Baldur's Gate 3 - Easily missed powerful ITEMS in ACT 1! (that stay good for the whole game) 

Hiya, I made a second part with even more items, including weapons and armors! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uDkECZ7mvXY.html

There's a necklace sold by the hobgoblin vendor in the underdark that gives the character a free magic missile spell and adds an extra missile to the spell. This means your level 1 magic missile works like a level 2, level 2 like 3, and so on. It's honestly pretty good since you literally can't miss.

At the top of the arcane tower in underdark, you find a chair lying around with a peculiar name involving strength (I forgot what it exactly was). You can destroy the chair to obtain a club which gives you a huge strength boost. This was super helpful for my casters since they don't use melee weapons but high strength means longer jump and larger carry weight.

I know this isn't in Act 1, but in Act 2 there's a morgue just by the house of healing. You can find an Eversight Ring. It says you can't be blinded and I almost sold it until I realized you can fight in Fog and Darkness without being blinded.

Also in act 1, if you combine the 3 icy metal pieces, you get Mourning Frost Staff, which gives you, ray of frost as a cantrip, also gives you "heart of ice" +1 to all cold damage & a chance to inflict your target with chilled.

There is another Item in the beginning (especially for Fighters, Paladins, Barbarians, Karlach and Lae'zel) Simply save Shadowheart in beginning, change one of her spells to Command and then use Command Drop on the Helion Leader that fights the Mind Flayer. If you succeed (Chance is little over 50%) he drops his sword. And he doesn't pick it up, but uses his fists to fight the Mind Flayer. ;) and another personal tip for everyone especially people that still want to play. Put some points into Wisdom. Those that have already played, know why ;)

This is a great video, I don't know how I missed so many of these act 1 items! I always feel like I've checked every nook and cranny and there's so much more to check.

great list!! I haven't seen many of these on anyone else's lists of things to miss...thanks for the tips!

Awesome video! Alot of good information, and very efficient presentation!

Phalar aluve and boots of speed are both found very early in the underdark entering from the goblin village. Both can be used the entire game. Jorgorals great sword is also a really good weapon you can find in the underdark.

Very good video, I've overlooked a few items and this helped. Thank you. Subbed

Don't forget hex for warlocks requires concentration, and also increases damage on attacks to that entity, which is nicely synergistic with the strange conduit ring.

You can actually get the hellriders gloves if you expose Kagha as evil and kill her, then talk to Zevlor about it. There’s a note hidden in a stump in Auntie Ethel’s swamp you need to find that gives you the dialogue option for it.

Great advises! Thank you so much ♥

Great list! Very straight forward :)

I have played this game for tons of hours and am still learning new things! Thx m8

Gloves of Thievery are great, advantage on all slight of hand rolls but a little tricky to get, they are surpassed by the The Graceful Cloth which gives a character permanent cat's grace and this cloth armour is just a purchase late in act 1.

Great vid! Lots of useful items for a beginner like myself!

Titan String bow is VERY VERY strong for melee players that have dex gloves. You get it from the Zentirum vendor in act 1. It lets you add your str modifier to damage rolls.

Amulet of restoration is crazy strong. Access to a free healing word and mass healing word per long rest

Personally, the finesse longsword in the underdark is so good. It can stay relevant for the entire game.

You don't have to punch or pickpocket him, just talk with him and hit the trade button at the bottom left.

Thanks so much dude on my first play thru I got the underdog gloves but couldn’t remember where and they were so useful

Fun fact about the intelect headband, if you convince the ogres to help you , you get a horn to use only works in early act 1, doesn't work in mountain pass or act 2, but if you use it once in act 1, at the end say to him you will give him 1000g instead the next time you summon him, progress game but don't summon him, carry the horn in act 2, sleep a few times he will come back to you to collect the 1000g if you dont give it to him you will get into a fight with all 3, beat them and you get the intelect band and keep the horn to listen to individual dialogue voices. He may also come at your camp in act 1 if you sleep enough and didn't give them any money lol but for me he came to me in my sleep in act 2, a shame he might of had a chance to beat me in act 1 when I was weak, but oh no not in act 2 lol

Great list!

your amazing, great video. Detailed, timestamped to save time, thank you so much ^_^

Most of the on heal effects also work when wearer throw a potion of healing letting you mass bless people for example.

Bracers of defense, Ring of protection. Two very decent items from act 1

thank you for timestamping the items, great video!

Also, never forget doing the 2 mithril items from the forge in act 1. I was using the splint mail version of that armor up until some legendary drops in act 3. Very strong heavy armor that will last for half the game.

Thanks! Good list!

In first starting area after crash where grove and goblin camp are ,there's 2 hidden areas, in one you can get purple gloves and maul hammer that does shock dmg when you jump and in swamp there's hidden area that gives shield that has ensnaring on melee attack . If you wanna cheese you can also get Legendary sword from git patrol if you use same tricks as prologue boss on dragon commander .

