The role-playing game hit Baldur’s Gate 3 has a variety of different endings, some of which can be more or less favorable. However, one ending is so rare that only a handful of players have actually seen it.
Where does the information come from? On August 3, 2024, the complete release of Baldur’s Gate 3 celebrated its first anniversary. On August 7, a series of statistics were shared on the official X account of the role-playing game that provided insights into player decisions over the past year.
Attention Spoilers: If you want to experience Lae’zel’s endings for yourself, you probably shouldn’t read any further.
Even during the release weekend, Larian published exciting statistics:
Only a handful of players wanted to take this path
What kind of ending is it? This refers to a possible ending of the origin character Lae’zel. If you take on the role of the Githyanki and reach the end of the game, you can choose to end your character’s life and thus your playthrough after being rejected by the Githyanki queen Vlaakith.
This ending, which Gamesradar reports was only added to the game in January 2024, was achieved by only 34 players according to Larian. And that’s out of the millions of players who have immersed themselves in the role-playing game.
Why is this ending so rare? Several factors play into this. Statistics show that only 7% of players chose an origin character as their avatar – the overwhelming majority opted to create their own character.
While Larian only reveals the top 3 of the selected origin characters – Astrion, Gale, and Shadowheart – it seems that Lae’zel had a rather difficult standing among players from the beginning. Therefore, it can be assumed that only a relatively small number of players even took on the role of the Githyanki.
Then you also have to reach the end of the game.
How do you unlock the ending? The goal of the Githyanki is ascension, a euphemistic term for being consumed by Vlaakith – which Lae’zel herself does not know. To gain the queen’s favor, you must first follow her plan to kill Orpheus.
However, in order for Lae’zel to be denied the ascension, you should make a last-minute withdrawal and spare Orpheus after all. Then you only need to reach Vlaakith, get a rejection from her, and then end your playthrough, which at that point can easily exceed 100 hours, in a dramatic fashion with a suicide.
This path is certainly not guaranteed, especially since the ending appears to be so rare that there is no proper guide for it. If you happen to be one of the few players who have actually seen the ending, feel free to let us know in the comments.
Discovering such rare endings makes up a significant part of the charm of Baldur’s Gate 3. Because while some endings are quite well-known, others require an incredibly specific and sometimes absurd chain of decisions: Baldur’s Gate 3: A player found the rarest ending of all – and it’s animal-related
