Baldur's Gate 3 player beats the game's toughest mode by using only its worst spell

(Image credit: Larian Studios)

Baldur's Gate 3 has been out for a while now, but, thanks to the playful and open-ended design found in Larian's hit fantasy role-playing game, players are still finding new ways of approaching its sprawling campaign.

Fracture, a YouTuber with a celebrated history of completing Baldur's Gate 3 in impressively weird ways, has beaten the RPG's notoriously tough Honor Mode using only the game's dullest spell.

The secret to Fracture's run was the use of a specific magic item: the Boots of Stormy Clamour. The boots trigger when the wearer casts a spell on a hostile creature, inflicting two stacks of a condition called Reverberation. Once an enemy takes five stacks of this condition, they'll take between one to four thunder damage - a tiny amount, but enough to slowly chip away at enemies if you cast True Strike on them.

You can see the whole video below if you're curious as to how Fracture was able to pull this off.

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In other Baldur's Gate 3 news, patch 6 recently dropped, adding "new and randomized kisses for every romantic partner." The patch also saw the addition of new idle animations for companion characters in camp, giving the RPG's already compelling and well-rounded supporting cast even more depth. The update also added Legendary Actions - special moves for certain bosses - to Honor Mode as well.

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