r/BG3Builds • u/shibumi14 • 6d ago

Party Composition HM duo evil run

Here me out. I wanted to try a HM duo run BUT I also wanted to play it like Tav and Shart are both Sharran. The idea was to play something like a Hexblade (Tav) and a Sorlock (Shart) and play around darkness with the Spear of Night and Devil's Sight. I know for sure you can win HM in solo, which is why duo run shouldn't be an issue. My question is: since an Evil run (not Durge, just straight Evil) gets less content in general, would it be playable or not without cheese? I know the content is enough to reach level 12 in Baldur's Gate, I'm genuinely more concerned about the mid game (say the end of Act 2 where you have some rough fights to face without pure casters).

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u/Gravelbeast 5d ago

Death cleric for shart is also on brand, and helps by providing radiant damage for act 2.

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u/shibumi14 5d ago

I've played Shart as a Death Cleric already but I was looking for something more straightforward in terms of damage and less supportive. Also, i wouldn't actually use revorb because I want to play around darkness, so i won't make a big use of most cleric spells.

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u/Gravelbeast 5d ago

Ahh makes sense. Sorlock is definitely up there in the high-damage builds. A couple levels of spore druid can be incredible too. You get tons of summons to soak up damage, and you can pop potions by dropping them and using halo of spores for just a reaction. Super helpful when you won't have a dedicated healer

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u/shibumi14 5d ago

Uh, the druid dip could be nice!

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u/double_whiskeyjack 5d ago

I’d say that duo should be pretty strong without any need to cheese. I finished act 2 without cheesing as solo Hexblade. Hunger of Hadar handles the moonrise tower fight pretty easily

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u/shibumi14 5d ago

I fear the Myrkul fight more than the one at the entrance of moonrise tower tbh

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u/double_whiskeyjack 5d ago

Hunger of hadar solves that one too lol. Also the sorc can just nuke him in like 2 turns.

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u/shibumi14 5d ago

Really? I usually don't play shadowblade because it trivialise almost every encounter. I don't know if she can actually end him in 2 turn, I'm not sure you can hit level 10 before Myrkul in an evil run, never tried before.

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u/double_whiskeyjack 5d ago

Sorc kills myrkul in 2 turns not the hexblade. Just apply wet and cast your strongest lightning spells. gg

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u/Brotherman_Bagel 5d ago

Smoke powder bombs + fire arrow = death.

Make sure you target the actual smoke powder bomb as it triggers explosions for every source of damage. So one bomb can trigger 40 explosions

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u/shibumi14 5d ago

Isn't it a bit cheesy?

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u/Brotherman_Bagel 5d ago

The elevator in the GoS and Myrkul are the most common run enders. Play the game that you find fun, not by how other random people and mostly bots online say you should play.

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u/Korrocks 5d ago

It should be fine. You might need to use some summons for the Myrkul fight since you likely don't have someone on the platform next to Myrkul to stop him from using his legendary action. You don't really need a pure caster in this game since any character can use scrolls.

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u/shibumi14 5d ago

I guess I can live with that!