Ultimate Warlock Class Guide | Baldur's Gate 3
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
- Welcome back, Travelers! It's been a while since I released a class guide for BG3, and I was way overdue. I hope you guys enjoy this one!
I know the audio is messed up in a couple of places. The recordings got corrupted a bit, and I salvaged them as well as I could. I am definitely working on figuring out this audio situation, because I know videos are not fun to watch when the audio is bad. I'm working on it, I promise!
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0:00 - Welcome Back, Travelers!
0:48 - What is a Warlock?
3:25 - Creating Your Warlock
7:36 - Leveling Your Warlock
30:00 - The Fiend
39:52 - The Great Old One
51:16 - The Archfey
59:39 - Final Thoughts
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"Is my build optimal? No way. Absolutely not. But... did I beat the game with it? Yeah. I guarantee it."
I appreciate honesty. I suspect that you appreciate subs. Mutual appreciation achieved.
Yeh it's easy to lose sight of all of the build possibilities in a world of "ultimate honour-mode ready 1337haxx0r" builds.
Most of those ARE very good, but there are hundreds of possible builds that could easily clear Honour Mode if you know how to use them. I'm always an advocate for using what you find more fun.
@@PanicRollingI hear you, brother.
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In case you're looking for content to create, I'm hungry and I'm sure others are too, for trying playstyle builds. Instead of focusing on a class you focus the playstyle. Maybe not as general as "melee," but something closer to "melee caster" which could feature sword bards, trickster rogues, or hexblades. Throw in some "these are min/max dmg options, and these are your CC gods." Just a thought. Love your content!
@@PanicRolling well 3 times though i stoping lvling on tactican beat half the fights at lvv 5... so at 6 on easy would be borkenly easy... its possible to at 8 on easy win the entire game
Hey, I’m a 50-year-old physical therapist from Northeast Indiana and my older son turned me onto B gate three and I love it and this is one of the best instructional videos I’ve seen on it. Keep up the good work.
I appreciate it! Enjoy your time with the game...it's a really special one.
Making Wyll into a Bardlock just feels so natural. He's a very theatrical and romantical sort of dude. He looks like a natural with a lute in his hands.
I had the same idea, but it felt underwhelming. Having said that, I'm pretty sure it was user error anyway.
"Pad-lock," however, is a multiclass I've absolutely fallen in love with.
Pause.
Wyll as a paladin is very fitting
Command is actually one of the best warlock spells in the game, when you get to spellslots lvl 5, you can command 5 enemies at once, this is battle deciding. Just command all enemies in a battle ro drop their weapons, and boom, you already won
It's pretty gross, isn't it? Some of the low level spells with upcast effects end up being your most powerful spells, if you hold on to them.
But yeh, 100%. If you have the ability to crowd control a large number of enemies, it can devastate their positioning and waste their resources. I'm all about it.
Yeah, and "stealing" your enemies' weapons that you just made them drop-right out from under them-doesn't require any resources from the action economy. You can just... pick up their weapons mid-fight-making them your weapons, even if you have no remaining Actions or Bonus Actions.
You really put me into the Darkness/Vision combo. It really stomps most encounters. The AI gets hella confused 🤣
Invisibility also works very well for confusing them. If you're down to your last party member standing, try out Invisibility if you are out of other options.
Often they'll come looking for you and just end combat completely.
man you are so wholesome. Love the format, production value, energy, content... the whole package. This channel is gold.
Thank you very much! That's very kind and also totally correct.
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Hey man just got done watching this. This video made me hyped to play warlock, like most "guides" pump out videos to get them out. This video felt like my DM trying to talk me into a class. And it worked lol
I appreciate it! I'm glad you enjoyed it, too.
Helpful tip: if you like to play as a warlock or run with one (or more) in your party, have another party member be a bard. Bard get song of rest at level 2, which effectively acts as +1 short rest per day. At only level 2 dip you could also go 10 warlock / 2 bard. If you hav multiple bards or bard multiclass characters in your party this stacks, so 4 party members with 2 levels in bard can get 6 total short rests per day, letting you replenish your warlock slots after even the most minor encounters.
None of the origin party members are bards by default, so if you want one in your party and don’t want to take the dip yourself, Astarion makes a wonderful bard. It fits him very well thematically, lore wise, and you can select skills that make him almost as good as a rogue for stealing and stealthing.
Yeh this is an amazing tip and I'm definitely gunna slip it into my Bard video (which is next btw).
