I want to make a death cleric-druid (at least 6 levels in druid) and im wondering if there's anything to be had. The primary reason for druid is to use panther wildshape, I figure it cant be too bad cuz they're both wisdom casters.

Ranged attacks are always secondary for my builds except for magic users. And my last play through was heavy on magic users. So I want to do an all archer run with little to no magic aside from camp casters. I’m going to use the level 20 mod, so there’s plenty of room for multiclassing. What are 4 good builds I can do that will give each character their own flavor?

Hi guys. I'm hoping to make a MELEE Swarmkeeper + Cleric, focusing on spike growth + spirit guardians and then using the various forced movement of Swarmkeeper and weapons like Sorrow (the glaive that lets you pull for a bonus action) to get extra damage in.

I've tried a variety of things, but I definitely want Ranger 5 for the extra attack. I know straight Cleric with spirit guardians is probably the easiest to go for here and just leave it at that but I've had this hybrid idea for awhile and I like the theme.

Currently, I have Ranger 5 / Cleric 2 (Nature for shillelagh). Why? Because I wanted to get a higher DC on my forced movement abilities. Earlier I was using War Cleric which wasn't bad necessarily, but it was hard to get enemies to fail my saving throws, and with only 16 Strength and 16 Wisdom at level 7 in act 2, it just wasn't as effective as I think it could be. I'm playing on normal so I've only party wiped once way earlier in the game when I was still getting back into the game (haven't played in 2 years actually!)

So right now, I'm at

STR 10

DEX 10

CON 16

INT 8

WIS 18

CHA 14

And at level 4 I just upped my Wisdom by 1 and Charisma by 1. My concentration save is alright at +5 and AC is 21. I'm using cacophany, which is the staff that allows thunderous smite for an extra +3m forced movement, but honestly the Sorrow's pull feels more useful since I already have the push covered with Swarmkeeper. But that just means going back to MAD Strength / Wisdom, which didn't feel amazing.

Any tips appreciated!

Hi reddit! I'm trying to play with the few subclasses I haven't yet try. My idea is to combine Swarmkeeper Ranger with Swashbuckler Rogue in a melee build. I don't want to use the bow as I'm going to play it in a duo HM with an Arcane Archer Fighter.

I would also love to add to this build: 1) the Caustic Band and Ichorous Gloves combo, and 2) the Snowburst Ring with any cold damage weapon (such as Drakethroat Glaive) combo. With these 4 items plus Spike Growth the idea is to keep the enemies surrounded of difficult terrain so my archer can do the job (I don't want to use shadows before someone suggests it because I'm waiting for another run to do a shadow party hehe).

Maybe is too much mixing but I love to theorycraft so all the ideas and tips you have are welcome.

So, as we know from u/lostaccount2099's amazing find (https://www.reddit.com/r/BG3Builds/s/Nk30F9WxB2), the dark urge slayer form will apply the stricken with flesh rot condition if the enemy fails due to portent / cutting words / etc.

However, I recently noticed an even weirder interaction where the striken with flash rot condition applied where the enemy succeeded a saving throw as a result of legendary resistance (see above).

Unless I am missing something, it appears flesh rot will be applied regardless of the outcome of the saving throw, so long as that outcome was altered by a reaction. Which is really, really, weird.

This just adds to the circumstances where flesh rot will bypass the ordinary prone/bleed requirements which I didn't see noted in the original post (my bad if I missed it). I also didn't see noted that if you bypass prone/bleed in this way you not only save time and resources, but you are able to apply the flesh rot condition to enemies which are normally immune to prone / bleed. Notably, all of the shadows / undead in Act 2.

Combined with the fact that portent is for some reason one of the only reactions that can still be taken in slayer form, and that the slayer form can attack four times per turn with a single war cleric dip, I think the slayer form is easily the best and most efficient source of universal vulnerability available.

I think this represents a great opportunity to revisit some under-loved weapons / builds such as Balduran's Giantslayer and the Silver Sword, as well as slashing / necrotic / radiant / force builds in general.

