Baldur's Gate 3 - Complete Builds

All Baldur's Gate 3 Builds for your playthrough. Each build goes in great depth to explain mechanics, leveling progression and recommended gear setups. These builds will work on any difficulty including Tactician and Honour Mode.

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Wildheart Barbarian Build - Tiger Aspect - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

In this post, I will go through the Wildheart Barbarian Tiger Aspect Build for Baldur's Gate 3. It's a powerful melee option, that concentrates on debilitating
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Giant Barbarian Build - Can it get bigger? - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

In this post, I will go through the Giant Barbarian Build for Baldur's Gate 3. It's an interesting spin on the thrower setup, giving various interesting action
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Revorb Blender - Stars Lore Bard Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

6 Lore Bard/4 Storm Sorcerer/2 Stars Druid - Radiating Orbs, Reverberation, Command, Debuffs, Spirit Guardians, Tank

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Stars Cleric Build - The Radiant Pillar - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

9 Cleric/2 Stars Druid/1 Storm Sorcerer - Radiating Orbs, Reverberation, Healing Spells, Starry Form, Dazzling Breath

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Death Cleric Build - Kelemvor's Emissary - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

9 Death Cleric/2 Spore Druid/1 Storm Sorcerer - Touch of Death, Double Cantrips, Necrotic Spirit Guardians, free Necrotic spells, Inflict Wounds, Undead Summons

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Hunter Ranger Build - Fire Archer - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Hunter Ranger/1 War Cleric - Horde Breaker, Archer, Volley, Oil of Combustion, Consumable Arrows

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Eldritch Hexknight - Shadow Blade Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Eldritch Knight/1 Hexblade - Shadow Blade, Action Surge, Hex Weapon Bind, Charisma stacking, Eldritch Strike

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Two-Hander Eldritch Knight Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

12 Eldritch Knight - 2 Handed weapons, 4 feats, War Magic, Eldritch Strike, Spellcasting, high Strength

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Shadow Blade Bardadin Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

6 Swords Bard/4 Sorcerer/2 Paladin - Shadow Blade, Psychic Damage, Arcane Acuity, Control Spells

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Oath of Crown Paladin Build - Royal Protector - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Oath of the Crown/1 Hexblade - Warding Bond, Spirit Guardians, Revorb, tanking

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Ninja Stealth Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

9 Shadow Monk/3 Thief - the invisibility master, able to glide on the field and use both fists and weapons depending on the combat situation.

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Jack Sparrow Build - Swashbuckler and Swords Bard Multiclass - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

6 Swords Bard/4 Swashbuckler/1 Hexblade/1 any - Rapiers, Slashing Flourish, Dirty Tricks, High Charisma.

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Swashbuckler Build - The Hex Duelist - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Swashbuckler/1 Hexblade - Dirty Tricks, High Charisma, Lockpicking, Dialogue master

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Bladesinging Wizard Build - Blade Savant - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

12 Bladesinger Wizard - Bladesong, high mobility, full spellcaster, shadow blade

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Thief Build - Master of Hands - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Thief Rogue/1 Fighter - Dual Hand Crossbows, Invisiblity, multiple attacks

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The Ultimate Pickpocket Build - Take everything! - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Thief/1 Trickery Cleric - Honour Mode mandatory, Pickpocket, Dual Hand Crossbows, Invisiblity

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Hexblade Warlock - Ultimate Shadow Blade Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

12 Hexblade Warlock. Shadow Blade, Smites, Accursed Spectres, Lifedrinker, Psychic Damage

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Selune's Holy Archer Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Arcane Archer/1 War Cleric - Sharpshooter, Arcane Shots, Control, Debuffs, Radiant Damage riders.

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Arcane Archer Build - Arrow Seeker - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

12 Arcane Archer - Arcane Shots, early-game Control. Piercing Damage, Arrows of Slaying

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Best Valour Bard Build - Bearer of Ballads - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

10 Valour Bard/2 Light Cleric - Spirit Guardians, Radiant Orb Debuff, Combat Inspiration, Ranged Attacks, Buffs and Heals

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Radiating Armored Monk - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

5 Cleric/1 Storm Sorcerer/6 Monk - Spirit Guardians, Monk Flurries, Radiant Damage, Tempestuous Flight, Debuffs

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War Domain Cleric Build - War God's Priest - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

9 War Domain Cleric/2 Paladin/1 Storm Sorcerer - Spirit Guardians, Divine Smite, Tempestous Flight, Radiating Orbs and Combat Support

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Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer Build - Stormfrost Sage - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

10 Draconic Sorcerer/2 Tempest Domain Cleric - 1x Channel Divinity, Maximum Lightning Damage, Area of Effect Cold spells, Metamagic

