Baldur's Gate 3 Ranger Build Guide - Early Game Ranger Builds (Including Multiclassing)

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[@pipmeyer3889]

Phalar Aluve, the magical longsword you pull out of the stone in the Underdark, is also a finesse weapon. So you can use that for a DEX longsword build without multi-classing

[@grabeck666]

Its only +1 tho so its suited best for supporting character (since the damage it adds for others is just insane)

[@leonardceres9061]

I nodded it so it’s +3 in my game.

[@luke8205]

In my second playthrough I made Lae’zael into a strength based ranger as an experiment and it actually seems very strong. Taking the stat spread you recommended for a strength ranger, ranger knight at lvl 1 for heavy armor proficiency, defense for the fighting style, hunter subclass with colossus slayer, and resilient: constitution as my first to maintain concentration on my hunters mark. I also made sure to grab fire resist at level one and poison resist at level six, as those are the most common elemental damage types in the game. You are basically playing as a fighter with a little spell utility and a lot of melee single target burst. Even with only ten dex the combination of colossus slayer + hunters mark makes your ranged attacks do decent damage (assuming you can hit!) but the build really came into its own when I purchased gloves from the creche vendor that set Lae’zaels dex to 18, making her into a very powerful hybrid melee/ranged damage dealer. It’s not anywhere near broken like tavern brawler monk or paladin/warlock, but it’s strong enough to work in tactician.

[@rubik6169]

I've made my Laezel gloomstalker. 24m dark vision, cool extra staff with misty step. At lvl 11 extra attack on a miss. Super powerful and fun.

[@pacman5800]

Perfect guides for ps5 early access. I'm new and never played baldur's gate before. I'll be playing this game for the next couple months most likely, since I am new and taking it all in, wow, it's amazing. Thank you for the videos. I will watch them all as long as the videos keep coming!!

[@ASoberBear]

If colleges taught the way you teach subjects and concepts more people will graduate with comprehension and results.

[@SteparuBR]

Thief + hunter makes you do 4 attacks every turn with dual hand bow, hit a plus 1d8 from hunter and 40 damage from sharpshooter Assassin + gloom stalker you can have 6 attacks on the first turn, possibly criting if you surprise the enemy

[@Sagorious]

Torn between these two 😬

[@aegu4387]

Kind of curious how everyone seems to recommend Colossus Slayer for Hunter Lv.3. Always feels to me that Horde Breaker is the better option. 1d8 is little compared to a potential extra sharpshooter shot.

[@amrothxxx]

How 6 ?

[@flibbitybibbity969]

@ScribbingeI thought you only got the 2nd bonus action from the thief subclass though?

[@rivia562]

@@aegu4387 Colossus Slayer is pretty much guaranteed to activate every turn where as Horde Breaker, while good, may not activate at all during a whole battle because the radius of that ability is really small.

[@jimdob6528]

Wasn’t aware the war domain cleric allowed you to attack as a bonus action… that can get spicy.

[@gearzdesign]

War cleric is stupid strong. Pair 2 lvls of pld with it and you one shot things easily

[@V3x0r]

You can mix in a Rogue Thief for an extra bonus action too and Thief also works great with high dex and sneak attacks with the gloomstalker advantages.

[@neleIcan]

@@gearzdesign pld? You mean paladin?

[@gearzdesign]

@neleIcan yeah that's my mmo history coming through.

[@thefallenonelucifer6]

It's actually the same as why goin a thief rogue with a few levels in fighter or barbarian would be amazing because you get the extra attacks from fighter or barbarian and then you get extra bonus actions with the thief rogue and since your offhand counts as a bonus action when you attack with it you're getting 4 attacks in two Swift actions but man war domain cleric and a thief rogue that's two regular hits and then 4 bonus action attacks

[@RegiCBT]

Great video, i'm going to play a ranger in my next save, and this video helps a lot. I never played ranger in tabletop so I know nothing about it, and the ranger/cleric build is my goal. Keep it up with the video, I'm learning so much.

[@V3x0r]

My Gloomstalker/War cleric is an absolute monster. I'm the tank, dps and support all in one build.