Nice to know that other people have both found and determined the same items I am using are powerful. I was unsure as to whether the items I'm currently using are powerful but you have now just confirmed it for me.

As a spellcaster make damn sure you don't forget to purchase Melfs first staff from the merchants in the underdark - it is the first item in the game that gives you plus one to your spell attack and spell saves. So far is the only weapon I have found that gives plus peletakan spell saves, my necromancer is using it even at level 12 because increasing your spell save d.c. is extremely powerful

Thanks for this, i had most of them already but i had no idea that Whispering Promise and the Smuggler's Ring even existed! These will be very usefull.

Some I've found, some I haven't! Thanks!

the invisible pike from the creche merchant is what i used on my pact of the blade warlock with gwm feat. that plus the helmet that gives arcane acuity on melee hits is insanely good

I’m a huge fan of Wapira’s Crown, especially on Ancients Paladins thanks to their healing radiance, but it’s also great for any healing-oriented build. That extra 1d6 self-heal might not sound like a lot, but it can make a huge difference in a tough fight, especially when paired with a bonus action area heal like healing radiance.

Boots of speed from the gnome in the underdark at the Myconoid camp. Dash as a bonus action is amazing on melee characters like Shadowheart or Laezel

I'm a personal Fan of the "Gloves of Thievery" that you get from the Zhentarim Outpost. Advantage on all Sleight of Hand shecks can more often then not outpace the static +1 you get from the other gloves that also give Bane

Caustic band also triggers the circlet of synergy as well, very good for bard builds

Thank you!! I missed the Smuggler's Ring

Thanks bud i was looking for this exact video good work.

The Everburn blade you get from the commander in the Illithid ship has been very useful, can just use command to make him drop it and then pick it up off the floor, useful at least deep into act 2, poss further. Best part is you can save shadowheart to pull this off so you can do it any/every run if you want

I cannot remember where I got them, but there are two necklaces not mentioned that helped me a lot. One is a necklace that not only grants one use of magic missile, but adds an additional missile whenever you use the spell. MM is one of the best level 1 damage spells due to guaranteed damage, making it perfect for finishing off weak enemies, but it's downfall is lower damage overall. This necklace mitigates that by allowing additional targets, and/or an additional 1d4 damage. The other gives one use of word of healing and mass word of healing per day. I gave my Shadowheart three levels of rogue/thief to increase her physical damage, and this greatly helped her ability to heal the party for many levels by granting her two more free heals that she could use with her extra bonus actions.

Got my sub great info

Found around half the items on our own without the tips here before. Great finds!

Good video. Thank you

The smugglers ring is going to be down down down by the river

Hey, great info. A few items you missed are the Blood of Lathander in the Githyanki Creche, and The Light of Creation in the Arcane Tower in the Underdark. Both great weapons

Also with Hellrider’s pride. There’s a button in the bottom corner to engage in trade (with pretty much every character) and you can probably get it there.

there's also a pair of boots the goblin merchant sells that amplifies healing spells just like the whispering promise if you have a cleric in your party, give them the whispering promise, hellrider gloves, boots of comfort, and ring of salving, if you kill off the goblin camp and the leaders, you'll also get that cleric a mace that applied faerie fire on missed attacks, and a light helmet that heals the wearer 1d6 everytime they heal others. grab that safeguard shield that you can get at the grove that gives +2 ac and +1 saving throw, get them in some good armor and you got a cleric that will be hard as hell to kill

Caustic Band pays off later when there are some other items that add interaction with Acid. I forget what it's called but I've got a helmet that applies AOE acid to any enemy that takes acid, with the ring it just happens every time

There is a staff in the big tower in the underdark that gives your cast of bless double effect. you get to it by killing the robots on top of the tower and equiping the ring the main robot drops. it will reveal a secret button on the elevator leading to the basement where the staff will be.

The Psychic Spark amulet you can get from Blurg at Underdark is really good too

In the cave next to the smugglers ring, you also find some super op gloves for karlach in one of the boxes on the left (need climbing) they give you 16 hitpoints, when you leave berserkers rage. Very useful on her

As a completionist I hope the map has an exploration guide, like telling you an area is 50% complete or something 😆 but it’s probably going to be tricky given the many possible outcomes you have for each decision you make

A great deal of information and no bla bla, very good and dense. By far not all included, underdark is a lot to find.

Thanks Brother

There is also the Spear of Absolute that you can get by combining 2 broken parts of it looted from endowin and owlbear.

Also from the Creche, the Blood of Lathander. Legendary mace hidden behind a puzzle, but it's the earliest you'll have access to the sixth level spell Sunbeam.

