BEST HONOUR MODE STARTER BUILD (Bardadin) in Baldur's gate 3

Starting your first playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3 can be tough and so can Honour Mode so with this Paladin/Bard - Bardadin- Build, you'll quickly see why it's the BEST HONOUR MODE STARTER BUILD (Bardadin) in Baldur's gate 3! We'll go over the best Bardadin feats, best Bardadin weapons, and Best Bardadin Armor!
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0:00 Intro & TL;DW
1:53 Character Creation
9:55 Ability Points
11:57 Bardadin Early Levels
18:29 Best Bardadin Feats
21:24 Bardadin Endgame Build
27:44 Setting Up Bardadin
33:09 Bardadin Weapons
35:42 Bardadin Armor & Gear
44:27 Gameplay Showcase
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[@markittystuff]

These videos have been great in feeding the part of my brain that likes thinking and building out classes and thinking what subclasses feed into it. I really love it and glad to always see another build video

[@ryansiebel2860]

This build looks genuinely perfect for my second playthrough. Have been very interested in the bard class. Super excited to try this. Awesome video!

[@DominionZephon]

No matter how many times i play paladin i end with oathbreaker warlock😂

[@Whiskeyhelps38]

This is my exact problem 😂 I want to play something different but that Oathbreaker knight is too cool

[@DominionZephon]

​@@Whiskeyhelps38 similar problem with me only with minthara

[@Justin-dx5ne]

The old skyrim problem: you start off with a plan to be a mage or a heavy armored juggernaut with a big ass weapon and then it pivots into a stealth ranger, every time lol

[@Pylzee]

lol fr you can break your oath so easily, first turned oath breaker because failed a speech check trying to free la'zel

[@OneEyedOneHornedGian]

Lol I want to do this for my second play through, with the haunted thing. So I'm still figuring out my first playthrough. I am currently playing a regular fighter to understand the mechanics. 😅

[@colekisow9147]

Love the BG3 build videos so unique yet helpful keep up the great work!

[@Mecrobb]

the first time i watched you it was your jarl dyre video from ck3. Ive been watching your bg3 videos too and finally broke down and bought the game, your guides are invaluable, thanks for all the work and effort to help noobs like me!

[@Dino9474]

I honestly feel Paladin really is the main character class. Now throw in Bard and you’re a real charming main character 😂 Awesome build and video bro!

[@logandeangelis6428]

Every time I have a BG3 question, you have the answer. As always, thanks for the video!

[@raisnaix]

LOVE your build vids and the TLDR at the start

[@johnbarry3869]

Killing it with the new content!

[@r6TrdSlow]

I had initially planned on testing this out for just a little while, and eventually turning on the quick leveling mod to just see the features. However, having never played Bard before, I ended up finding myself doing a whole playthrough with it. Now that I’m level 12, and with this build with a couple minor tweaks (two weapon for majority of game till I got the legendary rapier, now dueler, and dual hand crossbows) What a beast of a build. Helmet of Arcane Acuity and Band of Mystic Scoundrel are hardcore OP for this… but man do I love it My current party is one I might have to try out on an honor mode I’ve also been using your 6ancients/6life cleric build along side it (with two handed weapon) and MAN. Smite the crap out of something, THEN heal the crap (and bless, thank you Volo ring) on a bonus action) is REALLY great. All while having spirit guardians up. What a beast. That plus a 12 level wizard built for Magic missile (bit that gear also works really well for the other evocation spells) And then I switch out my Gloomstalker with various other characters - mostly for dialogue options. Bout to test Minsc as a melee hunter ranger build and see how that goes

[@gangan9751]

I just start BD3 and bump into your videos. Great content and guide. You just earn a new sub 😊

[@VGModelling]

Just beat my honor mode play with this build, it is so nice! Thanks!

