Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Drunken Master Monk Build

This guide focuses on the essential aspects of a Drunken Master Monk build in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3) and how to use those powers to your advantage.

Creating a powerful build in Baldur’s Gate 3 can be a complex task. Balancing many important decisions and choices like ability score, level progression, companions, weapons, armor, and consumables. In this build guide, we walk you through the latest Monk subclass Drunken Master, released with Patch 8.

This build page has been updated for the patch 8 version of Baldur’s Gate 3.

Monk Class Guide in BG3

The Monk class excels at unarmed combat, using punches with fist for damage. Moreover, the Monk doesn’t need weapons to do high damage, and with Tavern Brawler passives, remains one of the strongest classes in BG3. Uniquely, the Monk uses clothing, not armour, making it easy to gear up throughout the three acts of BG3.

Why Should You Choose the Drunken Master Subclass for the Monk Class in BG3?

Players should choose the Drunken Master if they want a fun unique way to play the Monk. In combat, the Drunken Master can stand up from being knocked prone, redirect attacks, and inflict drunk status effects on enemies. This subclass is powerful and versatile and makes a great addition to the Monk class.

Everything About the Drunken Master Monk in Baldur’s Gate 3

The Drunken Master Monk uses the drunk status effect to increase damage and debuff enemies. You can drink alcohol to regenerate Ki Points, the resources used for Monk attacks, giving players a fun alternative to the Monk. The build is also powerful, recovering from prone, redirecting attacks, and inflicting drunk on enemies. With Monks, you won’t have to worry about finding critical weapons, just use your unarmed fist!

However, the Drunken Master is weaker in combat than Way of the Open hand and you need to multiclass to make the most out of the class. Monks are also mobility-dependent and susceptible to incoming magic attacks. However, players should pickup this build if they want a fun, unique way to play the Monk that retains the class’s power and identity.

Drunken Master Monk Build Pros	Drunken Master Monk Build Pros
High Damage	Weaker than Open Hand
Not Gear Dependent	Susceptible to Magic
Unique Debuff (Drunken)	Needs Multiclass

Features and Mechanics of Way of the Drunken Master Monk

The following list presents all the essential Drunken Master Monk Build Mechanics and Features in Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Class: Monk
• Subclass: Way of the Drunken Master
• Background: Charlatan
• Skills: Athletics, Acrobatics
• Ability Score
  • Strength: 8
  • Dexterity: 17
  • Constitution: 15
  • Intelligence: 8
  • Wisdom: 16
  • Charisma: 8
• Saving Throw: Strength and Dexterity
• Armour Proficiency: None
• Weapon Proficiency: Simple weapons,  Shortswords

Character Creation

Category	Selection
Character	Origin – Custom character
Race	Githyanki
Racial Bonus	Astral Knowledge, Githyanki Psionics, Martial Prodigy
Class	Monk
Subclass	Way of the Drunken Master
Background	Charlatan
Ability Score	STR: 8 DEX: 17 CON: 15 INT: 8 WIS: 16 CHA: 8
Skill Proficiencies	Athletics, Acrobatics

Race Choice for Drunken Master Monk

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Githyanki is the best choice for a Drunken Master Monk Build because you gain movement abilities that help reach targets on turn one. The secondary choice is the Wood Half-Elf which gets 1.5 meters per turn more than any other race. Lastly, the Asmodeus Tiefling is great because of fire resistance and Hellish rebuke spell.

