Animals inBaldur’s Gate 3add a lot of color and context to the events around you as you travel the Forgotten Realms. Whether it’s commenting on the weather, cracking a joke, or givingcrucial cluesfor quests, animals can be a source of a lot of exclusive information that would otherwise go unheard if you don’t know how to speak to them.

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Luckily, there are multiple options in the game that give players the power to speak with animals, primarily by using thespelldescriptively called ‘Speak With Animals.’ But,certain raceshave an intrinsic connection with the wild and converse with animals without having to cast this spell.

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Updated by Hamza Haq on June 04, 2025:The article has been updated with information about some notable animals who offer the player significant benefit during the course of the game, making them worth talking to.

Baldur’s Gate 3

How To Talk To Animals

There are three ways to talk to animals in Baldur’s Gate 3.

‘Speak With Animals’ Spell

The ‘Speak With Animals’ spell is alevel 1ritual spellobtained by the followingclassesthroughlevel up. On cast, this spelllasts until the nextlong rest.

Since this spell is a level 1 spell, you’re able to choose to obtain itduringCharacter Creationfor your main character. If you don’t, you will still have the option to obtain the spell on every level up. Warlocks have the option to sacrifice a spell slot to get ‘Speak With Animals’ if they choose Beast Speech as part of their Eldritch Invocations.

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Speak With Animals is also the racial trait of one race in Baldur’s Gate 3: Forest Gnomes.This means if you pick a Forest Gnome as your character race and pick a class likeRogueorFighter, which doesn’t usually have access to ‘Speak With Animals,’ your Forest Gnome will still be able to cast the spell as it is a part of their racial bonuses.

Any class can pick the Ritual Caster feat during level up and get the option to learn two ritual spells of their choice. Speak with Animals is one of the spells they can choose to take.

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Potion Of Animal Speaking

Drinking Potion of Animal Speaking casts the ‘Speak With Animals’ spellon whoever drinks the potion. Like the spell, the potion’s effects also last for anentire day. There are three main ways to obtain this potion.

Transforming Into An Animal

All Druid characters have two easy options if they want to talk to animals.

At level 2, allDruid subclassesobtain the spell Wild Shapeas part of the level-up. Casting it will turn you into your animal of choice for a period of time. Transforming using Wild Shape means that you caninteract with any animal and initiate a conversationwith them.

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Using this option means thatyou don’t have to expend a spell slotto get Speak With Animals as a Druid and rely on your class ability to converse with animals.

Important Animals Worth Talking To

Baldur’s Gate 3 has dozens of animals that you can talk to. While most of them don’t offer the player anything special beyond a unique interaction, some of them are more notable:

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