The amount of high level spells you'd get to cast per day would be ludicrous.
Best BG3 guides I've seen! I've seen a lot of them but these are the only in depth ones that are really entertaining :) Pls keep up the great work!
Hey, I really appreciate it!
Damn, dude. Love the idea behind this and I just saw that you've done this for almost all classes in BG3. Sweet! Subbed for sure! I love that you not only describe the ability, but also delve a bit into the lore surrounding the class too. Very useful for those of us who take role play seriously in BG3. Kudos!
Yeh I like to explore the lore a bit, because it's easy to forget how ridiculously hostile this world would be.
I was sitting here thinking earlier about how OP you would be in real life if you had access to like 2 cantrips. I almost don't even care which 2, either. Being able to create an illusion or shoot a small flame from your hand? Sign me up.
Acid? Ice? Poison? You name it.
@@PanicRolling Heck yeah! That'd be awesome! Imagine how panicked someone would be when hit by Chill Touch and a friend's attempt to heal them failed. Like, oh, crap! It just got real! lol
Hunger of Hadar is amazing. I’ve become an absolute killing machine with this spell especially when I use the tadpoles power black hole and keep people stuck inside yes lol
It's a nasty spell, because it does like 3 or 4 different things, and all of them are bad for your enemies. I love it.
@@PanicRolling yes he’s my patron now he’s just a growing boy needs some protein my enemies provide:D
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Just got this recommended. Have to say, you are a great teacher. Bo fluff, just info and examples. Loved the video and subbed. Now to start watching all your stuff. Ty
Yes I love these was worried you gave up on them! Thanks!
Nope, I just got sidetracked! I'm going to finish up the series!
Gosh, I love you deep dives, makes me want to try every class! Plus, I love your attitude, don't like it...pay Withers to change it.
Simple as that, really.
As someone who has just started my journey playing Any DnD related game. Your vids are super Helpful! keep doing the good work sir!
Yo, this video was extremely well made for beginner and advanced players. Awesome content and your side bar comments are great man!
I appreciate it! They've been a blast to make.
I accidentally watched this entire video on mute, not realizing there was audio. SOOO much better with the sound on.
Great job!
I accidentally read this whole comment with my eyes closed. I was very disappointed when I opened them...
Also: I appreciate you watching the whole thing just for my face.
@@PanicRollingLMFAO
he said "I don't need a paper bag, just duct tape" lol. Great video either way dude!@@PanicRolling
Look I get it. I wouldn't want to listen to me for an hour either...lol
Haha nah you're good man, very informative :D@@PanicRolling
Played through the game 3 times and still learned a lot from this video! love the guides
this is actually the best video (videos) on YT that actually explain in depth what a class really is and how it plays. really good stuff man.
My favourite multiclass by far is the sorcerer/cleric build.
The dogs were probably just worried you were going to squish the band again!!
Tempest Cleric/Storm Sorc? It's so friggin strong.
Hehe these dogs are so spoiled.
@@PanicRolling no not the stormy kind of cleric.
Ice dragonborn/light cleric is what I'm playing now. Along with all the radiant items you can find, this is a very fun class to play. Ice dragonborn for armour of agathys. And some very nice scales. But mostly for constitution proficiency and twinned spells.
Ahh ok that sounds awesome. I'm actually playing a Dragon Sorc right now in my Honour Run! The scales would be worth it even without built-in Mage Armour.
I recommend staring out as a paladin, and after that one level go full into warlock for the rest of the game. That one level dip in paladin will do several things, if you want to go with pact of the blade, you can use inquisitors might to add damage via your charisma modifier, you will also get proficiency in medium and heavy armor, this is a big deal because warlocks can be a little squishy.
Loving these so far. Found your most recent one on the Bard first, so I've been working my way back to your older ones. Great work!
Hey, I appreciate it! I've got another one in the works as we speak.
I love the great old one
Loving the videos man, I’m looking forward to a possible ranger deep dive in the future! keep up the good work
Thanks! I'm going to cover all the classes eventually, so the Ranger is definitely coming.
I already liked the video but the moment you referenced tenacious D I subscribed
I often find that they have the power... to move you.
Two thumbs up for the two good boy minions at the end.
I started my first solo tactician run and repel eldrich blasting enemies into hunger of hadar has carried me almost to the end of act 2
Hunger of Hadar is a disgusting spell, and I love it.
