Baldur's Gate 3 - Dealing with Raphael & 100% loot in House of Hope

Summary

This video provides guidance on maximizing loot and defeating the boss Raphael in the House of Hope location in Act 3. It outlines notable gear to equip, optimal paths through the rooms to collect all available loot while dealing with enemies and NPC interactions, strategies for handling the final boss fight, and the multiple legendary items obtainable as rewards for completing the content.

Takeaways

• 😱 Spoilers ahead for Act 3 events and loot in House of Hope
• 👣 Need to progress story to Devil's Fee and speak to Helsick first
• ⚔️ Prepare for fight with Halep in bedroom
• 🔑 Loot House of Hope thoroughly before freeing Hope
• 🗝 Free Hope from prison to turn house hostile for more fights
• 🔮 Escape using portal back to Baldur's Gate when done
• 🚪 Open doors and treasure room after befriending inhabitants with clothes from Hope
• 🧙 Face Archivist and his skeletons for more loot
• 🏆 Get 3 legendary items: Heldusk Armor, Gloves of Soul Catching, Maw of the Wyrm)
• 🤼 Final boss fight against Raphael and his allies

Q & A

What items should you place in your inventory before entering the House of Hope?

You should place 5 items - School incense, Coin of Mammon, Diamond, Infernal marble, and a key to unlock chests and doors.

What should you do after entering the House of Hope to make the inhabitants friendly?

Speak to Hope to get clothes that will make members of this location friendly to you.

Where can you find a piece of Law in the House of Hope?

You can speak with the infernal Mason in the first room for a piece of Law.

How can you access the House of Hope treasury?

Head west once you reach the Library room, Hope will appear next to the doors. Succeed on a throw check to find the archivist, then pretend to be the High Inquisitor to get supervised access.

What is the best strategy for looting the archivist's room?

Split your party, use one character to lure the archivist around the room while another stealthily loots chests, avoiding the skeletons.

What should you do before picking up the contract in the archivist's room?

Leave one invisible character next to the contract, then move your other party members back through the first room to the main corridor.

Why is it important not to use Hope's Divine Intervention to deal damage during the Raphael fight?

Any holy damage dealt in the House of Hope also damages the character who used it. Using Divine Intervention would kill Hope and fail her quest.

What legendary items can you obtain from completing the House of Hope?

You can obtain the Heldusk Armor, Gloves of Soul Catching, and Cloak of the Archmagi.

How can you maximize stats from the Amulet and Gauntlets?

Use Widow's resets to remove all bonuses to the stats they boost. Then redistribute points to optimize.

What is the advantage of the Staff of Spell Power?

Its Arcane Battery ability allows you to cast one spell per long rest without spending the spell slot.