Baldur's Gate III - Non Spoiler Edition

Guide to max Minthara's approval in a good/neutral run, NO ROMANCE!

First if you are roleplaying a Paladin or some righteous by the book character, I dont think some dialogue choices of this guide or even Minthara will fit that kind of character, but it’s all about you and your headcanon so why not? My canon character was neutral good sarcastic warlock so there’s room for some flexibility (Saying that you will take over the Absolute with Minthara was my warlock’s way of being a real neutral sarcastic bastard lol also lots of approval points!). Of course this is my take to max her approval choosing good/neutral options, opinions can vary of course! I just went through a lot of metagaming headache and I thought I could do this for other people that are in the situation I was with this character (I dont like playing evil so this is the only way I could see her content properly)

There are several good/neutral approval points you can get early in Act 2 but that would imply taking the evil path to get them such killing the tieflings or doing the drider patrol first, some points: refusing Jaheira’s drink, helping the hyena, convince the drider to leave without the lantern, saying Isobel that Marcus is a true soul, etc. But in a Good run those moments already happened once you save Minthara in Moonrise Towers. This guide is only for those who chose the good path and join the harpers patrol after saving Isobel.

ACT 2

+5 At camp, when she remembers what she did while serving the Absolute choose “To Lose your free will and be forced to kill. That must be horrible.”

+1 Defeating Gerringothe Thorm through dialogue.

+5 Succeeding all the checks with Thisobald Thorm (three drinks, two stories)

+2 Persuade Malus Thorm to have the Sisters kill each other and then persuade Malus kill himself.

+1 Helping the gnolls in the kitchen of Moonrise Towers.

+1 When talking to Zrell after Minthara's trial, pass a check if you chose to spare the goblins.

+1 Persuade Balthazar to give you the bell to summon Flesh (According to wikia, I didn't do this) or steal Mother Dearest and with her in your inventory say: "What happened to your mother?" -> "Actually, I have your mother." -> "No, I think I'll keep her." (sorry this is just the most chaotic neutral trolling ever I HAD to do it, fuck Balthazar)

+1 Convince Nessa to help you against Yurgir, saying her meat is magically dosed.

+1 Agree to help Shadowheart with her trials when interacting with the Pedestal of Reckoning.

+1 Tell Ketheric Thorm that seeing your enemies cowed never gets old.

Now you need to bring Minthara with you to Act 2 boss fight, this is mandatory to get a big chunk of approval with her after the fight. In the Mind Flayer Colony there will be a -1 if you save the people in the pods (I havent tried it but if she is far away in another room maybe she wont notice, I took the -1 point for this guide) you can gain that point back if you tell the hard truth to the “Fresh Mind” that she is not going to wake up. EDIT. I just tested it and it worked, no point lost!

+20 When she is in Ketheric’s throne choose the following dialogues: We make a good team -> Once she's dead, the cult will need new leadership, perhaps we can take her place -> i'm with you -> I want revenge on those who did this to me. Approval should be at 49.

+1 Ask "You respected him?" when discussing Ketheric's death.

+6 When talking about the time she invaded Moonrise, choose: "Pride can be a great weakness" or ""Understanding. Ketheric gave you the welcome you felt you deserved." (same points, it's your choice)" and "You'll have your revenge".

+1 When talking to Jaheira after killing Ketheric, ask her if she is having fun, then tell her that you're "having the time of your life."

+6 At camp, when she asks you to see your thoughts (this is a romance conversation) say yes without questioning why "Only if I can see your thoughts as well" -> then "I'm flattered". Tell her you see her as friend (This guide is only for a non-romance good/neutral path, if you romance her it will be a lot of easier to max her out)

ACT 3

(You should have 63 approval points by this time)

+5 Tell her that you will let her use the Astral-Touched Tadpole. (It's her choice after all)

+1 Tell to the strange ox “It takes worse than a bit of gore to turn my gullet” IMPORTANT: If you go to the city before talking to the ox, he will disappear.

+2 Offer Yenna help to find a guard and then giving food or some money to her.

+3 Choose “It's only fair thar they should earn their keep.” after helping Yenna. (True neutral dialogue choice in my opinion).

+1 Telling Nestor that you will take a donation. (Dismiss Minthara and make the donation after being a sarcastic jester lol).

+1 Use persuasion to extort the postmaster in the “finding the missing letters” quest. (He has shady business with the Zhentarim, fuck him!)

+3 Getting in jail in Rivington and talk with the talking skull, use persuasion "You talk like a drunk poet" and then choose the correct answers: shadow and anvil. (Minthara needs to be near, as well as other companions)

+2 In the Circus of the Last Days, you can get several points in different ways, I got 2 by letting Minsc getting to the stage (I needed Minsc points at that time and I got +2 with Minthara so it was a win win for me), the combination is up to you.

+1 Reject helping Manip Falcäo.

+1 Getting access to Wyrm's Rock Fortress gives you 1 point, no matter how you do it as far I know.

+1 Convince Arkleia Oloril to trade with you.

+1 Say that you should not trust the Steel Watchers because they will turn on everyone while talking to Lord Amber's Bodyguard, Lady Durinbold's Attendant and Lord Shattershield's Attendant.

+1 When asking her if she has seen anything like the Steel Watchers before, tell her you wish you had such devices of your own. (They would be so handy, at least until you find out how they are made yikes!)

+1 Successfully lie to Aradin when he asks you about the Nightsong in Sorcerous Sundries. Or fail the check and say at camp that you are going to enjoy chopping his head off for an extra point!!

+1 Telling Scratch he is where he belongs, if you didnt let Mar'hyah take him. (there's +1 if you let her and then open his cage but I wouldnt do that even if someone pays me lol)

+2 Resist the madness when accepting the monk's curse after delivering his amulet, she will disapprove but if you pass the checks she will approve again.

+1 When talking about Menzoberranzan, tell her that her upbringing made her strong.

+3 Buy a Baldur's Mouth Gazette copy and ask her what she would do if she ran the paper.

+1 Intimidate Helsik to keep the gauntlets of hill giant strength (Fuck you Helsik!)

+5 +1 Let Orin kidnaps her and then after the battle at camp choose: “You sound disheartened” and “You're nothing like Orin”. If she is not kidnapped she only gives +3. Your choice!

There are like 2 or 3 points in different parts of the game that I dont remember now how I got them (I didnt do Helsik’s gauntlets or convinced Arkleia with Minthara in the party, thats for sure) but with all the above you have about 100 approval points without need to be evil.

Sorry for the rough guide, english is not even my language and sometimes I copy'd and paste'd text from the wikia haha (aint nobody have time for that!)

They never kill if they can help it and always have the knock out option activated. Or are playing a pacifist challenge. 
They were influenced by the attempted mind overtake before/near the camp and hold on to the hope she might redeem herself given a second chance. 
She cast feign dead and passed the dice check.
PC is enamoured and thinks with the wrong head. 
Other party member is enamoured and sneakily lets her live during the battle.
The Tadpole is enamoured and tricks the PC into sparing her. 
The artifact sees her as a potential ally and tricks the PC into sparing her/ does some magics so she wont die. 
PC is Kazuma Kiryu and won't hit kill a woman.
They left to Moonrise ASAP and forgot to resolve the whole Grove business. Granted not a good thing to do, but what if you turned in the grove and ate all the children?