Baldur's Gate 3 - IMMORTAL INFINITE DAMAGE - Best Sorcerer Wizard Cleric Build Guide & Multiclass!

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[@Thundernoob98]

Bro I haven’t even gotten halfway through the underdark stop making me reroll my character lol

[@rantalmore]

Please just play the game. Min Maxing like this is absolutely not the funnest way to play. Just experience it and live in the moment

[@vichnaiev]

​​@@rantalmorenot understanding context is absolutely not the funnest way to live your life. Just use some common sense, it was a joke.

[@courve]

@@vichnaiev doesn't have to be a joke. there is no most fun way to play a game. Some people enjoy using guides, some enjoy none. Some enjoy min-maxing, and some like to just play. I know you understand this and the other guy doesn't, but dude was wrong for more reasons than simply not getting the joke.

[@ChristmasLore]

Anyone, help: as a beginner, how do I go about making Gale a necromancer? He's a bit...lame to my taste, for story telling reasons, I would like to add a little spice. (Also, read a nice trick about Ranger Spiders's webs and undead helpers)

[@ChristmasLore]

​​@@rantalmore, still, some build are nice for personal story telling,- I really want to give Wyll something of valor beside his Pact, so maybe some levels in Paladin would fit him? And it also appears to be a powerful build, incendently. Same for Gale, a bit lame, so necromancy for a bit of spice? Etc...I mostly use mutliclassing to tell myself some additional stories about our party. (And for my MC too, of course) It also helps, as a beginner, to turn the tide in your favor... Can't play in story mode, as I rather enjoy playing with multiclass (mostly to tell stories and learn the different mechanisms)- but you just can't do it (for now? Let's hope for Patch 1?) In story mode.

[@christianna4404]

Start as a sorc for con proficiency. Taking war cleric after 1 still gets you heavy armor because it's a subclass feature.

[@GerdionXT]

Nice

[@_Shadoh_]

You lose wisdom saving throw proficiency though which is also very important in battles and that proficiency allows him to leave wisdom at 8 which frees up ability points for other abilities.

[@MattIsTheName]

Hire a Wizard hireling or use Gale, make him a Transmutation Wizard. At level 6 they get an ability to create an effect stone. One of those stones gives CON save proficiency, cast that on your main character then leave the Wizard at camp, the effect persists even if the Wizard isn't an active party member.

[@JoviaI1]

@@_Shadoh_ Con is and has always been the most important save for casters because it lets you maintain concentration on spells, paired with war caster, you never drop concentration when damaged.

[@christianna4404]

@@MattIsTheName nice.

[@csdn4483]

Switch level 1 and 2 around (go Sorcerer - Draconic Bloodline - White and then go War Cleric at level 2). This will give you proficiency in Con and Cha saves which makes the concentration checks even more likely to succeed.

[@RageGamingVideos]

Good call!

[@Flameh4z3]

you need cleric lvl 1 first to get heavy armor

[@Mesoz]

@@Flameh4z3 You get heavy heavy armor taking cleric 2nd, so still better to go sorc first.

[@BeaTrixAreForKids]

@@Flameh4z3 Nope, because you get heavy armor and shield from certain cleric subclasses instead of base class Cleric, which you select at level one. I started Draconic White Sorcerer for Armor of Agathys & Constitution saves and multi into Tempest Cleric allows me to use Heavy Armor and Shield. I'm maining a similar build in my playthrough but i went Tempest Cleric for the lightning retaliation and guaranteed max damage rolls with Glyph of Warding: Lightning being my main damage dealer. Just carry a bunch of bottled waters and prepare Create Water spell to double damage. A wet target is taking double damage from all your abilites Armor of Agathys / Lightning Retaliation / Shocking Grasp / Glyph of Warding. An upcasted Armor of Agathys along with camp casted Aid stacks Arcane Ward up so fast it's kinda crazy. Warding Bond is another great level 2 Cleric abjuration spell that makes your squishy blaster take way less damage if the enemies don't want to cooperate and target you. Spirit Guardians is old reliable when the enemy simply refuses to melee you. Wizard scribing Fire Shield: Cold is just the icing on the cake that i didn't think i would have access to pre launch with a Sor 1 / Tempest 6 / Abjuration 5 but BG3 homebrew Wizard scribing gave me access to full Wizard spell list which was chef's kiss.

[@csdn4483]

@@Flameh4z3 No you don't, you get heavy armor by virtue of being a War Cleric. Doesn't matter when you take War Cleric.

[@axelhopfinger533]

There's another neat trick for such a tank build: in act 1 you can get a pair of boots (The Watersparkers) which electrify any water you stand in. If you just throw a water bottle where you stand while being surrounded by enemies, they all get wet, electrified and all electric damage is doubled against them. Makes shocking grasp quite a potent cantrip!

[@jameskelsea6048]

thats cool i think i will try this with a tempest cleric for the elecrictal theme. Can also buy a staff from the vendor in the druid camp that gives you water spell for just an action instead of spell slot.

[@amazingronaldo9656]

Ooh I am running a Tempest Cleric right now for my coop game with my friends. And a Tempest Cleric/Storm Sorcerer build for my solo game. I will have to keep an eye out for that!! I just got the boots that gain electric charges when I dash in both games.

[@drumlineking07]

You should also use the cold variant of fire shield and cold or lightning for glyph of warding so that wet enemies take even more damage.

[@MrTylerHeikes]

Go Tempest Cleric instead of war cleric, you miss out on the extra bonus attack however you get another source of lightning or thunder retribution when you are attacked.

[@DelayedLaunch]

I had a feeling this would be OP… I made a Githyanki Abjuration Wizard who wades into battle with a Greatsword, and never dies unless she gets pushed into a chasm😅

[@axelhopfinger533]

There are boots you can get in act 1 which prevent you from being moved by anything which would fix that issue.

