All Baldur's Gate 3 Warlock Subclasses, Ranked

Each of Baldur's Gate 3 's classes offers different abilities and utilities to the team, from the Rogue's incredible burst damage and trap-removing abilities, to the Fighter's access to every weapon and armor type, or the Druid's ability to shapeshift and speak with any animal they meet.

Naturally, an archery build will need a good bow. Some of the best shortbow options early on are the Hunting Shortbow, Bow of the Banshee, and of course the incredible Darkfire Shortbow. The Joltshooter or Titanstring bow are perfect early longbow options, In the lategame, the best bows to choose would be the Dead Shot or the legendary bow Gontr Mael. If you prefer crossbows, you should pick up Giantbreaker or Harold from the Zhentarim in Act 1, or the Crossbow of Arcane Force from Creche Y'llek. In the late game, you can swap out for the Fabricated Arbalest or Hellfire Engine Crossbow.

At level six, they gain Misty Escape, letting them turn invisible after taking damage once per short rest. Once invisible they can choose to cast Misty Step on their next turn, though doing so breaks the invisibility effect.

Level 1 Hexblade Warlocks also receive the "Hexblade's Curse" ability , which curses a target to receive extra damage equal to the Warlock's proficiency bonus whenever the Warlock deals damage to them. It also reduces the number needed to roll a critical hit against that target by 1, and restores HP equal to the Warlock's Proficiency+Charisma Modifier when they kill the cursed target. A Hexblade Warlock gains Shield and Wrathful Smite as level 1 spell options.

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.

The Battle Master subclass is best known for its access to Superiority Dice, a limited resource they can spend to execute maneuvers and boost the damage of their attacks. Battle Master Fighters start gaining their subclass abilities at level 3 , where they select three Battle Master Maneuvers and gain access to four Superiority Dice (1d8) per short rest.

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 , which also grants +2 Charisma and is an excellent weapon for Warlocks using Pact of the Blade.

At Level 3, they gain additional spells and abilities associated with their Oath, including two new ways to Channel their Oath. Sacred Weapon allows them to turn their weapon into a Sacred Weapon, adding their Charisma Bonus to attack rolls with it. Turn the Unholy allows them to ward off Undead and Fiends by making them afraid of the Paladin. They also gain the spells " Protection from Evil and Good " and " Sanctuary " as additional prepared spells.

Much like the Battle Master, the Eldritch Knight benefits greatly from the Helldusk Armour, Boots, and Helmet. They can also make great use of the Helldusk Gloves, which add fire damage to your weapon attacks and a +1 bonus to spell attack rolls and spell save DC. They also grant +1 to Strength saving throws and allow you to cast Rays of Fire once per short rest, adding a useful ranged attack to your kit. These gloves can be acquired by killing Haarlep in the House of Hope. The Reaper's Embrace Armour looted from Ketheric at the end of Act 2 is a great alternative to the Helldusk Armor, optimal barbarian gear offering incredible defensive utility without needing to fight Raphael for it. You could also use the Armour of Perseverance, which can be purchased from Dammon the Blacksmith if he survives all the way to Act 3.

Respec Journey: Ending up with a Bard/Ranger Multiclass during a Baldur’s Gate 3 run requires patience due to the inherent weakness of this combo’s base DPS. It’s usually ideal to first respec into Fighter with the Archery Fighting Style for additional combat potential.