Revorb Blender - Stars Lore Bard Build - Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

Revorb Blender build

This is a solid debuffer build, that can singlehandedly disable enemies and cover them with Radiating Orb​ or Reverberation, greatly limiting their combat potential. The idea is pretty simple: use Spirit Guardians​ and control enemy positions via Command.

Going deeper, Gloves of Battlemage's Power will stack Arcane Acuity,​ for each Spirit Guardians​ hit, which will make your spell success chance almost 100%. Why is this important? The reason is simple: you will follow up with the Command​ spell. Feel free to choose the most relevant option, for example, Command: Approach​ forces enemies to come to your Spirit Guardians field. Command: Drop​ can force enemies to drop their weapons and so on.

Still, this leaves us with a few nice features. Sorcerer gives Metamagic: Extended Spell​ and Metamagic: Quickened Spell,​ allowing for increasing spell duration or casting with a bonus action, if the situation requires. Lore Bard also comes with Cutting Words,​ which is an amazing debuff in almost any combat situation.

To top this all of,f you will have very high Concentration saving throw rolls, making it almost impossible to lose your spells.

So let's jump into the build!

Class Contribution

Here are what contributions and benefits you get from the class picks:

6 Lore Bard

• Bardic Inspiration​ - enables buffing allies, but also gives access to special Bard actions depending on your subclass.
• Full spellcaster progression with access to a decent spell list.
• Unlocks additional short rest, thanks to Song of Rest​.
• Jack of All Trades​ to improve skill rolls where you are not proficient
• Expertise​ gives additional skill improvements
• Font of Inspiration​ enables you to restore Bardic Inspiration​ charges on short rests, prolonging your effectiveness during the whole day.
• The Lore Bard, gives additional skill proficiencies.
• Cutting Words​ is, amazing debuff that makes it easier to land spells, or weaken enemies.
• Level 6 Magical Secrets gives access to a big list of spells from different classes' spellbooks.

4 Storm Sorcerer

• Constitution saving throw proficiency for better maintainability of spells during combat
• Defensive spell Shield​ to improve survivability from enemy normal attacks.
• Access to additional cantrips like Friends, Booming Blade, etc.
• Create Sorcery Points​ allows stacking on sorcery points, which can be used for metamagic.
• Metamagic, which enables improved spellcasting via Metamagic: Extended Spell, Metamagic: Quickened Spell, etc.
• Tempestuous Magic​ gives a solid mobility boost for perfect positioning.

2 Stars Druid

• Enables effective melee weapon hits with Shillelagh.
• Starry Form: Dragon​ gives a huge boost to constitution saving throw rolls, making it very hard for you to lose spell concentration.
• Dazzling Breath​ - area of effect radiating attack that applies debuffs.

Synergy with other builds

The build does not really have any specific synergies that would negatively impact its combat potential. Overall, it works well alone, with whatever composition. The main goal is to get in close and weaken foes.

Leveling Overview

Here is a concise table with all the main picks during your leveling progression. For more detailed reasoning, I go further in the article. Also, do not forget to check the recommended gear, as it is crucial.

Level	Class	Selection
1	Bard 1	Cantrips: Vicious Mockery, Light​
		Spells: Healing Word, Dissonant Whispers, Longstrider, Faerie Fire​
		Abilities: STR - 8, DEX - 16 (15+1), CON - 15, INT - 8, WIS - 8, CHA - 17(15+2)
		Skills: Persuasion, Deception, Intimidation, Performance
2	Bard 2	Spells: Feather Fall​
3	Bard 3	Spells: Cloud of Daggers​
		Subclass: College of Lore
		Abilities: any
4	Bard 4	Cantrips: any
		Spells: Enhance Ability​
		Feat: Ability Improvement - +1 Charisma, +1 Constitution, or Alert​
5	Bard 5	Spells: Glyph of Warding​
		Replace Spell: Faerie Fire​ -> Hypnotic Pattern​
6	Bard 6	Spells: Plant Growth​
		Magical Secrets: Spirit Guardians, Command​
		Replace Spell: Cloud of Daggers​ -> Hold Person​
7	Druid 1	Cantrips: Shillelagh, any
8	Druid 2	Subclass: Circle of the Stars
9	Respec Character: Level 1 - Sorcerer 1 Level 2-3 - Druid 2 Level 4-9 - Lore Bard 6	Cantrips: Minor Illusion, Booming Blade, any
		Spells: Shield, Magic Missile​
		Subclass: Storm Sorcery
10	Sorcerer 2	Spells: any
		Metamagic: Metamagic: Extended Spell​, Metamagic: Twinned Spell​
11	Sorcerer 3	Spells: Mirror Image​
		Metamagic: Metamagic: Quickened Spell​
12	Sorcerer 4	Cantrips: any
		Spells: any
		Feat: Ability Improvement - +1 Charisma, +1 Constitution, or Alert​

Build Variations

Here are some variations that work similarly and utilize the same classes at their core.

