The three goblin leaders in Baldur’s Gate 3 are tough to handle, especially Dror Ragzlin. He deals a ton of much damage to anyone he hits. However, with the right preparations, you can make it through. Here’s how to take out Dror Ragzlin in Baldur’s Gate 3.
How to make it past the guards
Once you enter the goblin’s prison, you’re stopped at the front gate by security. Warrior Trinzas asks what your intentions are. There are multiple ways to go about this. As a magical class, I was able to peer through her mind. There’s an Intelligence check, but it’s fairly easy to beat, especially if you manually save just before the encounter. If you lose the roll, they will all attack you. When you succeed, she’ll tell you about the True Souls that have gathered in their base.
Tell Trinzas that you’re here for the True Souls, and they’ll let you through. You can also use some Deception to pass through the guards. This is difficult, however, as you’ll need roll over 15 on your D20 dice. The first option is likely better, if you’re not specialized in Deception.
How to take out the Baldur’s Gate 3 Dror Ragzlin boss
If you’ve already fought another one of the goblin leaders in Baldur’s Gate 3, make sure to rest up. Either a Short or a Long Rest at the camp will do. Taking the latter, however, will let you recover your more powerful spells and abilities. This red-skinned goblin Dror Ragzlin is much more powerful than the other two goblin bosses. He has 52 HP and is Level 5. He can dish out upwards of 21 damage in one strike, as well, so be careful.
Before taking on the boss, find the war drum on the right-hand side. It’s next to the stairway in that area. If you fail to destroy it straight away with an arrow or a spell, you’ll be facing nine enemies in total after taking out Dror Ragzlin. It could be too much to handle, but honestly, it can also be tough to take out on your first turn. You might want to have someone like Astarion nearby, to eliminate it ASAP.
Try to take out Dror Ragzlin as quickly as possible. In order to do this, try to use a spell that stuns him for a move or two. I used Tasha’s Hideous Laughter on him. It’s not a guaranteed move, but if it lands, it will leave Dror Ragzlin prone with crazed laughter. He’ll be phased, leaving you a chance to get a lot of damage in before he could even say hello. You can get in an extra attack with Lae’zel‘s Action Surge and then try to take his hammer off his hands with a powerful Disarming Strike. Using several strikes in a row can really rack up the damage on him. Shadowheart‘s Inflict Wounds can also effectively lower a foe’s health. His 52 HP will dwindle down to zero in no time.
He may take a lot of health from your party, so try to get a healer into the squad to remedy a potentially bad situation. After that, you’ll want to remove his minions from the picture. They’ll be fairly easy to dispatch, but just in case, you can quicksave after eliminating Ragzlin. On the left-hand side near the stairway, there’s a ladder that can help archers get a better aim at their victims down below.
You’ve now defeated the Baldur’s Gate 3 Dror Ragzlin boss. Congrats!
