Baldur’s Gate 3has a surprising number of achievements that less than 5 percent of players have achieved.
Most of these rare achievements reward the player for being comically evil, a feat I’vestruggled to commit toin the past. Predictably, not a lot of players are willing to sacrifice everyone and everything to Bhaal for the sake of a couple of achievements.
The rarest achievement, however, is something I forgot was in the game — the ability to play instruments. Yes, even though I played a tiefling bard for my Dark Urge playthrough, I never once considered playing my supposedly beloved lute.
Updated by Peter Hunt Szpytek on June 17, 2025:This article has been updated to include a video (featured above.)
Fancy a tune?
The least-achieved achievement onSteamis Busker, awarded for earning over a hundred gold from playing music in public throughout a single playthrough. It’s not a mechanic that everyone will be aware of, especially if they didn’t interact with Alfira at the Druid Grove.
Even if you were aware of the feature, you might play the flute for a small crowd, bemused by their joyous responses. Though if you weren’t specifically trying to get the achievement, why would you perform often enough to earn over a hundred gold? Anyone who earned this achievement by accident must have an appreciation for the small joys in life.
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Busker is also the rarest trophy on PlayStation 5, except for the platinum trophy (0.1%). As mentioned earlier, the other rarest achievements are primarily achieved by satisfying the Dark Urge’s well… urges. Critical Hit, the achievement earned for completing Baldur’s Gate 3 on tactician mode, is also among the rarest in the game (2.3%).
You can actually earn this achievement quite early in the game. If you help out Alfira, she will reward you with a lute. You can then use your new-found talent to attract a crowd and rake in donations, provided you roll well.
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