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A Baldur's Gate III field guide

The Wayfarer's Ledger

A quick Ninja Assassin leveling guide and a checklist for twenty-four items across all three acts.

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Quick build guide

Ninja Assassin

Follow this while leveling. The final split is Way of Shadow Monk 7 / Assassin Rogue 5.

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Character creation

Race
Wood Elf
Background
Charlatan
Start
Monk
STR8
DEX17
CON14
INT8
WIS16
CHA10

Bonuses: +2 DEX, +1 WIS. Use Auntie Ethel's Hair for +1 DEX.

Skills: Insight. Later, take Expertise in Stealth and Sleight of Hand.

Combat loop

  1. Start fights from stealth to trigger Surprise.
  2. Shadow Step for Advantage, then use Sneak Attack.
  3. Use Stunning Strike on threats. Hide or teleport out.

Endgame equipment

Level 12 loadout

Select an item to jump to where and how to get it.

Level by level

What to pick

Take Monk through level 7, then switch to Rogue.

  1. 1Monk 1

    Martial Arts, Flurry of Blows

  2. 2Monk 2

    Patient Defence, Step of the Wind

  3. 3Monk 3

    Choose Way of Shadow

  4. 4Monk 4

    Feat: +2 DEX

  5. 5Monk 5

    Extra Attack, Stunning Strike

  6. 6Monk 6

    Shadow Step

  7. 7Monk 7

    Evasion, Stillness of Mind

  8. 8Rogue 1

    Sneak Attack, Expertise

  9. 9Rogue 2

    Cunning Actions

  10. 10Rogue 3

    Choose Assassin

  11. 11Rogue 4

    Feat: Savage Attacker

  12. 12Rogue 5

    Uncanny Dodge, Sneak Attack 3d6

Acquisition checklist

Find every piece before moving on

Filter by act to see what to collect now and what to prepare for later.

Route notes contain names and locations. Major story outcomes are omitted unless they determine whether an item can be obtained.

Act I · The road to Moonrise

Prologue, Wilderness, Underdark, and the Mountain Pass

5 items · 2 preparations

very rare · Shortsword

Prepare in Act I · Obtain in Act II

Sword of Life Stealing

Keep Dammon alive through the Emerald Grove conflict so he can reach Last Light Inn in Act II.

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very rare · Amulet

Prepare in Act I · Obtain in Act III

Sentient Amulet

Take the rare Sentient Amulet from the locked Adamantine Chest by the Lava Elemental in Grymforge. You need it to finish the quest in Act III.

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story · BootsFinal loadout

Disintegrating Night Walkers

Grymforge · X: -854, Y: 780

Loot them from True Soul Nere after dealing with him at the cave-in.

Do not leave Grymforge without looting Nere.

very rare · Shortsword

Knife of the Undermountain King

Enchantment +2 · 1d6 + 2 Piercing

Crèche Y'llek · X: 1380, Y: -798

Buy it from quartermaster A'jak'nir Jeera inside the crèche.

Shop before your choices in the crèche turn its inhabitants hostile.

rare · Ring

Ring of Protection

Tiefling Hideout · X: 84, Y: 73

Earn Mol's trust, accept Steal the Sacred Idol, then give her the Idol of Silvanus. The ring is the quest reward.

Ask Mol for the job before ending the Rite of Thorns. The safest route is to stop the rite first, after accepting the quest, and steal the idol afterward.

uncommon · Ring

Smuggler's Ring

The Risen Road · X: 58, Y: 516

Follow the lower riverside path below the broken bridge. Search the skeleton hidden in the bushes.

rare · Clothing

The Graceful Cloth

AC 10

Rosymorn Monastery Trail · X: -43, Y: -129

Buy it from Lady Esther, northeast of the Trielta Crags waypoint in the Mountain Pass.

Act II · Across the shadowlands

Last Light Inn, Moonrise Towers, and the Gauntlet of Shar

4 items

uncommon · Cloaks

Cloak of Protection

Last Light Inn · X: -31, Y: 130

Buy it from Quartermaster Talli near the waypoint.

Shop while Last Light Inn is safe and Talli is available.

very rare · RingFinal loadout

Killer's Sweetheart

Gauntlet of Shar · X: -833, Y: -729

Complete the Self-Same Trial. Pick up the ring where the player character's shadow copy fell, near the brazier.

It lies loose on the ground and is easy to miss. A shadow defeated with Control Undead does not drop it.

rare · RingFinal loadout

Ring of Free Action

Moonrise Towers · X: -128, Y: -193

Buy it from Araj Oblodra on the main floor before the assault on Moonrise.

