have to defeat him him one last time, which triggers a cutscene of his death.
General Information
Bosses
- The Collector (Act I)
- Juurn the Twice Risen (Act I)
- The Husk of the Torult Dragonbane (Act I)
- Wrigglin' Wolly (Act II)
- Kvorn the Gatekeeper (Act II)
- Druunr, Jarl of the Frostfields (Act III)
- Kelvin (Act III)
Items
Preferred Gear Set Drop
- Battlehammer King Set (Bruenor Battlehammer)
- Barbarian Diplomat Set (Catti-Brie)
- Remorhaz Brotherhood Set (Drizzt Do'Urden)
- Flag Bearer Set (Wulfgar)
Enemies
Full The Mask of Kelvin Walkthrough
A frost giant named Utaar is attempting to break into Kelvin's Tomb and recover an artifact that he believes will help him find and claim the Crystal Shard.
Ghosts of the Past
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Kelvin's Calm was named for the great frost giant king of old who was buried beneath it, so the legend told.
Utaar was one of the few remaining frost giant kings of Icewind Dale. He had delved deep under Kelvin's Calm and broken the seals set by the clerics of Tempus on the Tomb of Kelvin
Utaar's actions had disturbed the dead, and we would have to lay them back to rest before following Utaar into the catacombs of Kelvin's fallen city.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Reach the mushroom garden
♦ Purge the Tempus Shrine at the mushroom garden
♦ Reach the withered orchard
♦ Purge the Tempus shrine at the withered orchard
♦ Reach the sunset plaza
♦ Purge the Tempus shrine at the sunset plaza
♦ Reach the crystal outcrop
♦ Purge the Tempus shrine at the crystal outcrop
♦ Take the portal and reach the soul well
♦ Use the pressure plates to restore the Tempus seal on the soul well
♦ Defeat the Husk of Torult Dragonbane
Optional
♦ Defeat Juurn the Twice Risen
♦ Destroy cursed giant urns 0/20
Walkthrough
On the first Act of The Mask of Kelvin, you will encounter Goblins, Goblin Booyahg, Goblin Captain, Verbeeg, Wraith, Frost Giants and Trolls. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way and purge four Tempus Shrines, where you'll have to fight a wave of enemies to be able to perform a short rest. You may encounter zones with icy ground. If you step on icy ground you will suffer Cold Damage and you may gain Slowed status effect for a short period. There are fireplaces and firesword from where you can gain the Warmth effect to avoid getting any damage by walking through the icy ground and explore new ways, these fireplaces are sometimes hidden by some rocks you'll have to wreck off to be able to find them. Avoid stepping on icy ground when it's possible or sprint quickly out of it. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, find the cursed giant urns and destroy them, and find Juurn the Twice Risen and defeat him to complete the Optional objectives.
Defeat the Husk of Torult Dragonbane
Defeat The Husk of the Torult Dragonbane, the Goblins and the Wraith. If you saved your ultimate for the boss fight, now it's the time to use it. You can also fight the minions first to charge your Ultimate.
The Broken City
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Utaar sought the Mask of Kelvin, believing that the artifact of his forefather would help him recover the Crystal Shard.
To catch up with Utaar, we would have to pass through the shattered remnants of the Broken City.
But navigating to Kelvin's Tomb would be a challenge.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Reach the entrance to the Broken City
♦ Defeat the monsters at the entrance to the Broken City
♦ Retrieve the Netherese Keystone at the entrance to the Broken City
♦ Reach the fallen arena
♦ Defeat the monsters protecting the Netherese Keystone at the fallen arena
♦ Retrieve the Netherese Keystone at the fallen area
♦ Reach Kelvin's Courtyard
♦ Pick up the Netherese Keystone on the Frost Giant at Kelvin's Courtyard
♦ Reach the floating tower
♦ Pick up the Netherese Keystone at the floating tower
♦ Reach the central Island Netherese Gate
Optional
♦ Defeat Wrigglin' Wolly
♦ Destroy the noxious troll sacs 0/20
Walkthrough
On the second Act of The Mask of Kelvin, you will encounter Goblins, Goblin Booyahg, Goblin Captain, Verbeeg, Wraith, Frost Giants and Trolls. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way to retrieve four runestones from different enemies, you will be able to perform a short rest each time your enemies from a runestone. You may encounter zones with icy ground. If you step on icy ground you will suffer Cold Damage and you may gain Slowed status effect for a short period. There are fireplaces and firesword from where you can gain the Warmth effect to avoid getting any damage by walking through the icy ground and explore new ways, these fireplaces are sometimes hidden by some rocks you'll have to wreck off to be able to find them. Avoid stepping on icy ground when it's possible or sprint quickly out of it. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, find the Noxious Troll Sacs and destroy them, and find Wrigglin' Wolly and defeat him to complete the Optional objectives.
