Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Eldritch Blast Build

This guide focuses on the essential aspects of an Eldritch Blast build in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3) and how to use those powers to your advantage.

The Eldritch Blast Build in Baldur’s Gate 3 focuses on spamming the Eldritch Blast cantrip, the most powerful cantrip in the game. As you can get this cantrip straight away with Warlock, you have to focus on acquiring the best spells and bonus actions from other classes, and use them in your turns to deal damage. The best class for casting spells is Sorcerer so we will be multiclassing into it and get some powerful spells and cantrips. Moreover, another essential feature that you need for this build is to get an extra action. Doing so will allow you to spam the Eldritch Blast in a turn to deal extensive damage and melt everything. Aiming to utilize both your actions and bonus actions at every turn will allow you to deal potential damage.

With our Eldritch Blast Build in Baldur’s Gate 3, we will guide you in picking the best classes/subclasses, the ability score, complete level progression, the best companions to pick, weapons, armor, and consumables.

This build page has been updated for the patch 7 version of Baldur’s Gate 3.

Everything About the Eldritch Blast in Baldur’s Gate 3

The Eldritch Blast Build in Baldur’s Gate 3 focuses on dealing high damage to enemies by focusing on spamming Eldritch Blast cantrip. One of the best things about this build is that you will get the most powerful cantrip right off the bat. Moreover, we will quickly multiclass into Sorcerer to get more powerful cantrips and spells. Furthermore, for most usage in a single turn, we will be requiring extra action and extra bonus actions. For this, we will be multiclassing further into Fighter and Rogue. In addition to spamming Eldritch Cantrip, we will also get useful defensive spells to maintain the survivability. Moreover, if you are familiar with the Sorcerer, Wizard, or Cleric class, this build is very simple to make and use.

However, the Eldritch Build solely depends on the cantrip for potential damage. Moreover, it is essential to multiclass into Sorcerer, Fighter, and Rogue for more spells and extra actions. This setup is designed for maximum damage, not defensives, so we will forgo a racial choice with a shield for increased critical (burst). However, if you need armour, take a race like human or elf to gain access to shield for increased AC.

Eldritch Blast Build Pros	Eldritch Blast Build Pros
Huge Burst	Lower Damage Beyond Turn One
Easy Gameplay	Combo Dependent
High Fun Factor	Squishy

Features and Mechanics of Eldritch Blast

The following list presents all the essential Tactician Build Eldritch Blast Mechanics and Features in Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Class: Warlock, Sorcerer, Fighter, and Rogue
• Subclass: The Great Old One, Draconic Bloodline, and Thief
• Background: Entertainer
• Skills: Deception and Intimidation
• Ability Score
  • Strength: 8
  • Dexterity: 16
  • Constitution: 14
  • Intelligence: 8
  • Wisdom: 10
  • Charisma: 17
• Saving Throw: Charisma and Dexterity
• Armour Proficiency: Light Armour
• Weapon Proficiency: Simple Weapons

How to Play Eldritch Blast

The Eldritch Blast Build is among some of the fun builds in Baldur’s Gate 3. It is easy to make and use as it mainly requires a strong spellcaster with access to Eldritch Blast cantrip. The Sorcerer with Draconic Bloodline is the best spellcaster in Baldur’s Gate 3. Starting with Warlock will get you the Eldritch Blast right away and from there we can multiclass into the Sorcerer class for more powerful spells. Progressing ahead, you need to multiclass into the Fighter as soon as possible to get the Action Surge. It will grant you another attack in your turn, allowing you to spam the cantrip more. Not only that, multiclassing lastly into Rogue class will get you the extra bonus action.

Your main playstyle with the Eldritch Blast Build is spamming the cantrip as many time as you can in the first turn. Your overall damage potential will be the highest in the first turn than the rest. So, starting the fight with the first turn will always be beneficial for you. All of your attacks in the first turn will deal extensive damage. For the later turns, you can use the defensive spells to increase survivability if you have low AC. Spamming the Eldritch Blast cantrip will let you have full control of the fighting grounds which certainly makes this build fun. Moreover, you can easily knock back enemies and destroy them in your initial turn.