That video must have taken ages to make! Thx very much :) You made me laugh so much as well. Subscribed!
Thank you so much for your content. I've never played d&d but I really wanted to play the game and I felt at a loss as to some of the terminology and how some things worked. This was very, very helpful. Thank you!
I'm glad! Thanks for the kind words.
Finally picked up BG3. This was very helpful. Thanks! Subscribed
This is really brilliant stuff, accessible information for newer players that maintains good "non-clickbaity" tips and tricks. Presented in an easily digestible but interesting/funny way, with additional lore information to boot.
Great stuff
Thank you! I've learned a ton of info myself while doing the research for these, so it's been a great time.
I'm still working out some kinks in the process, but we'll get it figured out one of these days.
@@PanicRolling Theres a really great balance here (especially over an hour) of humour and info that makes for a really digestible and informative blend with relatable commentary. Without the added pretention that some other channels may have, overall, great stuff! I'll be waiting for the druid vid! 😀
I appreciate it! The Druid's going to be a fun one to talk about, too.
Pal 5/Pact Blade 5/Fighter 2 is a phenomenal combo with the periapt of greater health and gauntlets of hill giant strength with every possible permanent Ability score buff put into Charisma, w/ Spell Sniper and The Dead Shot bow slotted is OP af
Yeh that sounds pretty disgusting. I love it.
Big fan of BG3 and wanted to play a warlock for my next play-through… this guide definitely dispels some misconceptions I had. Really enjoyed the content and guide! Just wanted to say thank you.
Hey I'm glad I could help! I'm curious what the misconceptions were, because I was also surprised by a few features of the class.
One was that I was convinced the class was like a battle mage, more like a sword toting spell caster. The other was my propensity to roleplay my class. All Paladins must be the hero, and Warlocks must be the evil doers. Also my years as a tabletop D&D fanatic that the warlock had the army of the undead at his beckon call. Not to mention my first books were Gary Guygax white covers, and my friends stopped playing when 3rd edition came out. (giving my age away) so I am a little behind when it comes to 5th. Lastly I never played a warlock so everything I just said may be skewed. Absolutely going to give it a try my next playthrough after watching this. One of the things I love most about BG3 is how much fun it is starting over!@@PanicRolling
Yeh there's a ton of room to add nuance to your characters. Someone in my comments mentioned using Hadar as a Patron, and I've heard ideas about less-than-willing participants being forced into bad deals.
All kinds of ways to make a non-evil Warlock, or an evil Paladin 😈 or both in one...somehow?
I feel like im in a session of a DnD game right now ... this guy is 🔥 hands down DM💯 you my got my sub notification and like !
Lmao I would be a horrible DM. I don't have the imagination for it, but I respect the people that do, a whoooole lot.
This is great, coming from playing pathfinder wrath of the righteous where you are able to see a preview showing what your class will get you at each level during character creation AND at any time during the game by opening your character sheet - it’s great to get an overview of what you actually get from each class
Lol that would be very useful to have. Someone call Larian and tell them 😀
@@PanicRolling haha if three years of early access didn’t get it done then I doubt calling them will work!
Love these guides. Especially since I must be mentally handicapped to still suck at this game.
Lol you should see some of the degenerate stuff I'm being forced to do in Honour Mode. Some of these fights are scary.
It is not an easy game and it has a steep learning curve
Yeh there is also so much depth to the choices you can make. If you play this game like you're Batman, keeping track of your Utility Belt items (potions, scrolls, elixirs, etc.) you can avoid or get out of some seriously nasty situations.
Love your videos, Colo! Keep it up!
Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying them.
love your class videos so chill and the jokes and caption are A1. love the authenticity. Sub and bell for you man
I appreciate it, Traveler. Welcome to the channel!
Just started this game and playing a warlock, luv ur content man! Keep it up :))
I'm genuinely excited for you if it's your first playthrough! Let me know how you end up liking the Warlock.
I built a high elf archfey w faerie fire and eldritch blast, friendship and sleep, and poison cone with arcane background. It makes me feel like roleplay wise I'm playing some fairy archaeomancer's. Super fun and I'm only just starting out but it feels pretty solid
Also, I got invisibility and the improved eldritch blast, but I might replace poison w vine whip
thanks for another top video!
My D&D warlock is a level 5 black dragonborn pact of the fiend. From what I recall, I took spells/cantrips with as many different damage types as I could to cover the most bases possible. Although, I definitely have to modify them for a BG3 counterpart (as certain ones came from sourcebooks that aren't in BG3 like Xanathar's, Elemental Evil, or Sword Coast Adventurer Guide).
