All Classes Ranked In Baldurs Gate 3! - Which Baldurs Gate 3 Class Is Best?
In this Baldur's Gate 3 Class Guide, we will rank all 12 classes from worst to best! This baldurs gate 3 beginners guide will cover the pros and cons of every class and comparing them directly against the other class. Let me know your favourite class in the comments below!
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0:00 - Baldurs Gate 3 Classes Ranked
00:47 - Ranger
02:00 - Druid
03:41 - Monk
04:56 - Rogue
06:14 - Barbarian
07:22 - Cleric
08:44 - Wizard
10:03 - Number 5
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15:37 - Number 1
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Your advice is much appreciated, I’m very new to this type of game ( at 72 years old ) I’m going to start my first game with a Paladin!
Solid choice. Practically every class ranking I see, Paladin is S tier. I started fighter but since Paladin is also a charisma class, I'm restarting. I strongly value the talking and want my character to be the lead.
I hope you had a good time my man.
Go, dad! Lol, and don't worry, I've been playing d&d type games since I was 8, so over 35 years now, and I still need help with new stuff.
@@MikeJw-je4xkdon’t break your oath!!!
@@veracyning5572same here, I play D&D since 10 and I’m now 33, playing Bg3 atm did a fighter as I’m always the rogue but being rogue here is quite boring as I’m a dagger lover and the stealth as a pure dagger sucks the bigger advantage in bg3 is being a ranged stealth, but I’m thinking into respecing my dwarf fighter for a Druid or paladin to have more flexibility since a starion will be kept as a ranged assassin.
Oh boy, time to drop my character half into my game again
Why? Are you having fun with your current character? If not go ahead and swap or respec. Otherwise finish this run then make another class.
multiclass swords bard 8 + 4 rogue for ultimate charisma and dual wield crossbows
If it's your playstyle don't drop it.
Just change your class through Withers.
Don't please dont
Justice for druids! The wildshapes are really valuable in the early game when you don’t have that many spell slots or special gear. At the higher levels, druids get some of the best spells in the game, while being way harder to kill than other casters. Moon druid at level ten can wildshape into a fire myrmidon, which can do six attacks a turn.
Fr. My druid can literally do everything.
I experienced the same, though I still prefer the owlbear. Moon druids are the best tanks in the game and among the best summoners as well.
I find druids the best class? lol like I struggle to pick anything else during character creation. The versatility makes it S tier for me. I don't need as many long rests or short rests from changing forms and fighting as an animal for awhile then switching back to humanoid form to cast powerful spells like moonbeam while also being able to heal.
on the other hand i feel like lack of good druid gear in act 1 and 2 make druid feel meh. maybe its better now tho because patch 5 added tavern brawler with shapeshift
tavern brawler works too
I been stuck on the character creation screen for over an hour🤣🤣
haha - same... just started and I've had to take a break from the character creation, so overwhelmed already haha.
Paladin is always the answer
This is me right now lmao
@@ronwithrow3562 do a Paladin build. It's worth it.
Do Moon circle druid, u wont be disappointed;)
Ranger is highly underrated imo. The Hunter subclass can tank very well, has solid damage at both range and melee, and has a bit of unique utility for certain situations
yeah its like a bit of a jack of all trades so it not being the best at any one thing is kinda the whole point not a negative, however imo its still best used for multiclassing tho, for example the infamous gloomstalker-assassin build is one of if not the single best builds in all of DnD for damage alone letting you end full encounters in one turn before your other party members even get a chance to act (also probably the most cartoonishly edgy build you could do for rp purposes, which a lot of people love). the ranger doesnt need to be the best at anything, yet combining its perks with some other classes like fighters, rogues, barbarians and druids can definitely let you make them the best at something very specific if you know what youre doing.
Literally stopped watching after the OP cast shade at rangers. You can build the class around gear and become God tier as early as Act II with items like Armor of Agility, ring of protection, and the dexterity gloves. Boom. Instant dex based death machine which you can use with certain long swords or just adamantine scimitars and a good bow. 23AC and 20 dex while being able to dual wield and throw some serious ranged damage is nothing to scoff at. Don't sleep on hunters mark or any of the ranger skills (depending on your play style). I'm guessing the person who made the video just never really explored the class. They can become even deadlier when you multiclass.
@@Kjell777Iverson While I like rangers, how are you getting armor of agility in act 2? That's an endgame act 3 armor. And gloves of dex only give you 18 dex and not 20, and have no effect if it's higher.
@@common_undead Yuan-Ti scale mail is even more broken and available in act 2 (Quartermaster Talli (Last Light Inn). You can pair either piece of armor depending on your gear in early chapter 2. The merchant at the Gith Creche sells all kinds of broken shit too. I currently have a base AC of 22 with the Yuan-Ti scale with 2 more points to put into dex (which would make it 23). I'm using gloves to boost my dex at the moment, since I'm only level 5, but you get the idea.