[@DenisTRUFFAUT]

Boots from minthara@@axelhopfinger533

[@Thoth728]

I finally see someone talk about this ive been playing it too and its a ton of fun. Going into warlock might also be a good idea since lvl 2 warlock gives you invocation and if you take armor of shadows it lets you cast mage armor at will. this way you can restore the ward to full between combats. all you need to do is remove your armor before you start spamming mage armor out of combat and then put your armor back on after you are done. this takes a 2 lvl investment into warlock instead so its your choice if its worth it for you or not. the other major buff you can have is warding bond, which requires you to have an actual cleric in your party and takes their concentration, however giving you resistance to ALL damage is nothing to scoff about.

[@DragonicTerror]

Other perk is Armor of Agathys if you want some cold damage for pesky fire elementals.

[@znail4675]

As Warlocks gets Armor of Agathys so can Enchanter be skipped then. Warlocks also gets spell slots that reset with short rest and that is pretty good to have.

[@christophertherians2243]

If going lock 2 i would suggest to skip both cleric and sorc. You do want the 10 "avaiable" lvls full in wizard otherwise you will lose the abjuration capstone that is even more important if you have lock2 since it makes short rest more powerful.

[@Thoth728]

@@christophertherians2243 i agree you dont need the sorc level but i would still keep the cleric level. heavy armor and shield proficiency is massive for a frontline wizard, and the bonus action attack is just the cherry on top. you dont need the abjutation capstone by going to 2 lvls in warlock because all that does is increase the intensity of the ward to equal your wizard level every time you short rest. you already have max ward stacks between combats, with that feature you simply start higher to begin with. i would say that if that increases your cap instead then its definitely worth the capstone but i dont think thats how it works.

[@nevyns9285]

@@Thoth728 dwarf can get heavy for free, Gith get medium, which can be good early on.

[@johnmuldoon9532]

A couple of suggestions: *Take your first level in sorc. It has natural proficiency in con, which means you’ll be even better at passing your con checks. Give your wizard the Mourning Frost staff and use the “chilled” flame ward and the frost glyph of warding. You do extra cold damage due to the staff and you might inflict “chilled” which makes enemies vulnerable to frost damage. (Which means double damage for free) The shield of scorching reprisal is good for a wee bit of extra damage when they miss hitting you. You can also add snowburst ring and disintegrating night walkers; to give you the chance to knock everything prone on ice, while you remain upright.

[@user-bq1dz8dt7r]

So, we should take a white dragonborn for it? And a cold elemental adept feat? Also, isnt wet effect makes chilled too? And is there any synergies with cold for other party?

[@TheRobversion1]

great build. had my own version of this which improves on certain things you do: 1. went with tempest over war for wrath of the storm to maximize my reaction use when there are no enemy casters/archers. 2. i only used shield vs. ranged attackers. i wanted to get hit by melee attackers. 3. i minimized ac bonuses from equipment aside from those that also confer dmg reduction like heavy armor. I wanted to get hit. 4. picked up heavy armor master instead of warcaster for more dmg reduction. 5. went with int 15+2, con 15+1, 14 wis, dex 10, str and cha 8 6. used create water vs. melee enemies to double agathys/cold shield dmg. ditto for glyph of warding dmg. 7. started with white draconic sorc for the con save prof. 8. went with duergar for dwarven resilience (poison resistance).gold dwarf or strongheart halfling would've been fine too. correct me if i'm wrong but fire and poison seem to be the 2 most common dmg types enemies use in the game. this racial bonus covers poison while create water covers fire resistance. superior darkvision is nice too. 9. used shocking grasp instead of melee attacks to take advantage of making enemies wet when i didnt need to use my actions to use glyph of warding. 10. i made use of find familiar raven to attack archers/casters to blind them which minimized the need to use shield/counterspell in some fights.

[@infectio88]

The "Stop hitting yourself" bully build

[@OwenTalks]

Remember watching your Minecraft QBC back in the day when I was younger and now I’m 21 and this video has brought me back to your channel. Good to be back.

[@JayBijou]

Had fun altering this build with the circlet you get from killing the articulate ogre, it brings your INT stat up to 17 so I was able to pump WIS up a little more to prepare more spells!

[@eboir]

There is a sheild you can get act 2 by last light witch deals damadge when they miss you as well. Glorious

[@aquaticmusic5077]

I might break this build down differently and go Tempest Cleric 2/Draco Sorc 1/Abj Wiz 9. You start off with sorc to get the con saving through proficiency, and you get the heavy armor proficiency with tempest cleric the next level. Tempest cleric also lets you get Destructive Wrath so you can do max damage with lightning and Thunder spells every now and then. This lets you focus more on your spells as your offense and defense instead of doing mediocre attacks with a melee weapon. You could also take like 2 points out of CON and put them somewhere else since you’re barely getting hit. And you can help make up for the hp loss by going a race like the Gold Dwarf. You could go sorc 2 for some sorcery points and meta magic, but I feel like they’re not as important as the proficiency bonus and arcane recovery charge you get at level 9. Just my take on this but a great concept nonetheless!

[@DenisTRUFFAUT]

Is Hellish Rebuke a good fit for this build ?

[@philliphampton5380]

Running this with a gnome for that advantage on all mental stats to make it even harder for casters to just shut you down with a cc spell

[@firefox30570]

I almost cleared out the house of grief just by walking around with my oc and gale who i made a second version of this build since he starts as a wizard and just needed the cleric and sorcerer extra. There were way too many of them to actually achieve it at that level i was at, but near the end i sped it up by joining the battle with the 2 druid companions max level aoe. However the build is hard to utilize when others allies are part of the battle, cause these builds will make the enemy not target them. Also, triggering opportunity attacks is really efficient because those generally dont deal that much damage, and you can fully negate it with a high enough ward stack

[@TheRobversion1]

yeah its a solo build or if with a party it has to be a stealth party.

