Dragon’s Dogma 2 guide: The Caged Magistrate quest walkthrough
Here’s how to finish one of Dragon’s Dogma 2’s trickiest early game quests.
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Most of the quests you’re given towards the beginning ofDragon’s Dogma 2are pretty simple, but there’s one that stands out for being quite tricky: The Caged Magistrate. Unlike other missions you’ve done in the early game that just required you to follow a quest marker and do some basic combat, this one spirals into a full-blown long form quest that only offers vague hints about its objectives.
I had some trouble figuring this one out during my playthrough, and if you’re reading this article, you’re probably having a hard time yourself. Fear not, though, because I’ve written up a detailed guide that goes over how to complete The Caged Magistrate quest step-by-step. You’ll find the complete walkthrough below.
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Speak with Magistrate Waldhar
Here’s how to get started with The Caged Magistrate quest, and how to complete its first objective:
Magistrate Waldhar’s request for “a place with plenty of tomes” is pretty vague, thoughyour Main Pawn should speak up and say that they heard of a place like that in the Slums. That’s where you’re headed next.
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Find a place with plenty of tomes
The Slums is a short walk north of the gaol entrance, and it’s where the second part of The Caged Magistrate takes place. Here’s what to do there:
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As I’m sure you can tell,the library in the vaults is the “place with plenty of tomes” that Magistrate Waldhar seeks. Now that you’ve discovered it, you can return to him and tell him about it.
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Free the Magistrate from his cell
Now that you know of a place for Magistrate Waldhar, you can free him from his cell and finish the quest. Here’s how to do so:
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Note that as a reward for your hard work, Brant will give you 7,000 Gold and a Ferrystone. The former is quite a hefty sum of money that you should use for some early game gear upgrades, while the latter is a nifty consumable that lets you fast travel to any Portstones you find.
Well done, Arisen
While The Caged Magistrate doesn’t require any noteworthy combat whatsoever, its difficulty lies in how obscure a few of its objectives are. Sneaking into the prison and speaking with Waldhar is simple enough, but finding Malcom and stumbling across the vaults he’d like to study in forces you to investigate the Slums carefully — and you’d never know about his or their existence unless you donated food and money to Kendrick in the first place.
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In truth, many of Dragon’s Dogma 2’s quests are vague in this way, and often have objectives you won’t find unless you explore areas thoroughly and carefully. Adopt that mindset, though, and yougenerallywon’t have too much trouble.
Note that after giving Magistrate Waldhar a few days to get situated in the vaults, you can visit him there to get a new quest. He’ll send you to one of Vernworth’s masquerades; you’ll need to visit one anyway for a main story quest, soget yourself some formal raiment, and you can kill two birds with one stone.
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