Setup	Description
6 Lore Bard 3 Sorcerer 1 Warlock 2 Stars Druid	This variation gives 2 additional spell slots from Warlock, and Command​ via Fiend subclass. This frees up a spell option from Magical Secrets giving access to Counterspell​.
Bardlock: 10 Lore Bard 2 Warlock	Gains access to additional Magical Secrets at level 10 and has ability to cast Eldritch Blast​ for damage or push enemies back via Repelling Blast.
Lorecerer: 6 Lore Bard 6 Sorcerer	A more offensive setup that uses Hat of Fire Acuity + Scorching Ray​ to deal damage and stack Arcane Acuity. After that, you can follow up using any control spell with a 100% success chance.

Starting the Game - Level 1

This section covers the creation screen and what would go into the best Races, Abilities, and Skills for the Stars Lore Bard build. If you have already started playing, feel free to do a respec at Withers and follow along. This will make it easy to follow the build step by step.

Races

Picking a race provides various benefits - abilities, dialogue options, looks, etc.

Race	Features	Description
Wood Half-Elf	Civil Militia Darkvision​ Fey Ancestry Fleet of Foot - your movement speed is increased by 1.5m.	The race picks are very similar; the main difference is weapon proficiencies. I would recommend the Half-Elf one, which will give shield proficiency in the early game. The most important aspect is the increased movement speed that you will need when using Spirit Guardians.
Wood Elf	Elven Weapon Training​ Darkvision​ Fey Ancestry Fleet of Foot - your movement speed is increased by 1.5m.
High Half-Elf	Civil Militia Darkvision​ Fey Ancestry	These subraces are great for getting some bonus cantrips. The highlights would be: Minor Illusion​ - distract NPCs or trick enemies to go to a specific place, perfect for setting up combat Friends​ - helps with various charisma checks, but can leave enemies aggressive if cancelled while near them.
High Elf	Elven Weapon Training​ Darkvision​ Fey Ancestry
Githyanki	Martial Prodigy​	Githyanki comes with a wide array of utility actions like Astral Knowledge, Misty Step, etc. These can help both in combat and world exploration. The main benefit is medium armor proficiency which allows wearing Luminous Armour from level 6, without needing to wait for Druid multiclass.

Class

Overview
Bard
Features
Bardic Inspiration​	An iconic bard feature that can improve damage, dialogue dice rolls, and saving throws.
Spell Slots	These can be used to cast spells and are restored each long rest.

Cantrips

Cantrips	Description
Vicious Mockery​	Nothing fancy, but a decent option for weakening foes in the early game combat encounters.
Light​	This will be useful in Act 2, but also if you want to effectively enable Callous Glow Ring.

One option if the main character:

Cantrips	Description
Friends​	Especially useful on the main character, in case you need an easy Advantage. This does force NPCs to attack you if cancelled nearby.

Spells

Spell	Description
Healing Word​	I like having this spell on hand, as it can be used to raise a downed ally in a tight situation just by using bonus action.
Longstrider​	Improves movement speed.
Faerie Fire​	Excellent spell for early game, giving an easy advantage that can be utilized by all party members.
Dissonant Whispers​	Decent early game damage spell for Bards.

Starting Instrument

Pick anything

Background

Backgrounds serve a few purposes:

1. They give a role-playing option of your previous history, if you are into that
2. It gives skill proficiencies, meaning that you get an additional bonus when you roll that skill check in which you are proficient. This depends on your proficiency bonus, which increases as you level up.

Here are my recommendations based on this build

Background	Skills	Description
Guild Artisan	Insight Persuasion	Gives charisma-related skill proficiency
Noble	History Persuasion	Gives charisma-related skill proficiency
Entertainer	Acrobatics Performance	Utilizes both dexterity and charisma abilities for skill proficiencies
Charlatan	Deception Sleight of Hand	An option, if you want to effectively disarm traps and open locked chests.

Abilities

Now, let's take a look at the abilities of the Stars Lore Bard build. Correct allocation will allow you to maximize the early gameplay and get good modifier bonuses.

Abilities	Description
Recommended Setup: Strength - 8 Dexterity - 16 (15+1) Constitution - 15 Intelligence - 8 Wisdom - 8 Charisma - 17 (15+2)	This is my recommendation: you can round it up with Feat, or set Constitution to 14 and Charisma to 16, and put those 4 points into Wisdom for higher Saving Throw rolls.

