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Ted Litchfield

Don't miss this great early-game flaming greatsword you can get in the first 20 minutes of Baldur's Gate 3

Cambion getting snuck up on by a mind flayer

At the end of Baldur's Gate 3's Nautiloid prologue, you have a chance to earn the sick-nasty Everburn Blade greatsword off one of those 'supposed-to-lose' RPG fights. A "friendly" Mind Flayer is squaring off against the beefy Commander Zhalk while you're supposed to rush the ship's controls and hightail it out of there. The fight ends as soon as you activate the controls, but you could stick around and fight instead.

The thing is, beating Zhalk is way easier than you might think, and earns you a sweet flaming greatsword that can see you through most of Baldur's Gate 3's first act. Don't feel too bad if you're already like, 10 hours in and missed out on the Everburn Blade though⁠—there's a ton of great weapon choices in this game⁠—but if you'd like to snag the Everburn Blade as well as the "Devil's In The Details" achievement for beating Zhalk, read on.

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