The Black Needle is a long-reaching primary spear found in Sester’s Bastion in Mammon. Start from the Sester’s Gate Beacon, solve the dungeon’s five-bell puzzle by hitting the bells with a Sidearm to raise stone walkways, then complete the final Sester encounter to obtain the weapon.
Where is the Black Needle?
Section titled “Where is the Black Needle?”The Black Needle is in Sester’s Bastion, reached from the Sester’s Gate Beacon in Mammon.
The acquisition route has two important progression steps:
- solve the five-bell walkway puzzle
- complete the final encounter involving the Twin Sesters / Stray Sester
The Black Needle is obtained after that supported final encounter.
How to reach Sester’s Gate
Section titled “How to reach Sester’s Gate”Use the Sester’s Gate Beacon as the route anchor and continue into Sester’s Bastion.
This page keeps its scope on the dungeon and weapon route rather than inventing an exact Ova threshold or another unsupported access requirement.
For the site’s wider Beacon coverage, use the Beacons and fast travel guide.
How the five-bell puzzle works
Section titled “How the five-bell puzzle works”Sester’s Bastion uses five bells to control stone walkways.
Hit the bells from range with a Sidearm. Activating the bells raises the walkways that let you continue through the dungeon.
The important search problem is usually not understanding the mechanic; it is finding the bell that was missed.
Where to find all five bells
Section titled “Where to find all five bells”The supported bell layout breaks down like this:
First section
Section titled “First section”- One bell is on the left.
- A second bell is higher on the right wall.
Deeper bridge room
Section titled “Deeper bridge room”The remaining three bells are in the deeper bridge-room section.
One of them is positioned below the bridge and is particularly easy to miss. If you have activated the obvious bells but the route still has not opened as expected, check below bridge level before retracing the entire dungeon.
This guide intentionally avoids pretending the bells have coordinate-perfect positions. Use the left / high-right / bridge-room structure to scan each section methodically.
Twin Sesters and Stray Sester boss route
Section titled “Twin Sesters and Stray Sester boss route”After the bell puzzle opens the route forward, continue to the final encounter involving the Twin Sesters / Stray Sester.
Completing that supported encounter is part of the Black Needle acquisition route.
This page does not expand the fight into an unsupported boss strategy. The search intent here is reaching the weapon: solve the bells, continue through the Bastion, complete the Sester encounter, and claim the Black Needle.
How to get the Black Needle
Section titled “How to get the Black Needle”Once you have completed the five-bell progression and the final Sester encounter, the Black Needle becomes obtainable.
It is a primary melee spear with long reach. Its weapon ability is called Needle Storm.
For upgrading primary weapons, see the Tarforge guide. The Weapons guide covers the site’s broader launch weapon index.
What Balance Patch 1 changed for Black Needle
Section titled “What Balance Patch 1 changed for Black Needle”Balance Patch 1 improved Black Needle light-attack tracking.
That is the confirmed Patch 1 change this guide uses. It does not infer additional changes to damage, range, scaling, or Needle Storm.
Black Needle FAQ
Section titled “Black Needle FAQ”Where is the Black Needle?
Section titled “Where is the Black Needle?”In Sester’s Bastion in Mammon, on the route from the Sester’s Gate Beacon.
Where is Sester’s Bastion?
Section titled “Where is Sester’s Bastion?”Use Sester’s Gate Beacon as the route anchor and continue into the Bastion.
How many bells are in the puzzle?
Section titled “How many bells are in the puzzle?”There are five bells.
How do you activate the bells?
Section titled “How do you activate the bells?”Hit them from range with a Sidearm to raise the stone walkways.
Which bell is easiest to miss?
Section titled “Which bell is easiest to miss?”The bell positioned below the bridge in the deeper bridge-room section is the easiest supported one to overlook.
Do you need to clear the Sester encounter?
Section titled “Do you need to clear the Sester encounter?”Yes. The supported acquisition route continues through the final Twin Sesters / Stray Sester encounter before the Black Needle is obtained.
Was Black Needle changed in Balance Patch 1?
Section titled “Was Black Needle changed in Balance Patch 1?”Yes. Balance Patch 1 improved its light-attack tracking.