Baldur’s Gate 3 had a conclusion that was thought to be “impossible”—that is until someone exploited the system to discover it.
It’s no secret that the gaming community adores Baldur’s Gate 3. The game swept through the gaming community after its immensely enthusiastic debut back in 2023, eventually winning Game of the Year at the Game Awards.
Gamers just love how much customization the game allows them to accomplish. From customizing your avatar to selecting your party members, who you choose to date, and even your own morals, there are countless playthrough options that entice you to keep playing.
As a result, a lot of people are still having fun and exploring Faerun’s offerings. One person who was motivated to discover an ending that wasn’t realistically achievable without breaking into the game is SlimX, a YouTuber.
Larian gave the player base access to a ton of statistics in honor of the game’s one-year anniversary. A clever detail on the rarest ending—which was initially only viewed by 34 players—was put in one of them. After Vlaakith rejects your request for Ascension, this is the Lae’zel ending where you decide to end everything.
The way to accomplish this uncommon conclusion, which calls for remaining faithful to Vlaakith until the very end of the game—when you have to liberate Orpheus and assume the form of a Mind Flayer—has been demonstrated by SlimX. Following that, you have to decide whether to kill Orpheus in order to make the request for Ascension, which Vlaakith would not grant.
Naturally, SlimX sought a different conclusion that no one had ever seen before since they desired a greater challenge. Thus, the YouTuber stumbled into a novel strategy that is hidden deep within the game’s files and is physically impossible to uncover.
This ending is comparable in that Lae’zel is still turned down by Vlaakith. On the other hand, you decide against killing Orpheus and opting to become a Mind Flayer. This allows Lae’zel to maintain her original form even though her conclusion is the same.
This ending is unachievable since, if Orpheus survives, he will not have the chance to ascend from Vlaakith, and if he turns into a Mind Flayer, he will end up dying. That is to say, at the present, this cannot be accomplished without some back-end tweaking.
