20 Insane Secrets that will CHANGE how you play Baldur's Gate 3

[@Toyhouze]

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[@wagnarokkr]

The Indiana Jones trick with the Amulet of Greater Health can also be used to steal the Necromancy of Thay book.

[@HutchyWilly]

Don't do what I did in my honour run, use a bow as my switching item, I had no other items, it didn't work for me, maybe it was too big or only the string was on pressure pad. I still managed to kill Raphael, just, but I wanted to get some more gear before that fight to make it easier.

[@heathengypsy]

easier way to get the book is just go into turned based mode as soon as you pick up the book. None of the traps go off and you can just walk out of there.

[@Slyotic]

This trick failed me on my honor run

[@aciarduce]

The Justiciar's Scimitar lost its required scimitar proficiency, because Shadowheart couldn't use it. This literally just happened a short while ago. Shadowheart talks all the time about wanting to become a Justiciar. But then you find this blade and she can't use it as a pure Cleric (canonically). So they decided to just drop that part so she, and everyone, can use it.

[@vileluca]

I mean I always just respec her into War cleric anyway lol

[@wowprobeast7543]

@@vilelucatempest better trust me

[@dokkabaerpg7896]

@@wowprobeast7543life better trust me

[@zikkimeister215]

If you play her with trickery domain you sure as hell deserve a weapon that is not for her proficiency. If you go full rtard than you can commit

[@RandomBlackMoose]

"that will CHANGE how you play Baldur's Gate 3" "LAMP"

[@peterhansen6853]

Thanks for the video. I read that the Justiciar's Scimitar lost its proficiency prerequisite, because storywise it suits Shadowheart perfectly, but she doesn't originally have the Scimitar proficiency. Sorry if someone already posted this.

[@omgopet]

12:00 - For people who don't mind a bit of cheese, you can get the effect of these boots for free by having a wizard and cleric in your camp cast them on all of your party members after each long rest.

[@TheButterMinecart1]

That's not cheese though, it's a completely intended part of gameplay

[@elenalizabeth]

Haha yeah that’s Halsins daily job 😂 gotta put him to work somewhere, so he casts freedom-of-movement, longstrider, darkvision, and protection-from-poison spells on all the party members I’ll be taking that day. And then the rest of his spells go on making Goodberries 🤷‍♀️

[@omgopet]

@@TheButterMinecart1 It's not a bug or anything, but it's debatable how intended it is. You definitely couldn't do it in a tabletop DnD game (maybe you could pay for a blessing at a temple). It definitely is not "in the spirit" of the game, you are basically getting free spell slots and/or spell picks by delegating stuff like Hero's feast and max-upcasted aid to the camp cleric. These are lvl 6 slots we are talking about, not a trivial resource.

[@mistahanansi2264]

The [Adamantine Scimitar] doesn't just apply the (ignores slashing damage resistance) to the weapon in your off-hand, but also to all slashing weapons in your inventory. Even throwing the [Comeback Handaxe] from your inventory will still allow it to ignore slashing resistance, despite not having needed to equip it.

[@user-xg3jz1th2k]

im sorry. i still dont understand. so adamantin scimitar must be equip as primary weapon so the effect can be apply or we can just put it in off-hand and the effect still can be apply?

[@R.W.D.-vs8xl]

Do you know if the other adamantine weapons are affected the same way?

[@mistahanansi2264]

@@R.W.D.-vs8xl I only ever noticed the effect with the [Adamantine Scimitar], never tried the others, and I've never heard about the others having a similar effect.

[@pastafarian7]

Not a bad video, but I think a lot of these are exploits, not secrets, which is an important distinction

[@anthonyeaves4145]

Secret exploits

[@noway5266]

Sexploits

[@bazikon7717]

There are more portraits to find from DOS2. Red Prince, Ifan, Fane, Lohse, Sebil and Beast.

[@tekno_duke]

Spoilers: Fane in Mustio's dung. Loshe in Netie's room Sebile in Saga's house Red Prince in Waukeen's Rest Beast in Arcane Tower.

[@e.s.r5809]

I like to think 'Marco Creen' left them there on his way through.

