Baldur’s Gate 3: How to break Cracked Walls

Stephanie Zucarelli
Baldur's Gate 3 Cracked Wall

As you’re traveling across Faerun, you’ll discover that there are plenty of passages hidden behind Cracked Walls. Although not easy to break, here are different ways you can demolish them in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is full of hidden areas and passages that players can discover. Most of these secrets are hidden behind Cracked Walls, which can be spotted by hovering over them or with a high Perception check.

However, it isn’t as easy to destroy them and get through them as it seems. Cracked Walls can be particularly resilient and can cause a lot of headaches if adventurers aren’t prepared. Here’s everything you need to know to destroy every Cracked Wall you encounter in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Cracked Walls explained

Cracked Walls in Baldur’s Gate 3 are usually stone walls that can be demolished to reveal what’s hidden behind them. You’ll be able to spot its health bar and nameplate if you hover over them, and you’ll even get to check its resistances if you examine them.

Cracked Walls are typically very resistant to elemental effects and most piercing or slashing attacks.

Cracked Wall in BG3
You’ll be able to check a Cracked Wall HP by hovering over it.

How can you break Cracked Walls in Baldur’s Gate 3?

In order to break cracked walls in Baldur’s Gate 3, you’ll need to hit it with special magic, bludgeoning weapons, or even bombs. Here’s the list of every weapon and spell that’s effective against Cracked Walls in Baldur’s Gate 3:

Weapons that can break Cracked Walls

  • Mauls
  • Maces
  • Hammer

Spells that can break Cracked Walls

  • Eldritch Blast
  • Magic Missile
  • Sacred Flame
  • Guiding Bolt

That covers everything you need to know about breaking Cracked Walls in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you wish to learn more about the game, check the following:

Baldur’s Gate 3: How to complete the Gauntlet of Shar Trials | Baldur’s Gate 3: How to use Withers’ Wardrobe of Wayward Friends | How to install mods in Baldur’s Gate 3 with BG3 Mod Manager | Baldur’s Gate 3 Hirelings explained | Baldur’s Gate 3: All returning characters & where to find them | Baldur’s Gate 3: Should you give the Artefact to Kith’rak Voss?

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About The Author

Stephanie is a Games Writer at CharlieIntel. After graduating as a journalist, she started working as a tech writer for Infobae, Channel 9, and Rolling Stone. She's currently focused on covering Diablo 4, Baldur's Gate 3 and Fortnite, but can't resist anything related to The Sims 4 and Stardew Valley. You can contact her at [email protected].