As you travel the Underdark of Baldur’s Gate 3, you will eventually encounter Sovereign Spaw, the ruler of the Myconids, and Sovereign Glut, a ruler without anyone to rule. Both NPCs offer choices and consequences depending on your decisions. So, should you choose Sovereign Glut or Sovereign Spaw in BG3?
Sovereign Spaw versus Sovereign Glut in BG3 explained
While helping Spaw take revenge during the quest, Protect the Myconid Circle, which is tied in with the Sovereign Glut’s quest, Avenge the Sovereign, you will kill the Duergars outside their village.
Doing so will cause Sovereign Glut to offer you a choice—you can kill Spaw and let Sovereign Glut become the only Sovereign, or you can keep your promise to Spaw, which means you must kill Sovereign Glut. Both options have their advantages and consequences.
What happens if you side with Sovereign Glut and kill Sovereign Spaw?
After defeating the Duergars and helping Sovereign Glut get his revenge in the quest, “Avenge the Sovereign”, he gives you a choice of either going back to Spaw and killing the Myconid or dying by his hands.
If you choose to return to Spaw and kill him, you must also kill the entire Colony. Although it’s easy enough to say, “kill everyone in the Colony,” it’s pretty tricky to actually do. So, you’d better rest at your camp and prepare before attempting this hazardous battle.
You will also receive the Featherlight Boots which grant movement speed if your Hit Points are below 50 percent, the Winter’s Clutches gloves which allow you to inflict two turns of Encrusted with Frost when dealing cold damage, and the Ring of Fire which adds one Fire damage to your Fire-damage actions, as your reward.
What happens if you side with Sovereign Spaw and kill Sovereign Glut?
When given your dialogue options, you can tell Sovereign Glut that you want no part in his schemes or that if he’s eager for blood, you’re happy to give it to him—which is quite dramatic. Regardless of your choice, you will immediately battle him.
If you do decide to take down Sovereign Glut, you’ll be able to make quick work of him if you’ve got some fire power. Literal fire power, that is, as Glut is vulnerable to fire in all its forms.
Once he’s dead, you can loot Sovereign Glut’s body and get items such as a Scroll of Blur, Scroll of Hold Person, Hastening Spores, Lump of Myconid Flesh, Bonecap, Nightlight Frond, Poison Spores, and Rogue’s Morsel. His death will also end his quest.
After returning to Spaw, he will open a secret room filled with items such as Gold, Wood Bark, Scrolls, Blushcap Mushrooms, and, best of all, the Shadow of Menzoberranzan. It’s a rare helmet that gives the wearer the “Shrouded in Shadow” action which lets you turn invisible once per long rest. Additionally, he gives you the title of, Kin Spirit.
Should you side with Sovereign Spaw or Sovereign Glut in BG3?
Even though Sovereign Glut’s plight and anger at Spaw are understandable, considering they offered no help as his people were being killed, siding with Spaw means you gain several unique items and the Shadow of Menzoberranzan, so it’s the best choice in terms of rewards. But if you love a good villain arc, you may want to side with Sovereign Glut.
Rewards for siding with Sovereign Glut:
- Winter’s Clutches
- Featherlight Boots
- Ring of Fire
Rewards for siding with Sovereign Spaw:
- Gold
- Consumables
- Scrolls
- Shadow of Manzoberranzan
There’s the matter of your companions to take into account. If you want to gain favor with Astarion, you will choose to side with Sovereign Glut; if you wish to woo Lae’Zel, she disapproves of you killing Spaw, and Karlach approves of your decision to help Spaw avenge his people.
Does choosing either Sovereign Glut or Sovereign Spaw affect the overall story in BG3?
There aren’t any serious long-term consequences for which side you choose. So, you can pretty much safely go for which rewards you like the most, and forget about the rest.
Astarion is one of my favorite companions, so I had a hard time deciding whether to base my decision on gaining favorability with him or the rewards I’d gain by siding with Spaw. I want to say I made a rational decision, but I tossed a coin and ended up siding with Spaw. Sometimes, real-world tricks solve in-game problems.
I’m sure I’ll have other chances to woo my favorites throughout the story, anyway. So, I’m happy with my rewards, especially the Wood Bark and the rare helm.
Regardless, Spaw and Sovereign Glut will ask you to take care of the Drow, Nere, and bring back their head. So, you don’t have to worry about missing out on a quest, either.