[@bazikon7717]

@@e.s.r5809 lol that's actually smart. from now on it's going to be my head canon too

[@Zapi00]

At one point the main character can also talk about their nightmares and one option is constantly being attacked by a kraken, which happens repeatedly in DOS2.

[@RaspberryRenegade]

How are we not talking about how these secret portraits "CHANGE the way you play the game"?! J/K, I have learned quite a few tricks from these videos so I do appreciate them; sometimes the dramatic titles make me chuckle though.

[@fartytowels8409]

I tried acquiring the MANSCAPED buff, but they told me it was a microtransaction. I thought this game didn't have any.

[@jesusfrreak2]

Highly recommend an Orpheus aligned gith playthrough, it feels like the game is designed around it when you do it

[@user-mu8ok5xf8d]

Even better play a gith cleric of vlakith and you go through the change in faith with Leazel

[@HarryHorsemin]

You are incorrect about the “Hidden Lamp of Disappointment”. It most certainly shows up more than only right there. Although I know it’s in more places in act 3, I can’t remember off of the top of my head. I am however able to say with confidence that there’s also a disappointing lamp in the back of the Zhentarim hideout in one of the locked rooms all the way in act 1

[@joelkorhonen3170]

"Lamp!"

[@clintblalock721]

Yep. Pretty sure there's also one in the Toy Maker's basement.

[@radicalrat4867]

and in the blighted village

[@Siven80]

Selune chest and Boots of striding are obviously glitches, certainly not a secret permanent buff. Song of rest is definately a bug too

[@TrixyTrixter]

Chest is not a glitch. Thats just how the game works.

[@Siven80]

@@TrixyTrixter Hmm, selling the chest and pickpocketing it back so it doesnt have the "your property" tag sounds like a glitch to me tbh. If it damaged mobs just by putting it down without needing to sell and pickpocket that would be working fine imo.

[@tdgransit9091]

I'd say it's more of an exploit than a glitch.

[@thanatosphoenix7092]

@@Siven80 it damage the mobs thanks to the incantations that the chest have, so if you steal it and put it down all the goblins try to interact with it to pick it up since is their property. The boots of striding are probably glitched yes. Song of rest i don't think it is, if u switch region other spells get refreshed and since song of rest is one of them u can use it again.

[@HaveYouHeardOfManedWolves]

The chest and probably the song of rest reset are oversights or exploits, not bugs, since they're functioning entirely by using intended mechanics in unexpected ways

[@starrychan33]

We f-ed up getting BOOOAL's Benediction last night in our honour run. Rouge rolled a nat 1 on the sleight of hand check and started combat 😔

[@Pineapply_Queen]

Saaame. This run I'm making sure to pre-buff my Rogue with Cat's Grace before attempting that.

[@18Rada89]

So the "new permanent buff" is just a bug... Gotcha

[@marshall4311]

I may be wrong, but even when I chose the "Do nothing" options for Shadowheart, she did not kill the Nightsong anyway. Making her kill the Nightsong actually requires speech checks I believe.

[@nathanieljefferies5491]

If she spares her by choice, it means you did certain dialogues with her early on that makes her doubt her faith. And with making her kill the nightsong, no speech checks are made

[@zikkimeister215]

if you ignore shadowheart for most of the game and dont speak to her, pick her up only because of the gauntlet of shar, then she will kill her if you let her decide. If I remember correctly the important cutscene to sway her decision is when she was a kid and attacked by the wolf

[@TamaMochi678]

The new lamp meta has completely changed the way I play the game.

[@Pineapply_Queen]

4:39 The drawback to this is that you need to have Medium Armor Proficiency in order to get this buff, since if you don't, equipping the boots will prevent you from casting spells. I tried getting around this by giving Gale and Tav the Moderately Armored feat, doing the thing, and respeccing them; but it looks like respeccing removes the buff, which is a shame because they're the ones that could have really used it, but I can't really afford to sacrifice a Feat on them.

[@atlaselias4540]

Fun Fact: There is an other ordinary oil lamp in the zentarim hide out on the cabinate in the room with the summoning Gloves. No need for act 3

[@pizzacational]

Roah also restocks the hunter's dagger so there's two nonunique weapons.

