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What are all of the Baldur’s Gate 3 trophies and achievements? There are plenty of achievements that you can get throughout the game that range from beating the game on tactician difficulty to using an enemy as an improvised weapon. Just like a true Dungeons & Dragons game, there is a lot to discover.
If you want to collect all of the achievements, you will want to make sure you have a strong Astarion companion build as he is required for some of them. We highlighted the role of companions in our elaborate Baldur’s Gate 3 review. You will also need to know secrets like how to find Ansur the dragon underneath Wyrm’s Rock.
No matter what class you play as, you will need a strong build to help you get through the game. Consider a strong Baldur’s Gate 3 Sorcerer build to help you reach the end. Here are all of the Trophies and achievements in Baldur’s Gate 3.
All Achievements and Trophies in Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3 has a total of 53 trophies/achievements that you can get without including ones that come from obtaining all of the achievements. Some of them are real tricky to accomplish. Fortunately, only one achievement is tied to the Tactician difficulty setting. But if you want that Platinum, you’re doing to have to tough it out.
Here’s a list of all the achievements and trophies in Baldur’s Gate 3.
| Trophy / Achievement | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Hero of the Forgotten Realms | Save the day: kill the Netherbrain and destroy the Absolute tadpoles |
| Sins of the Father | Claim your Throne of Blood: take control of the Netherbrain for Bhaal and break the world |
| Ceremorphosis | Make the ultimate sacrifice: become a Mindflayer to defeat the Netherbrain |
| Outsourcing | Recruit a Hireling. You can befriend them or use them as cannon-fodder – we won’t judge |
| Jack-of-all-Trades | Multiclass into every class in one playthrough without asking Withers to change your character |
| Homebrewer | Create three unique alchemical solutions in a single playthrough – bottoms up! |
| Rude, Crude, and full of attitude | Find and summon the Quasit Shovel. Or is her name…Fork? Maybe Basket? |
| Under Lock and Key | Rescue all the prisoners from the depths of Moonrise Towers in one playthrough |
| She Cannot be Caged! | Rescue Sazza from the Emerald Grove, Goblin Camp, and Moonrise Towers in one playthrough |
| Leave No One Behind | Save every Tiefling refugee you can throughout the game in a single playthrough |
| Murder in Baldur’s Gate | Coat the streets of Baldur’s Gate in blood – become an Unholy Assassin of Bhaal |
| Mind Blown | Romance the Emperor |
| Busker | Earn a hundred gold from playing sweet, sweet music in a single playthrough |
| Pest Control | Kill the Spider Matriarch before her eggs hatch – Why do they have so many legs? |
| Non-Invasive Procedure | Kill the Surgeon before he performs surgery on you in combat |
| Penny Pincher | Defeat the Toll Collector without her using gold against you – excellent budgeting |
| Fancy Footwork | Defeat Gortash in Wyrm’s Rock without activating any traps |
| Crash Landing | In the Wyrmway, wait until the dragon is midflight, then knock it out of the sky – KAPOW |
| Punch Drunk | Defeat twenty opponents while a party character is drunk in a single playthrough – down them |
| Fetch Quest | Play fetch with Scratch – the best boy in the Realms |
| Repairing the Weave | Stabilise Gale’s Netherse Orb |
| To Bloom in Darkest Night | Gift Shadowheart a Night Orchid – her favorite flower. Always knew she was a softie |
| Hot Date | Go on a date with Karlach – now that’s playing with fire |
| Just a Nibble | Let Astarion bite you – ouch |
| Loophole | Break Wyll’s pact with Mizora |
| Embrace Your Urge | Become Bhaal’s ultimate weapon – become his Slayer |
| Critical Hit | Complete the game in Tactician Mode |
| Descent from Avernus | Take control of the Nautiloid and escape the hells |
| The Plot Thickens | Leave Act One – for somewhere altogether darker |
| The City Awaits | Leave Act Two – Baldur’s Gate is just over the Horizon |
| All’s Well That Ends Well | Finish the game (with a heartfelt “thank you!” from Larian Studios) |
| Absolute Power Corrupts | Reign with terror: take control of the Netherbrain and bend the world to your will |
| The Lich-Queen’s Wrath | Ally with Voss against the Githyanki God-Queen. Good luck. |
| Bookworm | Read 100 different books in a single playthrough. Adventuring isn’t just daring quests, you know. |
| Shove Off | Kill a creature with falling damage |
| Bottoms Up | Long Rest using only alcohol – a time-honoured dwarfish tradition |
| Interfectorem Draconis | Kill the Red Dragon in the upper city |
| First Blood | Kill Orin while her cultists are performing their ritual chant |
| No Free Lunches | Defeat the Apostle of Myrkul before it consumes any Necromites |
| A Grym Fate | Kill the Adamantine Golem without using the Forge Hammer |
| Devil’s in the Details | Defeat Commander Zhalk in the Nautiloid |
| Fists of Fury | Kill a character with an Unarmed Strike |
| Action Surge | Perform five attacks in one turn. Your enemies won’t know what hit them (literally). |
| Kill Two Birds with One Gnome | Use one enemy as an improvised weapon against another |
| Taking Blood | Steal the Blood of Lathander from underneath Rosymorn Monastery |
| Forged in Blood and Fire | Crant an item in the Adamantine Forge |
| You Have Two Hands for a Reason | Pet Scratch and the Owlbear Cub at the same time – the greatest joy an adventurer could ask for |
| Escapologist | Break out of a prison after being arrested – aren’t you daring? |
| No Penny Required | Successfully use Detect Thoughts to pry into someone’s thoughts |
| Dig for Victory | Dig up five buried chests in a single playthrough – Treasure! |
| Expand Your Mind | Consume a parasite and unlock a new power – is it meant to wriggle the whole way down? |
| Bedrolls and Breakfast | Take four full long rests in a single playthrough – adventuring’s tiring work. |
| Roleplayer | Complete ten background goals in a single playthrough – you are one with your character. |
Save as often as you can to backtrack for achievements
Some of these achievements depend on your choices. You may have to return to earlier saves to get an achievement so save often.
That covers all the achievements and trophies in BG3. Read our BG3 Dank Crypt guide if you’re just getting the hang of the game. To make things easier, try out some of the Baldur’s Gate 3 legendary items. Explore Faerun on PC and PS5 right away.
FAQ
How many trophies / achievements are in Baldur’s Gate 3?
There are 53 achievements in Baldur’s Gate 3 excluding ones for collecting them all.
Can all of the achievements be obtained in a single playthrough?
Many of the Baldur’s Gate 3 achievements can be obtained in a single playthrough but ending achievements require multiple playthroughs.