To describe how I got around a lot of areas to get the equipment: A lot of sneaking. Left my party and snuck through to the areas I needed to get the gear I wanted. It's why I also have the only two finesse long swords in the game at level 5 (yes, I googled how to do it it,).
My problem with BG3 is that I want to do my first full playthrough, playing my favorite class. So you know what that means... With over 100 hours of gameplay, I'm still in chapter 1, testing classes to find my favorite class. Lol (great guide, as always NorZZa)
BG3 is my first CRPG (I've also played DnD a couple of times if that counts). On my first playthrough I played a Fiend Warlock but on my other two ongoing playthroughs I'm playing a BM Ranger/Rogue and a CotM Druid respectively, both of which are usually rated as lesser classes. Even on Tactician both are pretty viable so far. Sure, you can argue that Paladins and Fighters are more optimised on paper because at later levels they get like a million attacks/round, but I never much cared for the meta, especially in games without PvP.
Yesterday I started a Gloomstalker Ranger game save, but have found that with characters like this that don't have charisma-weighted abilities, it forces me to play another character (with the party's highest charisma) more than my own. So, I'm thinking some variation on Sorlock will turn out to be my favorite, but I have a couple more classes still to try.
@@ronw5005 You can alleviate this issue by choosing a background with proficiency in either Persuasion, Deception or Intimidation. What I did is that at lv6 I multiclassed into Rogue and put +3 in Persuasion from my background.
lol this was literally me i had like 135 hours and each time i scraped act 2 surface i’d restart
Many of the classes don't fully "come online" until mid or some even late game. So staying in Act 1 testing them all might not give you the full picture of what the class is capable of. You've probably already completed your playthrough, but for anyone else in this position I'd recommend to just continue playing, and you can always change class with Withers at any point in the game if you're not happy with your current choice. I went with Paladin on my first playthrough and he really didn't feel that great in the first Act. By act 2 he really started to become powerful, and in Act 3 an absolute god. Didn't even bother multiclassing on my first playthrough, put all 12 levels into paladin cause didn't want to overcomplicate things, since I wasn't really familiar with D&D rules/mechanics and it was a steep learning curve as it is.
Highly recommend doing a no-multi classing run while keeping every origin character their original class; super fun to go back to basics
This is also how I like things :)
I just did a no multi-class run and so far this time I've been soloing a Drow female ranger and was thinking of multi-classing it at level 6. Which I probably won't hit until i get to Act 2.
People change their classes? I find most of them are fine the way they are unless your trying to min-max with multiclassing
True for the most part but I find things like respeccing Shadowheart out of Trickery domain after rejecting Shar even more immersive and lore friendly
@@nothingtoseehere9648 honestly, yes. I did not like gale so I just turned shadowheart into a wizard
Ive been thoroughly enjoying playing rogue/fighter and dual wielding. Hiding off to the side and sneaking in and hitting 4 attacks in one go can feel really really satisfying. And action surge can push me to be able to hit another couple times.
Yo that Wizard summary was odd. Wizard: Can learn every spell in game. Can be a tank Can be a controller Can be Nuke Can summon Mobs and Minions Can be a Necro Can be support Perfect completement to many other classes through the use of learned magic. Can prepare more spells than most casters and has ez access to swap in and out of utility depending on your needs NoZZa: Not verstaile.. Come again?
so how good is this list to follow in general? off rip i'd go rogue(moy go to almsot all the time) but was thinking either a wizard,warlock,or berserker judt want to know if its better to choose the one i like best. ive played games where som clsses/sub classes straight up suck and wanted to make sure that wasn't the case
You cant go wrong with picking what you want. The game isnt really hard and all classes are definitely good. The only thing you need is a good team composition.@@aceknight6622
@aceknight6622 this list didn't age too well as he has classes like monk towards the bottom when it's arguably the strongest with tavern brawler
@@mrgoose3453I think Monk is one of the classes where you need to distribute a lot of different stats around more so than most of the other classes so during early game it may not have as much, but by the time you're mid-to-late game it's incredibly strong
@@Bruh-Moment435what do you mean? Monk just needs dex con and wisdom, get a str potion if you want and you are strong af before 4. You start with 2 attacks as you can bonus action melee attack too and at lv 4 your damage starts to go wild, then 3 attacks at 5. Monks are always strong, and get way more bonkers than any other class at lv 8+ except maybe rangers with 2 1h crossbows. This list is kind of crap overall
Personally, in my second playthrough I am running a BM Ranger/Rogue and it feels pretty strong, especially after getting the extra attack at lv5 and the sneak attack when you multiclass into Rogue. Sure, there are definitely more optimised builds but I was never into meta builds and more into "if it's fun and not utter trash" I will prefer it. I am currently lv 7 (5 Ranger/2 Rogue) and I feel like I have so many options in combat. I'm playing in Tactician and so far I'm in Act II and none of the fights which originally gave me trouble on my first playthrough with a Fiend Warlock (Spider boss, Gith patrol, Nere) felt challenging with my current build. Ofc I know the fights and the game tactics much better the second time around, but still the Ranger/Rogue combo feels pretty OP and it does pretty decent melee dmg as well in fights where you can't get range.
ranger/ rogue / warrior, its called minigun or sum, you make a shit ton of a attack without taking damage
Due to the way honor mode fixes DRS interactions and other OP interactions (like warlock extra attack stacking with regular martial extra attack, and haste giving you an entire action instead of an extra attack), druids are the best combat class in the game in the current patch. They're the only class that can get 3x attacks/action (in wildshape) while being a full caster. And now thanks to TB being fixed for wildshape unarmed attacks, their triple attacks actually deal decent damage.
