Baldur's Gate 3 - Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen Locations Guide
Acquire Mind Flayer Parasite Specimens to gain additional points for your powers in Baldur's Gate 3.
By Jason Rodriguez on
Baldur's Gate 3 presents many opportunities for you to lay waste to your opponents. One facet involves Illithid Powers, where you unleash your true potential as the Absolute. However, enabling these abilities does require points. Our guide discusses how you can get Mind Flayer Parasite Specimens in Baldur's Gate 3 so you can unlock new skills. Likewise, please be reminded that this guide contains spoilers.
The Baldur's Gate 3 Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen items can only drop from specific enemies or locations. These are related to the Illithid Wisdom/True Soul mechanic, since you have a psychic connection with many of these foes. Once you've obtained these orange and green bottles, you'll gain a point, which can then be used to unlock an ability. You can learn more in our Illithid Powers guide.
In any case, we list down the Baldur's Gate 3 Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen locations that we've discovered throughout our campaign. Take note that there are likely others that can be found along the way. However, you also need to be mindful of campaign progression, since you could miss out on certain areas and encounters as you advance further in the game.
You'll stumble upon novice Brynna, her pal, and a dead fella just west of the Druid Grove. You can just use Illithid Wisdom to avoid fighting them. You can then loot the body to absorb the tadpole and obtain the specimen bottle.
Ideally, you'll want to battle these rabid gnolls while you're standing on an elevated section, such as a rock formation. This allows you to shove or cast pushing spells to send them to their doom. Likewise, you can get close enough to
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