Divinity: Original Sin 2 is an absolutely massive game full of mysteries. There's so much to do, so much to learn, and plenty of details that are never quite directly spelled out. Here are eleven things you might have missed in Divinity: Original Sin 2.
Bedrolls can be found all over the ship and the rest of Act 1 in Divinity: Original Sin 2, and they can be used infinitely to completely heal your entire party when out of combat. When in a multiplayer game, each player will need a bedroll, but it’s still much better than standing around or constantly casting Regeneration. It’s free and fast, what more could you ask for? For quick access, make sure to move the item to your hot bar.
Thievery is a great way to get rich. Whether you’re stealing off a shelf or from a pocket, you’re sure to make a profit, but before you attempt to steal from someone, consider your skill level. If your thievery skill isn't high enough, you won't be able to pick a person's pockets clean, possibly leaving behind some incredibly valuable loot. There are no second chances to remedy this mishap, either! You can only pickpocket someone once - ever! - so make sure your thievery ability level is high enough to make it worth your while. Also keep in mind if anyone at all sees you in the midst of pickpocketing, you'll be interrupted and won't be able to complete your pillage.
At the beginning of Act 2, you’ll find yourself aboard the ship Lady Vengeance. There’s a special mirror below deck that allows you to entirely rebuild your whole party from the ground up as many times as you want. Since you can fast travel here, feel free to min-max and experiment with weird combinations to your heart's content, allowing you to create the strongest characters in Divinity: Original Sin 2.
Speaking of fast travel, remember you can use waypoints literally whenever you want. Either click the anchor icon on your mini-map or access the waypoint list from the main menu. From there, you’ll see a list of every Waypoint Shrine you’ve unlocked, which you can choose to fast travel to. As long as you're out of battle, you can do this limitlessly.
It’s barely touched upon, but some Divinity: Original Sin 2 races have hidden talents. Lizards can dig holes without using a shovel, and Undead can pick locks without lockpicks because of their bony fingers. Elves can eat corpses to access the memories of the dead, and chowing down on body parts sometimes grants new skills. For example, eating a piece of the very first dead body you encounter will grant your Elf the Adrenaline skill.
If you don't have a Lizard in your party, make sure to have a shovel around at all times to make use of the hidden plots of ground commonly found to get to the buried treasure beneath. Consider leveling up your Undead's thievery ability level to make the most out of the unlimited lockpicks they provide. Then, you can easily sell unneeded lockpicks for a pretty penny!
When the spell Bless is used to “bless” a character, it increases resistances, accuracy, and dodging, but it has plenty of secret benefits too. With it, you can remove curses from objects, cleanse hellfire, and turn normal water into blessed healing ponds. With Bless, you can even turn regular fire into Holy Fire, beautiful blue flames that grant resistance to fire damage and immunity to frozen and other effects. Without Bless, there are a few inaccessible areas because of cursed objects blocking the way, so keep note of any such place on your journey so you can return once you have the heavenly spell.
Chicken Claw is a Polymorph skill that turns your enemies into useless chickens that can’t do anything but run away for two turns of combat - a hilarious sight. Even better, Chicken Claw works on a lot of bosses who are immune or resistant to other status effects.
It gets better, too. Cast Rupture Tendons, a Scoundrel skill, on enemies before turning them into chickens, and as they frantically run away they'll inflict damage upon themselves.
If your strength is high enough, you can pick up and carry barrels, allowing you to set up elaborate, explosive traps in areas that weren’t necessarily designed for them. Stealthily place oil or poison barrels next to enemies, lure them to the set trap, then detonate the deadly drums with a fire spell. If done correctly, each barrel will inflict explosion damage plus damage over time. Even just a single exploding barrel can swing the tides of a fight. Just make sure you're standing far enough away so you don't also get caught in the flames!
There's another way to use barrels and chests in your favor, too. Fill them up with the heaviest junk you can find and toss them, with brute strength or telekinesis, onto your enemies to deal a ton of damage. Players have dubbed this "Barrelmancy" and it can be pretty game breaking.
Though mentioned fairly early on, the effects of combining different elements are never truly highlighted. Combining fire and poison causes massive explosions that set targets on fire and poisons them. Fire and water create a cloud of steam and smoke, causing ranged attacks to always miss. Water and lighting make the water electrified, stunning and shocking anyone in the water.
You may have noticed that some vendors sell new items when you revisit them. That’s because when you level up, vendors restock their wares. Though not all vendors will acquire brand new items with each level up, it’s still worth checking back.
One of the easiest things to overlook in Divinity Original Sin 2 is the value of items.
It isn’t always obvious what is worth selling, keeping, or passing by, but we suggest you take everything as long as it doesn't over-encumber you. All sorts of knick-knacks can be sold for a few coins, or better yet, gifted to merchants to earn their favor and save you gold in the long run.
And don’t forget food can be cooked into various meals that buff stats and heal you in combat. Most food can be cooked by first combining a cooking pot with a fire to create a cooking station, then combining the cooking station with an uncooked food item.
Even the most innocuous items are actually incredibly useful crafting materials, like nails, which can be used with a hammer to make lockpicks. And sometimes, that ordinary cutlery lying around isn’t just normal silverware, occasionally you’ll come across a jewel plated spoon that sells for 1000 gold. Leave no items behind!
Do you have any other tips players might not know about Divinity: Original Sin 2? Let us know in the comments! For more on Divinity: Original Sin 2, definitely check out our very positive Divinity: Original Sin 2 review and the Divinity: Original Sin 2 wiki.
Casey DeFreitas is an Associate Editor at IGN who first became interested in Divinity: Original Sin 2 because of its D&D inspired game master mode. Catch her on Twitter @ShinyCaseyD.
Shawn Saris is a freelancer and you can catch him on twitter @MrTheVestman talking about D&D and other fantastical things.
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