[@Mrspookyjj]

Definitely gonna be trying this build for my first honour mode! Let's gooo

[@KrakeAFK]

Most of the builds I use come from you xD So thank you for making fantastic builds

[@brianblattner861]

Playing this build for the first time on tactician and it’s absolutely god tier. It really comes alive when you get the band of the mystic scoundrel, which lets you cast cc spells as a bonus action. I laugh a lot while playing it because it’s so ridiculously strong. EDIT: Just finished the vid and have some recommendations on gear for those interested in getting the most out of this build. The ones recommended aren’t bad but there’s a few pieces I think are worth mentioning that will take this to the next level. 1. Band of the mystic scoundrel. This is a must have item imo. As mentioned above it allows you to cast a cc spell as a bonus attack after landing your first attack. Imagine you attack, then use command approach on 2 enemies to bring them to you, then use slashing flourish and hit two enemies at once with smite. Also, imagine attacking, then casting hold person on multiple enemies, then attacking again. HIGHLY recommend adding this. 2. Gloves of dexterity. Can get in act one and the extra initiative is massive for this build. 3. Boots of stormy clamour. Best in slot for that reverberation. 4. Amulet of the devout. Plays well with your cc bonus attacks. Best in slot amulet. 5. Helm of arcane acuity. Similar to the amulet, this is another must have for keeping concentration on your cc’s. 3. Giantslayer is great but might be closer to end of act 3 before you can win that fight. In the meantime go for Nyrulna. It absolutely rips and it’s right next to the band of mystic scoundrel. Plus it looks amazing. Enjoy :)

[@italianspartacus]

Amazing recommendations!!

[@MrWatchme1989]

To take it even one step further, making a few evil choices leads to some of the best items for this build. 1) Shars spear or evening is insane for this build. You can use command approach and edge of darkness 5 enemies at once and smite them all if need be. Using the spell hunger of hadar, (you will be immune due to the spear) you can do even more damage and you make enemies enter your domain. 2) Bhaals armour. You can buy this in act 3. It increases piercing damage by a lot. If you have someone else using nyrulna next to you, they get the buff also. I killed Raphael without him even getting a chance to attack. You mentioned helmet of acuity already, but that is a very important item. It makes your spells hit rate 99/100% once you gain some acuity.

[@qbcomicaddict2590]

On top of all that I take the illithad powers to fix the mobility with flight and have a ton of bonus actions. Love the ring you get in the genie area to allow you to use control spells as an bonus action

[@JoshSweetvale]

Reminder: If you get into the Gith Brainscan Chair and succeed all 3 saves, you can use Illithid powers (read: Double damage taken, Black Hole) as a _bonus action._

[@quickpawmaud]

I am planning a similar character for my first playthrough. A Bard Fighter Archer build with Swords Bard 10 Fighter 2. Trying to get every companion in a goodish playthrough. So if I can get Minthara I will and she is already doing what this build does pretty much.

[@bobnewkirk7003]

This is the build I jumped to after the Honor mode nerf of my Oathbreaker/ GOO Bladelock. Its a great build and plays through the game really nice with a big power spike at 6 and 8. I play mine STR with GWM in Heavy Armor but you can absolutely go Dex or Sword and Board. There is even precedence for a bow based build as a bow like titanstring gives you a ton of versatility. Swords bard might be the strongest subclass in BG3.

[@thornelson1411]

So you did the 2/10 split specifically?

[@bobnewkirk7003]

@@thornelson1411 yep. 2 for the smites, 10 for all the goodies. you end up with a ton more slots and can even take your magical secrets to get the bard exclusive Banishing Smite. There are a bunch of jumping off points, but 8 is pretty critical as you will have both swords Extra Attack (6), and the 2 points for Smite. Prior to that full Swords is my preference but its just that, preference.

[@llBrChsllxZic0xPx]

Honorable mention for weapons has to be the unseen menace. I saw it on a short, tried it and it's insane. Advantage on attacks just for existing, crits on 19, extra reach. Definitely worth a try.

[@eljeffers92]

You are a gentleman and a scholar

[@dan1dor0]

Me and my friend just started plating bg3 for the first time 4-5 days ago and I was having a blast watching your videos! Hope to see a sorcadin guide from you.

