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In Baldur's Gate 3, several different musical instruments can be acquired from various locations and methods during your playthrough. By obtaining these instruments, your party members will be able to play them, even creating songs together through a combination of instruments.
For this reason, knowing where to source each instrument can come in handy, as there are even special variants that have magical properties, increased rarity, hold a sentimental value to various NPCs you can encounter, or provide extra benefits, such as calling forth certain allies to help you navigate unfamiliar terrain.
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All Musical Instruments & How to Get Them in Baldur's Gate 3
In Baldur's Gate 3, there are five different instrument variants - Lute, Lyre, Flute, Violin, and Hand Drum. Each of these basic instruments can be acquired through various methods, such as purchasing them from merchants or shop vendors or looting them from certain locations or camps.
However, there are also a few instruments that have a variant with higher rarity, due to their story-based link to a certain NPC or story Act in the game. Every Instrument type and special variant has been listed below, as well as notes on how to obtain them.
Instrument Name | Rarity | Extra Notes | How to Obtain |
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Lyre | Common | None |
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Spider's Lyre | Unique | Enables you to call Kar'niss to guide you through the Shadow-Cursed Lands |
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Falataeric Cli Lyre | Rare | None |
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Lute | Common | None |
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Battered Lute | Unique | Contributes towards completion of the Wake Art Cullagh quest |
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Lihala's Lute | Unique | None |
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Stolyarof's Table Lute | Rare | None |
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Lute of the Merryweather Bard | Common | None |
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Violin | Common | None |
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Glimmergad's Selgaunt Fiddle | Rare | None |
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Flute | Common | None |
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Dostrealt's Piccolo | Rare | None |
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Hand Drum | Common | None |
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Kiam Goda's Kilat Drum | Rare | None |
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How to Get Musical Instrument Proficiency in Baldur's Gate 3
To play musical instruments properly in Baldur's Gate 3, Musical Instrument Proficiency is very important. However, while there are only a few ways to obtain this Proficiency during your playthrough, you should have no problems adding it to at least one of your party members through one of the methods mentioned below.
- By selecting the Bard Class, as they have natural Proficiency with Instruments. Even one level of Multiclassing into Bard will work to add this proficiency, so this is definitely the easiest method available.
- By helping Alfira complete her song and playing alongside her. By selecting to take the spare Lute and help her with her song, you will receive Musical Instrument Proficiency once the song is complete and the encounter has concluded.
- By selecting the Performer Feat, which provides Musical Instrument Proficiency as one of the perks.
Baldur's Gate 3
- Franchise
- Baldur's Gate
- Platform(s)
- PC , macOS , PS5 , Xbox Series X
- Released
- August 3, 2023
- Publisher(s)
- Larian Studios
- Genre(s)
- RPG