Having trouble deciding what class to choose when playing Baldur’s Gate 3?
This page suggests how to choose a class for your play style.
Many players can feel straight-up paralyzed by the multitude of options.
This pagewill help you pick a class suiting your preferred playstyle.
It also contains a handful oftips for beginners.
You’ll learn more about the individual classes onseparate pages in our guide.
Or maybe a nimble, lightly-armored, agile hero wielding smaller weapons?
Their class abilities, such asSecond WindandAction Surgecan tip the scales in dangerous situation.
TheEldritch Knightsubclass also gives you a bit ofspellcastingwithout the need to commit to a full-fledged caster class.
You’ll learn more about the Fighter on aseparate page of our guide.
The Barbarian is a choice suiting players who’d like tofocus entirelyoncombatand wreaking havoc in enemy ranks.
Their subclasses, such asBerserkerandWildheartwill also let you tailor a Barbarian to your playstyle.
You’ll learn more about the Barbarian on aseparate page of our guide.
Paladins work perfectly for players who’d like tocombine melee combat with spellcasting.
Their proficiency inheavy armorandmany different weaponswill let you tank hits for your allies and hit back twice as hard.
Meanwhile,their wide range of supportive spellswill let you help your teammates.
They havefour subclasses(Oaths) to choose from, all of which grant different exclusive abilities.
You’ll learn more about the Paladin on aseparate page of our guide.
Melee combat
All classes described above also work well formelee-preferring players.
Though many classes can be built for melee, these three are perfectly suited to the role.
If you’re searching for a bit less orthodox path, here’s another one for you.
Proficiency inheavy armorlets these Clerics serve as great tanks.
You’ll learn more about the Cleric on aseparate page of our guide.
As mentioned in the previous paragraphs, the Fighter’s flexibility makes it easy to create afully ranged build.
A properly trained archer will prove just as deadly as a sword-and-board wielding frontliner.
A decently-sized roster of spells, class abilities and subclasses will help you further personalize your Ranger.
You’ll learn more about the Ranger on aseparate page of our guide.
The sneaky Rogue is an interesting choice for characters preferring a less direct approach.
You’ll learn more about the Rogue on aseparate page of our guide.
Support characters
Physical strength or sneaky ranged attacks won’t make a successful party alone.
If asupport buildsounds appealing to you, we’ve prepared some suggestions.
Bards are one of the mostversatile classesin all of Forgotten Realms.
Their wide range of abilities and skills proves extremely useful very often.
We mustn’t forget their other class abilities,Jack of all TradesandExpertise, always invaluable out of combat.
We’ve discussed this class in more detailon a separate page of the guide.
No team should ever leave town without ahealer, and there is no better healer than the Cleric.
Their wide roster of healing spellswill keep you alive during even the toughest battles.
Their divine powers also manifest in other useful spells.
Spellcasters
Choosing just a single spellcaster is no easy task.
Below we’ve listed two potentially intriguing classes.
Spellcasters who have gained their powers by making a pact with a powerful entity.
Warlocks are a goodentry pointto playing as spellcasters.
Their massiveeight Magic Schools(subclasses) give you a lot of freedom when choosing yourspecialization.
Patience and perseverance are worth it, however, as they are immensely powerful later on.
You’ll learn more about this class on aseparate page.
Multiclassing
More determined players may also be interested ingiving their character several classes at once.
This opens up many different combinations, letting you heavily customize your character to your playstyle.
Remember though, thatmulticlassing can be a real challenge.
Before going down this path, you should consider all pros and cons.
You’ll learn more about multiclassing on aseparate pageof our guide.
We’ve described this topic in more detail on theCan you respec your character?page.
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