"Baldur's Gate 3": Subclasses Pt. 1 Quiz

Answer: Barbarian

When customising their characters in "Baldur's Gate 3", players can choose from a variety of classes, each with their own unique abilities, strengths and playstyles. Each class offers a different gameplay experience and can be further refined through subclasses and multi-classing, allowing players to tailor their characters to their preferred playstyles and strategies. Each subclass adds different skills and thematic focuses, giving players multiple ways to approach challenges and interact with the game world.

The Barbarian class is made up of fierce warriors who rely on raw physical strength, heightened senses and a deep connection to primal forces.

Barbarians of the Berserker subclass are consumed by rage in battle, unleashing their fury to gain extra attacks and resist pain. They enter a frenzied state that gives them extraordinary strength and resilience.

Abilities: Frenzy, Mindless Rage, Intimidating Presence, Retaliation

Answer: Barbarian

Barbarians of the Wildheart subclass embrace their primal instincts and bond with a spirit animal, gaining unique abilities and enhancements based on their chosen spirit. They choose a totem animal to guide them and gain abilities that reflect their chosen spirit. This connection increases their combat power and survivability.

Abilities: Spirit Seeker, Totem Spirit (options like Bear, Eagle, Wolf), Aspect of the Beast, Spirit Walker, Totemic Attunement

Answer: Barbarian

Barbarians of the Wild Magic subclass are touched by raw magical energy that is unpredictable and chaotic. Their spells can cause random, often dramatic effects. These unpredictable effects add an element of surprise and volatility to their combat style.

Abilities: Wild Magic Surge, Tides of Chaos, Bend Luck, Controlled Chaos, Spell Bombardment

Answer: Bard

Bards are versatile performers who use music and magic to inspire allies, demoralise enemies and create wondrous effects.

Bards of the College of Lore are seekers of knowledge and masters of storytelling. They use their sharp wit to outwit their opponents. They are masters of lore and enchantment, with a wide range of skills and magical abilities. They gain additional magical secrets and can use their ability to use cutting words to distract and weaken enemies.

Abilities: Cutting Words, Additional Magic Secrets, Peerless Skill

Answer: Bard

Bards of the College of Valour are warriors who inspire and protect their allies through acts of heroism. They are skilled in combat and can enhance the fighting abilities of their companions, making them ideal support characters on the front lines.

Abilities: Combat Inspiration, Bonus Proficiencies, Extra Attack, Battle Magic

Answer: Bard

Bards of the College of Swords are skilled at using their bardic inspiration and their weapons to entertain and fight. They combine swordplay and performance, often showing daring feats of skill and combat. They can perform blade flourishes to enhance their attacks and defensive maneuvers.

Abilities: Bonus Proficiencies, Fighting Style, Blade Flourish (including Defensive Flourish, Slashing Flourish, and Mobile Flourish), Extra Attack

Answer: Cleric

Clerics are divine spellcasters who draw their power from deities, serving as their avatars in the world and possessing a variety of magical abilities.

Clerics of the Life Domain are powerful healers. Their spells and abilities are focused on preserving life and providing robust vitality and healing to their allies, making them essential support characters.

Abilities: Disciple of Life, Preserve Life, Blessed Healer, Divine Strike, Supreme Healing

Answer: Cleric

Clerics of the Tempest Domain serve the gods of storm, sea and sky. They wield the power of lightning and thunder, unleashing the fury of the storm upon their enemies. Their abilities allow them to deal significant damage with elemental forces and control the battlefield through stormy wrath.

Abilities: Wrath of the Storm, Tempestuous Magic, Destructive Wrath, Thunderbolt Strike, Stormborn

Answer: Cleric

Clerics of the Nature Domain serve deities of the natural world. They combine divine magic with the power of nature. They command plants, animals and the elements, acquire druidic skills and protect the natural world with their divine abilities.

Abilities: Acolyte of Nature, Charm Animals and Plants, Dampen Elements, Divine Strike, Master of Nature

Answer: Druid

Druids are spellcasters who draw their magic from nature, capable of transforming into animals and harnessing the power of the natural world.

Druids of the Circle of the Spores see beauty in decay. They find power in the cycle of life and death, using fungal spores and necrotic energies to enhance their own abilities and to harm their enemies.

Abilities: Halo of Spores, Symbiotic Entity, Fungal Infestation, Spreading Spores, Fungal Body

Answer: Druid

Druids of the Circle of the Land are mystics and sages who draw their magic from their deep connection with nature. They are guardians of nature's vast and varied landscapes. They have access to additional spells based on their chosen land (e.g., Arctic, Coast, Desert), allowing them to adapt to different environments and situations.

Abilities: Land's Stride, Nature's Ward, Nature's Sanctuary, bonus cantrip, additional spells tied to the chosen land type

Answer: Druid

Druids of the Circle of the Moon are fierce guardians of the wilderness. They focus on their ability to transform into animals and more powerful creatures, making them formidable fighters in their animal form.

Abilities: Combat Wild Shape, Circle Forms, Primal Strike, Elemental Wild Shape, Thousand Forms