BG3 Viconia
Viconia in BG3 is one of the most complex and interesting companions. As a neutral evil drow cleric, she provides a unique perspective and skillset to the player’s party. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about recruiting, building, and utilizing Viconia in Baldur’s Gate 3 effectively.
Viconia BG3 is a drow cleric born in the Underdark city of Menzoberranzan. Like most drow, she was raised in a vicious matriarchal society where only the strongest survive. Her mother was a high priestess of Lolth, the drow goddess of spiders and deception.
As a young woman, Viconia followed in her mother’s footsteps and became a priestess of Lolth herself. However, over time she began to question the Spider Queen’s doctrines and the ethics of drow society. Her outspoken doubts made her a target, and she was forced to flee Menzoberranzan to avoid assassination.
Now on the surface, Viconia remains devout in her worship of Shar, the drow goddess of darkness and loss. She is wary of outsiders and slow to trust. Her pragmatism and instinct for self-preservation often lead her toward morally gray decisions. However, she has a strong desire to find acceptance and prove herself as more than just another villainous drow.
Viconia can be found outside the Druid Grove after you return from the Underdark. She is being accosted by Flaming Fist mercenaries who assume she is behind the recent attacks on the grove. Aid her in defeating the mercenaries and she will offer to join your party.
Requirements:
Location: The road southeast of the Druid Grove entrance in Act 1.
Despite her spiky exterior, Viconia can be romanced by a player character of any gender or race. However, pursuing a romance with her requires patience and an open mind. Viconia will only open up once she feels truly accepted by the protagonist.
To unlock romantic interactions, you must:
Successfully wooing Viconia leads to unique camp interactions and storyline content. Her romance culminates in a romantic encounter before the final battle.
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As a cleric, Viconia’s key abilities are Wisdom and Charisma. She serves as a versatile support character with access to healing, buffs, and offensive magic.
Ability Scores:
Skills:
Resistances:
Advantages vs:
Disadvantages vs:
Viconia has access to the full Cleric spell list in Baldur’s Gate 3. She specializes in buffs, healing, and controlling the battlefield. Her high Wisdom allows her to land devastating offensive spells as well.
Recommended Spells:
Cantrips
1st Level
2nd Level
3rd Level
Notable Skills/Abilities:
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As a cleric, Viconia can only wear light armor. Prioritize boosting her Wisdom and protective gear over heavy armor she can’t utilize effectively.
Recommended Equipment:
High-Tier Gear Goals:
Viconia works best as a supportive cleric that heals, buffs, and controls the battlefield. However, she can also hold her own offensively if desired. Here are some potential builds:
Focuses on spells like Bless, Bane, and Hold Person to influence the tide of battle. Maximize Wisdom, Constitution, and Charisma. Pick control and support focused spells.
Maximizes healing output with Cure Wounds, Healing Word, and other restorative magic. Grant allies resistance and whatever they need to stay alive.
Emphasizes offensive spells like Guiding Bolt, Flame Strike, and Spirit Guardians. High Wisdom allows Viconia to reliably strike enemies.
Disrupts enemy magic by improving Counterspell and picking abilities like Spell Breaker. Shut down casters before they can act.
As a cleric, Viconia excels when supporting a frontline fighter, tank, or rogue that benefits from her buffs and healing.
Good Teammates:
Key Strengths
Position Viconia behind the frontline to heal, buff, and harass enemies. Her spells and ancestral drow abilities give her an edge against magic users and undead. Lean into these strengths rather than relying on her average martial prowess.
Gaining Viconia’s trust requires selecting certain dialogue options when interacting with her. Avoid patronizing or insulting responses.
Making choices contrary to these guidelines will lose approval rapidly. Tread carefully in your conversations with Viconia.
Follow the steps to kill Viconia in BG3.
Viconia is located in the House of Grief dungeon in the Overgrown Ruins area of the Lower City. You’ll need to either persuade the guard or sneak in the back.
When you encounter her, you can either side with Shadowheart or Viconia. Choosing Shadowheart means you’ll have to fight.
The Sharrans are vulnerable to radiant damage. Bring clerics and paladins with radiant spells and abilities.
Attacking Viconia’s followers first will allow her to transform and heal. Concentrate attacks to interrupt her.
Once she starts taking damage, finish her fast. If she heals, you’ll have to whittle down her health again. Don’t let up.
Killing Viconia completes Shadowheart’s quest and provides loot. You’ll also gain favor with enemies of Shar.
With the right party composition and focus fire tactics, Viconia can be defeated in Baldur’s Gate 3. Just don’t underestimate her self-healing abilities mid-fight.
Viconia is neutral evil, but she can still prove a valuable companion if approached cautiously. Her unique skills and insights outweigh her ruthlessness.
Viconia appreciates practical magic items or rare poisons and potions from the Underdark. Avoid trivial trinkets.
Unfortunately not – drow innate spellcasting is an inherited racial trait, not something teachable.
She respects competence and individual strength. However, more idealistic companions may view her as too extreme.
Betraying Viconia after earning her trust will make her hostile forever. Tread very carefully in your dealings with her.
With her unique skills and perspective, a patient player can find great value in recruiting Viconia in BG3 despite her sinister origins. She shines best as a supportive cleric commanding the battlefield from the back lines. Manage her ruthless tendencies through careful dialogue and you will find her a powerful ally on the path to divinity.
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