Baldur's Gate 3: How To Free Hope (2024)

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  • How To Begin Hope's Quest

  • How To Enter Hope's Chamber

  • How To Defeat The Beholders And Destroy Hope's Chains

  • What To Do With Hope After Freeing Her

Hope is a recurring theme in Baldur's Gate 3. It's not only a person but the namesake and true owner of Avernus's most notorious home. Should you choose to venture into the abode of one of Avernus's most daring devils, you'll be given a choice: turn your back on Hope or dare to free her.

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Freeing her from Raphael's devilish grip will be no easy task, but the reward will certainly be worthwhile. With Hope at your side, anything is possible - even taking down one of Baldur's Gate 3's most difficult and notorious bosses.

How To Begin Hope's Quest

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Hope's quest automatically becomes available the moment you walk in from the entrance of the House of Hope. At the main doors, she'll approach and speak with you.

State:

"Maybe I can help you be free of whoever's hurting you."

You can use any check provided to you to ask questions about the House of Hope and, more importantly, the location of the Orphic Hammer. This item is the key to freeing her.

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If you successfully speak with Hope and offer to free her, she will give you a Debtor's Disguise, allowing you to walk freely in the House of Hope without being attacked.

From here, to progress Hope's quest, you need the Orphic Hammer. There are two ways to get this:

  1. Made a deal with Raphael in exchange to eventually give the Crown of Karsus
  2. Stolen it from the Archives
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If you have not yet stolen the hammer, Hope will appear again outside the Archives in the west wing to give you a hint (on a successful Wisdom, Intelligence, or Charisma check) on how to dupe the Archivist.

You must obtain the Boudoir Invitation from the Archivist through Deception or pickpocketing and find the secret password in the Boudoir to unlock the hammer.

How To Enter Hope's Chamber

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There are two methods to enter Hope's chamber.

Method One

The first and most obvious is to enter the metal hatch on the floor in the east wing of the House of Hope. You will need to pass a Strength check (DC10) to open it.

Once inside, you can hit the button to the right of the door to unlock it and proceed.

Method Two

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A second secret entrance can be found off the balcony between the Boudoir and the Outer Portals room.

From the balcony, jump off through the crumbling corner onto a set of rocks. You will find a green opening in the ground labeled Passageway. Interact with it to enter the camber.

If you stole the hammer, you will need to enter Hope's chamber after fighting several Debtors and running from flaming magma balls.

In this case, using the second secret entrance is easiest as it bypasses an entire hallway of encounters.

How To Defeat The Beholders And Destroy Hope's Chains

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There are two beholders in the room with Hope and several lesser imps.

The beholders themselves pose an issue with their ability to use up to three attacks in one turn. They can deal large amounts of damage while also paralyzing their enemies.

However, the real issue lies in the map itself and the ability the imps have: Eldritch Blast - Repelling Blast Invocation. With so many platforms and clear chasms between them, these imps can abuse the terrain to send your party falling to their immediate deaths.

Due to the real fight looming around the corner, we recommend attempting to save as many higher level spell slots as you can.

While it makes this fight harder, it is definitely preferable to increase the difficulty of this fight as opposed to the House of Hope's real boss.

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Focus first on the lesser imps. Defeat them all and then put your attention on the beholders. If you have someone with Freedom of Movement, it can be a useful spell to use in snapping your allies out of paralysis if they fail a save.

When the beholders and imps are all defeated, you can then focus on freeing Hope.

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Use the Orphic Hammer on the two large crystals on the north and south sides of the room. After they are destroyed, the magical chains holding Hope will disappear.

Speak with Hope. After commenting on her appearance, you can leave the house with Hope now in your party.

What To Do With Hope After Freeing Her

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When Hope is freed, she will temporarily join your party. She's a Level 10 gold dwarf life cleric.

Although having an extra healing member on your team is in itself handy, Hope's real skill is in her unique spell: "Revoke Guest Status." Able to cast it twice, Hope can send any creature (except Raphael) out of the House of Hope.

If you fail to persuade Yurgir to join your party, you can have Hope Banish him from the house entirely and avoid fighting him. This is a huge bonus and a game-changer for the fight.

Can You Keep Hope?

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You cannot keep Hope in your party after the House of Hope is completed. She will remain in hell.

However, her huge impact on the Raphael fight alone is worth having her in your party and going through the steps to free her.

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Baldur's Gate 3: How To Free Hope (2024)

FAQs

Baldur's Gate 3: How To Free Hope? ›

To free Hope from her shackles, you need to destroy the two crystals by hitting them with the Orphic Hammer. Both crystals are guarded by Observers (i.e. Beholder monsters). Surprisingly enough, the imps flanking them are more dangerous since they have Eldritch Blast.

