In the vast world ofBaldur’s Gate 3, you might often find yourself stumbling upon collectibles whose purposes aren’t immediately evident.From soul coinstoinfernal alloys, the gameis rife with hidden treasures. Among these, silver ingots stand out, not for their rarity, but for their abundance.

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Often found in crates or dropped by enemies, you can quickly amass a collection, leading to the inevitable question: What’s their use? If you’ve found yourself pondering this, fear not—our guide will explain everything to know about silver ingots: where to find them and what they’re good for.

Where To Get Silver Ingots

Across the world of Faerun, Silver Ingots are a common find,often tucked away in crates and chests. As a general rule of thumb, it’s a good idea toinspect everycontainer and corpsethat crosses your path.

That being said, watch out for bodies, chests and itemshighlighted in red text!Those items aren’t yours, and that rifling through them willdraw the ire of NPCsnearby.

Baldur’s Gate 3 - Player looting Silver Ingots from a chest in Shar’s Gauntlet

If the allure of forbidden fruit is too much to resist, make sure that you’rehidingandcan remain unseenwhile you do the deed.

While less frequent,defeated enemiesoccasionally carry Silver Ingots. Always take a moment tosearch their bodiesafter the heat of battle, as you never know when you’ll chance upon this shiny metal—or something even more valuable.

Baldur’s Gate 3 - Player looting Silver Ingots from a chest in the Goblin Camp

What Are Silver Ingots Good For?

In earlier parts of the game, Silver Ingots are about as useful as paperweights—very expensive paperweights, considering that they can be sold for asignificant 50 gold each at vendors.

We’d recommendkeeping a couple of silver ingotsin your camp chest, just in case later parts of the game offer you thechance to upgrade your equipmentwith these ingots. Otherwise, they can go straight to buying potions and shiny swords.