In Baldur’s Gate 3, the Warlock is known to make a pact with a patron for powers and abilities. Here’s ourBG3Warlock class guide to help you out.

Warlock class and spells guide for Baldur’s Gate 3

The Warlock class in Baldur’s Gate 3 seeks to rip out the souls of your foes and cast them into the fiery depths. They have several features that make them unique, aside from the fact that they get their magic from being bonded to a patron. Here area few key Warlock featuresregardless of subclass:

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Warlock Subclasses Bg3

Best Warlock Subclasses: The Fiend, The Old One, The Archfey

There are a few distinctions between these three Warlock subclasses. They aren’t as decipherable as other subclasses in Baldur’s Gate 3, but they still have their distinctions, especially as you level up. But here are the differences at level one during character creation.

As you level up, you’llcontinue to get spellsspecific to your Warlock subclass. You’ll also choose apact boon, which is unique to Warlocks. Here are the spells you’ll unlock at each level for each Warlock subclass:

Baldurs Gate 3 Warlock Class And Spells Guide Cantrips

The Warlock subclass inBaldur’s Gate 3 haseight cantripsavailable. You’re allowed to pick two during character creation. The two that I recommend picking first are Eldritch Blast and Chill Touch. Eldritch Blast is the quintessential Warlock cantrip and Chill Touch works great when you or your enemies get too close.

The Warlock class in Baldur’s Gate 3 has10 spellsavailable at first, including the two from your subclass. While some spellcasters know many spells and can prepare certain ones, Warlocks can only pick a few to learn and always have prepared.

Warlock Spells Bg3

I recommend pickingHexbecause you can make your target have a disadvantage to a certain type of ability check.Witch Bolt, Hellish Rebuke, and Protection from Evil and Goodare also great. You’re allowed to learn two during character creation from the ten available, but here are the eight that are open to all Warlocks no matter your subclass:

Warlock skills and abilities

Certain skills here will be active depending on yourcharacter’s background. In general, however, you should see the following for the Warlock class (you can pick up to two):

Regarding your ability choices,Charisma should be your primary stat allocation. This stat is what’s used for the Warlock class’ spellcasting ability in Baldur’s Gate 3. I also like to assign points to Dexterity and Constitution. You can also assign a bonus +2 and +1, so I’ve given the +2 to Charisma and +1 to Dexterity.

Baldurs Gate 3 Warlock Class And Spells Guide Skills

With everything decided, you’reready to startBaldur’s Gate 3 with your ready-for-anything Warlock. If you needhelp fine-tuning Wyll, the Warlock companion, we’ve got you covered.

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Baldurs Gate 3 Warlock Class And Spells Guide Abilities