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How to Find and Defeat Orin the Red in BG3
Baldur's Gate 3

How to Find and Defeat Orin the Red in BG3

Find and defeat Orin the Red in baldurs gate 3. Learn how to reach the Temple of Bhaal and overcome the Sanctuary-enhanced cultists.

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Find and defeat Orin the Red in baldurs gate 3. Learn how to reach the Temple of Bhaal and overcome the Sanctuary-enhanced cultists.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Access the sewers from various entry points in the Lower City and reach the Undercity Ruins waypoint.
  2. 2
    Interact with the metal door next to the waypoint; it cannot be unlocked normally.
  3. 3
    Use a ranged attack on the nearby hanging corpses to drip blood onto the blood-smeared circle below, which will open the door.
  4. 4
    Proceed down the stairs. About halfway down, an encounter will begin. All enemies will initially be invisible but can be seen with 'See Invisible' if you pass the check.
  5. 5
    Quickly defeat Reaper of Flo-Flo on the northeast stone pillar within 5 turns. He is performing 'Ritual Chant: Bhaal’s Power Word Kill', which kills everyone within 55m.
  6. 6
    Before the battle, equip traversal spells/potions/equipment like Misty Step, Dimension Door, Fly, and Potion of Glorious Vaulting.
  7. 7
    When the battle starts, use a traversal ability to reach the higher ledge to the north of the stairs. Ignore the three enemies on this ledge; your only target is Flo-Flo.
  8. 8
    From the ledge, head northwest and use another traversal ability to reach Flo-Flo.
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    Attack Flo-Flo, but be aware you must break through his 5 stacks of 'Unstoppable' (which reduces damage to 1 for 5 attacks). He will teleport away if not finished in one turn.
  10. 10
    If Flo-Flo teleports to the floor below his starting spot, continue using traversal abilities to reach him.
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    Once Flo-Flo is defeated, the trial ends, and the remaining enemies leave.
  12. 12
    Head through the metal door in the northwest on the lower level.
  13. 13
    In the next room, search the area. Proceed down the stairs heading east until you find multiple corpses.
  14. 14
    Search the corpse of Wilt to find Dribbles’ missing head for the Find Dribbles the Clown quest.
  15. 15
    Continue down the stairs towards the bridge.
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    At the end of the path, you will unlock the Temple of Bhaal waypoint. Cross the bridge into the temple.
  17. 17
    Inside the temple, all NPCs will be neutral until you reach the altar where your kidnapped ally lies.
  18. 18
    Approaching the altar will trigger a cutscene (a non-interactive cinematic the game plays automatically) followed by a boss battle against Orin.

How to Defeat Orin the Red:

The battle starts with six cultists performing a ritual that grants Orin +1 AC per cultist at the end of each turn, and they have Sanctuary. Orin may also transform into her Slayer Form. The cultists can cast Slow or attack you.

How to Defeat the Sanctuary-Enhanced Cultists:

Since cultists have permanent Sanctuary, you cannot hit them with direct attacks. Use area-of-effect spells to knock them off the platform. Spells like Thunderwave or Glyph of Warding: Detonation are effective. If any remain, use area-of-effect spells such as Fireball, Spirit Guardians, Cone of Cold, or Ice Storm. As each cultist is defeated, Orin's AC bonus decreases from +6.

Tips
  • Make a quick save before attempting to save your kidnapped ally, as failure can result in their permanent death.
  • Bring as many traversal spells/potions/equipment as possible to make the Flo-Flo encounter easier.
  • Focus on defeating Reaper of Flo-Flo quickly to prevent a party wipe from 'Bhaal’s Power Word Kill'.
  • Use area-of-effect spells to deal with the Sanctuary-protected cultists.

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