Baldur’s Gate 3: 10 Best Endings, Ranked
Baldur’s Gate 3 is the highly anticipated RPG from Larian Studios, promising a deep narrative with many paths and potential endings. This article ranks the ten best endings in the game based on narrative satisfaction, character resolution, and impact on the game’s world.
10. The Lone Survivor: Emerging from the chaos alone, this ending sees the player character as the sole survivor of their party. It’s a bittersweet victory that reflects on the harshness of their journey.
9. The Symbiote’s Salvation: A unique turn of events where players can choose to embrace the power of the tadpole, resulting in an ending that merges their power with the illithid influence for a dark yet intriguing finale.
8. The Ascension: Here, characters achieve godlike power and assume control over their destinies and the surrounding lands. This controversial ending is powerful but raises questions about absolute power.
7. The Classic Hero: A traditional ‘good triumphs over evil’ ending, where peace is restored to Baldur’s Gate. It feels like a nod to classic RPG endings and leaves a warming sense of completion.
6. The Council of Five: The player character unites five factions to rule jointly over Baldur’s Gate. This diplomatic ending leads to a prosperous city, showcasing the strength in unity and clever political maneuvering.
5. Love’s Eternal Embrace: Focusing on personal relationships over cosmic scale events, this ending sees your character settle down with a chosen partner from their companions after their adventures concluded.
4. The Sacrifice: A hero’s greatest sacrifice saves Baldur’s Gate at a considerable personal cost. It’s an emotionally charged narrative that exemplifies true selflessness amidst dire circumstances.
3. The New Dawn : This path leads to not only saving Baldur’s Gate but also brings about reforms and changes that promise a brighter future for all its inhabitants — a true new beginning.
2. The Mage’s Dominion: Mastering arcane secrets unlocks this ending where your character reshapes reality itself to forge a better world for everyone, emphasizing knowledge and power used wisely.
1. Throne of Bhaal Redeemed: Topping our list is when players confront and redeem their Bhaal legacy; this culminates in an epic storyline closure while preventing yet another god war and setting a new era of divine diplomacy for realms beyond.
Each ending varies greatly depending on player choices throughout their adventure in Baldur’s Gate 3. Beyond these top ten endings, there are numerous variations providing fans with plenty of reasons to replay this masterful RPG and explore all its branching narratives.