[@CarBENbased]

As you took shield and Magic Missile for your sorcerer spells I don't think you need to have them prepared or even learned by your wizard to cast them.

[@rorp24]

to cut the use of stoneskin (which is a poor use of a 4th level slot), in act 3, if you saved the tiefling, you'll have Dammon the blacksmith tiefling that will sell you an armor that have permanent bladeward and permanent resistance spells on it. I don't remember if it also cut critical hits, but if not, you just have to create the adamantine shield instead of the armor.

[@blshouse]

Stoneskin is brilliant for this specific build, it adds 4 to your Arcane Ward stack.

[@rorp24]

@@blshouse if you need 4 stacks of ward, just cast glyph of warding at level 4, it will be more usefull

[@Tespri]

@@rorp24 why not both? The point was to stack them up.

[@rorp24]

@@Tespri stoneskin is a weaker version of dammon's armor (resistance against non magical physical damages for stoneskin, resistance to all physical damages with Armor). Since resistances doesn't stack to reduce damages even more, it's useless. Plus considering all other good stuff you can do with a 4th level spell, I'd rather use it for something else than that

[@Tespri]

@@rorp24 having those stacks up is vital to the build. All the other good stuff? You're practically immortal anyway what more you want? Beside higher AC actually damages this build.

[@shldnfr]

Instead of sorcerer, take 2 levels of warlock to grab the Armor of Shadows invocation. This gives you unlimited casts of Mage Armor, which you can cast repeatedly (by putting armor on and then taking it off) to max out your Arcane Ward outside of battle.

[@justalesbianmage9811]

Really cool build. I think I might give it a try. I'd go with tempest domain for the cleric level in order to get wrath of the storm. It gives you another source of retribution damage as a reaction. I'd also take the sorcerer level first to get proficiency in constitution saves to make keeping concentration easier. While you wouldn't normally get heavy armor by multiclassing, cleric is a bit special because heavy armor proficiency is a feature of the subclass rather than the class itself, so you still get heavy armor by taking the cleric level after 1st. I'd love to find a way to fit spirit guardians into the build somehow in order to put up a damaging aura that doesn't require being hit, but I can't justify taking that many cleric levels on this build.

[@_Shadoh_]

You lose the extra attack by going tempest instead of war cleric though. So I like war cleric more bc you already have enough retaliation with the 2 shield spells.

[@Aliessil]

I was thinking about Tempest Cleric too, though you'd want decent Wisdom since the number of times Wrath of the Storm can proc is based on your WIS modifier. I'd also be tempted to drop a level of Wizard and get a second level in Cleric - that gives you Channel Divinity: Destructive Wrath (don't bother rolling for lightning/thunder damage, just hit for the maximum)

[@tarheel12325]

You still get heavy armor prof if cleric is taken after level 1. The domains function the same as sub classes which add additional proficiencies when selected. So sorcerer 1, tempest cleric 2…you get con save prof and martial/heavy armor.

[@ominix]

@@Aliessil Strange, it doesn't mention it being limited by Wis. I haven't fully tested it myself but I don't see any limits to the number of uses on Wrath of the Storm in BG3, though there is in 5e.

[@Aliessil]

@@ominix it's possible I'm misremembering and thinking of 5e instead 😀 (not sure)

[@ajnasarpa2292]

Best build ive seen so far.. Really nice synergy

[@xursed7990]

Level 1 cleric spell should always be "Sanctuary", it's maybe the most OP spell in the game at level 1.

[@BwnzPwnz]

To maximize this further use either dragonborn for the elemental dmg resistance or Githyanki for the crazy collection of psionic abilities (including misty step), proficiency in entire skill groupings on-demand and the weapon/armor proficiencies.

[@TheRobversion1]

i'd skip githyanki. dragonborn is indeed a good pick. so are dwarves and strongheart halflings. i personally went with duergar.

[@hs0003]

Don't sleep on Thaumaturgy. It's a nice cantrip to have during speech options.

[@haydenlamb425]

I think the sorc/cleric dip is better because it doesnt slow down you spell slot progression, but an alternative is 2 levels in warlock. This gives you the armour of shadows invication which goves you unlimited casts of mage armour without spending a spell slot. This gives you a way to max your arcane ward changes out of combat by casting it mage armour repeatedly (equip some armour and unequip to be able to cast it again). Would recomend dumping strength for dex in this case for a better ac.

[@TheRobversion1]

I'd still with the sorc and cleric dips for access to heavy armor and the ability to upcast AOA to 6th.

[@SaneNoMore]

Here I was looking for a 1Cleric/1Wizard/10Sorcerer build. I like this one too.

[@fateric007]

War Cleric may not be necessary. Certain races gain armor, shield and weapon proficiency. Also dragon sorcerers scale AC off of Dexterity. Thus giving you better initiative.

[@rorp24]

heavy armor prof is essentially because every enchanted heavy armor give 2-3 damage reduction (which is relevant for the build), where it is not always the case for other armors

[@TheRobversion1]

war cleric isnt necessary but one of the 4 heavy armor prof clerics is (life, tempest, nature) for that heavy armor prof and access to create water.

[@BinxyBrown]

The level 11 abjuration wizard feature restores 10 stacks on short rest which was super convenient. I think level 1 sorcerer into pure wizard works perfectly, my second choice would be sorcerer 2 for twin spell haste into abjuration wizard 10

[@TheRobversion1]

@@BinxyBrown its a L10 feature. So 10 abjurer and 1 white sorc is the ideal core. the last level can be cleric or druid 1 for create water and medium armor/shield prof. I personally like tempest cleric 1 for wrath of the storm.

