Can You Beat Baldur's Gate 3 using NOTHING But Summons? Act 1

Summons in this game are so interesting. Definitely the most fun one I've done yet.
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[@MinnowTF]

Reason he’s using Wyll is because he’s gonna get the Infernal Rapier at the end of Act 2 for the Cambion summon.

[@Fighterpilot555]

That summoned Cambion is tied with Us for being the best sidekick. I just don't like his weird grunting

[@dwcyrusm.4127]

I was wondering xD

[@hyena436]

​@@Fighterpilot555 imo the djinni is easily the best. Gets a free misty step per turn, and thunderwave for a near guaranteed instakill once per turn, maybe more depending on the fight. (Bhaal temple he goes hard...) He absolutely shreds the rest of act 3 too

[@TheTommyTrials]

@@hyena436if I had to guess, they probably said the cambion and Us are tied for the best because they’re “free”. They require no spell slots to be summoned. I don’t know if I agree, I certainly don’t disagree buuuut that might be their thinking. 🤷🏼‍♂️😄

[@SeaSpartan118]

Spoilers for the next video lol

[@frostyenderman13]

Mizora, watching Wyll assemble an army of summons instead of literally anything else: What my boy doing

[@NerdyStarProductions]

technically if you side with glut and fight spaw, if you immediately focus down spaw and only kill him, all the other NPCs will become passive again, as glut effectively takes over the hivemind and all the denizens follow his command.

[@sunbleachedangel]

Useful to know

[@ViralC1]

less xp tho

[@xxfireages]

you get no xp for killing resurrected npcs which most of the fungi ppl are​@@ViralC1

[@jaradrichardsC137]

​@@xxfireagesoh thats a bummer

[@highdefinition450]

i can't kill spaw, he's my friend :((

[@Fire_Summoner]

In act three you can get Slights of the Seelie: Summon Deva in Lorroakan's Tower. You can learn it with Wizard and get to summon a Deva using a level 5 spell slot.

[@riptidetube123]

yeah it's in a hidden room in the vault, easy to miss.

[@strunkshade]

With like 156 hp it’s super busted on my warlock

[@stfutoast]

unfortunately got patched, its back to level 6 >:(

[@Fail_Inc]

Console away. The best thing about these challenges is seeing what's possible. Its not like you'd be making something you couldn't get otherwise- its just saving you having to replay all of ACT 1 for no good reason.

[@sunbleachedangel]

Absolutely agree with that

[@WilkuPainter]

why not just play on custom mode with honour difficulty

[@user-xx2ec6bj1i]

@@WilkuPainter is it even possible? last time i checked there was no such option

[@NoNo-tl9gb]

@@WilkuPainterconsidering he’s allowing himself to reload I assume that’s what he’s effectively doing. (The only way to reload a death is to move over to that special custom mode)

[@he1ghast]

To make the grym fight easier, you can do the same strategy you did in the video, but instead use a minor illusion to lure grym towards the hammer. Then use the skeleton to shoot the hammer lever. Took me 4 hammers to bring it down.

[@FarisO7]

“For pure damge we go for crap who does 2-5 damage” I know he’s right and all but it still killed me 😂😂😂

[@bernard832]

For the dwarf stuck in the mushroom field, Glut doesn't trigger the mushrooms.

[@bbravoplaysgames]

use mage hand and move the dwarfs bag closer to him, then he will misty step out

[@JXHNDRX]

Snatch the Boots of Speed off the gnome. Then you can use turn based mode to move, dash, and click heels. That’s more than enough movement to get to him before the turn ends

[@jaradrichardsC137]

No way wow, thank you!

[@nickthebrick0691]

you can also enter turn based mode and the mushrooms wont trigger. they only blow up if you end your turn near one

[@SharowbladyeGaymerPorate]

U can also go around by leaping onto the ledge on the side and then walking across and then waypoint out

[@greasedweasel8087]

1. Amazing video (as always) 2. I definitely think you should use the console to get the Moonlantern in Act II 3. Fighting glut doesn’t actually make any of his summons turn against you, but they do go into this weird limbo state where they are neutral NPCs. Longresting and coming back to the bulette will make it aggro on you, however. Source: I tried to do this last week

[@thathandsometryhard8605]

you must have had a bug, because when I turned against glut I had to fight his summon

[@user-xx2ec6bj1i]

​@@thathandsometryhard8605 i did the same thing as the OP multiple times, and i went exactly like they say, the summon never agroes

[@redpandaluver8561]

@@user-xx2ec6bj1i I think it was an update a couple months ago

[@StudlyFudd13]

@@user-xx2ec6bj1i I have never not had them aggro me. I got the game at release and they would aggro even back then for me. Weird

[@derpiderpi6761]

You should console the secret little item in. I wanna see some limits broken

[@xallax]

Totally agree

[@jjmarkonson1931]

i agree too!

