The Sorcerer's Appraisal is a side quest in Dragon's Dogma 2 (DD2). Read our guide for a walkthrough on how to start and complete The Sorcerer's Appraisal quest, as well as to know if you should give the grimoires to Myrddin!

The Sorcerer's Appraisal Grimoire Locations

Sorcerer's Appraisal Grimoire Locations
Let There Be Light Fulminous Shield Nation's Death Knell Howling Blizzard Towering Earth
Note: Most, if not all, of these grimoires have at least two copies that can be found. We've listed below the locations we know of so far. If you know of other locations than the ones listed below, let us know in the comments!

Let There Be Light Location

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The Let There Be Light grimoire can be obtained in a study inside Myrddin's Home in Checkpoint Rest Town. To get here, climb the broken walls located on the right side of the house, then jump on the balcony. The grimoire will be sitting on top of the table to your right.

Fulminous Shield Location

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The Fulminous Shield grimoire can be purchased from one of the merchants in Melve Village for 5000 G. You should be able to find him near the entrance of the village. Just look for an NPC with a camping kit on his back, and that should be your guy.

Nation's Death Knell Location

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You can acquire the Nation's Death Knell grimoire in one of the rooms on the second floor of the Ancient Battleground. You'll find it in a room located right near the stairs leading to the higher floors of the dungeon. The grimoire will be displayed on what seems to be an altar.

Howling Blizzard Location

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The Howling Blizzard grimoire can be obtained by opening a chest found on the second floor of the Waterfall Cave. You'll be able to distinguish this chest through the blue light illuminating on it.

Warning: Opening this chest will summon a Lich, which can be troublesome to deal with!

We assure you, however, that the challenge will be worth the trouble, as opening this chest will give you the Howling Blizzard and another copy of the Nation's Death Knell.

Towering Earth Location

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You can obtain the last grimoire by speaking with Waldhar inside The Gracious Hands' Vaults. To get access to this place and find Waldhar there, you'd have to complete The Caged Magistrate quest.

The Caged Magistrate Walkthrough

How to Complete The Sorcerer's Appraisal

1. Gather All of the Grimoires
2. Deliver the Grimoires to Myrddin

Gather All of the Grimoires

Start obtaining all five grimoires. These can be found in different locations across the open world.

Deliver the Grimoires to Myrddin

After obtaining all of the grimoires, head back to Myrddin to deliver them. However, before doing so, we recommend dropping by Ibrahim's Scrap Store to make forgeries of the books. Another quest will ask you for these grimoires, and you'd greatly benefit from completing both of them!

Note: You can still get the same rewards if you give Myrddin only three forgeries!

How to Create a Forgery

Should You Give the Grimoires to Myrddin?

Give Myrddin the Fake Grimoires

There is another quest called Spellbound that would require you to get and submit all five grimoires. We recommend forging the grimoires and giving those to Myrddin, as you won't miss out on any rewards he will give you even if you deliver the fake ones.

Give the original copies to Trysha to get more rewards from her and Eini. If you give the forged copies to Trysha, you'll be locked out of some important rewards, including a powerful spell called Celestial Paen and the Meteoron Maister Teaching for Sorcerers.

Spellbound Walkthrough and Location

How to Start The Sorcerer's Appraisal

Visit Myrddin's Home While Wearing the Courtly Attire

You would have to wear both Courtly Tunic and Courtly Breeches for Myrddin to entertain you. Obtain both, then visit his home to begin the quest.

Courtly Attire Location

One of the methods to obtain both the Courtly Tunic and the Courtly Breeches is by opening the chests found at Vernworth Castle. You can go for the one located in the Guest Chambers on the second floor of Vernworth Castle.

Alternatively, you can obtain this attire by completing The Ornate Box quest.

The Sorcerer's Appraisal Location

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The Sorcerer's Appraisal starts at Myrddin's Home in Checkpoint Rest Town.

The Sorcerer's Appraisal Quest Summary

How to Unlock and Rewards

Quest Type	Side Quest
Location	Checkpoint Rest Town
Unlock Condition	Visit Myrddin's Home located in Checkpoint Rest Town while wearing the Courtly Attire.
Quest Giver	Myrddin
Rewards	・XP: 2,100 ・Gold: 11,000 ・ Ares Morpho Robe; Myrddin's Chronicle

Dragon's Dogma 2 Related Guides

All Quests and Unlock Conditions

Quests With Story Progression

#	Story Quests
1	Gaoled Awakening
2	Tale's Beginning
3	In Dragon's Wake
4	One-Eyed Interloper
5	Seat of the Sovran
6	Monster Culling
7	Disa's Plot
8	The Caged Magistrate
9	The Stolen Throne
10	The Nameless Village
11	An Unsettling Encounter
12	Feast of Deception
13	Nation of the Lambent Flame
14	Flickering Shadows
15	Convergence
16	A New Godsway
17	The Guardian Gigantus
18	Legacy

True Ending Quest Guides

#	Post Game Quests
1	Dreams Apart
2	Halls of the First Dawn
3	A Scholarly Pursuit

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