Skills and Expertise

Overall, the skills should be impacted by your role-playing and background decisions. However, you would still want those that will give you the best benefits. My recommendations are to pick those at which you have a high ability modifier or are useful in general:

• Persuasion
• Deception
• Intimidation
• Performance

Leveling Progression - Levels 2-12

Here is the detailed progression for the Stars Lore Bard build to get you started. You can use it as a guideline because early games can be daunting and overwhelming. Later on, once you get a feel for the class, you can start picking your options.

Level 2

By this time, you should have landed on the Ravaged beach already and started exploring the initial area. You might need 1 additional encounter if you did not obtain enough XP in the Nautiloid.

Features	Description
Jack of All Trades​	A truly useful passive throughout the whole game to increase your chances of ability roll success.
Song of Rest​	This is a very important Bard action, and with it, you can use Short Rest a third time before Long Rest. Use it to heal or restore class-specific resources. So do not save those, and use them to your heart's content. Moreover, classes like Warlock, and Fighter, greatly benefit from it.

Spells

Spells	Description
Feather Fall​	Makes it easier and faster to explore or reach a few places.

Replace Spell

Nothing to replace

Level 3

Gain access to a subclass and level 2 spells:

Spells

Spells	Description
Cloud of Daggers​	My recommendation as this is one of the best spells for a few encounters in Act 1, where enemies are stacked, making them perfect targets.

Subclass

Overview
College of Lore
Features
Cutting Words​	This is a very powerful feature, you can use Bardic Inspiration​ to debilitate enemies and decrease their attack rolls or Saving Throws. It is one of the pillars of Lore Bard's build.

Abilities

Take any of the skills that you are missing proficiency in. I would prioritize Charisma ones

Replace Spell

Nothing to replace

Level 4

Cantrips

Take any cantrip, doesn't matter much - Mage Hand, Friends​ are all good options.

Spells

Spells	Description
Enhance Ability​	Easy option to get an advantage on various skill checks. Especially useful when dialogue rolls are needed and you don't want to risk using Friends.

Replace Spells

You could try getting spells like Shatter​ or Hold Person, but I still think the spells you have now are still useful, at least for one additional level.

Feat

Feat	Description
Ability Improvement - +1 Charisma, +1 Constitution	Helps to round up ability points that were left after character creation.
Alert​	This is a pretty good option, guaranteeing that you go first in almost all encounters. Now you can easily debuff enemies before they get to do anything. Alert​ feat is a good pick here because the next feat will only be accessible at level 12.
Mobile​	Alternative feature, which gives a significant boost to movement speed. It will be useful later on, once you start using Spirit Guardians.

Level 5

Level 3 spells are unlocked with new Bard features:

Feature	Description
Font of Inspiration​	Extremely potent feature, which makes your Bardic Inspiration​ inspirations reset each short rest. You can now use Cutting Words​ without limiting yourself.
Improved Bardic Inspiration​	Higher bonuses when using Bardic Inspiration.

Spells

Spell	Description
Glyph of Warding​	Very versatile spell, that can both deal damage and apply control via Glyph of Warding: Sleep​ on multiple enemies.

Replace Spell

Remove Spell	Add Spell	Description
Faerie Fire​	Hypnotic Pattern​	A solid crowd control spell that disables a large number of enemies.

Level 6

This is the last level in Bard, gaining the core feature that we need for this build to work.

Feature	Description
Countercharm​	Not that useful feature, unless you explicitly prepare to use it.

Spells

Spell	Description
Plant Growth​	Doesn't use concentration and makes it easy to apply Difficult Terrain​ on multiple foes.

Magical Secrets

Spell	Description
Spirit Guardians​	One of the core spells for this build, enabling you to cover enemies with Radiating Orb​ and Reverberation.
Command​	Applies full control on non-undead enemies, making it extremely easy to win encounters. This will work together with Spirit Guardians​ + Gloves of Battlemage's Power, allowing you to reach 100% spell success chance. You can use any of the options, but my preferred ones are Command: Approach​ or Command: Drop.

Replace Spell

Remove Spell	Add Spell	Description
Cloud of Daggers​	Hold Person​	Situationally useful spell, can be used to disable a foe, and guarantee critical hits.

Level 7 - Druid Lv 1

This is the first multiclass level, which puts us at a crossroad. Overall, you would want Storm Sorcerer now, but this would force items to use the incorrect spellcasting modifier once you multiclass into Druid. So my suggestion is to slightly delay the Sorcerer features, but end up with only 1 respec per progression, and correct stat allocation

This is the first level that multiclasses into Druid. It will give a few benefits:

• Enable effective melee attacks using the Wisdom modifier, thanks to Shillelagh.
• Starry Form: Dragon​ - which gives minimum rolls of 10 for Constitution Saving Throws, making it very easy to maintain spell concentration.
• Dazzling Breath​ - powerful breath attack that uses a bonus action and inflicts radiant damage, activating various items at your disposal.

There are a few other goodies, but they are minor compared to these.

