Baldur's Gate 3: List of all puzzles in BG3 Baldurs Gate 3 guide, walkthrough

In BG3 you have to deal with solving puzzles. This page of the guide lists all the puzzles. These include the Myrnath riddle, the moon riddle, Nettie's antidote, opening the Overgrown Ruins or the riddle with runes in the Emerald Grove.

Last update: 27 July 2023

Baldurs Gate 3 has many puzzles you have to solve. On this guide page, we have prepared a compilation of the most difficult puzzles that may appear in the main and side quests, as well as during free exploration of the world of BG3. This will help you to solve puzzles in order to unlock new passages or find unique treasures.

• Prologue
• Act 1

Prologue

1. Myrnath and the talking brain - Nautiloid - This is a puzzle from the prologue involving Myrnath who is being operated on. We've described all skill checks and their requirements and how to unlock Us the mind flayer.
2. Locked chest - Nautiloid - A simple puzzle involving a chest appearing in the prologue. We show where to find the chest while on board Nautiloid, where is the key, and what can be received from the chest.
3. Prisoners in pods - Nautiloid - We explain where to search for prisoners on board Nautiloid, what are the uses for the 3 buttons and how to deal with the imprisoned Shadowheart.

Act 1

1. Overgrown Ruins - Unlocking the entrance to the ruins is one of the bigger puzzles in chapter 1. We described all main ways of entering the ruins.
2. Chest near the Owlbear lair - This page shows how to reach the lair in chapter 1 and how to safely open the golden chest that is protected by magic.
3. Runes puzzle in Emerald Grove - We describe the puzzle with stone slabs available in chapter 1.
4. The door in the witch's hideout - Learn how to reach the witch's hideout in chapter 1 and what are the requirements for opening the deformed door.
5. Moon puzzle - The page describes a puzzle with panels showing the phases of the moon in act 1. We show how to properly set up the panels.
6. Necromancy book and traps - We show how to safely take the necromancy book from the cellar explored in chapter 1 and how to avoid triggerring the traps.
7. Nettie and the antidote - We suggest what to do with Nettie's medicine from Druid Grove and how to obtain the antidote.