[@dantheman6071]

Any tips on what to skill? I’m super new to the game and it’s sooooo much 😭 but I already love my gloomstalker (prefer the bow)

[@Zexion05]

Great video, I would also add the use of all arrow types. For instance, poison, ice, lightning, darkness, and arrow of multiple targets helps a lot in game. Also, coating your bow in toxins (drow sleeper toxin) and poisons can really turn the tide of a battle through crowd control with high damage.

[@marcelsf23br]

Have been waiting for this! :D

[@grey_wind]

I knew I was going to try out a Gloom Stalker, but I hadn't considered multiclassing with a Cleric for stronger spellcasting. What a cool vibe. Now I have to.

[@acephas3]

I am SO curious about that Druid video. Spores Druid is as controversial as I thought and you all should read the Fextralife wiki for more insight. That said, I realized that BeastMaster Ranger/ Moon Druid is the closest thing to what the Druid USED to be in BG.

[@sidra_games4551]

I feel like the pet jobs don't do great multiclassed, since so much pet/summon functionality is tied to the job level.

[@HenriFaust]

If you just want shillelagh, use _Magic initiate: Druid_ instead. This can potentially give you a greater attack boost than +2 STR or DEX, and you don't have to even dip.

[@siritalis4956]

I just started a ranger a couple of days ago, so this is perfect timing. Planning to go Beastmaster and then probably dip onto Monk and maybe Rogue? Looking forward to your videos for guidance there

[@carolxs]

Thanks for the video! Can you do one about how to get inspiration for each background? I'm not finding opportunities to get inspiration for some of them.

[@franksunderland7039]

First playthrough, but I just got dual wield hand crossbows. Seems to me that 3 levels of Rouge to Thief, and 9 levels of Ranger to Gloom Stalker is good.

[@ryanpalmer2898]

Druid please! Love these videos!

[@RockCh4lk]

I'm a beast master with Ranger 5 and Rogue 1. Sneak attack gives 1d6 per turn on entangled (spider), blind (bird), and prone enemies (wolf or boar).

[@Cyotis]

Extra Attack is SO good.

[@Kjell777Iverson]

Just on my first playthrough of BG3 and using a hunter ranger. I have duel wield and 2 weapon fighting, so I'm able to use things like rapiers in both hands without damage penalties, and attack twice per round. I'm currently level 4, and my understanding is that the ranger gets an extra attack at level 5 (which would be 4 attacks per round if you include your offhand). Does the extra attack with lvl 1 war priest stack with this, so one could theoretically have 6 melee attacks per round?

[@joebob390]

Gloom stalker, assassin rogue is also a good combo btw

[@omgitsdefault]

I decided to make a level 1 rogue and then go 4 levels into Gloomstalker, debating whether to respec 5 levels into ranger and then 1 level into rogue/cleric/druid

[@CrookedVulture12]

3 gloom and 3 assassin felt pretty good on 6 for me. You need to ambush enemies to make up for the lack of extra attack though.

[@Rurike]

I can imagine cleric is going to be a pretty tricky one

[@TheVodkamikaze]

Is the Druid guide going to be the last one ? :(

[@Raoul9753]

Beast Master Ranger is still broken as most animal companions make NPCs totaly freak out and follow you through the whole area or run away in panic

[@breka3482]

Good news! the animal companions don't do that anymore!

[@gabrielschumacher3625]

please sorcerer next

[@mormeg1l]

Early builds again? maybe it's time to show end game build...?

[@UNKLEnic]

Am I the only one who doesn't speak D&nese? I can't seem to find a video I understand lol. Is there a translator in the house?

[@birdsonlybirds8291]

Surprised there wasn't a thief subclass

[@MrCaboose]

Thief is a subclass of rogue, though.

[@SPACE_BOOOOOST]

@@MrCaboose Probably meant a build that multiclasses into Thief.

[@twigz3214]

Probably because 5 levels of ranger is just better than 3 levels of rouge and 3 of ranger, extra attack is just that important. With only 1 level to multi class war domain cleric is often going to provide more than 1 level of rogue.

[@KuaEtus]

Ranger + monk is weak... you will always get more AC using armor, being at melee make you recibe more damage, and you can attack as a BA using a hand crossbow (you equip a light weapon and a hand crossbow and you can always use your BA to attack with it).

[@stevenwoodward5923]

Are their any monk only armor, (robe, boots, belts, ect.) or feats in the game that adds to a monk's AC to equal rangers?

