How to Perform Non-Lethal Attacks in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
You will encounter numerous battles while attempting to remove the Mind Flyer tadpole inside your head inBaldur’s Gate 3. Although you may kill all your enemies, there is an option to usenon-lethal attacksand avoid needless bloodshed.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Non-Lethal Damage, Explained
The non-lethal attack is apassive skill you can activate while fighting enemies inBaldur’s Gate 3. You can toggle this ability byselecting the Passives sectionon your hot bar and clickingthe man and hammer icon.
While the non-lethal attack passive is active, your character will simplyknock out your enemies, leaving only one health point. The passive ability will be active for all units in your team, so you don’t have to click the icon during each character’s turn. Do note that this skill only works if you hit opponentsusing melee attacks or an unarmed character.
This passive ability is very useful if you’re playing as a pacifist or if you pick the Paladin class, who’s not allowed to kill innocents. If you’re facing enemies with a lot ofHP, you may still use your strongest attacks to reduce their health. Then, once they’re dying, you can go melee to knock out the opponent.
Lastly, you may only use non-lethal attacks on living enemies andcannot knock out undead beings and constructs. After all, they don’t even have a consciousness, and your only option is to destroy them.
Now that you understandhow non-lethal attacks work, I recommend checking out otherBG3guides on Twinfinite. You may want to read ourclass tier listarticle to find out the best class to pick on your next playthrough.
