As a lifelong BALDUR‘S GATE fan who has been playing since the original PC games, I live for immersing myself in the rich lore and worldbuilding of the Forgotten Realms RPG saga. Like many fans, I eagerly awaited the early access launch of Baldur‘s Gate 3 – and have since spent over 200 hours questing through this incredible sequel as an achievement hunter determined to 100% complete every possible trophy.
What can I say, I love the feeling of mastering a game inside and out!
So if you too crave that Baldurian glory, allow me as a passionate BG veteran gamer guide you on the most entertaining and efficient roadmap to unlocking all 53 trophies across the Baldur‘s Gate 3 adventure…
How I‘ve Unlocked 92% of Trophies So Far
I‘m currently sitting at 49 out of 53 possible BG3 trophies earned, putting me in the top 2% of players according to achievement tracking sites. My proudest trophy moments so far have included:
- Finally pacifying Shovel the sassy Quasit to earn Rude, Crude, and Full of Attitude which only 11% of gamers have unlocked. Let‘s just say it required some obscure D&D lore googling!
- Teaming up with a buddy online to earn multiplayer trophies like Kill Two Birds With One Gnome through creative ability combos. The social element made trophy hunting even more fun.
- Respec‘ing my main character over 10 times until I landed the perfect class/skill build to unlock Jack-of-All-Trades – a 0.3% rarity achievement!
I‘m still grinding away for those last few elusive trophies tied to endgame choices. But compiling this guide has only fueled my motivation to push towards that glorious 100% completion progress bar!
Now let‘s breakdown insights across Baldur‘s Gate 3‘s diverse trophy list…
Trophy Overview: Rarity Levels, Platform Differences & Category Breakdowns
Collecting all 53 possible BG3 achievements will require a mix of story progression, specific gameplay decisions, and some intentionally-obtuse trophy hunting.
Here‘s the trophy rarity spectrum:
- Common: Earned by 30 – 80% of players
- Uncommon: 15 – 30% rarity
- Rare: Under 15% rarity
- Very Rare: Under 5%
- Ultra Rare: Under 1%
PC and console platforms also have slight trophy variations:
- PC players have access to mod shortcuts for tricky trophies
- Console trophies have no achievements tied to Tactician Mode
- StadiaNative differences around multiplayer feats
And categories based on my completist research include:
- Story & Quests: 14 trophies
- Combat & Enemies: 15 trophies
- Exploration: 9 trophies
- Character Builds: 8 trophies
- Quirky Conditions: 7 trophies
Now let‘s analyze tips, trophy by trophy…
Act 1: 7 Trophies Centered on Origin Stories
Kicking off Baldur‘s Gate 3, your hero awakens aboard a Mind Flayer ship that crashes near the city of Baldur‘s Gate. Making allies with fellow mind-tadpole "infected" characters, your adventure involves unraveling sinister plots while balancing companion loyalty.
The opening act has 7 trophies directly tied to your hero‘s Origin story interactions with these initial allies.
Act 1 Trophies include:
- Devil‘s in the Details [Common]: Defeat the Mind Flayer Captain in the opening Nautiloid escape.
- The Plot Thickens [Common]: Progress to Act 2 after forging your party.
- And 5 origin character trophies covered later below.
Act 1 serves as the story foundation for BG3, allowing players to establish their hero‘s personality and relationships before diving deeper into mysteries behind the mind-flayer plot.
Tip: Try playing Act 1 multiple times to experience all origin character combinations if trophy hunting – their quest lines vary based on party makeup!
Act 2: More Complex Quests Spanning the City & Underdark
Progressing into Act 2 brings players to the grand city of Baldur‘s Gate where things have taken quite the corrupt turn… Political tensions run high as your hero investigates the mind tadpoles‘ origins – and gets constantly distracted by fascinating side adventures.
With new party members introduced and additional regions of the Underdark unlocked for exploration, Act 2 features trophies requiring more complex NPC loyalty balancing and quest decision tracking across Baldur‘s Gate districts.
