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BG3 "Succubus" Bard/Warlock

Build taken from YouTube user Senpai Ziah. Note that he recommends going Asmodeus Tiefling for the sake of the level 5 darkness, but that Githyanki and Drow are also very good stats-wise. Tiefling is the best thematically. This build is equal parts theme and power.

WARLOCK, ARCHFEY

Cantrips: Eldritch Blast, Friends

Spells: Hex, Charm Person

Abilities: 8 / 16(15+1) / 14 / 10 / 10 / 16(14+2)

2: Faerie Fire (though this is very optional since Hex and Darkness are also concentration spells), Eldritch Invocations: Agonizing Blast, Devil's Sight

3: +BARD: Cantrips: Minor Illusion, Mage Hand, or just whatever you want. Spells: Tasha's Hideous Laughter, Dissonant Whispers, Thunderwave, Sleep

All levels from this point on are Bard.

4: Feather Fall

5: Subclass: College of The Lore. Hold Person

6: Whatever cantrip you want. Heat Metal, Invisibility, Detect Thoughts.

FEAT: War Caster or (recommended) bump Charisma to 18.

7: Hypnotic Pattern

8: Glyph of Warding or whatever spell. Magical Secrets: Haste, Fireball, Counterspell or Darkness somewhere in there, but ideally another party member has Darkness.

9: Dimension Door, Confusion, Greater Invisibility

10: Whatever spells.

FEAT: War Caster or bump Charisma to 20

11: Dominate Person, Hold Monster, Mass Cure Wounds

12: Magical Secrets: there's so many options just take whatever.

RECOMMENDED GEAR:

ACT 1: Amulet of Misty Step (Can either get from Omeluum in Myconid Colony, Underdark (must speak to Blurg to find Omeluum) or from a gilded chest inside the Goblin Camp, I think in Priestess Gut's bedroom.)

[another Misty Step option] Disintegrating Night Walkers (dropped by Nere in Grymforge)

The Spellsparkler (reward option for saving Councilor Florrick from the burning building in Waukeen's Rest)

Blazer of Benevolence (given as reward by Volo for rescuing him from the goblin camp)

ACT 2: Potent Robe (given as reward from Alfira for saving the tieflings from Moonrise Towers)

ACT 3: Birthright (sold at Sorcerous Sundries)

Boots of Very Fast Blinking (won from Akabi at the circus, but these are pretty silly.)

Markoheshkir (found in Ramazith's Tower)

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BG3 Powerful + Lore-Friendly Karlach Build

Also for my next playthrough. Taken from YouTube user Chaotic Loot

BARBARIAN

Abilities: 16(14+2) / 14 / 16 / 8 / 10 / 10

2: No options

3: Subclass: Wildheart: Bear Heart.

4: No options

FEAT: Great Weapon Master

5: No options

6: +PALADIN, OATH OF VENGEANCE

All levels from this point on will be Paladin.

7: Fighting Style: Defence. This build ignores spells entirely, so just take whatever.

8: Head to Withers and respec.

Abilities: 16(14+2) / 14 / 14(13+1) / 8 / 8 / 14

These abilities leave one point floating. Don't know where that goes.

RESPEC LEVELS: 3 Barbarian, 5 Paladin.

FEAT: Great Weapon Master

9: No options

10: No options

11: No options

FEAT: There's a lot of good options but he goes with Polearm Master. Sentinel is also good

12: Either no options or take another level in Barbarian for one last feat.

RECOMMENDED GEAR:

ACT 1: [weapon option] Sussur Greatsword (The way to get this is a little too convoluted to describe)

[weapon option] Skybreaker (found inside a heavy chest in front of the entrance of the Arcane Tower)

Harold (gotten from Zarys in the Zhentarim Hideout. I think she gives it to you if you do her quest but she also drops it if you kill her)

Grymskull Helmet (dropped by Grym)

[helmet option] Haste Helm (found in chest in Blighted Village, outside next to a wagon)

Adamantine Scale Mail (Made at the Adamantine Forge)

Ring of Protection (Reward from Mol for completing Steal the Sacred Idol)

ACT 2: Cloak of Protection (sold by Quartermaster Talli at Last Light Inn)

Halberd of Vigilance (Dropped by Lann Tarv at Moonrise, or sold by him after earning favor with Z'rell and asking for help). Best option esp if going with Polearm Master feat.

