Voidbulb is up there with my favorite items in the game, especially in act 1, when enemies die slowly compared to the rest of the game, being able to say "get back in there lol" to entire crowds trying their best to escape clouds of daggers, hunger of hadar, or sleet sleet storms not only turns fights off but is hilarious as a byproduct
@EpifanesEuergetes3 ай бұрын
"...drugs are more important than pants." I love it when fantasy games have some realism in them and teach valuable life lessons.
@Jdvalentine133 ай бұрын
Pants are an illusion… and so is DEATH
@clarencewalters3383 ай бұрын
It is absolutely balance shattering just how many speed potions you can get even without min-maxing, they are encounter deciding most of the time and they drown you in them.
@Cephalopocalypse3 ай бұрын
Yep no kidding, even without buying them you can easily end up with dozens just lying around by the midgame
@cryamistellimek91843 ай бұрын
Hopefully people coming across these videos are encouraged to use their consumables. When you start experimenting in BG3 with your resources you open up a whole new level of power but a lot of people are afraid to.
@BenjaminRatthe3 ай бұрын
My friends and I went through almost all of act 1 without using consumables and we struggled alot. In my solo save I thought I'd try using more of them and it made the game so much easier in the early game that I stockpiled a ton of potions and stuff. I love that consumables are meant to be used in this game
@DrSinisster3 ай бұрын
Most games I barely touch them as the usually don’t matter. Pillars had some use, but thats rare for me. I started a new BG3 run, and Using them on my Range/magic limited party to extend theur Versatility. It is working well through ACT 1. I am saving Barrels for uses later as well. You never know when you might need some barrel goods.
@mikevenneman1561Ай бұрын
But what if i need them later
@rubyriches24 күн бұрын
The RPG curse..
@MrRonV3 ай бұрын
I love how you factored in the communities' feedback. The Sparrow Slaying Arrow really is S+ Tier.
@minhocho54873 ай бұрын
The amount of work this video took should probably be insane. As a person who suffers from, i will probably use this better later and never use syndrome, this video is a god sent.
@joshhobbs48623 ай бұрын
The man. Is thorough 🔥🔥🔥 also remember if you're just popping in to check a bit of info and have time to let it run for a while that helps the algorithm not think you left cause you're not interested
@danking16683 ай бұрын
Invaluable BG3 info, as per all of your BG content.
@chrisjoseph73893 ай бұрын
Your videos have been a huge help. I only have the house of grief and house of hope left to do before before going after the elder brain in honour mode. Thank you
@annemowdy3913 ай бұрын
Good luck!!!
@FelipeArthurferpa3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video ❤Please create a playlist on your channel with the Bg3 tier lists. Sometimes I wanna go back to some of your videos and it’s kind of hard to find them
@Anarcho-Zymurgist3 ай бұрын
Found your channel recently and just wanted to mention I've been really impressed with your thoroughness and research that goes into these videos.
@tiagoleivas34953 ай бұрын
Best channel about BG3 strategies
@Cephalopocalypse3 ай бұрын
Thanks very much!
@toadintheh0le2 ай бұрын
Incredibly incredible video. Incredibly powerful tips here 😭
@CommunismVCapitalism3 ай бұрын
Any chance you plan to do gear? Boots, shields, gloves, rings! We need your help!
@alissaholiday37243 ай бұрын
I'll second that one
@worldwatcher383 ай бұрын
I’ll third. Highly needed fire a complete portfolio of vids. Yes please.
@sirjoesphjoestar83613 ай бұрын
S+ - Titanstring Bow, Bhaalist Armor, Helldusk Armor (Act 1), Silver Sword Of The Astral Plane (Act 1), Deathstalker's Mantle, Markoheshkir, Amulet Of Greater Health S - Hill Giant Club, Armor Of Persistance, Helldusk Gloves (both), Caustic Brand, Cloak Of Protection, Cloak Of Displacement, Cloak Of The Weave, Adamantine Splint, Horns Of Berserker, Spellsparkler, Callous Glow Ring, Gauntr Mael (the bow from Steelwatcher Titan) A+ - Darkfire Longbow, Hill Giant Gloves, Robe Of The Weave, Mask Of Soul Perception. Those are some notable for me, obviously it varies from build to build and some are interchangeable, but yeah.
@Anton-GameLifeCoaching3 ай бұрын
Ouh I needed this video, although I don't play on harder difficulties because it gets a bit meta this is useful for those hard fights! Great guide as always.
@AhDifferentBreed3 ай бұрын
I remember learning about the arrow of many targets and specific slayings all right before the last fight with Raphael I was asking myself why did I make everything so much harder LOL
@PhantomSteveAV3 ай бұрын
Lack of noblestalk is a crime, cost an action but cures and heals 100%. can only get it in act 3 if you give Derith the noble stalk and save her POS husband. but then you can buy it daily. meant to say it on the intial potion video but I'll drop it here. Still love the videos bro
@annemowdy3913 ай бұрын
Just a heads up that you do NOT have to save her POS husband to buy the noblestalk in Act 3. You can let her live her best life and even bring her a cat to live with in Baldurs Gate
@PhantomSteveAV3 ай бұрын
@@annemowdy391 OMG I thought you had to this whole time! Thank you internet stranger!
