In Baldur’s Gate 3, players have discovered that they can defeat one of the most powerful characters to earn a large amount of XP.
Who is it about? It is about Elminster, one of the most outstanding and powerful figures in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. He is a wizard of extraordinary strength and wisdom – in a way, he can be considered the Gandalf of D&D. In Baldur’s Gate 3, he plays a crucial role in Gale’s story.
Players have the opportunity to meet Elminster at the end of Act 1. Despite his humanoid appearance, the Elminster that appears in the game is a construct (a likeness of him). Curious and for fun, they decided to attack him just to see what happens.
Players take down Elminster for 1,000 EXP
What happened? In a recent post on Reddit, the player Dizak55 shares his encounter with Elminster during a multiplayer campaign with friends. The group, who had already reached level 6 at that point, decided out of curiosity and joke to challenge Elminster. He suggested, “How about we quick save and try to kill a level 20 wizard?”
Despite the obvious superiority of the legendary Elminster and the fact that they were facing a level 20 wizard, they decided to attack him. They actually expected to be annihilated
– but they defeated him.
Dizak55 writes:
Thanks to a few lucky rolls and the fact that there are no 9th-level spells in this game, we managed to overwhelm and take him down.
We went from level 6 to almost level 7 in a single fight. Now I want to tell Gale in all future playthroughs to get lost, just so I can get that sweet, delicious 1K XP.
Dizak55 via Reddit
Is 1,000 XP a lot in Baldur’s Gate 3? It is a lot of experience, which is also due to the level of Elminster’s likeness. As Dizak55 described, they gained almost a whole level (from level 6 to 7) through the fight. Normally, it takes quite a while to gain that and you need to complete a few quests—not just defeat a single opponent.
Is there loot as well? Elminster (the construct) leaves no loot, instead, he melts into a puddle of water.
Why is he so easy to defeat? The likeness of Elminster has a level of 20 in Baldur’s Gate 3, but at level 20 has no access to the spells that one can access after level 12 in D&D – so spells of the seventh to ninth levels. Because those normally don’t exist in Baldur’s Gate 3.
The exception is probably bosses. In Act 2, you encounter a boss that has access to a 7th-level spell. However, he might also simply not have access to it because the construct is not the real
Elminster.
Why this is the case has been explained by MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus: Why you can only play up to level 12 in Baldur’s Gate 3 and why that’s good