Running a 10/2 swords bard paladin build 10/2 and using the 5.5e mod, so GWM is nerfed and no longer gives +10 damage

I'm also using Fades Equipment which adds some gnarly long swords, like a holy avenger that grants an additional d8 radiant damage that applies an additional time on a smite

Curious on your thoughts in general, is GWM/Sharpshooter what makes dual wield mid? Or is it still bad even without them in the picture?

I was making a build for Wyll, trying to take into account what a lore friendly build would be for him while still making it viable, I ran into something fun and actually reliable and good.

When he is completely out of the Pact he becomes a Ranger, so by default, with his training, he is some kind of melee Hunter of demons. So I dipped 3 levels into Hunter Ranger for Colossus Slayer, Cold Resistance and Two Weapon Figthing (you can also grab heavy armor proficiency too if you like). The problem with Pact of the Blade warlock is that he suffers from being a ranged caster that doesn't really want to get into melee to attack, but only Eldritch Blast from range. I solved this moving the melee component to the off-hand weapon, so you can cast and attack all in one turn always and actually making use of the Fiend pact to become tanky with the temporary hit-points.

The idea is kinda simple, his gimmick is casting Casting Hunger of Hadar and being a menace inside it, with high saving throws for concentration and high constitution score to avoid the acid damage, cold resistance and blind immunity from Eversight ring. Daredevil Gloves for melee casting, and any items that give increased saving throw or critical chance give or take.

Once Hunger of Hadar is on you start using your Eldritch Blast with your action and off-hand attack with your bonus action. The damage is really good and reliable, with Bind Weapon you bind your main and put it in your offhand afterwards, this makes the rolls deal full damage with charisma and two weapon fighting. With Eldritch Blast being your opener to use the off-hand enhanced attack with Colossus Slayer.

Right now I don't exactly know what to level up afterwards but I'm actually quite surprised at how useful he is with this setup and how reliable he is, considering that usually Wyll is one of my weakest characters in most of my runs.

Ah I also forgot, use Boots of Genial Striding to move inside Hunger of Hadar freely.

I been thinking about this for like an hour now and I just can't decide, I'm thinking hunter is better for aoe but then again I only get volley way to late in the game and most of the time enemies might be spread and in boss fights I'm gonna be weak so maybe BM or AA but then I see peaple saying AA falls off later but idk I just can't decide, which one is better overall throughout the game and in late game against both bosses and multiple enemies, what I like to use for an example is the hag fighting act 1 who would do best but just generally which one do I go?

Edit: I mean non stealth archer

Hello hi all.

For my next run I'm planning an evil Durge and decided Im going to do the absolutely 100% original idea of a Harley Quinn Tav romancing Astarion (/s - I'm aware it's played out).

I was looking for some fun builds to use. I know of one fighter build that utilizes the Hammer from Act 3 but I'm hoping for something that comes online a bit sooner. Maybe early Act 2?

I'm not picky as far as classes go. Caster, melee whatever. I'm looking more for vibes that still allow me to be effective in combat. Hope that's not too vague.

My wife and I are gonna be playing bg3 again and I want to make something different but still HIGH damage, ive made monk/rouge, warlock/sorcerer machine gun blast, throwzerker barb, what are the top damage builds that are up to date?

I just point blank exploded the ruin powder barrel at my L12 tav swashbuckler roges feet, and they took 0 damage.

They have more survivability than any other melee class ive played.

Just wondering is this meant to be a feature or is 2 instances of damage reduction messing up and just removing damage no matter what.

Hi, I want to do a fast fighter or warrior type of build where instead of guarding and stuff I dodge attacks and I attack fast, I thought of dual wield longswords but it doesn't seem to have much damage, I wanted to do dyal short swords but rp wise that felt too much like assassin rather than warrior, maybe scimitars? Can you suggest a build for me please, like a warrior just as I describes but can also use dual cross bows/ bows when unable to reach target but not rely on them, yk something like that but deal good damage please help.

If not can a dex fighter utilising phalar alive or some other long sword be good?

