Baldur’s Gate 3 Walkthrough & Guides Wiki

Welcome to GamesRecon’s Baldur’s Gate 3 walkthrough and wiki guide!

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a D&D 5th Edition CRPG developed by Larian Studios — a 100+ hour RPG where every choice reshapes your story. This hub lists every guide on GamesRecon: main story campaign, main quests, sidequests, companion quests, major decisions, boss fight strategies, classes, builds, gear items, weapons & collectibles, NPC characters and party builds, and much more. Guides are added as they publish. Encyclopedia tables at the bottom track which topics already have a guide and which are still coming.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is split into three acts and has a lot of endings that hinge on your character and the choices you make. The story leans toward lawful good, yet you can still play evil by picking the options that clash with the plot.

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Quick Facts

Story & Major Decisions

Built on choices that ripple across all three acts. These guides break down each decision — who lives, who dies, what you gain and what you lose so you walk in knowing the stakes.

• Are There Consequences for Using Illithid Powers?
• Can You Avoid Killing Buthir and Grukkoh?
• Should You Drink Formula Gruna?
• Should You First Enter Moonrise Towers or Shadowfell?
• Should You Free Orpheus or Side with the Emperor?
• Should You Kill Anders or Karlach?
• Should You Let Gale Reforge the Crown?
• Should You Let Gale Use the Netherese Orb?
• Should You Let Yenna Join Your Camp?
• Should You Recruit or Kill Minthara?
• Should You Release the Pixie?
• Should You Side with the Stone Lord or the Guild?
• Should You Take the Mountain Pass or the Underdark?
• Should You Take Raphael’s Deal?
• Should You Take the Ritual Dagger of Shar?
• What Happens If You Kill Kagha?
• What Should You Do with the Addled Frog?
• What to Do with the Necromancy of Thay: Read or Destroy It?
• Should You Destroy or Control the Elder Brain?
• Should You Save the Brain?
• What Happens If You Steal the Druids’ Sacred Idol?

Quests & Walkthroughs

Full quest solutions, puzzle answers, and the optimal order to tackle Act 1 through Act 3.

• Arcane Tower Walkthrough
• Find the Missing Shipment (Rugan) Walkthrough
• Free True Soul Nere Guide
• Hhune Mausoleum Puzzle Solution Guide
• House of Healing Guide
• Jaheira’s Hideout Pin Slot Puzzle Guide
• Steal the Sacred Idol Walkthrough
• How to Lift the Shadow Curse
• Nettie Room Puzzle Guide
• Solve the Open Hand Temple Murders
• Best Quest Order in Act 1
• How to Investigate Kagha
• How to Investigate the Suspicious Toys in Felogyr’s Fireworks
• How to Save Liam

Companions

Your party defines your experience. These guides cover where to find each companion, how to recruit them, and the choices that keep them loyal or drive them away.

• Astarion Companion Guide
• Can You Save Karlach?
• How to Free Shadowheart on the Ship
• How to Give Gale Magic Artifacts
• How to Rescue Volo
• Can You Recruit Karlach Without Wyll Becoming a Devil?
• How to Find and Rescue Halsin
• How to Rescue or Recruit Barcus Wroot
• How to Revive Gale

Classes, Races & Builds

12 classes, dozens of subclasses, and multiclassing on top. These guides help you pick the right foundation for your run.

• Best Cleric Subclass (Domain) and Deity to Choose
• Best Race for Bard
• Best Class for the Dark Urge
• How to Become an Oathbreaker Paladin
• Should You Become an Oathbreaker Paladin?

Bosses & Combat

The fights that end runs. Strategies, positioning tips, and the gear that makes each encounter manageable.

• Auntie Ethel Boss Guide
• How to Defeat the Netherbrain
• Where to Find Elder Brithvar

Items, Weapons & Armor

Missable gear, hidden legendaries, and how to get the equipment that upgrades your build.

• Ceremonial Weapon Locations Guide
• Devilfoil Mask Guide
• Duellist’s Prerogative Guide
• How to Get the Gloves of Automaton
• How to Use the Rune of the Wolf
• Where to Find Penumbral Armor
• How to Find and Use the Strange Chunk of Amber
• How to Get the Blood of Lathander Mace

NPCs & Curiosities

The Strange Ox, Withers, and other characters worth tracking down.

• What Is the Strange Ox?
• Dairow Vin: Location and How to Wake Him Up
• How to Find Withers
• How to Wake Up Art Callugh

Systems, Mechanics & Settings

How the game’s underlying systems work — from Karmic Dice and enemy scaling to traps, cantrips, and graphics settings.

• Cantrips: What They Are and How They Work
• Illithid Powers Guide
• Karmic Dice: Should You Turn It On or Off?
• Do Enemies Scale?
• How to Disarm Traps
• How to Increase Athletics
• Should You Choose DirectX 11 or Vulkan?

Transformations & Lore

Can you become a vampire? A werewolf? The answers might surprise you.

• Can You Become a Vampire?
• Can You Become a Werewolf?

Endings

Every ending path and what triggers each one.

• All Endings Explained

Encyclopedia

Every major topic in the game, tracked against what’s already published. Guide Available links straight to the article; Coming Soon entries are queued for future guides.

Acts & Chapters

Major Regions

Classes

Races

Origin Characters

All Companions

Major Villains & Bosses

Key Items & Artifacts

Romance Options