Also you can multi class two levels in war cleric for their war charges. You can use your extra action to attack a fourth time and trigger the wild strike for a total of 6 attacks
@@billkostas5441wtf that’s crazy I try to keep doing that but my friends that I play with get mad at me and there like why would you do that? And I’m like well bc of what y’all are saying lol
I will say (and you brought it up a bit) that certain classes wind up being way better as a multiclass component. Like Gloomstalker Ranger becomes a dynamite 5 level insert into a Rogue-style build. On its own it's... fine. But as a multiclass it becomes waaaay better. Monk is weird because half of its power comes from some really busted items, moreso than any other class other than maybe Necromancer style builds. I'd agree it's B-tier by default, but at least A-tier or arguably S tier with items. I will totally agree that it's boring as heck to play tho. Cleric felt like it was borderline necessary, and gets ultra busted with Those Gloves That Do That Thing, but it also felt kind of hollow past the early game. Maybe I just need to try out other versions of the Cleric, but outside of spinny doom aura, it felt like Cleric didn't really have much that was all that useful in combat. Your highest level slot ends up getting used for one spell that's WAY better than any other option, and it's just a passive buff you cast every rest. Most of the time it felt like all a Cleric had to do in fights was AOE stoneskin / bless the party for (almost) free as a bonus action, and then... cantrip? Guiding Bolt? Run around the battlefield playing tag with your aoe necrotic / radiant field? Really powerful, but also just kind of... boring. Very passive combat contribution, no matter how powerful that contribution is. Again maybe Life domain is just like that and I should try out War or Light or something instead. Paladin surprised me. I love the class, but it felt pretty weak starting out. But then towards the middle and later part of the game, it has plenty of spell slots to just drop atomic bombs on enemies. It rapidly became one of my favorite classes (respec'd Shadowheart to be one) to have around. Lay on Hands was a far better emergency heal than anything a Cleric could do. And even when Lae'zel got her third attack per round, my paladin Shadowheart was far more flexible and - though limited by spell slots - had plenty of smiting to go around. But it just took a while before it felt really powerful. Totally amazing class tho. Even has quite a few good spells outside of smiting. Only bummer is that some smites require concentration, which breaks any haste cast by an item they're wearing.
Yes the life option on cleric is very passive but try war I feel like the lightning spell especially is busted. With concentration after the first cast you have a 40 damage almost never miss spell. Only half way through but she is feeling strong currently lol
just add that Gloomstalker + Rogue is the perfect combination for a dark urge playthrough the cloak you get right at the beginning of the game just complements the build perfectly. i just did honour mode almost every thing solo with this. and I wasn't even trying to do a solo run it's just that the build is so good that most of the time teammates get in the way of fights instead of helping
I haven't played cleric as my main class, but on all 3 of my playthroughs I had Shadowheart as basically a permanent party member specced into Light domain. She basically still gets most of the Life domain spells (they're just not "always prepared", so you can cherry pick the ones you like to heal and buff the party), and especially with the addition of Fairie Fire and Warding Flare from the Light domain, she still provides great support. But most importantly she gets a lot of Fire and Radiant damage spells that turn her into a pretty nasty caster. Spells like Scorching Ray, Fireball, Firewall, Radiance of dawn, Flamestrike. Life cleric seems to be pure support, with a very passive playstyle.
Githyanki College of Swords 6 Abjuration wizard 6. You can cast level 6 spells tank in medium armour and arcane ward use a sword and have an extra attack. Charisma doesnt have to be high so you can have intelligence at 16 or wear a headband
Sounds interesting. I imagine you make this a CC machine with the items that increase your spell DC when you hit with weapon attacks? Wondering if could be worth dropping 1 level of wizard to get 1 level of Sorcerer for Armor of Agathys. You'd still get all the high level spells as all 3 classes are full casters, but Sorc would also offer con save. Armor of Agathys cast at highest spell slot will then mean you can cause damage to enemies just by making them opportunity attack on you when you move away. This way you can use spells or attack on your turn and then cause even more damage to enemy melee just through movement. Using blade ward 1st turn and every other turn reduces physical damage by half or you could find stoneskin scroll, learn that and use that to reduce damage. This might be the build I'm looking for :) What's your ability point spread?
