The Origin characters of Baldur’s Gate 3 are “a disparate collection of vagabonds and strays,” as Minthara says, but they have good reason to work together. Their combined strength is what allows them to prevail again and again against the Absolute’s forces, and they save each other from certain death on multiple occasions. By all accounts, the game’s plot would not be possible if it weren’t for the actions of the player character and Shadowheart’s possession of the Astral Prism.

Warning: The following article includes Baldur’s Gate 3 spoilers.But what if that wasn’t the case? Could any individual party members survive Baldur’s Gate 3 to the end if they went at it on their lonesome? Solo runs are, of course, possible, as many players have proven, but those often involve clever exploits and customizing one’s character. If each of these Origin characters were to stick to their default ability scores, class, and subclass options, had the means of protecting themselves with the Astral Prism, and needed only to complete their personal quests and the main story, only one could claim the best chance of coming out alive.

Wyll Has The Best Chance Of Surviving BG3 Solo

The Blade Of Frontiers Can Strike Out On His Own

Wyll may initially seem like an odd choice for the survivor of this run, but it makes the most sense when considering his personal quest and his stat distribution. To start, Wyll is the most charisma-focused of the player characters, and many of BG3‘s most difficult encounters can be avoided by succeeding on tough charisma checks. This would allow Wyll to skip deadly parts of the game, like the first phase of Ketheric’s final boss fight.

Second, Wyll is a warlock, one of the most powerful classes in Baldur’s Gate 3. He can take Pact of the Blade to focus all of his ability score points into charisma, and he has access to spells like Hunger of Hadar that can essentially shut down encounters. He has a fairly high constitution score as well, and that, coupled with his fiend subclass abilities, could give him the hit points necessary to survive big hits.

Given this hypothetical is only considering what is necessary for the main quest and the given character’s personal quest, this assumes optional content like the tiefling refugees in the Emerald Grove would be skipped, even if Wyll is more likely character-wise to try and save the tieflings regardless.

But that doesn’t even address the main reason why Wyll has the best chance of making it through the game, and that is the relative deadliness of his personal quest. Compared to some of the other Origin characters, Wyll’s quest is much less likely to kill him, especially in the early game.

The Circumstances Of Each Origin Character, Explained

Why Some Are More Likely To Die Than Others

To give an example, look at Astarion’s personal quest. It involves fighting Yurgir down in the depths of Shar’s Temple, no easy task on its own. But then there’s the fight with Cazador, which will almost certainly end in the poor spawn’s death if he is alone. Astarion’s stealth and sneak attacks could get him through a sizable chunk of the game unharmed, but these encounters would likely prove too much.

Some of the other Origin characters stand a worse chance, simply because of difficulties they’ll face at the start. Gale, for instance, will start off with the fewest number of hit points, and his need to consume magic items will require him to engage more in dangerous exploration during act one. Karlach starts off very tough, but her personal quest involves fighting the Paladins of Tyr, which stands a good chance of killing her if she’s alone. Lae’zel faces a similar problem with the army of githyanki warriors in Creche Y’llek.

Technically speaking, Gale will always die if no one is there to pull him out of the teleportation sigil he is stuck in. This isn’t in the spirit of the hypothetical, however, which already discounts that everyone would be dead without Shadowheart’s astral prism.

Shadowheart’s personal quest doesn’t get too troubling until acts two and three, when she must face the trials of Shar and eventually the fight with Viconia DeVir. Both these tasks are rather difficult, especially if Shadowheart must stick with the trickery domain she starts with. It’s the worst cleric subclass in the game, and will hinder her greatly in these deadly fights.

Why Wyll Would Be The Most Likely To Survive Without The Party’s Help

This Warlock Stands A Good Chance, Even Solo

That’s not to say Wyll is without his own troubles, but they come later than the others. His personal quest involves killing Karalch and rescuing Counsellor Florrick in act one, both of which are doable. He needs to save Mizora from the Illithid Oubliette in act two, which again is no sweat. Having tools like Eldritch Blast and Hunger of Hadar will make managing large battles much easier than it would be for a close-range melee character or a squishy wizard.

Act three is when it really gets hard for Wyll, as he must fight and defeat the dragon Ansur on his own. This will be the toughest part of his journey, as the dragon is super strong and deals large amounts of lightning damage. But it also comes at a point in the game when Wyll would have been able to stock up on legendary weapons, healing potions, and spell scrolls to make it doable. Wyll’s class, charisma, and circumstances give him the best chance of surviving Baldur’s Gate 3 solo.