We ranked the Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 villains by competency because most of them are useless Larian StudiosBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 is filled with memorable villains, from The Chosen Three to a few many don\u2019t expect. However, some are much more competent than others. To be a great villain in a game like Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, you have to be at least a little bit competent \u2014 or so many thought. As proven by a few\u2026 interesting individuals, it\u2019s entirely possible to be so useless at your evil deeds that you actually end up being more of a liability than a deadly villain. Surprisingly, this is pretty common in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, and despite the game featuring many nefarious villains, some are just utterly useless. So, we\u2019ve ranked some of the least to most competent Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 baddies. Least competent villains in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 10. True Soul Nere True Souls are some of the most idiotic villains in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 (sorry Tav). The majority of them were thrust into their titles and have absolutely no idea what to do with them, bar manipulate and use it for evil, like True Soul Nere. Ultimately, nothing screams incompetence like a \u2018powerful\u2019 True Soul who\u2019s got himself trapped in a cave. It\u2019s probably the easiest kill in the game, and he barely even poses a threat. 9. Orin Orin is undeniably the most incompetent nepo baby out there. She\u2019s easily the worst member of the Chosen Three, and once players discover that she wasn\u2019t even meant to be given the title she has, it all starts to make sense. Every task she\u2019s given goes wrong, every meeting makes her look like a murder-psycho with no control, and every battle she\u2019s part of is far too satisfying when you can take her out. She\u2019s a fool and is almost the most incompetent villain in the entire game, if someone didn\u2019t choose to head into a cave. 8. Malus Thorm Madness and competency don\u2019t usually work very well together. In fact, if you\u2019re a villain and you\u2019re plagued by the same level of madness we see Malus Throrm enacting, it\u2019s pretty clear that competency has been thrown out the window. He\u2019s so useless and ineffective that players can convince him to essentially get his own nurses to take him down, without even fighting back too. Any shred of competency disappeared way before those surgery tools started rusting. 7. Balthazar Balthazar could have been much more powerful if it weren\u2019t for his subservient nature. He\u2019s so powerful that even Raphael is relatively scared of him, but when you meet him, that power doesn\u2019t emanate as much as many would have hoped. Sure, he\u2019s more in control than Ketheric and much more so than Orin, but even a lower-level Tav is able to trick and manipulate him. He\u2019s smart and competent, but not nearly enough. 6. Ketheric Thorm Any good villain or hero acts on thought and careful planning. Mistakes are usually made when the character in question acts on impulse or emotion. They don\u2019t think straight, put themselves into battles they can\u2019t win, and usually cause their own downfall. This is exactly what happened with Ketheric, who essentially descended into madness after losing his wife and Isobel. That madness proves there\u2019s very little competency, and if it weren\u2019t for Shar, he wouldn\u2019t be anywhere near as powerful as he is in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3. 5. Auntie Ethel Auntie Ethel is a lot like Raphael in the sense that they use their own wit to get the best of their enemies. Through dodgy deals, lies, and manipulation, Ethel tricks many players into her trap countless times, revealing just how competent she actually is. Hags are not to be underestimated in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, and Auntie Ethel is proof of such a notion. She\u2019s powerful, unbreaking, and chillingly competent at her masterful villain role. 4. Gortash Gortash is arguably the most competent member of the Chosen Three, even if Ketheric retains some ounce of power and wisdom. After all, you have to be at least relatively competent to take over the entirety of Baldur\u2019s Gate and control a Netherbrain at the same time. Sure, he still acts on impulse and doesn\u2019t always know what he\u2019s doing, but when compared to his colleagues, he\u2019s miles ahead. 3. The Emperor The Emperor is fantastically competent, and he has the ability to fool almost every player on their first run. His welcoming facade, lifesaving powers, and knowledge would give anyone a false sense of security. While he may not be able to hold onto the falsehoods for long, it\u2019s enough for the manipulation to truly set in and proves just how calculating this Mind Flayers\u2019\u2026 mind\u2026 really is. 2. Cazador Just because someone is evil, manipulative, and outright cruel, it doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re not competent. Cazador is easily one of the most disturbing villains in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 and is extremely good at what he does. He\u2019s built an empire while managing to convince people to work for him and worship him, all to fuel his own twisted desires. That being said, Cazador\u2019s competency is up for question. It can be argued that he\u2019s just acting out the plan of the lord that came before him, rather than using his own instincts and he\u2019s motivated by a desire to survive instead of any true schemes. That said, his shadowy empire and dramatic manipulations make it hard to ignore how truly aware he must be. 1. Raphael Raphael is by far the most competent villain in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3. He\u2019s intelligent, has managed to build an entire world for himself, and is clearly evil enough to destroy hundreds of lives, as seen when you enter his realm. He\u2019s the first to truly promise Tav a way out of their tadpole predicament and is consistent in his offer, usually catching you when things are getting desperate for you. It\u2019s hard to argue that Raphael is anything but unfathomably competent in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 and is one of the more formidable foes in the entire game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We ranked the Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 villains by competency because most of them are useless Larian StudiosBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 is filled with memorable villains, from The Chosen Three to a few many don\u2019t expect. However, some are much more competent than others. To be a great villain in a game like Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21175\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}