Baldur’s Gate 3: Every Party Member, Ranked

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World-ending, god-slaying, and badass. These words perfectly encapsulate the scale of Baldur’s Gate 3’s story. It’s endlessly intriguing, bombastically epic, and easily one of the best narratives to be told in recent memory. Despite all of that, a lot of the plot is driven by the cast of characters you meet on your journey.

All six ‘Origin’ characters can be found in the first Act of Baldur’s Gate 3, and despite this article ranking them, they are all excellent. It’s impossible to hate the nuanced writing, powerful deliveries, and gut-punching emotion this cast brings. They are all top-tier…but who is the toppiest of them all? 

Note: We are basing this on each character’s default class and personality.

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At the bottom of the pack is the Githyanki, Lae’zel. Born of the Astral Plane, Lae’zel is a fish out of water. Only instead of being a helpless trout floundering on the shores of the sword coast, she is a shark munching on every living thing that gets between her, and her target. 

Lae’zel is blunt, abrasive, and brutal. She has a superiority complex that drives her to ostracise herself from the rest of the party, and frankly, she’s a bit of a jerk. Her character rounds out eventually (sort of), but she can be a pain to deal with on a day-to-day basis. Don’t ignore her, however. Despite her stubbornness, she does know what she’s talking about, and heeding her words is often wise, if far from being lawful. 

Mechanically, as a Fighter, Lae’zel is a bit bland. 

Karlach, funnily enough, starts as an enemy. Or at the very least, you are told she is an enemy to be slain.