General Tips for Eldritch Blast Build in BG3

Below are some general tips on how to play the best Eldritch Blast build in BG3 Tactician:

• Loot Everything: You will need a lot of gold to buy consumables, potions, and ammunition so loot and sell constantly.
• Crafting: Elixirs and potions are vital, and you need to purchase materials when trading for crafting.
• Reach Level 6: Spend the early part of the game completing every quest to reach level 6 where your power dramatically increases.
• Sell Often: Your carrying capacity will be limited so sell often, and store excessive items in your traveler’s chest.
• Stealth: Start combat in stealth if at all possible to trigger the Surprise status effect.
• Consider Illithid Powers: While it can come with an altered appearance, the powers are powerful and can help you.
• Oils + Elixiris: Combine both oils/coatings and Elixir during combat for a dual benefit.
• Persuasion: Try to avoid combat through dialogue if possible.

Character Creation

Race Choice for Eldritch Blast Build

Halfling is the best race choice for Eldritch Blast Build because of Halfling Luck and Brave features. The Halfling Luck will allow you to roll one more time if you roll 1 and the Brave will grant you an Advantage on Saving Throws against the Frightened targets. A secondary choice is Wood Half-Elf shield proficiency, Darkvision, and the highest movement speed per turn. We highly suggest taking the Halfling race because it allows us to have more chances of landing a critical hit.

Halfling	Wood Half-Elf
Halfling Luck	Darkvision
Brave	Shield Proficiency
Best for Critical Hits	High Movement

The Warlock’s racial choice will not influence ability score, as race will get a +2 and +1 to spend regardless. This frees your race choice up to not completely hinder yourself based on ability score, but race features. Each of these races offers unique advantages that can enhance your combat prowess, survivability, or utility. Additionally, consider the roleplaying opportunities and character concepts that resonate with you.

Here is the best race choice for Eldritch Blast build in Baldur’s Gate 3:

1. Halfling
2. Wood Half-Elf
3. Human

Eldritch Blast Classes and Subclasses

For the Eldritch Blast Build, go with the following classes and subclasses while leveling up.

• Warlock (Class): Choose The Great Old One (Subclass) for the Mortal Reminder passive feature. It is best for locking enemies at a place upon a critical hit.
  • Put in 2 Levels in the Warlock class.
• Sorcerer (Class): Choose Draconic Bloodline (subclass), because you do not need mage armour using clothing. Moreover, it is crucial for gaining metamagic spells and feat.
  • Put in 4 Levels in the Sorcerer class.
• Fighter (Class): We need it for Action Surge which will grant us an extra action in our turn.
  • Put in 2 Levels in the Fighter class.
• Rogue (Class): We mainly need this class for extra bonus action and a feat. Moreover, choose the Thief (subclass).
  • Put 4 Levels in the Rogue class.

The Great Old One is the best subclass for the Warlock because it’s granted the special ability Mortal Reminder which gives them a critical hit against the creature and the nearby enemies are frightened. Every class needs survivability, and the Great Old One Warlock gets this by being aggressive and doing damage.

The following is the list of all Warlock’s subclasses in Baldur’s Gate 3.

• Archfey: grants Warlock access to spells and abilities that manipulate emotions, charm enemies, and harness the power of nature. 
• Fiend: a powerful ranged attacker that deals fire damage and extra temporary hit points whenever they kill an enemy.
• Great Old One: This subclass is a versatile spellcaster that can deal both psychic and necrotic damage.

Recommended Background and Skills for Eldritch Blast

Entertainer is the Best background for the Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Eldritch Blast Build. This choice mostly influences roleplaying and dialogue options aspects and allows you to create unique characters when playing the Eldritch Blast Build. Additional choices are:

1. Entertainer: Proficiency in Acrobatics (dexterity) and Performance(charisma). You live to sway and subvert your audience, engaging common crowds and high society alike. 
2. 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.
3. Guild Artisan: Proficiency in Insight (wisdom) and Persuasion(charisma). Your skill in a particular craft has earned you membership in a mercantile guild, offering privileges and protection while engaging in your art.

Deception and Intimidation are the best skills for the Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Eldritch Blast Build because they complement your class abilities and enhance your effectiveness in various situations. 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. They can be edited during character creation or with companions, during respec or reroll screen.

Here are the skills for Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Eldritch Blast Build.

• Intimidation – Charisma skill that represents your character’s ability to instill fear, assert dominance, or coerce others through intimidation tactics.
• Deception – Charisma skill that makes you more likely to deceive in conversation dialogue.

Ability Score

The Best Ability Score for Eldritch Blast Build is 17 Charisma, 16 Dexterity, and 14 Constitution.  Charisma is your spell-casting modifier; the more you have, the greater damage and the better chance to hit a target. Dexterity helps with Armour Class, boosting the chance of not being hit. Lastly, Constitution is needed for a high health pool.