[@tsukuyomisama001]

I am glad I came across this video. There are so many pro players here and I learned so much from you all on the builds. The game provides so much room and flexibility and somehow it is a bit overwhelming to newbies like me.

[@ChristmasLore]

It is a bit overwhelming! But it's also so enticing and so overwhelming! Newbies like us have to really hang on to advance in the game, but it's oh so satisfying when we finally manage a difficult task or battle!

[@TexMeta]

I'd recommend for y'all to stick to single class builds for at least the first game. Multiclass builds require a lot more thought and effort to make succeed.

[@ChristmasLore]

@@TexMeta , personally, been playing EA twice with single built, and...I'm not dumb. It's not that complex either, just understand the mechanisms and the way they complement each other- or are possibly detrimental. That said, there are tons and tons of guides and community post to help you if you feel you need it. The goal of the game is not "min - maxing": it's having fun, hence the low toll to respec with Withers. Multiclass allow you to add your grain of salt to the stories of the origin characters, it helps you open their horizons, after the plot of the game will be said and done (Is ShadowHeart a cleric, of any god, at heart; does Wyll have nothing besides his pact, What life would Astarion choose if he didn't obey his "master, didn't have to hide? Would Karlach wish to go on fighting? What about Lae"zel- well, Lae'zel probably would..., Etc...)

[@TexMeta]

@@ChristmasLore there are a ton of new players who are struggling on even story difficulty, I was just offering advice to new players lol which you called yourself. Some of those players have even quit over it. This game can be challenging if you're not prepared. This is a strategy game, min-maxing kind of is the goal lol unless you're on the lowest difficulty because you just want story focus. It's either that or make the game unnecessarily difficult. Min-maxing is the best strategy. Yes, have fun, but purely going for random stuff without thought isn't strategical. If you're trying to experience everything this game can offer, it very much does get complex. If you're just going for fun and nothing else, I don't get why you'd multiclass when the entire purpose of multiclassing is for min-maxing. If you want roleplay flavor, 5e exists. Multiclassing doesn't let you add anything to the origins, as their post ending stories are already written, just multiple choice format.

[@ChristmasLore]

@@TexMeta, it's so weird how you oppose fun and strategy. Strategy can be fun. No, min-maxing is most definitely not the goal, it's just a tool. A useful tool, but a tool for the player. And gatekeeping is never, ever a good thing. Even as a beginner, even as a sometimes struggling beginner, you can have fun, because the difficulty is enticing, not punishing.

[@Thoth728]

Another fun thing you can do is cast create water on the enemies next to you to make them wet, this means that your 25 cold damage turns into 50 cold damage and it will absolutely melt them.

[@davidlawrence5091]

It also means they will take half fire damage from the flame shield, but it's a great option for those who haven't got it yet.

[@Thoth728]

@@davidlawrence5091 you can choose the cold shield version of the spell and that gets doubled too. its obviously not always the go to thing to do because you have to consider damage resistances and vulnerabilities but its another tool in the kit.

[@axelhopfinger533]

Same goes for lightning dam age btw if you spec into tempest cleric instead. With the Watersparkers boots you'll elecrify any puddle you stand in and gain lightning charges and with the Sparkswall ring you'll be immune to lightning damage and electrocution.

[@OlliePOC]

This is dope. How about running around your enemies to provoke as many opportunity attacks as possible. Seems pretty strong

[@axelhopfinger533]

That would indeed be a funny exploit if it works!

[@TheRobversion1]

@@axelhopfinger533 its not an exploit. its a tactic and it does work. looks silly though.

[@moxen001]

It’s just so beautiful. I would only recommend pushing grabbing ritual spells for the extra spell choices when available.

[@TheRobversion1]

find familiar is excellent for this build. can use the raven to blind the spellcasters/archers to conserve your spell slots (no need to cast shield/counterspell).

[@SerkanBerksoy]

I confirm at lvl 7 this is usable and better than my crit pala build. Thanks...

[@hyper_sword8835]

when it comes to the ttrpg Dungeons & Dragons I love boosting AC and other effects to not only make myself but the rest of my party invincible too. I currently am waiting for the game to come out on console to play it but, I'm super excited for it, in the meantime however I'll just play my Adventures League Paladin with a 27 AC at level 10 (plate armor, +3 shield, cloak of protection, ring of protection, defensive fighting style, and blessing of protection) and totally trivialize every enemy in the monster manual.

[@HoruMalachy]

Yes, have the sorcerer level 1st to ge CON save proficiency. But also another consideration. Maybe another level of Socerer for metamagic (Twinned spell)

[@ubiergo1978]

Came here for a Gale build, ending with a Shadowheart build and it's perfect for her too, I think. O.O

[@ThereWasATime]

There are potions with alchemy to recover spell slots aswell. Awesome build!

[@martinhoffmann3730]

T bring it to the top you can get a hireling cleric who casts warding bond and aid... and then park him at the camp...need not be in the party....you get extra max hp...and resistance to all damage...+1 saves and one AC...if he ever should die who cars make a new dude or rez him

[@BlacklusterPally]

there is nothing that give more joy to Josh, than make immortal shenanigans builds xD good job as always

[@R_o_o_k_i_n_g_t_o_n]

honestly im loving the elemental theme so i think i would actually go half elf like you did for the firebolt cantrip, frost ray, shocking grasp, poison shot, and acid shot with than of course, i would keep chromatic orb instead of magic missile even tho its good just so you can have higher power spell versions really fitting into the theme of a mage not very capable of attack magic but equally skilled in at least all forms and more imporantly, VERY skilled in defensive magic and even applying offensive magic to their defensive magic in a way many other mages wouldnt even think of doing :D

[@MichaelCampbell01]

Sanctuary as a lvl 1 cleric spell worth taking; it IS abjuration too

[@Sherudons]

Basically, stacking defence is fun, I did this with a fighter due to me wanting the extra attack... though I also have a level 20 mod so I can squeeze this a little harder than is fair.

