Throughout your playthrough inBaldur’s Gate 3, there are dozens upon dozens of combat encounters you’ll have to face. No matter which class you chose, or who’s in your party, combat is difficult to escape. And so is defeating enemies. But what if I told you combat didn’t always have to end in death? Just like in Dungeons & Dragons, you may perform non-lethal attacks instead of deadly ones. Let me explain how you can knock out enemies inBaldur’s Gate 3.
Baldur’s Gate 3: How to knock out enemies with non-lethal attacks
Perhaps you’re facing an enemy that you don’t want to kill, just incapacitate and cause them to fall unconscious. This method is also important for certain Paladins, if you don’t want to break your Oath. How you can knock out enemies inBaldur’s Gate 3is byselecting ‘Toggle Non-Lethal Attacks‘.
While in combat, look at your Action bar. Along the bottom of the UI, you should spot different filters like Common, Items, etc.Select the one that says ‘Passives’. Different characters, depending on their class or race, will have unique passives to toggle on and off.
Every character inBaldur’s Gate 3has the Toggle Non-Lethal Attacks option. If you select it, and you see awhite ring circling it, that means it’s toggled on. Now, whenever this is on and you get an enemy to zero health,they’ll instead reach one health. Not only that, butthey’ll fall unconscious. Just be wary that thisonly works for unarmed or melee weapons attacks. So if you defeat an enemy with a spell or ranged weapon, it won’t work. It alsodoesn’t work on undead or constructs.
Otherwise, once they’re knocked out, you may simply leave them there. The next time you come back to the area you left them, they’ve probably already left. It’ll take a fullLong Rest until they wake up. If you want to wake them up yourself, you can use the Help or Shove action.
Baldur’s Gate 3is available onSteam.
Anyka Pettigrew
Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from ‘Kinda Funny Games’, and ‘Play, Watch, Listen’.