[@italianspartacus]

Sorcadin guide exists already! :)

[@dan1dor0]

@@italianspartacus oh damn than I'm going to watch it this moment!

[@joshbennett5119]

Good vid!

[@jmoschella14]

Love me some paladin multiclass builds

[@robertstone9342]

I love your videos. Have you made a build guide for lore subclass? The most fun Ive had in this game so far was with a Paladin,bard with lore subclass.

[@Neonmirrorblack]

Hmm... Not sure if it's just a coincidence, but 2/10 Paladin/Bard was being called out in the comments in the previous "Best Paladin Multiclass?" video as being one of the *actual* strongest builds in the game. Races matter too. For Honor Mode Halfling is by far the best for consistency (nearly impossible to roll a 1, which essentially doubles your crit chance too), and Half-Orc is the best for Smite damage, especially when you force crits through Hold Person. Narrative options: You don't need to pick Githyanki at character select. Just use Disguise Self. Similarly with all racial weapons. If you want the bonus you get for being a particular race, just use that spell. Somehow an illusion tricks the weapons. 😅 Also, IMO the most useful level 1 Bard spells are: Faerie Fire (especially if you're going to be using GWM), Longstrider, Talk to Animals, Featherfall and Healing Word. You can get two of them from potions and one of them from a camp buffer, but these are more convenient to simply have on your character since the rest of the level 1 spell picks just aren't that great, especially those that require concentration. Knock a single enemy prone, or give your whole party advantage on multiple enemies? Sleep is pretty much worthless after level three for the most part, and you can get a much better version of it through Glyph of Warding. Hardest part about this build is deciding the first six levels: staying with Bard right from the start gets you to College of Swords faster and also gives you extra attack at level six. Picking Paladin early delays College of Swords and spell progression and gives you heavy armor, extremely limited spell slots for smite and the use of two-handed weapons. It's a tad squishier, but going with Bard first gives you more flexibility early on (and a feat faster), and you can either go dual hand-crossbows until you respec, or just use Phalar Aluve with GWM. Early on though, dual crossbows are just generally stronger. Both of them get a +10 to damage and you will reliably be getting kills with them more than you will be trying to run around the map with GWM, fishing for that free attack. Since flourishes come back on short rest as well, and you get a total of three rests with Bard, going Bard first is actually way more damage overall than a Paladin with your extremely limited spell slots that only recover on a long rest. Smite numbers are cool, but when you're only bursting a very few times and then you're "out", it's not worth taking Paladin first just for that. Lastly, dumping WIS is not a good idea, especially on Honor Mode. Should always be a minimum of 10, but usually higher if you can spare the points. You don't need to start at 17 CHA either. 16 is more than sufficient. You don't even really need more than 18 with this build either. Your two feats should be GWM/Sharpshooter and Alert (unless using Gloves of Dexterity, then just go with ASI/Actor then).

[@HuyNguyen-ck7hl]

Agree. I like to start out as range damage dealer. Dual hand xbows will keep pace with melee. Lvl 3 - range flourish + bonus attack -> 3 attacks with ability mod for hit and damage (take TWF when you choose Swords subclass) Lvl 4 - add sharpshooter feat (will require some mgmt to offset hit penalty) Lvl 5 - restore flourishes on short rest so you can spam them Lvl 6 - 2 attacks -> 2 flourishes + bonus attack is 5 attacks one target with sharpshooter damage on top for multiple rounds Lvl 7 - dip into pally Lvl 8 - you can respec if you want heavy armor proficiency I like to start bard b/c you can also be the skill monkey (traps/locks) as well as party face (Friends helps) which frees up party composition (u don’t have to take another rogue). Also agree on don’t dump Wisdom. I prefer a glass cannon build as it increases your ability to kill things quicker (the best damage mitigation there is) and increases your utility outside combat as well (again, freeing up party comp options).