Class

Overview
Druid
Druids channel the elemental forces of nature and share a deep kinship with animals. Mastery of Wild Shape allows them to transform into beasts from all over the Realms.
Features
Spell Slots	These can be used to cast spells and are restored each long rest.

Cantrips

Spells	Description
Shillelagh​	Enables you to effectively use stave weapons using your Wisdom modifier.
Any	Pick any other cantrip

Prepared Spells

Here are a few recommendations for prepared spells. These are utility ones:

Spells	Description
Create or Destroy Water​	The spell can be situationally useful, especially if you have another caster that can use Chain Lightning, Lightning Bolt, etc.
Longstrider​	Improves movement speed. It is free to cast outside of combat, and can also be used on allies.
Enhance Leap​	Enables easier exploration via jumping long distances
Speak with Animals​	A decent utility spell, especially if you forget to stock up on Potion of Animal Speaking.

Level 8 - Druid Lv 2

The goal here is to obtain the subclass feature. This gives those nice features that make the build unstoppable at maintaining spell concentration.

Subclass

Now you are ready to pick the subclass. As you can expect:

Overview
Circle of Stars
Features
Wild Shape Charge	Allows you to turn into one of the Starry Form.
Star Map	Gives charges to cast Star Map: Guiding Bolt, which does not consume a spell slot.
Starry Form​	Unlocks new forms that each give different actions or bonuses. The most important one here is Starry Form: Dragon.
Star Map: Guiding Bolt​	Similar to a normal Guiding Bolt, but uses Star Map instead of a spell slot.
Guiding Bolt​	The base spell from the cleric list.
Guidance​	Gives the spell without needing to choose it as a cantrip.

Level 9 - Respec to Sorcerer Lv 1

Now, to further empower the build and its capabilities, you will have to respec at Withers and pick Sorcerer as a first class. Here are the main reasons for this switch:

• Get proficiency in Constitution Saving Throws. This is important as it allows you to sustain Concentration on spells while being hit.
• Get correct spellcasting modifier on items - Charisma, which depends on the last level 1 multiclass you took.

Class

Overview
Sorcerer
Features
Spell Slots	These can be used to cast spells and are restored each long rest.

Cantrips

Not many cantrips are needed, as all the core ones were already picked. Just take something like Booming Blade​, followed by anything that you might find fancy.

Spells

Spells	Description
Shield​	Very good spell that can ensure +5 Armour Class, giving a good survivability boost.
Magic Missile​	I recommend this spell. It is not very powerful, but it can be used to specifically hit a foe, with multiple attacks, and using Callous Glow Ring, apply a lot of Radiating Orb​ to weaken its hit chance.

Subclass

Overview
Storm Sorcery
Features
Tempestuous Magic​	After you cast a Level 1 spell or higher, you can Fly as a bonus action until the end of your turn without receiving Opportunity Attacks.

Abilities

Use the same ability scores as when starting with the build. Charisma will still be the main spellcasting stat. Strength - 8, Dexterity - 16 (15+1), Constitution - 15, Intelligence - 8, Wisdom - 8, Charisma - 17 (15+2)

Continue leveling into Stars Druid 1-2

Once you are done with the first level of sorcerer, you can multiclass back into druid:

Just go through Druid picks that we already did

Continue leveling into Lore Bard 1-6

Go through the Lore Bard levels 

Now you should end up with this level sequence at level 9:

• 1 Storm Sorcerer
• 2 Stars Druid
• 6 Lore Bard

This means that your last level 1 multiclass is charisma-based, so items will use this ability for spellcasting. Although this somewhat complicates the progression, you end up with all the stuff correctly done.

Level 10 - Sorcerer Lv 2

The second level unlocks a few important features:

Actions	Description
Create Sorcery Points​	Spend Spell Slots to gain Sorcery Points. Once you get some more metamagic options, you could sacrifice spell slots to cast two spells in one turn or increase your range.
Create Spell Slot​	Spend Sorcery Points to unlock a Spell Slot. You could create a higher-tier spell slot to increase the damage over what you can at the current level

Spells

Take any spell, they have minimal impact at this level

Metamagic

Metamagic	Description
Metamagic: Twinned Spell	Spells that only target 1 creature can target an additional creature. Later on, you can use this to apply Haste on two allies or a Command spell to disable two targets.
Metamagic: Extended Spell​	This is especially useful if you will cast spells with short durations like Command. It would extend their effect period.

Level 11 - Sorcerer Lv 3

Spells

Spells	Description
Mirror Image​	It can be useful if you are able to precast it, to improve your chances of avoiding enemy attacks.

Metamagic

Passives	Description
Metamagic: Quickened Spell	By consuming 3 Sorcery points, a spell can be cast using a bonus action instead of an action point. This opens up a lot of possibilities to make solid opening rounds. Still, this does consume a lot of Sorcery points.

