InBaldur’s Gate 3, Astarion spends much of his time making obvious vampire puns. It is no surprise to the player when he attempts to drink your blood in camp while you sleep. Most are hesitant to trust him, and for a good reason. The red flags he’s waving might as well be banners.

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However, there are some advantages to letting him drink your blood. You may wake up feeling woozy the next morning, but Astarion is happy and ready to tackle the day. He’ll have an advantage in battle thanks to your sacrifice. Check out this guide to learn more.

The First Time Astarion Drinks Your Blood

When you wake up to Astarion’s blood-drinking attempt, there are a few choices you can make.

A few seconds after the bite, you’ll get the choice to tell him to stop with aDC 15 Persuasion check or push him away with a DC 7 strength check. Both options will knock him back to his senses.

Astarion biting the player character in camp in Baldur’s Gate 3

He’ll thank you in his own Astarion way before stalking off into the woods to hunt for a side dish. You can also stop him by staking him through the heart. Again,this will require a DC 14 strength roll.

You will havetwo chancesto either tell Astarion to stop drinking your blood or to push him away. If you let him continue more than once,he will get a little overzealous and drain you dry.

Astarion with the player character at camp in Baldur’s Gate 3

Should You Let Him Kill You?

When it comes to games, death is rarely the answer. However, in this case, it might be. When you let Astarion drink your blood, you’ll wake up with theBloodless debuff. Until you long rest again,you’ll have a -1 on all checks.

The only way to avoid the debuff is to let him kill the character.You can always use aScroll of Revivifythe next morning or pay 200 to have Withers bring you back to life. You’ll also get extra approval points from Astarion.

Astarion smiles in Baldur’s Gate 3

Approval Points

There are some merits to taking the risk and letting Astarion drink your blood. The first is that it will put you on his good side.Astarion is notoriously hard to befriend, let alone romance. However, not treating him like a monster when he approaches you about his condition goes a long way.

You will get massive approval points for trusting him enough to let him drink your blood.

Astarion asking the player character for blood in Baldur’s Gate 3

Happy Buff, Explained

If you plan to make Astarion a permanent part of your party, you should consider letting him suck your blood for theHappy buff. This buff will add a+1 to all his checks. He will also permanently gain theVampire Bite actionin battle.

Letting him snack on opponents will give him the+1 Happy buff, and he’ll regain 2d4 hit points.The target of his bite will take 2d4 piercing damage. You’ll also gain a dialog option that will allow you to offer your blood at night when you camp. You won’t get another cut scene, but he’ll have the Happy buff in the morning, and you’ll have the Bloodless debuff.