There will be some challenging boss fights in Baldur's Gate 3, including some of the more gruesome elements. So in order to deal with these dangerous situations and improve our strategic skills, we need to be fully prepared.
Baldur's Gate 3 includes some terrifying opponents that will truly challenge players to test their mettle. Baldur's Gate 3's combat is similar to its source material, Dungeons & Dragons, presented as a turn-based strategy game involving fantasy combat with swords and sorcery. Each turn, the player has one action, one additional action, and one character move, which can be performed in any order.
While players don't need to focus too much on strategy, especially on the easier Explorer difficulty, some enemies require more attention. For these enemies, players should take a good rest, replenish some potions and items, and use their brains.
This kobold chieftain may be the first boss that players encounter that truly presents a challenge. While players may have had some tough fights before this with the likes of the Gnolls or the Paladins of Tyr, or even Raglin's fellow goblin leaders, Minsala or the Priestess Gut, Raglin elevates the game difficulty.
This may be because he has more allies than in previous battles. It might help if the player approaches quietly and is able to take out some of his support, but Raglin is still a formidable enemy. His savage rage can quickly drain the health of tough characters, even the bear Halsin transforms into, and his knockback is deadly when he's fighting alongside a giant pit of spiders.
Although Catheric Thom is the main villain of the second act, his boss fights tend to be overshadowed by his kin. The expanded members of House Thom provide some of the most difficult battles in Act II. Of them all, Malus is probably the least challenging, perhaps because fighting him is a necessary step in ending the Shadow Curse. But that shouldn't diminish the challenge he presents.
With the help of his twisted nurse, he can inflict horrific damage. Ranged characters are usually the best way to counter Malus. By taking advantage of the height within the Healing House, they were often able to eliminate Malus and his nurses from a distance. It's worth noting that, like all expansion members of House Thom, Malus can be killed without engaging in a boss fight.
The legendary guardian of the Adamantine Forge is undoubtedly the most impressive boss in Act One, if not the most difficult. Grim deals massive damage, has massive health, and is resistant to all damage. It may appear unkillable at first, although Grimm is very vulnerable to bludgeoning damage after being heated by the pool of lava that surrounds the furnace.
While it's usually still difficult to chip away at its health with just bludgeoning attacks, the fight seems easier once the player realizes that the central hammer will do a lot of damage to Grim if it's activated while standing on an anvil. Some. Getting Grim to reach the Anvil can be accomplished by manipulating its "threat assessment", which causes it to attack the last character who attacked it.
Fighting Ansul, the undead dragon, in the third act can be a very daunting battle, and for good reason. Being a dragon, even an undead one, it goes without saying that Ansul has a lot of health and deals a lot of damage, especially from lightning breath attacks. But the battle also makes use of some unique mechanics that players may not anticipate or counter.
Ansur can "hoard energy" and become resistant to all damage. At the end of this state, he releases a Heart of the Storm Nova, which can wipe out players. However, since the recent patch, players can now successfully hide behind rocks to avoid taking this damage.
This bloated and eccentric bartender is another member of the Sohm family. Initially affable, this Thorbad can quickly become aggressive, and he can be a very tough fight. He is "numb" for most of the fight, and he is immune to many damage types.
When hit by fire, radiance, acid, cold, lightning, poison, or necromancy damage, he has a corresponding regurgitated attack in which he regurgitates the cud on the character. This part of the fight is tough, but eventually, Thom will gain a "stun" status, making him easier to hit and vulnerable to the types of damage he was once immune to.
The infamous Baldur's Gate villain, Sarevok Anchev, returns in the third act of Baldur's Gate 3. Given his reputation as a powerful Son of Baal, it's no surprise that fighting him can be a very difficult one.
Backed by an equally brutal tribunal of Baal cultists, the battle can be difficult for even the best-prepared party. Players who successfully convince a Sare Walker that they want to become Baal's evil assassins can obtain the icon of Valeria as an aid in battle, but she falls easily in combat.
The final and perhaps most difficult of the Act 2 Thom bosses, Gringott is the golden-armored, twisted toll collector at the Raithwein Toll Gate. When players first encounter her, they may be shocked to discover just how powerful she is. She has ridiculous health and does massive damage to unprepared teams. The key to this boss fight is preparation and a little knowledge.
The more gold a Greengot has on a character, the more damage it does. For this fight, it might be worth leaving the treasure in camp. Players should also collect some of the gold coin piles around the Toll Station, as Greengot can use them to perform some abilities, such as her Coin Halberd or Burnable Coins. Finally, the player should definitely kill any illusions that join the fight, as each one will increase her health by 100.
The infamous Green Witch, Aunt Ethel, can be beaten twice in the game, once in Act 1 and once in Act 3. While both times can prove challenging, her third act fight can be particularly difficult. Aunt Ethel has swallowed the missing child, Vanla, so players will either need to use the Witch Survivor's recipe to make Aunt Ethel spit out the child, or use non-lethal attacks to knock her down.
But defeating her won't be easy. Players need to destroy all the mushrooms that heal Aunt Ethel every turn, as well as deal with her enchanted followers and her affinity for annoying area-of-effect spells.
When players encounter the vampire lord Kasador, it will become clear why Astarion had to flee. Fighting Kasador can be a challenge for even the most prepared party. For this fight, players will want to control initiative as much as possible and call in as much support as possible.
While Kasador will draw power from his vampire spawn as long as they are alive and no teammates or summons are standing in their ritual circle, players may be better off focusing on Kassador Dole himself. It's worth noting that since players will most likely be bringing Astarion into this fight, Astarion can escape from the ritual state Kasadore imposes on him, but he will most likely be killed by Kasadore I focus my attacks and return to that state repeatedly.
The charming demon Raphael is at the center of perhaps the most infamous battle in Baldur's Gate 3. It impresses for many reasons, including the splendor, the musical performance of Raphael and, of course, the difficulty. Raphael has the highest health in the game, at a thematic 666, and some potentially team-killing moves.
The good news for players is that his most powerful moves can be blocked by destroying the Soul Pillar. Raphael's fight is not to be missed, but players should heed the game's warnings and make sure they're truly prepared before taking on this formidable boss.