If a player/character is purposefully avoiding using something it means it likely too powerful because they feel it's a 'cheat'. The suggestion to 'just not use it' is a cop out and actually reflects poorly on the gane design. That said, bg3 is far from the first game in the series to have 'cheesy items'. *cough* Bg2 *cough* lol
Except the objection was never “don’t use it”.
There’s absolutely no issue with using it if you are content with burning cash to match a certain standard of effectiveness, rather that get there more gradually.
And if you think smoking 300-400 golds on a single-use consumable is way too cheap to the point of “feeling like a cheat” I’m not sure what to tell you.
Incidentally there are arguably more powerful elixirs in the game even for martial classes. The one that refund your action after every kill comes to mind.