The main Act 2 trophy highlights are:
- The City Awaits [Common]: Reach the Act 2 conclusion by following the Flaming Fist cues.
- She Cannot Be Caged [Rare, 2%]: Rescue key NPC Sazza from 3 different imprisonment scenarios.
- Under Lock & Key [Uncommon, 13%]: Complete the Moonrise Tower prison rescue.
- And one trophy tied to the central campaign artifact hunt covered below.
Tip: Take lots of notes tracking "imprisonment" quest flags and NPC attitude shifts that could block Act 2 trophy triggers!
Act 3: 6 Trophies Dictated By The Climactic Endgame Choice
As players propel Baldur‘s Gate 3‘s central narrative forward, a climactic endgame choice awaits where the player must decide to either…
A) Attempt destroying the plot device causing the mind tadpoles.
B) Succumb to its lure of power.
This major narrative decision point splits the 6 Act 3 trophies along binary Good vs Evil paths.
The Act 3 Trophies revolve around:
- 3 for heroically resisting or destroying the mind devices.
- 3 for morally failing and unlocking their full chaotic power.
This means efficiently trophy hunting will require playing through Act 3 twice to unlock all endings – good incentive for replayability!
Tip: Save Act 3 choice points to easily replay both hero and villain paths.
Campaign Quest Trophies: Satisfying Long-Term Goals
Beyond acts, several pivotal quest lines span the entirety of your Baldur‘s Gate 3 journey. Usually introduced in Act 1, these multi-stage stories involve slowly unraveling mysteries by revisiting key NPCs.
The three longest lead quests that earn major trophies are:
Murder in Baldur‘s Gate [Rare, 2% rarity]: Become an assassin unraveling political murders across regions.
Leave No One Behind [Very Rare, 1%]: Throughout acts, ensure you save a recurring group of Tiefling refugees wherever possible.
Embrace Your Urge [Very Rare, 0.4%]: Unlock your dormant potential as a descendant of the god Bhaal, the original Lord of Murder!
These narrative throughlines can take 20+ hours to fully complete, but provide satisfying long-term goals for invested players.
Tip: Use achievement guides to avoid accidentally locking yourself out of arc-spanning trophies!
Enemy Trophies: Creative Combat Solutions
While narrative choices present many trophies, Baldur‘s Gate 3 also emphasizes creative combat encounters with enemies that react to everything from environment explosives to being the victim of friendly fire!
This leads to 15 trophies directly tied to unique enemy dispatch methods like:
- No Free Lunches [Rare, 3%]: Kill a certain enemy before it can consume corpses to heal itself.
- Fists of Fury [Common, 36%]: Win any fight using only unarmed punch attacks.
- And 13 more that encourage mixing up abilities, allies, and terrain to take down foes in unconventional ways!
Rarer difficulty-stacked trophies like completing Acts on Tactician mode also live here.
These trophies deliver delightful moments of problem-solving improvisation and party synergy experimentation between you and your companions.
Tip: Quicksave often to replay fun ability combinations guilt-free!
Exploration Trophies Galore
What would an epic Baldur‘s Gate journey be without detours into magical looting and lore reading? This leads to over 9 trophies tied directly to scouring the world for secrets.
Fans of picking every locked chest and bookshelf will enjoy trophies like:
- Bookworm [Very Rare, 0.1%]: Read 100 in-game books cover to cover!
- Dig For Victory [Rare, 5%]: Uncover 5 buried treasure stashes.
- And trophies for discovering iconic D&D creatures or equipping forged relic weapons uncovered through dungeon delves.
Taking time away from the critical path to uncover side stories, loot, and environmental storytelling details is what brings the world to life. These trophies validate that journey.
Pro Tip: Toggle sneak mode often to spot more hidden lootable treasure!
Unconventional "Just For Fun" Trophies
What trophy list would be complete without those totally random achievements tossed in just for fun?
