Getting the Duellist’s Prerogative in Legendary weapons in Baldur’s Gate 3 tend to be fairly difficult or at least challenging to obtain, and that is very much the case with Duellist’s Prerogative. It is, however, also very much worth the effort, as it can make specific hero builds much better. Duellist’s Prerogative has very special perks.

When equipped on the main hand and while the off-hand is empty, Elegant Duellist is activated and the character scores a Critical Hit when rolling a 19 die roll. They also get an additional reaction per turn. With Withering Cut, on a hit with a melee weapon, you can use a reaction to deal extra Necrotic damage equal to your Proficiency Bonus. You can also strike a second time if you are not dual-wielding, and you unlock a spell that can inflict Bleeding. This makes it a great weapon for Wyll in Baldur’s Gate 3, for instance.

Duellist’s Prerogative Location In Baldur’s Gate 3

Legendary Weapon Is Locked Behind Act 3

To get Duellist’s Prerogative, you will need to progress significantly through the game’s campaign. In fact, the Legendary Rapier is locked behind an advanced side quest in Act 3, meaning you will likely have to invest dozens of hours of gameplay before even being able to consider grabbing this weapon. Duellist’s Prerogative is part of the Save Vanra side quest in Act 3 of Baldur’s Gate 3. As such, you will need to proceed over to Basilisk Gate in the Lower City.

Essentially, this means that you will not only need to get past Act 1 and 2, but a large portion of Act 3 as well, as Basilisk Gate is well beyond Rivington and Wyrm’s Crossing.

In order to obtain the Legendary weapon, you will need to successfully complete the mission. This means you actually need to save Vanra and not allow her to die at the hands of a familiar hag. If successful, you will be able to pick up Duellist’s Prerogative from the NPC called Lora.

Lora is the quest giver from Basilisk Gate who initially asked for your help to find her missing daughter starting at The Blushing Mermaid. After completing the quest, Lora will be found again at the Flaming Fist Barracks, also within the Lower City in Baldur’s Gate 3, where she will give you your much-deserved reward.

Tips To Complete Save Vanra In Baldur’s Gate 3

You Need A Special Item To Beat Auntie Ethel

There is a secret to successfully completing the Save Vanra side quest. After investigating The Blushing Mermaid a bit and talking to Captain Grisly, the owner of the establishment, you will discover that Vanra was thrown out of the tavern due to some ill behavior.

If you continue to dwell look into the matter around the area, you will notice that the tavern’s cellar looks tremendously suspicious and, when questioning Captain Grisly about it, she will reveal that she is Auntie Ethel, the hag from Act 1. Before confronting Captain Grisly or Ethel, however, you should side-track and search for a group of Hag Survivors in the Lower City of Baldur's Gate 3.

There are posters for the group around the city, so they should lead you to Old Garlow’s house.

By speaking to their , which include Mayrina if she was saved in Act 1, you can learn the Alchemy recipe for a special item called Hag’s Bane. This item is key to swiftly and safely concluding the Save Vanra quest.

After having this item in your inventory, return to Captain Grisly and confront her. Transformed into Ethel, she will reveal that she shrunk Vanra down and ate her, and that the person you are looking for is currently within her stomach. The hag also reveals that you cannot kill her, otherwise, the action will also kill Vanra.

The solution to this is Hag’s Bane. Once the combat starts, throw the item at Auntie Ethel, which will force her to vomit Vanra and, with that, you can safely kill the villain without risking the life of the very NPC you are there to save. After Vanra is saved, you can return to Lora, and she will reward you with the Duellist’s Prerogative Legendary weapon and the Amulet of Windrider in Baldur’s Gate 3.