Artful rewards await in this intriguing quest.

Thankfully, you’re not alone in this fight.

Just…maybe consider bringing Gale along if all goes awry.

Netherbrain flies high above ruined Baldur’s Gate in Baldur’s Gate 3 final battle cinematic.

Theseenemies include:

Enemy

Amount

Conditions

The Emperor

1

If you sided with Orpheus.

Tentacles are not affected by area attack spells if they are not already visible.

You cannot use spells to reveal the locations of the tentacles.

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You’ll notice as you enter this area that there is additionally a timer.

This will be atimer to the emergence of a supporting Nautiloid ship.

Alternatively, you could bypass the top of the brain entirely withArcane GateorDimension Door.

Player holding Netherstones faces down the Netherbrain in Baldur’s Gate 3.

This is highly dangerous, so wewarn extreme caution in your approach.

Although this may seem terrifying at first,there is nothing special about the Emperor’s stats or feats.

If you’re scared of the Emperor, don’t be.

Emperor forms a portal as he chooses to join the Netherbrain in Baldur’s Gate 3.

He’snothing you haven’t faced before plus some extra spellssuch as Chain Lightning in higher levels of difficulty.

We recommend targeting the Emperor firstwith your strongest ranged attacks to get him off the field on Turn One.

You don’t want to be mass-stunned for the first half of the fight.

Party looks from above on the Netherbrain battlefield in the final showdown and inspects Red Dragon in Baldur’s Gate 3.

This can be found on thefar right of your hotbar.

Additionally,see to it you aren’t standing on any possible incoming blastsfrom the illithid ship.

Upon such time, the Netherbrain will lose all immunities and begin anew.

Netherbrain calls for the Nautiloid during final battle in Baldur’s Gate 3.

On a failed save, creatures are also Mindbroken and suffer from the banes of Slow.

Orb of Negation will highlight a portion of platforms within the Netherbrain’s domain.

Any creatures standing on the platforms when they are destroyed will be automatically killed.

Karlach Mindflayer uses Black Hole Nebula Atop the Netherbrain against Red Dragon and other enemies in Baldur’s Gate 3.

This is a rare bug, and we caught an example of it in the video above.

The higher your difficulty, the more platforms will be selected and the less rounds you will have.

Brainquake Attack

Beyond Orb of Negation, theonly other attack the brain has is Brainquake.

Sorcerer uses Call Lightning to attack Red Dragon Atop the Netherbrain in Baldur’s Gate 3.

So, you’ll have tobe frugal with your action economyif your characters have suffered a Mindbreak.

It hasno resistances, and it only has immunities in Honour Mode.

Therefore, you should be able to do decent damage quickly.

Mindflayers guard the Crown of Karsus Atop the Netherbrain in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Eventually, you’ll put the Netherbrain in its place.

But what you do from here will be up to you.

Lead Lae’zel on her path to ascension or break her chains.

Emperor lands with Red Dragon Atop the Netherbrain to face player in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Astarion prepares to use bow to shoot the Emperor during final battle Atop the Netherbrain in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Player lands atop the Netherbrain and spies the Crown of Karsus glowing red in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Karlach enters inside the Netherbrain’s final domain in final battle of Baldur’s Gate 3.

Netherbrain uses Orb of Negation to highlight platforms for deletion during final battle in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Netherbrain uses Orb of Negation on entire battlefield while Shadowheart struggles to find a safe platform in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Enlarged Mindflayer Karlach uses Balduran’s Giantslayer on the Netherbrain in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Netherbrain begs the player to spare its life in exchange for servitude in Baldur’s Gate 3.

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