Baldur’s Gate 3 – All Ways To Enter Holes and Crevices in BG3

Baldur’s Gate 3 map hides a bounty of secrets. Many hidden areas can be uncovered by paying full attention to the character’s movements. Such is the case of rock and wood crevices and burrow holes. New secret areas or entrances can be accessed by interacting with these holes. As long as you know how to use them, that is.

BG3: How to Enter Crevices in Baldur’s Gate 3

There are as many ways to crawl through crevices as hidden crevices spread throughout the map.

• Use the Disguise Self illusion spell to turn into a halfling or gnome. These classes are medium-sized and can enter crevices. 
• Use the Wild Shape Druid ability to turn into a smaller animal.
• Use the Enlarge/Reduce Transmutation spell to reduce the size of a character.
• Use the Gaseous Form Transmutation spell to turn into a gas.
• Use Lae’zel’s Mage Hand githyanki ability to enter crevices in BG3.

How to Enter Holes in Baldur’s Gate 3

Burrow Holes are smaller, meaning medium-sized creatures like halflings and gnomes won’t do the job. Instead, turn into a small animal like a rat.

• Use the Wild Shape Druid ability to turn into a smaller animal.
• Use the Gaseous Form Transmutation spell to turn into a gas.
• Use the Enlarge/Reduce Transmutation spell on a Gnome or a Halfling.

How to Spot Hidden Crevices and Holes in Baldur’s Gate 3

To spot hidden burrow holes and rocky crevices, look closely while traveling and pay attention to passed or failed perception checks. If any of the active party members pass a perception check while strouting about a hidden spot, the area will get a white glow.

Related: Baldur’s Gate 3: How to Find Withers

Crevices and holes are all over Baldur’s Gate 3 map, both in the wilderness and inside safe areas. One wooden crevice, for instance, is inside the Hollow, hiding the Tiefling kids’ hideout. An example of a burrow hole can be spotted around The Risen Road, behind the burnt house.

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Though Cande started her journey in the video game industry as a localization specialist six years ago, she soon realized that her true calling was to annoy NPCS, smash virtual pottery, and complete every side quest available in RPGs. Throwing that useless degree out of the window, she has been writing professionally for the past three years ever since. Her passion for games dates to 2006, when she mounted a Chocobo for the first time. Under Nintendo and Square Enix's chokehold, she will willingly pour hours upon hours into reaching 100% completion in the longest roleplaying games ever made. But hey, who needs fresh air and sunlight when you can just live in Ivalice?

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