@@daveyfunk absolutely agreed on dropping the one wizard level for white draconic sorcerer for armour of agathys, i did exactly that
@@levigenesis6350 I'm thinking two weapon fighting and get dex to 20 with the two feats, 16 con, 14 charisma and use the int band. Having the arcane acuity items would get spell DC up with weapon hits and so charisma doesn't need to be high. Is this similar to what you did?
@@daveyfunk i kept charisma at 16 for role play but optimally charisma can be 10 or 12 its not entirely needed but i find bards with low charisma as infuriating as a Rogue with no stealth 😅
@@daveyfunk having 16 con is better for a crowd control bard. Ideally what you want is stealth as high as you can get so when your under the effect of greater invisibility you dont break it after an attack
cleric is my favorite u can do some spells and u can melee if it comes down to it, plus u can mix and match team more with u being off tank or spellcaster or heal buff bot accordingly compared to sorceror or barbarian which requires Lae zel and Gale all the time
I’m so glad Larian made those changes for the monk. It’s not the strongest class but for me who used to practice martial arts it really made me tap into the monk fantasy. It was a blast playing as a monk.
Great video dude!!!
I'm literally redoing my first character and was building a Paladin as I watched your video. The subclass is whats got me thinking so much
Can’t wait to play Baldur’s Gate on Xbox. Been trying so hard not to look at any story content lol. I think I want to play a Barbarian, Ranger, or Druid for the first run of the game.
Play whatever fits your playstyle. All of the classes are great and have reasons for picking them.
How is a wizard that low just bc you said the down side is your spell book? That's a plus in my opinion, you can change in and out on the go a sorcerer is stuck with their spells?
Well glad I stayed a a paladin, like you in a little bias though lol. Think I may give fighter a try on my next run through. Thank you very much for your opinion I really appreciated it.
I would the ranger much higher due to its flexibility. If you you only look at combat they may be lower but there is far more to the game than the combat
Tell me you didn’t play a monk without telling me you didn’t play a monk.
Exactly. BG2 monk was absolutely the best class.
Monk is A-tier Imho
Really good list, we all have our own opinions. I would swap Monk and Sorcerer myself. the whole list is great but my Top five, (in my own opinion, doesn't mean i'm right) would be this list. Thanks for the video. Thumbs up. 5. Fighter 4. Monk 3. Bard 2. Warlock 1. Paladin
Monk, Bard, Paladin, and Sorcerer are the best classes to pick from as the companions in the game take all the other classes.
I have been playing a bard with a couple of levels of warlock. So far it is pretty fun and a good combo.
Ranger Gloomstalker is pretty good with Ambush extra attack, I am going to make Astarion now Assassin/Gloomstalker because of so many benefits from both.
I just did a multi class for Astarion on my Dark Urge run of having him be a multi class between Rogue/Thief and Ranger/Gloomstalker and it was honestly very good. His extra attack coupled with the third attack on the opening round of combat pretty much guaranteed that he could nuke any enemy of choice out of the fight on the first turn - couple that with his insanely high initiative and he made combat overall MUCH easier.
Dual wielder fighter is pretty insane, I can attack up to like 6 or 7 times lmao
As a BG3 noob I found this helpful. I typically chose to play as a ranger because I love archery and in most games it is very powerful but I am considering changing my class now that I have Withers in camp.
All classes are S Tier if the player is good enough. That’s what I love about D&D and BG3
Way of the Hand Monk with TB, dip three lvls into Rogue… insane dmg. One of my Ki attacks hits for 59-90 & you can do it 3 times AND 2 normal action attacks and insane survivability and.. just make one 😂. A properly multiclassed Ranger/rogue/ fighter is absolutely broken… plus death mantle to top is off.. insane. I see what he’s saying tho. For a pure class build I also favor the Pally. They can do it all.
Do the Rogue and Warrior bow builds have the aoe ranged attack Volley (by the endgame)? I respecced Minsc to be a Bow Ranger and just went 12 levels straight Ranger. He just gets to shoot 2 volleys a turn, that each do a fireballs damage with chance to crit for double or more, and it is easily the best aoe in the game. Getting 2 a turn, if you pop a haste potion it is 4 volleys and you can basically just level most of the field on Minsc's first turn.
Monk being so low voids this whole list…
You talk about how amazing a Paladin is in Act 2, but that makes me think that you have not played Cleric much. A Cleric, and specially a Light Cleric, is god mode in Act 2.
This dude our rouge at 9. The assassins ability to be able to hit opponents twice then you use invisibility to flee and do it again, you can clear and destroy area set ups with one character taking no damage on the hardest of difficulty. This dude talking about a paladin using buffs. Boy id snipe him out before you even knew the fight started.
