There are several differences between the first twoBaldur’s Gategames andBaldur’s Gate 3. The main difference is the turn based combat system. Still, there are numerous similarities that make the game familiar to fans of the series. One major similarity is that not all quests have equal rewards, and not all quests are easy for the party to obtain.
There are many quests with payouts much greater than the effort needed to complete them and vice-versa, but it’s a matter of role-playing and curiosity as to whether players choose to complete them or not. For players looking to get the most out of their adventuring experience, these are the best quests thatBaldur’s Gate 3has to offer.
Updated June 02, 2025, by Kristy Ambrose:The impact ofBaldur’s Gate 3is still reverberating throughout the gaming world, and the awards are rolling in as players are talking about possible DLCs and sequels. Larian Studios remains discreet about their future plans, and continue the patches and updates to add to as well as correct parts of the narrative and dialogue. Like the previous games, some quests can fail or be cut off by doing something that might seem unrelated at first, like speaking to certain NPCs or finishing companion or chain quests in a different order than originally intended. With that in mind, here’s how to make sure players can complete the best quests that the game has in store.
12Punish The Wicked
Make Friends with He Who Was and the Albino Raven
This is a side quest hidden in a dark corner of the Shadow-cursed Lands, and some players never even find it. It’s anyone’s guess who exactly this NPC is, where they came from, or how they survive in the midst of the curse. Regardless, they have some interesting powers regarding speaking to the dead, and they have a quest related to this unique talent.
The player has to visit the Waning Moon in Reithwin Town to confront Thisobald Thorm anyway, and Punish The Wicked can be finished while partying with the overblown proprieter. The reward is well worth the small amount of trouble it is to bring the bar’s ledger back to He Who Waits. He gifts the player with a pair of gloves that can summon Quoth, a raven that can blind enemies.
11Finish The Masterwork Weapon
Find the Hidden Journal or Explore the Blacksmith’s Basement
In the Blighted Village, in a house near the windmill, the party can discover a journal hidden in a barrel. Interacting with this journal begins the quest: “Finish the Masterwork Weapon.” ensure to grab the Old Key near the fireplace, then burn the webs in the next room. Open the chest in the underground area to discover the blueprints.
Get the required materials and return to the house where the journal was found. There, the player can combine the materials to make either a sickle, dagger, or greatsword. Whichever weapon the player chooses, it will have a +1 enchantment and the ability tosilence targets.
10Save Arabella (And Then Locate Her Parents)
Save Arabella from Kagha in The Druid Grove
This quest begins in the Druid Grove. A young tiefling named Arabella has been charged with theft, and a druid named Kagha is deciding her fate. It is important to save Arabella’s life for this questline to progress. After saving Arabella, which requires a high Nature or Persuasion skill, the party will encounter her later at the graveyard near Reithwin.
At the second meeting, Arabella will ask the player to locate her parents; they are at a Healing House in the Shadow-Cursed lands. Return to Arabella and inform her of her parents' fate. She willgive the player a special spell, Arabella’s Shadow Entangle. To ensure the young Tiefling survives, do not save Halsin in the Goblin Camp before saving Arabella from Kagha.
9Open Your Scars
Available Only As Part of the Dark Urge Storyline
Instead of playing a custom Tav built from scratch,Baldur’s Gate 3players have the option of using a pre-rolled character. These consist of the Companions that they can meet and recruit along the way, along withone other called The Dark Urge. It’s important to get to Moonrise Towers before freeing the Nightsong, or this quest won’t open up.
The Dark Urge already has a past connected to certain NPCs in the game’s plot, and this unique side quest opens up when the character walks into Moonrise Towers. Random NPCs throughout Ketheric’s fortress can tell the Dark Urge, who has been stricken with amnesia, something about their bloody past. That includes animals, so use the Speak With Animals power and don’t forget the cats and rats.
8Search The Cellar
Explore the Mysterious Apothecary’s House
This quest is located in the Blighted Village (Apothecary’s Cellar), and begins after reading the ledger. The party must locate a book calledThe Necromancy of Thay. After obtaining this book, the player has a few options as to what to do with it.
The player can give the book to Astarion or Gale. Alternatively, the player can read the book. However, this requires the Dark Amethyst item, located in Whispering Depths (lying on the ground). After turning three pages (which requires Wisdom checks), the player can use the Speak With Dead spell once per long rest. They can also use Forbidden Knowledge, which gives a +1 to Wisdom saves and ability checks.
7Help Omeluum Investigate the Parasite
Learn About the Council of Brilliance in the Myconid Colony
This is a sub-quest of the main quest inBaldur’s Gate 3, “Find a Cure.” Speak with a hobgoblin named Blurg, who is located in the Ebonlake in the Underdark. Blurg will introduce the player to a friend who is willing to examine, and possibly remove, the illithid tadpole.
This is essentially a fetch quest that sends the party to another area of the Underdark, and back. At the end of the quest, the player can choose to do more fetch quests for a magic ring to limit the tadpole’s affect on the protagonist. Alternatively, the player can intimidate the ring from Blurg’s friend. The ring is a Ring of Mind Shielding, which helps prevent charm and mind-affecting status ailments.
6The Adamantine Forge
This in Quest can begin in a number of ways. The easiest might be to read about it in The Great Furnace of Grymforge, which is found on the body of a dead drow in Ebonlake Grotto. The next step is to go to the Grymforge area of the Underdark.
Getting to the Adamantine Forge requires at least on player being able to make long jumps. Alternatively, the Misty Step spell makes getting to the forge easier. Collect the moulds and mithral ore on the way to the forge. After a boss fight, the party can forge the mithral into a weapon or armor.
5Find the Blood of Lathander
This quest begins in the Rosymorn Monastery. Start by reading a note left by a follower of Lathander referencing “The Blood.” Locate the room in the monastery with a stained-glass window on the floor and four pedestals. One has a sword lying on it. The party needs to find the other three weapons, all of which are located in the area.
The party will also need to find the Dawnmaster’s Crest, althoughThe Blood of Lathandercan be retrieved without this item. After rotating some statues to reveal a secret door, and negotiating a series of traps, the party will reach an elaborate room. Insert the crest into the alter to receive the mace called the Blood of Lathander, which is one of the best weapons in the game.
4Acquire the Gauntlets for Helsik
Speak With Helsik in the Devil’s Fee
ThisAct 3 quest beginswith Helsik, who gives the player the means to open a portal to the House of Hope. In return for this service, she either demands a hefty fee of 20,000 gold, or wants the player to find theGauntlets of Hill Giant Strengthin the House of Hope and give them to her.
This item can be found sitting on a pedestal in Raphael’s vault. The party can return them to her, or break their deal with Helsik and keep the gauntlets if they choose. The vault in the House of Hope contains some other very powerful items, most notably theHelldusk Helmetand theOrphic Hammer.
3The Githyanki Warrior
Rescue Lae-Zel and Travel With Her
This is the companion quest for Lae’zel, the githyanki who was with the protagonist on the Nautiloid at the beginning of the game. Triggering this quest requires traveling to the Mountain Pass area, and having Lae’zel in the party. Soon after crossing the broken bridge, the party will encounter a group of Githyanki and their prisoners.
This quest makes a few subsequent quests available later in the game and completing it also makes Lae’zel available for the romance option. If the player has Lae’zel as a companion in their party, this quest should be completed before leaving Act 1.