Below is the best ability score for a Eldritch Blast Build in Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Strength – 8
• Dexterity – 16
• Constitution – 14
• Intelligence – 8
• Wisdom – 10
• Charisma – 17

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.

Illithid Powers For Eldritch Blast

The best Illithid Powers for a Eldritch Blast 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 Eldritch Blastbuild in Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Favourable Beginnings: The first Attack roll or Ability check you make against any target gains a bonus equal to your Proficiency Bonus. Helpful passively boosts damage based on your level.
• Luck of the Far Realms: When you make a successful Attack roll against a foe, you can change that attack into a Critical Hit. It requires Favourable Beginnings and is used once per long rest.
• Black Hole: Summon a black hole that pulls in up to 5 nearby enemies and potentially Slows them. Requires Displace or Psionic Dominance.
• 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. It requires a concentrated blast, which is useful to get AOE damage passively.
• Mind Blast: Spew forth a conical wave of psychic energy and possibly Stun targets within. Deals 4d8+Spellcasting Ability Modifier Psychic damage. It can be accessed by consuming astral-touched tadpoles.
• Freecast: Spell slots, charges, and similar resource costs for your next action or spell are removed. Requires Shield of Thralls or Mind Sanctuary and used once per long rest.

Best Eldritch Blast Build – Level Progression in Baldur’s Gate 3

Level	Class	Selection
1	Warlock	Subclass: The Great Old One Cantrips/Spells: Eldritch Blast, Mage Hand, Hex, Hellish Rebuke
2	Warlock	Spell: Armour of Agathys Invocations: Agonising Blast and Devil’s Sight
3	Sorcerer	Subclass: Draconic Bloodline Dragon Ancestry: Brass (Fire) – Sleep (Spell) Cantrips/Spells: Firebolt, Ray of Frost, Friends, Shocking Grasp, Chromatic Orb, and Magic Missile.
4	Sorcerer	Metamagic: Distant Spell and Twinned Spell Spell: Shield
5	Sorcerer	Metamagic: Quickened Spell Spell: Darkness
6	Sorcerer	Cantrips/Spells: Light and Misty Step
7	Fighter	Fighting Style: Protection
8	Fighter	Action Surge
9	Rogue	Skills: Sleight of Hand, Intimidation, and Performance
10	Rogue	Bonus Utility Actions
11	Rogue	Subclass: Thief Passive: Fast Hands
12	Rogue	Feat: Spell Sniper Cantrip: Bone Chill

Level 1

At level one the Warlock can select their subclass, pick two cantrips, and two spells, along with Background, Skills, and Ability Score. You want to select The Great Old One subclass, pickup light armor, a Quarterstaff, and a shield. Use this if you intend to play the build with Human or Wood Half-Elf which gives a big advantage in survivability via a shield. Below are all the unlocks and recommended spells for the Great Old One Warlock:

• The Great Old One (subclass) – Mortal Reminder (subclass feature): When you land a Critical Hit against a creature, that creature and any nearby enemies must succeed a Wisdom Saving Throw or become Frightened until the end of their next turn.
• Frightened (status effect): Target cannot move and also has Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack Roll.

Cantrips Selection – Recommendations

• Eldritch Blast: 1d10 force damage via an 18-meter beam. This is the best cantrip in the game and what we use primarily for damage.  Remember Cantrips do not use spell slots, and Warlocks in particular have very few, so Cantrips and free spells are mostly what we will use for damage this being number one.
• Mage Hand: Create a spectral hand that can manipulate and interact with objects. You can use it to hurl a mote of fire for 1~10 Damage.

Spell Selection – Recommendations

• Hellish Rebuke: Take this if you do not have a race like Asmodeus Tiefling that provides this for you. This is a reaction base spell meaning, you can use it when someone attacks you without using an action. Make sure to hit the passives tab on your character’s menu and request “ask.” The reason is, you don’t want to use this spell on a target with 1 health since spell slots are low.
• Hex: Curse a creature so it takes additional damage whenever you attack it and inflict Disadvantage on Ability Checks with an Ability of your choosing. This spell helps do damage and it can be used as a bonus action. So you can combo this spell with Eldritch Blast and that’s the main offensive gameplay loop of the class.

Eldritch Blast Gameplay and Priorities

The premise of the Best Eldritch Blast Build is simple, Hex and Eldritch Blast repeatedly. You leave your spell slots for Hellish Rebuke, which will provide a reaction. Further levels will optimize this and enhance the damage or add special effects. Further notes on Warlock From here out, you will have very limited spell slots and aren’t meant to use them like Wizards or Sorcerers. Rather, you want to use a couple, one for Hex usually, and then cantrips. You can also fill up your Spell Slots via short rest, so after every fight make sure to short rest to keep this build having the spell slot fuel it needs.