[@belgarath6388]

Yeah, now if Lorian implements my favourite Cleric subclass, the Forge then AC sheenanigans can really take of.

[@zebraturner7103]

I am doing this build from lv1 to currently lv6. At lv6 I feel finally started to feel powerful, like a very good tank. My health never drops below half. However, lv1-lv4 were the worst, i was useless. But at lv6 with proficiencies to master heavy, and 3-lv3-spellslots its actually good. If you find right scrolls to learn you can use haste and seal. Illithid powers with gityanki perk to use them as secondary action really help. Also at gityanki camp there is most useful item was sold, a blue mace that gives -1dm and gives AC +1. Adamantine armour gives -2dm. Adamantine shield 🛡 gives no crits, helmet gives no crits and armor gives no crits. At current setup enemies rarely hit. But its actually fine at lv6 high AC is beneficial. Very flexible build, super fun, but surely is game breaking.

[@kyleshank3411]

Also an option: warlock invocation that let's you cast mage armor at will. Put on armor to take off the Mage armor, recast ad infinum

[@greg5435]

The Arcane charges go up based on the spell slot level used so this wouldn't work.

[@alexvoskresenskiy7961]

it's working - it counts as lvl1 spell@@greg5435

[@bardthestoryteller]

​It does work it is just very slow and kind of tedious. Putting on armour removes the mage armour buff, taking the armour off allows you to cast it again, putting it back on allows you to loop this until your ward is refilled. 1 charge a cast is slow, but it does work.

[@blshouse]

Requires two levels of warlock, not really worth it unless you just want warlock for RP sake.

[@bardthestoryteller]

@@blshouse I would argue it is simply a case of what is worth it to you. For me the extra level out of Wizard is worth it to not have to spend spell slots on recharging Arcane Ward alongside a extra Invocation and two short rest 1st level spell slots (for shield). But to others it may not

[@rafaelmoreira5871]

Why not start with sorcerer? That way you get proficiency in CON saves and still get all proficiencies needed later with the level in War. Also there are items in the game which grant advantage on CON or just Concentration saving throws, i'd respec and change war caster for another ASI once getting one of those

[@RageGamingVideos]

For the heavy armour

[@rafaelmoreira5871]

@@RageGamingVideos Unless Larian changed it, and i'm unaware of, War clerics gain heavy armor proficiency from the subclass feature, so it's unaffected by multiclassing rules as paladins and fighters are

[@RageGamingVideos]

@@rafaelmoreira5871 In that case fair enough, good call!

[@TheOpisa]

do you still get the con proficiency if you multiclass into cleric or does it have to be your starting class?

[@blshouse]

@@TheOpisa Your two saving throw proficiencies are from your starting class choice. multiclassing does not add to these.

[@amazingronaldo9656]

Any thoughts of doing this as a Tempest Cleric as opposed to War Cleric? You gain the Wrath of the Storm reaction to give a little reaction damage on getting hit, like with fire shield later, albeit in the form of electricity. You still get Heavy Armor Prof and Martial Weapon Prof. You can take Shield of Faith as a 1st level Cleric spell as opposed to getting it as a domain spell. It didn't sound like it mattered what else you took at 1st lvl Cleric for spells. Then go the rest of the build the rest of the way. I think the choice of cold damage follows the Sorcerer bloodline theme? But I don't think the bloodline causes those to do more damage since you are only taking one level? Any reason not to double down on electric versions of most everything but Fire Shield? Since you get the Shocking Grasp reaction on an AoO on a target leaving your melee range when taking War Caster feat. So you get reactions to someone leaving your melee range AND on hitting you both as electricity. Plus the damage from your various ward spells like Fire Shield. If you have a party member throw bottles of water on targets, or use that staff that produces water (or spell), all that electricity damage doubles as would cold damage if using the chill version of Fire Shield. Plus there are boots and gloves I have found that build up electricity charges and each charge adds damage equal to the charges to any damage you do. I hear there are more items too along the way. I have a Tempest Cleric/Storm Sorcerer build going in my solo game and found some of the early ones already. Really loving all that lightning synergy. I might have to try this build (respec) once my characters get higher than level 5. Right now my friends and I have two co-op groups going and in one I am doing straight Tempest Cleric. I may respec him soon. He is 4th level now. I was going for tanky, let my friends do all the sneak and spell damage etc, and me using the lightning reaction when getting hit and just swinging away. Use heal magics and shield of faith etc for most spell casting, with the occasional thunder wave or such maximized to get mobs in front of me. This build might be the tanky build I want and pile on the damage with my friends' characters.

[@berogian]

did you do it with Tempest(post is 3w old) Looking at things at a glance i would think you were on to something

[@nickjaxr]

Found a secret little song/poem sung in game. grab all the green jars with brains in them from the nautiloid at being of game and take it to the oubliette at end of act 2 there is somewhere to place them one even gives a buff :D

[@IKeepGettingFlagged]

Can you elaborate on this? dont worry about spoiling me, i can't find anything else on the internet mentioning this

[@nickjaxr]

@@IKeepGettingFlagged the green jars on the nautiloid at the begining of the game. in act 2 take them into the obliette and there is a pale heal on a pedstal behind a jump, near the summoning circle. if you put the green jars of brains onto the pedistal they talk to you through the head, one of said jars from the nautiloid sings, one of the green jars from the obliette will give a buff.