The "Silver Pendant" is simply awesome! I have it on my Ranger and haven't replaced it with anything else because that one cantrip is just so good. Every single time you (or someone) has a check in a conversation and you can add 1d4 to the roll. Any time you want to disarm traps or open locks you get a free 1d4 to the roll. A lot of people run around with Shadowheart primarily for her Guidance spell but with just this amulet you could leave her in camp and still have all the benefits. Guidance is just the best cantrip in the entire game imo. 😉 Smuggler's Ring is also a permanent addition on my Ranger as she's also my thief-type character in the playthrough (I run with a custom party that has both my Paladin and Ranger character). There's not a single trap or lock that she can't pass; unless you roll a critical fail ofcourse. I was also very fond of those Gloves of Missile Snaring (if that was the name) as they work great at intercepting stuff shot at my Ranger when she's up on high. I may replace them with those Archery gauntlets though as she doesn't do a ton of damage with her longbow; so a flat +2 dmg is always nice. She already uses the Caustic Band. There's also that legendary Silver Sword that you can get. It takes a little to set up (Invisibility and Disarm with a well-placed click to go turnbased) but it is well worth it as it is an awesome sword for Lae'zel (or you if you disguise yourself with a spell or play as a Gith). I had Lae'zel with me during that conversation so I missed out on that sword but I did get a lower-end version of it in the Monestary by killing that Gith captain (the one with the two pets). The Sword of Justice is also a great weapon for a fledgling Paladin as is the Sussur Greatsword. Awesome weapons that you can pick up early and can last you quite a while due to the nice benefits they offer. However, I replaced mine on my Paladin when I got the Blood of Lathander. Man, that mace is pretty awesome and works nicely with either a Paladin or a Cleric. Ofcourse you can get something kinda similar but you need a lvl10 Cleric with Divine Intervention for that (or a henchman that you turn into a lvl10 Cleric and then use the spell just for the weapon). Hellrider's Pride that you can get (or steal?) from Zevlor is also a very nice pair of Gloves for any healer. I respecced my Shadowheart to a Life healer and put all the on-heal items on her. Now every time she casts a heal on any character they get a ton of healing plus a ton of additional buffs as well as cleansing. She's a veritable healing machine now!

The Gloves of Belligerent Skies in the creche where the Inquisitor boss fight is are really fucking good, but they're stored in a chest that's for some reason marked as empty. It's by the front wall closest to the door. I believe they add on reverberation to enemies hit with lightning/thunder/radiant damage and they're cracked for a tempest or light cleric build Also from the creche vendor, I'm a fan of the Daredevil Gloves that allow you to cast spells while being threatened without receiving a disadvantage penalty. Really good for melee wizards since I'm a fan of going 1 fighter/11 wizard or 2 fighter/10 wizard for heavy armor/shield proficiency plus action surge. It's really helpful for your wizard to be able to stand in the middle of a crowd drawing fire while still being able to spellcast effectively

On the spiders you were talking about with the cantrip necklace, apparently if you throw the spider egg at an enemy, it breaks open and you have a temp spider pet. Haven't tested it yet, but will tonight.

Thank you Sir.

eventhough I already did 2 full run, I still learned about new items, very neat.

I have'nt finished act 1 yet, going to backtrack and grab some of those things! I need more rings for my characters too. xD

The glowing shield that gives you +8 temp hp once per short rest when you drop under half hp is so universally amazing too. Wild that it’s available as early as the goblin camp.

The Githyanki leader (infront of the broken bridge) has a legendary Gith greatsword that he can be forced to drop.. You do need to catch him before he flies away on the dragon tho so you will need invisibility and not to have Lae'Zel in your party. Also there's the legendary Blood of Lathander mace from the Abbey questline. Ring of Protection from the Mol questline in Druid's grove - stealing the idol.

Boots of Speed are also worth mentioning.

Not enough people know about the unseen menace thats sold in the githyanki creche. Literally gives you 100% advantage on all attacks. Assiming that you dont miss. So if you miss, the weapon becomes visible for 2 turns. Then.... It just goes back to being invisible.. no downsides... Its fantastic for any melee build that would take great weapon master, but need to rely on other classes to give them advantage. So for example paladins, being able to have your own advantage all the time, as well as great weapon master makes it an absolutely busted combo.

Oh, and Rangers also can cast Spike Growth which can both nuke lower-level enemies, and provide difficult terrain. So, if you're not playing up the beastmaster angle, there's another good ranger concentration spell.

Unseen Menace, from the same vendor in the Githyanki Creche! I just can't seem to find a good replacement for it, even in late act 2. If you don't dig into it, you might ask "why the hell would I need an invisible pike?" But the actual effect is that, while it's invisible, you get advantage on attack rolls (but you lose it if you miss, for two turns). It's just such an easy way to always have advantage on a fighter with Great Weapons Master and always be dealing insane damage

about the gloves that zevlor give you : You can also have them by completing the "investigating Kagha" questline

May have missed the comment but, the radiant glory helm from Lathander's monastery is amazing on any character that doesn't get hit often. High ac melee or dodge specced rogues for free d4 radiant damage.