Your overall priority with this build is the following:

• Complete Prologue
• Recruit Companions
• Reached Hollowed City/Druid Grove
• Sell, Stock up, complete quest
• Unlock Withers, respec to proper ability score
• Progress to level 5
• Reach Underdark and Grymforge

Following these steps ensures a strong foundation, especially if you plan on playing solo or on Honour Mode difficulty.

Level 1 Spell Loadout: Hex, Hellish Rebuke

Level 2

The Level 2 Great Old One Warlock will unlock one new spell and select two Eldritch Invocations. Eldritch Invocations are passive features unlocked by your Warlock at various levels. Initially, they help augment the power of your primary cantrip Eldritch Blast. As you progress, they can be powerful spells that do not consume spell slots or other passives and active features. At this level, we suggest taking Armour of Agathys spell, Agonising Blast, and Devil’s Sight Invocations.

Spell Selections – Recommendations

• Armour of Agathys (spell): Gain 5 temporary hit points and deal 5 Cold damage to any creature that hits you with a melee attack. However, you can only gain temporary hit points from a single source. It is one of the best spells to have early as it increases survivability.
• Replace Spell (class feature): Grants the ability to change out spells in your spellbook. Unlike other classes, you will not be able to swap spells in and outside of the leveling process. You can experiment with spells and use the leveling process to change based on what you find most effective. However, for this build, we do not need to replace any spell for now.

Eldritch Invocations

• Agonising Blast (Eldritch Invocation): When you cast Eldritch Blast, add your Charisma modifier to the damage it deals, unless it is negative. This helps deal more damage with your main attack Eldritch Blast.
• Devil’s Sight: (Eldritch Invocation): You can clearly see in the darkness both magical and non-magical up to 24m. This invocation will allow you to see clearly in the darkness and even engage in combat while enemies cannot see you (in darkness).

Gameplay remains the same at level two with the addition of a great single-target crowd control and a single-target knockback with Eldritch Blast.

Level 2 Spell Loadout: Hex, Hellish Rebuke, Armour of Agathys.

Level 3 – Sorcerer (Level 1)

At level 3, we suggest investing a level into the Sorcerer class. To do this, simply click the + sign with two access for multiclass. Select your class then a popup will appear on what you can select. The reason we want to use the Sorcerer is mainly due to the lack of power on Warlock. Warlock will run out of power so it is best to switch to Sorcerer, Draconic Bloodline specifically. Moreover, the Eldritch Blast will keep on scaling on each level granting an extra beam. Furthermore, we will get more powerful cantrips and spells with the Sorcerer class.  

Sorcerer also gets to choose their subclass at level one, select Draonic Bloodline and the Draconic Ancestry: Brass (Fire). You will want to use a Quarterstaff for your weapon and stick to “clothing.” It’s vitally important you do not use any armor on gear slots. The ability score has high Dexterity which will add to our AC total. You can also use spells to pump this up higher, specifically Mirror Image if you have trouble with survivability. At level one, you will have access to four cantrips. You will also have access to two level-one spells along with two very important subclass features.

Here are the most important features at level 1 with a Sorcerer in Baldur’s Gate 3:

Draconic Resilience Explained

• Dragon Ancestry (Brass): Fire is the damage type associated with your dragon ancestor. gain immediate access to the Sleep spell.
• Draconic Resilience Hit Points: Your Hit Point maximum increases by 1 for each Sorcerer level. This is one reason you will see much higher health than other casters, making the subclass a great choice.
• Draconic Resilience Armour Class:  Dragon-like scales cover parts of your skin. When you aren’t wearing armour, your Base Armour Class increased to 13. 13 AC passively is a massive benefit to using this subclass. Most spell casters wearing light armor rely solely on Mage Armour to raise Armour Class (AC) to level 13. Then you add your Dexterity modifier typically 2 or 3 and reach 15 or 16. With this build, we can reach 16 Dexterity modifiers, passive Draconic Armour Class, and have 16 AC at the very start of the game wearing cloth. This is the mechanic behind why we don’t use Mage Armour on this specific subclass build.