[@SaHaRaSquad]

According to the wiki the Booal's Benediction buff was patched to be lost on death

[@barberman2737]

It persists through death.

[@jarridkalinowski2000]

being a gith is truly the way we were meant to play

[@Idk-jc8tk]

I just lost my honor mode to Ansur cuz I got complacent, I'm not crying you’re crying shaddup!

[@aidenfurry471]

regarding the lamp, you can also find one in the zhent hideout, the one that actually has a djinni is in the sorcerous sundries vault behind an illusory wall

[@DevicCypher]

That part with the chicken is inaccurate. I always visit the owl bear cave first and still always can get the chicken to be there.

[@Scooterpie-oc5cd]

The spell might gloves are also awesome for an Eldritch blast build

[@starwarslover015]

That trick with the amulet would be nice…but you’re pissing off Rapheal anyway when you free Hope or taking the contract, so might as well just grab it without doing anything after you take the contract.

[@common_undead]

The reason the trick with the amulet is awesome is that for a lot of builds, it's super beneficial to raid the house early for the helldusk gloves and helmet, staff of spell power, the amulet of greater health and the gloves of giant str, even when you are like level 10 and not ready to face Raph.

[@nathanieljefferies5491]

I wanna do the fight with Raphael last so stopping the pressure plates for the legendary items is useful

[@zikkimeister215]

right at act 3 the first thing you do is go into hell and grab that amulet and the gloves. By this point your character shouldnt even know the orphic hammer exists. Then you leave and come back at lvl 12

[@mbra8228]

this game never stops to amaze me

[@Peter-dp2hw]

12:25 a passive that applies only when you wear the armor is not a permanent buff

[@dsvwtrbeytnryune]

Yeah, really doesn't seem worth it for the amount of effort

[@mistakenot2462]

@@dsvwtrbeytnryuneyou can just pickpocket it off her.

[@Kong-kg6ij]

The problem with the aberration hunter's amulet is you can't interact with the zathisic when you kill the gith.

[@grus.clausen]

Theres a painting of each of the playable characters of Divinity 2. I remember theres one in the burning house in Act 1. I believe its the Red Prince. I dont remember where the others are, but I'm sure I've seen them

[@jake120007]

i know i found 5 portraits, the first is Fane in the entry to the temple of Jergal, the second is Lohse in Nette's area in the druid grove, 3rd is iffin above the ogres, i know i found the red princes portrait but i forget where, sebille was in auntie ethels house

[@pitbulxdeaa]

Damn i never been on that roof at 10:30. Crazy considering i did first act like 10 times already

[@jonfall7941]

Same....

[@DummyFace123]

The duelist strategy is so hard to pull off, since only Dueller's Prerogative has Dueller's Enthusiasm proficiency ability. And its not even a legendary prof ability imo because it costs a stat stick/shield in order to use it. Its basically just dual wield extra attack. Because you can't use a shield with it, all 1 handed weapons should have access to this as a martial proficiency ability for non-versatile finesse weapons. Because you forgo so many great stats/bonuses that a shield provides, this wouldn't be a balance concern.

[@gabriellbraga7732]

I didn't need any persuasion checks to get Shadowheart not to sacrifice the Nightsong, just get the option to make her curious about her past. I did it in 2 playthroughs now.

[@Toyhouze]

Nice! You must have had good approval with her!

[@longdeath8843]

If you don't make any attempts to persuade Shadowheart in the Shadowfell and just trust her, she will spare the Nightsong of her own accord

[@jkelso49able]

Some of these tips are actually game changing. Just the Lacerate tip is amazing

[@ndre2561]

Good luck hitting anything in act 3 with spiritual weapon. Half the time you can't even get to anything bc it only moves 6m a turn and when you do you have like a 30-55% chance to hit. Would be great if sw got some to hit buffa from upcasting but generally it doesn't seem worth casting after act 2

[@Kezzabezza]

13:43 there’s a lamp in act one hidden in the wall by the abandoned village that dose the same thing. Still awesome 🎉

[@john-vl3mm]

I got screwed over by the Spear of Night bug On my Origin Shadowheart playthrough I thought I'd be clever and kill Aylin with the spear out of the cutscene by making a thrown weapon attack with it. The game had her come back to life as if you'd killed her any other way and the conversation gave me no option to become a Dark Justiciar as I was trying to do.

