Torches play animportant rolein helping you explore the various dungeons inBaldur’s Gate 3. While this handy equipment can easily be found almost anywhere aroundFaerun, the game doesn’t explicitly tell youhow to use it.

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Whether you’re playingLarian’s acclaimed RPGonPC or console, this guide providesstep-by-step instructionson how to equip and use torches in Baldur’s Gate 3. Consider reading this guide in its entirety to also learn about auseful weapon interactionwith torches besides justilluminating an area.

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Updated by Matthew Schomer on July 17, 2025:This guide has been updated to include a video version (featured above.)

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Adding Torches To Your Inventory

Thefirst stepinvolvesfinding a torchand adding it to your inventory. This can be done by eitherlooting itfrom a crate, chest, enemy, orpurchasing it from a merchant. Once you have a torch in your inventory, the game will automatically assign it to your dedicatedlight source slot.

It’simportant to notethat torches, like weapons, belong toindividual party membersand cannot be shared. So, you’ll need to equip each party member with a dedicated torch. The only way toremove the torchfrom the light source slot is by eitherdropping itorreplacing it with other light source itemslike a lantern.

Equipping a torch from the inventory in Baldur’s Gate 3

Using Torch On Keyboard & Mouse

On PC, Baldur’s Gate 3 is designed in a way that it can be played entirely using amouse alone. So, you canequip a torchby clicking the small ‘Toggle Light Source’ icon, located just beside your character portrait, as referenced in the image above. Given how small this icon is, it shouldn’t surprise you if you overlooked it.

Alternatively, you may also click the ‘Inventory and Equipment’ icon next to your character’s portrait to pull up theinventory menuandright-click on the torch icon, followed byequip. You can also replace the torch with an alternatelight sourcelike alantern.

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Using Torch On Consoles

Equipping a torch onconsolesis also very straightforward. Once you have added a torch to your inventory, holding the ‘UP’ directional button will pull out the torch. Alternatively, you can also head to the ‘Inventory and Equipment’ menu and pressXover the torch icon to equip the torch.

you’re able to also customize theRadial Menuand assign the torch to an empty slot. This can be done by pulling up the radial menu by tapping eitherLB or RB, and then navigating to an empty slot. Next, pressX/Squarewhile having an empty slot selected and choose ‘Set Slot.’ You can now browse through a list of equipment and spells that can be assigned to this empty slot. Look for the torch and pressA/Xto set it to the empty slot. You can now equip the torch from the radial menu.

Inventory and equipment interface on console in Baldur’s Gate 3

Using Torch As A Dippable Surface

In addition to illuminating the path ahead, you can also use the torch to create a makeshiftdippable surfaceand coat your armaments with fire, dealing an additional1 to 4 fire damage.

To create a dippable surface using a torch, follow the steps outlined below:

Character dipping a sword in a flame produced by torch

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