Tips Spotlight — July 2026
By ParryStack Team · July 2, 2026
10 tips from the ParryStack tips collection. They are written by our editors from published sources; we do not track or display votes.
Route B retells Route A's events from 9S's point of view. It adds new scenes, his hacking gameplay and his own side quests, and these change how you see Route A, so play it fully instead of skipping ahead.
Keep Assess Materia equipped on at least one party member and use it on every new enemy. It reveals weaknesses and the specific conditions needed to pressure and stagger them, which matters in Rebirth because many enemies can only be pressured in certain ways.
Sebastian Sallow's questline can teach all three Unforgivable Curses: Crucio (In the Shadow of the Study), Imperio (In the Shadow of Time) and Avada Kedavra (In the Shadow of the Relic). They're optional, chosen through dialogue, and any you skip can still be learned from Sebastian in the Undercroft later.
Use the environment in fights. Oil and smokepowder barrels explode when ignited, attacking from at least 2.5 m above a target gives +2 to the attack roll, and shoving enemies off ledges deals falling damage.
The chip system lets you remove HUD chips for a challenge, but removing the OS Chip kills your android and triggers a joke ending (Ending T). Save first if you want to see it.
Don't skip Chadley's World Intel tasks in each region. They earn regional data points that Chadley uses to develop new Materia for that region, and his Combat Simulator challenges (some unlocked by beating regional fiends or side quests) are the only way to learn new Enemy Skill abilities.
Save before every major conversation and door. BG3 tracks state in ways you won't predict — a choice you made two hours ago might surface as a consequence right now.
The Master Key (a starting gift, and standard for the Thief class) opens any basic lock, including shortcuts such as the Watchtower Basement route to Darkroot Basin and the New Londo route to the Valley of Drakes. Veterans use it to reach areas early; first-timers may prefer the intended route.
Alohomora has three levels (I, II and III), each unlocked by returning Demiguise Moons to Gladwin Moon. Higher levels open higher-level locks on doors and containers around the world, so collect moons early.
Consider riding instead of fast traveling on your first playthrough. Random encounters, wildlife and stranger missions turn up while you're out in the world, and fast travel only opens up after you upgrade Arthur's lodging at camp anyway.
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