All 21 permanent advantages at a glance and how you get them

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Many buffs in Baldur’s Gate 3 are only temporary, but there are also 21 permanent buffs. MeinMMO tells you what they can do and how you can get them.

In Baldur’s Gate 3 you have the opportunity to strengthen your characters with permanent advantages. You keep these benefits even if you decide to change your character’s class.

The adventures in Faerûn lead you into demanding battles that pose a real challenge. These bonuses can be invaluable, especially on the “Tactician” difficulty level, and give you a boost in sticky situations.

Caution spoilers: Article contains story spoilers from Act 1 through Act 3.

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The advantages of each act

Lasting benefits from Act 1

paid the price

What is the buff doing?

  • +1 to Intimidate rolls.
  • Penalty on Perception checks
  • Disadvantage on attack rolls when fighting witches.
  • Visually, you get an impressive dull eye.

    • How to get the buff: Allow Aunt Ethel at the Tea House to do her best to address your parasite problem.

    Aunt Ethel’s hair

    What is the buff doing?

  • +1 to an ability score of your choice, which is pretty strong.
  • Can go over 20.

    • How to get the buff: Defeat Aunt Ethel within the quest “Save Mayrina” and reduce her hitpoints below 10, but do not kill her. After weakening her, she will offer to give you one of her hairs as thanks for your mercy.

    sign of the absolute

    What is the buff doing?

  • You gain access to unique dialogue options.

    • How to get the buff: Speak to the Goblin High Priestess in the Goblin camp and accept her gracious offer to be marked with the Mark of the Absolute. You can accept this offer with several companions.

    Volo’s spare eye

    What is the buff doing?

  • Persistent ability “See Invisible”
  • Right eye is optically changed.

    • How to get the buff: Rescue Volo from the goblins and send him to your camp. He will offer you to remove your parasite. Agree and allow the operation. You will then receive an artificial replacement eye.

    BOOOAL’s blessings

    What is the buff doing?

  • Attack roll advantage over enemies affected by the Bleeding condition.

    • How to get the buff: Sacrifice one of your companions to BOOOAL in the Underdark. The sacrificed character cannot be revived according to my status.

    playing musical instruments

    What is the buff doing?

  • Ability to play any musical instrument.
  • Your musical skills allow you to entertain your companions and NPCs, who will reward you with gold in return.
  • Use your music to distract merchants, guards, and other NPCs – a great way for your villainous character to use their thief skills.

    • You always have access to these songs:

  • bardic dance
  • battles of yore
  • The power
  • The Queen’s High Seas
  • Of divinity and sin
  • sing for me

    • How to get the buff: Seek out Alfira in the Druid Grove and help her complete her song. Successfully complete the Charisma test and you will receive this ability. We have a guide for you that shows you in detail how to do it all:

    Loviatar’s love

    What is the buff doing?

  • Once your hit points fall below 30%, you gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and Wisdom saving throws.

    • How to get the buff: Agree to submit to the orders of Abdirak in the Destroyed Sanctum in the goblin camp, which ends in torture.

    Necromancy of Thay

    What is the buff doing?

  • You gain the “Speak with Dead” ability.
  • If you reveal the last page of the book, you will get an additional powerful spell that you can use to summon ghouls.

    • How to get the buff: Obtain the Necromancer Book from the Necromancer’s Hideout in the Ruined Village. Unveil the mysteries by using the Dark Amethyst. You can find the Amethyst in the Whispering Depths. Then you can read the book until the last page. This is only revealed in Act 3. Our guide will show you how to do it all:

    survival instinct

    What is the buff doing?

  • Uses a psionic power to heal you for 3d4 hit points when your hit points drop to 0.

    • How to get the buff: Complete the Omeluum Underdark quest to investigate the parasite.

    Summon Familiar: Scratches

    What is the dog doing?

  • He always brings you random items, sometimes useful things like healing potions.
  • Scratch can support you in battle as an ally. He can die, but you can summon him again and again.

    • How to get scratches: Convince Scratches to join your party and play a game of ball together.

