How To Get Drunk in Baldur’s Gate 3?

This guide will explain how you can get drunk in Baldur’s Gate 3 and its effects on your character.

Baldur's Gate 3 cover art
How to get drunk in Baldur’s Gate 3? (Source: Larian Studios)

In BG3, while you’re not fighting enemies or exploring the Forgotten Realms, you can take part in leisure activities like getting drunk, among other things. To get drunk, you will first need to find alcohol across the mystical lands to add an entertaining layer to your adventure.

This guide dives into the process of drunkenness in Baldur’s Gate 3, ranging from alcoholic beverages to their effects and benefits on gameplay. This guide features strategies and benefits of drunkenness during combat.

Locations To Find Alcohol in Baldur’s Gate 3

Zhentarim Hideout in Baldur's Gate 3
Zhentarim Hideout in Baldur’s Gate 3 (Source: Baldur’s Gate 3 Wiki, Larian Studios)

The Baldurian Red Wine is the most common alcohol you can find in the game. Looting dead enemies and exploring deserted areas can provide players with this alcohol. This type of wine is still pretty rare, as survivors and foes mostly hoard it.

Another location to find alcohol is the Zhentarim Basement, where players can find wine weighing 1 unit and valued at 10 gold pieces. This spot provides enough stock of alcohol to get the ‘Drunk’ status effect for gameplay advantages.

How To Get Drunk in Baldur’s Gate 3

In the fantasy role-playing game, drinking alcohol can enhance gameplay, offering various benefits and improving character performance in certain areas. Let’s understand how to get drunk in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Choose the Right Alcohol

Different types of alcohol have different effects on your character. Wine, such as the Baloor Ale, can boost your character’s morale. The Punch Drunk Bastard Club boosts attack rolls and area damage of a drunken character. This makes alcoholic beverages ideal for combat scenarios.

Time Your Consumption for Maximum Benefits

Amulet of the Drunkard
Amulet of the Drunkard (Source: Larian Studios)

Your character should drink just before engaging in combat or during critical gameplay moments to get the most benefits. Using alcoholic beverages for long rests can enhance strategic gameplay. The Amulet of the Drunkard extends your drunk status duration and allows hit point regeneration, making prolonged drunken states more advantageous.

Combat Benefits

Punch Drunk Bastard Club
Punch Drunk Bastard Club (Source: Larian Studios)

The Punch Drunk Bastard Club provides great benefits when drunk characters use it. With the Tippler’s Rage trait, characters gain an advantage on attack rolls and can shoot a blast with every hit for additional thunder damage. Consuming alcohol as a bonus action during combat extends the drunk status, which lasts for two turns.

Effective Uses During Quests

Punch Drunk
Punch Drunk achievement (Source: Larian Studios)

Players get an achievement when they defeat 20 enemies with a drunk party member. You can do this by equipping the Amulet of the Drunkard, which prolongs the drunk status and also heals the player each turn for five turns, enhancing sustainability in prolonged combat encounters. The Drunken Cloth outfit allows players to gain additional temporary hit points at the start of their turn.

Tips for Managing Drunk State

Managing the drunk state in Baldur’s Gate 3 involves avoiding overuse and balancing alcohol consumption effectively. Gamers should be aware that any alcohol supply camp provides only two turns with drunk status, which necessitates strategic planning.

Players have to monitor their character’s drunk status. Overusing alcohol can lead to some disadvantages in dexterity and charisma checks. The Drunkard Amulet prolongs the benefits of being drunk and allows hit point regeneration.

Balancing Alcohol Consumption

Drunken Cloth Outfit
Drunken Cloth Outfit (Source: Larian Studios)

Balancing alcohol consumption is crucial to maximizing the benefits of the beverage while avoiding overuse. The Drunken Cloth outfit can be useful, as it provides hit points at every turn, which can reduce the negative effects of drunkenness. Additionally, items like the Punch Drunk Bastard Club offer benefits on attack rolls and create spatial damage with each attack, proving effective in combat.

Using the above guide, players can strategize on when to consume alcohol during gameplay and make their combat even more powerful. This can help gamers turn the tide of battle in their favor in Baldur’s Gate 3.


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