Reach the central Island Netherese Gate
Follow the waypoints to the last portal. Place the Netherese Keystones on the 4 pilars and defeat the Kvorn the Gatekeeper and the Wraith. Defeat the Wraith first far from Kvorn, then fight Kvorn trying to giving him no rest so he's never able to finish any combat animation. If you saved your Ultimate, use it to defeat him quickly.
The Face of Kelvin
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None could say what damage Kelvin's spirit would do if it was unleashed upon the Dale.
And so we delved into Kelvin's Tomb ourselves, seeking out Utaar so that we could put a stop to this madness.
But none of us were prepared for what we found there waiting in the dark. Who knew the call of the Shard was so strong.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Traverse the broken bridge
♦ Pass Through Kelvin's Plaza
♦ Traverse the floating island
♦ Reach the entrance to the Tomb of Kelvin
♦ Defeat Druunr, Jarl of the Frostfields
♦ Take the elevator to Kelvin's Sarcophagus
♦ Defeat the Spirit of Kelvin
Optional
N/A
Walkthrough
On the third Act of The Mask of Kelvin, you will encounter Goblins, Verbeeg, Wraith and Frost Giants. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way traverse the broken bridge and the floating island, reach the entrance to the Tomb of Kelvin which is guarded by a mini-boss: Druunr, Jarl of the Frostfields. You may encounter zones with icy ground. If you step on icy ground you will suffer Cold Damage and you may gain Slowed status effect for a short period. There are fireplaces and firesword from where you can gain the Warmth effect to avoid getting any damage by walking through the icy ground and explore new ways, these fireplaces are sometimes hidden by some rocks you'll have to wreck off to be able to find them. Avoid stepping on icy ground when it's possible or sprint quickly out of it. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot.
There's a short rest after the broken bridge available. A new short rest is available half-way while traversin the floating island, and another one after traversing it. The last short rest becomes available after defeating Druunr, Jarl of the Frostfields.
Defeat the Spirit of Kelvin
Defeat Kelvin, this is the final boss of the level, you may use your Ultimate against him to finish him off quickly.
General Information
Bosses
- Horbolt Redpick (Act I)
- Arim the Bonescribe (Act I)
- Fenji Coldeye (Act II)
- Hagedorn (Act III)
Items
Preferred Gear Set Drop
- Battlerager Set (Bruenor Battlehammer)
- Underdark Camo Set (Catti-Brie)
- Sorcere's Sentinel Set (Drizzt Do'Urden)
- Corsair's Panache Set (Wulfgar)
Enemies
Full Crystalline Dreams Walkthrough
A powerful being has dominated some of the duergar stranded in Icewind Dale and has them mining chardalyn crystals and crystal remnant.
The Floating City
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Chardalyn crystals are plentiful in the ruins under Kelvini's Cairn. Their magic once helped keep Kelvin's floating city in the clouds.
But now, duergar had moved in to mine the chardalyn from the city's ruins and were trucking it down deep into the catacombs.
Four runeswords contrlled the entrance to the lower mines, and we would have to light them all to press deeper into the duergar operation.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Reach the ruined courtyard
♦ Activate the runesword in the ruined courtyard
♦ Reach the garden temple
♦ Activate the garden temple runesword
♦ Reach the ruined temple
♦ Defeat the forces present at the temple entrance
♦ Activate the ruined temple runesword
♦ Reach the gate to the lower mines
♦ Defeat Arim the Bonescribe
Optional
♦ Eliminate Horbolt Redpick
♦ Destroy the giant urns 0/5
Walkthrough
On the first Act of Crystalline Dreams, you will encounter Duergar, Cultists, Verbeeg and Trolls. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way to activate the runeswords, this location is not very linear. You may encounter zones with poisonous plants or poisonous ground. If you step on poisonous ground or stay close to a poisnous plant, you will get Poison damage and maybe gain the Poisoned effect. Poisonous plants can be dodge by sprinting through them quickly. Poisonous ground can be cleared with explosives. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, destroy the giant urns and find Horbolt Redpick and defeat him to accomplish the optional objectives for extra experience.
There is a short rest available after fighitng the first group of Cultists and Duergar. There next short rests are available right before activating the runeswords.
Defeat Arim the Bonescribe
Defeat Arim the Bonescribe and the Cultists, charge your ultimate by the defeating the Cultists first and use it against Arim.
Crystal Harvest
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The dwarves had long abandoned the mines under Kelvin's Cairn due to the toxic presence of crystal remnant - the remains of Kelvin's Crystal Towers.
Such concerns were of no matter to Duergar, nor to the cultists who had come to entreat with the being the duergar served.