[@tylernorman7896]

As someone who has absolutely LOVED Abjuration Wizard since my introduction to 5th edition, I am fairly familiar with this build. It absolutely works wonders, the only thing I miss sometimes is what Abjuration wizard gets at lvl 14. It's so close that it hurts sometimes, to anyone who's curious, it's called spell resistance, basically you have ADVANTAGE on all spells effects charm and the like, and you have resistance to ALL spell damage. If only, I've always loved that Subclass...

[@Payatown]

It'd be interesting to see a abjuration wizard/Eldritch Knight multiclass utilizing arcane ward

[@XmrcaptainbobX]

Until someone cast silence or you walk into a room of ranged...

[@winstonsmith8597]

I respeced my build last night to this. This is an amazing build.

[@Jcrobify]

Dude, this is sick! Imagine if the whole party had this set up. Lol

[@AKABoondock19]

Damn Im early!! Just starting my second playthrough and I may give this a shot!!!! Nice vid!!!

[@itcouldbelupus2842]

If Karlach is your favourite... Then you must be good at parties 😎

[@itcouldbelupus2842]

You could also get the armour of aggy with the warlock feat

[@specialsomeones]

I did this to Lae’zel. As a war cleric of Vlaakith, of course.

[@noahdoesgaming21]

what do you do for ranged attacks? Cause archers still destroy me

[@TheRobversion1]

shield.

[@medicmoth]

Gloves of missle snaring is also nice. I believe it was from a trader in the tiefling camp in ACT 1. Reduces ranged attack damage by 1D10 + dex mod

[@ryanstewart2289]

I went 2 levels of warlock instead of sorcerer because I wanted that free Mage Armor to spam fill my stacks of Arcane Ward. Cast Mage Armor, equip then unequip a piece of armor, repeat until full.

[@zerofoxgiven9859]

Would love to see Shadowheart right behind with warding bond plugged into this mess. Because overkill is underrated.

[@blshouse]

Respec both Gail and Shadowheart to this build. Maybe Wil substituting Warlock in place of Sorcerer as well. Now that's overkill. ;-)

[@chadbrochill19]

You can accomplish this with some cheeky mechanics. Have a hireling respec into level 3 cleric (the rest doesn't matter... though the more hp here the... less you feel a bad what is about to happen to your meat puppet... I mean restored ally and helpful cleric. Skip the whole stoneskin thing, it's a trap. Have your newly acquired hireling cleric to cast Warding bond on your pc. Kick them from the party (don't release them, just have them wait at camp) and now? Well you have a free warding bond where you are taking half to all damage (not just physical attacks) and the hireling will eat the damage at camp. Wait, what happens to them once you've reached twice their threshold in hp? Well, they just die but they are already dead technically, so Withers just keeps them at his feet and the warding bond persists. Just be sure to apologize (or thank them) when you get back, hit them with a revivfy scroll and there you go. Enjoy being even more unkillable.

[@xscp_kingx]

ive made like 4 new games with this build, when i start combat the enemies refuse to engage in melee combat with me. they either stand still and skip their turn or they use ranged combat to avoid the damage from the reactive buffs.

[@Nexxaros]

I've just found this and am heading the exact same issue, I respec to monk and they started attacking me again, respec back and they're back to standing around not attacking.

[@gilmadreth680]

Ah, yes. The "Come on! Stop trying to hit me and hit me!" build.

[@therealkoga2519]

The Drow sword stuck in stone is a great weapon to pair with this.

[@OTDECK]

This could be the video I’m after as a beginner giving up in the under dark 😂🤙❤️

[@johannesmarkusfroech]

I think it might be better to first go sorcerer level 1 for proficiency in constitution and charisma and pick heavy armor proficiency as a feat. What do you guys think about that?

[@blshouse]

You can't afford to give up a feat, you'll only ever get two with this build. However, because the Cleric Domain is basically a subclass, you do get Heavy armor if you take Sorcerer at 1st level and Cleric (with an appropriate domain) at 2nd.

[@MichaelCampbell01]

I didn't realize Jon Oliver played BG3 ... ;-)

[@jayaltairi]

2 levels of warlock instead of sorc dip gives you armor of shadows invocation for unlimited arcane ward recharge

[@leebarnett2610]

I'm trying this with a Tempest Cleric. They get Heavy Armor plus Wrath of the Storm: Strike back an an attacking creature, potentially dealing 2~16 Lightning damage. On a failed Saving Throw you deal half of a 2~16 Thunder damage roll.

[@TheRobversion1]

this is the better route over war.

[@user-bq1dz8dt7r]

But instead you loose your shield reaction that gives +5 AC. You can react only once per round.

[@TheRobversion1]

@@user-bq1dz8dt7r yes but shield is the reaction you wouldnt want to be using everytime with this build. the objective is to get hit.

[@leebarnett2610]

@@user-bq1dz8dt7r The point of the build is to get hit and do damage. If you're using shield every round then you're not doing Armor of Agythys damage. Tempest Cleric doubles down on doing damage to folks that hit you.

[@brussy1]

But shield is also abjuration. Which is what's giving us our overshield.

[@DenisTRUFFAUT]

High AC seems bad as you want enemies to hit you so they take damage. Which means you should aim for damage reduction instead of AC.

[@Tespri]

I was thinking the same thing. If he already has so much damage reduction that he can't die. Then it's redundant to have high AC. Which means taking level in cleric would be wasted.

[@actuallyjustanapple]

I'd probably say keep bless as concentration until you get haste

[@normannseils3936]

I made a lategame version of this build. Yes, it’s insane, but also insanely boring fights just take forever.

[@OutlawWalker]

Yea it's very much a "I can't die but you won't either"

[@znail4675]

You just need to make sure the rest of the part can dish it out. You don't need more then one defensive character like this.

[@normannseils3936]

@@znail4675 the problem is, that if you are not solo the enemies will just ignore this character.