Ive just started the game and I’m using a ranger atm and find it fun enough
I find both Ranger and Rogue both boring and rather weak as pure builds and on the bottom of my list, but as soon as you multiclass those two together as Gloomstalker/Assassin, and specially if you add a few levels of Fighter into it, it suddenly gets VERY fun to play and you are VERY strong as well. Druid can be rather boring and rather weak at lower levels, but as you get higher up in levels, both Moon Druid and Spore Druid can become rather fun and strong to play. Barbarian can be great fun if you make a Tavern Brawler build with the Berserker subclass. I still have not managed to find a fun build with Monk, but I am sure there might be one, also for me. I also have problems with finding a Bard build I find fun to play. The only Paladin subclass I find fun and really good, is by being an Oathbreaker. I know that many prefer the Paladin and think it is very strong and fun to play as a pure build, but I don't. Both Wizard and Warlock are rather fun and strong, but not in my top 3. For pure class builds, do I find Cleric(Light Cleric when pure build), Sorcerer and Fighter to be the most fun to play. I also tend to use some levels of one or more of these 3 into my multiclass builds as well.
Thanks for your thoughts on Best Classes, each of us will have there preferances. For me top 5 in no particular order would be Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter and Sorcerer. The bottom 3 would be Paladin, Warlock, Wizard. This all considering pure Classes and no Multi. Peace
Fun one! Always a good discussion. Everything is viable, but if we are going to rank we should ask what class is specifically best at what role. I’d argue that Bard is the best fourth man / party leader (unless you multiclass), Sorcerer the best blaster (again, unless you multiclass), and so on.
Everything's so conditional to playstyle, any tier list ends up being pretty subjective. Assassin Rogue is *incredible* if you abuse party separation + stealth + turn based mode out of combat; but if you play more traditionally it struggles a *lot* because a bunch of fights start out of convos so you can't hide traditionally. Plus there are items that can make builds go from seemingly meh to downright busted... Having watched about a dozen of these class tier list videos, I think they only thing I've seen consistently is that Rangers and Druids are a bit overshadowed in their roles, and that everyone thinks Warlocks are incredibly fun. Past that so many of the differences are down to how you play and what sort of scales you're measuring on, which is something you have to interpret as you watch, how applicable it's going to be to your style, so ultimately take in a bunch of info and then go with your gut. The other consensus that everyone seems to share in is that *every* class is viable even through tactician difficulty, so ultimately you're more likely to find success with something that gels with how you play than trying to force something high tier that's counterintuitive to you.
@@Avoncarstien That is true but that is where jump comes in handy or misty step if you've got the boots.
BM Ranger is pretty low on this tierlist. I'm playing a BM Ranger/Rogue multiclass and it absolutely slaps on Tactician difficulty on my second playthrough.
I’m new to BG3 but I’ve been playing DnD for a few years now. It’s hilarious to see the class rankings are similar for the same reasons, and different for the same reasons (as playing a Druid looks different on a table rather than in a video game)
I find it weird that many class rankings put the Druid near the bottom. It's probably my favorite class, they are very unique with their wild shape and nature themed spells. On the other side, Rogue and Fighter are usually closer to the middle of the rankings, even tho I find them to be the most boring classes in the game, as you have very few things you can do in your turn. Maybe it's because most rankings take into account how powerful the classes can be, and not how fun or complex they are.
Well you can’t really rank them by how „fun“ they are because then you’re just going by personal preference. You think rouge is boring I love going full skyrim stealth archer every fight. If you want a somewhat objective list you have to take their overall strength into account.
@@SN27671 Thats pretty much the same as listing the "best classes". It's just personal opinion. Also, I find rogues boring (and martial classes in general) because of the lack of options. While magic classes have tons of spells to choose from during their turn, martial classes mostly do the same every time. Arrows, grenades and scrolls spice things up a little bit, but they can't be crafted, and any class can use them, so they don't help make martial classes more unique or interesting. And besides, using the main attack or action of your martial class is usually more powerful, so you still end up doing the same most of the time.
@@maxshadow3405 Saying the fighter is stronger than the ranger is alot less subjective than saying the ranger is more fun than the fighter. These tier lists solely exist for ranking their respective strengths, otherwise no one would watch them because who cares what unnamed youtuber z thinks about paladin vs cleric fun wise? Its only comparing power levels. They can be wrong, true, but thats beside the point.
Every class is good and viable option. They did a great job balancing and giving every class options. So lots of times it's straight up just preference
Even if I don't agree with your tier list it's interesting to see what others think and why ^^
I love playing monk master of the elements who can catch arrows and move a mile a minute on any terrain and jump 10 feet and doesn't wear armor but it ridiculously unlikely to get hit. Living that Airbender fantasy
I just wanted to point out that the Druid I gotta say u are wrong about wild shape yes spells are better but u should ALWAYS wild shape in a fight (unless it’s a trivial fight) due to the simple fact that u effectively have 2 health pools great video and list tho keep up the great work bud
I’m about to start my first character. But I’m too indecisive. I’m intrigued by the concept of a drow cleric or wizard. But paladin or warlock seem great
How can you place monk in B tier when tavern brawler exists?
