In Baldur’s Gate 3 there are hundreds of weapons, most of which you will probably sell to a merchant somewhere. However, you will certainly carry at least one sword for a while, as you find it right at the beginning.
What kind of weapon is it?
- The “Everburn Blade” is a two-handed greatsword.
- The sword is particularly strong at the beginning: it adds an additional 1d4 fire damage to the 2d6 slashing damage of the sword itself.
- To get the blade, you need to overcome a tough opponent right from the start.
What makes the sword so strong? The Everburn Blade is ideal for paladins, barbarians, or fighters, who are particularly the best class for beginners. The fire damage is a strong bonus.
Because some opponents, such as tree creatures, are resistant to slashing damage – but vulnerable to fire damage, giving the blade an advantage over other greatswords. It is also an ideal weapon for Lae’zel at the beginning – one of the playable characters or a companion for your group.
Lae’zel is not only a fighter and can use greatswords well, but she is also a Githyanki. Githyanki are always proficient with greatswords, which is why Lae’zel can always use the weapon, even if you assign her a different class.
How to get the Everburn Blade – Here’s how
You get the blade from Commander Zhalk in the Nautiloid, right at the beginning. The devilish commander fights against a mind flayer, who orders you to flee.
The editor-in-chief of GameStar.de and our colleague Heiko Klinge has described an interesting strategy in his guide to the Everburn Blade – which can be called cowardly since one plays it safe by saving:
- you let the flayer fight against the commander
- whenever the flayer hits, but the devil does not, you use the quick save function (F5)
- if the mind flayer is hit, but the commander is not, you reload (F8)
This method of “Save Scumming” is, however, extremely time-consuming. There is an easier way to get the sword:
- you use the “Command” spell to command the commander to drop the weapon
You can prepare the spell yourself if you play as a wizard or cleric. Alternatively, you can free Shadowheart, who waits for you in a nearby room.
How to free Shadowheart
You will find the key to her prison, a rune, on a corpse right next to Shadowheart’s capsule. Here you will find a detailed guide.
That’s it. You can then simply pick up the Everburn Blade and run away. Or you can blow up the two opponents with barrels for a nice chunk of XP, which is optional.
The Everburn Blade will probably accompany you for a few hours, but you will find better or equally ranked weapons relatively early in the game. Every +1 greatsword is already comparable against most opponents. And at the latest, when you find the bark from the Sussur tree, you can forge a better greatsword for your fighter.
Alternatively, you can simply finish the game after you have escaped from the Nautiloid:
If you really mess up, you can finish Baldur’s Gate 3 shortly after the tutorial
