The best weapon in Baldur’s Gate 3 isn’t even a weapon

By now, it can be safely said that Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the best RPGs of all time—perhaps not for the originality of its setting, as Faerun has been playing host to adventures since 1987, but for the sheer mind-boggling depth of its mechanics and the immense amount of options available to players. Given the multitude of ways to tackle any given situation, players could be forgiven for overlooking perhaps the most useful of them all: the humble Shove action.

Shove sits tucked away unobtrusively in your toolbar from the moment you create your character, just waiting to be unleashed on the world. For the low price of a bonus action, you can do just what it says on the tin: target a nearby enemy and give them a firm shove. Whether or not the shove succeeds depends on your Athletics, but it will always work if you’re invisible or otherwise hidden, meaning that with the right build, you can turn Astarion—or even a player-created Rogue—into a veritable shoving machine.