You might be wondering how to find the Noblestalk mushroom in Baldur’s Gate 3 after you’ve explored the Underdark and encountered the Myconid Village.
This unique locale boasts several curious characters who can offer you wonderous tales, information on your tadpole, and a quest to find a missing husband who, like you, was hoping to find the Noblestalk mushroom.
How to start the Find the Mushroom Picker quest in BG3
You can start the Find the Mushroom Picker quest in BG3 by talking to the Dwarven Trader, Derryth Bonecloak, in the Myconid Village in the Underdark.
She explains that her husband went off searching for a mushroom called Noblestalk and hasn’t returned, and when you offer to look for him, you start the quest: Find the Mushroom Picker.
Noblestalk mushroom location in BG3
Head to the Dread Hollow of the Underdark, specifically to the coordinates X:-4 and Y: -62, and you’ll find the Noblestalk mushroom. Not only that, but you’ll see plenty of poisonous, exploding bibberbang plants and Derryth’s husband, Baelen, trapped between them all.
To get to this location, do the following:
- Head out of the grotto through the South entrance and West towards a vine bridge.
- On your right, you will see a field of green in a cave, and this is where you need to go.
- As this area is treacherous, you must select a character who can use Mage Hand or Misty Step and separate them from the group so you don’t activate the exploding plants.
- Alternatively, you could use a scroll with the same spells.
- Cross the bridge, and you’ll notice some Knotted Roots you can climb down.
Once you’re down on the next level, head towards the green field of bibberbangs, but don’t step in as they are highly volatile and poisonous. Once you are near, a cutscene plays where you find the husband, Baelen. He explains that he needs his bag to get out of there.
To get to the bag, located at the back left of the cave near the lit torch, you can use Misty Step to teleport across or Jump to reach the stone path on the left side. You can also get on top of these steps with Enhanced Leap.
Then, you can either look through his bag and throw a scroll of Misty Step to Baelen, or you can throw him his entire pack.
Once you do, he uses one of his Misty Step scrolls to get out from the minefield, and you can return to the entrance to talk to him with either Misty Step or Enhanced Leap. After talking with Baelen, he rewards you with a Scroll of Invisibility and leaves to find Derryth.
As soon as he leaves, you’ll find the Noblestalk mushroom on a wall to your right. It can be hard to see because it blends into the wall so well. Use your “Alt” key to highlight it if you’re having trouble.
How to get the Noblestalk Mushroom in BG3
To get the Noblestalk, you can do any of the following:
- Use Misty Step to teleport to the Noblestalk, pick the mushroom, and Misty Step back to the cave entrance.
- Put out the torch with an ice or water spell or a jug of water, use an Elixir of Poison Resistance, and run and get the Noblestalk.
- Use Mage Hand to get the Noblestalk.
With the Noblestalk in your inventory, you can return to the Myconid Village and complete the quest.
How to complete the Find the Mushroom Picker quest in BG3
You complete the Find the Mushroom Picker quest by speaking with Derryth again. As you do, you learn that no love is lost between Derryth and her husband. Even though she said you wouldn’t be rewarded, she gives you the Gloves of Uninihibited Kushigo.
While wearing these gloves, you can deal additional damage with Saving Throws and Improvised Weapons. Obtaining these gloves marks this quest as complete.
How to use the Noblestalk Mushroom in BG3
You can use the Noblestalk Mushroom in various ways, and some include story-related outcomes:
- Keep it for yourself
- It is a highly useful item that can heal a character and remove any negative effects.
- Give it to Shadowheart
- This restores a small portion of her memories and heals her wound, as well as allowing her to remember the Tiefling woman who you meet again in the House of Grief in Act Three.
- Give it to Derryth
- She won’t return this kind gesture with any type of reward, but she will be super grateful and a great friend when you enter Baldur’s Gate.
- Give it to Baelen to consume
- This restores his mind and memories, which also restores his abuse towards his wife.
- Give to the Dark Urge
- Giving the mushroom to the Dark Urge also restores memories.
The choice you make will depend on what sort of playthrough you’re doing, but we recommend giving the Nobelstalk Mushroom to Shadowheart for the most interesting outcome.
