The classes in Baldur’s Gate 3 are great for D&D fans, but the modding community is hard at work, making them even better and offering more choices.
Baldur’s Gate 3 has been the most celebrated game of 2023, arriving out of early access to much fanfare and celebration. It takes players on a breathtaking and exhilarating adventure throughout the world of Faerun, combining the rich world and lore of Dungeons and Dragons with Larian’s approach to RPG games.
As one might expect with this branded RPG, it does allow players a broad choice of vanilla classes and subclasses to choose from. But in addition to the choices the game provides, the modding community has created several mods to elevate the fantastic range of classes and subclasses.
Updated June 10, 2024, by Hamza Haq: An active modding community is a boon to the longevity of a game as it keeps players coming back to explore the campaign again with a fresh new set of mods. With the mod toolkit now officially out for BG3, the modding scene remains as active as ever, pumping out quality content faster than any studio possibly could. 15 Hexblade Class
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Author: Feriat111 and Areqa
The Hexblade subclass leans into the aspect of a Warlock cursing their enemies with stacking debuffs to make them vulnerable to follow-up damage. The mod adds new spells that can be selected during level-ups, a way to deal extra damage to marked enemies, and a way to revive the specter of a recently killed character to fight for them.
On top of that, players can also choose to get the optional Invocation add-on to give their Hexblade Warlock access to alternative invocations. There are 11 new invocations to choose from, with effects ranging from animating undead without using a spell slot, to increasing the range of Eldritch Blast by 2.5x, to creating a domain of death and decay around the caster, and much more. 14 Necromancer Warlock — The Dread Overlord
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Author: aheram
Baldur’s Gate 3 doesn’t explore the raising undead aspect of D&D lore beyond giving players ways to speak with the dead and some basic necromancy spells. The Necromancer Warlock mod fixes that problem by giving Warlocks a brand new subclass: the Dread Overlord.
The Dread Overlord’s kit revolves around raising armies of corpses, gaining power from the deceased, and creating Greater Undead, a variant not offered in the base game. The great thing about this mod is that it integrates extremely well within the existing storyline of BG3 through Profane Blessings. Profane Blessings are story-related, permanent buffs that only unlock after The Dread Overlord reaches certain milestones in the campaign. 13 Circle of Stars Druid Subclass
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Author: havsglimt
The Circle of the Stars mod introduces a celestial-themed subclass available to all druids, focusing on the power of constellations. Instead of the standard Beast form, these druids can transform into a starry form when using Wild Shape. Additionally, this subclass gains the ability to cast Guidance and Guiding Bolt without using a spell slot.
Star Druids will be able to choose between three constellations: Archer, which provides a unique, long-range, radiant damage arrow as a bonus action; Chalice, which increases the effectiveness of healing spells; and Dragon, which makes Intelligence and Wisdom checks easier and gives an advantage on concentration saving throws. 12 Oath of Conquest Paladin Subclass
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Author: havsglimt
The Oath of Conquest Paladin provides a different flavor of RP with spells that promise a good balance of control and damage. Conquest Paladins gain the ability to mark certain enemies using their Channel Oath spell at level 1, which causes the target to take bonus damage from the Paladin and renders them more likely to be frightened.
At level 3, this ability transforms into an Aura that essentially works like an AoE control spell, forcing every enemy in the Paladin’s path to either succeed in their WIS save or become frightened.
