Raid the Emerald Grove |
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| Type | Quest |
| Act | Act 1 |
| Location | Druid Grove |
| Reward | Gift from the Absolute Minthara as a Companion |
Raid the Emerald Grove is a Quest in Baldur's Gate 3. Raid the Emerald Grove can be acquired during Act 1. Raid the Emerald Grove is a quest done as a subquest for the Save the Refugees Main Quest. Completing Quests allows players to learn more about the world and characters in Baldur's Gate 3, as well as earn more loot and experience to become more powerful.
BG3 Raid the Emerald Grove Objectives
Speak with Minthara.
- Dror Ragzlin told us to speak to the drow Minthara. She plans to raid the adventurers' refuge - the grove.
Raid the Emerald Grove Walkthrough in BG3
Starting the Raid on the Emerald Grove
You can trigger the Raid the Emerald Grove quest in two main ways:
- By speaking directly and privately with Minthara inside the Shattered Sanctum
- Or by completing the Save the Goblin Sazza quest and escorting Sazza back, revealing the Grove’s location to Minthara.
Once Minthara has the information she needs, the goblins begin their preparations. She instructs your party to return to the Grove and infiltrate it from within. The raid will commence following your next Long Rest.
Inside the Grove: Pre-Raid Developments
Upon returning, you’ll notice the druids and tieflings have taken defensive positions:
- The druids retreat to the Inner Sanctum, barring all outsiders.
- Rikka is focused on protecting the children and will ask for assistance in locating Doni if you're willing. This initiates the Find Doni quest.
Launching the Attack
To proceed, locate Zevlor on the ramparts (coordinates: X: 192, Y: 446). You can either:
- Admit betrayal, which instantly begins the battle, or
- Hear out Zevlor’s plans to learn more about their strategy.
If you feign allegiance, Zevlor will ask you to sound the war horn when you’re ready. This signals the goblins, and Minthara, to arrive. She’ll command the gate be opened, at which point the party must choose:
- Open the gate and support the assault, or
- Defy her to protect the Grove.
Outcomes: Joining the Goblins
Choosing to open the gate aligns your party with Minthara and the goblins. Wyll (if present) and the tieflings become hostile. Together with Minthara, the goblin forces sweep through the Grove, eliminating all opposition.
Once the battle ends, return to Minthara. She will promise to regroup at your camp, where she later offers a True Soul tadpole as a gift from the Absolute. That night, she also provides a Spider’s Lyre and urges you to head for Moonrise Towers, where your place in the Absolute’s plan awaits.
You may also steal the Spider’s Lyre from her via pickpocket, which does not prevent her future recruitment, another lyre will be generated if needed.
This begins the next major quest: Travel to Moonrise Towers
Outcomes: Defending the Grove
Should you choose to resist Minthara, your allies, the tieflings, will rally with you. If the defense is successful:
- Survivors express their gratitude and celebrate with your party at camp.
- If Halsin is alive, he appears to commend your efforts and speaks of suspicious activity at Moonrise Towers. He suggests heading there for a possible cure to your tadpoles and offers to join your journey.
How to unlock Raid the Emerald Grove in Baldur's Gate 3
Raid the Emerald Grove can be unlocked by:
- Talking to Minthara at the Goblin Camp.
BG3 Raid the Emerald Grove Rewards
Complete Raid the Emerald Grove to earn the following rewards:
- Gift from the Absolute
- Minthara as a Companion
Raid the Emerald Grove Notes & Tips
- Notes & tips go here
The 'evil route' is so busted in this game. If certain characters on the goblin side take environmental damage, the game will assume you did it, breaking the cutscenes and causing them to become hostile to you. Then the game loses track of who is supposed to be on who's side and the entire raid turns into a free-for-all and all the goblins start murdering each other.
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