The Baldur’s Gate 3 hag potions can be found in the Acrid Workship after dealing with Auntie Ethel in Act 1. This hag, who falsely appears as a cheery woman selling potions and tinctures at Emerald Grove, has a table full of curiously named bottles. As you might suspect, most of the effects for these potions are actually detrimental, but a few of them are not. Either way, even if some of these bottles have negative effects, you can inflict enemies with them by throwing the potions at their body or feet. Here’s a list of Auntie Ethel’s potion effects in BG3 so that you know which your party should drink or toss.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Auntie Ethel potion list
The following is a breakdown of all of the Auntie Ethel potion effects sorted alphabetically:
- A Mother’s Loathing – Grants the Bite attack until the next long rest. (The Bite attack deals 2d4 piercing damage.)
- Broken Promises – Strength is increased by 2 until the next long rest. Upon resting, Strength is indefinitely reduced by 1.
- Faltering Will – Target gets disadvantage on Wisdom saving throws until rest.
- Heart of Stone – This grants immunity to Poison damage until the next long rest.
- Insanity’s Kiss – The target becomes hostile to all other creature for 5 turns.
- Lost Time – Armor Class is reduced by 2 and can’t take a reaction for 50 turns.
- Lover’s Avarice – Target has its Wisdom reduced by 1 permanently.
- Missing Pets – Illusionary spiders impose disadvantage on ability checks and attacks rolls
- Stillborn – Target suffers 1d6 piercing damage at the end of every turn.
- Wilted Dreams – This deals 3d6 damage to the target upon their next long rest.
Out of the bunch, Heart of Stone and A Mother’s Loathing are safe to drink, though the bite attack from A Mother’s Loathing is not as effective as standard melee weapons. As for which potions to throw at enemies, we recommend Insanity’s Kiss, Missing Pets, Lost Time, and Faltering Will. In fact, we would keep Lost Time and Insanity’s Kiss in your inventory until you need to debuff a boss.
BG3 hag potions FAQ
A: Auntie Ethel’s potions are located in the Acrid Workship, accessible after interacting with Auntie Ethel in Act 1. She masquerades as a friendly potion seller at Emerald Grove.
A: While many of Auntie Ethel’s potions have negative effects, a couple, specifically “Heart of Stone” and “A Mother’s Loathing,” are beneficial. It’s essential to be aware of each potion’s effect, as even the detrimental ones can be used strategically against enemies.
A: Potions such as “Insanity’s Kiss,” “Missing Pets,” “Lost Time,” and “Faltering Will” are especially effective when used against adversaries. Specifically, “Lost Time” and “Insanity’s Kiss” can be vital for debuffing powerful bosses.
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