[@emilyorter3661]

Nice gonna use it on Minthara

[@thebrannoncannon6565]

My Dark urge is an oathbreaker warlock so I made Minthara this build yesterday. She destroys everything while dualwielding blood of lathander and twist of fortune. Perfect combo for casting Glyph of Warding: Sleep before bonking everyone on the head

[@akiostella17]

How the fudge you get minthara she still buged for me

[@CaptainBanjo-fw4fq]

I would love divine sense to be a reaction. E.g. the game asks before you hit fiends, undead, etc if you’d like to use it. I think I have remembered to use it two or three times. I always attack with the Paladin and kick myself after thinking I should have used it.😅

[@danmcnamara4640]

for a sort of pure caster(but not really) im doing a run of a fiend warlock(lvl 5(with pact of the blade for any melee stuff) a single level of wizard for scrolls, and 6 levels into sorc(and if i have my math correct, ill have 2 level 3 warlock spells, and up to level 7 spells from the wizard/sorc(also running with a bard in the party for 3 short rests)

[@swaniewski89]

The problem I have with paladins smite is that it expands spell slots really quickly, so that you nuke enemy and go long rest. On the other hand bardic inspiration refreshes on short rest, so it is not worth to rest so often, just to keep paladin useful. Currently I am using Minthara for similar build (2 lvl paladin for smite, rest in bard colleage of sword), but dumped charisma and instead of strengh I maxed dexterity and condition. 2 levels in paladin means I won't be using any auras (therefore high charisma is not beneficial) and bard spells are focused on pure utility (longstrider, invisibility, plant growth etc). This is actually just a back up, because all spell slots are used for smiting, due to gear focused on decreasing critical range. Pros of this build are high initiative and AC, good melee damage, decent ranged damage and utility provided by ritual spells. I can also use bardic inspiration to buff my main character. Cons is that it is rather late game build, but on the other hand I was testing various option and come up to this build in Act3. It works really well on honour dificullty

[@brymht]

For Simplicity, I REALLY prefer Paladin 6 (Oath of Vengence)/ Bard 6 (College of Lore) You do NOT get the crazy magic options of Bard 10, BUT you can still cast HASTE, Cutting Words is an amazing addition for a defensive character, and you get your 2 attacks per round; which to me see necessary. It also give you additional skills expertise as a main character, and doesn't give you quite as many crazy abilities to amange; which for a beginner can be overwhelming. BTW, I moved here after finally getting a bit bored of Warhammer 3 Total War. Glad to see your content here as well! Excellent taste in VG. :)

[@italianspartacus]

That's actually my preferred Bardadin :D welcome over to BG3 brother!!

[@sisifo55]

Not being a bard of swords, you lose the double attack that, as shown in the video, when combined with the smite, is what makes this great

[@heiveldboy]

@@sisifo55 Any Paladin gets the double attack at lvl 5, so you still can do double smite.

[@PrivateVargas]

Bardadin is huge :) Good call brother. :)

[@italianspartacus]

Indeed!

[@magegod989]

A Bardadin is a good option as a PC and one that I strongly considered for my current playthrough. The only problem I had when trying to plan my build was when to take the 2 paladin levels, start as a paladin then go bard for level 3 onward, start as a bard and multiclass at 4 so I'm a swords bard, or wait till level 7 so I have extra attack and some 2nd and 3rd level slots to smite and cast spells with. In the end I decide to just go pure swords bard and do a paladin multiclass in another playthrough lol.

[@figuures6098]

I like starting pally then 3 bard to get swords college. Getting slashing flourish basically gives you a ranged extra attack, then the 2nd pally level to smite. I always prefer going 2pally/10 swords bard for magical secrets

[@magegod989]

Magical secrets is a great ability an imo what makes bards a little op in a tabletop setting. I think for my next pally playthrough I'll to a 6 split between ancients and lore do I can have all the good things from Paladin extra attack, smites, and aura of protection and get cutting words and magical secrets form lore bards.@@figuures6098

[@ElPampel]

I started my dex based bardadin as bard and the early levels can be a bit hard when you only can wear light armor. You will be kinda squishy

[@magegod989]

my bard is dex based to and you're right the ship and the tomb with withers is hard as a bard with just light armor. That said once you get to the grove and hit level 3 and as swords unlock medium armor it gets easier.@@ElPampel

[@mattg70]

Great video 👍 What stat spread would you recommend for medium armor and 2 handed weapons with this build?