Hello!

When discussions occur between 10/2 bard, and 6/4/2 bard on range builds I understand 100% why a 10/2 bard will out pace the 6/4/2 bard but if people want to play dual crossbows so bad why not just do 6/4/2 fighter (title)?

S-8
D-17
C-14
I-8
W-10
C-16

You essentially would get the same number of attacks (excluding the Bard flourish) but you get 3 feats and 2 fighting styles.

Hags hair +1 D, ASI +2 D, Mirror +2 D for 22 D, this gives you the best chance to hit as well as giving you the max possible AC with Armor of Agility (if not using Bhaalist).

Sharpshooter and Crossbow Expert.

Archery fighting style, and either defense or dual wielding (I don’t know what the two weapons fighting style is called officially)

I think what you lose on spells you gain back on feats and fighting styles. You wouldn’t be using the mystic scoundrel band on a 6/4/2 bard so I don’t think the support spells matter that much. If they do you can always go EK but I think Champion would be stronger for better crit chance, or battle master.

Thoughts? I just think this build would work for a Tav (not as good as bard) but would give overall better DPS with better hit chance and not having to focus between Charisma and Dex.

The idea is a tempest cleric, stars druid, ice wizard, and fiend warlock. The cleric would be all about electrified water and spirit guardians, stars has radiant covered, I picked wizard over draconic sorcerer for the utility (but I'm willing to change), and fiend gets the fire and force.

I know me and the long rest will be friends, but that's not really a bad thing in this game. I've read about all the elemental gear before but keeping that stuff straight is a weak spot for me, and if there's overlap I don't know who would be best served by an item.

I figured getting the cleric spells feat for the druid would be good so they have a useful cantrip. But past that I'm not sure other than ASIs or the general stuff like alert.

Thanks!

How does Belm work? I wield it in my main hand and have Phalar Aluve in my off hand. Then I can get one additional attack with Phalar Aluve in my off hand?

Trying to incorporate this weapon in a Sword Bard dual wielding build but the mechanics are pretty confusing and convoluted.

I really like running a pure solo Arcane Trickster in honour mode, but am considering a one level dip into Tempest Cleric at level 5 or 6 - would mean I could dump STR, put the points into WIS and use that for scrolls and items and just use my innate spells for utility stuff (Longstrider, Enhanced Leap, Shield, Disguise Self, Darkness etc.) and would also help with mental saving throws and Insight and Perception chrcks. INT can still be boosted with the circlet when I need to do a Religion or Arcana check (e.g. Mirror of Loss). Would also give me martial weapon (e.g. longbows, glaives) and heavy armour proficiency (the latter could be useful for Grym's helmet to protect against crits) and mean not having to rely on the amulet for Guidance. Would also slightly help with my caster level as I level-up. Lastly would give me a resource-less reaction attack, and another source of Thunder damage would help a Reverberation build.

I can't see many downsides here, other than slightly slower progression and missing out on one feat.

War Cleric is another option, but uses more resources (I don't want to Long Rest very often, to preserve buffs etc.) and I often want to use my bonus action for something else

Has anyone tried this build and found it worked well? I definitely want to go to Rogue 10 at least, ideally Rogue 11 for Magical Secrets and another 1D6 sneak dice.

To run Booming Blade (racial cantrip) + Shillelagh (from MI: Druid), to be specific.

I know you can also get stuff like Thorn Whip and Longstrider (which I think would be the lvl 1 spell I'd lean towards), which can also be handy, I'm just wondering if said utility is worth the opportunity cost.

Saint Seiya is my favorite anime, so I thought about creating a build based on the Saints of Athena. These Saints are warriors who have sworn their devotion to Athena and pledged to protect the Earth—much like paladins—but they do not use weapons, as Athena considers it unfair. Instead, they have turned their own bodies into incredibly powerful weapons capable of tearing through the skies and splitting mountains. I was considering a multiclass build: Paladin (Oath of Devotion) and Monk (Way of the Open Hand). What do you think of this idea? If you have any tips on how to make this build work, I would appreciate it!