Level 12 - Sorcerer Lv 4

The goal here is to obtain the subclass feature, which directly improves necrotic damage via weapon attacks.

Cantrips

Take any cantrip

Spells

Feel free to take any spell, as we already have all the core ones.

Replace Spell

Nothing

Feat

Feat	Description
Alert​	If you did not take it, now is the time you do it.
Ability Improvement - +1 Charisma, +1 Constitution	Round up ability scores.

That's it, the build is done!

Maximizing Ability Scores

Now, as the build progression is covered, there are a few aspects and important decisions you will have to make throughout the game. These will decide your final score for abilities.

Wisdom

1. 17 Charisma - character creation.
2. Feat 1 - Ability Improvement - +1 Charisma, the other goes to Constitution.
3. Act 3 - Mirror of Loss - pick +2 Charisma.

These will allow you to reach 20 natural Charisma, which is plenty for this build, where Arcane Acuity​ will help to improve spell success chance.

Potions, Elixirs, and Consumables

Let's take a look at what consumables you can use to further empower the build.

Potions

These have short-term effects for a few turns.

Consumable	Description
Potion of Speed	This is a very powerful potion. It gives an additional action point, which can be used to cast a spell or attack. The activation is generally by drinking using a bonus action. However, you can stack together with party members and make one member Throw​ it on the ground, giving Hastened​ to everyone.
Potion of Invisibility	It can be used in two ways - the first one is to enter combat with a Surprised​ round, causing enemies to skip their turn. Another option is to leave combat if you see that it is not going in your favour.
Potion of Animal Speaking	An easy way to get the Speak with Animals​ effect.
Terazul	Gives Hastened​ and stacks with other sources of it. This is a late-game consumable.

Elixirs

Unfortunately, only one Elixir can be active at a time. However, the good thing is that they last for the whole day, before making a long rest. This makes exlixirs very useful and economical.

Be sure to activate them before combat, as otherwise, you will need to use Bonus Action.

Consumable	Description
Elixir of Battlemage's Power	Improves Spell Save DC, making it easier to land spells.
Elixir of Bloodlust	The elixir gives an easy option to get an additional action point - just kill a foe. This can then be used to attack one more time or cast a full spell.
Elixir of Vigilance	For some encounters, you will want to go first. This elixir will ensure that it overcomes even Surprised​ mechanics.
Elixir of Peerless Focus	Makes it easier to maintain spell Concentration

Illithid Powers

This special mechanic in Baldur's Gate 3 allows you to consume tadpoles and unlock special Illithid Powers.

At first, you can only use the base powers. As you move to Act 3, you will be able to unlock the outer ring powers, also called Elite.

Illithid Power	Type	Description
Favourable Beginnings	Base	Beneficial power to take as it does not have any costs, and provides only benefits on the first hits with attack rolls.
Luck of the Far Realms​	Base	It's an easy way to ensure you land critical hits, especially good with Divine Smite.
Cull the Weak​	Base	It can help to kill an enemy faster if it is left with a few HP.
Psionic Backlash​​	Base	Excellent way to deal additional damage with reaction, early and mid game.
Ability Drain​	Base	Decreases enemy ability score, free use, so worth getting it.
Shield of Thralls​	Base	Excellent option for bonus temporary HP. It can also apply Stunned on foes after it is destroyed.
Illithid Expertise​	Elite	It can be used to maximize the effectiveness of charisma-based skills, especially those relevant to the main character.
Black Hole​	Elite	Allows for easily pulling enemies together for effective use of the area of attacks.
Psionic Dominance​	Elite	It can be used to save yourself from a deadly spell.
Freecast​	Elite	Allows for freely casting a spell without resource limitation.

Equipment Recommendations

Now I would like to go through some gear recommendations to maximize the Stars Lore bard Build. Items are especially important as they take the build to the next level thanks to their unique effects.