Baldur‘s Gate 3 has around 7 humorous trophies recognizing odd player decisions like:
- Bedrolls and Breakfast [Common, 32%]: Resting at campsites 4 times in an adventure.
- Escapologist [Common, 49%]: Actually surrendering during a fight to escape jail later!
- And even one for repeatedly playing fetch with a dog… Roleplay immersion at its finest!
After spending 100+ hours embroiled in dramatic realms-shaping events, these gimmicky trophies let you unwind and act a bit silly as a legendary hero.
Tip: Party banter and camaraderie matters! Try odd conversations on allies.
Character Build Trophies: Experimenting With Customization
Amidst all these story and combat trophies lies a subset that recognizes committing to RPG character optimization into strange builds:
- Jack-of-All-Trades [Ultra Rare, 0.3%]: Respec to allow your main character to gain levels across EVERY class at least once. Yes, even Bard!
- Busker [Uncommon, 12%]: Roleplay as a musical adventurer earning lots of gold from performances.
- And touchstones for multiclass combos like battle-hardened Cleric/Fighters.
While demanding inventory-management Tetris skills to equip new gear constantly, these trophies reward players leaning hard into the freedom Baldur‘s Gate 3 allows for wild experimentation.
Powergamer Tip: Save often to revert painful respec failures!
Analyzing Hardest & Easiest Trophies
Let‘s examine extremes of the trophy spectrum starting with…
Hardest Trophies
By rarity alone, the most elusive feats demanding perfection include:
- Ceremorphosis [Ultra Rare, 0.1%]: Turn INTO a mind flayer!
- Absolute Power Corrupts [Ultra Rare, 0.1%]: Seize control of the entire spirit-tadpole network.
- Jack-of-All-Trades [Ultra Rare, 0.3%]: Respec experiment with all classes.
Other difficulty considerations:
- Story trophies with obscure triggering conditions.
- Tactician Mode‘s punishing combat stacking extra obstacles.
- Missing secret side content locking trophies.
- Online play shenanigans for multiparty feats.
Stack enough of those and even "common" trophies become challenging!
Easiest Gimme Trophies
In contrast, the most common trophies earned through ordinary play include:
- The Plot Thickens [Common, 80%]: Finish Act 1.
- Devil‘s in the Details [Common, 58%]: Kill the intro demon boss.
- Drunk Punch [Common, 58%]: Engage in intoxicated fisticuffs!
Additional gimme trophies:
- Progress story beats enough to clear act finish lines.
- Tutorial boss fights on main quest paths.
- Fun low-hanging side goals like reading books or taking rests.
Getting over half the trophies shouldn‘t require going TOO far off the critical path beaten down by thousands of previous warriors.
But for 100% completion obsessives like myself? The fun lies in taking the road less traveled…
My Baldur‘s Gate 3 Trophy Target Priority List
As mentioned up top, I‘m sitting at 92% completion nearing that trophy mountaintop ascent.
My current "To Do" list includes
- Ceremorphosis – I cannot resist the twisted appeal of seeing my hero evolve into an Illithid Mind Flayer after 200+ hours by their side. This will require dodging loyal companion attacks in the process!
- Jack-of-All-Trades – One last bout of class experimentation. I shall become a Way of Shadow Monk/College of Eloquence Bard. How could I not?
- Sins of the Father – After denouncing my bloodline‘s brutal legacy once already to destroy the Absolute, the dark side calls to walk in my ancestor Ao‘s Baleful Tyranny footsteps… Tempting temptations!
I may be nearing middle age, but chasing these last video game glory goals makes me feel like an awestruck Baldur‘s Gate teenager all over again – on the cusp of earning my fantasy adventuring merit badge sash worn with geeky pride.
Will report back here when my Baldur‘s Gate 3 platinum journey concludes! Hopefully with minds and destinies intact…
Any questions about specific trophies or achievement hunting tips in general? Share in the comments below, fellow Trophy Hunters!
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