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Movement and positioning can mean the difference between victory and defeat inBaldur’s Gate 3.Whether you need to set up the perfect sneak attack or get within range of your best spell, you’ll often find that you need just a little bit more movement on your turn than you’re allotted.
If you’re able to give a character Momentum, their movement troubles will be at an end. Here’s everything you need to know about this incredibly useful status condition and how you’re able to make the best use of it during your adventure.
Updated on June 10, 2025 by Matt Arnold:We’ve expanded the list of equipment that interacts with Momentum, and included links to their full stats where available.
What Does Momentum Do?
Characters typically gain Momentum from the effects of equipped magic items. Momentumlasts for one or more turnsbut is removed entirely if the affected character becomesRestrained, Prone, or Incapacitated.
Momentumincreases the character’s base movement speedby 1.5 meters per turn,multiplied by the number of turns remaining on the Momentum effect.This means that Momentum becomes less effective as it wears off.
For example, theSpringstep Bootsgrant three turns of Momentum when the wearer uses Dash. If a human, whose base movement per turn is 9 meters per turn, uses them, their movement will become13.5 metersfor the rest of the turn, then fall to12 meters the following turn, then10.5 meters on the third turn, before the effect finally wears off.
Using Dash effectively doubles a character’s movement, including the bonus from Momentum. The human in the example above can Dash a total of27 metersthe turn they activate the Springstep Boots - triple their normal move!
Which Equipment Grants Momentum?
Be on the lookout for the following gear if you want to create a team of fast-moving speed demons! Note that the Chain Of Liberation doesn’t grant Momentum, but allows you tounlock a powerful movement optionif you have Momentum from another source.
