How to romance Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3

Increasing a companion’s approval in Baldur’s Gate 3 is necessary if you want to begin a romantic relationship with them and everything you do during the game can have an impact on your relationship. So here’s a rundown on how to romance Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Baldur’s Gate 3 involves a staggering amount of roleplaying that is sure to please the most avid RPG fans. Almost everything in the game is up to you to decide, including your character, your party, how you complete quests, and who you fall in love with.

There are various romanceable companions in Baldur’s Gate 3, and Shadowheart is one of them. You need to get her approval rating up to romance her in Baldur’s Gate 3. Every companion has a distinct personality, and they react to your actions during quests.

Shadowheart‘s personality can be a bit confusing, and even contradictory at times, so here’s how you romance her in Baldur’s Gate 3.

• How to start a romance with Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3
• How to increase Shadowheart’s approval rating
• How to advance romance with Shadowheart
  • Act 1
  • Act 2

Note that there are some story spoilers here.

How to start a romance with Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3

To start a romance with Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3, all you need to do is to keep talking to her at every moment.

This will help increase your bond with her, and she may reveal crucial details about herself. For example, she reveals that she is afraid of swimming and that Night Orchids are her favorite flowers.

Shadowheart has a complex and contradictory personality. As a Cleric of Shar, she values secrets greatly. So to gain her approval, you shouldn’t keep prodding her about things she doesn’t want to talk about. However, contrary to most Shar devotees, she approves of altruistic behavior and hates needless cruelty. Meanwhile, as a Trickery Domain Cleric, she also prefers guile over brute force.

She also doesn’t like Lae’zel at all, which is made obvious in the prologue section. As such, she is opposed to siding with Lae’zel or pursuing her quests. Persuasion, Deception, Religion, and Insight checks all account for many of her approval events. In fact, you need to succeed in many Insight checks to gain approval, failing which will instead decrease her approval rating.

How to increase Shadowheart’s approval rating

Here are some of the choices you can make that increase Shadowheart’s approval of you in Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Reassure her that finding a healer is your priority.
• Teach Guex some moves at Druid Grove.
• Don’t let Arka kill Sazza.
• After the Bugbear encounter, use deception to persuade Nadira to give you the soul coin.
• Tell Andrick and Brynna to forget the owlbear.
• Convince the owlbear to not attack you.
• Crush the Mind Flayer tadpole outside the Druids Grove.
• Swear to Nettie that you’ll take the poison if necessary.
• Invite Scatch to your camp.
• Resist the guardian in the dream sequence.
• Fight BOOOAL in the Festering Cove.
• Decline the devil’s offer.

You should note that you don’t need to get her approval for all of the above-mentioned actions in Baldur’s Gate 3. Just getting her approval rating to a high enough position should do the trick.

How to advance romance with Shadowheart

To experience the Shadowheart romance sequence in Baldur’s Gate 3, you need to do more than just get high approval. Here are some of the choices you should make to fully explore this route. Here’s what you should be doing in each Act:

Act 1

You must first get to a certain level of approval with Shadowheart in order to romance her in Act 1. You also need to advance the main plot of Baldur’s Gate 3 a bit. The Druid’s Grove questline must be finished with the ending where you save Halsin and the refugees. Then, take a Long Rest at your campsite.

The refugees will throw a party at the camp, during which you can approach Shadowheart to start a conversation. Here, you will need to choose the following dialogue options:

• Tieflings?
• Are you worried Shar won’t approve?
• I’d be glad to. (when she asks to share a bottle)
• I’ll find you after everyone’s turned in for the night.

You should then return to your bedroll and use it to go to bed with Shadowheart. This will start a cutscene with her on the cliffside where you’ll have another conversation. You can choose anything here as the choices won’t hamper your relationship in any way. This culminates in your character spending a romantic moment with Shadowheart.

Act 2

The next major decision regarding Shadowheart comes in Act 2 when you’re in the Silent Library. You need to avoid all choices that will fully affirm her devotion to Shar, as this can get in the way of your relationship. Here are two such encounters:

• When you encounter a Statue of Shar, don’t choose to pray to it, as it makes Shadowheart devoted to the Lady of Loss. This can culminate in the darkest ending for Shadowheart, and your relationship with her will end as well.
• Meanwhile, after fighting Balthazar, you get another major decision when you meet the Nightsong. Don’t let her kill the Nightsong, as it will make her a Chosen of Shar. If this happens, your relationship with her will end.

So that was all you needed to know in order to romance Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3. We will keep updating if some new information is revealed. If you’re looking for more Baldur’s Gate 3 guides, check down below:

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