We would have to run the gauntlet of duergar and cultist minions before we could come face-to-face with this entity.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Reach the mine entrance
♦ Defeat the defenders holding the mine entrance
♦ Reach the old mining shaft
♦ Destroy the duergar defenses at the mining shaft
♦ Reach the old lookout
♦ Reach the junction at the broken Netherse Gate
♦ Destroy the duergar defenses at the junction
♦ Find the cultist chamber in the mine tunnels
♦ Defeat the cultists in the mine tunnels
♦ Reach the gate to the deep cavern
♦ Defeat Fenji Coldeye
Optional
♦ Eliminate the Scarred Ones
♦ Destroy the duergar supplies 0/5 (Wooden Carts)
Walkthrough
On the second Act of Crystalline Dreams, you will encounter Duergar, Cultists and Verbeeg. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way to defeat the enemy defenses and destroy their ballistas, then defeat the Cultists in the mine tunnels. You may encounter zones with poisonous plants or poisonous ground. If you step on poisonous ground or stay close to a poisnous plant, you will get Poison damage and maybe gain the Poisoned effect. Poisonous plants can be dodge by sprinting through them quickly. Poisonous ground can be cleared with explosives. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, destroy the duergar supplies (Duergar Supplies are wooden carts) and find the Scarred Ones and defeat them to accomplish the optional objectives for extra experience.
A short rest will become available after defeating a group of Duergar, Verbeeg and Cultists while you are trying to reach the old mining shaft. Another short rest can be found after defeat a group of Verbeeg while you reach the old lookout.
Defeat Fenji Coldeye
Defeat Fenji Coldeye. Charge your ultimate defeating the Cultists around and use your Ultimate against Fenji Coldeye to defeat him quickly.
A Crystal Crown
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Hagedorn was the name that echoed in our minds. It was what had cominated the duergar. An aberration. A beholder.
Hagedorn was combining chardalyn and crystal remnant, using its magic to form the materials into some sort of arcane device.
We would have to defeat Hagedorn and destroy the artifact it was trying to create. its own dreamed-up manifestation of the Crystal Shard.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Reach the old collapsed mine entrance
♦ Defeat the last of Hagedron's defenders
♦ Use the portal and enter Hagedorn's Lair
♦ Defeat Hagedorn
Optional
N/A
Walkthrough
Reach the old collapsed mine entrance
Go to the front, before you reach the portal, there's a Tablet on its left. Go through the portal. Climb to the left, defeat the Duergar. Avoid getting surrounded by them. There's a tome on the left. Go to the front, follow the railway, destroy the explosive barrel with a ranged attack to clear the toxic field. Loot the chest. Take the portal, to the right corner there's a chest, move forward, jump down to the next area.
Defeat the last of Hagedron's defenders
Defeat the Verbeeg and the Cultists. A short rest will be available at this point.
Use the portal and enter Hagedorn's Lair
Follow the waypoints to the portal. Go through it to the next area, you may skip the cutscene if you want to.
Defeat Hagedorn
If you saved your ultimate for the final boss, use it now. Wait until Hagedorn attacks you, dodge it and attack it while its animation leaves it exposed for a short time. Keep distance whenever it launches energy balls around, use ranged attacks. When it floats while it make thunder attacks, Hagedorn becomes Inmune, so focus on dodging. Stay close to edge of the platform and whenever Hagedorn makes it's strongest attack, you must jump to the closest platform around quickly. Defeat Hagedorn.
General Information
Bosses
- Chezzel Rootclaw (Act I)
- Narf Twelvefingers (Act I)
- Nathourn the Spiteful (Act II)
- Bjorn, Hewer of the Judged (Act II)
- Icewind (Act III)
Items
Preferred Gear Set Drop
- Coldstone Guardian Set (Bruenor Battlehammer)
- Sea Sprite's Watch Set (Catti-Brie)
- Dragonsbane Set (Drizzt Do'Urden)
- Reghed Chief Set (Wulfgar)
Enemies
Full The Fury of Icewind Walkthrough
Icewind has been terrorizing the people of the Dale for slaying her mate, Icingdeath.
The Hunting Grounds
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When Wulfgar and I slew the white dragon, Icingdeath, no tears were shed. The beast was a menace.
But now, our actions had brought kingdeath's mate, Icewind, back to the Dale to exact her vengeance.