As for a Phantasmal Force story, I haven't used it myself; but I have a funny story of it being used on me, by another party member. I was playing a lizardfolk oath of vengeance paladin for the first time, that I'd deliberately designed to be the polar opposite of one. This paladin was introduced to the party as a trial & vice-versa: 'if they beat me, I join them' sort of thing. I'd throw hints here & there, but I did my damnedest not to give too much away in terms of what class I was & whatnot.
3/5 party members were relatively battered & so was I, then I made the big class reveal via Lay on Hands restoring 20 HP to myself. Having an idea to try dealing with this unconventional opponent, the half-orc bard did a clutch gamble with Phantasmal Force on the INT save.... I rolled a 2 (since my character's an idiot with a -2 modifier, that meant I technically rolled 0) which incapacitated me. The bard described it as a Moana-esque cage scene. In response, I described crawling & skittering around the cage like General Grievous.
A few sessions later, my paladin was in a very primal, savage mood & all other attempts to calm down had failed. The bard tried the same thing again to snap me out of it, this time it failed. & I basically went "try again, I dare you". 'Twas a hell of a contrast, all things considered!
no wonder i’ve been dying a lot, i’ve been using farie fier in me and my squad thinking it was a buff
They DO have their own magical ability. It’s just focused through their pact with their patron.
Very informative, and helpful for us D&D newbies.
I'm a D&D noob myself, so we're all learning it together.
The gear is what likes the warlock by far
Just found you today. Love your style!
I love it! Warlock deep dive, first thing he does is respec! 🤣
Great content. Thank you!
Tyvm!
Great video. From a roleplaying perspective it's kind of limiting to restrict warlocks to someone making a deal with a higher power in exchange for their soul, which always seems very foolish to me. Maybe they just have the ability to do magic thrust upon them for some reason beyond their comprehension and it could even be just random chance.
Yeh absolutely, the origin stories are truly limitless, especially the more eldritch or imperceptible Patrons a player could choose.
good vid
A good use for phantasmal force is to allow the warlock to pile on damage that something is weak against that they might not have access to. It takes a little finesse but it's nice when the game cooperates.
I could see that, for sure. I like the idea of haunting your enemies with psychic PTSD though. It's cool in theory...it's just tough to justify over a Fireball most of the time.
Maybe I'm just obsessed with Fireballs...? Probably.
Dude , I don’t normally comment on shit , but I’ll throw you a like and a sub. You seem like a regular ass homie , making a vid . I dig it , accent is killer too. Keep doing you brother !
Lol tyvm! I'm gunna do my best.
8:45 That character looks so awesome.
Haha thanks! He's my Tav from my first playthrough.
I LOVE class analysis like these. Instasubbed
BG3 is the first D&D style game I've ever played and I wanted to try it out because Im a Critical Role fan. My first character is a half-drow arch fey Warlock and man Eldritch blast is just the best thing ever. I didn't know Charisma is so powerful in this game. It got me out of potential tough battle and even convinced characters to team up w/ me.
oh yeh, there's a reason the Charisma-based characters are the most popular. Most people want to directly control their Tav/Durge, so it makes sense for that character to be good a dialogue.
I went the other route on my first run. Half-Orc Frenzy Barb/Thief Rogue and he did all the talking. The Barbarian dialogue options are hilarious.
This is like my third time watching this video. It’s so entertaining.🎉🎉🎉🎉
Running a team with two warlocks each with devil sight and darkness. Works rather well so far. I wonder how a team with four warlocks would do 😊
Yeh I've considered it for my Honour Run honestly. A few levels of Lock to get Devil's Sight, and then some could be Bardlocks, Sorlocks, Lockadins, however you wanted to split the builds.
While just for safety I'd advocate 3 warlocks and a healer... 4 warlocks pretty much eats encounters for lunch and continues on. it might be a little slow in certain spots if you need to rely on big spells but with a couple of different build options available just by default and then enhance that with some of the multiclass builds and there is a lot there.
Yeh I'd probably have one of them lean pretty heavily into Bard and be our healer, if I wanted to make sure they were all viable Lock multiclass builds.
I honestly think the best part of this game is the random mixing of different classes into a working party.
It feels much more like actual strangers being forced by circumstance to work together, rather than a min-maxed party.