I love the mace that heals you everytime you hit someone use it with barb and you can heal 8 hp every turn

The Blood of Lathander mace. Legendary rarity. You'll have to find the weapons to go on the pedistals to unlock the crest. Without the crest, you'll have to race the clock before the monastery self-destructs. Grease the stuck turnable statue in the creche (same room as the flesh splitter), and read the plaques. One faces east, one faces west, and that opens the path to the mace. Getting though the path, you'll want characters with ranged weapons, and probably also Magic Missile. Destroy the generators for the forcefields, deal with the hostile objects, and go forth to claim the mace. It gives a passive skill that lets it shed light (which blinds fiends and undead), and provides once per long rest casting of Sunbeam, and a form of death ward that will also heal your allies for half the amount it heals you for. As one wiki puts it, the weapon trivializes much of act 2. Dual wielding it offhand with with the Larethian's Wrath (sold by the vendor in the creche), has been a boon to my ranger.

Having a +2 in int checks and saves is worthy getting the int headband for that reason.

Titansinew longbow from the trader in the zhentarim hideout. Adds strenght modifier to damage. Great as a ranged backup for strenght fighters.

For thieving, make sure to get The Graceful Cloth (Cat) sold by Lady Esther in the Mountain Pass. It gives advantage to Dexterity throws, and gives a +2 to your Dexterity score. Combine that with the ring in this video, and you should be stealing from people with ease. She should be near the very first waypoint that you discover when you walk into the region.

There is a very good Maul hidden in Wakeen's Rest. It is contained inside a chest in the same area were you rescue the man trapped under debris. The whole room is on fire and it has very limited visibility, but there is a chest in there with the maul.

I like the "Gloves of Thieving" it gives you 2 dice on ANY Sleight of Hand check.

Fun fact: Hellrider's Pride also applies to potions thrown on party members.

There's also a very rare staff that can be created from 3 icy pieces you find in Act 1. Seems pretty good

Ring of elemental infusion is a fantastic item for eldritch knights. I believe it's found in the gith creche on one of the elites or maybe one of the treasure rooms. Dealing elemental damage buffs your weapon with 1d4 elemental damage. At level 7 E Knight you can use a cantrip and follow up With an attack. I've had a lot of success with casting ray of frost and following up with a great weapon. Enemies standing in water or blood have a chance to fall prone when hit with cold damage which can offset the accuracy reduction from "All in".

In the underdark at the arcane tower. The main construct/robot thing at the top has a really powerful halberd. The light of creation which adds lightning damage. Paired with the gloves of belligerent skies(when you deal thunder, lightning or radiant damage you inflict 2 turns of reverberation to the target) is great. the gloves are in the goblin camp as well. This pairing is amazing.

Gloves of dexterity. I used them on my main rogue character. Rerolled his stats, set Dexterity to 8. Buff up other skills, like constitution etc, then equip gloves and you still got good dexterity, together with the other stats.

excellent

I do want to include the weapon you get for defeating Drar Ragzlin or whatever his name is (The HobGoblin who leads the goblins) He has a halberd i believe that adds force damage onto it's attacks and that damage time is almost never negated by anything

Bane shortsword for Warlock who can use pact weapon. The amulet from the spectator.. The other amulet found in the lava pool next to Grymforge.. There are many more things actually.

Sweet I got all of these 😄

Those nightwalker boots are amazing paired with the spiderstep boots with two melee heavy characters in your party. Toss web on a group of enemies and send in both fighters with these boots on.

I put the under dog gloves on karlach and made her a bear totem barbarian. It's a nutty build cause she takes no damage and gets advantage for free

You can combo the Caustic Band with the Ichorous Gloves and the Derivation cloak as well.

there's a crown of magic missile somewhere in act 1 too that i got recently ( i forget where though ) which not only gives you an item charge cast of magic missile, but also increases the amount of missiles by 1, basically meaning that all levels of magic missile are the next one up! , it's a great one for Gale who doesn't really benefit from any other helmet in ACT 1

The gloves of thievery give advantage on slight of hand checks, all you have to do is kill the gnolls and save the zhentarim for the merchant at the camp to sell them.

I like the boots of speed with their click heels ability - especially for a monk build. :)

conduit ring also works if you're using tyr's protection greatsword for the extra AC

pretty much any item that adds a lighting charge as those gives you 3 turns of 1d4 damage, and if you manage to get 5 charges you do 1d8. I prefer the boots where if you dash you get 3 charges but i dont have access to many options. It's very useful when you have a character drawing in the enemy and can burn a turn "charging" it.

7:00 or a pact of blade warlock with 2 lvls in fighter as multiclass, that concentrates on bane or haste