Complete Guide To Playing Fighters In Baldur's Gate 3

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168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Subclass: Eldritch Knight

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Subclass: Champion

Of all possible playable classes in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Baldur's Gate 3, few commands the battlefield in the way the Fighter class does. A reliable class with extraordinary versatility, you can never go wrong when picking this class. For Dungeons & Dragons veterans as well as new faces at𒆙 the table, this class works well under any hand.

In any standard playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3, you'll at least have one fighter to rely on, but if you're hoping to make your own fighter or just don't know what path you want to take them on, this guide has you covered. From feats to maneuvers, the Fighter class is a broad class w♕orth mastering.

Updated August 24, 2023 by Alexis Campbell: All subclasses, feats, and spells have been updated to reach level 12 and are up-to-date with the official release.

Fighter Overview

Wood Elf Fighter Uses Action Surge And Faces Down Goblin Giant On Bridge

"Fighters have mastered the art of combat, wielding weapons with unmatched s🌜kill and wearing armour like a second skin."

The Fighter is a combat-focused class that can either specialize as a front-line damage tank or as a skilled ranged-support character. They have no access to spells without subclassing into Eldritch Knight, but a fighter's proficiencies in all types of weapons and armor makes them a versatile🥃 combat class worth having in your party.

Fighters also boast an extraordinary action economy with their access to Action Surge, a number oꦦf beneficial Bonus Actions, access to Reactions, and even Extra Attacks per Action. That's a lot of actions.

Lae'zel is a Fighter, and her immense usefulness from the beginn🍨ing of the game makes her a fantastic part💞y member.

Fighter Class Progression
Level	Proficiency Bonus	Feats
1	2	Second Wind, Choice of Passive Fighting Style
2	2	Action Surge
3	2	Subclass Choice
4	2	Ability Score Improvement or Choice of Feat
5	3	Extra Attack
6	3	Ability Score Improvement or Choice of Feat
7	3	Subclass Feature
8	3	Ability Score Improvement or Choice of Feat
9	4	Indomitable
10	4	Subclass Feature
11	4	Improved Extra Attack
12	4	Ability Score Improvement or Choice of Feat

Skills, Proficiencies, and Starting Equipment

Stats And Equipment Display Of Wood Elf Fighter With Blazing Sword

The Fighter specializes in physical-based skills and abilities.

Additionally, the Fighter has one of the highest starting health pools, at ten + your Fighter's Constitution modifier. Upon level-ups, they enjoy a 6 + CON modifier bonus to their HP.

Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution.
Skills: Choose two from Athletics, Acrobatics, Animal Handling, History, Insight, Intimidation, Perception, and Survival.
Proficiencies: All armor, Shields, Simple and martial weapons.
Starting Equipment: , , , .

Their stats typically lean toward Strength and Constitution, but Dexterity-based Fighters work just as well.

With so many opportunities for weapon-swapping in the game, their proficiency in all weapons and armor and their ability to enjoy ability scores high in either Strength or Dexterity means that they're an extremely versatile and easy-to-build class perfect for both beginners and veterans.

Feats

Wood Elf Fighter Uses Second Wind During Combat

Feats are where the Fighter class really shines.

All of their feats synchronize exceptionally well, and none of their early-game feats compete with one-another for action economy. It is possible to make use of all the Fighter feats in a single turn, and for that re🐈♈ason, they typically dominate the battlefield in terms of the amount of actions and bonus actions they can make (right up there with Rogues).

Their class feat pool is one of the smallest of the classes, but their potential between the class feats and their subcl💜ass feats🐷 means you shouldn't underestimate a Fighter.

Feat Level	Feat	Effect(s)
1	Second Wind	Use your Bonus Action to regain HPﷺ equal to 1d10 + your Fighter level. Can use once per rest.
1	Fighting Style (Passive)	Choose one o🎃f the following to ga💎in a passive bonus: Archery - +2 bonus to attack rolls with ranged weapons Defense - +1 to AC when wearing armor Dueling - +2 to attack rolls when wielding a melee weapon with one hand while the other is empty Great-Weapon Fighting - Reroll 1's and 2's when wielding a 2-handed weapon with both hands Protection - Impose disadvantage on enemies when they attack allies within 1.5m if you're wielding a shield Two-Weapon Fighting - Add ability modifier to damage of an off-hand attack
2	Action Surge	Gain 1 additional Action f🐠or a turn. You can use this once per rest.
5	Extra Attack	Attack twice during an attack Action.
9	Indomitable	Whenever you fail a Saving Thr﷽ow, reroll and take the new result.tt
11	Improved Extra Attack	Attack thrice during an attack Action.