[@jeremiegartner464]

Flip the str and dex for the med armour build. if you get the feat dual weild then use the 2 finesse longswords early. later you can use the dualist and Orins blades. a shortsword and mountain king with dual xbows works act one as well if you dont want to use the dual wield feat.

[@italianspartacus]

What he said :)

[@JayOmegaRED]

Isn't Polearm Master broken in that the enemy hits you on opportunity attack instead of you hitting them.

[@d.b.hemlock]

I love your videos and I subscribed, but I got to ask you to turn the background music down some please. It's really difficult to hear you sometimes, especially if the music gets louder.

[@Lucifer-sn9ir]

Probably going to end up doing this if I can't make my own personal build work I like bards but can't bring myself to be one when I like rangers more and I avoid paladins bc I'm worried about breaking my oath on honor mode seems like it'd be the worst outcome bc I can't reload

[@jamesstephenson9107]

Im tempted to do a similar build for Honor mode, but im not sure what I am best doing as a starting class until I get Withers. Would it be best for me to just run either a Sorcerer, Warlock or a Bard for the Charisma? Or is it safe to start as Paladin and put my points in Charisma to still get me through the Nautiloid and the start until Withers? Its just I thought as just a Paladin, its attack rolls were Strength based?

[@andrewhorton6613]

Quick question, why didn’t you suggest banishing smite for your magical secrets spell, I’ve been told it’s very good but I have yet to actually confirm this myself so I’m curious on if it’s actually good or not

[@Bethgael]

14:35 Re: friends cantrip. BE AWARE in honour mode that when friends falls off, you may be re-accused of a crime (if a friendly NPC has caught you stealing and you use friends to talk yourself out of it) or a person you've convinced not to attack you may _still_ attack you when it falls off (for example, if you use friends to talk to Rogan in the cave near gnolls, when it falls off, even if you properly convinced him of something, what may happen is he'll turn around and attack you when the friends spell drops off, as happened to me just yesterday). I don't know if it's intended for HM or a bug (because I have not had this happen at any other difficulty) , but my HM bard has just stopped using it, because it's too risky.

[@Muyshtic]

In the spell description it says on higher difficulties people may accuse you of enchanting them, which is Tacticion and Honour mode. It's kinda useless on anything besides Balanced and Story mode since you can stack other proficiencies or have Thaumaturgy instead, even more so on HM run since you can't save scum unless you know absolutely know which people you can hse Friends on without them turning on you

[@jeremiegartner464]

I use this build in my honour mode. its legit. Set up for dex and dual wield with multiple high spell slot smites per turn and/or dual crossbow with bard flourish. Magical secrets..... GET BANISHING SMITE.. its the only way to get this spell and its amazing to almost broken. Works similar to divine smite where its costs nothing if missed. No save throws so you can hit more often plus its 5d10 force, Crit is 10d10 and if the target is under 50hp after the attack its banished.

[@Neonmirrorblack]

Friends is fine for the majority (so far everything) of NPCs. All you have to do is move the character who cast it away before it wears off. Detect Thoughts is the one you really have to be careful on.

[@HuyNguyen-ck7hl]

@@Neonmirrorblack My experience is the same. Especially if you know after success the NPC walks away or you get to walk away. Don’t hang around and don’t cast it on companions. Use it when you really want the roll to succeed and it’s a critical moment.

[@sherrydowns4052]

You don’t get final spells from bard doing this, pretty sure. Would be better to just take 1 level life or light cleric?

[@RyanMDanks]

I’d like to see these videos come with suggested companion builds to go along with it.