Can't tell you how many times I've cheesed fights with astarion as rogue/assassin. Just hit for crit and hide and hit again and hide. Cleared entire rows by soloing groups with him 😂😂 saves the health potions 😂
i like the bard mixed with lvl 1 cleric. i basically i buff my team. debuff enemy and at times weaken them or disarm them. and they cant directly attack me. only with aoe or traps can they damage me. my bard crowd controls the whole fight. i basically turn what would probably be a difficult fight to an easy one. especially early on with first tough fight against hobgoblin.
Just go with what appeals to you the most, all classes are great tbh, theres a few that flourish in certain situations but any class will do fine.
I think you need to replay the game as a Cleric in any subclass that's not trickster, as Shadow heart starts with the weakest cleric domain. Specifically tempest cleric is broken.
I feel like so many people underrate the Monk class. Not only can you elevate to new levels of melee with Tavern Brawler, but you also insane Dex and you essentially get loopholes casting spells since they’re technically not spells. Meaning you’ll be immune to things like Silence and Counterspell.
@Bard You forgot the Option to went Dex and making him an Archer...by Level 4 with your First Feat (Sharpshooter) you Deal Op-Damage ...finished Honour without beeing in Danger one time
Wizard top tier for sure, all spells and arcana rolls are just crazy good in the game. If you are a geek and want to prepare your fights wizard is for you. Can buff/debuff, can diss out tremendous damage and can tank as well. Counterspell etc etc Bard is also top tier just cause of skills and spells, can buff/debuff/control. Can interrupt enemy attacks, can inspire members either in combat or dialogue, charisma based, heal.. Warlock… just a bad caster high C at best. Druid crazy good as well. Sustain/heal/speak with animals/tank-offtank. Seems to me he just played pala and lock and thought ok this slaps
I haven’t played Barbarian, Paladin, Ranger, or Sorcerer yet, but here is my top 8 best to worst: Bard Cleric Wizard Rogue Druid Monk Fighter Warlock
As a gloom-stalker ranger, I play without any companions and solo bosses and mobs without issue. I also can play with little or no rests since my build requires little use of spell slots. After soloing a major fight I just move onto the next few major fights and events without any rest. It’s a one man army which is more than I can say for the majority of the other classes.
I have my Warlock set up as a melee fighter and he just wrecks everything. Pact of the blade, mainly destroying enemies close up, but i can alwaysget them with the blast. And he´s got all the charisma in the world. So much fun.
Yepp, on my first playtrough and doing a pally 2/ bladelock multiclass. I do enjoy the dialogue options. Nice talker and laidback backup fighter.
Great points. I started fighter, but am changing for a charisma basis. Perhaps combine Paladin and Warlock.
Monk is probably one of the most op class in the game, you do like 300 dmg per turn if you build it right. Idk if I wanna finish this video😭
Most of the groups I've built in my playthroughs consist of Paladin, Rogue, Wizard, Cleric, Fighter, and Bard. Bard, Paladin, Wizard, and Cleric together can just blast out a huge amount of magic damage in a single round.
Try sorcerers then. Their quickened spell is absolutely explosive, you can cast 2 high level spells per turn. Twinned spell also is amazing when using very strong single target spells like hold monster. The only problem is that they then fly through their spellslots like no other classy but the fights will be over just the quicker.
For the majority of the list you are very much correct, but there are lots of moments where you can tell you haven’t played with some of the classes enough. The huge red flag is monk, as statistically it is absurd if you build it right. Near infinite movement, high AC, inhuman damage output, and its main downside is AoE which is mitigated as you should have a party member who has good AoE (or just take 3 elements although they aren’t as good as Open Hand).
I did the classic High-Elf fighter but next playthrough I’m doing an Orc or Gith druid.. probably a Gith Druid
Started as a bard respect into rogue bard & loving it
have you ever played actual dnd?
@@crazyfinnster9040 yea my brother is a dm
@@ItsTheMonk_TTV nice i was going to say if you go rogue/bard build i'd recommend going college of whispers on the bard. it has a lot of roguish aspects in the subclass and is really fun for roleplay/infiltration
I made a Cleric/Pally Main spected cleric to lvl 2 to get Selune deity sub-class then using Pally to lvl 10 as main damage/heals, needless to say, you get a lot of Shadowheart confrontations when choosing Selune as your deity, I'm towards the end of chapter 2 and Shadowheart is still only neutral to me, any other class (without Selune) you could get a romance scene with her by the end of chapter 1, I still haven't rescued a certain someone yet, so I'm wondering how this is going to playout, I'm hoping for a good outcome, but I'm no crossing my fingers, lol I keep getting a lot of disapprovals from Shadowheart, and I always chose my Selune/Pally, Selune/Cleric options, it really pisses her off most of the time, I hope I wont have to fight her in a particular scene.💔💔 I'm trying to be vague on purpose.
man i dont care where i set a class or where you bro im just grateful for a tear list vid under 20mn
You broke my heart with the ranger 😭😭😭
You put all utility/support classes in the bottom half except for bard which you put at 5th. You may as well have named this a damage output tier list. Clearly that was your judgement criteria.
