Baldur’s Gate 3 – How to remove Cloudkill, Poison, and Noxious Fumes

Are you wondering how to remove Cloudkill, poison, and noxious fumes in Baldur’s Gate 3? All of these nasty obstacles deal poison damage to you should you be unfortunate enough to enter the radius. Depending on how potent these poison clouds are you can easily get killed if you aren’t careful.

Luckily, you won’t run into the most dangerous of these obstacles, Cloudkill, very often since it is a high-level spell. You can learn the spell, however, if you have a strong Wizard like Gale or Sorcerer build in Baldur’s Gate 3 or if you build Halsin as a companion.

With such potent spells and traps out there in Baldur’s Gate 3, there must be a secret to disabling them. It can help if you change your party members to have at least one magic-user. Here is how you get rid of Cloudkill, poison, and noxious fumes in Baldur’s Gate 3.

How to remove Cloudkill, poison, and noxious fumes in Baldur’s Gate 3

If you want to get rid of different cloud effects in poison, Cloudkill, and noxious fumes in Baldur’s Gate 3, there are a few methods you can try:

• Wait for the effect to dissipate
• Cover up any vents in the area
• Use the Gust of Wind spell

Let’s break down each of the different cloud effects starting with Cloudkill. This spell can be obtained by a level nine Wizard, Sorcerer, or Circle of Spores Druid and uses a 5th level or 6th level spell slot to cast. The spell’s effects cause any creature within the AOE to receive points of poison damage. This includes companions.

Poison and noxious fumes act in the same way but are often traps placed in areas like the Hag’s Den and various dungeons. You often won’t see the smoke effects hidden in the shadows unless you do some searching. All three have a similar look consisting of a billowing cloud of yellowish-green vapors.

If you cast the Cloudkill spell, you can remove it by waiting for it to dissipate or by ending your concentration on it. To end concentration, bring up your action wheel and you will see the option to end concentration on the spell in the lower right corner.

All three effects can be used as traps throughout the game. When this happens, locate a vent within the smoke and throw an item on it. This will disable the area of effects. You will also want to keep a lookout for any trap mechanisms that you can disarm.

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Did you know?

Any item can be used to cover a vent in Baldur’s Gate 3. This means that you can carry around junk items such as rags and spare cloth to use as vent covers if you come across a gas trap.

Finally, if you have spells like Gust of Wind, you can blow harmful effects away. Avoid using any fire spells in the area because all three cloud effects are extremely flammable and may end up killing you or an ally.

Now that you know how to remove these effects in Baldur’s Gate 3, you should consider if save scumming is worth it.

How do you spot a vent producing a cloud effect in Baldur’s Gate 3?

Vents can often be spotted using a perception check. If you fail, the vent will go unnoticed. Vents tend to appear as circular holes in the ground or hidden in small rocks.

Can Cloudkill hurt allies in Baldur’s Gate 3?

Yes. Cloudkill is very harmful to allies and can even kill them if you aren’t careful. Avoid letting allies walk into the smoke.