[@sokar_rostau]

I'd actually like to see some proper full party builds with classes and items that complement each other. It's not that having one cool and powerful character isn't fun, its just that items are limited and I think there's a lot of things that can be done with full party builds, whether it's just something fun and thematic, or something seriously power-gamey where every multiclass and item choice is carefully optimized to get the biggest bang for your buck from the whole party rather than just one character. The most obvious thing would be four characters each built with a particular element in mind. Actually, now that I think about it, some different variations on the classic fighter/cleric/wizard/rogue party would be more obvious. How about three monks led by a cleric? Don't have to be pure monks, just one from each subclass. A band of bards using the power of rock and/or roll to defeat evil. Or sew it. I'm currently heading for 6 Spruid/6 Necro Tav, 12 War Cleric Shadowheart, 7 Oathbreaker/5 Warlock Wyl, and 3 Thief/3 Storm Sorc/6 Sword Bard Astarion (metamagic a scroll, fly to a better spot, go to town). Why? Because Undedz are awesome but they're even better when they're surrounded by support. An Evoker, an Abjurer, a Diviner, and a Necromancer (see above) all have Telekinesis to throw Zombies. A Drow Diviner, a Halfling Arcane Trickster, a Gith Eldritch Knight, and a Tiefling Bardlock walk into a bar. Land Druid, Moon Druid, Beastmaster, Gloomstalker. Who am I kidding here? Two Moon Druids and Two Beastmasters. You don't even have to go full party. Sometimes you can spread gear between two people for great synergies.

[@RyanMDanks]

@@sokar_rostau This! I want to see concepts like this instead of the Elden Ring process of a single character powerhouse.

[@johnwalker1322]

The Hag's Hair disappeared from my inventory! SO USE IT IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU GET IT!!! I couldnt decide if i wanted to give it to my main character paladin or my warlock. I was actually deciding to respec my main to a warlock, and swap someone else into paladin. so i just left the hags hair in my inventory while i was thinking about it, i didnt desperately need it at the time. Playing on balanced mode.

[@italianspartacus]

Did you do a search for it!? I've never heard of that!

[@johnwalker1322]

I'm almost certain I fed the owl bear while it was in inventory.... from BG3 Wiki..."There is a known bug where, if Auntie Ethel's Hair is in the player's inventory when the Owlbear Cub appears at camp for the first time and the player feeds the cub, the cub will automatically "eat" Auntie Ethel's Hair instead of any other camp supplies. The hair will disappear from the player's inventory."

[@madhavgoel4974]

How did you get a level 6 spell slot?

[@josstroeven2380]

does heavy armour negate the -1 to AC from having 8 dex?

[@TheBlackLightMan]

I prefer going paladin 5 then respecing the character at level 8. Muli attack is so good

[@trainvviz3651]

I really wish there is an electric guitar mod for the lute it would look so cool 😂

[@clowns_krusty3065]

little problem is you cant go boon from hag, this cause broke oath, so dont count on that with starting stats :)

[@kaiokentimes00]

You can just get your oath back, you know that right?

[@brenanator6054]

Not if your companion talks to her and handles the dialogue

[@gregoberski5897]

@@brenanator6054 Wait does that for sure work? I heard that any actions your companions take also apply to your oaths

[@clowns_krusty3065]

i spoke harsly, in the end isnt problem cuz guide is about 2 pala /10 bard so isnt problem at all in the end :)

[@diskuslars7527]

Theres a much better Helmet in Combination with a Ring...Arcane Acuitiy and Mystic Scoundrel..lets you Cast Hold person on a whole Group Critting them into the Next Galaxy

[@evanjones2059]

No savage attacker for crazy smites?

[@slurmsmackenzi3]

does two handed fighting from level 3 bard scale with two handed weapons orrrr

[@MarcosGarcia-et1qu]

I just failed my run at the forge guardian last night was thinking of doing a paladin but I don't see the point of doing the bardadin. I love the video though so maybe I'll try it out

[@heiveldboy]

Could you explain why you preferred to go for 18 Charisma instead of 18 Strength? Most builds I know focus on maximizing their damage stat, but the 18 Charisma appeals to me because I also like to use spells as a Bardadin. I prefer to play the Bardadin as a Bard who can also smite, rather than a paladin who has more spell slots, but I fear 16 Str/Dex means you hit less often.

