Baldur s Gate 3: Every Druid Subclass Ranked

The Fighter is a class that's meant to be played up-close-and-personal. Whether that's click through the next document sheer brutality or magical assistance is up to the player – no matter their choice of Subclass, Fighters gain a few abilities that set them apart from other melee-oriented classes like the Barbarian.

The most broken way to play a Thief Rogue is to keep them separate from the rest of the party before combat, then sneak to a vantage point, and fire off a Sneak Attack for free before entering the fray. Oftentimes, this one-shots weak to medium-strength enemies.

At level eight, the Cleric gains "Divine Strike: Life." This lets them imbue their weapon with radiant damage and attack once as an action. This can be great for boosting the Cleric's damage, especially when facing undead or fiend foes as they are usually vulnerable to radiant damage.

Depending on your choice of background, your choices for Cleric starting skill proficiencies will change. By choosing the Guild Artisan background, players gain Insight and Persuasion proficiency, so it's ineffective to select these two skills again. Instead, go with Medicine and Religion.

For example, the Hat of Fire Acuity would generate two stacks of Arcane Acuity when landing an attack with a weapon that deals fire damage. If the Cleric then uses Divine Strike: Elemental Fury to deal fire damage, this would trigger the Hat of Fire Acuity a second time and generate two more stacks for a total of four.

After clearing out the three Goblin Camp leaders, players can return to Zevlor to pick up Wapira's Crown , which will heal the wearer for 1d6 Hit Points whenever they heal another creature. This can aid with survivability and help to keep a Life Cleric alive longer. Next on the list is a trip to the Underdark, since helping Omeluum to investigate the Tadpole will unlock the Ring of Salving for purchase. This ring causes all healing effects to heal two additional Hit Points, which can be handy early on.

Players can also specialize in cold damage, taking advantage of powerful spells like Sleet Storm, Ice Storm, and Cone of Cold to create icy terrain and disrupt the enemy. The first thing players should do when building for cold damage on a spellcaster is grab the Mourning Frost. This powerful staff can be found in three pieces scattered across Act 1 and boosts cold damage. It also applies the "chilled" condition to anyone hit by the wielder's cold damage unless they succeed a constitution saving throw. This condition causes them to take double damage from cold damage and inflicts "frozen" on them if they receive the "Wet" condition. While Frozen, they take double damage from bludgeoning, force, and thunder damage.

It might not seem like a natural fit, but dipping two levels into the Fighter class as a Cleric grants an incredibly powerful ability: Action Surge. One of the iconic abilities of the Fighter class, Action Surge is a Bonus Action that grants the caster another Action that turn.

To avoid being hindered by your own icy terrain, it's important to pick up the Hoarfrost Boots from the Inquisitor's Chamber at the Githyanki Creche too, taking the opportunity to buy Winter's Clutches from Lady Esther at the Rosymorne Monastery Trail too (These can also be acquired by completing the quest "Avenge Glut's Circle" in the Underdark, as long as players side with Glut.)

While the Blood of Lathander remains an ideal weapon for the Devotion Paladin, this is a good time to pick up a better shield. Viconia's Walking Fortress, a legendary shield wielded by Viconia DeVir during the quest "Daughter of Darkness", is a truly stunning option for a tanky Paladin. It grants advantage on all saving throws against spells, gives all spell attack rolls against you disadvantage, and allows you to blast enemies who strike you back with a wave of force. On top of all this, it also allows you to cast Warding Bond once per long rest and the unique "Reflective Shell" once per short rest. Reflective Shell returns all projectiles to their point of origin for 2 turns, and is activated as a bonus action.

Taking a level of Wizard will allow players to learn any Wizard spell that they find a scroll for and cast them using their higher-level spell slots from Druid, though they will still use the character's intelligence score when determining attack rolls and saving throws. A level or two of Tempest Domain Cleric can also be very effective, especially if players are using a lot of lightning damage and/or wish to equip heavy armor or a wider range of weapons.

At level one, a Life Domain Cleric gains "Cure Wounds" and "Bless" as Domain spells, which are automatically and always prepared when resting. They also get proficiency with Heavy Armor to strengthen their defenses.

After entering Act 2, players should also collect the Snowburst Ring (hidden under a loose plank at the Last Light Inn), the Coldbrim Hat (Hidden in a secret room in Balthazar's Chambers at Moonrise), and the Icebite Robe (from a Sarcophagus out in the Shadow-Cursed Lands.)