In Baldur's Gate 3 , Sorcerer builds can be enhanced further with the use of specific consumables. Certain potions, like the Ellixir of Battlemage's Power, will grant combat-oriented bonuses for this best Sorcerer build, while others, like the Potion of Angelic Reprieve, will make it easier to cast more spells more often by restoring Spell Slots.

If you are dead set on including a character in your party, simply talk to Withers to respec them to one of the optimal Fighter companion classes listed above. This way, you won't miss out on that character's questline, and you won't have to suffer from an improperly balanced party.

Level six Druids of the Circle of Spores get "Fungal Infestation," which lets them create a zombie as a reaction. Level seven has them gain "Blight" and "Confusion" as additional spells, allowing them to deal high necrotic damage and confuse groups of foes. Level nine adds the spells "Cloudkill" and "Contagion," allowing them to conjure deadly poison clouds and inflict a variety of diseases on their foes.

The Circle of Spores Druid has a tremendous amount of synergy with the Necromancy School available to Wizards, and taking six levels of Wizard will allow them to create a much greater range of undead minions to aid them in battle. This has the added benefit of granting them access to the entire Wizard spell list thanks to both classes being full casters, though a character will need to invest in intelligence to make full use of the Wizard spells. The Circle of Spores also synergizes well with the Monk, allowing players to brawl in melee and improve their AC using their Wisdom, which will already be pretty high since it's the Druid's spellcasting stat. Fighter and Ranger are both excellent multiclass choices too, offering Extra Attack at level 5 to dish out more Necrotic Damage while using Symbiotic Entity. Ranger synergizes slightly better due to also providing additional spell slots. (Rangers are half-casters so half of the Ranger Level, rounded down, is added to the effective caster level when multiclassing.)

Baldur's Gate 3 allows players to use twelve classes from the D&D 5e Tabletop game when creating their character. The Druid is a class that makes use of magic drawn from nature and the natural world, able to shapeshift and command the forces of nature in a number of different ways. Each of its subclasses allows the druid to focus on a different aspect of nature and gain additional abilities relating to it. The Circle of the Land allows them to draw power from specific environments and gain abilities relating to them, The Circle of the Moon allows them to focus on shapeshifting and the power of the animal kingdom, and the Circle of Spores draws power from decay and the new life which springs from it.

Level seven grants some more domain spells: "Death Ward" and "Guardian of Faith." The former restores the target to one HP the first time they would lose all of their HP while the spell is active, and the latter lets them summon a stationary guardian spirit that strikes foes entering its range.

Scale Mail +2 (16 AC + DEX, Medium Armour, Rare): Its Disadvantage on Stealth can make it rather hassling to wear for ambushers, but a proud Bard wouldn't mind given its +1 Initiative and -1 Slashing Damage Taken. Not to mention, an ideally-built Bard will instantly get 18 AC from this armour, as though they're wearing Heavy Armour. In tougher battles close to Act 3, this gear can become an indispensable part of their arsenal.

Battle Master - Maneouvres: Specific to the Battle Master , their Maneouvres give Fighters a similar level of utility to Spellcasting Classes. While their damage numbers don’t compare to traditional Spells, the extra movement options and variability in effects, such as disarming foes, can make Bards a more tactical hidden class interactions.

Players who want to pull off the characteristic Bard from Dungeons & Dragons might want to tailor their Baldur’s Gate 3 Bard to achieve maximum performance and look into possible optimization options for their character. However, just how could players pull off the perfect Bard?

In Act 1 , which typically brings players up to around Level 5 , you will be able to choose your Fighter Subclass (Battle Master), your Fighting Style (Great Weapon), a few Battle maneuvers, and a Feat.

As a Level 11 Fighter, players can attack three times in a single turn, but by putting one point into barbarian, they can attack four times minimum every turn – as long as a bonus action isn't used for another ability.

Updated on August 6, 2024 by Rhenn Taguiam: With Dungeons & Dragons about to release an updated version of their Player’s Handbook this September 2024, fans of the acclaimed TTRPG might be excited to check out just what changes the roleplaying game will bring to their favorite Classes - especially the Bard, whose utility shines not just in the TTRPG but even in adaptations such as the award-winning Baldur’s Gate 3 . As the game is the closest D&D 5e has got to an accurate video game adaptation, fans can at least get their D&D fix from the hit game while waiting for the updated rulebooks. In the case of the Bard, Baldur’s Gate 3 players might soon realize that Multiclassing into other Classes can give them a much-needed boost in their overall combat performance. Among suggested Multiclasses include a dip into a Martial Specialist, hyper-optimizing an initially unoptimized Ranger, and traditional Charisma-based Spellcasting.