Sorcerer Cantrip Recommendations

• Ray of Frost: Call forth a frigid beam of blue-white light and reduce the target’s Movement Speed by 3m.  This is a decent attack to prevent a melee aggressor from closing the distance on you. 
• Fire Bolt: Ranged fire spell that deals 1d10 fire damage. Simple ranged attack that can be combined with Grease early on for big area damage.
• Friends: Gain Advantage on Charisma Checks against a non-hostile creature. This spell can be cast while you are Silenced.
• Shocking Grasp: Melee ability Lightning springs from your hand and prevents the target from taking reactions. You have an advantage when using this spell on creatures wearing metal armor. Used to shut down melee aggressors with important reaction triggers. Consider this your flex spell which you can use something else in this position.

Sorcerer Spell Recommendations

• Chromatic Orb: Hurl a sphere of energy. It deals 3d8 element damage and creates a surface. This area damage spell is useful to cast at range and control choke points or proc certain elemental effects. The strength of this skill on a Sorcerer is you can use Sorcerery point Twinned and cast it twice even at level 2 with one action. This gives you a ton of power early on and even later in the game.
• Magic Missile: Create 3 darts of magical force, each dealing 1d4+1 Force to its target. The darts always hit their target. The strength of this ability is its 100% chance of landing. It has far lower damage but is useful when you can target up to three separate enemies or finish someone off when you need a guaranteed hit.

At this level use your Chromatic Orb for small area damage and Magic Missile when you need guaranteed damage. Fire Bolt will hit hard and Shocking Grasp does great in melee range. Use Ray of Frost to deal cold damage which will also allow you to flee a melee target chasing you. Level two will introduce Metamagic which gives your build a lot more power early.

Draconic Sorcerer Gameplay & Priorities

During the early phase of BG3, the Draconic Sorcerer is a powerful spellcaster who should equip a quarterstaff as early as possible. Your primary goal should be to recruit at least one melee heavy-hitter to your party. Spellcasters in BG3 feel weak in the first several levels and you’ll likely want a partner to increase your survivability. Moreover, look to acquire the Elixir of Bloodlust or Potion of Invisibility. Bloodlust helps trigger an extra action on kill and Invisibility helps you stay alive if you’re in trouble.

Your overall priority with the Draconic Sorcerer build is the following:

• Complete Prologue
• Recruit Other Companions
• Reached Hollowed City/Druid Grove
• Sell, Stock up, complete quest
• Unlock Withers, respec to proper ability score
• Progress to level 5
• Reach Underdark and Grymforge

Following these steps ensures a strong foundation, especially if you plan on playing solo or on Honour Mode difficulty.

Level 3 Spell Loadout: Hex, Hellish Rebuke, Armour of Agathys, Sleep, Chromatic Orb, and Magic Missile.

Level 4 – Sorcerer (Level 2)

At level two of Sorcerer, you will unlock Sorcery Points, Metamagic, and one additional spell. We suggest taking Shield spell with Twinned Spell and Distant Spell for metagmagic class passives.

• Shield: this is a defensive spell that helps when taking pressure with melee. When you are about to be hit by an enemy, use your Reaction to increase your Armour Class Armour Class by 5. You also take no damage from Magic Missile. These effects last until the start of your next turn.

Metamagic lets you manipulate spells to add range, cast on multiple targets, and more. Sorcery Points can be converted into additional Spell Slots, allowing you to cast more spells in between long rests. At level two, you get to select two Metamagic Options out of four: Careful, Distant, Extended, and Twinned. We suggest taking Twinned and Extended.

• Distant Spell: Increase the range of spells.
• Twinned Spell: Cast a single target spell on multiple targets.

In the next phase, you get more options, but these are the best at this stage. Twinned combined with Eldritch Blast gives you two casts on a single target which is huge damage early in the game.

Level 4 Spell Loadout: Hex, Hellish Rebuke, Armour of Agathys, Sleep, Chromatic Orb, Magic Missile, and Shield.

Level 5 – Sorcerer (Level 3)

At Level 3 (Sorcerer), you will unlock more metamagic options, Heighted, Subtle, and Quickened Spell. Quickened spell is the obvious choice here because it allows us to use an attack as a bonus action, using one action to cast a spell and one via bonus action. Moreover, at this level, you can learn another spell, along with replacing a spell. You want to learn Darkness and we do not have to replace any spell for now.

• Darkness: Create a cloud of magical darkness that Heavily Obscures and inflicts Blind to creatures within. Creatures cannot make ranged attacks into or out of it. This spell combines and synergizes perfectly with Devil’s Sight (Invocation). As you cast darkness on yourself, the enemies will not be able to hit you properly. Moreover, due to the Devil’s Sight, you will be able to see properly.