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The Talos Dragonling - Lightning Caster build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

6 Draconic Sorcerer/6 Tempest Domain Cleric - 2x Channel Divinity, Thunderbolt Strike, Powerful Lightning Spells and dragon themed role play

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Best Lae'zel Build - Lore Friendly - Vlaakith's Champion - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Battle Master Fighter/1 War Domain Cleric - lore-friendly Lae'zel Build as a tactical fighter with a dedication to Githyanki prowess

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Best Astarion Build - The Pale Scoundrel - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Arcane Trickster/1 Fighter - lore-friendly Astarion Build that offers a unique caster and stealth rogue playstyle

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Gale Evocation Wizard Build - Wizard of Waterdeep - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

10 Evocation Wizard/2 Tempest Cleric - Gale Companion build as Mystra's follower and a powerful Wizard specializing in Lightning and Cold spells

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Wyll Warlock Build - Blade of Frontiers - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

12 Warlock - Wyll companion build with Fiend Warlock subclass. Offers a good synergy of melee and pact magic both for control and offense

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Shadowheart Build - Trickery Cleric - Dark Justiciar - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

6 Trickery Cleric/6 Shadow Monk - Shadowheart lore-friendly build that uses Trickery Domain and recreates a Shar's Dark Justiciar

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Knowledge Cleric build - The Walking Archives - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Knowledge Cleric/1 Storm Sorcerer - all-knowing cleric with access to multiple skill proficiencies and expertise. Perfect for Main Character

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Nature Cleric Build - Mielikki's Emissary - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Nature Cleric/1 Storm Sorcerer - cleric with access to nature spells - Plant Growth, Spike Growth, Grasping Vine, etc.

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Swords Bard Build - Dazzling Bowmaster - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

2 Fighter/10 Swords Bard - the all-powerful nova round archer with access to control spells for a 100% success chance.

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Loredin Build - Lore Bard and Paladin Multiclass - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

6 Lore Bard/6 Paladin - the radiant knight able to utilize support utilities and having access to Spirit Guardians

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Blaster Tempest Cleric Build - Thunder Apostle - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

9 Tempest Cleric/3 Sorcerer - Cleric build with strong Nova round able to cast level 6 Call Lightning 4 times per turn.

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Thundersnow Herald - Druid Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

9 Land Druid/3 Tempest Cleric - druid build able to control cold and lightning elements for maximum damage.

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Spore Druid Build - Sporekeeper - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

1 Sorcerer/11 Spore Druid - use The Symbiotic Entity and an army of summons to control the battlefield.

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Moon Druid Build - Wildshaper - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

10 Moon Druid/1 Fighter/1 War Cleric - access to the ultimate wild shaper able to transform into animals like Owlbear and elementals.

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Land Druid Build - Nature's Guardian - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Land Druid/1 Sorcerer - the ultimate Druid controller, can access various Control and offensive spells, summons, and wild shape forms

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Ranger Beast Master Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Ranger/1 War Cleric - a frontliner build that fights alongside summons by providing buffs and weakening enemies.

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Bardlock Build - Eldritch Persuader - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

10 Lore Bard/2 Warlock - the controller Lore Bard build with access to Warlock's Eldritch Blast and special invocations.

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Best Cold Sorcerer Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Sorcerer/1 Cleric - the Ray of Frost with empowered cantrip. In addition Cold Sorcerer has an arsenal of cold spells

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Best Abjuration Wizard build - Ultimate Tank - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

10 Abjuration Wizard/1 Cleric/1 Draconic Sorcerer - the tankiest mage build in the game able to negate damage, and force enemies to kill themselves

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Ultimate Magic Missile Build - Pact Missile Launcher - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Evocation/1 Hexblade - the 100% hit chance with guiding missiles at your command.

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Best Lore Bard Build - total Control - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

12 Lore Bard - Support controller with access to a wide array of spells and belittling foes with Cutting Words.

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Sorcerer Bard Multiclass Build - Lorecerer - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

6 Lore Bard/6 Draconic Sorcerer - the support and controller Bard with access to Sorcerer fire spells and 100% spell success chance.

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Best Way of Shadow Monk - Psychic Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

12 Shadow Monk - stack Psychic damage with Resonance stone for ultimate psychic killer

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Way of Four Elements Monk Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

9 Monk/3 Thief - a Monk build able to control various elements using Ki energy.

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Best Way of Open Hand - Monk Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

9 Monk/3 Thief - one of the strongest martial builds in the game, able to consistently deal large amounts of damage and stun foes.

