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Getting to create your own character and level up party members inBaldur’s Gate 3allows for limitless customization. Each party member has their own class, subclass, and multiclass options available. Your preferences, whether gameplay focused or chosen based on character-driven choices, help build a better party that will carry you through the game.
As a warlock, your character gains exclusive abilities and subclass features that will enhance the gameplay when used appropriately. Knowing what the Pact of the Blade offers will help you pick a subclass that best benefits your character, whether it’s for your main class or multiclassing.
What Is The Pact Of The Blade?
Warlocks have unique abilitiesthat make them unlike any other class. To start,they have a patronthat they get their powers from, be it fey or fiend. Yourpatron determines your originand your leveling bonuses, butyour subclass can be picked later.
As you level throughout Baldur’s Gate 3, you’llearn different rewards from your patrondepending on the subclass you pick.Building a warlocktakes a bit of time and planning, but the Pact of the Blade is by farone of the best pactsto take.
How Does Pact Of The Blade Work in Baldur’s Gate?
As a warlockin Baldur’s Gate 3, you canpick a pact starting at level three. This will grant you additional abilities that are flavored toward your character’s alignment and your preferred style of play. The Pact of the Blade gives you an edge, allowing you tosummon a pact weaponof your choice.
The pact weapon must be a melee weapon. It cannot be thrown.
You’llautomatically be proficient with the weaponyou summon, and you canuse your spellcasting modifier–usually a warlock’s highest stat– instead toroll the attack and damage.
This makes the Pact of the Bladeperfect for multiclassing, especially withCharisma-based classes like bard.
Additionally, at level five, you cantake an additional actionwith your pact weapon. This effect can bestacked and hastened, giving you ample opportunity to control the tide of battle.
