Baldur’s Gate 3 quests list – main, side, and companion quests

Want to know about Baldur’s Gate 3 quests? The sprawling RPG based on D&D’s Forgotten Realms has an incredible number of quests and missions. These objectives don’t necessarily fall into the main questline but can grant your party bonus XP and loot.

Quests are given by NPCs or can be started by reaching specific locations or points in the campaign. If you’re ready to head into Faerun, check out our Baldur’s Gate 3 classes and Baldur’s Gate 3 races guides. Improve your playing experience by understanding the important effects these decisions will have on your playthrough. They’ll come in handy when you’re designing your character.

Baldur’s Gate 3 main quests list

While some quests will task players with defeating a certain enemy or meeting a character, others have more nuance to them. You’ll explore a variety of unique characters across the game’s distinct locales. We’ve broken down the entire list of quests based on when you’ll encounter them.

Here’s a list of Baldur’s Gate main story quests:

Prologue

Here are all the quests in the Prologue:

• Escape the Nautiloid

Act 1

Here are all the confirmed quests in Act 1 of Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Removing the Parasite
• Explore the ruins
• Free Lae’zel
• Save the Goblin Sazza
• Save Arabella
• Investigate the Beach
• Investigate Kagha
• Find your belongings
• Steal the Sacred Idol
• Save the refugees
• Find the Nightsong
• Reach Moonrise Towers
• Rescue Volo
• Raid the Grove
• Rescue the gnome
• Search the Cellar
• Finish the Masterwork weapon
• Hunt the Devil
• Find the Missing Shipment
• Rescue the Grand Duke
• Rescue the Trapped Man
• Free the artist
• Save Mayrina
• Cure the Poisoned Gnome
• Protect the Myconid Circle
• Avenge the Sovereign
• Find the Mushroom Picker
• Find The Missing Boots
• The Adamantine Forge
• Free True Soul Nere
• Save the Grymforge Gnomes
• Help the Cursed Monk
• Rescue the Gnomes in Moonrise Towers
• Deliver Nere’s Head
• Find the Explosives
• Talk to the Sentient Amulet
• Defeat the Duergar Intruders

Act 2

Here are all the confirmed quests in Act 2 of Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Rescue the survivors
• The Knights of Shield
• The Ritual
• The Dark Cleric

Baldur’s Gate 3 companion quests list

The right choices in these quests can boost your companion’s approval but the wrong ones lead to their disapproval. Either way, they’re another option if you’re looking to bolster your fortune in the game. Here are all the Baldur’s Gate 3 companion quests we know of so far:

Shadowheart’s quests

Here are all the Shadowheart companion quests:

• Daughter of Darkness
• The Chosen of Shar

Astarion’s quests

Here are all the Astarion companion quests:

• The Pale Elf

Gale’s quests

Here are all the Gale companion quests:

• The Wizard of Waterdeep
• In Case of Death…

Wyll’s quests

Here are all the Wyll companion quests:

• The Blade of Frontiers

Lae’zel’s quests

Here are all the Lae’zel companion quests:

• The Githyanki Warrior

That covers all the quests in Baldur’s Gate 3 we know about so far. Expeditions outside the main campaign can net your party some sweet rewards. And there’s no specific quest order to complete quests in outside the main storyline.

We’ll update this list as we get more information from Larian Studios, the studio behind the game. With the Baldur’s Gate 3 release date nearing, head into the Early Access version and hone your skills in Act 1. Check out the Baldur’s Gate 3 companions and their Baldur’s Gate 3 cast and voice actors, too.