[@TexMeta]

And standing in darkness with devil's sight can give you better survivability without burning your spell slots. Ranged attacks can't hit, melee have disadvantage and you don't. Let's you actually be capable of dealing damage yourself instead of relying on defensive spells. This build is completely useless when those spell slots run out, which if it actually does its job of being targeted, will be very quickly. Idk, might be fun for some people, but the min/maxer in me thinks I can do better with less complicated things that don't spread stats so much.

[@MANoob100]

You can still do plenty of damage concentrating on smth like Wall of Ice with the staff that inflicts chilled on ice spells while having a bunch of pet ghouls and an elemental. Granted this is not the best DPr build ever by any stretch of the imagination but it can contribute and kill things. You can also reduce damage done to allies if you're not getting hit yourself or just casually stack arcane acuity and be the CC machine while others do the damage. Running out of spell slots is actually not a problem, for reducing your arcane ward by 1 later on someone has to take upwards of 78 cold damage, which is kind of efficient for a single spell level. Plus there are always scrolls if you're ever in a tough spot but frankly tney shouldn't be necessary.

[@angelskyd]

I laughed at 17:30 when he said "If an enemy attacks us, we will not get hit because we have 21 AC"......Yeah, this is true for theory crafting. But in reality, 21 AC gets hit ALL the time in the mid to late game. And furthermore, the hits are pretty substantial..well over the 9hp threshold this build provides. I love ya buddy, but the Monster Hunter World/Rise mentality doesnt work in DnD 5e. This is a very very niche build that just isnt gonna work late game. Sure, you could jack that AC up to 26 with a shield spell. Honestly though, between counter spelling, shielding, and casting the required spells for this combo to work, your gonna be left swinging a limp noodle dick of a weapon. (SPOILER: A certain devil we know has 666HP, not including the minions around him. This build isnt gonna take him down.) This will require a long rest after every single fight, which you could do. But it kinda defeats the purpose of saying its an "awesome build" if you HAVE to hit that long rest button after every single scrap.

[@RageGamingVideos]

Turn off the fudged dice option and your high AC characters will never get hit

[@rimservices]

Yeah, this fight came to mind as well. The build is interesting but doesn't pack that much firepower for bossfights, when you will get hit with devastating single hits. Although, levelled up Magic Missile was far more useful for me in bossfights than Disintegrate which ALL the bosses shrugged off.

[@skrappy3387]

Totally agree. Not only does it not pack much punch for boss fights, but it also uses a TON of spell slots. Who is struggling against a bunch of random melee enemies enough to design their entire build around it with tons of spell slots used? Just use an AoE spell or two. Also, Magic Missile (especially with the hag amulet) is one of the highest single target DPS spells in the game per spell slot level. It never misses, no save DC, and almost nothing resists force damage.

[@MANoob100]

You actually don't want high ac with this, you want enemies to hit you so that they die. You also don't need to burn spell slots fast. If you inflict enemies with wet or chilled (multiple easy ways to do this including a staff that does that on hit with cold spells), at later levels enemies take 78 average cold damage every time they hit you, just to reduce your ward by 1. I'll wait till I see another way to deal 78 damage with a single spell level, eldritch blast notwithstanding. And it doesn't cost us an action. Your ward is reducing damage by up to 20 with full build, add another 2 from armor and then take into account that we'll take half damage from most of the damage types (Armor of persistance, markoheshkir's buff since you can pass it around and get it on everyone anyway, protection from energy), the enemy has to do over 44 damage per hit to scratch us. And it can't be a crit because we'll be immune to crits. I'm pretty sure you can comfortably solo "a certain devil", but just casting wall of ice under him and making him wet or chilled, while he's doing 0 damage to you and taking 78 retaliation back per swing (I'd take ice elemental adept on this).

[@TheRobversion1]

agreed with mannob here. this build can pack a punch if played right and with a couple of improvements in both tactics and choices.

[@matthewegli9916]

Fun thing to do on this build is to trigger attacks of opportunity on yourself for more damage.

[@Hephaestus_God]

Should Pick Sanctuary for the 1 cleric spell... it's not concentration and is a broken spell that can be abused + it's abjuration.

[@HArryvajonas]

Broken/Op builds are supposed to be in open world RPGs. That is one of the more interesting aspects of games like this, how overpowered and ridiculous can I make my character; once you come to grips with how the systems and skills interact.

[@largegroupofmales]

This seems like the spiritual successor to the broken unkillable Arcane Warrior builds in Dragon Age Origin (aka the reason that subclass never came back)

[@grant5758]

I think you could skip the sorcerer level by getting the magic initiate warlock feat. You sacrifice constitution proficiency but still get at least 1 6th level slot at level cap.

[@treasurerunkel27]

Unfortunately, magic initiate feats only give you one cast of one lv1 spell (so it can't be upcasted) per long rest. And without being able to upcast it, AoA isn't very good

[@HOWBOUTTASHORYUKEN]

You can do this with a healing cleric instead of doing wizard levels. Spirit guardians, armor of Agathys, healing magic with self heal equipment. Cleric sits there doing AOE and retaliation while the monk runs around killing everything at the speed of sound. If the monk is hit, you heal it and yourself

[@TheRobversion1]

nah that's a totally different build. none of those accentuate armor of agathys.

[@gary6631]

These builds seem really great but like only in a solo playthrough. Any enemy would just target someone else instead with only 1 or 2 of these defensive things.

[@blshouse]

You can purposefully draw attacks of opportunity still. But yeah, smarter enemies definitely target my squishier party members. My paladin went protector fighting style and uses this feature all the time as I purposefully have Gail/Astarion/Shadowheart all clustered up beside him in most fights. ;-)

[@TheRobversion1]

works with a party setup if its a stealth party like with 3 party members doing cunning action: hide at the end of each of their turns.

