Musical Instruments in Baldur's Gate 3 are special items, closely related to the Bard class, that can be equipped by characters to perform different musical pieces. By performing, players can entertain crowds, but this also means that that crowd will be distracted, allowing players to perform various actions without being noticed. There are different types of Musical Instruments to choose from. Players need to choose one, but can change it later by equipping a different one. Musical Instrument Proficiency is required to perform.
All Musical Instruments in Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3 Musical Instruments Comparison Table
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Common | Whether sounding war, celebration, or simple rhythm, the drum is a main-stay of any entertainer's arsenal. |
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Common | It is said Diores the Charming once lured a nest of harpies to their deaths, using only a flute. |
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Common | Many a bard's first instrument, the lute is heard in taverns all across Faerûn. |
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Common | Devotes of the goddess Sune hold that the lyre's seven strings represent the seven different forms of love. |
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Common | Strings of silk bound in copper lend the violin a distinctive range - mellow soft notes to harsh, discordant edges. |
Battered Lute |
Story Item | A lute with the initials AC meticulously carved into the body. |
Dostrealt's Piccolo |
Rare | This petite flute, engraved with drow sigils, is said to have belonged to Captain Dostrealt of the spelljammer flitter 'Erevan's Clutch'. |
Falataeric Cli Lyre |
Rare | This exquisite instrument is said to come from the shop of the legendary Moonshaean bard Falataer. Fewer than twenty of his handcrafted lyres still survive. |
Glimmergad's Selgaunt Fiddle |
Rare | The notorious gnomish bard Fiddlesticks Glimmergad was said to play violin tunes so sad they made bank guards weep - while his accomplices robbed the bank's vaults. |
Kiam Goda's Kilat Drum |
Rare | A Lulutiun hand drum covered in sealskin, like those played at koatulit peace festivals. Kiam Goda was famous for his finger-thumb taradiddles. |
Lihala's Lute |
Story Item | This lute's wooden body is worn dull from time and use, but its strings and frets are still in excellent condition. |
Lute of the Merryweather Bard |
Common | An old lute that hums with the voices of numerous sprites and spirits. |
Spider's Lyre |
Story Item | The strings of this lyre are as sharp as an assassin's blade. Pluck with care, or you may lose a fingertip. |
Stolyarof's Table Lute |
Rare | This heavy, deep-voiced instrument is of the type called a 'table lute' due to its weight. Famously, the late Ahndri Stolyarof refused to let anyone else play it. |
Baldur's Gate 3 Musical Instruments Gallery
FLUTE
It is said Diores the Charming once lured a nest of harpies to their deaths, using only a flute.
HAND DRUM
Whether sounding war, celebration, or simple rhythm, the drum is a main-stay of any entertainer's arsenal.
LUTE
Many a bard's first instrument, the lute is heard in taverns all across Faerûn.
LYRE
Devotes of the goddess Sune hold that the lyre's seven strings represent the seven different forms of love.
VIOLIN
Strings of silk bound in copper lend the violin a distinctive range - mellow soft notes to harsh, discordant edges.
AnonymousIn act 3 there’s a shop in the lower city called the chromatic scale he sells rare versions of all the instruments if your a bard you can talk to him about music and he’ll give you a discount. They don’t do anything special as far can I can tell
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No one mention the special instruments? Like the Spider's Lyre?
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If you want to get all the different instruments easily you can just respec your bard and choose a different starting instrument, you'll still keep your old one in your inventory so basically you can buy them all from Withers for 100 gold each
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as far as I can tell nearly all common instruments are guaranteed to spawn at the House of Healing in 2nd act - just an FYI in case you're really having trouble finding them.
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I wish the higher rarity instruments gave you a performance bonus, even if its just a +1 or something
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If you play along with Alfira in the grove for your first interaction, you gain proficiency in musical instruments on that character
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If you play near Alfira, she'll join in with her lute. That way, with four proficient party members, you can have all five instruments playing along at once.
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I thought the entertainer background would give me Musical Instrument Proficiency... it doesn't.
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You can attract people attention by using the perform action once every 5 minutes.
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The Bard at the Druid Grove had a Lute that was a quest item. In my playthrough she died after the druids kicked out all the Teiflings so I only got it after she died at the Blighted Village
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Are there any special musical instruments with magical effects?
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There is a misc item, Music Box, on top of a shelf at Zhentarism Basement. Tho it is not a musical instrument for Bard. The music box plays the soundtrack when double clicking. It was such a beatiful plinking tune and awesome small detail it had to be shared. <3
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The Italian version of the game has a piano stool. It is found in the 3rd act in Wyrm's Crossing in a warehouse adjacent to the potion shop. It is not clear whether this is a translation error to define a bench
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