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Barbarian Berserker Thrower Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

5 Barbarian Berserker/4 Rogue Thief/3 Fighter - ultimate thrower able to come online from level 4 for consistent damage.

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Eldritch Knight Build - Tavern Brawler Thrower - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

The post covers Eldritch Knight Build for Baldur's Gate 3. Take an uncanny role with this subclass as the ultimate Weapon Thrower, thanks to Tavern Brawler​ fe
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Best Champion Build - more Attacks! - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Fighter Champion/1 War Cleric - simple and effective, melee combatant for beginner players

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Best Battle Master Fighter Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

The post covers Battle Master Build for Baldur's Gate 3. It is one of three Fighter subclasses, that revolve around tactical actions on the battlefield. It is a
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Eldritch Blast Build - 15+ Beams per Turn - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

6 Sorcerer/2 Warlock/4 Fighter - stack as many Eldritch Blasts as you can with a high crit rate to clear the battlefield.

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Bardadin Build - Swords Bard Paladin Multiclass - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

2 Paladin/10 Swords Bard - also called Swords Smite Bard (SSB) with a strong nova round potential, multihit attacks, and strong control.

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Best Sorlock Build - the Ultimate Guide - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

In this post, I will go through the Sorcerer Warlock Multiclass - Sorlock Build for Baldur's Gate 3. This is a synergy between two powerful casters
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Wild Magic Sorcerer Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

In this post, I will go through the Wild Magic Sorcerer Build for Baldur's Gate 3. Using the Wild Magic and weave we will be able to create random effects that
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Best Draconic Fire Sorcerer Build - Scorching Ray - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

12 Sorcerer - Fire Draconic Bloodline subclass with access to 100% spell success chance for elemental and control spells.

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Best Storm Sorcerer Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

12 Storm Sorcerer - create localized storms, powerful storm-themed spells, improved mobility with Tempestuous Magic

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Best Vengeance Sorcadin build - Sorcerer Paladin - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

6 Vengeance Paladin/6 Sorcerer - Divine Smites, Aura, Metamagic, Spellsword, Lightning, Fire

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Best Oathbreaker Paladin Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

12 Oathbreaker Paladin - Divine Smite, Great Weapon Master, Aura of Hate

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Oath of Devotion Paladin Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

12 Oath of Devotion - Sacred Weapon, Divine Smite, Shining Knight, Auras

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Best Oath of Vengeance Paladin Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

12 Oath of Vengeance - Divine Smite, Vow of Enmity, Auras, Inquisitor's Might, Haste

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Paladin Oath of Ancients Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

12 Oath of the Ancients - Divine Smite, Aura of Warding, Healing and Buffs

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Lockadin - Paladin Warlock Multiclass Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

5 Warlock/7 Paladin Oathbreaker/Ancients - 3x Attacks, Charisma as the single ability for attacks, Auras, Eldritch Invocations, Control spells

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Life Domain Cleric Build - Life Fortress - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Life Cleric/1 Storm Sorcerer - ultiamte heals, buffs, ally damage absorbtion, high defense

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Light Domain Cleric Build - Lightbearer - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

In this post, we will go through Light Domain Cleric Build for Baldurs Gate 3. Burn your foes with Holy Flame and turn Darkness into blazing light. Light Domai
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Best Tempest Cleric Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

In this post, we will go through Tempest Cleric Build for Baldurs Gate 3. This subclass is specifically designed to take control of Thunder and Lightning. We c
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Bladelock build - Melee Warlock - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

In this post, we will go through Melee Warlock Bladelock Build for Baldur's Gate 3. It is a type of Warlock where the main preference is Melee combat. However,
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Archfey Warlock Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

In this post, we will go through Archfey Warlock Build for Baldur's Gate 3. The Fey Patron makes a pact with you and grants powers that not many mortals can re
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The Great Old One Warlock Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

The Great Old One Warlock Build for Baldur's Gate 3. It is a thematically very appealing subclass that has a pact with eldritch beings in the Far Realms. The r
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Best Gloomstalker Assassin Build - 6 Attacks per Turn - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

5 Gloom Stalker/4 Assassin/2 Fighter/1 War Cleric - Surprise Rounds, Guarnateed critical hits, 6+ attacks per turn, Stealth

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Dual Hand Crossbow Build - Double Ambusher - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

I present Sharpshooter Dual Hand Crossbow build in Baldur's Gate 3. It deadly build that will be able to hit more than six times on the initial turn. None of t
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The Fiend Warlock build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

In this post, we will delve into Warlock The Fiend build. Our Fiend patron resides in lower realms and provides us with destructive powers. They wish that we c
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Arcane Trickster Build - The Scroll Eater - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

11 Arcane Trickster/1 Fighter - a stealthy rogue user who is bad at spell casting but good at stealing valuable scrolls to cast spells!

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