Baldur’s Gate 3 players have crowned the best companion to play as

Baldur’s Gate 3 players are praising one key companion, claiming it’s undeniably the best companion to play as.

Typically, on the first Baldur’s Gate 3 playthrough, players are likely to create their own character and explore the game as Tav. However, after that, many fans look to try out a new way of playing and exploring the story, through the eyes of the companions.

Naturally, choosing an Origin Character can be pretty tricky, with so many different options, classes, and experiences to pick from. Thankfully, most are so different they can’t be compared. Despite this, one Origin Character has been crowned as the best companion to play as among the community.

Baldur’s Gate 3 players convinced one Origin Character is better than others

Sharing their “hot take” on Reddit, one user revealed why “Wyll is the best companion to play as.” They went on to explain how playing him allows you to explore other companions without worrying about forgetting Wyll’s storyline, and that the Warlock is one of the most popular classes in the game, but usually Tavs don’t interact with their patron much, which is where Wylls relationship with Mizora comes in.

There were tons of reasons as to why Wyll is a great Origin character, and despite the player calling it a hot take, hundreds of fans took to the comments to agree with their ideas.

“I completely agree” commented one user, going on to say how they “have one Origin companion run started and it’s Wyll, for mostly the same reasons.”

Others were quick to agree with the poster, revealing how they thought Wyll has “extreme protagonist energy” and that they can imagine him “befriending all the companions and wanting to not only save them from the tadpoles but solve all their various problems along the way” making the entire story more natural.

“I did an origin playthrough as him and yep, he 100% feels like he should be the default protagonist outside of Tav, and his romance with Karlach feels so natural. It actually doesn’t feel right going with anyone else” added one user, revealing just how impactful the Karlach and Wyll pairing feels throughout the story.

One Baldur’s Gate 3 player summed up the community’s feelings: “I think the most important point is this: Wyll is the only origin character whose personal story actually feels more impactful when told from a first-person perspective rather than from the outside.”