Baldur’s Gate 3draws its gameplay and world directly fromDungeons & Dragons.This means you can interact with the world in ways you might not expect to circumvent areas or discover hidden secrets. There are many breakable doors, traps, and walls throughoutBaldur’s Gate 3.They all have health bars and varying levels of toughness. These toughness levels are sturdy, medium, and greater. If you find yourself swinging at a wall, and its health bar is not draining, then it may be a good idea to change tactics or come back later. This guide will explain how to destroy sturdy walls.
Sturdy, Medium, and Greater Toughness
If you are not doing damage, check the wall’s health bar to see its toughness. Each level of toughness demands that a certain amount of damage must be dealt to it in a single blow. The toughness of walls and doors will scale upward throughout the game.
you may also examine an object by right-clicking on it to view its resistances and weaknesses and change up your strategy.Don’t be afraid to quicksaveand then put down an explosive to simply blow things up. You’d be surprised by what you can do with some smokepowder and a fire arrow. Just be awareof the explosion radius, as you may hurt your party or anger NPCs.
Spells
Many spells can destroy objects. Use the correct element on an object if it has a weakness. For most sturdy walls, you can use theThunderwave spellas it shoots outward with violent force.This spell can be learnedearly on by druids, sorcerers, wizards, and even bards. Avoid using it while pointing at party members, as it will knock them back for damage as well.
Weapons
Check for weaknesses and change to elemental weapons if you have any. Most sturdy doors and higher will beimmune to slashing damage.This means it’s time to put away the swords and insteadequip hammers or pickaxes.Give your most powerful blunt weapons to your characters with high strength and let them smash away. You can also usepotions that enhance strengthtoaid your party members.
