Summary
Baldur’s Gate 3is an incredibly immersive game with unrivaled depth that lets players shape their destinies with choices that truly matter. As such, it would be practically impossible to complete all of the game’s achievements in one playthrough, as certain paths will lead players towards some achievements and away from others.
However, seeing as Larian Studios' masterpiece is agame with infinite replayability, players looking to completeBaldur’s Gate 3’s hardest achievements will certainly not get bored along the way. The most difficult achievements take time, cunning, and plenty of skill to unlock.
Updated Jun 13, 2025, by Joe Grantham:Baldur’s Gate 3 has been released on all intended platforms, allowing millions of players around the world to experience the Game of the Year. While some are drawn to the turn-based RPG for its story and roleplay elements, others seek the thrill of a challenge, perhaps heading into the game with the goal of 100 percenting it. However, while many BG3 achievements will be unlocked naturally as players progress, the hardest or sometimes just the weirdest achievements, tend to require a small amount of foresight. As there are a few achievements for a handful of the game’s many endings, players might need to complete upwards of three playthroughs at least. There is even a brand new achievement for beating the game on the new hardest difficulty, Honor Mode, where death is permanent.
13Mind Blown - Romance The Emperor
Achievement Rate: 11.4%
Baldur’s Gate 3is a game where many characters can be romanced, with some individuals being much harder to sway than others. One of the most unlikely characters that players can romance in the game, and arguably one of the hardest, is the Emperor whom players will meet later in the game.
He will only be available to romance if players help him in a certain battle, and if players then continue to make the right choices and succeed in seducing him, they will gain the extremely rareMind Blownachievement that very few players have unlocked.
12Kill Two Birds With One Gnome - Use One Enemy As An Improvised Weapon Against Another
Achievement Rate: 8.7%
Although Kill Two Birds With One Gnome is a fairly niche achievement that the vast majority of players haven’t unlocked, it happens to be a rather fun one. First of all, players will need the Improvised Melee Weapon Action, which allows them to pick up an item or creature and attack with it. Barbarians start off with this ability and their high Strength stat also makes success more likely.
Then players will want to find one ofthe smaller creatures inBaldur’s Gate 3, pick them up with the Action, and simply hit another enemy. To unlock the achievement, neither of the foes has to die, but players must pass the Athelic Check. Despite the play on words in the title of the achievement, gnomes don’t have to be used, with other smaller creatures such as goblins being more numerous, especially as enemies.
11Crash Landing - In The Wyrmway, Knock The Dragon Out Of The Sky
Achievement Rate: 6%
There are manyways to approach combat inBaldur’s Gate 3, but there is one particularly niche way to take down a certain dragon in the Wyrmway, which will also reward players with theCrash Landingachievement. To find this dragon, players will first have to use lighting damage on two torches in the prison inside Wyrm’s Rock; this will open up a secret passageway.
When it gets to the dragon fight, players will want to deal as much damage as possible at first, and then when he uses Gathering Power and ascends into the air, knock him out of the sky. If players don’t have the damage to kill him at this point, they had best hide behind the crystal structures before he unleashes hell.
10Fancy Footwork - Defeat Gortash In Wyrm’s Rock Without Activating Any Traps
Achievement Rate: 4.7%
Lord Enver Gortash is one of the primary villains inBaldur’s Gate 3, and in the pursuit of taking him down inside Wyrm’s Rock, most players will stumble upon a few unfriendly traps. However, individuals who can figure out the safest route and defeat Gortash without activating any traps will earn the aptly namedFancy Footworkachievement.
It should be noted though, that players will need more than just fancy footwork, as Trap Disarm Toolkits will be required to disarm a few of the traps in the way.
9Hot Date - Go On A Date With Karlach
Achievement Rate: 4.5%
Players have plenty of chances to romance a wide variety of characters inBaldur’s Gate 3and, on a normal playthrough, they will likely have a few opportunities to go on a date or sneak a kiss without even trying. However, not everyone is as easy to impress, and some characters can be quite hard to romance.
Karlach, on the other hand, is hard to romancefor a completely different reason. She’s literally too hot and has a broken heart. However, if players can help fix Karlach’s infernal heart with the help of Dammon, then they might just get the chance to spend a night to remember with Karlach. Players who manage all of this will earn the rareHot Dateachievement.
8Leave No One Behind - Save Every Tiefling Refugee
Achievement Rate: 4.1%
Leave No One Behindis by far one of the hardest achievements inBG3as throughout an entire playthroughevery single Tiefling refugeemust be saved. This is not a mission contained to just one event or even act, as Tieflings need saving throughout the entire game.
Players will have to make multiple decisions that result in saved lives, they will have to convince others of certain actions, and they will also have to protect Tieflings in combat.
7Critical Hit - Complete The Game In Tactician Mode
Achievement Rate: 3.6%
Baldur’s Gate 3has four difficulty settingsand any players who succeed in completing the game on the second hardest difficulty, Tactician Mode, will earn themselves theCritical Hitachievement. Naturally, this is an achievement that takes both time and skill, and players who are used to beating games on the hardest difficulty might be quite shocked at just how hard Tactician Mode is, even if Honor Mode now takes things even further.
On Tactician Mode, enemies don’t just gain boosts to their HP and chances of successful attacks, but they fight smarter and more brutally. Moreover, there are more enemies in combat, and more environmental hazards lurking around every corner.
6Jack-Of-All-Trades - Multiclass Into Every Class In One Playthrough
Achievement Rate: 2.2%
TheJack-of-all-Tradesachievement might not sound too hard at first, but players must understand that they are not allowed to ask Withers to change their class. This means that throughout an entire playthrough, they must only put one level of each class into their build from the start.
Seeing as the first level of each class is typically fairly weak, this results in a highly suboptimal build, and to get this achievement, level 12 must be reached, which means players will be facing all that Act 3 has to throw at them.
5She Cannot Be Caged - Rescue Sazza From The Emerald Grove, Goblin Camp, And Moonrise Towers
Sazza is a goblin who players will first come across in the Emerald Grove where she is being held captive and threatened with cold-blooded murder in retribution for the crimes of her companions. Many players know that they havethe option to save Sazza from execution and break her out, but not many know that her story can carry on from there.
If players are also able to rescue Sazza from the goblin camp and Moonrise Towers, completely saving her life, they will be rewarded with theShe Cannot Be Cagedachievement.
4Sins Of The Father - Take Control Of The Netherbrain For Bhaal & Break The World
To even contemplate completing the Sins of the Father achievement, players must first start out as the Dark Urge, as this specific ending relates to a certain revelation about the origins of this troubled character. Throughout the game, players mustgive into the dark urges of their character, and when they come face to face with Bhaal, must choose to serve him.
Then, at the end of the game, after defeating the Netherbrain, the player must choose to take control of it in the name of Bhaal. This is just one of many endings forBG3and another reason why it ranks amongthe most replayable RPG games.