Act 1

Slot	Item	Description
Melee (One-Handed)	Phalar Aluve	This is one of the best weapons in the game for supporting classes, especially those that might not even need to attack with weapons. If you can precast its Phalar Aluve: Melody​ before combat, I recommend using it both to improve companion damage and attack rolls.
	Blood of Lathander	Extremely good weapon if you do not care about Phalar Aluve unique effects. The Lathander's Light​ effect will help you activate additional debuffs from enemies and make combat easier in Act 2. Sunbeam​ is also a powerful spell to get this early in the game.
	Melf's First Staff	Improves spell success chance, but I would prioritize this on other casters if you have them.
	Defender Flail	If you do not care about the unique effects, this is a go-to choice. The bonus Armour Class will help you avoid enemy hits and activate Holy Lance Helm.
Ranged	Hand Crossbow +1	This is my go-to weapon for the early game on Bard. You will have limited spell slots, and attacking with a bow can keep you at a safe distance and give good use for a bonus action.
	Bow of Awareness	Gives bonus initiative, allowing one to go earlier in combat.
Shield	Adamantine Shield	It provides a substantial defensive boost by reducing critical hit damage. It also applies a Reeling​ effect.
	Absolute's Warboard	Decent shield if you got Absolute's Brand from True Soul Priestess Gut (Lv. 4) in Goblin Camp.
	Safeguard Shield	Gives a bonus to saving throws, easily accessible early in the game.
Head	Holy Lance Helm	A solid helmet that will deal 1d4 radiant damage if the enemy misses you. Moreover, it will also activate any Reverberation​ effects from Gloves of Belligerent Skies.
	Haste Helm	Improves movement speed, allowing one to reach important targets easily, early in the game.
Cloak	-	Nothing relevant for the build.
Armor	Luminous Armour	Get this armor; you will most likely not wear it before getting Druid multiclass for medium armor proficiency. Another option is to have the Githyanki race as a choice for Meidum Armor proficiency.
	The Protecty Sparkswall	The best armor before you get medium armor proficiency.
Gloves	Gloves of Belligerent Skies	One of the best gloves for builds that apply status effects via various damage sources. This will create Reverberation, increasing the chance of making the enemy Prone.
	Hellrider's Pride	Defensive gloves that give damage resistance to those that the Bard heals. Perfect combo to be used with Healing Word + The Whispering Promise.
Boots	Boots of Stormy Clamour	The best boots in terms of offensive damage. They will give Reverberation​ stacks when you apply status effects, for example, Spirit Guardians.
	Disintegrating Night Walkers	One of the best boots, giving a total advantage for movement on difficult surfaces. It also gives Misty Step​ to increase that mobility.
	Boots of Speed	Excellent boots that improve movement capabilities, especially useful when you are running around with Spirit Guardians​ active.
Amulet	Amulet of Restoration	The best healing amulet in the early game. Use the spells together with The Whispering Promise to apply buffs to your allies.
	Amulet of Misty Step	Grants Misty Step​ for moving on the battlefield.
	Pearl of Power Amulet	Gives a way to restore spell slots.
Rings	The Whispering Promise	The best ring for a healer early in the game. This will apply Bless​ to allies when you use the Healing Word​ or Mass Healing Word.
	Crusher's Ring	Excellent ring that will allow you to move around more. This is especially useful before you obtain Tempestuous Magic​ from the Sorcerer dip.
	Ring of Protection	The bonus Armour Class is a great boost for survivability. This improves the chances of activating the Holy Lance Helm
	Ring of Absolute Force	Gives +1 damage boost on 5 Reverberation​ stacks detonation.

Act 2 - mid-game

Slot	Item	Description
Melee (One-Handed)	-	Act 1 weapons are still your best options
	Shadow Lantern	Can summon a Wraith that helps in combat.
Ranged	-	Bows from the previous Act.
	Darkfire Shortbow	It can be useful to precast Haste​ in some encounters.
Shield	Adamantine Shield	Continues to be a solid option with its stacked bonus effects.
	Sentinel Shield	What makes this shield amazing is that by wearing it, you will be going first most of the time during encounters. This is a great way to apply Radiating Orb​ and Reverberation​ on enemies using Spirit Guardians.
Head	Holy Lance Helm	Continues to be the best helmet option.
Cloak	Thunderskin Cloak	Because most of the enemies you come across will have Reverberation,​ this cloak will further help to weaken those foes.
	Cloak of Protection	Improves survivability and Saving Throw success. You want to equip this cloak to maintain that good Armour Class.
Armor	Luminous Armour	The best armor for effectively utilizing the Radiant damage.
Gloves	Gloves of Battlemage's Power	The core item of this build enables stacking Spell Save DC and using concentrationless control spells like Command​ with a 100 % success chance.
Boots	Boots of Stormy Clamour	Still, the best boots for applying Reverberation​ via various spell conditions.
	Evasive Shoes	Gives a bonus to armor class.
Amulet	Amulet of Restoration	Continues to provide good value, in case you want to have a healing option on hand.
	Periapt of Wound Closure	Excellent amulet for Honour Mode runs, reducing your chances of wiping.
Rings	Crusher's Ring	Continues to be a solid option for movement speed.
	Ring of Exalted Marrow	Gives Exhort the Risen​ spell, which allows control of undead enemies. Specifically useful against Apostle of Myrkul.
	The Whispering Promise	The ring is useful if you are buffing allies via healing. I would have this equipped if you have the Amulet of Restoration.
	Ring of Mental Inhibition	Applies Mental Fatigue​ when using spells, mainly with Dazzling Breath.
	Callous Glow Ring	This ring can add additional radiant damage to Spirit Guardians. It can be especially useful with necrotic Spirit Guardians​ on enemies that have Radiant Retort, and you want to avoid high damage reflections, but still apply Reverberation​ or Radiating Orb.
	Ring of Spiteful Thunder	Adds Dazed​ effect that can be proc after 5 Reverberation​ stacks are activated and Thunder damage gets applied.