[@WillColebar-ce5tf]

Yeah I don’t wanna see this run become more painful and it will also be interesting

[@strunkshade]

Anyone got any idea what the item is?

[@dpart3106]

@@strunkshade act two in balthazaars chambers, gale can repair a shadow lanturn, which gives you a shadow summon

[@trevordillon1921]

“Summons are a very unexplored part of Baldur’s Gate” Me on my first play through rolling up to Cazador with a Deva, a Cambion, 4 ghouls, a Wind Elemental, two Ice Mephits, a Dryad, and a Wood Woad:

[@mrsamiam7872]

You should def console command the shadow lantern when you get there. Makes the run more interesting really seeing all summons

[@Notarron]

The persona music is very fitting for a summon only playthrough 🔥🔥

[@MetalGamer666]

Oh, I get it. Even if you don't complete Honour Mode by reloading a save, you still get the enemies with legendary actions. So it's the hardest difficulty.

[@thomashightower7881]

Ye. Any honor mode campaign that ends can be continued as a custom game from the save. It's all the features of honor mode minus the honor of completing the game without experiencing a party wipe.

[@YelMalanta]

by extension its either custom difficulty or dishonor mode

[@sander10]

If you push the spider matriarch down the hole to the underdark you can actually make glut resurrect her

[@ChitenBugMan]

YOOO that's crazy!

[@kittydaddy2023]

can't do it in tactician

[@ItsJoeyNoodles]

One thing I learned from my evil run is that you only need to take out Spaw for the fight to end as Glut does his voodoo magic cutscene. I learn something new every video of your's I watch, keep up the great content.

[@NormaaIi]

These videos are really enjoyable. Glad to see your channel blowup since the first video.

[@xknightmare013]

You abandoned my poor boy, Gale, in his time of need 😢

[@rclark9559]

Another great video mate love the P5 music as well adds a lot of hype

[@PeopleAcct707]

I love the challenge runs you do, always entertaining to see the creative ways you tackle the self-imposed limits!

[@MARUSHI-YT]

always looking forward to your videos, my man. keep it up, they're super entertaining!

[@buyshow1589]

Hey man just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your content. Your manner of telling about what and how you did is very calming and also informational. You don't blabber, make good jokes and have a good video all in all. Hope your channel growth to the 1 mil. subs :)

[@SengokuTheGouda]

Heads up for future challenge runs. You don’t have to sneak around the intellect devourers. You can jump up next to them and avoid them while getting a good chest and some exp. This avoids the risk of being seen. Also when it comes to the fight at the grove, if you have enhanced leap prepared, you can use it to jump up on the wall and just blow the rally horn every turn. The NPCs will never die in that case.

[@martonstrenner1937]

I love how insane and chaotic these videos are! Please keep it up, im excited to see whats next...

[@Exambient]

Whatever you keep doing, keep doing it. Love the vids, excited for Act 2!

[@Wild_B_Kelso]

Recently started watching your videos. I'm sure I'll love this just like the others! Keep up the awesome work

[@CyberNinja5666]

Always love how inventive and different your videos feel

[@farhansaber9330]

You should definitely console command the item in to get the shade summon. I wanna see ALL the summons! ! !

[@ThePrestoGuitar]

This video was so fucking cool, I love seeing you switching around builds every level and diversifying

[@rasrandir]

Your videos are so dope. I really really enjoy them. Keep it up please!

[@sissel2284]

Very good video ! Keep it up man, you're awesome ! My favorite BG3 content !

[@someonekenobi]

I'm obsessed with bg3 challenge runs and yours are some of the best. Fun challenges, nice pacing and good vibes.

[@leapinglizards4127]

I've been waiting for someone to do this for so long thank you 😂

[@diegoilagan8973]

I’ve been liking for this exact run please continue it

[@MomoOnTheMic]

I only discovered this channel a few days ago, but i think you're criminally underrated! I've been loving the content, keep it up!