    Summon Familiar: Shovel

    What does shovel do?

  • Shovel is a quasi that can assist you in battle.
  • He even has his own voice lines.
  • You can only get shovel with a mage.

    • How to get shovel: Find the Scroll of Summoning a Quasite in the Ruined Village, hidden in one of the Aptoheke’s coffins. Now you can learn the magic of the scroll with your magician.

    awakened

    What is the buff doing?

  • Illithid abilities can now be used as a bonus action.

    • How to get the buff: Detonate the Zaith’isk in von Créche Y’llek (Githyanki Crib) and make all three saves. Tip: Save first if you can’t make it. When saving throws fail, you gain permanent, stacking debuffs:

  • – 2 on Constitution
  • -2 to wisdom
  • – 2 on Intelligence

    • Lasting benefits from Act 2

    Arabella’s shadow entanglement

    What is the buff doing?

  • You get the Entangle ability, which you can cast on an undead or shadow creature.

    • How to get the buff: Successfully complete the quest “Save Arabella” in Act 1. Tell her the sad news of her dead parents when you meet them near the House of Healing in the Shadowcursed Lands.

    Potion of Eternal Power

    What is the buff doing?

  • Permanent +2 strength
  • Can go beyond 20 strength.

    • How to get the buff: Force Astarion to drink blood from merchant Araj Oblodra. You can find them at the Moonrise Towers in Act 2.

    Githzerai Mind Barrier

    What is the buff doing?

  • Advantage on Intelligence saving throws.

    • How to get the buff: Solve the puzzle in Mind Flayer Colony. Place the waking mind in the archive canister and erase the spirit from the female elf head.

    Lasting benefits from Act 3

    mirror of loss

    What is the buff doing?

  • +2 to an attribute score of your choice.
  • But you sacrifice -2 to another value.
  • Attribute can be increased above 20.

    • How to get the buff: In the House of Sorrow you will find the Mirror of Loss. say a prayer Then sacrifice either the Knowledge of the Necromancy of Thay or an ability score. The debuff can be removed again with “Remove Curse”.

    unstable blood

    What is the buff doing?

  • Your blood is now flammable and will explode on contact with fire.

    • How to get the buff: Have Araj Oblodra draw blood from you in Act 2. You can find them in the Towers of Moonrise. Then, in Act 3, allow Araj to draw your blood again near the Blushing Mermaid tavern. After that you will get a potion that you have to drink.

    Disgusting laughter

    What is the buff doing?

  • Per long rest you can cast the spell “Tasha’s hideous laughter”.
  • The spell allows you to put a targeted creature into a fit of laughter. The creature stops laughing and cannot take a bonus action, action, or reaction.
  • Attacks against the creature (within 10 feet) have an advantage.

    • How to get the buff: Complete the “Help the Cursed Monk” quest. You can find his amulet in the Grymforge. Bring it to the Temple of the Open Hand. Accept the curse of the monk to learn the ability.

    The Tharchiate Code: Blessings

    What is the buff doing?

  • You gain additional hit points once per long rest.

    • How to get the buff: Read the Tharchiate Codex to get the buff. First you will be cursed, if you remove this you will get the buff that grants you additional hitpoints per long rest. To read the final page of Thay’s Necromancy, you need the Tharchiate Codex.

    Partial ceremorphosis

    What is the buff doing?

  • Access to level 3 illithid powers. Also automatic access to all level 1 illithid powers.

    • How to get the buff: Eat the Astral Touched Larva given to you by the Emperor.

    Bless

    What is the buff doing?

  • +1d4 bonus on attack rolls and saving throws.

    • How to get the buff: Pay 5000 gold to NPC Boney in the Circus of the Last Days. He will then build a statue of you and you will receive the permanent buff as soon as you lie down.

    Do lasting benefits last forever? The majority of the perks listed here in Baldur’s Gate 3 are actually permanent in nature. However, there are some that may lose their effect if the character dies and is revived. Examples: Loviatar’s Love, BOOOAL’s Blessing, and Githzerai Mind Barrier.

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