How to Revive Characters – Baldur’s Gate 3

Dying, or at least getting downed, is an almost certain possibility during your Baldur’s Gate 3 playthrough. This is especially true for those brave enough to play on the game’s highest difficulty settings. Losing a member of your party can sink your chances at winning battles, so you’ll want to bring them back into the fray quickly. Fortunately, there are several methods to get downed characters back on their feet or even revive dead ones.

Upon getting downed, the party member will start rolling Death Saving Throws. Succeeding on these three times will stabilize the character from dying naturally, while three failures will cause them to die.

Bringing Back Downed Characters

If somebody in your party goes down during combat, there are two ways to get them back up. Keep in mind that speed is of the essence. Enemies can quickly kill downed characters, and downed characters will start rolling Death Saving Throws on their turn. Succeeding on one of these rolls will stabilize the character, but three failures will cause the character to die. Once you are outside of combat, a short rest will revive any downed party members.

Method 1: Helping Them Up

The simplest way to get downed characters back up is to bring somebody over to them and use the Help action. By default, clicking on a downed ally will cause the currently selected character to do this. This method will bring the downed character back with one hit point and no action for that turn, though they can move and use a bonus action.

Method 2: Healing Them

Another way to bring back downed characters is to cast a healing spell or throwing a healing potion at them. This works similarly to helping them up, with the added benefit of not having to get close to them and adding more hit points.

Reviving Dead Characters

If you weren’t able to save your downed party member in time, don’t worry. There are also two ways of bringing them back from the dead.

Method 1: Casting Revivify

The most convenient method is to cast Revivify, either from a spell slot or a scroll. Simply select the spell from your quick bar and then click your dead companion. This will revive them instantly, but you might run into some problems if they died in an inconvenient spot.

If you can’t click on your companion for any reason, like if they managed to sink into the floor or clip through a wall, you will have to use method 2 to revive them.

Method 2: Pay Withers 200 Gold

In order to use this method, you will have to explore the Overgrown Ruins Chapel location and add Withers to your camp. You’ll find the ruins in the northern part of the Ravaged Beach region. Afterwards, you’ll be able to speak to Withers at your camp to revive anybody who has died. It will cost 200 gold each time, so most times it’s best to try Revivify first.

Luckily, there are plenty of ways to avoid an untimely death in Baldur’s Gate 3. Maybe money really can solve all problems. Did you discover anything new about reviving characters? Let us know in the comments below!