Some creatures were serving the dragon, bringing her prisoners in exchange for their own lives. We would root them out and discover from them where Icewind had made her lair.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Reach the abandoned Reghed camp
♦ Defeat the hunters at the abandoned Reghed camp
♦ Reach the fallen spire
♦ Defeat the hunters at the fallen spire
♦ Activate the runesword at the fallen spire
♦ Pass through the Spire of Kelvin to reach the frozen courtyard
♦ Defeat the hunters in the frozen courtyard
♦ Reach the Hunter's Camp
♦ Defeat Narf Twelvefingers
Optional
♦ Eliminate Chezzel Rotclaw and his thugs
♦ Destroy the holding cages 0/5
Walkthrough
On the first Act of The Fury of Icewind, you will encounter Goblins, Verbeeg, Wraith, Gnolls and Duergar. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way to find and activate the runeswords, and then find the hunter's camp to defeat Narf Twelvefingers. You may encounter zones with icy ground. If you step on icy ground you will suffer Cold Damage and you may gain Slowed status effect for a short period. There are fireplaces and firesword from where you can gain the Warmth effect to avoid getting any damage by walking through the icy ground and explore new ways, these fireplaces are sometimes hidden by some rocks you'll have to wreck off to be able to find them. Avoid stepping on icy ground when it's possible or sprint quickly out of it. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, find and defeat Chezzel RotClaw, find and unlock the Shrine, find and destroy the holding cages (these require an explosive barrel that you have to find around), for the optional objectives and gain extra experience.
Defeat Narf Twelvefingers
Defeat Narf Twelvefingers and the Verbeeg.
The Hall of Judgement
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Icewind had made her lair within the ruined city of Netherhall atop the broken temple of Othea.
Approaching that broken city on the surface would be foolhardy even if its skies weren't patrolled by a marauding dragon.
We would approach from below, makinf our way through the catacombs under Netherhall where we would find a key to the temple gates.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Reach the dragon spine courtyard
♦ Pass under the courtyard to the Netherhall Gate
♦ Defeat the Netherhall Gate guardians
♦ Reach the broken bridge
♦ Defeat the guardians at the broken bridge
♦ Activate the portal at the broken bridge with the lost Netherese Keystone
♦ Reach the giant mausoleum
♦ Activate the mausoleum gate with the missing lever
♦ Defeat the mausoleum guardians
♦ Reach the Hall of Judgement
♦ Defeat Bjorn
Optional
♦ Eliminate Nathourn the Spiteful
♦ Destroy the giant urns 0/5
Walkthrough
On the second Act of The Fury of Icewind, you will encounter Goblins, Verbeeg and Wraith. It is recommended not to skip any enemy and defeat them all to loot their drops and gain additional XP. On this Act you will have to make your way to defeat several groups of enemies at different locations, after this, you have to retrieve a lever and place it at the gate of the Mausoleum, defeat their guardians and encounter Bjorn at the Hall of Judgement. You may encounter zones with icy ground. If you step on icy ground you will suffer Cold Damage and you may gain Slowed status effect for a short period. There are fireplaces and firesword from where you can gain the Warmth effect to avoid getting any damage by walking through the icy ground and explore new ways, these fireplaces are sometimes hidden by some rocks you'll have to wreck off to be able to find them. Avoid stepping on icy ground when it's possible or sprint quickly out of it. A waypoint mark on your screen will always indicate you where to go to reach the objective locations but it is recommended to always explore each alternative way to find additional loot, find and defeat Nathourn the Spiteful, find and destroy the giant urns to complete optional objectives and gain extra experience.
Defeat Bjorn
Defeat Bjorn, Hewer of the Judged, and Judged Spirit. Defeat the Wraith in your way, use them to charge ultimate and use the Ultimate on them to finish them more quickly.
A Tomb of Ice
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White dragons are simple creatures, but not without cunning. And Icewind was more cunning than most.
The dragon was baiting us to fight her on her terms. Not ideal. But if we didn't face her, she would continue to terrorize the Dale.
And so we entered the ruined Temple of Othea to face the fury of Icewind.
Main Objectives
♦ Reach the Portal
♦ Reach the ruined Temple of Othea
♦ Defeat Icewind
♦ Activate Ballista
♦ Fire Ballista
♦ Defeat Icewind
Optional
N/A
Walkthrough
Reach the ruined Temple of Othea
Move forward, behind the elevator there's a Relief on the right corner. Go back to the elevator, press both pressure plates and go up. The elevator is very long. You skip the cutscene if you want to.
Defeat Icewind
Icewind fires cold damage through her mouth. If you are not close enough, it will be hard to avoid getting damaged by the cold. If you are melee hitting in, pay attention to the front feet, if it lifts one, jump back quickly to avoid getting hit.
Activate Ballista
Icewind will become invulnerable and fly away making a wind storm after you've taken a small part of her health. Take the way to the side, to the ballista, it will be guarded by Goblins. Defeat them to remove the force field over the ballista.
Fire Ballista
Hit the ballista to fire at Icewind.
Defeat Icewind
Return to the center and defeat the Goblins around, to charge your Ultimate while Icewind is not at range. When Icewind comes to ground, use your Ultimate against her if you fully charged it
(This process must be repeated a few times until Icewind is defeated)
