Can Auntie Ethel help you in the final fight?

In a rather villainous playthrough, the green hag, Auntie Ethel, is a great ally to have heading into the final battles. Unsurprising for a hag, Auntie Ethel can whip up some extremely powerful magic to turn up to five nearby creatures invisible. This grants a huge edge in combat.
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What happens if you let Auntie Ethel help you?

Accepting Auntie Ethel's offer will mean she reveals herself as a hag and proceeds in an attempt to fulfill the bargain. The player character can offer either the left or right eye for the exchange, with the offered eye being exchanged for a Hag's Eye.
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Is Fighting Auntie Ethel worth it?

Players don't technically need to fight Auntie Ethel. In fact, they can have a purely amicable relationship with her. But outside the most evil-aligned players, you will want to stop the vicious monster. She murdered a few people during the campaign and her list of victims grows as players discover more about the hag.
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Can you save Auntie Ethel's victims?

Yes it is quite possible and easy to save them all. You cannot save any of the prisoners in her lair prior to the fight as removing the mask will kill them since she is actively holding the spell on everyone. So you have to fight and kill Ethel to break the spell.
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What level should you be to fight Auntie Ethel?

How to beat the Hag Auntie Ethel in Baldur's Gate 3. To beat the Hag Auntie Ethel in Baldur's Gate 3, there's a few things to keep in mind. You'll want to be at least level 4 and ideally a couple of levels higher to fight (check our guide on the Baldur's Gate 3 level cap to see how high your options currently go).
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Baldur's Gate 3 - Oathbreaker vs Auntie Ethel

Should I let Auntie Ethel take my eye?

Choosing to have your eye taken out can greatly impact your game. For our run, we decided not to go along with Auntie Ethel's plan. It's important to note that most players have reported that not letting Ethel take your eye will leave the quest incomplete in your journal until you head to Act Two.
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Is Auntie Ethel a hard fight?

I fought her at level 3, and was not prepared. I fought her again at level 4, and was prepared, and she went down pretty quickly. Remember, you can kill her clones really easy with Magic Missle. She is nowhere near as hard as the first Gith patrol you encounter.
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Should I give Marina the wand?

Giving the wand to Mayrina is the way to go if you want to keep everyone alive (well, sort of) and happy. If you give the wand to Mayrina, she will say something about a cure in Baldur's Gate, and the couple will leave together. If you choose this option, this isn't the last you'll see of either of them.
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Does Auntie Ethel come back?

Even if killed in Act One, Auntie Ethel will reappear in her Hag form during the Help the Hag Survivors, Avenge the Hag Survivors, and Save Vanra questlines. She can be found posing as Captain Grisly in The Blushing Mermaid in Lower City.
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Is Auntie Ethel evil in bg3?

Auntie Ethel is a minor villain and boss in the video game Baldur's Gate III. She is a Green Hag (a race of witch monsters) who disguises herself as a kind old merchant to lure and capture victims for her experiments. She is voiced by Rena Valeh.
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Should I let Volo take my eye?

Yes, you should let Volo take your eye in Baldur's Gate 3.

Still, successfully sitting through the Volo eye interaction rewards you with Volo's Ersatz Eye, which grants a permanent upgrade that will enable you to see Invisibility within 30 feet.
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What can you loot from Auntie Ethel?

After dealing with Auntie Ethel and progressing into her Hag lair at the very end of her domain, you'll be presented with a room full of goodies. Along with the more obvious rewards, such as the Bitter Divorce wand and the Staff of Crones, there's a whole slew of oddly-named potions.
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What happens if you don't fight Auntie Ethel?

Re: What happens if you don't attack Auntie Ethel in Act 1 at all? If you help her in act 3, letting her keep the child, then she will be an ally in the final battle. I never did that myself,since I prefer freeing the child, so I don't know, how useful she'll be.
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What happens if you let Auntie Ethel remove the tadpole?

so there are several NPCs in the game that claim to be able to remove the tadpole (e.g. auntie ethel, volo). In these two examples in particular, if we choose to throw all caution out of the window and agree to the removal, we get severe debuffs due to the procedure.
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How strong is Auntie Ethel?

Once the mirrors are gone, you can focus on Auntie Ethel herself. She is a powerful enemy, but she is not invincible. If you can deal enough damage to her by round 2, you should be able to defeat her.
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Who is the dead husband in bg3?

Connor Vinderblad is the deceased husband of Mayrina. His Undead form can be summoned using the wand Second Marriage. Having only a basic unarmed attack, his offensive capability is limited, but his low AC will lead enemies to target him.
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Can you resurrect Mayrina's husband?

No matter what you choose regarding the fey creature's fate, you will still be able to revive Mayrina's husband as long as the widow is alive. Despite saving her life, Mayrina will be pretty upset with you for driving Ethel away, since the hag originally was the first to promise Connor's resurrection.
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Should I keep the divorce wand?

If players point the wand at the coffin, Connor comes back as a zombie, and Players may either: Keep the wand, they get a temporary summoned minion to command in battle. Mayrina will also hate the player. Give the wand to Mayrina, she will return to Baldur's Gate and try to help her husband adjust to life.
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Can you long rest while chasing Auntie Ethel?

With the Redcaps done, I highly recommend taking a long rest. You'll need as many spell slots as you can get before facing Auntie Ethel, and you have another battle ahead beforehand. You also can't take a long rest in the next location, so if you really need that recovery, you'll have to come back to the hut later.
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Can you fight Auntie Ethel in her house?

One of the EASIEST, most BRAINDEAD ways to fight her is to use her door. The door that's inside her lair that you just have to easily party stealth to even with no stealth skill. Once you're inside, position everyone behind the door in a line.
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What can I do with Auntie Ethel's hair?

Auntie Ethel's Hair is a common item that can be used to permanently increase a character's Ability Score of your choice by 1.
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Can you silence Auntie Ethel?

The Silence spell no longer functions against boss-type opponents, like Ethel the Hag. It was working properly in early access, but now, Ethel is able to cast her verbal teleport spell while silenced, allowing her to escape.
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How do I save the girl from Auntie Ethel?

Ethel will start the fight by lighting Mayrina's cage on fire, so players will need to head for the control orb on the far side of the room to lower the cage and let her out before it kills her. Players can tell the real Ethel from the fakes because only the real Ethel can receive debuffs.
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How to ally with Auntie Ethel?

How to do it:
  1. Don't kill her in Act 1, instead, make a deal for a lock of her hair.
  2. In Act 3, she appears as a drunken pirate in the Blushing Mermaid bar. Kill the woman who asks for her child back. Go back to the drunken pirate. Ethel will join you at the end.
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