I don't think it was, considering he put ranger and monk in the bottom 3, and below rogue. Rangers and monks deal an absurd amount of damage if you know how to build them.
Don’t you sleep on the Monk! I’ll admit that when I started my Monk play-through I had some regret for a while because I was literally missing 50% of my attacks for the first like 5 levels and I quickly became a burden to my friends in my party, and the attacks that *did* land just weren’t doing much. But somewhere along the way I just started slapping people silly lmao. Being able to slap someone and make them fall over or fly off a ledge, then know I have multiple actions left to slap around their friends is just *chef’s kiss*. If you lean into it and use it right, (imo) it’s easily one of the most fun and OP classes in the game.
Monk plus dexterity equals karate kid
Maybe this isent as big of an issue as i imagen it being for the Paladin but u are gonna lack abit in the ability points screen during caracter creation for the Paladin. Pretty much all classes has 2 stats that are the clear stats to put points into, however the Paladin has 3 and maybe even 4 if your really picky. Charisma should be your main stat ofc but becouse u use melee weapons u also want a decently high Strenght aswell as Inteligence for your spell casting and higher HP then your average caracter so Constitution is also important. The Paladin just has to many important stats so how do u balance that out?
Paladin doesn't need intelligence at all. Paladin like Bards, Warlocks and Sorcerers use charisma for their spellcasting. And for a typical paladin, you aren't usually casting spells at all outside of bless, since you're usually saving your spellslots for divine smite. In that sense, you don't need a lot of charisma, and instead can focus on either strength or dexterity for the melee weapons (dexterity if you're okay using finesse weapons and want high initiative) and cons for the health. The class that requires the most attributes is the monk. Since monks can't wear armor, they need high dex and wis for their AC. They need wisdom for the save dc on their stunning strikes and other abilities. They need con since they have a lower hp pool than fighters/rangers/paladins and are also a melee class. And if they want to benefit from tavern brawler, they need very high strength.
The Ranger is my class cause I like to play from a range in these types of games
I ALWAYS go speech/charisma in my games, and I’ve been a musician for 30 of my 34 years of life. Bard was a no brainer for me, and I was surprised to see it where it was on the list. I’ve been having so much fun with this game
You've copied and pasted this exact comment on 5 other videos......
0:30 say it loud for the hunters in the back (rouges) 😂😂
I love playing Druid solely because my partner will chase me around as a bear calling me cute. But I honestly think BG3 was designed for you to play Bard. Also Rogue is fun for dialogue in Act 3
For example - I don't even know why, I don't like paladins in this game - so it being strongest class means absolutely nothing to me. On 2nd run, I was thinking of respecing Lae'zel to paladin (because she's a must in here in evil-ish run anyway) - but i just left her as fighter because that's just felt more nuke overall. I'm also taking Minthara and I'm gonna respec her into Sorc most likely out of her native paladin. And yes, I'm running Astarion and Ranger - because I was rogue myself on my first run. So yeah, playe whatever seems fun to you. Maybe only highest difficulty is more meta forcing, but I thing game like this is best to be played on balanced where everything is really viable with exception of very shitty compositions like Rogue + ranger + druid + monk or smth like that with zero support, tank, and utility and offensive spells. Imho this is far more about having balanced party. My preferred composition is - offensive caster, melee, some support - utility capable class and free slot to your liking. That's because there are encounters where melee feels so crap (don't want to spoil by naming some bosses) and there are scenarios were casters don't fair all that well and some support / utility class is always nice to deal with some crap.
The monk is easily one of the best classes
I’m dropping 100 damage every turn, easy.
Using shock gloves to add dmg to my melee attacks too. Monks are being slept on 😂
@@killerindustries49 keep seeing them on lists not in the top three but what do they know lol P.s What gloves?
@@martingrundy7577 sparkle gloves
@@martingrundy7577 actually ironic seeing how these list age like milk with the monk placements now that people are abusing tavern brawler and just nuking everyone instantly
You're crazy, ranger is literally one of the best classes xD
First time playing now and chose to start blind and went with paladin so I’m pretty hype
I do not agree. I think all classes are about equal, except Bard and Rouge. Rouge does not offer much outside of stealth, which is not an option in many situations. Still decent. Bard on the other hand is extremely strong. Not only cuz of the unique buffs, and flexibility. School of swords is the strongest single target damage dealer, and you can do that while also having wizard/sorc aoe spells, and you can heal. And a high level lore is a buffing machine.
I agree with you 100% especially about the Rogue. As said in the video, stealth really isn’t an issue for any class because you can literally see the whole field and as a player control the whole situation. It’s not like in 5e so the Rogue’s key asset gets diminished as practically every class can use it now.