Quickened Spell Explained

With Quickened Spell, you have a way to cast area-based damage spells with Sorcery Points. Keep in mind, the cost is substantial early with Quickened Costing 3 Sorcery points. Early on, it’s better to use Chromatic Orb twice with Twinned then at level 5 and beyond you have flexibility in Sorcery Point usage. You may also see Burning Hands or Hellish Rebuke on the spell book chart, and some of those spells can be granted passively depending on your race. Dragonborn also has an additional spell, High Elf Fire Bolt cantrip, and so on. So your spell book might look slightly different depending on the race choice you went with for the Best Eldritch Blast Build in Baldur’s Gate 3!

Level 5 Spell Loadout: Hex, Hellish Rebuke, Armour of Agathys, Sleep, Chromatic Orb, Magic Missile, Shield, and Darkness.

Level 6 – Sorcerer (Level 4)

At Level 4 of Sorcerer, you will gain a cantrip, spell, and feat. We recommend taking the Ability Improvement feat for an increase in Charisma by +2 giving you 17 overall. This will help with damage and landing spells.

• Light (Cantrip): An evocation cantrip that allows you to infuse an item with an aura of light. It is a great spell that will help you explore dark places.
• Misty Step (Spell): Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space where you can see up to 18m range. One of the BEST defensive spells early in the game. It’s a teleport when you need it most. Moreover, this spell only requires a bonus action. You can use your action for a high-powered spell, and a bonus action to get away, assuming you have the spell slots.

So far, this build includes both offensive and defensive playability. You rely on simple spells like Chromatic Orb and Eldritch Blast for damage and Shield and Misty Step for survival.

Level 6 Spell Loadout: Hex, Hellish Rebuke, Armour of Agathys, Sleep, Chromatic Orb, Magic Missile, Shield, Darkness, and Misty Step.

Level 7 – Fighter (Level 1)

On level 7, we want to further improve the Eldritch Blast Build by re-switching it. This time, we will select the Fighter class. Select the + sign in the upper right of the leveling screen to add a third class. The Fighter will unlock a subclass at level 3, but we do not need it as we only need the extra action. We will get the Action Surge on Level 2 (Fighter), allowing us to do one more action in a turn.

Moreover, switching to Fighter Class will also require you to select a Fighting Style. With our Eldritch Blast Build, Protection Style is the best choice here as you will be using a Shield at this point. When you have a Shield, impose a Disadvantage on an enemy who attacks one of your allies when you are within 1.5m. However, you must be able to see the enemy.

Level 7 Spell Loadout: Hex, Hellish Rebuke, Armour of Agathys, Sleep, Chromatic Orb, Magic Missile, Shield, Darkness, and Misty Step.

Level 8 – Fighter (Level 2)

With second-level investment into the Fighter class, gives you one new skill, Action Surge.

• Action Surge: Gain one additional action. This allows the Fighter very early to take multiple actions, which will likely be attacked. Moreover, you only need a Short Rest to replenish this, which can be done twice in the bottom right of your User Interface. Take a Long Rest via camp to fill Short Rest.

With Action Surge, your overall attacks increase, allowing you to deal more damage in a single turn. However, you have to do short rest constantly to reach your full potential. This new action will strengthen this build further as you will be emitting more beams in a single turn with Eldritch Blast.

Level 8 Spell Loadout: Hex, Hellish Rebuke, Armour of Agathys, Sleep, Chromatic Orb, Magic Missile, Shield, Darkness, and Misty Step.

Level 9 – Rogue (Level 1)

At Level 9, we will further multiclass into another class. This time, we will be switching to Rogue mainly for an extra bonus action and a feat. Select the + sign in the upper right of the leveling screen to add the fourth class. At Rogue Level 1, you will also get a passive feature and a Rogue action. Sneak Attack (Melee) can use the enemy’s distraction to deal an additional 1d6 damage. You can use it to enhance the damage by 1d6. Sneak Attack (Ranged) is also no exception as it also provides the same capability on a battlefield.

• Sneak Attack (Ranged)- Deals extra damage to a foe you have an advantage against. You can also use this attack if you have an ally within 1.5m of the target and you don’t have a disadvantage.
• Sneak Attack (Melee)- Deals extra damage to a foe you have an advantage against. Also works if you have an ally within 1.5m of the target and you don’t have a disadvantage.
• Expertise (Passive Feature): Choose two Skills you are Proficient in. Your Proficiency Bonus is doubled for any Ability Check you make that uses either Skill. Select the Intimidation and Performance skills to double them.

