How To Get & Use The Second Marriage Wand
Mia Walsh
Updated on April 01, 2026
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Baldur’s Gate 3 doesn’t give you the option of playing a full-fledged Necromancer, but it does allow you to play as a Wizard that specializes in Necromancy. Doing so grants you access to unique spells, such as Animate Dead, but that's not quite enough to become a true master of undeath.
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In order to complete the fantasy of being a Necromancer you’ll need a few items in addition to spells from the Necromancy school of magic. One of these items is Second Marriage, a wand that allows you to summon a zombie to fight by your side. The wand can be used in combat and doesn’t require a corpse, so it’s quite a useful item indeed regardless of whether you’re playing a Wizard or not. Keep reading to find out how to get your hands on it.
Save Mayrina
Your journey starts in the Sunlit Wetlands, an area found just south of the Blighted Village. Shortly after entering the area, you’ll run into two brothers called Johl and Demir who are accosting Auntie Ethel, the same old lady you can trade with in the Druid Grove. The brothers are accusing Auntie Ethel of kidnapping their sister, Mayrina, and you can choose to side either with them or with the old lady. This interaction will trigger the quest Save Mayrina regardless of which option you choose.
Make your way southeast and you’ll eventually get a cutscene where you’ll need to roll an Investigation check. If successful, you’ll learn that the Sunlit Wetlands are just an illusion as the area you’re standing in turns into the Putrid Bog. Make your way southwest to reach the Teahouse where you’ll find both Auntie Ethel and Mayrina. It’s clear from the get-go that Auntie Ethel isn’t who she appears to be. If you decide to ask about Mayrina, which you definitely should, the old lady will transform into a hideous Hag before running away.
Upon entering the Hag’s lair you’ll find Mayrina trapped in a cage suspended above a chasm. The Hag will light the cage on fire during the fight and you’ll need to either lower it or douse the flames to save Mayrina before she gets cooked alive. Defeat the Hag and look around her workshop to find a wand called Bitter Divorce. Use the nearby Mushroom Circle to leave the underground area and return to the surface.
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Bitter Divorce/Second Marriage
You’ll find Mayrina standing behind the Teahouse and you can interact with her to learn that she was there voluntarily after the Hag promised to resurrect her dead husband, Connor. You can have a couple of options here. You can either leave her to mourn and be on your way, use the wand on her husband, or break the wand in two. That last option will prevent you from acquiring Second Marriage, so make sure to use the wand instead.
As it turns out, using Bitter Divorce on Connor does indeed resurrect him, but it also turns him into a zombie. Mayrina won’t be too pleased with this outcome, but she can take the wand off your hands in the hope of finding a way to make Connor human again. Alternatively, you can keep the wand for yourself and use it to bind Connor to your will. Mayrina will be shocked if you do this but, on the bright side, you’ll now have your very own undead minion.
Keeping the wand transforms Bitter Divorce into Second Marriage. The wand doesn’t have any charges and doesn’t require a corpse in order to summon Connor. However, the caveat is that it consumes two Action points, making it difficult to use in combat unless you have a Potion of Speed on hand. If you don’t, it’s worth noting that you can also summon Connor outside of combat. The zombie only lasts for one minute, but it sticks around for up to 10 turns if you initiate combat immediately after.