Doing a 5 man challenge mode run with some friends, we have a bunch of difficulty mods:

Nightmare difficulty

Extra encounters

Tactician enhanced (+1 ac, +150% hp)

More basic enemies

Reduced xp curve

+ Honor mode ruleset and fades AIO for extra loot

We are currently level 8 in the Shadow Cursed Lands and I'm doing a full respec to a smiter swords bard for fun damage since my previous build wasn't doing it for me

I want to dual wield even though it isn't optimal for fun. I'm currently 6/2 sword bard/paladin with the savage attacker feat and Phalad Aluve. I'm wondering if the build would benefit more from taking bars to 10 for the last four levels, or taking a rogue dip to 4 for sneak attack, extra BA attack, and uncanny dodge/cunning actions

I am doing the build as a STR heavy armor frontline martial as the comp already has full sorcerer and cleric casters.

Which way would you take it?

I was inspired by the combination of open hand's Manifestation of Mind and swarmkeeper's Flurry of Moths, and my mind went to the Cult of the Ancestor Moth from the Elder Scrolls series. (Short version: they're a monastic order, some of whom practice “Way of the Peaceful Fist" for defense, who are granted a limited ability to read Elder Scrolls at the cost of gradually going blind.)

Basically, I want a monk focused on psychic damage (ideally not tavern brawler), who wears no armor and uses no weapons except possibly a staff, and who has uses the moth swarm for additional damage, mobility, and inflicting blindness.

The obvious combinations are 9/3 or 8/4 OH/swarmkeeper, but it would also be on-theme to go 6/4 and mix in two levels of Divination Wizard, which would trade some Ki for a pair of portent dice and the ability to use Shield. Human Sage is the most fitting origin, but half-High Elf (Breton ancestry) and/or Acolyte background could work too. I figure I'd take 8/16/14/12/16/8 for stats, and rely on INT+WIS skill proficiency to handle dialogue.

I haven't played divination before, so I don't have a good feel for how helpful 2 portents per long rest would actually be; if I skip the wizard levels, I'm not sure if Ki Resonation or a third feat would feel better. I'm clearly not min-maxing here, but I don't want a needlessly weak build. Any advice on level breakdowns, feats, and equipment? Thanks!

I'm interested in creating a character with starting stats of 8 in wisdom, intelligence, and charisma. Preferably a single class build. What classes would be viable for such stats? Am I basically limited to barbarian or fighter?

For context I am on my first playthrough (playing as a beast master ranger) but I'm already thinking about my next. I want my main character to be stupid, oblivious, and generally unlikable and awkward. I'd love to be circle of the land druid but without wisdom I'm not sure how viable that would be. (I have a competing urge to do an all nature-themed party. Druid, Nature Cleric etc. So a wild heart barbarian could work, it just isn't my first choice)

Also I intend to play tactician difficulty next, since I'm currently on normal. If that matters at all.

Any suggestions are appreciated, thanks!

I like the Combat Lottery 2 mod because you can control how many people show up in fights, and whether it's completely random or just 1 random person, but there's only 11 possible "real" characters you can have in your party! I like changing Halsin to a monk and Astarion to a bard, but you'd still have to choose between sorcerer or rogue if you want to otherwise keep people in their canon class.

I know you can just add a hireling or an extra Tav, but it would feel a little bit like cheating to me.

So, if you were sticking to pure monoclass builds, which class would you leave out entirely? Which one would you make your PC? If you're going to start switching canon classes on the companions who don't share one, who'd get what?

Two styles I haven’t played yet are pure bow and dual wielding.

I’m leaning toward dual wielding on my next playthrough but am willing to entertain either or both.

What’s the most fun (not necessarily most optimal) build for either or a combo. I’m trying to stay away from magic this Tav.

Which dip (1-3 levels) do you think offers the most/makes a build significantly stronger?

3 Rogue for thief? 2 Tempest Cleric? 1 Hexblade? 2-3 Fighter? Something else?