To kill or disable Arcane Turrets in Baldur's Gate 3, you have several effective methods:
How to Disable or Kill Arcane Turrets
- Use Lightning Damage: Arcane Turrets are vulnerable to lightning damage, which deals double damage and bypasses their "Sturdy" damage reduction. Spells and abilities that deal lightning damage include Witch Bolt, Lightning Bolt, Shocking Grasp, Chromatic Orb, and the breath weapon of Blue or Bronze Dragonborn. Using these repeatedly can destroy the turrets
- Use Sussur Blooms (Anti-Magic Flowers): Sussur Blooms create an antimagic field that disables the turrets temporarily. You can find these flowers near the Sussur Tree in the northwest part of the Underdark. Throw Sussur Blooms near the turrets to stop their attacks and then proceed to the Arcane Tower to insert a bloom into the power generator, which permanently disables the turrets and activates the elevator
- Radiant and Bludgeoning Damage: Although not as effective as lightning, turrets have no resistance to radiant or bludgeoning damage. Shadowheart’s Sacred Flame cantrip, for example, can be used to chip away at their health over time
Additional Tips
- The turrets have a "Sturdy" trait, meaning attacks must deal at least 10 damage to affect them
- If you don't want to fight the turrets directly, use stealth and invisibility to sneak past them and reach the power generator inside the Arcane Tower to disable them permanently
- Entering turn-based mode helps position your characters safely to attack or throw Sussur Blooms without taking constant damage
- The turrets may revive if you only damage them without disabling the power source, so turning off the power at the generator is key to stopping them permanently
In summary, the most reliable way to kill or disable Arcane Turrets is to either use lightning damage to destroy them or use Sussur Blooms to disable them temporarily and then shut them down permanently by powering off the Arcane Tower via the power generator inside. Stealth and turn-based mode can help you avoid damage while accomplishing this
