Baldur's Gate 3: Fighter Class Overview

How good is a duel wielding fighter using Bastard swords in that game? It was always my favorite thing to use in NWN EE, though the build sucks early on. Its not until like lvl 10 or so that it really starts getting good enough to hit modifiers that it cant hit anything, even with 2 weapon fighting, ambidexterity and etc.

I always end up playing a dunderhead fighter in an rpg for my first playthrough. Did that in bg 1 and 2.

heh, passives can be fun in some cases, like exploding enemies in 1 hit because of an increased crit multiplier

One you didn't bring up but i think is notable (Less so since the level cap isn't 20 but still has an impact) Fighters have more ASI increases (Feats) than any other class in 5e, what this translates into for bg 3 is 4 as opposed to 3 that everyone except for rogues (Who also get 4)

For me fighter is most chad class mainly because all the other classes need to rely on magic or other supernatural abilities to stay competitive.
A fighter simply keeps up with the power of sear skill, training and experience.

Very informative video, thank you!

So i cant do the funny build of 12 attacks in one turn? Sadness

unfortunately, no commanders strike available.

Here's a funny idea. Larian decides to release 'New Game +' and that allows your characters that made it past the end game to climb above level 12 😳😳😳

Enemy and/or Allies AI also scale up 😅😅😅

What level do they have asi or feats

My Main will be a Fighter as always. Give me a good Two Handed Weapon and i am Happy😂

As a beginner; do some races fit the fighter better than others?

Level cap of 12? Boy they're definitely setting up for a sequel or expansion.

Can we use a maneuver on every individual attack in BG3?

What would be the class lvl ratio if I wanted to make a fighter+wizard as close to an eldritch knight as possible or a fighter+cleric as close to a pally?

Battle Master fighters especially from ranged are really good. The versatility of their abilities is unmatched.

I'm very boring when it comes to these things and usually go for a dwarven sword and board fighter (usually an axe, if possible). Although I really like rogues, so I'm unsure who I'll go for first. Halfling rogue or dwarf fighter. Although I like Tieflings and Drow too.

Decisions!

It's fighter or paladin for my first playthrough!

Definitely planning a Eldritch Knight/Abjuration Wizard multi-class. Mountain Dwarf for that tasty Str/Con buff and you’ve got yourself a diy rune-knight.

Is Larian going to add more maneuvers for the battle master subclass? The 5e D&D player's handbook has 16 maneuvers to choose from, versus the 6 that we see currently in BG3.

Are the Martial Classes, and Fighter especially not getting a second extra attack at 11?

How does this game differ from divinity 2? I loved dos and this game seems fun too but a lot more hardcore 😅 is it basically ”the same game” at its core?

Would like to have a tanker fighter big shield and long sword, never been a fond of 2 hander.

Why would they include champion? Lol so many good subclasses to choose from.

Too bad fighter is almost always worse then paladin/ranger due to spells (ie bless improving your consistency or spiked growth trivializing some encounters). Basically it depends on how many combats are easy enough you can just blow through them with action surge but in that case the game was never really that hard in the first place. If Oath of vengeance gets Haste like in the tabletop that will make things even worse for fighters.

Lately I have been playing as a DW barbarian in most RPGs but for this one I plan on going back to the DW fighter as an homage to the series that introduced me to the world of RPGs. The only question is if I want to do a hybrid class between a barb or are the talents you get at level 12 as a pure fighter are worth keeping to a single class?

Yeah fighters are basically knights, they are educated trained knights. That's why lots of them come with tool proficiency and things like history and cartography.

Wondering if a fighter/wizard abjurer is better than a fighter Eldritch Knight as a tank

One of the best ways to get into any RPG/ CRPG / TTRPG since the old days!

Damn, every class you overview i want to play xD

War Magic : Beginning at 7th level, when you use your action to cast a cantrip, you can make one weapon attack as a bonus action.
If this stays rules as written, 7th level EK's can cast blade ward/true strike and still attack. While that lowers the numbers of attacks per 2 turns from 4 to 3, having resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage is pretty darn tasty.
Likewise, having advantage on attacks can be clutch for hitting those high AC foes

Ok that's it, imma play a fighter dark urge, makes a lot of sense to me

I will roleplay a Dwarf Ironbreaker!

Fighter and Barbarian are great multiclass dip classes.

Fighter for Extra attack, Barbarian for wreckless attack.

If I end up going fighter, probably going to be 9 Fighter battle master, 3 Barbarian bear totem, and get the polearm master, and great weapon master feats. Sure I'll loose out on extra attack, but I'll have an extra tanky front line fighter, always roll with advantage and I can hopefully use GWM on my Polearm bonus action.

I can be Batman, Say less.

Cheers Mort! So are we getting the monk any time soon, even though I know you don't like them, but some of us do love em! ;)

Wonderful fighter 3 Monk killer

Would love for you to make a post on your community page so people could paste potential builds :)

I'm waiting on Monk

If you're new to D&D 5e and are planning to play a Fighter or plan to make use of Lae'zel as a Fighter, take a long hard look at this combination of abilities/feats. Great Weapon Master into Polearm Master (Glaive or Halberd) into Sentinel. If you know you know. Nasty!

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Are there game pluss

I hope there is Great/Tower Shields in the game

Both BM and EK are really hindered by the fact the max level is only 12 imo. Still super disappointed about that decision. The reason these DND video games are fun for me is being able to get to those high levels that must actual tapletop groups never get up to.

So it would be beneficial for example to multiclass into paladin/fighter. Interesting. Thank you!

Straight up fighter has always been my fav. Great at low levels. Can tank, DPS, dual-wield, high HP.

fighter is the best splash class

Multiclassing in BG3 is going to be very interesting due to the level 12 cap. Because of this I think most multiclass builds will be 4 / 8 so you dont miss out on any ASI/Feat Progression.