[another weapon option] Defender Greataxe (I'm 99% sure Quartermaster Talli sells this at Last Light Inn)

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BG3 "Endless Critical Hits" Paladin Build

For my next playthrough. Build from YouTube user KhrazeGaming. Slightly different in this post, as he includes being specifically a Zariel Tiefling for this build, and also I got a gear rec from a comment.

PALADIN - OATH OF VENGEANCE

Abilities: 17(15+2) / 10 / 14 / 8 / 10 / 15(14+1)

2: Fighting Style: Great Weapon Fighting. Searing Smite, Thunderous Smite, Wrathful Smite, and whatever for the last, perhaps Heroism or Shield of Faith.

3: No options, and whatever spell you want.

4: Whatever spell you want

FEAT: Great Weapon Master

5: Extra Attack! Woo! Branding Smite, and whatever else

6: No options, whatever spells you want

7: No options

8: No options

FEAT: Ability Improvement: Strength and Charisma

9: Blinding Smite, add all previous Smites, Elemental Weapon and/or Crusader's Mantle, Warden of Vitality

10: No options

11 and 12: No specific instruction

ILLITHID ABILITY: Luck of the Far Realms

Also: I don't know at what level this is at but Vow of Enmity is recommended.

RECOMMENDED GEAR:

ACT 1: Everburn Blade (Dropped by Commander Zhalk on the nautiloid, so set that difficulty down and get smacking.)

Haste Helm (Found in a locked chest in Blighted Village, outside in the open next to a wagon near the waypoint)

[another helmet option] Grymskull Helm (Found after defeating Grym, I believe. In Grymforge)

Adamantine Splint Armor (Made in the Adamantine Forge in the Underdark. Also requires defeating Grym.)

Gloves of the Growling Underdog (Found in Dror Ragzlin's treasure room at the Goblin Camp)

Linebreaker Boots (Dropped by Beastmaster Zurk in Goblin Camp)

ACT 2: Risky Ring (Sold by Araj Oblodra at Moonrise Towers)

Vivacious Cloak (Found in a chest in Thorm Mausoleum, -260, -881)

Surgeon's Subjugation Amulet (Dropped by Malus Thorm)

Killer's Sweetheart (Dropped on the ground by your mirror self in the Self-Same Trial, Gauntlet of Shar)

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BG3 Powerful Lae'zel Battle Master Build

This is just a straight up GWF Battle Master. Another Cephalopocalypse build. Also for the record, I'm posting these primarily to store them for myself for later

FIGHTER

Fighting Style: Great Weapon Fighting

Abilities: 16(14+2) / 14 / 16(15+1) / 8 / 12 / 8

2: Action Surge

3: Subclass: Battle Master. Manoeuvres: Precision Attack, Riposte, Trip Attack

4: No options

FEAT: Great Weapon Master

5: Extra Attack

6: No options

FEAT: Ability Improvement: Strength

7: Manoeuvres: Disarming Attack, Menacing Attack

8: No options

FEAT: Ability Improvement: Strength

9: Indomitable

10: Manoeuvres: Pushing Attack, Feinting Attack, but at this point you can honestly take whichever ones you want

11: Another Extra Attack

12: No options

FEAT: Sentinel

OR:

12: +BARBARIAN, for Rage

OR:

12: +CLERIC, LIGHT DOMAIN, for Warding Flare, Bless, and Healing Word.

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BG3 Powerful Lore-Friendly Jaheira Build (Fighter/Druid)

Haven't tried this myself yet, just recording it. Taken from YouTube user Cephalopocalypse. I like his builds because they don't have gear requirements, which is ideal if you didn't pre-plan Act 3 companions' builds, and didn't get them gear from the previous acts.

FIGHTER

Fighting Style: Two-Weapon Fighting

Abilities: 17(15+2) / 10 / 16(15+1) / 8 / 14 / 8

2: Action Surge! Woohoo!

3: Subclass: Battle Master. Manoeuvres: Menacing Attack or Precision Attack, Riposte, Trip Attack.