Upon putting a level into Rogue, you will also get to choose the Skills. Pick the Sleight of Hand, Intimidation, and Performance skills.

Level 9 Spell Loadout: Hex, Hellish Rebuke, Armour of Agathys, Sleep, Chromatic Orb, Magic Missile, Shield, Darkness, and Misty Step.

Level 10 – Rogue (Level 2)

This level lacks flashy moves. However, it unlocks cunning actions. Instead of using Action Points, use Bonus actions these are similar to normal actions. Cunning Action: Hide is crucial for hiding from enemies by succeeding Stealth checks. You need to be in the dark and avoid enemy sightlines. After that, you can start sneaking using Bonus action to use Sneak Attack. Cunning Action: Dash is important to cover more distance this turn: double your movement speed. Cunning Action: Disengage allows you to retreat without getting caught in a mid-fight.

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

These additional bonus action utility items are incredibly useful for mobility and hiding. Next level, the Rogue (Thief) will get another bonus action per turn making it much more likely to use these frequently.

Level 10 Spell Loadout: Hex, Hellish Rebuke, Armour of Agathys, Sleep, Chromatic Orb, Magic Missile, Shield, Darkness, and Misty Step.

Level 11 – Rogue (Level 3)

With a third-level investment into Rogue, we unlock a subclass selection. The Thief is the best due to a bonus action. Below is what you unlock with this selection:

• Fast Hands (Level 3): Gain an additional bonus action.
• Second-Story Work (Level 3): You’ve mastered the art of falling and gaining Resistance to Falling damage.

The Fast Hands feature further strengthens this build as you can perform an additional bonus action in your initial turn. With multiple attacks in one turn, you can damage the enemies a lot. Aim to utilize your bonus actions at every turn for potential damage dealing.

Level 11 Spell Loadout: Hex, Hellish Rebuke, Armour of Agathys, Sleep, Chromatic Orb, Magic Missile, Shield, Darkness, and Misty Step.

Level 12 – Rogue (Level 4)

For our last level, we want to further invest in Rogue to push it to Level 4 and earn a Feat. We recommend selecting the Spell Sniper Feat as the final feat of this build. It will allow us to select one of the cantrips for which we recommend Bone Chill. Moreover, as we will be using spells/cantrips with this build, this feat also increases the chances of Critical Hit with spells.

• Spell Sniper (Feat): Learn a cantrip (Bone Chill), and the number you need to roll a Critical Hit while attacking with a Spell is reduced by 1. This effect can stack.
• Bone Chill (Cantrip): Prevent the target from healing until your next turn. An undead target receives a Disadvantage on Attack rolls.

Level 12 Spell Loadout: Hex, Hellish Rebuke, Armour of Agathys, Sleep, Chromatic Orb, Magic Missile, Shield, Darkness, and Misty Step.

Best Companions for Eldritch Blast

Shadowheart, Gale, and Lae’zel make the best companions for the Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Eldritch Blast Build Guide. We do not recommend additional front-line fighters and damage dealers.

• Gale (Sorcerer) – respec Gale to a Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer to gain Metamagic and increase his spell power abilities. Use him for pure area-based damage caused by fire and ice.
• Lae’zel (Fighter – Battlemaster) – have her the front-line attention-getter doing Fighter to level 12.
• Shadowheart (Cleric – Life) – utilize Shadowheart to buff, heal, and stun enemies.

Best Gear for Eldritch Blast Build

Beginner

Here’s the best beginner gear, items, and equipment for Eldritch Blast Build in Baldur’s Gate 3:

Gear Slot	Best Gear Item	Effect
Head	Circlet of Blasting	Free Scorching Ray
Cape	–
Chest	The Protecty Sparkswall	+1 Spell Saves
Gloves	Gloves of Cinder and Sizzle	Free Scorching Ray
Boots	Disintegrating Night Walkers	Mobility & Misty Step
Necklace	Amulet of Misty Step	Free Misty Step
Ring	Ring of Absolute Force	Free Thunderwave
Ring	Fetish of Callarduran Smoothhands	Free Invisibility
Weapon 1 Main Hand	Melf’s First Staff	Free Acid Arrow
Weapon 1 Off-Hand	Adamantine Shield	+2 AC
Weapon 2 Ranged	Bow of Awareness	+1 Initiative

