You might be 20 hours into Baldur's Gate 3, or 50, or even 100. Maybe you're one of the 360 who beat it already, or maybe you're pushing forward but the end is still nowhere in sight. It's a big game, with a lot of branching paths and side quests that can prove game-changing. Aaaand then there's Mae, a YouTuber who got through it in ten minutes and three seconds.
As reported by GamesRadar, Mae rocketed through the entire game by juicing Gale's strength to 17 and casting Enhance Leap. They then had Shadowheart cast Sanctuary on them, which stops enemies like Ghouls from targeting them, and hopped along to the second act, skipped right to Moonrise Towers, and used Misty Step to get into the final arena where they detonated Gale's 'nuclear bomb'. It technically defeats the Absolute, but you kill your entire party and the Guardian in the crossfire.
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Specifically, for the fastest route, Gale hopes through the Mountain Pass and skips every enemy encounter. They'd just bog you down. However, they have to kill the mind flayer to get "almost exactly how much XP I need to be level three by the time I get to Moonrise Towers. That level up is needed for Misty Step."
Misty Step is vital because it lets you skip the Ketheric fight and Nightsong quest. Technically, once the nuke is detonated, the game ends, as marked by the credits rolling. Detonating his orb is an option you're presented with and it technically sees you 'finish' Baldur's Gate 3 prematurely, skipping the entirety of the third act, but the narrator clearly isn't happy with you taking that path. Imagine a DM putting together a lengthy campaign just for their entire party of players to
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