Lord Enver Gortash is a politician in BG3 who takes over the city of Baldur’s Gate after the sudden disappearance of Duke Ravengard. Gortash commands the Steel Watchers and the Flaming Fist Guards, an influential and powerful figure who serves as the main antagonist.
You will come across Gortash during Act 3 when you wish to obtain his Netherstone. It is an item that can unlock Orpheus’s powers once you free him after defeating Elder Brain. Lord Gortash in BG3 will offer you a deal, asking you to bring him the Netherstone from Orin. It will be up to you to accept or decline the Gortash deal.
Your choices will significantly affect how Lord Enver Gortash will be presented in the story. But before getting to the deal and ultimately the boss fight, let us look where to find him.
Lord Gortash location in BG3
During Act 3, you will find Lord Enver Gortash in the Wyrm Rock Fortress of the Baldur’s Gate. You can get there after playing through the Temple of Bhaal and then moving on to the Lower City.
You can enter the new area leading to the fortress through the Basilisk gate to the east of the map. Once you do so, the ‘Get Gortash’s Netherstone‘ quest will begin, and you must look for Lord Enver Gortash in BG3.
There are a few places inside the Wyrm Rock Fortress where you can encounter Lord Enver Gortash, depending on your dialogue choices. You can even choose to skip the boss fight with him altogether.
Gortash potential encounters and alliance options
When you enter the Wyrm Rock Fortress in BG3, you will encounter Gortash in the Audience Hall. A ceremony will be taking place there in which Gortash is appointed as the new Archduke.
Scenario 1: Battle
When you enter the Audience Hall, Gortash will not attack you immediately. Instead, he will offer you a deal to side with him and kill Orin. He will ask you to take down Orin the Red and bring her Netherstone to him. You can start the fight by refusing Gortash’s offer in BG3. This will be suicide as Steel Watchers surround Gortash.
Scenario 2: Battle
However, if you accept Gortash’s offer, he will move to his chamber. If you bring Karlach with you, she will be against Gortash and any alliance with him due to her long-standing hate for the devil and his associates. You can select the following dialogue option in Gortash’s chamber: “Never mind that, Gortash, we’ve heard all we need from the likes of you” to fight him. You will still be at a massive disadvantage, and Lord Gortash will kill you instantly with the help of his sentries.
Scenario 3: Alliance
However, you can put off the boss fight if you get both Netherstones first and then go to Gortash in BG3. To shush Karlach, you can choose the “Easy Karlach; we won’t make it far against the Steel Watch” option. To Gortash, you can say, “We can be allies, but Ketheric’s and Orin’s stones stay with me.” This will make Gortash happy as you make an alliance with him and ask you to meet him in the Morphic pool.
The next chance to encounter Lord Gortash will be in the Undercity Ruins at the Morphic Pool Docks. Here, you will meet him with the Elder Brain. However, this will not result in the boss fight, as the Elder Brain will kill Gortash himself.
How to defeat Gortash in BG3
If you want to take the proper route and defeat Lord Gortash in a boss fight, do not go to the Elder Brain and start dismantling the Steel Watch instead. This is a part of Wyll’s companion quest, Blade of Frontiers, that requires you to save his father, Grand Duke Ravenguard.
Destroy the Steel watch and save Gondians from the Iron Throne prison. Talk to Zanner Toobin, and he will tell you how you can disable the mechanical sentries. Now, make your way to the Fortress to come across Gortash in the Proclamation Room in BG3 on the rooftop of the fortress. This is where Lord Gortash’s boss fight will take place.
Lord Gortash is a very aggressive boss in BG3 who has many henchmen around him. The key to taking him down is to focus your attacks on him as much as possible. If you go after his guards first and then him, it will result in HP depletion, and the boss fight will become more challenging for you.
Lord Gortash also has a wizard among his guards who will deal elemental damage. You can take him down, but the wizard has immense HP. It is better to consider something for your immunity instead.
Gortash in BG3 also has the power to summon the Hand of Shadow against you, a large black hand above your party. It will make a fist and punch down to crush your party repeatedly. So, it is recommended to exit the hand’s attack radius when it comes down.
Lastly, the best strategy to win against Gortash in BG3 is to use the bombs. Throughout the fight, bombs will be deployed at you at intervals, which can take down a lot of your health. Not only do you need to avoid these bombs, but also use them to your advantage.
Whenever you find a bomb thrown at you, toss it back at the enemies and exit the impact radius yourself. Then you can keep attacking Gortash until all his HP is drained.
Gortash boss rewards and loot
After you have taken down Lord Enver Gortash in BG3, you can loot his body to obtain the following rewards:
- Gortash’s Fabricated Arbalest: (+2 weapon enchantment), a heavy crossbow with a Dazzling Ray, Illuminating Shot, and a range of 18m.
- Netherstone Studded Gauntlet: rare gloves that let you deal 1-6 additional Fire Damage
- Gortash’s Netherstone.
