It's great for talking with your companion or other animals out in the world of Baldur's Gate 3 – plus, Forest Gnomes have the Gnome Cunning passive, granting advantage on INT, WIS, and CHA Saving Throws.

Searing Smite: Your weapon flares with white-hot intensity. It deals an extra 1d6 Fire damage and marks the target with Searing Smite. A target with Searing Smite takes 1d6 Fire damage everyt turn, until it succeeds on a Constitution saving throw.

There are a total of three BG3 Oaths (subclasses) Paladin players can try out, each of which focuses on different aspects of the class, and offers a selection of unique skills, proficiencies, and other features. There is also a fourth Oath, the Oathbreaker, that can only be unlocked by breaking another Oath.

Typically, Baldur's Gate 3 classes like the Ranger that don't rely heavily on spellcasting don't have as many choices to make while leveling. However, thanks to the sheer number of class features available to this BG3 Ranger hexblade Warlock build and the class' ability to use low-level spells (like a Paladin), Rangers actually have quite a lot to choose from as they level up.

In Act 1 , which typically brings players up to around Level 5 , you will be able to choose your Ranger Subclass (Beast Master), your first Favored Enemy and Natural Explorer choices, your Fighting Style, Feats, and a handful of Lvl 1 spells.

Ultimately, either background will work just find for Rangers, but it depends on your personal playstyle. Folk Hero characters typically are better for players who like to engage in side quests and save others, while Outlanders are more oriented for players who like to perform great feats on their own.

Here's a list of all the helmets that you can find in Baldur's Gate 3. Click on the Item in the table below to learn more about each individual item. Each post shows a tooltip with more information, such as where to get it and other helpful information.

Here's a list of all the Rings that you can find in Baldur's Gate 3. Click on the Item in the table below to learn more about each individual item. Each post shows a tooltip with more information, such as where to get it and other helpful information.

Multiclassing with the Sorcerer class as a Paladin can be tricky, even though both classes rely on Charisma for their abilities. It's important for melee characters to unlock their extra attacks, which the Paladin gets at Level 5, but Paladins also get a powerful Aura at Level 6. This leaves just 6 levels for the Sorcerer multiclass.

Here's a list of all the Level 2 Spells in Baldur's Gate 3. Click on the Spell in the table below to learn more. Each post shows a tooltip with more information including Spell properties and other helpful information.

This table displays recommended BG3 Ranger build choices for every level, including recommended spells, Class feature choices, and more to suit the gameplay of this build. There is a lot of variety in the choices that Rangers get to make while leveling, but these recommendations should work well for most combat situations, enemy types, and environments.

Armour is an important component of Baldur's Gate 3. Specifically, you can outfit your character with headwear often referred to as Helmets that sometimes provide specific protections or abilities alongside boosting stats. Effects range from defensive measures such as protecting the wearer from Critical Hits to offensive postures like gaining a Bonus Action. Whatever the case may be, there are plenty of helmet items to consider in your character build.

Some other races may offer more HP or Strength, which can be beneficial for a melee support role like the Oath of Devotion Paladin, but this single ability will unlock many more doors – figuratively and literally.

Generate a painfully intense ringing noise that deals 3d8 Thunder damage to all nearby creatures and objects. Affected creatures made of inorganic material such as stone have disadvantage on their saving throws. On a successful save, creatures still take half damage.

Ward yourself or an ally against enemy attacks. Until the affected entity attacks or harms another creature, it cannot be targeted by enemy attacks. However, it can still take damage from spells that influence a large area.

Here's a list of all the Abjuration Spells in Baldur's Gate 3. Click on the Spell in the table below to learn more about each individual item. Each post shows a tooltip with more information including Spell properties, damage, effects, and other helpful information.

Flood a creature‘s mind with an illusion of the last thing that attacked it. Each turn, it takes 1d6 Psychic damage. Each time it takes damage from another source, the damage type of Phantasmal Force changes to that damage type.

Affectionately called the Bardadin by many in the BG3 and Dungeons and Dragons community, this multiclass is one of the game's most powerful. Though it's possible to make a Bardadin that is primarily a Paladin, it's actually better to put the majority of levels in the Bard class and put just two into Paladin.