Act 3 - Final Build setup

Slot	Item	Description
Melee (One-Handed)	Phalar Aluve (BiS)	The best item choice if you can precast Spirit Guardians​ before combat. Otherwise, go for options from previous acts. The Phalar Aluve: Shriek​ is the best option now, as it boosts spell success chance and gives additional damage riders.
Shield	Viconia's Walking Fortress	One of the best shields in the game. Overall, it serves more of a defensive role, giving advantages on Spell Saving Throws.
	Adamantine Shield	Continues to be one of the best options, in activating conditions and avoiding crit hits.
Ranged	Hellrider Longbow	Gives a solid boost to initiative.
	Bow of Awareness	Improves initiative.
Head	Holy Lance Helm	Gives an easy way to inflict radiant damage, further applying various item effects.
Cloak	Cloak of Displacement	It provides an increased chance of avoiding enemy attacks with attack rolls.
	Thunderskin Cloak	As you will cover enemies with Reverberation, this gives a chance to apply Dazed​ on foes.
Armor	Luminous Armour (BiS)	Continues to be the best armor choice
Gloves	Gloves of Battlemage's Power (BiS)	The core item of this build enables stacking Spell Save DC and using concentrationless control spells like Command​ with a 100 % success chance.
Boots	Boots of Stormy Clamour (BiS)	Best offensive boosts, helping to build Reverberation​ stacks.
	Helldusk Boots	One of the best boots makes it easy to move across various terrains and resist effects.
	Disintegrating Night Walkers	One of the best boots makes it easy to move across various terrains and resist effects.
Amulet	Fey Semblance Amulet	A solid defensive amulet to help resist spell effects.
	Spellcrux Amulet	Can be used to restore spell slots.
Rings	Crusher's Ring	Continues to be a solid option for movement speed.
	Ring of Mental Inhibition	Although it does not work with Spirit Guardians,​ it does get activated with Dazzling Breath.
	Ring of Protection	Further boosts Armour class, enabling you to avoid enemy attacks
	Ring of Spiteful Thunder	Adds a Dazed​ effect that can be proc after 5 Reverberation​ stacks are activated and Thunder damage gets applied.

Build Mechanics

In this section, I would like to dive deep into how to play the Stars Lore Bard Build. This will help you utilize it to the fullest and correctly use various actions and spells throughout the game.

Important Mechanics and Combos

Let's go through key mechanics and tips on how to use the build effectively.

Spirit Guardians as bread and butter

So the most important spell for the build is Spirit Guardians, followed by Gloves of Battlemage's Power. With the correct gear, I recommend that each enemy you touch will apply various status effects such as Reverberation, Prone, and Radiating Orb.

So you are like a running Beyblade, damaging everything that you touch and also weakening their combat potential. Just remember the core items to make this work - Luminous Armour, Boots of Stormy Clamour, and Gloves of Belligerent Skies (later replaced by Gloves of Battlemage's Power). 

The next step is you stack Arcane Acuity,​ which will give you a very high Spell Save DC. Now you can cast control spells to disable foes. The main one, which I already mentioned multiple times, is Command, which does not use concentration and outright puts enemies at your fingertips. Use Command: Approach​ to force them to come into Spirit Guardians​ and get forced debuffs without spending movement speed.

Revorb and status effects

The main highlight of the build is the sheer amount of status effects that you will be applying - Reverberation, Prone, Radiating Orb, Dazed, etc. This can greatly weaken foes and make them harmless to your group.

The main highlight, in my opinion, is Reverberation. This at first weakens the enemy's strength, dexterity, and constitution saving throw proficiencies. As it stacks to 5, the enemy will get damaged with 1d4 thunder. This is finished by making the enemy Prone​ if they fail a saving throw.

Once the enemy is Prone,​ they are easy pickings for your melee characters and waste their precious movement speed to stand up. To get these effects consistently, be sure to use Boots of Stormy Clamour and Gloves of Belligerent Skies.

Tempestuous Flight

Taking a level 1 dip into Sorcerer unlocked one of the features that will greatly improve the build mobility - Tempestuous Magic. This will allow you to fly at the cost of a bonus action, not use movement speed, and avoid opportunity attacks.

While flying, any enemies you touch with Spirit Guardians will be affected by it. This is an excellent way to spread Radiating Orb​ and debuff most of the enemies in the combat zone.

