Baldur’s Gate 3 finally lets you recruit Alphara permanently, but there are too many downsides

Players can finally recruit Alfira as a permanent companion in Baldur’s Gate 3If only unofficially – but it is hardly worth the effort or the sacrifices necessary. Despite earlier speculation that Alfira would become fully recruitable, Larian clarified in his notes for Baldur’s Gate 3 patch 7 that this was a misinterpretation; Alphira was always intended to be temporary, only recruitable for a short span of time during Dark Urge playthroughs.

[Warning: This article contains minor spoilers for the Dark Urge storyline in Baldur’s Gate 3.]

However, always have to find new ways to break Baldur’s Gate 3, Enterprising players have found a way to recruit Alfira (kind of, technically) permanently – but there are so many catches that it’s hardly worth trying. For those interested, it’s detailed below, along with a laundry list of disclaimers for anyone bold enough to try.

How to Recruit Alfira Permanently in Baldur’s Gate 3D from Patch 7

If you dare

The long and winding road to recruiting Alfira was helpfully detailed in a YouTube video posted by Xpertgamer. first and foremost, Players must select the Dark Urge Origin character in order to recruit AlfiraSince she is only recruitable, even temporarily, when playing as the Dark Urge. After arriving in the Emerald Grove and meeting all the briefings, the player will need to return to camp. Alfira will appear at night and officially join the party – but, She will only join if there is enough space. This is where it starts to get complicated.

immediately afterwards, The player will need to select any other party member – preferably Alphara, just for the irony of it all – and use them to kill the Dark Urge Player character. They will therefore need to remove all of the Dark Urge’s gear, making them as light as possible, and then use a Elixir of Hill Giant strength

On Alpha. Have you pick up the Durge and put them in your inventory, and the game will immediately cut to the Mountain Pass. From there onwards, Alfira will function, for the most part, as a regular member of the party.

This is where Xpertgamer’s guide ends, but there are still a few steps provided by Just esports Give some additional advice. Players will have to progress through the main quest – without ever resting or leaving the Mountain Pass – Until well after they arrive at the Last Light Inn. They will need to place Alfira on her usual chair in the inn, and talk to her with another player character to get the “Save the Tieflings” Quest. Alfira can then stand up, and the party can continue until they complete the quest.

Next, players will have to do the unthinkable and kill AlpharaAt which point they can start using long rests as normal. Alfira’s backup NPC, Quill Grootslang, will arrive, and the party will need to kill her as well. They will need to continue long resting until Sceleritas Fel arrives to present them with the Deathstalker Mantle, signifying their success.

If the player did everything right, Alfira should have become a permanent party member, and they should now be able to resurrect her by talking to Withers. Experienced players have probably already noticed some holes in the processAlthough, that makes recruiting Alphara a waste of time.

Everything recruiting Alphare permanently breaks in Baldur’s Gate 3

Why the exploit isn’t worth it

unfortunately, There are so many catches to abusing this feat that it’s not even worth trying for most players. First and foremost, do that Recruiting Alfira requires the player to kill their Dark Urge character permanently. This means that they will never have a player character throughout the entire game, and can only use the prefabricated origin characters. They will also always have an empty slot in their party, taken by the Death Durge, meaning that their party limit is three characters instead of four.

Recruiting Alphara also requires skipping the large majority of Act One. Everything that comes after you arrive at the camp will be unavailable, as if the player progresses for this point without starting the exploit, Alfira will automatically be killed by the Dark Urge.

of course, It is possible to delay the debut of Alfira with a little smart navigation. Simply explore as much of the Act One map as possible without entering the Grove, and Alfira won’t show up until much later. Even so, players likely won’t be able to complete much of the content that took place in the Tiefling Camp and the Grove itself, since the next time they rest after meeting Alfira, she’ll pop up in the camp, ready to join.

Then, once players use the exploit and are teleported to the Mountain Pass, They will not be able to leave or rest long until well into Act Two. This, of course, means skipping out on the entire Underdark, not to mention the slog of completing the rest of Act One without a single long rest.

This is probably the most difficult part of recruiting Alfira. It is theoretically possible: The party will need tons of consumables, like health potions and food, to keep their HP up. They will also avoid any unnecessary side quests, and rely as much as possible on characters that use raw strength or dexterity to attack, rather than those that rely on resources that only refresh during long or short rests, like spell slots or ki points. The Bard’s Song of Rest skill can help extend the time between long rests, but will only work once during that period.

By the time the player completes all of this, they will be almost done with Act Two, probably severely underleveled, and have missed some of the best parts of the story, but they will indeed have Alfira in their party as a permanent member. And perhaps the biggest catch is that The recruitment strategy relies entirely on a series of glitches that will likely be patched out.

Mods provide an easier way to recruit Alfira in Baldur’s Gate 3

How to mod alfira in as a companion

As an alternative, players can install any number of mods to bring Alfira into their Baldur’s Gate 3 Parties. “Alfira joins the party“, uploaded to NexusMods by Adrian 1978is a reliable way to recruit Alphara without breaking the whole game. Equivalent mods downloaded by BG3s built-in mod manager will also do the trick.

Alfira is a beloved companion, and many would move Heaven or Toril to recruit her. But with all the issues that recruiting can cause, they’re probably better off installing a simple recruitable Alfira mod for Baldur’s Gate 3.

Sources: ExpertGamer/YouTube, Just esports, adriant1978/NexusMods