[@italianspartacus]

that's why actually! :D Because I wanted to do more with my Bard spells AND it augments my Paladin auras/bonuses from charisma modifier abilities!

[@italianspartacus]

Also! if you're afraid of having too low str/dex (you won't, trust me!) you can just simply quaff an elixir of hill or cloud giant strength!

[@tidus94]

Decided to scrutinize the thumbnail a bit and those are certainly some interesting fingers lol

[@iover458]

The Gith is a race of warriors, so choosing any other class is felt wrong. Idk why, but that is the first impression I get from interacting with them. Astral knowledge is king, but a Gith monk or druid is kind of weird. I'm currently on Act 1. Idk much about them, except they're a rude warrior.

[@_ghostly_]

I'm a bit late but the Githyanki are more or less planet travelling fantasy Nazis. The lore is that they were once slaves to mind flayers but rebelled and since then want to kill every mind flayer, as well as killing anyone who shows weakness including other Githyanki. The Gith are similar to Nazis because they are trained from birth as warriors and taught that they are above everyone else, similar to the Nazi's beliefs of the Aryan master race.

[@gwkiv1458]

Gith monks feature in the game

[@sherrydowns4052]

Gith get invisible mage hand

[@karefalk4119]

Imagine playing Oath of Vengeance Paladin without permanent advantage...

[@mikepryor7467]

i am doing a necromancer build

[@tysonmann1780]

For the algorithm

[@noahprocacci8931]

Don't try to be op as soon as possible, just immerse yourself into the game and play it. But once you are on your second playthrough you can do whatever you want.

[@TheAdrian229]

Kids what do we say when stranger offers you to play Gith? "In hatred to Gith I was raised, get that from out of my face"

[@ageofblight754]

Drow Best race due to dialogue xp

[@sarchiaponeseriale4380]

ci stavo giusto pensando a creare un bardadin per il mio primo playthrough

[@italianspartacus]

Fucking do it fratello!!

[@sarchiaponeseriale4380]

@@italianspartacus volevo solo chiedere una cosa: l'oath del paladino pesa molto sul roleplaying?

[@italianspartacus]

SÌ! Se infrangi il giuramento, dovrai pagare a meno che tu non voglia essere un Oathbreaker. Leggi i Principi quando crei il tuo personaggio per decidere quale giuramento scegliere

[@dgmendez78]

❤‍🔥🔥❤‍🔥

[@grapejuice2589]

How do u counter control spells with such low wisdom?

[@ljthompson3011]

Bard gets counter charm at 6 I believe

[@grapejuice2589]

Okay ty 👍 ​@@ljthompson3011

[@jakeinfactsaid8637]

Paladard was right there.

[@DD_Dietriech]

I prefer Palard.

[@ticky7817]

Maybe i missed something, but at end of video your DEX was 10.... then it magically jumped up to 12. What did i miss? Lol

[@italianspartacus]

My character has ability points from an event in the game I can't undo unfortunately!

[@ticky7817]

@@italianspartacus gotcha. Thx. What event was that though?

[@ReachStudioPro]

Did you use A.I created art as your thumbnail? The left hand holding the sword is fucked up.

[@HuyNguyen-ck7hl]

Agree, love the Bardadin concept. I like the Charlatan theme b/c it sets you up as the skill monkey for locks/traps as well as more a fast talking/tricky type orator. Edit: saw you are starting pally so Charlatan won’t make sense.

[@arekpetrosian4965]

What if the Charlatan part was him trying to infiltrate the evildoers? 🤔

[@HuyNguyen-ck7hl]

@@arekpetrosian4965 If you feel like you can RP it, then I would say go for it. I normally start Bard when I go Bardadin so it’s easy to justify/rationalize.

