Baldur’s Gate 3 player discovers “crazy” way to kill Hag in Act 1
Larian StudiosOne Baldur’s Gate 3 player shared a “crazy” tip with his son about how to kill Act 1’s Hag before she can escape to her lair to set up a much harder fight.
Baldur’s Gate 3’s gameplay systems allow players to pull off some insanely flexible feats, both in and out of combat.
Thanks to the wide breadth of builds, abilities, and spells that characters can utilize, players have the freedom to approach scenarios in nearly any way their imaginations can think up.
Recently, one Baldur’s Gate 3 player shared a “crazy” tip to kill the Hag in Act 1 early, which hinged upon one fairly niche spell.
Baldur’s Gate 3 fan shares “crazy” Hag tip
A post on the Baldur’s Gate 3 subreddit enlightened some members of the community after one user’s dad shared a handy tip with them about the Hag encounter in Act 1.
The user said, “Well…My dad just dropped some crazy knowledge on me,” and shared a screenshot of a text conversation.
In the texts, the user’s father told them they discovered a “new way” to kill the Hag, which involved casting Arcane Lock on the stairs that lead into her lair.
Naturally, the OP and many fans in the comments were surprised that you could cast Arcane Lock on a set of stairs, but this tip works nonetheless.
“You can lock the stairs?! I never even considered trying that,” said one player.
Another fan was impressed at the application of the spell. “The wildest part about all this is that Larian made it possible,” they said. “I saw Arcane Lock and wondered ‘why would I ever need to lock anything?’ Haven’t cast the spell once. Might have to give it a second look.”
In the comments, many offered their thanks as the Hag fight in Act 1 is undoubtedly one of the most difficult early-game encounters. “Holy sh*t, thank your dad for me. I’ve been save scumming with drow poison and smites but this seems way easier.”
Anecdotes like these just continue to show just how fluid Baldur’s Gate 3’s gameplay systems can be.