Here is the best race choice for a Drunken Master Monk build in Baldur’s Gate 3:

Race	Features
Githyanki	Astral Knowledge Githyanki Psionics Martial Prodigy
Wood Half-Elf	Civil Militia Fey Ancestry Darkvision Fleet of Foot
Asmodeus Tiefling	Hellish Resistance Darkvision Produce Fame Cantrip Hellish Rebuke Spell

Monk Subclass – Drunken Master

Below are the Way of the Drunken Master Monk subclass features that become available while leveling up in Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Cheeky Tipple (Level 3): You are Immune to the negative effects of being Drunk. Once per day, when you drink alcohol, you regain half your Ki Points (rounded down).
• Drunken Performance (Level 3): You gain Proficiency in Performance.
• Drunken Technique (Level 3): Punch twice in quick succession and grant yourself an additional 3 meters movement and the benefits of Disengage.
• Intoxicating Strike (Level 4): Hit a creature with your bare fists and possibly get them Drunk.
• Leap to Your Feet (Level 6): When you are Prone, standing up uses only 1.5 meters of your Movement speed.
• Redirect Attack (Level 6): When a creature misses you with a melee attack, you can spend 1 Ki Point as a reaction to make them attack a new target if possible.
• Life of the Party (Level 7): Every time Intoxicating Strike hits, the monk gains Life of the Party, which increases Armour Class and Attack Rolls against  Drunk targets. This effect can stack.
• Sobering Realisation (Level 9): Hit a Drunk target and sober them up by dealing bonus Psychic damage. On a successful hit, the monk also loses Life of the Party.Drunkard’s Luck (Level 11): When you make an Ability Check, Attack Roll, or Saving Throw and have Disadvantage on the roll, you can spend 2 Ki Points to negate the Disadvantage for that roll (Recharge: Per Round).

Recommended Background for Drunken Master Monk

Charlatan is the best Background for a Way of the Drunken Master Monk Build in Baldur’s Gate 3 because it gives you Deception and Sleight of Hand Proficiency.  This choice mostly influences roleplaying and dialogue options aspects and allows you to create unique characters. Additional choices are:

• Charlatan: Proficiency in Deception (Charisma) and Sleight of Hand (Dexterity). You’re an expert in manipulation, prone to exaggeration, and more than happy to profit from it. A Charlatan companion is Astarion.
• Criminal: Proficiency in Deception (Charisma) and Stealth(Dexterity). You have a history of breaking the law and surviving by leveraging less-than-legal connections. 
• Urchin: Proficiency in Sleight of Hand (Dexterity) and Stealth (Dexterity). After surviving a poor and bleak childhood, you know how to make the most out of very little.

Ability Score

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The Best Ability Score for Way of the Drunken Master Monk Build is 17 Dexterity, 16 Wisdom, and 15 Constitution.  Dexterity boosts our unarmed damage, while Constitution increases our health. At level 4, we’ll take Tavern Brawler and raise Constitution to 16. Most of our damage will come from maximizing Strength with the Elixir of Hill Giant Strength, which sets it to 21—hence, we don’t invest in Strength initially. The drawback of this build is weaker dialogue options due to low Charisma. Also, make sure to get Auntie Ethel’s permanent bonus in Act 1 to make Dexterity an even number. By level five, you should have tavern brawler, elixir of hill giant, and +1 to Dex bonus.

Below is the best ability score for a Drunken Master Monk in Baldur’s Gate 3:

Ability	Recommended Score
Strength	8
Dexterity	17
Constitution	15
Intelligence	8
Wisdom	16
Charisma	8

You can increase your ability score via a quest in Act 1, Act 2, and Act 3. Make sure to check out our Permanent bonus guide on how you can boost your ability score through quests.

Recommended Skills for Drunken Master Monk

Athletics, and Acrobatics are the best skills for the Way of the Drunken Master Monk in Baldur’s Gate 3 because they aid in dialogue, exploration, and discovery. In Baldur’s Gate 3, skills represent the abilities and proficiencies of your character that allow them to perform various actions and interact with the game world. Skills are associated with specific attributes and are used to determine the success or effectiveness of certain actions or abilities.

Here are the best skills for the Death Domain Cleric in Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Athletics is a Strength Skill used to shove and to resists shoves.
• Acrobatics: Dexterity Skill that helps resist being shoved.