• Circlet of Blasting: Sold by Blurg in the Myconid Colony (Alternative Haste Helm).
• The Protecty Sparkswall: Looted in Gilded Chest in Grymforge X: -645 Y: 360 (Alternative Poisoner’s Robe).
• Gloves of Cinder and Sizzle: Sold by Lady Esther at Rosymorn Monastery Trail (Alternative Gloves of Missile Snaring, or Gloves of Hail of Thorns).
• Disintegrating Night Walkers: Found in Underdark from Ne’re NPC (Alternative Cinder Shoes or Boots of Speed).
• Amulet of Misty Step: Found in a Gilded Chest (X386 Y8) in Defiled Temple (Alternative Moondrop Pendant).
• Ring of Absolute Force: Dropped by Sergeant Thrinn in Grymforge (Alternative Ring of Colour Spray).
• Fetish of Callarduran Smoothhands: Found in Grymforge Abandoned Refuge (Alternatives The Sparkswall, or Sunwalker’s Gift if Human).
• Melf’s First Staff: Sold by Blurg in the Myconid Colony (Alternatives The Spellsparkler, or Staff of Crones).
• Adamantine Shield: Complete the Adamantine Forge Quest in Grymforge use if Human or Half-Elf Race (Alternatives Glowing Shield, or Wood Woad Shield).
• Bow of Awareness: Sold by Vendor Roah Moonglow in the Shattered Sanctum. You can use it even without proficiency for extra initiative!

Advanced

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

Gear Slot	Best Gear Item	Effect
Head	Birthright	+2 Charisma
Cape	Cloak of the Weave	+1 Spell Save & Roll
Chest	Potent Robe	+1 AC, Charisma Modifier boost
Gloves	Quickspell Gloves	Cantrips Bonus Action
Boots	Helldusk Boots	Mobility & Hellcrawler
Necklace	Spellcrux Amulet	Restore spell slot
Ring	Killer’s Sweetheart	Auto Critical
Ring	Shifting Corpus Ring	Free Invisibility and Blur
Weapon 1 Main Hand	Markoheshkir	Free Spells, +1 Roll
Weapon 1 Off-Hand	Viconia’s Walking Fortress	If Human/Half-Elf
Weapon 2 Ranged	Darkfire Shortbow	Free Haste Spell

• Birthright: Sorcerer’s Sundries store in the Lower City of Baldur’s Gate (Alternative Hood of the Weave, or Helldusk Helmet).
• Cloak of the Weave: Sold by Helsik at the Devil’s Fee (Alternative Cloak of Protection).
• Potent Robe: Complete the Rescue the Tieflings quest (Alternative Helldusk Armour, Robe of Supreme Defences, or Robe of the Weave).
• Quickspell Gloves: Purchased at Lorroakan’s Projection at Sorcerors’s Sundries (Alternative Helldusk Gloves, or Gemini Gloves).
• Helldusk Boots: Gilded Chest on the top floor of Wyrm’s Rock Fortress (Alternative Disintegrating Night Walkers).
• Spellcrux Amulet: Drop by The Warden in Moonrise Towers Prison X: 569 Y: -650 (Alternative Amulet of Greater Health).
• Killer’s Sweetheart: Found inside the Gauntlet of Shar ( X: -833 Y: -729). (Alternative Ring of Free Action).
• Shifting Corpus Ring: Drop by Fist Marcus at the Last Light Inn (Alternative Crypt Lord Ring).
• Markoheshkir: At Ramazith’s Tower (Alternatives Staff of Spellpower, or Incandescent Staff).
• Viconia’s Walking Fortress: Looted from Viconia DeVir during Shadowheart’s companion quest (Alternative Shield of Devotion).
• Darkfire Shortbow: Sold by Dammon Last Light Inn Act 2 (Alternative Gontr legendary bow).

Best Consumables, Potions, Ammunition, and Items

The following list is the best consumable items that will aid in our Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Dark Urge 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

Build Summary – Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Eldritch Blast

FAQs about the Eldritch Blast build in Baldur’s Gate 3

What abilities should the Eldritch Blast prioritize for my class?

Answer:  Prioritize in Charisma, Dexterity, and Constitution abilities for the Eldritch Blast Build in Baldur’s Gate 3.

What are the best feats for Eldritch Blast builds?

Answer:  For the first Feat, improve Charisma (+2) and then select the Spell Sniper as the second Feat for a high chance of landing Critical Hits..

What are the best multiclass combos?

Answer: The best multiclass combo for the Eldritch Build starts with Warlock, then switches to Sorcerer, then switches to Fighter, and finally ends with Rogue.

Are there “must-have” items for Eldritch Blast builds?

Answer: Elixir of Hill Giant Strength, Potion of Speed, and Elixir of Bloodlust are the must-have items for Eldritch Blast builds.

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