Summary
- Companions in Baldur’s Gate 3 have varying moralities — some leave if you’re too evil, and others tolerate or even support your actions.
- Characters like Minsc and Jaheira have specific alignments that affect their reactions to your evil choices.
- Certain companions like Shadowheart and Lae’zel are more likely to support your evil actions than others, enhancing the roleplaying experience.
Baldur’s Gate 3 has a variety of companions to choose from with varying levels of morality. From angelic to downright evil, your party members elevate the roleplaying in the game. You can greatly influence the people around you to worsen or improve themselves.
When playing your evil playthrough, certain characters will simply refuse to support your terrible deeds and leave your party. Then, others will either help or tolerate your aggressive and violent nature. Here are the best people to have in your party for an evil Baldur’s Gate 3 run.
Updated January 22, 2025, by Britt Poteet: As Baldur’s Gate 3 continues to grow, with expanded updates introducing new details, lore, and mechanics, our content is updated to match the most current information. This list includes a Bonus companion for your Dark Urge run and extra notes and tips.
Wyll and Karlach will leave your party if you make too many evil choices, such as siding with the Goblins, so they aren’t included.
Spoilers for Baldur’s Gate 3 below.
Bonus: Alfira
Alfira isn’t technically a long-term companion, so she is a bonus to this list. In order to recruit Alfira without mods or tricks, you must play as The Dark Urge. While Alfira herself doesn’t match your evil energy, there is a sinister scene that takes place with her character if you ask her to join your camp.
Don’t get too excited to have the bard in your party; she won’t survive the night. The Dark Urge will brutally kill her in the middle of camp, leaving a bloody sacrifice for everyone to see. The horrid act embellishes your evil playthrough.
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Minsc
When you first meet Minsc in Baldur’s Gate 3, he is a brainwashed crime lord under the influence of The Absolute. His wholesome and naive temperament heavily contrasts his initial violence.
With a Chaotic Good alignment, he understands that brutality is sometimes necessary to meet your goals. However, he will be upset if you side with The Absolute in Act 3, so he isn’t the top choice for an evil playthrough.
If you want to play Evil Urge to your full potential, you can betray and sacrifice Minsc to the Murder Tribunal in Act 3.
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Jaheira
Much like Minsc, Jaheira leans towards a Neutral alignment, so she will tolerate a certain amount of morally ambiguous behavior. Depending on your choices, you may still be able to recruit the headstrong druid.
It’s easy to lose her, however, with many of the choices in Act 2. While it’s possible to have her in your party with an evil alignment, her recruiting becomes much trickier.
If you want to play Dark Urge to your full potential, you can betray and sacrifice Jaheira to the Murder Tribunal in Act 3. If Minsc is in your party, he will attack once you’re back at Camp, ending your relationship with two companions.
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Gale
Gale, while power-hungry, is Neutral Good, so he can take a bit of convincing to condone your evil deeds. He is one of the few ‘good’ companions you can persuade to stay in the party even if you slaughter the tieflings in Act 1.
While he sometimes concerns himself with the problems of others, he is mostly focused on his own ambitions, making him easy to manipulate down a darker path in Baldur’s Gate 3.
Ascend him to Godhood for the best ending on your evil run.
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Shadowheart
Shadowheart’s worship of Shar, who is Neutral Evil, makes her susceptible to more evil deeds. She also tends to approve of deception and even torture at times. While she isn’t violent or vindictive, her occasional cruelty can be increased through persuasion.
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A tough choice for her long-forgotten caretakers.
If you encourage her to give into Shar’s darkness, she’ll make violent sacrifices in the name of her goddess, completing her arc in the darkest possible way.
Encourage Shadowheart to Kill the Nightsong to avoid a Neutral Good alignment.
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Lae’zel
Lae’zel is Lawful Evil, so she is a companion more likely to approve of your evil actions. While honorable in her own Githyanki way, she favors ruthless decisions and will often approve of aggressive and violent actions.
She tends to be more self-serving than willing to help others and will support your cruelty or selfishness in most situations. While you can persuade her to be more Lawful or Lawful Neutral, an evil character would just feed her cold, ruthless ways.
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Astarion
When you first meet Astarion, he tries to manipulate you and holds a knife to your throat, so it’s clear he isn’t the most honorable companion. While you can encourage him to become more trusting and good, an evil player can guide him down a darker path.
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Generally self-serving, he disapproves of selfless, charitable actions and laughs at mockery. If you want Astarion to become the most evil, selfish version of himself, encourage him to become the Vampire Ascendant in Act 3 of Baldur’s Gate 3.
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Minthara
Minthara is introduced as the big villain of Act 1. Pragmatic and ruthless in her pursuits, she embodies a dark moral alignment. As a Lolth-Sworn Drow, she encourages violence and cruelty. She is the most likely companion to wholeheartedly support your evil choices.
The best way to recruit her in an evil run is to side with the Goblins and slaughter the tieflings in Act 1, one of the most abhorrent choices in the entire game.
She is recruitable without killing the Tieflings by simply knocking her out during the fight, but for an evil playthrough, we recommend joining her side in Act 1.
- Franchise
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Baldur’s Gate
- Released
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August 3, 2023
- Multiplayer
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Local Multiplayer
- Engine
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Divinity 4.0
- ESRB
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M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence
- How Long To Beat
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100+ Hours
- X|S Optimized
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yes
- Metascore
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96
- Split Screen Orientation
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Vertical Only
- Number of Players
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1-4
- Steam Deck Compatibility
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yes
- Local Co-Op Support
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1-2 Players
- Cross Save
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yes
- Cross-Platform Play
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Baldur’s Gate 3 doesn’t support crossplay