[@vovasyhin7219]

Not the whole party but those you have with you will get Booal's Benediction. Just bring 3 of your melee fighters with your like Lae'zel & Karlach maybe Wyll if you speck him into Lockadin, or Astarion if you speck him into Gloomyasshole.

[@wldnrkls]

you actually gain the bonus action illithid powers regardless of whether or not you pass the zaithisk saves. they just determine whether you get debuffed and by how much

[@thepeoplesjewels]

997 hours played and still finding new things.

[@b.t.1049]

Thank you so much for this! After nearly 2000 hours spent in this game I thought I had discovered everything, but there's so much I still haven't seen or found yet. It's amazing!! Thank you, I guess I'm still not done, lol 😂😂😂

[@Thor847200]

The Adamantite Longsword has the same buff, not sure if it also counts tward the other weapon in your other hand though.

[@Chonus]

There's a second copy of the Coldbrim hat at sorcerous sundries on a table near the elementals.

[@TheRedneckGamer1979]

There is another one of the lamps in the room that has the abyssal callers gloves in the Zhentarim outpost as I remember.

[@robjohnson3095]

I missed that painting and forgot to look up how to complete the set argh!

[@marshallwilver8831]

Yeah my second playthrough was a gith. Most of the race options are like “hail vvlakyth” (I know that’s spelled wrong but I’m to lazy to look it up) whenever you are talking to laezel or any other gith

[@werzzfdss]

Booal's goes away when the character dies. At least it for me on Honour Mode

[@captainowotism5505]

The Dwarven splint armor also is able to be re purchased after a long rest

[@cwesley2005]

So i cant pickpocket people any more. Did patch 7 eliminate pickpockting? It always says i dont have enough movement even when im right next to them

[@deannekellogg8514]

Is that just once? I don't usually pick pocket, but I just did the Genie at the circus. I have the patch7. I have had moments were the game would say not enough movement...showing my character getting close to the target...but the issue was that I was shooting ranged! It just refused to allow me to do ranged unless I was in melee distance??? I ended up reloading and starting over. At another point in combat, the game refused my character a turn until I reloaded!? Sometimes, the game just has issues.

[@cwesley2005]

@@deannekellogg8514 so any character I use I cannot pickpocket anyone no matter how close I am. I completed the game a while back so I know how to pickpocket. It just doesn’t work since the new patch

[@deannekellogg8514]

@@cwesley2005 damn not sure then. Could it be a mod?

[@dsvwtrbeytnryune]

I was thinking about playing as a gith for my next run, but this has convinced me

[@雷電Z]

Lethal weapon will also proc with a dual longswords build

[@redsoxrox37]

My first run was a githyank rogue and she was a MONSTER

[@Mattie3Thumbs]

What is the shield Shadowhart is holding at 4:53? I’ve never encountered it before. Thanks in advance.

[@Toyhouze]

If you go into the Festering Cove which can be found in the Underdark, some of the Kuo-Toa there carry it.

[@Mattie3Thumbs]

@@Toyhouze thank you

[@syrenet]

There is one just like the thorn blade in act 1, hunters dagger at the zentrym merchant in gobbo village, i stacked up my thiev's and assasins with those in act 1.

[@marius9445]

There is another lamp with no magic power in the basement of the first house you encounter in act 3 (the firework one)

[@sorenjensen3863]

What about Fane's portrait in the crumbling ruins? Fairly certain all the origin characters have one

[@shairiz_iv4094]

Maybe you can take these oillamps and playce them near the Dshinij @ the curcis to capture him

[@caiocbcn]

Question: The last bag trick was patched out? The one you could drag items from one bag inside a vendor's inventory to another in your's as long you dragged on the icon of the open bag? It stopped working after the last hotfix, apparently.

[@rupertslaps]

straight into things. i love it. subbed

[@freman007]

Roah sells multiple Hunter's Daggers too.