4: No choices to make

FEAT: Heavy Armour Master

5: Extra Attack! WOOHOO!

6: No choices to make

FEAT: Dual Wielder

7: +DRUID. Cantrips: Resistance, Guidance. Longstrider, Healing Word, Fog Cloud but between me and you guys I'm gonna take Speak With Animals over Fog Cloud.

8: +DRUID. Subclass: Circle of The Spores. Whatever spell you want. This is where I'll get Fog Cloud lol.

9: +DRUID. Flaming Sphere, Spike Growth. No way I'm taking Flaming Sphere lol.

10: +DRUID. Cantrip: Whatever you want.

FEAT: Ability Improvement: Strength.

11: Plant Growth

12: No choices to make.

GEAR RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDE: Basically any heavy armor works. Adamantine Splint Armor (From the Adamantine Forge in Grymforge, Underdark), Dark Justiciar Half-Plate (From the Silent Library in the Gauntlet of Shar), or whatever else.

ACT 1:

Vital Conduit Boots (Sold by A'jak'nir Jeera in Creche Yllek)

ACT 2:

Dark Justiciar Gauntlets (Found on a pile of boxes near Yurgir in Gauntlet of Shar. -660, -760)

Shadow Blade Ring (I'm not really clear on how to get this)

ACT 3:

Devotee's Mace (With a Level 10 Cleric, use Divine Intervention: Arm Thy Servant)

Cold Snap (Sold by Ferg Drogher in Rivington)

Activate Symbiotic Entity at the start of the day for an extra 1d6 damage on all weapons.

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BG3 Eldritch Blast Machine Gun Build

High damage, high amount of Eldritch Blasts. Put this shit on Wyll. It's like a warlock gatling gun, even though this build is mostly Sorcerer. It's REALLY GOOD. Took this from YouTube user KhrazeGaming, and added some fucky gear from a comment on the video which takes this build to an even higher level of fuckiness.

WARLOCK, GREAT OLD ONE

Cantrips: Eldritch Blast, Bone Chill

Abilities: 10 / 16(15+1) / 14 / 8 / 10 / 16(14+2)

2: Passives: Agonizing Blast, Repelling Blast

3: +FIGHTER. Whatever fighting style you want, because it actually doesn't matter. We're not using a rapier or anything on this build, but if you do do that, do Dueling.

4: +FIGHTER. Action Surge.

5: +SORCERER, DRACONIC BLOODLINE, BRONZE. Cantrips: Light, Poison Spray, Blade Ward, Ray of Frost. Chromatic Orb, Shield.

Every level from this point on is Sorcerer.

6: Metamagic: Twinned Spell, Distant Spell

7: Metamagic: Quickened Spell. Whatever spell you want.

8: Cantrip: Shocking Grasp, or whatever you want.

FEAT: War Caster

9: Fireball. Swap Chromatic Orb for Haste.

10: Counterspell, probably. Counterspell is really good.

11: Wall of Fire or whatever else you want. Truth is you're mostly using Eldritch Blast the entire time.

12: Whatever you want

FEAT: Ability Improvement: Charisma

GEAR:

ACT 1: Spell Sparkler. Given as a reward by Councillor Florrick after rescuing her at Waukeen's Rest. Gives you Lightning Charges on your cantrips, which is even more Eldritch Blast damage.

Necklace of Elemental Augmentation. Found in a display case at Creche Yllek, in the Inquisitor's Chamber.

ACT 2: Coruscation Ring. Found in a chest at the underground portion of the Last Light Inn (I didn't even know it had an underground portion until I did this build lol)

Callous Glow Ring. In an opulent chest near Balthazar in the Gauntlet of Shar (-821, -752). These rings make your Eldritch Blasts give a Radiating Orb to whoever they hit. And then when they're illuminated, you do even more damage.

Potent Robe. Easily the most important gear piece. Given as a reward by Alfira after rescuing the tieflings from the Moonrise Towers prison.

ACT 3: Birthright. From Sorcerer's Sundries

Gemini Gloves. From Helsik at The Devil's Fee.

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BG3 Build: It's Just A Tempest Cleric.