[@KA-gh8xo]

My current build is War cleric lvl 1/ Wizard lvl 1/ Sorcerer-Draconic to the end (all caster class to maximize spell slots) War cleric for Armor+extra actions Wizard for learn spell from scroll Sorcerer for Twin cast, distant cast and quicken cast (and immune to lighting... see below) *I focus on Charisma more to be the face of party. He is not immortal but I'm quite satisfied with twin casting or 4 fireballs (quicken) Might adapt a bit after this video to add wizard another level for abjuration. For other companions, Astarion : Wizard lvl 1/Sorcerer X focus on sneak caster focus on make area wet as much as possible before start combat (subtle cast and distance cast) Shadowheart: Wizard 1 lvl / Light cleric X (lot of fireball but able to heal) Gale : Wizard 1 lvl / Sorcerer X (focus on evocation trigger Astarion's area spells ie. Electrocute,Freeze(Water)) *for storywise I made him Wild magic sorcerer. *Everyone can learn spells from scrolls. you can learn level 6 spells as long as you have slot for it and 1 lvl in Wizard. I hardly see any group survive my combo in 1st or 2nd turn, but still, thank you for the tip.

[@PierSilver]

"I hardly see any group survive my combo in 1st or 2nd turn, but still, thank you for the tip." In normal mode or tactician?

[@Rat_rodent_god]

Everytime i blink a new video pops up

[@Wi11-doger]

I remember using this build in a dnd game, I thought it looked familiar, glad to know it works in BG3 too. Now I gotta make a new character how terrible 😅

[@Insert_Screename_Here]

Worth adding another level of sorcerer for sorcery points and quickened spell...

[@SkyZorgTM]

Вот тебе и танчик подъехал))

[@chadshangraw8121]

Great Vid I am desperate for a strong support build. If you are looking for ideas of what to do next

[@normannseils3936]

if you are talking about a lategame build 11 enchantment wizard 1 cleric is much more fun. Get the right items to get 27! Spell DC then Mindcrontrol 2 enemies, cast sanc on yourself, watch them kill each other.

[@normannseils3936]

@msg.RageGamingVideos.On-Telgra what, an account that’s going to get banned?

[@akanecris1526]

quick question how does enemy AI react to you with this build in a group setting? like do you get targeted alot or do they go nah fuck that trap and go for your allies instead?

[@Neonmirrorblack]

They don't react any differently than normal, which means they prioritize units that have lower AC, which means they will usually ignore you unless you run up to them, or your other characters happen to be just out of range of bow shots.

[@BelfastBiker]

I've tried it, and honestly, it's brilliant ONLY if you're playing solo, controlling no other characters. They simply don't target me enough....

[@LionCity_Isaac]

Since I'm on ps5 n new to DnD I'm glad PC version comes out early so by the time its out on console there's already plenty of build out there to play with lol

[@KuaEtus]

Good thing there is no Dungeon Master in this game 😅, you will encounter a lot of Saving Throws instead of attack rolls, and your build is incredible bulnerable to mind control or hold spells (eke wisdom saves). But is a fun build and is really strong agains melee encounters. Thanxs for explaining how arcane ward works 🐈.

[@BelfastBiker]

Gonna change my level 4 sorlock, right now.

[@CriticC2rd]

Fun fact! If you take 2 levels of warlock you can use the shadow armor invocation to spam mage armor and fill your arcane ward completely. You just have to take your armor on and off.

[@RageGamingVideos]

Very nice

[@FreelancerStudios100]

Trying to think what race would push this even further. For example hill dwarf gives even more hp but tiefling gives you access to hellish rebuke mean more damage for hitting you at least once per day

[@TheRobversion1]

i'd recommend dwarves, strongheart halflings or dragonborn (blue, bronze, white, silver) for the resistances. i personally went with duergar.

[@user-bq1dz8dt7r]

You have only one reaction per round. So it is all worthless to take tempest for lightning dmg reaction while you have shield (+5 AC) for reaction. And so it is for rebuke and etc. You can react only once.

[@TheRobversion1]

@@user-bq1dz8dt7r not necessarily. if the objective is to do retaliation dmg with AOA/CS then we wouldnt want to be casting shield as we'd want to be hit often enough. i personally went with tempest for my build and it made battles end faster for my solo tactician run with this.

[@MitchT97]

I understand draconic ancestry gives you more hp but assuming you don’t really get hit with this build could you not just take the first level dip as cleric then take magic initiate: warlock to get armour of agathys with that? So then you’d be a 1 cleric / 11 wizard? I’m not sure if there’s any great benefits to this tbh but it was just a thought. Thanks for the build idea!

[@ronxygar699]

This is what I am looking for... A War Priest Defender ❤

[@Zoulrage]

You could spare the sorc lvl by taking the feat ritual caster, but at the cost og ability improvement

[@ChristopherAnders-dd4hd]

With Melissa staff and sword wow

[@alex-uw4mm]

8 wisdom... well that makes sense in a josh build.👍

[@rl8073]

I've been trying this build and at lower levels I feel like it doesn't synergize well with the party.

[@Neonmirrorblack]

This channel really loves using the term "Infinite" without actually knowing what that word means it seems. Build also doesn't do as much damage as advertised unless you're soloing, because enemies won't just target a single character. They usually go after the person with the least armor. With high AC too they will miss a lot, which means you're not going to take any damage, which means this engine doesn't do anything, because you won't be returning damage since they missed you. It's a cool gimmick on paper that in practice is a lot of build that amounts to less than just playing something like a pure Sorcerer, or Sorcerer9/Warlock 2/Wizard 1. Too many buffs and turns required to *maybe* do something.

[@ThePokeShapeshifter]

Ah, yes, i have found the Wobbuffet build XD