Healing and Buffs

Overall, healing should be limited and, in my opinion, used sparingly. My recommended spells are Healing Word​ and Mass Healing Word. Bard only gets the former and latter if you take it via Magical Secrets, which I do not recommend on this build, as it already has its uses. Still, you can use Amulet of Restoration for that.

However, the major highlight is that those healing spells activate The Whispering Promise ring, buffing your allies. This is very valuable early in the game, so that your party has a higher hit chance, making combat easier.

In addition, there is another item - Hellrider's Pride, which you can use before you get the Gloves of Battlemage's Power later in Act 2. The gloves will apply Blade Ward​ when healing, making it easier for companions to resist damage.

Getting Sorcery Points

The build can use Sorcery points for various mechanics, like metamagic and Eyes of the Dark: Darkness​ (if you are a shadow sorcerer). With 4 levels of sorcerer, this is pretty limited. You can work around this by using Create Sorcery Points​ and consuming spell slots.

Spell slots are used to cast spells, so they are quite important. So, using all of them is quite expensive for Sorcery Points. However, there are 2 items in particular that give free spell slots:

• Pearl of Power Amulet - restores up to a level 3 spell slot, so 3 sorcery points
• Spellcrux Amulet - allows restoring up to a level 6 spell slot, but Create Sorcery Points​ only works max on a level 5 spell slot.

So with these, you can get 8 Sorcery points every long rest, which is substantial and can help you use something like Metamagic: Quickened Spell​ or Metamagic: Extended Spell​ multiple times per long rest.

Of course, you can go crazy and use Potion of Angelic Reprieve, which allows you to restore level 1-2 spell slots, where you can end up with 20 or even more sorcery points. However, I think this is overkill, and I avoid this mechanic.

Using metamagic

One of the core mechanics that sorcerers have and get an edge on other casters is Metamagic. The first actions are obtained at level 2, and you get more and more as you level up. Here are a few that I recommend:

• Metamagic: Quickened Spell​ - allows casting spells with a bonus action, which is an extremely powerful option for Nova rounds, or just inflicting damage and control on the same turn.
• Metamagic: Extended Spell​ - some control spells, like Command​ and Hypnotic Pattern, have short durations. By using this option, you can double it, making the control effect linger longer.
• Metamagic: Twinned Spell​ - if the spell is a single target, it can now affect two targets - Haste, Command​ level 1, etc.

The main problem is that these require Sorcer Points, which are limited. As I covered, there are ways to get them via the Create Sorcery Points​ mechanic.

Early Game Combat

This part would cover how the build plays up until level 6

• The early game can be hard on Bard, so use anything that you have on hand. A well-placed Dissonant Whispers​ or Faerie Fire​ can make the whole fight a cakewalk. The provided conditions give an easy advantage in hitting enemies for allies.
• Healing Word​ is an excellent option for helping a Downed​ ally. Also, if you get the The Whispering Promise ring, use it to buff them with Bless. This is a perfect option for those party members who use Great Weapon Master: All In​ or Sharpshooter: All In.
• Use Hand Crossbow +1 attacks to effectively use bonus actions, for additional damage and keep distance from enemies.
• Use Phalar Aluve to buff allies on more difficult fights with Phalar Aluve: Melody. This is one of the best buffs in the game, which has a great area of effect range.
• Don't forget to activate Song of Rest​ for additional short rest, and prolong your combat potential throughout the day.
• Once you reach level 5-6, you can start using level 3 spells - Glyph of Warding​ or Spirit Guardians. The latter is where all the build power comes if you have Luminous Armour equipped.

Late Game Combat

This covers the combat options for the late game:

• Make sure to have Starry Form: Dragon​ active, as this will give those important features that the build needs.
• Use metamagic when needed. In some cases (although expensive), Metamagic: Quickened Spell​ can be a lifesaver.

Here is the main sequence that you should use in the late game.

1. The goal is to have Spirit Guardians​ active before or when the combat starts. If you can do it before, this saves an action point
2. Cast Phalar Aluve: Melody​ the Phalar Aluve: Shriek​ version would be my recommendation here.
3. Hit as many enemies as you can, use Tempestuous Magic: Flight​ to reach foes that are further away.
4. On the next turn or if you have Hastened, cast Command​ with a high spell save DC from Gloves of Battlemage's Power. Use Command: Approach​ to force enemies to come close. The higher spell slot you use, the more targets you can affect. Go for those that are further away, so that they would be easier to reach. A nice addition is Metamagic: Extended Spell.
5. If you have a free bonus action, cast Dazzling Breath​ to get more targets affected by your debuffs

Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Stars Lore Bard - Revorb Blender for Baldur's Gate 3. This is a perfect option for a cleric-like setup, with the main spellcasting stat as Charisma. This means that it can be a good party face while also disabling enemies in combat.

Cheers!