Baldur’s Gate 3: Every Musical Instrument & Where to Get Them

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All Musical Instruments & How to Get Them in Baldur’s Gate 3

How to Get Musical Instrument Proficiency in Baldur’s Gate 3

In Baldur’s Gate 3, several different musical instruments can be acquired from various locations and methods during your playthrough. By obtaining these instruments, your party members will be able to play them, even creating songs together through a combination of instruments.

For this reason, knowing where to source each instrument can come in handy, as there are even special variants that have magical properties, increased rarity, hold a sentimental value to various NPCs you can encounter, or provide extra benefits, such as calling forth certain allies to help you navigate unfamiliar terrain.

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All Musical Instruments & How to Get Them in Baldur’s Gate 3

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In Baldur’s Gate 3, there are five different instrument variants – Lute, Lyre, Flute, Violin, and Hand Drum. Each of these basic instruments can be acquired through various methods, such as purchasing them from merchants or shop vendors or looting them from certain locations or camps.

However, there are also a few instruments that have a variant with higher rarity, due to their story-based link to a certain NPC or story Act in the game. Every Instrument type and special variant has been listed below, as well as notes on how to obtain them.

Instrument Name	Rarity	Extra Notes	How to Obtain
Lyre	Common	None	Can be selected as a starter instrument for the Bard Class. Summon a Bard Hireling through Withers and take the Instruments for your own inventory. Can sometimes show up as random loot in crates/chests etc.
Spider’s Lyre	Unique	Enables you to call Kar’niss to guide you through the Shadow-Cursed Lands	Kill Minthara at the Goblin Camp and loot it from her body Side with Minthara, slaughter the Tieflings, and celebrate with her at the camp. She will gift you the Spider’s Lyre. Kill True Soul Nere at Grymforge and loot it from his body. Side with True Soul Nere at Grymforge and finish off the Deep Gnomes. He will then gift you the Spider’s Lyre.
Falataeric Cli Lyre	Rare	None	Purchased at Chromatic Scale located above The Glitter Gala in the Lower City for 105 Gold.
Lute	Common	None	Can be selected as a starter instrument for the Bard Class. Summon a Bard Hireling through Withers and take the Instruments for your own inventory. Can sometimes show up as random loot in crates/chests etc.
Battered Lute	Unique	Contributes towards completion of the Wake Art Cullagh quest	Looted from Malus Thorm’s corpse after defeating him at the House of Healing.
Lihala’s Lute	Unique	None	Gifted from Alfira after helping her with her song in Emerald Grove. However, you must select to help her by playing alongside her, rather than encouraging her and witnessing the song cutscene. Can be looted from Alfira’s body if she is killed.
Stolyarof’s Table Lute	Rare	None	Purchased at Chromatic Scale located above The Glitter Gala in the Lower City for 75 Gold.
Lute of the Merryweather Bard	Common	None	Acquired through purchase of the Digital Deluxe Edition DLC.
Violin	Common	None	Can be selected as a starter instrument for the Bard Class. Summon a Bard Hireling through Withers and take the Instruments for your own inventory. Can sometimes show up as random loot in crates/chests etc.
Glimmergad’s Selgaunt Fiddle	Rare	None	Purchased at Chromatic Scale located above The Glitter Gala in the Lower City for 100 Gold.
Flute	Common	None	Can be selected as a starter instrument for the Bard Class. Summon a Bard Hireling through Withers and take the Instruments for your own inventory. Can sometimes show up as random loot in crates/chests etc.
Dostrealt’s Piccolo	Rare	None	Purchased at Chromatic Scale located above The Glitter Gala in the Lower City for 70 Gold.
Hand Drum	Common	None	Can be selected as a starter instrument for the Bard Class. Summon a Bard Hireling through Withers and take the Instruments for your own inventory. Can sometimes show up as random loot in crates/chests etc.
Kiam Goda’s Kilat Drum	Rare	None	Purchased at Chromatic Scale located above The Glitter Gala in the Lower City for 90 Gold.

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How to Get Musical Instrument Proficiency in Baldur’s Gate 3

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To play musical instruments properly in Baldur’s Gate 3, Musical Instrument Proficiency is very important. However, while there are only a few ways to obtain this Proficiency during your playthrough, you should have no problems adding it to at least one of your party members through one of the methods mentioned below.

By selecting the Bard Class, as they have natural Proficiency with Instruments. Even one level of Multiclassing into Bard will work to add this proficiency, so this is definitely the easiest method available.
By helping Alfira complete her song and playing alongside her. By selecting to take the spare Lute and help her with her song, you will receive Musical Instrument Proficiency once the song is complete and the encounter has concluded.
By selecting the Performer Feat, which provides Musical Instrument Proficiency as one of the perks.