Monk is absolutely broken in this game. Youd think unarmed strikes would be weak but once you get Tavern brawler at 4 they become OP.
I always want to make a rogue but I have too much fun playing with Astarion
Me personally I just pick a class that would suit the role play aspect my character will choose and I just make it work somehow
I believe that the rankings are different, depending if you’re doing the solo or party
Let me tell you one thing you need to understand haddar's hunger, it's just wild for warlocks, it's ridiculous how broken that spell is
What does everyone think about warlocks? I’ve always been a lock in games and went with it in this one and just want some input
I wrote this before the end lol.
I’m hella late, personally I’d rate bard above sorcerer but I love this tier list
My reccomendation is play the class that fits your playstyle.
I feel like anyone who places monk low has never played monk.
it's very complete video, what i dont like is that it seems to be exclusively from a "power game" stand point and i feel like bg3 has been adapted to a roleplay-ish focused game but it's still video game therefore power gaming is a theme. which is fine... it's sad that to be the only focus on it though
"just play fighter with a bow! Its way better" -Jocat
Ive told people for years that rangers are awesome in campaigns where multiclassing isnt allowed, but definitely suck (comparatively) when you can multiclass and you're gonna go past lvl 5. I think those conditionals apply to BG3 therefore rangers suck in BG3
lol I rolled a Paladin and absolutely hated it 😂 Went Bard and never looked back
Honestly i would change 2nd and 3rd places with cleric as second and wizard as third. Paladin gives best rp, best single hit damage, perfect lead for a party, and the whole oathbreaker scenes and shit are sick. Combine with warlock and you can play like darth vader with elsritch smite, pact weapon, shield, ect. Cleric is just bonkers for play, light cleric was a wild time in all acts from 1-3 enough said. Wizard is suuuuper fun and if you nab heavy armor in any way you become near untouchable due to shield, blur, a shield in hand, and good heavy armor all while having insane battlefield control/flexibility all of you lv1 spell slots are just shield, shield, shield, shield just to spite bosses and if you go divination good luck with anyone thinking of dealing with you as you make them fail on crits or fail saving throws against your deadly as hell spells.
Nah... you are wrong...
Im 75 hours in and am now considering starting all over again as i went with a rogue/archer class 🤣
Gloomstalker assassin is one of the best builds in the game
I fully disagree with his take on the Ranger. I"m in a fairly new play through as I'm about 90% done with ACT 1. I've got a female Drow Ranger that I've pretty much soloed through the whole of act 1. The only time I had party members was on the Nautaloid ship. I've got the Creche, under dark, Waukeens rest, and Auntie Ethel is all I got left to do in act one, and I'm just now at camp raising my Ranger. Yes I kept here at 1st level the whole time the only thing that I changed out was some of her weapons and gear. And she's dominated the game. So don't sell the Ranger short. I'm undecided if I should take Lae'zel with me to the Creche.
I find Paladins kinda ok... Sure they can do a bit of damage but it requires constant long resting while leveling up. Meanwhile a fighter Battle master regains all their abilities every short rest. Also long resting requires everyone to go to camp, which can have an effect on some scripted encounters, the game considers it as if you left and time passed whenever all characters enter camp. Paladins are.. ok.
While I have had to rest a lot I can usually make it through several encounters with just my spells that don't use slots. Obviously attacking and using range too is thrown in but yeah I've been steamrolling with him. I've been using him for a couple days, ironically I watched this to see if I could get more OP haha
Noob who hasn't played yet, but don't you also get to play as your companions, so for example, you would have the Paladin available to play if you bring them along from camp? Is there not much value to playing something that doesn't already exist, like a bard, or druid (not sure if a druid exists) etc?
You get to play as everyone, and honestly the spell pool is so deep mismatching classes is usually the most played way. It has so much variety it's incredible
I have great weapon master on my paladin, and I swear, every attack deals 30-50 damage. I have literally killed bosses in 2-3 turns
Wizard is the best. No I will not take more questions at this time. (I LOVE switching out spells depending on circumstances. I just adore it. Hence me running around with Gale and my Durge Wizard for.... half the game)
Wizards are always the best
Ahem, I can solo honour mode with an abjuration wizard friend
Oathbreaker looks so cool fr
Lots of people are going to of course fill the comments below with "Joe class" and "Moe class" are so underrated and blah blah blah and while they might not be wrong really the truth is that they did such a good job at balancing and giving every class atleast 1 great subclass that there really isnt a bad class pick. Plus being able to respec so easily and early on is so great and something every rpg game needs to do. I've never really understood why a rpg dev would make it impossible or very costly or not available until like halfway or endgame until you can respec. I feel like if devs made it available early on like they did with BG3 it just encourages more playthroughs and just more people playing as you get much more freedom to explore different builds
paladin is so good, it's insane how much easier the game became after recruiting minthara in act 2 and watching her somehow excel at literally everything I make her do
Minthara is a slept on companion, she's the best