[@Eysc]

just bought the game on steam this week, thanks for the vodeo mate

[@thepheeesh]

Wonder if that dual weilding thing with the adimantium simmy also works with the the mace and long sword

[@common_undead]

It does. I think the best use case for the adamantine weapons would have been with an adamantine shortsword, cause then the ignoring piercing resistance would also apply to your arrows

[@thepheeesh]

@@common_undead Mhm or a spear. There's barely any unique spears and even less that are magic focused

[@tyco969]

I have 2k hrs in this game and didn’t know most of this stuff 😂

[@multipoep5]

damn I did not know Karlach is actually a moth

[@jessiescruggs1510]

We should be adding to the list guys, what about the Gloves of the Automaton and Shadeclinger Armour switching.

[@Chonus]

I know about shadeclinger, but how do you get Automaton to stay?

[@jessiescruggs1510]

@@Chonus use the ability from automaton gloves and then weapon switch

[@jessiescruggs1510]

forgot i use a arrow of darkness during the switch

[@Chonus]

@@jessiescruggs1510 What's the purpose of the arrow?

[@jessiescruggs1510]

@@Chonus you need to be obscured to get the bonus while obscured switch armors keep effect

[@masterofinfinity479]

for the song of rest, will playing trigger the deaths of the dwarves in the underdark?

[@1stFloorSessions]

There are more ingame lamps which have the same dialogue!

[@zaldew]

quite the abrupt end

[@matty4376]

There’s another lamp at the Zhent hideout Act 1

[@Kylekashi]

Does the immovable buff also persist through long rest?

[@awesomeobinradin]

You're wrong about force conduit. The nova only procs with 5 or more stacks. I've been using the halberd for early game beef

[@simoncodrington]

Another great one mate, keep up the good work ❤

[@bryanmayugba9960]

curiously at the end, you had the morninglord's radiance on the justiciar's scimitar. If I understand that buff, it's a one time thing after placing the 4 weapons on the pedestals. Did you save that buff before tackling the gauntlet of shar or was there's a way to reacquire it?

[@Toyhouze]

I saved it. I also tested if you can reaquire it and unfortunately that has been patched.

[@EOP02]

But does the manscape shaver come with anything for my beard..?

[@jjaapp18]

Yea, none of these are newly found out. The boots exploit is the only recent thing and that's something that'll be taken out of the game eventually. Everything else we already knew.

[@tuliecowboy4681]

What is that weapon at 14:59?

[@cerbintalyalas]

Dumb question but don't you need the Gith healer alive to use the zaithisk ? But you need to loot the amulet from her corpse ? Or am I missing something?

[@Toyhouze]

You can still use the Zaithisk without the healer!

[@Pineapply_Queen]

If you pass the deception or performance role after the zaithisk explodes, she'll stay in the room and you can kill her then.

[@KaijuKrusader1]

@@Toyhouze Couldn’t you just pickpocket the amulet from her?

[@Toyhouze]

@@KaijuKrusader1 Tried but it wasn't there. Makes sense though - she must be wearing it.

[@KaijuKrusader1]

@@Toyhouze Ah…okay. It’s just that Laezel is in my party and I doubt she’ll go for me killing the Gith healer before using the Zaithisk.

[@spookieboogi6161]

I and literally everyone I know play either half elves or humans I have never even once online seen someone playing a gith except KZbinrs

[@constantinvaldor2281]

I had a blast playing an Orpheus aligned Githyanki Monk. The one thing I didn't like about it, though, is if you want to save Orpheus, the MC has to become a Mind Flayer, which didn't fit my class fantasy at all. I played the entire game avoiding MF powers and then had to go "all in" at the end.

[@spookieboogi6161]

@@constantinvaldor2281 I’m hoping that’s not the case anymore because god I don’t like mindflayers and I’ve spent the whole game avoiding it like the plague I got like a few skills out the tree but flat turned down the upgrades from the emperor in good without the whole face tentacles thank you very much lol

[@constantinvaldor2281]

@@spookieboogi6161 There is a way to convince Karlach to become a Mind Flayer, but even though she was in my party when I freed Orpheus, I was still forced to take it. Not sure if I did something wrong, or if it was because I was a Gith. This was in Patch 5, so maybe it has changed.