[@TheWildWombat278]

Bruh I read Bardadin as Baldurian

[@stefenleung]

paladin can be good but I won't recommend any beginner to play one. there're just so many burden unless you plan to do oathbreaker. even so, you give up the chance to respec and trying on different classes/builds. (it's not impossible, its just inconvenient and so yes impossible for beginner)

[@danmcnamara4640]

i mean you cant ever go wrong with a straight up fiend warlock, for all dem EB's

[@lavabeard5939]

"if this is your first time playing the game..." I sure hope people aren't playing honor mode as a first time run. imagine playing dozens of hours and then being too sarcastic in a dialogue

[@ArdaUnhail]

I like watching your videos but to be honest "to feel powerful" i don't like to wait until act 3 where finally my multiclass starts to pay-off. Considering i finish act 2 at level 7, that is probably %60 of the game with for example, level 2 paladin and level 3-4-5 bard. That is actually what i liked in BG2 charcter builds, It started at 7 and ended up in 25-30 level something. What i am saying, i will be happy when people start building a characther that is not depending on items and level 12 multiclass distribution. I don't know, a level 3 fighter multi to level 2 something and level 2 dip to somethat... That is more attractive of an idea for me. These are all to my humble pleasure and opinions, ofcourse. Still, one of the better build video makers out there. I am just whining in a friendly manner.

[@TheSneakyKorean]

You must have skipped a lot of stuff. I just finished act 2 at level 10, and this build gets pretty strong at 8 from what I've experienced so far.

[@ArdaUnhail]

@@TheSneakyKorean I have played the game so many times, i have no stomach for %100'ing everytime i start it again. Level 8 is more than enough to see through act 1-2 tactician without headache and it can be done in lower levels if you don't mind cheesing battles a little bit. I just want to relax and play new builds at the moment but not many builds worth losing an extra attack or a higher level of casting. So far i only liked fighter2-sporedruid6 dual wielder for extra damages, it can one-round many enemies up until Thorm, and if range needed, just can cast spells. At the 25-30th hour of playing with same build i start to get bored and restart. I haven't found that many multiclassess works better than single classess in which timespan i spend majority of my game time. Thus, i would appreciate if someone made content about some level 6-7-8 multiclasses that i could enjoy.

[@marklimonci998]

Mate, my paralysis is so bad I haven't played more than an hour

[@bobsinclair8990]

This comment upfronts the interaction with this channel before watching the whole thing.

[@justinosullivan9006]

Ugh Bardadin I thought it said Barbadin I was intrigued at how they'd mesh

[@inflatablefish921]

they actually mesh really well, barbarian is one of the best multiclass options for paladins

[@_Travey]

Bard is so un-fun to me. My other characters can easily pass these dice checks, bard is completely overkill for less damage/utility than other classes.

[@Brim_the_Wizard]

This build doesn’t even come online until level 8. Until then you are a glass cannon with terrible hit chance. Once it all comes together you’re the hardest hitting build in the game on an evil run. Until then just go pure paladin.

[@Neonmirrorblack]

I guess you've just never played College of Swords then, because they are one of the highest damage dealers with their flourishes starting at level three as well as getting dual-wielding for free and using hand-crossbows early on. The only build that really beats it (purely for damage, but not in general) early would be a TB Throw build at level four. Most of the other good builds require many more levels to come "online". Bards can compete in damage AND actually be the best CC class in the game (early Act 2) without any real competition at the same time. Plus, scrolls exist.

[@Neonmirrorblack]

@@Brim_the_Wizard Or just go pure Bard and use hand crossbows until level six. That's actually the path of least resistance since a) you don't need to move nearly as much, b) you get to use your bonus action way more reliably and c) you increase the damage of the party way more granting advantage through Fearie Fire instead of just adding a 1d8 from Smite. The funny thing about this video is that he entirely skipped the really broken combo this build does: it's a CC monster that sets up its own crits. From Magical Secrets you should pick Counterspell (doesn't matter if you have ONE other class with it, you need a surplus of them) and Command. Command does not use concentration, so you can use Hold Person to set up crits, and use command at the same time upcast to stop 4-6 other targets.

[@HuyNguyen-ck7hl]

@@Neonmirrorblack Don’t you get command from the paladin dip?

[@HuyNguyen-ck7hl]

@@Neonmirrorblack This is the way. Start the bard as your range Nova and transition to pally to add melee capability.