Decided to finish the first act of BG3 with a journey through the Mountain Pass?
This guide page will help you on this dangerous trek.
If you haven’t yet decided which path to take, checkthis page of our guide.
In simple terms, the Mountain Pass is a much shorter path.
If you want to reach Act 2 as quickly as possible, you should choose it.
To take the latter path,head to the northwestern edge of the first map.
The game will warn you before you proceed further.
You’ll still be able to return to the starting map after entering the pass.
The path splits in two directions right afterwards.
If you go right, you’ll meetLady Esther.
Readthis pageto learn more about the Creche Y’llek.
Be vigilant, as there’s an enemy encounter just a few steps ahead.
These creatures are dangerous and have bothersome, obstructing abilities.
There’s still some strategy to this battle, though.
The Shepherds can be a serious threat even to a newly-rested, prepared team.
You should be at least Level 5 before facing them.
Death Shepherds canresurrect their fallen allies.
Not only Ghasts - they can revive each other as well.
This can heavily prolong the battle and make it much tougher.
We thus recommendtaking down the Shepherds first.
Without them, you won’t need to worry about their resurrections.
Bring them both to low HP and finish them both off back to back.
After dealing with the Shepherds, the Ghasts shouldn’t pose much trouble.
The path the battle takes place on is rather narrow.
Keep a combat formation - your frontliners should be obstructing the path to the squishy backliners.
Moving on and meeting Elminster
After dealing with the undead,keep going down the left path.
After a short walk, you’ll reach a wooden bridge and meetan elderly mage clad in red robes.
He’ll introduce himself asElminster Aumar.He’ll also provide some important exposition tied to Gale.
After meeting Elminster,keep going down the pathuntil you reachthe gate to Act 2.
Entering Act 2 blocks off the game’s previous acts.
ensure you’ve done all you’re interested in before moving on.
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