BG3 Honor Mode Explained

Baldur’s Gate III was recently updated to its latest version with Patch 5. This patch was absolutely huge, with hundreds of changes and fixes both big and small. One of these many additions was the inclusion of Honour Mode. A brand-new difficulty level for true masters of the game, it works in a very interesting way. In this BG3 Honor Mode Explained guide, we are going to tell you everything that you need to know about it.

What is Honor Mode in BG3

Basically, Honor Mode in Baldur’s Gate 3 is a sort of Ironman mode. If you are familiar with this from similar games, then you already know the basic rules. It allows you just one save game per Honor Mode run, and if you die – the save game gets deleted and the run ends. Though, unlike other such games, BG3 is going to allow you the option of continuing the game on another difficulty after you have died. This way, you won’t need to start a brand new game if you get overwhelmed.

Besides being limited to a single save, the other major difference between Honor Mode and other difficulty modes in Baldur’s Gate III is that bosses are now even deadlier than before. It accomplishes this through a new Legendary Action system. This allows bosses to perform new and unexpected actions in combat that are meant to catch you off-guard. Because of this, every boss is going to keep you on your toes, as they can always surprise you. But if you do manage to somehow beat the game while playing on Honor Mode, you will get the highly-coveted Golden D20 as your reward. While this doesn’t provide any stat or throw bonuses, it is the ultimate test to your skill as a master of BG3 combat.