All Baldur s Gate 3 Warlock Subclasses Ranked

Just having Splint Armour as base can be enough for a Fighter or a Paladin to enter the frontlines with confidence, as AC 17 is not an easy number to reach by enemies in the beginning stages of the game. By the time players find Plate Armour for their tank, it’s very likely that another party member has Multiclassed into a Class with Heavy Armour Proficiency, making the Splint Armour a decent hand-me-down from one character to the next until players find Heavy Armour pretty or potent enough to replace

After landing an attack, the Swarmkeeper may choose to activate one of the abilities listed in the table above, based on their Swarm, or teleport up to 5m/17ft away. None of these effects spend an action, bonus action, or reaction. Third level Swarmkeepers also gain the Mage Hand and Faerie Fire spells, which are always prepared.

This section will discuss some generally good equipment that works for any warlock subclass. An important item to mention is the Potent Robe , obtained in Act 2 by speaking with Alfina, but only if you aided the Tieflings during act 1. This robe adds your Charisma to the damage of all Cantrips and stacks with the effects of the Agonizing Blast invocation, allowing the Warlock to add double their Charisma to their Eldritch Blasts. Players focusing on spells should also grab the Daredevil Gloves at the Githyanki Creche during Act 1, allowing them to use all their ranged spells as melee attacks to avoid the penalty for using ranged attacks in melee. Players wanting to stack up their Charisma even higher should look into Duke Ravengard's Longsword , Human Vs AI Storytelling which also grants +2 Charisma and is an excellent weapon for Warlocks using Pact of the Blade.

Where equipment is concerned , Rangers should seek out the "Speedy Reply" scimitar in Act 1 (found on a dead caravan agent near Flind) or the "Thorn Blade" Scimitar sold by Dammon in Act 2. These two can be very effective during the first two acts, though the Thorn Blade's poison damage is unfortunately resisted by quite a few foes. The Justiciar's Scimitar (found in the Gauntlet of Shar during Act 2) is also an excellent pick that synergizes well with the Gloom Stalker's stealth tactics. During Act 3, players can track down Belm, a returning weapon from Baldur's Gate 2, which is an exceptional weapon that can turn your bonus action into an extra attack and is thus excellent for builds that aren't dual-wielding. It has some unique synergy with certain weapons when held in the off-hand, which are discussed in the Act 3 section.


Players who want a more affordable option that still enables their Baldur’s Gate 3 characters to wear Heavy Armour wouldn’t go wrong with the classic Ring Mail Armour . Serving as the first iteration of Heavy Armour that one can wear in their playthrough, this is a safe choice for the first parts of the game’s opening, where players are still configuring their party for their first tougher encounte

Shadeclinger (12 AC + DEX, Light Armour, Rare): While also suitable for Rogues with its Stealth +1 and Advantage on Saves, this is exactly the kind of gear a Bard might need if they're assigned for scouting missions. Players who prefer the Bard to strike last amid an ongoing encounter could use the additional Stealth to maneuver themselves amid hostile forces.


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At level one, they also have the additional spell options "Faerie Fire" and "Sleep," allowing them to outline targets to grant advantage or just put their enemies to sleep. At level three, they can also choose "Phantasmal Force" and "Calm Emotions," letting them deal repeating psychic damage that will shift damage type to match the last attack that hit the target and allow them to immunize themselves and their allies from being charmed or frightened. Level five adds the options of "Plant Growth" and "Blink," letting them create difficult terrain and flicker out of reality after their turn to evade attacks (sometimes Fey Magic is fickle.)

Bards who choose the College of Lore value knowledge and truth more than anything else and spend the rest of their days collecting wisdom and lore wherever they see it. They don’t care much about combat but rather relish in the pursuit of information. Support builds can rely on the College of Lore Bard for outside-combat maneuverability, especially with their additional Proficiencies. Here are other things to take note of:

Players add their Dexterity and Charisma Proficiency Bonuses to their Saving Throws, making Bards more capable of dodging deadly attacks (Acrobatics) or even resisting truth-telling Zone of Truth Spells.



Proficiency, Light Armor