That's the build. Tempest Cleric. It's an extremely good subclass. I wont take you through every level, I'm just gonna list the ability numbers, list the feats and some really really good gear that I don't think I could live without, Cleric-wise. There's also quite a few gear pieces so I think it's worth putting a Keep Reading.

Abilities: 16(15+1) / 10 / 15 / 8 / 16 (14+2) / 8

LEVEL 4 FEAT: Resilient: Constitution or War Caster

LEVEL 8 FEAT: Ability Improvement: Wisdom

LEVEL 12 FEAT: Ability Improvement: Wisdom

RECOMMENDED GEAR:

ACT 1: The Whispering Promise. Reportedly found in a few places. It's either sold by Grat The Trader at the Goblin Camp, sold by Brem in the Zhentarim Hideout, or sold by Volo (he's a merchant! It's not a dialogue option to trade but there's a button you can press.)

Boots of Aid and Comfort: Sold by Grat The Trader at the Goblin Camp

Hellrider's Pride: Given as a reward by Zevlor if you (spoilers for a little Emerald Grove sidequest) convince Kagha to not be a shadow druid.

Luminous Armor: In a locked and trapped chest in the Selunite Outpost in the Underdark.

ACT 3:

Cloak of Displacement [Entharl Danthelon, Wyrm’s Crossing]

Amulet of the Devout [Stormshore Tabernacle basement in a chest]

Viconia’s Walking Fortress [Dropped by Viconia]

Helm of Balduran [Dropped by Ansur]

The Reviving Hands [Vicar Humbletoes at Stormshore Tabernacle]

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BG3 Indomitable Wizard Tank Build

Shields. Shields. Shields. A wizard don't need high HP if his armor class is so fucking high that nobody can hit him. This build lacks some utility but the shieldness of it all is worth it, and I can attest to that personally. Abjuration Wizards can even project their Arcane Wards onto allies who are about to take incoming damage, making this build an excellent support. Build by YouTube user Cephalopocalypse, slightly changed by me.

WIZARD

Cantrips: Fire Bolt, Blade Ward, Minor Illusion

Spells: Magic Missile, Ice Knife, Grease, PFE&G, Shield, Expeditious Retreat

Abilities: 8 / 14 / 16(15+1) / 16 (14+2) / 8 / 12

2: Subclass: Abjuration. Whatever spells you want.

3: Arcane Lock, Cloud of Daggers. At the beginning of the day, you can spam Arcane Lock on any container to get more Arcane Ward counters, and then use Arcane Recovery to get the spell slots back.

4: New Cantrip: Mage Hand. Whatever spells you want.

FEAT: Ability Improvement: Intelligence

5: Counterspell, and whatever else you want

6: ADD CLASS: Sorcerer, Draconic Bloodline, White. New Cantrips: Light, Friends, Dancing Lights, Ray of Frost. Shield, Magic Missile. White Draconic Bloodline gives you natural access to Armor of Agathys, which only cost level 1 spell slots, making them easier to recover than Arcane Lock's Level 2 slots, and therefore gives you more numerous Arcane Ward counters.

7: BACK TO WIZARD. Whatever spells you want.

8: Fire Shield, Banishment or just whatever you want but Banishment is pretty good.

9: Whatever you want

FEAT: Ability Improvement: Intelligence

10: Hold Monster, Telekinesis, or just whatever you want.

11: Cloudkill, Cone of Cold, and I think there's a new cantrip here. Just get whatever you want. You have the shields.

12: Whatever you desire babygirl.

RECOMMENDED GEAR: You can mostly use whatever gear you want but these specific items help a lot.

ACT 1: Psychic Spark, sold by Omeluum or Blurg in the Underdark Myconid Colony. This gives you an extra Magic Missile dart.

ACT 2: Spellcrux Amulet, looted off the Warden in Moonrise Towers. Gives you an extra Arcane Recovery, and therefore another Arcane Ward counter. There's also another Arcane Recovery amulet I got in Act 1 but I don't remember it. I'll edit this post when I look at it again.

ACT 3: Bonespike Garb, sold by Exxvikyap at Rivington General. If you somehow manage to get hit, it's gonna be slightly less damage, and the attacker will take a little damage back.

Markoheshkir, from the See Invisibility Puzzle in Ramazith's Tower. Generally useful for Wizards.