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Save Vanra Walkthrough in BG3: Hag's Bane, Boss Fight & Grisly Bugs
Baldur's Gate 3

Save Vanra Walkthrough in BG3: Hag's Bane, Boss Fight & Grisly Bugs

Learn how to save Vanra in Baldur's Gate 3 with our walkthrough. Discover methods like crafting Hag's Bane or fighting Auntie Ethel, and resolve bugs.

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Learn how to save Vanra in Baldur's Gate 3 with our walkthrough. Discover methods like crafting Hag's Bane or fighting Auntie Ethel, and resolve bugs.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Visit Old Garlow's Place: This is a key location where you can find Mayrina and a Cleric. Complete the mini-quest here to obtain the keys to a safe. Inside the safe is a book containing the recipe for Hag's Bane.
  2. 2
    Method 1: Craft Hag's Bane Potion: Craft the potion using the learned recipe. You can then throw this potion at Auntie Ethel (even while she's disguised as Captain), causing her to regurgitate Vanra and allowing for a rescue.
  3. 3
    Method 2: Confront Auntie Ethel: Go to the Blushing Mermaid Pub and speak with the drunk captain. She will reveal herself as Auntie Ethel. Follow her into the cellar behind a hidden wall. Here you will find patrons and Captain Grisly wearing mind-control masks. You can choose to kill them or spare them and proceed to the back room to fight the Hag.
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    Boss Fight Strategy: When fighting the Hag, use your martial characters to attack. Crucially, toggle on the Non-Lethal Option in your UI's passives menu. Ensure the final blow is dealt with this option enabled.
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    Extract Vanra: After defeating the Hag (or knocking her out non-lethally), you must cut out Vanra to save her. Warning: If you kill the Hag without extracting Vanra, she will die, and the quest will fail.
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    Destroy Mushrooms: Before engaging the Hag, ensure you defeat all the mushrooms in the area. If you kill or knock out the Hag before destroying the mushrooms, she will respawn.
  7. 7
    Quest Completion: Return to Lora in her house and inform her of Vanra's rescue. She will reward you with the legendary rapier, Duellist's Prerogative.
Tips
  • Captain Grisly Bug: If Captain Grisly doesn't transform into Auntie Ethel after speaking to her, reload a save from before the conversation. Check her health bar; if it's 0, heal her with a spell or potion. Then, speak to her again to trigger the transformation cutscene. This may lead to a fight with Rednaps disguised as patrons.
  • Saving Captain Grisly: It is possible to save Captain Grisly and her crew. In the cellar fight, focus on knocking out the masked adds non-lethally. However, this can be buggy, and you might still hear voice lines indicating their death.

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