[@thedangersnek7325]

Love hearing the dos2 music in the outro. Great video man

[@Razsac]

Your challenge runs are my favorite at the moment, you're super knowledgeable

[@djinscar2304]

I love these videos. I have been obsessed with honor mode, and whenever I see your videos, you inspire me to make another run

[@Fenric859]

My man is a content machine! Keep it up man

[@JaySwag77]

This was great, i can't wait for part 2!

[@toaster227]

Heart Will Change in the background. Amazing music choice.

[@poop_storm]

These videos are like crack to me, please keep coming up with ridiculous new challenges and I will gladly watch

[@ollejamtheden3007]

Love you man. keep up the good work =)

[@JTC161]

Waiting for part 2. Keep up the good videos, Cheers

[@jameskleczek1464]

I’m pretty sure that even if you don’t side with glut the resurrected Bulet will still be your companion and will kill glut

[@bielknife]

I remember watching another playthrough were someone also was using the Glut Bulette strategy and when they decided to go against Glut the Bulette stayed an ally

[@theenbee8222]

I remember using Glut to reanimate the Bulette after beating it for the first time; that thing one-shot Spore-Leader Spaw in one hit in my Durge playthrough fr, absolutely obscene summon lmao; great video btw :3

[@antaresone2323]

If you side with spaw, gluts resurrected creature will be on your side. You would have the bulet on your side against glut.

[@Gingagedon]

the persona 5 music sold me instantly.

[@GMtheTurtle]

Awesome !! Loved this video

[@erikroda979]

I know this might be a bit late, but it’s still on the topic of summons. you can get a stupidly powerful summon in act 2 by playing as an oathbreaker paladin and using control dead on the spectator from the flask by killing it and letting it get resurrected by the shadow curse. For anyone doing a similar challenge, feel free to try this out

[@dr0g_Oakblood]

12:47 - fun fact, you don’t need to actually slaughter the entire colony here, you can just focus down Spaw, which automatically ends the fight with Glut assuming full control.

[@kailahey1141]

seems like a lot of people don't know you can beat grym in around 5 turn by using the massive forge hammer while he's super heated, it does around 120-150 damage and causes him to waste his next action sometimes

[@gabrielday4904]

The quality of these videos is crazy good.

[@phr0g900]

also fyi for the grym fight you can use the imp to get grym to go under the hammer by recasting invisibility under the hammer, letting grym walk there, and activating the hammer with an arrow to speed up the fight! very cool video :)

[@naerolf09]

eyyy happy to see you used my grym strat : ) also you can cheat in the gale thing in act 2 👍

[@duke_n3d]

Great video! Next time to deal with grim make sure you complete hag quest earlier and take "second marriage" wand (or any summons will do tbh) you just spawn them from top right below the hammer so grim always moves there to attack. All you need to do is shoot a lever couple of times and it's done. 5 minutes max :) Zombie from wand is just convenient since you can spawn him without any spell slots million times.

[@gatgatata6701]

That heroism onto the ball got me laughing my *ss off xDDD

[@cowtuna482]

Love these vids!

[@jjmarkonson1931]

PLEASE KEEP DOING THIS

[@sunbleachedangel]

Love your vids, keep goin

[@zydus4444]

Can’t wait for the next episode!

[@otakamerd1220]

Wyll is the type of guy to call the homies to be emotional support while he takes in a food delivery

[@artorism]

I really enjoy your videos, regards from Brazil

[@ianwallace8034]

when you fight glut the bulette actually stays loyal to you instead of glut, its some real dumb programming for that interaction

[@raze467]

You can make the Grym cheese much faster by using Minor illusion and dragging him under the forge hammer and then shooting an arrow to drop the hammer

[@magnussteel7757]

I was looking for this, thank you 6:26

[@ThatGSguy]

I love that you removed curse with Karlach, would not have guessed. Looking forward to act 2

[@Nemesis932]

Nice man you're a legend 👏

[@bobbyhall994]

Was grooving to the Persona 5 soundtrack the whole time I’m gonna need you to repeat that for me

[@captainfactoid3867]

For the Raphael fight I think I had like 20 summons on my first playthrough. I fully believe this challenge will be easier than others you’ve done

[@LWampage616]

Great Vid! For me, as a 300 hours player, the hardest fight in Act 1 is against the flamming fists, if you don"t cheese it. It has 2-3 level 6 enemies, but is worth for the sword and xp. I recommend doing the fight after they enter the burning house, so you separate them and they lose turns moving. 2nd hardest fight is Grymforge for me, because he"s level 10, lmao. But he is actually dumb and you can hammer him.