[@spookieboogi6161]

@@constantinvaldor2281 I hope so because I love the game and I was already angry and not being able to control my urge for Elfira my heart broke she showed up at camp said she wanted to follow me I was so happy then… well urge stuff happened and now I’m stuck going why are we here? Just to suffer?

[@brandyntillman9575]

The paintings are from the deluxe edition dlc, more than Ifan is in the game and they dont really change how youd play the game..

[@flithbrin]

Adamantine scimitar best for dual wield? Double shadow blade with resonance stone wants some words.

[@jameshealan2881]

I've seen those oil lamps twice before. I can't remember where the other was, but I found one in the Zhentarim hideout under Waukeen's Rest.

[@brunosouza3326]

That lamp is not unique to act 3, theres one on act 1 too, i believe its on the hag cabin or on the ruined village, not sure.

[@night.panther4870]

Can you do an underdark / mountain passage video ?

[@luchomedina3276]

that beard shampoo sound like manhood free

[@Luckmann]

Still no way to save that poor chicken?

[@DngnRdr]

I wish you could get a companion to use the gith machine... I usually max Gale out with Tadpole skills so would be great if I could get him to do it but nope.

[@RedHairedZander]

havent tried it myself, but have you tried moving every party member away from the machine except gale? if you need a specific party member to talk to someone this is usually the best way to do it.

[@DngnRdr]

@@Sletchman weird, i've tried changing the controlled character when using it but it keeps reverting to my main character.

[@user-mu8ok5xf8d]

@@DngnRdr have you tried having your character be in another room when an NPC uses it

[@vinuvicho]

No exp for that trick with chest Eeeh

[@jamminkeys]

too bad Karlach's line isn't "I LOVE LAMP" :)

[@Angels-Haven]

awesome video

[@SerAlthur]

I didn't realize Dame Aylin betrayal turned into an epic boss fight. That's definitely something worth doing in the next playthrough. I feel like there's not enough boss fights in Act III. You hit max level, finish your build and achieve full power - now you only have like two or three fights left before the game is over :< There's just not enough time to enjoy max level in the endgame.

[@isiahingram6427]

I mean, cazador, lorororororororoakan, the steel watch spider thing, orin, gortash, a dragon, the one guy before orin, there's quite a few actually

[@SerAlthur]

@@isiahingram6427 Yea but you reach full power after doing at least two of those if not sooner, depending on the build. Then each encounter is a bit of a joke and often ends by turn 3 at most. You end up not having enough encounters to enjoy your full power, is my point.

[@isiahingram6427]

@@SerAlthur i suppose, I personally think the level cap should've been 16 just to get an even number of feats

[@SerAlthur]

@@isiahingram6427 I don't even that's the issue. I think there should have been more encounters that's all. There's been speculation about cut content, regarding upper city. I feel it's really missing whether it's true or not.

[@zikkimeister215]

@@SerAlthur there are 10 bosses in act 3, 11 if you include the netherbrain. If you think its too easy and boring after 2 then its definitely because youre not playing tactician or honour mode or youre using barrelmancy, because even after defeating cazador or laroakan, orin is gonna ruin your day, the steel watch boss is gonna ruin your day and the dragon is rly rly rly going to ruin your day

[@popebinga]

There are paintings of all the DOS2 origin characters, why pick only Ifan?

[@jimburkhardt4040]

I like how you can pronounce Githyanki perfectly but you can’t pronounce Shea 😅

[@leonelmessi5285]

How tf you have Cloak of protection in act 1 meanwhile it sale by a npc in Last Light Inn in act 2?

[@TheJayman760]

You can still go back to act 1 after LLI.

[@leonelmessi5285]

@@TheJayman760if you go to act 2, the goblin will raid the grove. No more quest in goblin camp

[@JamesBrown-xb7yi]

massive amount of force damage proceeds to do 3 dmg to everyone around .. lol

[@noway5266]

It's so weird seeing Aylin as a girl. I've never played without the Ser Aylin mod

[@DragginThaWagon]

13:37 wth was the point of the lamp

[@MattAttack11]

9:40 Wait, you can go back to act 1 from act 2?

[@constantinvaldor2281]

Yep, it's super simple. Just teleport to the other zone.

[@axo4383]

5:35 Does this mean Lae'zel is best OC?