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Baldur’s Gate 3’s Bhaalist Armor<\/a> is hands down one of the best in the game, effectively doubling your damage if you’re a classic dual daggers assassin sicko\u2060\u2014think the Shrouded Armor<\/a> from Skyrim or Oblivion for something to compare it to. It’s the best choice for rogues, duelists, even something to clad your tank with if you’re an archer, since other characters can take advantage of its debuff on enemies.<\/p>\n

It also requires you to make a fairly heinous moral choice to acquire, leaving a big conundrum for all the Chaotic Good Gloomstalkers out there. But in classic Baldur’s Gate 3 fashion, there’s an exploit to make it yours, keep your hands clean, and not even have to touch the many mods that make it available without being evil. Spoilers ahead for Baldur’s Gate 3 Act 3.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bhaalist Armor is sold by a merchant named Echo of Abazigal<\/a>, a ghost of the Baldur’s Gate 2 Bhaalspawn dragon<\/a> who only spawns if you become an Unholy Assassin of Bhaal at the conclusion of the Murder Tribunal questline\u2060\u2014no Unholly Assassin means no Abazigal, and no Bhaalist Armor. Becoming one requires sacrificing Inspector Valeria<\/a>, an adorable little flying elephant or “hollyphant<\/a>” from D&D’s celestial realms. They’re kind of a jerk or “shitey little elephant,” as one character puts it, but they also have a cute little hat and tobacco pipe, so it’s hard to justify killing them.<\/p>\n

The Baldur’s Gate 3 Wiki was updated to include the alternate armor acquisition route in December, and the earliest explanation of it I’ve found comes from Toyhouze<\/a> on YouTube. When becoming an Unholy Assassin, Sarevok summons the ghost of one of your victims, and for some reason, the ghost NPC will be carrying Abazigal’s entire inventory for you to pickpocket.<\/p>\n

Larian’s incredibly flexible Divinity engine will let you keep a companion far enough away from the cutscene so they can just run around while everybody’s locked in dialogue mode, and you can swipe the armor from the ghost. The Tribunal will turn hostile if you get caught, so here’s some tips on pulling it off:<\/p>\n