Fallback: if Araj survives and you miss it here, she can sell it at Crimson Draughts in the Lower City during Act III.

very rare · Shortsword

Sword of Life Stealing

Enchantment +2 · 1d6 + 2 Piercing

Last Light Inn · X: -33, Y: 164

Buy it from Dammon at the forge.

Dammon must have survived Act I and reached Last Light Inn.

Act III · The city of Baldur's Gate

Rivington, the Lower City, and the places beneath

15 items

legendary · DaggerFinal loadout

Bloodthirst

Enchantment +2 · 1d4 + 2 Piercing

Bhaal Temple · X: 61, Y: 1004

Defeat Orin during Get Orin's Netherstone and loot the dagger from her.

very rare · BootsFinal loadout

Bonespike Boots

Western Beach · X: -233, Y: 84

From the South Span Checkpoint, follow the western trail to its far end. The boots are in a wooden chest in a secluded passageway at X: -1340, Y: -857.

very rare · GlovesFinal loadout

Bonespike Gloves

Lower City Sewers · X: -136, Y: 980

During the Farslayer's trial on the road to the Temple of Bhaal, kill Strangler Luke on the ruined rooftop beside the stone bridge and loot him immediately.

His corpse disappears when Farslayer Ghislev dies. Loot Luke before finishing the trial.

rare · Boots

Boots of Uninhibited Kushigo

Astral Plane · X: -163, Y: -1158

Loot them from Prelate Lir'i'c during the Astral Plane sequence that begins the transition into Act III.

Loot Lir'i'c before taking the portal out. You cannot return to this encounter.

legendary · ShortswordFinal loadout

Crimson Mischief

Enchantment +2 · 1d6 + 2 Piercing

Bhaal Temple · X: 61, Y: 1004

Defeat Orin during Get Orin's Netherstone and loot the shortsword from her.

legendary · Gloves

Gloves of Soul Catching

House of Hope · X: -6477, Y: 2884

Free Hope with the Orphic Hammer, keep her alive through the fight with Raphael, then speak to her after the battle. She gives you the gloves.

Hope must survive the final fight.

very rare · Gloves

Helldusk Gloves

House of Hope · X: -6478, Y: 2993

Fight and kill Haarlep in Raphael's boudoir, then loot the gloves.

Finishing Haarlep's game peacefully locks you out of these gloves.

very rare · Helmets

Helldusk Helmet

House of Hope · X: -6482, Y: 2939

Take it from Raphael's Vault directly across the corridor from the boudoir entrance.

very rare · Amulet

Khalid's Gift

Elerrathin's Home · X: -1572, Y: 976

Enter Jaheira's basement, open the locked bookcase with a DC 18 Sleight of Hand check, and take the amulet from the display case beyond it.

The amulet is present even if Jaheira was not recruited or has died.

very rare · HelmetsFinal loadout

Mask of Soul Perception

Devil's Fee · X: -33, Y: 20

Go upstairs to Helsik's room. The mask is inside a locked Gilded Chest that requires a DC 20 Sleight of Hand check.

very rare · AmuletFinal loadout

Sentient Amulet

Open Hand Temple Cellar · X: -7, Y: -1004

Bring the rare Sentient Amulet from Grymforge to Shirra Clarwen's sarcophagus. Refuse to inherit the monk's curse, then defeat the monk and raised corpses to receive the upgraded amulet.

Act I setup required: take the rare amulet from the locked Adamantine Chest by the Lava Elemental in Grymforge. Accepting the curse removes the amulet's magic instead of upgrading it.

very rare · CloaksFinal loadout

Shade-Slayer Cloak

Guildhall · X: -17, Y: 755

Buy it from Sticky Dondo at Fetcher's Brats, in the northeast corner of the Guildhall's main room near the bar.

rare · Gloves

Stalker Gloves

Rivington General · X: 7, Y: -35

Buy them from Exxvikyap in the general store.

very rare · LongbowFinal loadout

The Dead Shot

Enchantment +2 · 1d8 + 2 Piercing

Stormshore Armoury · X: -36, Y: -83

Buy it from Fytz the Firecracker, near the Lower City Central Wall waypoint.

very rare · ClothingFinal loadout

Vest of Soul Rejuvenation

AC 10

See BG3 Wiki

Buy it from Rolan if he runs the shop, or from Lorroakan's Projection if Rolan is dead. If Rolan lives and Lorroakan is dead, use the trade button during dialogue with Rolan in Ramazith's Tower.

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