[@Relampagoblue]

Please make more Armored core videos!!!

[@uisaitama5238]

Wanna play ranger? Just play fighter with a bow it’s way better. - Jocat

[@Weaver0x00]

who tf came up with a cantrip name shalelalilalilaghalal

[@moonlitegram]

🤦‍♂ It's not something they made up for D&D. It's an actual word that stems from the Gaelic language and refers to a large walking stick and/or club. The spelling/sounds don't make sense to you because they don't share the same germanic language roots as many other english words.

[@CloudBorne]

That would be the French.

[@jamesbrice3267]

@@CloudBorne Thank you, Mister Sparrow.

[@drazen1972cro]

I understand your builds from min max multiclass perspective, but there's also RP and fantasy immersion. Some classes are great for multiclassing, some are not, and that's ok. Rangers are not that good at it, but they don't have to be. Why turn ranger into meleer or caster? What's the point of playing a ranger that loses their identity? Don't get me wrong, I am not some DnD purist or whatnot, I don't have problems with mixing classes. But why turn ranger into a melee character, then just play class that is much better at close combat, like barbarian or fighter. The same goes for casting, wizards and sorcerers are made for it. I mean, technically you could play Karlach as a stealthy thief or Astarion as a barbarian, but would you really want to? I am trying to imagine Legolas fighting with a quarterstaff or a club as his preferred weapon, and it's ridiculous. The only true ranged martial class and you want to turn it into another melee or casting class, as if there aren't enough of them in the game, just for the sake of wisdom bonuses.

[@Blockdigit]

Relax, man.

[@FeebLeofSpeech]

"Don't get me wrong, I am not some DnD purist" "Why turn ranger into meleer or caster?" "The only true ranged martial class and you want to turn it into another melee or casting class" - Well, I like RP and immersion as much as the next person and I will admit I lean into that more than min maxing. But. "you want to turn it into another melee or casting class" - A DnD purist would tell you the Ranger IS a melee/caster and NOT a true ranged marital class. The only thing that makes a Ranger "ranged" is if you put a bow in his hands and simply use it that way. Your Legolas example is pretty silly though...you're saying he is a Ranger and giving him a quarterstaff/club is bad. That's not changing the Ranger class. That's you trying to say I'm going play someone as an archer (when you don't have to) but not give him a bow. That's also like saying a Elven Monk has to use only fists OR a quarterstaff when they can use either. Rangers can use lots of weapons. It's how you choose to play them that makes it ranged or not. Aragorn was the ranger just FYI. Ranger of the North matter of fact. Used swords all the time. Didn't know about second breakfast, so, some weakness but solid overall. Play the way you want and I'm sure the person that posted the video will do the same. I'm having a blast trying silly combos out. Ever hit someone with a thrown severed head for 12 pts of damage? Try it out.

[@padenal6069]

The term "ranger" doesn't come from "range attack" definition of the word but the "Park Ranger" or "mountain range" definition. Basically a Ranger is somebody who explores or watches over a range. Nothing about that says "no melee weapons"

[@padenal6069]

The term "ranger" doesn't come from "range attack" definition of the word but the "Park Ranger" or "mountain range" definition. Basically a Ranger is somebody who explores or watches over a range. Nothing about that says "no melee weapons"

[@padenal6069]

The term "ranger" doesn't come from "range attack" definition of the word but the "Park Ranger" or "mountain range" definition. Basically a Ranger is somebody who explores or watches over a range. Nothing about that says "no melee weapons"

[@rcsalmeida1]

Ranger is a bad class on TTRPG and not even Larian was able to make it any good. Its sad cuz in realy like playing as Ranger on DnD 3.0.

[@TheRoguePrince0]

This game is hot garbage. Please go back to starfield.

[@aaronhickey2936]

You're hot garbage

[@Ryverr641]

Average team black opinion

[@winloseorrug7099]

3 Theif + 5 gloomstalker + 4 fighter = Sweeper 🧹 🧹

[@CrookedShoeTales]

I want to use this game to get into both turn based combat and DD. Does anyone have a suggested class/build for someone like me?

[@GRIFFIN1238]

Fighter, with the battlemaster subclass. Nice and straightforward, but you get lots of tools to control the battlefield from your subclass.