Illithid Powers For Drunken Master Monk

The best Illithid Powers for a Drunken Master Monk build are Luck of the Farm Realms, Black Hole, and Cull of the Weak. Luck of the Farm helps with critical hits and burst damage and, combined with Cull of the Weak, can trigger AOE damage passively. Black Hole requires you to take the Astral Tadpole in Act 2, but it sucks in 5 enemies, slows them, and can be recast for free. This is helpful in certain large-scale boss fights with many enemies. Below are the best Illithid Tadpole Powers for the Drunken Master Monk build in Baldur’s Gate 3:

Illithid Powers	Description
Luck of the Far Realms	When you make a successful Attack Roll against a foe, you can change that hit into a Critical Hit.
Cull of the Weak	When you bring a creature down to fewer hit points than your number of evolved Illithid powers, it dies and all nearby creatures take 1-4 Psychic damage.
Psionic Backlash	When an enemy within 9m casts a spell, you can use your reaction to inflict ld4 Psychic damage to the caster per the spell’s level.
Blackhole	Area-based suck-in that slows targets.
Repulsor	Massive area knockback that can hit friendlies.
Charm	This is the priority power you want to obtain because you can force enemies to attack something else.

Best Companions for Drunken Master Monk

Shadowheart, Gale, and Karlach make the best companions for the Drunken Master Monk build because you gain a melee damage dealer, a utility spell caster, and a support build.

• Gale (Wizard – Evocation) – Use him for pure area-based damage caused by fire and ice.
• Karlach (Barbarian – Berserker) – Have her the front-line attention-getter and high damage-dealer.
• Shadowheart (Cleric – Life) – utilizes Shadowheart to buff, heal, and stun enemies.

Best Drunken Master Monk Build – Level Progression in Baldur’s Gate 3

Level	Class	Selection
1	Monk	Ki, Unarmored Defense, Dexterous Attacks
2	Monk	Unarmoured Movement, Patient Defense, Step of the Wind
3	Monk	Subclass: Way of the Drunken Master
4	Monk	Feat: Tavern Brawler
5	Monk	Extra Attack, Stunning Strike
6	Monk	Improved Unarmoured Movement, Ki Empowered Strike, Wholeness of Body
7	Rogue	Multiclass: Rogue
8	Rogue	Cunning Actions
9	Rogue	Subclass: Thief
10	Monk	Evasion, Stillness of Mind, Life of the Party
11	Monk	Feat: Ability Improvement Dexterity +2
12	Monk	Ki Resonation Punch, Ki Resonation Blast, Sobering Realisation

Level 1

Here are are the class features you get as Level 1 Monk in Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Ki: resource points to use special Monk attacks can be replenished on short rest.
• Unarmored Defense: While not wearing armour, you add your Wisdom Modifier to your Armour Class. This is why we want high Wisdom and only use clothing not armor unless it gives more Armour Class (AC).
• Dexterous Attacks: Attacks with Monk Weapons and unarmed attacks scale with your Dexterity instead of your Strength if your Dexterity is higher. This is the reason our primary offense stat is Dexterity, not Strength.
• Deft Strikes: Attacks with Monk Weapons and unarmed attacks deal 1~4 Bludgeoning damage, unless their normal damage is higher.
• Unarmed Strike: After attacking with a Monk Weapon or while unarmed, you can make another unarmed attack as a bonus action.

At this level, the core of the build comes together—unarmed attacks, wearing clothing instead of armor, and a focus on bonus actions. From level one, you can pair an action-based attack, such as an unarmed strike or weapon attack, with Flurry of Blows. This remains a central theme throughout the Monk build. Your Ki serves as a resource system that later enhances attacks with effects like stuns or knockbacks. The gameplay is straightforward: attack unarmed and use bonus actions for additional strikes.