Subclass: Battlemaster

Wood Elf Battlemaster Fighter Faces Goblin With All Maneuvers Ready

The only feat the Battlemaster enjoys is "Combat Superiority." This feat allows you the ability to learn and use manouevres through the expenditure of special dice known as "Superiority Dice." In Baldur's Gate 3, you are allotted four of these.

Each manouevre uses a DC save mechanic.

Maneuver save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 🐬your Strength modifier.

The nu🥃mber of manouevres you can learn and the strength of your Superiority Dice will increase at particular leve✃ls.

Level	Superiority Dice	Manouevres Known
3	4d8	3
7	4d8	5
10	4d10	7

Unlike in standard Dungeons & Dragons gameplay, you do not get a choice to use your Dexterity instead of Strength for your maneuver save. Additionally, Battle Master used to have the "Student of War" feat, which allows the learned proficiency of an artisan tool of your choice. Baldur's Gate 3 does not have this.

All Maneuvers
Maneuver	Type of Action	Effect(s)
Commander's Strike	Action and Reaction	Dir༺ect an ally to strike a foe🌺 with a weapon attack using their reaction.
Disarming Attack	Passive	Deal an extra 1d8 damage and potentially force the target to drop any weapons they are holding on🗹 a failed Strength save.
Distracting Strike	Passive	Give allies Advanta🦄ge on their next Attac༒k Roll against the target.
Evasive Footwork	Passive	Spend a die to impose Disa෴dvantage against melee attacks made against you for oneꩲ round.
Feinting Attack	Action and Bonus Action	Attack with Advantage and deal an𓂃 addi⛦tional 1d8 damage on a successful strike.
Goading Attack	Passive	Deal an extra 1d8 damage on a strike and possible goad the stricken creature youꦺ target you on their next turn. They receive Disadvantage when at💎tacking any other creature.
Manouevring Attack	Passive	Deal an additional 1d8 damage and, on a successful hit, give an ally an additional 50% of their movement speed and protection from attacks of opportu🐼nity.
Menacing Attack	Action	Deal 1d8 of your weapon's damage type + your STR modifier. On a failed WIS sa꧃ve, the target is Frightened.
Precision Attack	Passive	Add your superiority die to your attack roll.
Pushing Attack	Action	Deal 1d8 of your weapon's damage type + your STR modifier. On a failed STR save, push the target back ♊4.5m.
Rally	Bonus Action	Give an additional 8HP to an ally within 18m.
Riposte	Reaction	When a creature misses you with a melee attack, make a melee attac𓆉k back.
Sweeping Attack	Passive	Deal only your superiority die in damage but do so in a sweepin▨g arc to hit multiple enemies.
Trip Attack (Melee/Ranged)	Action	Hit an enemy for 1d8 of your weapon's damage type + your STR modifier (🦂on melee attack) or𓂃 your DEX modifier (on ranged attacks). On a failed STR save, the target is tripped and knocked Prone.

Subclass: Eldritch Knight

Lae'zel Levels Up And Chooses Eldritch Knight Subclass Fighter

The Eldritch Knight is a spellcasting subclass with th🎉e fo🙈llowing handy feats:

Feat Level	Feat	Effect(s)
1	Spellcasting	Gain the ability to cast spells. Eldritch Knights us🍌e the Wizard spell list.
7	War Magic	Aft🙈er you cast a cantrip, make a weapon attack using your bonus action.
10	Eldritch Strike	When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, they have Disadvantage on its next Saving Throw𝓰 against your spells before the end of your next turn.

All Eldritch Knight spells fall under the Wizard spellcasting class, and as such, their spellcasting ability is Intelligence.

Spell Save DC: 8 + proficiency bonus + Intelligence modifier.
Spell Attack Modifier: 8 + Intelligence modifier.

From the list below the following table, Eldritch Knights can choose any spell, but they also have a unique expanded spell list (like the Arcane Trickster) where they can choose 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:one Wizard spell.

Eldritch Knight				Spell Slots
Level	Cantrips Known	Spells Known	Wizard Spells Learned	1	2	3	4
3	2	2	1	2	-	-	-
4	2	3	-	3	-	-	-
5	2	3	-	3	-	-	-
6	2	3	-	3	-	-	-
7	2	5	-	4	2	-	-
8	2	5	1	4	2	-	-
9	2	5	-	4	2	-	-
10	3	6	-	4	3	-	-
11	3	7	-	4	3	-	-
12	3	7	-	4	3	-	-

Weapon Bond, Eldritch Knight's bread-n-butter, is not available in Baldur's Gate and 🔯serves as a 💃slight but manageable debuff to the class overall, at least when compared to tabletop.