Is it worth saving hope in BG3? ›

Freeing her from Raphael's devilish grip will be no easy task, but the reward will certainly be worthwhile. With Hope at your side, anything is possible - even taking down one of Baldur's Gate 3's most difficult and notorious bosses.

Should I free hope first in BG3? ›

We agreed to free a spirit named Hope imprisoned in Raphael's home. We need to retrieve the Orphic Hammer to do so - but she recommended we find our diabolic contract first. We destroyed our contract, but alerted Raphael to our presence. If we want to rescue Hope, we should do so before he returns home.

How to get to Hope BG3? ›

The portal to the House of Hope is in the Devil's Fee Building in the north-central Baldur's Gate City in Act 3. To get there, head northwest from Basilisk Gate, where you enter the Baldurs Gate city for the first time.

Can you go to the House of Hope without making a deal with Raphael? ›

There's only one way to enter Raphael's abominable abode, the House of Hope, regardless of whether you accept his deal when you speak in Sharess' Caress. That's through a portal to the hells that only one person can open: Helsik the diabolist.

Can you free hope without the hammer in BG3? ›

Again, you need the Orphic Hammer to free her, so there's nothing you can do for now. You can't pass through the Mystic Force Curtain just yet.

What happens if Hope survives BG3? ›

When Raphael is defeated, Hope is finally free to live her life without the constant threat of torture. While she feels she cannot leave, she is confident that she'll turn the House of Hope into a place that truly lives up to its name. As a reward, you receive the Gloves of Soul Catching.

Can you be evil in BG3? ›

1: Yes, going evil will have some companions leave you (specifically Karlach, Wyll, and Gale... though I think you can persuade Gale into staying.). In return you do get a couple evil companions. 2: While it is entirely possible to do an evil playthrough, doing so cuts out a massive portion of the game's content.

Who can you sleep with in BG3? ›

Companions you can romance as in have a relationship with:
  • Shadowheart.
  • Astarion.
  • Wyll.
  • Lae'zel.
  • Gale.
  • Karlach.
  • Halsin (only starts in Act 3)
  • Minthara (least content and you might want to be evil for this one)
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Should I destroy the brain Baldur's Gate 3? ›

Since the talking brain can be used to aid you, you should help the talking brain unless you don't want to for roleplay purposes. Either way, you can continue the story by receiving the quest from someone else if you don't help the brain and receive the quest there.

Does Hope join your camp in BG3? ›

Upon freeing her from her prison and defeating Ketheric, she joins the party in the Camp.

What do you get for saving hope in BG3? ›

She was VERY helpful on the fight with Raphael.. A powerful healer, I rememember using one of her divine powers on which all my characters got ALL their spell slots back as if they´ve long rested. If you keep her alive, she will give you the "gloves of soul catching," which are amazing for strength monks.

Can you become a vampire in Baldur's Gate 3? ›

Players must first let Astarion drink their character's blood, then follow his quest line to the end, resulting in him becoming a more powerful party member. The player character can't fully become a vampire, but they can also gain some vampiric power after Astarion ascends.

Can you steal your contract in BG3? ›

Defeating Haarlep makes him drop the location of Raphael's safe, as well as Helldusk Gloves. The safe contains the magic phrase needed to steal the contract. The location of Raphael's safe. Supreme Sneak, or other skills to move towards the giant painting west of the bed.

Is it worth going to the House of Hope BG3? ›

Updated on April 15, 2024, by Nahda Nabiilah: Exploring the House of Hope in Baldur's Gate 3 will reward players with precious loot like the Amulet of Greater Health, Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength, Helldusk Gloves, and Helldusk Armor.

Can you break Raphael's contract in BG3? ›

As the narrator advises, if you wish to get out of the deal, you can go see the Diabolist Helsik at the Devil's Fee in the Lower City and enter the House of Hope to steal back your contract. If you don't do this, you'll get a very specific ending involving Raphael.

Does saving hope end well? ›

Alex And Charlie's Happy Ending Suddenly Turns Into A Tragedy And A Bittersweet Farewell. The Saving Hope season 5 finale saw a very pregnant Alex finally marrying and Charlie finally in a makeshift wedding ceremony at the Hope Zion Hospital.

What happens if you save the brain Baldur's Gate 3? ›

If you pass an Investigation check, you can attempt to free it via a following Medicine check with advantage. If you succeed in removing it via any method, Us becomes a temporary ally and companion throughout the tutorial section on the Mind Flayer Nautiloid ship. Otherwise it remains stuck in Myrnath's skull.

What does Hope do in BG3? ›

Hope is a dwarven cleric and captive of the House of Hope, who can be saved with the Orphic Hammer during the quest Save Hope. Once freed she will become a temporary companion, and assist the party in defeating Raphael.

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