Level 2

At Level 2 of the Monk class, you will receive some additional class features:

• Unarmoured Movement: Your movement speed increases by 3m while you are not wearing armor or using a shield.
• Patient Defense: using a bonus action and a Ki Point, Attack Rolls against you have Disadvantage, and you have Advantage on Dexterity Saving Throws.
• Step of the Wind: Dash (Action): using a bonus action and a Ki point, Double your movement speed. Jump no longer requires a bonus action.
• Step of the Wind: Disengage (Action): using a bonus action and a Ki point, Retreat to safety by Disengaging. Jump no longer requires a bonus action.

Breaking down these additional class features and actions further, we gain even more reason to wear clothing instead of armor, thanks to the increased movement speed. Patient Defense allows you to impose disadvantage on attacks against you, making it especially valuable. Keep an eye out for cloth gear options in Acts 1 through 3 that complement this ability when browsing vendors or traders.

Additionally, Step of the Wind: Dash and Disengage greatly enhance mobility. Dash, in particular, is incredibly useful as it can be used as a bonus action. Early on, the biggest challenge for a Monk is closing the distance and engaging in combat while balancing both an action and a bonus action. With Ki Points and bonus actions, you can now cover vast distances and still have your action available for an attack or another move.

Level 3

Now at Level 3 you will get to choose your subclass for Monk, which for this build will be the Way of the Drunken Master. Additionally, you’ll also receive an extra Ki point and get a boost to your unarmed attack damage.

• Martial Arts: Deft Strikes (class feature): Damage from attacks with Unarmed/Monk Weapons deal 1d6 Bludgeoning (previously 1d4) unless their normal damage is higher.
• Deflect Missiles (class feature): Use your reaction to reduce the damage from a ranged weapon attack.
• Cheeky Tipple (subclass feature): You are Immune to the negative effects of being Drunk. Once per day, when you drink alcohol, you regain half your Ki Points (rounded down).
• Drunken Performance (subclass feature): You gain Proficiency in Performance.
• Drunken Technique (subclass feature): Punch twice in quick succession and grant yourself an additional 3 meters movement and the benefits of Disengage.

At this level you get a bonus action attack and immune to drunk. Use cheap wine and booze to refresh Ki Points once per day in between combat.

Level 4

Next at Level 4 with Way of the Drunken Master Monk, you get to pick a Feat along with a Ki Point, Slow Fall, and a subclass feature. With the Tavern Brawler feat, you want to add the extra ability score point to your Constitution.

• Slow Fall (class feature): When you fall, you can use your reaction to gain Resistance to Falling damage.
• Tavern Brawler (feat): Increase your Strength or Constitution by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• Intoxicating Strike (subclass feature): Hit a creature with your bare fists and possibly get them Drunk.

At this stage, make sure to increase Con by +1 for an even number. Intoxicating Strike should be your go to action attack to get targets drunk.

Level 5

As a Level 5 Way of the Drunken Master Monk, our power dramatically increases via a new class feature along with another Ki Point.

• Stunning Strike (Unarmed): use action to possibly stun the target.
• Extra Attack: can make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack.
• Stunning Strike (Melee): use action to possibly stun the target.

This level gives you two attacks per action and more abilities to stun targets.

Level 6

With 6 Levels into our best Baldur’s Gate 3 Way of the Drunken Master Monk, you’ll get another Ki Point, two class features, as well as two subclass features.

• Improved Unarmoured Movement (class feature): Your movement speed increases by 4.5m while you are not wearing armor or using a shield.
• Ki Empowered Strikes (class feature): Your unarmed attacks count as magical to overcome enemies’ Resistance and Immunity to non-magical damage.
• Leap to Your Feet (subclass feature): When you are Prone, standing up uses only 1.5 meters of your Movement speed.
• Redirect Attack (subclass feature): When a creature misses you with a melee attack, you can spend 1 Ki Point as a reaction to make them attack a new target if possible.

With Leap to Your Feet, you want to leave a little bit of movement per turn in case you get knocked prone. Moreover, Redirect Attack requires 1 Ki Point, so leave at least one in case you get a free reaction attack.