Eldritch Knight Spell List

Spell Level	Spell Name	Casting Time	Concentration? (Y/N)	Effect
Cantrip		1 Action	N	Throw a bubble of aci🔜d that deals 1d6 Poison damage to a struck target on a failed DEX saving throw. Those t🌼hat start their turn on the acid must also roll to avoid taking damage and suffer a half movement penalty.
Cantrip		1 Action	N	Gain resistance to Blu🐲dgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage from weapons༺.
Cantrip		1 Action	N	Touch a creature and deal 1d8 Necrotic dam✃age. They are prevented from healing on their next turn, and undead creatures receive disadvantage on their attacks for one turn.
Cantrip		1 Action	Y	Create wisps of light in a 9m radius.
Cantrip		1 Action	Y	Enchant a creature to gain advantage on Charisma-based ꦦchecks against it ༺for up to 10 turns. When the spell ends, the creature knows it was Charmed.
Cantrip		1 Action	N	Infuse object with light ꦜfor 100 turns. If used on 🃏a creature, they must succeed a DEX saving throw or be illuminated.
Cantrip		1 Action	Y	Create spectral hand to interact wit💛h and movᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe objects up to 18m away.
Cantrip		1 Action	N	C♉reate a distracting illusion that compels a creature to investigate. D💯oes not interrupt hiding.
Cantrip		1 Action	N	Puf𝓀f noxious gas and deal 1d12 Poison damage on a failed CON save.
Cantrip		1 Action	Y	Gಞain advantage on your next attack roll against a ♌chosen target.
Cantrip		1 Action	N	Melee attack spell that deals 1d8 Lightning damage. Gain advantage when attacking metal♍-c🔯lad enemies with this spell. Additionally, on a failed INT save, the target loses their ability to make Reactions for one turn.
1		1 Action	N	Deal 3d6 Fire Damage to targets within 5m. On a su🐼ccessful Dex save, targets take half damage.
1	(Thunder)	1 Action	N	Hurl a sphere that deals 3d8 Thu𝓰nder Damage or choose a different d🅘amage type.
1		1 Action	N	Fire 3 beams that deal 1d4 Force damage eaﷺch and always hꩲit their target.
1	Mage Armor	1 Action	N	Increase AC of a target to 13+its De🍸xterity modifier.
1		1 Action	Y	Gain Ad🙈vantage against attacks from aberrations, celestials, eleme🌳ntals, fey, fiends, and the undead.
1	Shield	1 Reaction	N	When about to be h🎃it by an enemy, increase your AC by 5 and take no damage from Magic Missile.
1		1 Action	N	Deal 2d8 🙈Thunder damage in a wave and push away all crea🌠tures and objects 5m on a failed Constitution save.
1	Witchbolt	1 Action	Y	Deal 1d12 Lightning damage and then use another action but no 🦋spell slots on subsequent turns by activating the spell.
2		1 Action	N	Deal 4d4 Acid damage against a target that covers them and the ground in acid. At the end of the turn of any target who ends their turn in the ♔aci🐎d, they take 2d4 Acid damage.
2	Arcane Lock	1 Action	N	Close 🌺a door or container with a lock of magic. It cannot b꧅e lockpicked or opened with Knock.
2		1 Action	Y	Create a shroud of darkness that Blinds and Obscures creatures within it. Ranged attacks cannot be madeꦬ into or out of it.
2	Gust of Wind	1 Action	N	Blow a strong wind that clear🐓s clouds and debris and pushes creatℱures and objects back 5m to knock them Off Balance on a failed Strength save.
2		1 Action	N	Fire 3 rays of fire that each deal 2d6 Fire❀ ☂damage.
2		1 Action	N	Damage all creatures within spell's radius equal to 3d8 Thunder damage on a failed Constitution save or half as 𝕴much on a success. Creatures made of material like stone have Disadvantage on their Saving Throw.

A new class available in the official release, the champion is a fighter that specializes in critical damage and overall improved battle performance. Although a bit understated compared to the other subclasses, the C🅠hampion is a quiet beast.

Every bit of the Champion's feats are useful. Unlike the situational balancing of the Battle Master and the split skills of the Eldritch Knight, the Champion is a simple class that doesn't need to be flashy to be efficient.

Feat Level	Feat	Effect(s)
3	Improved Critical Hit	Number needed to roll a Critical Hit 𒁃is reduced by 1. Effect can stack with other feats and armor effeꦏcts.
7	Remarkable Athlete: Proficiency	Add half your Proficiency Bonus to any S𝐆trength, Dexterity, or Constitution check that you are not Proficien♑t in.
7	Remarkable Athlete: Jump	Jump distance is increased by 3m.
10	Fighting Style Choice	Gain a second type of Fighting Style.

Regardless, any class chosen for the fighter typically does well. Whether you're hoping for a tricky Battle Master, a spellcasting Eldritch Knight, or the all-around reliable Champion, the Fighter proves itself time and time again to be a remarkable combat class with exceptional versatility in gameplay and roleplaying potential.

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