The wizard Lorroakan is a character who players finally meet in Act 3, after entering the correct portal on the second floor of Sorcerous Sundries in the Lower City of Baldur's Gate. In Baldur's Gate 3, players can choose to side with Lorroakan, but depending on their choices – and moral compass – many players will find themselves going up against this powerful foe instead.

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Though Lorroakan is hyped up throughout the game, particularly by Rolan, he's not a difficult BG3 boss if players know what to do. There are some tricky things to maneuver with the Lorroakan fight, particularly the location of the entrance and his Elemental allies. But by playing carefully and strategically, Lorroakan can be downed in just a few turns.

Move The Party Away From The Entry Portal ASAP

Baldur's Gate 3 Lorroakan Boss Fight Guide Portal Party Move

The party enters the boss room for the Lorroakan fight all at once, with no time to re-position, and the dialogue that plays transitions immediately into combat. As such, it's imperative to move away from other party members as soon as possible, because Lorroakan's AoE spells can decimate the most well-prepared characters if they are all grouped together.

When spreading out each party member from one another, be sure to keep an eye out for Opportunity Attacks as you move, and take care to avoid enemies altogether. If the whole party rolls well on Initiative, separating them far apart is a fantastic way to set up optimal combat. Consider using abilities like Misty Step to create even more distance, and more angles for attacks.

Take Out Summons One By One, But Keep Lorroakan CC'ed

Baldur's Gate 3 Lorroakan Boss Fight Summon Elemental Construct

Lorroakan is supported by a handful of Elementals and Constructs during this fight, and one of the best ways to swing the odds in the party's favor is to take out these Elementals one by one. Focusing on a single enemy is generally preferable to whittling down a group of enemies' HP because it takes them out of the Action Economy. Characters with 1 HP deal just as much damage as characters at full HP, so it's better to take them out entirely to reduce the enemy party's overall turns.

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An important caveat to this strategy is Lorroakan himself, who should be Crowd Controlled in some way to prevent his extremely powerful spells from being at full effectiveness. Blind, Darkness, and some other spells are great for this, but spells that limit his movement have little to no effect – magic users can still cast spells from far away, after all. The real trick to keeping Lorroakan docile while you take out enemies one by one is to use the Counterspell reaction and