Want to get all 10 Baldur's Gate 3 companions? Baldur's Gate 3 is a classic Dungeons and Dragons adventure, meaning you and your party will travel to the titular city in search of enemies to kill and treasure to loot. A Baldur's Gate 3 party is limited to a max of four members at once, and there are 10 companions available to recruit throughout the game. In this guide, we'll break down how to get every companion in Baldur's Gate 3.
We'll also break down key information about each companion, so that you can fully assess which ones you'll want to have fighting in your party. The first six on this list are Origin characters, which means you can also choose to play as them as your main character, if you so wish. This simply means that you'll act as them throughout the game, removing them as a potential companion because you'll actually be them!
Recruiting these characters as companions is a simple enough matter of engaging them in a brief bit of dialogue and choosing the options that obviously flag an intention to party up with them. If you prefer not to recruit someone you're talking to, it's also quite straightforward, as you'll just need to select the dialogue options indicating you don't want to travel with them. Just be aware that it's possible to miss out on recruiting these characters, so we've included details of their locations on the map to help you track them down before advancing the story.
As you approach Astarion's location in the starting area, you'll hear him calling for help defeating a monster. The ensuing encounter can play out in a few different ways, but despite this elven rogue being a little stand-offish at the start, you can recruit him simply enough just by reaching the end of the conversation and asking him to join you. Follow our dedicated guide if you want to romance Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3. Like Astarion, Gale will start calling to you when you get within earshot of his location while exploring the starting area.
While technically missable he's one of the hardest companions to ignore, since this luckless wizard has managed to get himself actually stuck inside a waypoint portal. Grab his waving arm to pull him free and you'll gain both a new fast travel point and a potential pal. Check out our guide to romancing Gale in Baldur's Gate 3. In all likelihood, you'll learn about Karlach from Wyll long before you actually meet her. She's the target of Wyll's latest demon hunt, which means that it's not a great idea to have Wyll in the party when you greet her for the first time, although a sufficiently smooth hero can broker a truce between them and it's entirely possible to have them team up once you've recruited them both.