Level 7

Next, at Level 7 we are going to multiclass into Rogue because you gain an extra bonus action with the Thief subclass. This gives us 4 attacks per turn (two extra attack for one action, and two bonus actions). With one level into Rogue you will get a Sneak Attack class feature.

• Sneak Attack (Ranged & Melee): Deal an additional to an enemy you have Advantage against. Attack/Save: Ranged Attack Recharge: Once per turn. In order to gain Advantage, you need to be hiding or that enemy to be engaged with another in 1.5 meters.

Level 8

Then, with a second level in to Rogue at character Level 8, you’ll get a few more new class features:

• Cunning Action Hide: Hide from enemies by succeeding Stealth checks. Stick to the dark and avoid enemy sightlines. Attacking or casting a spell will reveal your location.
• Cunning Action Dash: Cover more distance this turn: double your Movement Speed.
• Cunning Action Disengage: Retreat safely: moving won’t provoke Opportunity Attacks.

Level 9

At character Level 9 we’ll put one more level into the Rogue, and now you can select your subclass. We recommend choosing the Thief.

• Fast Hands (subclass feature): Gain an additional bonus action.
• Second-Story Work (subclass feature): You’ve mastered the art of falling and gaining Resistance to Falling damage.

Now with two bonus actions, we can switch back to Monk at level 10 and finish off the leveling process.

Level 10

Now at character Level 10, we suggest that you switch back and starting putting levels into the Way of the Drunken Master Monk again. You’ll get another Ki Point, two class features, and a subclass feature.

• Evasion (class feature): When a spell or effect would deal half damage on a successful Dexterity Saving Throw, it feels no damage if you succeed, and only half damage if you fail.
• Stillness of Mind (class feature): If you are Charmed or Frightened, you automatically cast Stillness of Mind to remove the condition.
• Life of the Party (subclass feature): Every time Intoxicating Strike hits, the monk gains Life of the Party, which increases Armour Class and Attack Rolls against Drunk targets. This effect can stack.

Level 11

Next, at character Level 11, you’ll get an additional Ki Point and choose a second feat. We recommend taking an Ability Improvement to increase your Dexterity.

• Ability Improvement (feat): Increase your Dexterity to +2 which will help with damage. This will be the last feat we take for this build, but ability improvements are always solid choices and it’s harder to increase Dexterity than say Strength due to consumables.

Level 12

Finally, with our last level in the best Baldur’s Gate 3 Way of the Drunken Master build you will unlock one Ki Point, 2 class features, and one subclass feature.

• Martial Arts: Deft Strikes (class feature): Damage from attacks with Unarmed/Monk Weapons deal 1d8Bludgeoning (previously 1d6) unless their normal damage is higher.
• Advanced Unarmoured Movement (class feature): Difficult Terrain doesn’t slow you down and you can Jump an additional 6 meters while you are not wearing armour or using a shield.
• Sobering Realisation (subclass feature): Hit a Drunk target and sober them up by dealing bonus Psychic damage. On a successful hit, the monk also loses Life of the Party.

Best Gear for Drunken Master Monk Build

Beginner

Here’s the best beginner gear, items, and equipment for Drunken Master Monk Build in Baldur’s Gate 3:

Gear Slot	Best Gear Item	Effect
Head	Haste Helm	Increased Movement
Cape	–
Chest	Armour of Uninhibited Kushigo	Defense
Gloves	Gloves of Cinder and Sizzle	Fire Damage
Boots	Disintegrating Night Walkers	Mobility
Necklace	Amulet of Misty Step	Misty Step
Ring	Crusher’s Ring	Increased Movement
Ring	Sunwalker’s Gift	Darkvision
Weapon 1 Main Hand	Unarmed	–
Weapon 2 Ranged	Bow of Awareness	+1 Initiative Roll

List of best Drunken Master Monk Baldur’s Gate 3 Equipment in Act 1:

• Haste Helm: Chest in the Blighted Village X 32, Y 403 (Alternative Cap of Wrath).
• Armour of Uninhibited Kushigo: Find the Missing Boots quest reward from Sergeant Thrinn in Grymforge Act 1 (Alternative The Protecty Sparkswall, or Bloodguzzler Garb).
• Gloves of Cinder and Sizzle: Sold by Lady Esther at Rosymorn Monastery Trail (Alternatives The Sparkle Hands, or Bracers of Defence).
• Disintegrating Night Walkers: Dropped by True Soul Nere at the Grymforge (Alternatives Boots of Genial Striding, or Boots of Striding).
• Amulet of Misty Step: Chest behind the ogre Polma in the Defiled Temple within the Goblin Camp (Alternatives Moondrop Pendant, Amulet of Branding, or Amulet of Restoration).
• Crusher’s Ring: Can be looted or stolen from Crusher in the Goblin camp (Alternatives Ring of Flinging, or Fetish of Callarduran Smoothhands).
• Sunwalker’s Gift: Buy it from Blurg in Myconid Colony in the  Underdark (Alternatives Ring of Absolute Force, or The Sparkswall).
• Unarmed: Damage comes from gloves, not weapons.
• Bow of Awareness: Sold by Roah Moonglow in the Shattered Sanctum.

Advanced

The following table presents the best gear, items, and equipment for the Drunken Master Monk Build in Baldur’s Gate 3:

Gear Slot	Best Gear Item	Effect
Head	Mask of Soul Perception	+2 Attack Roll
Cape	Fleshmelter Cloak	Acid Damage
Chest	Vest of Soul Rejuvenation	Unarmed Strike
Gloves	Gloves of Soul Catching	Unarmed Damage
Boots	Boots of Uninhibited Kushigo	Wisdom Modifier
Necklace	Surgeon’s Subjugation Amulet	Stun on Crit
Ring	Killer’s Sweetheart	Auto Crit
Ring	Ring of Regeneration	Free Healing
Weapon 1 Main Hand	Unarmed	–
Weapon 2 Ranged	Darkfire Shortbow	Fire & Cold Resistance
Throwable	Nyrulna	Throwable Damage

Below is the best Act 3 Armor, Weapons, and Equipment for Drunken Master Monk build in BG3:

• Mask of Soul Perception:  The upstairs room at the Devil’s Fee, locked in a Gilded Chest in Act 3 (Alternatives Horns of the Berserker, or Helldusk Helmet).
• Fleshmelter Cloak: Found in the House of Healing Morgue (Alternatives Cloak of Protection).
• Vest of Soul Rejuvenation: Can be purchased from Sorcerous Sundries in Act 3  (Alternatives The Graceful Cloth, or The Mighty Cloth).
• Gloves of Soul Catching: Save Hope in the House of Hope (Alternatives Helldusk Gloves, Gauntlet of the Tyrant, or Seraphic Pugilist Gloves).
• Boots of Uninhibited Kushigo: Dropped by Prelate Lir’i’c in Astral Plane ending Act 2 (Alternatives Helldusk Boots, or Disintegration Night Walkers).
• Surgeon’s Subjugation Amulet: Looted from Malus Thorm at the House of Healing in Act 2 (Alternatives Amulet of Greater Health, or Sentient Amulet).
• Killer’s Sweetheart: Found inside the Gauntlet of Shar ( X: -833 Y: -729). (Alternative Shifting Corpus Ring).
• Ring Of Regeneration: Sold by Rolan at Sorcerous Sundries (Alternative Ring of Free Action).
• Darkfire Shortbow: Sold by Dammon in the Last Light Inn.
• Nyrulna: Stole from Akabi in Circus of the Last Days in Rivington Act 3.

How to Play Drunken Master Monk

To play the Drunken Master, make sure you consume alcohol found by looting crates or buying from taverns. This allows you to restore your Ki resource once per day. Use your Ki attacks like drunken technique and intoxicating strike to stun and cause drunk on enemies. Always leave 1.5 meters of movement and one ki point as you end your turn. This is useful for a reaction strike or if you get knocked prone can pop back up.