[@Wisper200]

mad respect for the run, doing honor with the ability to not waste hours for the sake for the challenge is completely fair

[@Glop5897]

This is dedication

[@lilschlagen]

Coming here after the 0 stats video and hearing "I am no sadist." got a good laugh out of me 😂

[@LeoTheDarkAngel]

So excited for the the next part of this. I'd vote for cheating the shadow-weave lantern in (I assume that is what you wanted Gale for) because I'm curious how you want to use it.

[@Jammarart]

This looks awesome

[@pizzaguy8844]

For future reference in the Grym fight, save some magical items and even just normal weapons, and from that spot, throw them at him. He's vulnerable to bludgeoning damage, so it'll usually be about 20-30 damage per throw, so that can speed it up immensely. Get some Haste or something, and you can get a good 80 damage or so a turn

[@NoForksGiven]

I've been waiting to see someone do a pokemon run of this game

[@ryudragon7]

When I got Glut on my side, I went straight over to kill his foes. He then powered up with more health and ranged spells. I didn't have to go back to Spaw for a while. And in the end, I just killed Glut in my party without opening further dialog.

[@Mr_Maiq_The_Liar]

it's a tradition of mine that my second playthrough of a game i like is always going to be a challenge run. Only summons solo was going to be my thing too, but i was not letting myself inflict any condition on my enemies

[@ieatcaribou7852]

Love the Persona music!

[@b.v.2705]

A tip for or those who utilize Glut. Just before the Duergar battle ends, control the reanimated creature to jump to its death in the river chasm so you don’t have to deal with it when you start a fight with him.

[@0NBalfa0]

Bouch: summons are an unexplored element in the game Meanwhile my PC struggling to just not give up on life with 20+ summons following me around

[@christopherpittaway8902]

For the last nautiloid fight, if you manage to find a potion of speed, you can drink it, dash twice, and get to the console in one turn

[@asbar1515]

Don't know if you'll see this but I have an advice for Grim - throw stuff at him. Even a mage hand throwing boots at him will do a lot more dmg cause he is vulnerable to bludgeoning dmg when he is overheated

[@posthumous_me]

bro def do some "magic" to get that shadow lantern. this challenge is gas

[@kittydaddy2023]

Bouch: "I am no sadist" Me: I don't believe you

[@BreezyRex]

Might be worth to try abyss beckoners once you can summon ghouls (it might just be flying ghouls) since they cannot be driven mad

[@vc180191]

For the first fight at the grove, with the wizard jump spell, you can take a longer route and get above the gate, letting you spam the war horn for the rally buff with temp hp every turn.

[@Aoi_Ryuu]

the best challenge run!

[@EvilMyself]

And we're putting out another abolsute banger. Get this man to 100k subs tomorrow

[@BowserBurckhardt-qw5zc]

Very nice content

[@teldarin7557]

Give me a challenge run video and P5 music and I'm a happy guy. That soundtrack just never gets old.

[@pinakoolada]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it but you can use minor illusion to get grym to go to the middle.

[@tooth2887]

I already watched this but after act 3 came out I'm rewatching it cause of that. binge session :D

[@BRG_Godsword]

you dont have to side with Glut, for whatever reason when he becomes hostile Bulette remains as your ally

[@runeritari3]

fun fact: if you turn on glut, you dont need fight both glut and bullette. Bullette will be still under your control

[@RandomZagreus]

10:45 I don't know if this has already been patched but the strongest summon would be the zombie Arabella, carry her body to the under dark after Kagha kills her and use Glut to resurrect her and make the entire region trivial

[@manshirts7991]

For the Grym fight you can use Returning Pike or a pact weapon and throw it at him and he should go down in like 15 turns. This is how I've done it in my honor runs to not die/ waste time. I've always wanted to put a character as a Bless bot with Mystra's blessing and didn't know that it just lasted 10 turns regardless. Definitely gonna try now.