@annemowdy3913 ай бұрын
@@PhantomSteveAV No problem! You do have to get her that mushroom, but you can totally "accidentally" set the field on fire afterwards 😈
@gregoberski58973 ай бұрын
One more thing about the Elixir of Heroism; it adds 1d4 to attack and also 1d4 to saving throws, just like bless, and it stacks with Bless and Resistance, making it very crucial for story events like the Zaithisk.
@LordAryu3 ай бұрын
My solo HM Fire Sorcerer was completely cracked out of his mind when he was on that Speed Potion + Bloodlust Elixir Drug cocktail. Even on the rare turns where he was incapacitated due to the potion wearing off, he still had the chance to proc the Shield spell with his reaction. The first five levels were very dicey, but once he had Fire Acuity Hat and the Slow spell, it was GG lol
@marcohernandez44023 ай бұрын
So sad i'm not getting the Sparrow Slaying Arrow on my evil run... Gonna miss that amazing effect.
@cyrexarcfire85843 ай бұрын
I tend to keep backpacks with hand fulls of smoke powder grenades (and the occasional barrel) on my strongest character, so they can still be pretty useful in the later stages of the game. Huck a pack with 4-5 bombs into a group of trash so it breaks, then hit it with fire to clear small groups of trash. I'm sure there are more effective ways of dealing with things, but satchel charging a bunch of jerks and sending them flying is just too much fun!
@exxon1013 ай бұрын
On the subject of separativg Bloodlust Elixir out of S+ tier, it doesn't do anything literally actually gamebreaking. It doesn't give you the equivalent of 2 talents and 19 skill points in Strength like the Cloud Giant does. The fact that enemies roll a D4 for initiative while Vigilance gives +5 is extremely silly. By comparison Bloodlust is just an extra action. And sure, an extra action is insane, but it's not *literally* causing unintended interactions.
@Cephalopocalypse3 ай бұрын
Yeah, exactly! Bloodlust is still operating within the bounds of the rules, even if it's incredibly pushed, whereas the S+ elixirs just let you break the rules entirely
@cannyvalley85223 ай бұрын
How many sparrows do we encounter in the game though? Halfway through act 2 and didn't see a single sparrow, it's always blue jays or something. Are they in the city perhaps?
@mikedickens8483 ай бұрын
This has helped immensely.
@Cephalopocalypse3 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@FestorFreak3 ай бұрын
You once again forgot the Kobold Firewine Barrels. I think there are 3 of them in that one room, all can be found by looking for the popups above the barrels that show snoring/other sounds coming from within.
@thevigilmain66283 ай бұрын
Hey cephalo, could you please pleas pls pls epls do an illithid powers tierlist?😭🫶
@timothynavratil4373 ай бұрын
Bravo!!! Amazing job thanks
@Cephalopocalypse3 ай бұрын
Thanks very much!
@cuspofexposure82423 күн бұрын
Could you please do a video on (ice block) monk ability or could I just get a response. 1) How much strength exactly does it take to lift the ice block? 2) Does the barbarian bear totem ability, make it easier to lift ice block. 3) Are there any items that help lift ice block? 4) Does ice block have Damage reduction? 5) can you electrify ice block? 6) can you poison ice block? 7) can you blow up ice block like water on the ground and if so; how much damage does it do? 8) can you oil ice block? 9) How heavy is ice block? 10) what else can you do with ice block? 11) does ice block work with durgur enlarged ability; the 1d4 added. 12) can you use ice block to close off entrances? 13) can you stack them and then blow them up? What happens? If you oil it, then throw it; will the target get oiled, wet, electrified, poisoned? 14) if it melted while poisoned /electrified does it make a cloud or puddle? 15) does the way you destroy ice block change the effect fire bludgeoning, thunder, lightning, poison,slashing, … 16) Can you cast spells on it? 17) can it tank/distract?
@alexmashkin8633 ай бұрын
I didn't test it, but I think I noticed that a critical miss with many target arrow turns into a critical hit on all subsequent targets :-)
@alexmashkin8633 ай бұрын
Roaring thunder have been coming through for me in a pinch more than few times, idk what are you talking about 😂
@gequetscht10313 ай бұрын
Do you still plan on tiering the Ilithid Powers?
@GridMatos3 ай бұрын
I never understand how and what is "arcane" to use it correctly
@Gr3mlin133 ай бұрын
Hi @Cephalopocalypse, loving the content. Keep it up. One question, what is the origin of your name?
@ginar23393 ай бұрын
I’m guessing it’s cephalopod (the scientific name for squids, octopuses, cuttlefish) combined with apocalypse. An apocalypse of squids-like the plot of BG3
@Cephalopocalypse3 ай бұрын
Yep Gina is right, but no particular origin, I just thought it was funny 15 years ago :P
@grittywaffle3 ай бұрын
hell yeah
@jmr900003 ай бұрын
whadda king
@MasterTheSwag2 ай бұрын
BARRELS OP
@Cephalopocalypse2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the support! It's true they are the unsung heroes of baldur's gate
@MasterTheSwag2 ай бұрын
@@Cephalopocalypse Glad to help when I can dude. You make awesome content!
@05kamora2 ай бұрын
For the algy
@Cephalopocalypse2 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@berylman3 ай бұрын
Dude, no offense, but even when you try to condense it all you cannot help but be exhaustingly longwinded. This video should take 5 min tops
@Cephalopocalypse3 ай бұрын
Dude, no offense, but given how poorly you come off in this comment why would someone be interested in taking communication style advice from you?