Best Tips and Tricks for Drunken Master Monk

The best tip to player the Drunk Master Monk is using the Tavern Brawler feat to double your unarmed strike damage. Then, multiclass three levels into Rogue for Fast Hands, giving you an extra bonus action per turn. Next, consume an elxiir of hill giant or cloud giant elixir to boost strength, increasing your damage via Tavern Brawler feat. In Act 3, get the Nyrulna trident so you can throw at range which automatically returns to you.

Best Consumables, Potions, Ammunition, and Items

The following list is the best consumable items that will aid in our Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Drunken Master Monk Build Guide:

• Elixir of Bloodlust: Once per turn when you kill a foe, you gain HP 5 temporary hit points and an additional action.
• Elixir of Hill Giant Strength: Increases Strength ability score to 21 until Long Rest.
• Potion of Speed: Gain extra action, +2 AC, Advantage on Dexterity Saving Throws, and double movement speed.
• Drow Poison: Weapon poison that adds Constitution Saving Throw or becomes Poisoned and falls Asleep.
• Potion of Flying: Drink to gain a flying speed of 60ft for one hour.
• Elixir of Heroism: Gain 10 temp HP and become Blessed until a long rest.
• Potion of Greater Healing: 4d4 + 4 hit points restored.
• Oil of Accuracy: Coat Weapon. Bonus of +2 in Attack Rolls.
• Elixir of Vigilance: Drink to gain a +5 bonus to Initiative and you can’t be Surprised.

Permanent Bonuses

Throughout Baldur’s Gate 3, you will have the ability to gain permanent bonuses to your character. These can grant additional spells, ability scores, and other bonuses. Permanent Bonuses are not displayed throughout the campaign but are vital to increase overall combat performance. We have all permanent bonuses here in a guide, but the most important ones for you to collect are listed below.

Act 1	Act 2	Act 3
Auntie Ethel’s Hair: Gain +1 to an Ability Score.	Potion of Everlasting Vigour: Gain +2 Strength.	Mirror of Loss – +2 to an Ability Score of your choice.
Awakened: Use illithid powers as a Bonus Action.	Slayer Form: Ability to transform into the Slayer.	Partial Ceremorphosis: Access to tier 3 illithid Powers.
Scratch: Gain Find Familiar Scratch.	Summon Us: Allows you to summon Us.	Sweet Stone Features: Blessed permanent.
Cheeky Quasit: Gain Summon Quasit Shovel.		Statue of the Gods: +2 to Saving Throws
Loviatar’s Love: 30% Hit Points or less, you gain a +2 bonus to Attack Rolls and Wisdom saving throws.
Necromancy Of Thay: access to powerful spells in Act 3.
Volo’s Ersatz Eye: See Invisibility

Drunken Master Monk Changes in Patch 8 for BG3

Patch 8 of Baldur’s Gate 3 releases 12 new subclasses with Drunken Master Monk being one of the strongest. Moreover, this Patch added more spells and cantrips only useful if the Monk multiclass or uses magic initiate feats.

Build Summary – Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Drunken Master Monk

FAQs about the Drunken Master Monk build in Baldur’s Gate 3

What abilities should the Drunken Master Monk prioritize for my class?

Dexterity is your most important ability score for increasing damage with unarmed attacks. However, you should take the Tavern Brawler feat and Elixir of Strength to further increase your damage.

What are the best feats for Drunken Master Monk builds?

Tavern Brawler feat is the best for the Monk because it increases damage in conjunction with higher Dexterity. Therefore, you can double dip into two ability scores for increased unarmed damage. Players should keep their ability score of strength at 8 during character creation and rely on Elixir of Hill Giant Strength for increasing strength.

What are the best multiclass combos?

The Rogue and Theif subclass is the best Monk multiclass because it gives you an extra bonus action per turn thanks to Fast Hand subclass feature.

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