These eldritch invocations will really help you out in Baldur’s Gate 3.

One of the best ways to find them is to send one of your minions as a scout.

you’re free to even trigger ambushes, making fights easier if you wish to face them later.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Collage Showing Zentharim Hiding, Astarion Sneaking, And a Waypoint

The best minions for this are flying ones, like the Raven Familiar or the Imp.

It can be an expensive way to go about it, but some fights are just not worth it.

This combination of spells is good for avoiding not only combat but all sorts of puzzles as well.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Animal Companions, Wolf, Dire Raven, Bear

Remember that its best used outside of dungeons, where you have ample space to jump and land.

Your best targets with these spells are your high-strength members since they already jump the farthest.

Thats the key part when using Waypoints to skip fights.

A hairless cat in Baldur’s Gate 3. He is called “His Majesty” and he is hissing at the player with his back arched.

If you use theFeather Falltechnique, send your fighter alone to a Waypoint and teleport everyone else there.

They can get anywhere and unlock teleportation for the rest of your party.

While this requires a lot of preparation, it will win you fights that seem impossible.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Player Falling To The Underdark With Feather Fall

Theres not an infinite supply of them, so choose your targets wisely.

Surround them with barrels and light them up with a fire spell.

Plenty of bosses can be defeated this way with enough ammunition.

Art from Baldur’s Gate 3: The Absolute.

3Save Often

What tends to happen with optional encounters is that you simply werent prepared.

Which way are you going to pursue?

Nowadays, were spoiled with autosaves.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Grand Mausoleum Waypoint

Even Baldurs Gate 3 has them, just not everywhere.

2Use Stealth

As stated before, many fights are mandatory.

But there are fewer of them than you might think.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Entering Zentharim Hideout Cutscene Showing Barrels

Sometimes, you just need something your enemy is holding.

This limits what classes you could pick, although some of the most powerful are Charisma users.

Bard is still the go-to choice if you want a conversation-focused playthrough.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Minthara waking you up in the night to stab you

This allows you to just advance naturally through the game without being in constant fear of combat.

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