Nothing wrong with either approach, but I'm really enjoying the RP side of things.
@@PanicRollinglockadin is definitely my favorite, but if you could bind ranged weapons imagine how op a ranged bard lock would be with 3 attacks, charisma based ranged damage, and stacking slashing flourish’s.
Yeh that would be disgusting. I totally don't want that immediately...
Going full Goo Tome Warlock is highly recommended. You can acquire so many buffs and utility spells outside of your class, like speak with dead and extra summons, along with items that add spells. So the neat package of high powered spells along with the mass of cantrips and one-a-day spells becomes a really strong competitor. Just learn your list, get creative and strategic and you'll destroy everyone. No need for exploits or cheese. It also gels really well with becoming Half-Illithid.
The utility options you get access to by going that route are ridiculous. And you're right, there's ways to get access to even the best damaging spells through gear, which really shines on a Warlock.
@@PanicRolling Exactly. Plus Warlocks are S-Tier for Roleplay. A Megalomaniacal Warlock run is very entertaining.
I'm twirling my mustache just thinking about it!
Really good video thank u
8:55 my guy out here playing as Gul'Dan greatest warlock there is
He really does look good as a Warlock lol.
I run a Hexblade Warlock / Swashbuckler Rogue in a tabletop campaign, who is designed to be a superspy. Lots of charm like James Bond, the cunning of Danny Ocean, and the martial prowess of Jason Borne. I'm currently trying to implement the same template into BG3 using vanilla assets, attempting to do this without Mods if possible. (suggestions welcome)
I would highly recommend you find a tabletop group if you haven't already. It is my steadfast belief that knowledge of one creates appreciation for the other. Meaning: if you like/love BG3, then you would most certainly be entertained by a well run tabletop adventure.
These are vids are awesome! Thank you.
That character sounds amazing, and I've never seen Danny Ocean used as an inspiration before. The man definitely knows how to form a plan...and a team.
I agree with you about the tabletop group, and I'm definitely planning to try it out when I can. Time is very limited right now because I have 47,000 children and they have to eat every single day...little cowards.
Just brilliant. Subbed.
Thanks and welcome!
I just started a drow warlock. I think the darkness spell they get with their race will work with this magic darkvision.
It is a really powerful combo! I would also recommend getting Darkness from another source as well, so you aren't limited to one cast per Long Rest.
@@PanicRolling It was powerful for sure. Got my golden dice with it.
No man I went with Hadar the red star
Hear me out. Warlock + Lore Bard. Use Magical secrets to pad out your spell kit with either good utility or thematic spells + more skills.
A nasty combo. The synergies between Bards and Locks are probably some of the best available.
@@PanicRolling not wrong plus this combo is great for playing a Evil Mastermind who takes over the Absolute. Combo dark themed & crowd control style spells with great skill spread & snarky quips from cutting words. 😏
Recommended Party:
Shadowheart: War Domain Cleric with Dark Justicar Gear.
Astarion: Assassin/Gloomstalker multi class dual wielding hand crossbows.
Minthara: Either Vengeance or Oathbreaker Paladin with a Two Level fighter dip.
Bardlock: Great Old One Warlock + Lore Bard combo with high investment in Illithid Powers.
24:38 pro tip: get branded by the priest at the goblin camp. Have that person sneak up to the leader Gnoll. And pass a dialogue check to have them fight for you
Yeh having a Flind on your team is amazing. I love how they frame it narratively, too.
You're basically like: "hey you can't eat us, but your buddies over there are made out of meat..."
@@PanicRollingafter hearing what the cave guys said when I tried fighting the gnolls, I’m all for helping the gnolls every time now
Yeh those aren't great people in that cave lol. No honor among thieves, so they say.
very well organized, excellent content, I just subscribed and will be checking out your other videos - thank you!
Much appreciated! Enjoy the content, and welcome!
Heya. This is the first video I've watched of yours, and I'm already subscribed. How'd that happen? 😉
Warlock is my favorite class, overall. I have so many concepts for it! (Not so much builds, others have the optimization angle covered.)
I played a gnome Archfey warlock. Huge amount of fun, played up the whole trickster angle.
I just created an Old One pact githyanki warlock. Concept: quisling.
Gi'zharn made a secret deal with an ancient elder brain to spare her hidden creche. Her patron's colony won't attack the creche, as long as she doesn't interfere with them. Other illithid are fair game, and Gi'zharn goes out of her way to kill them -- she wants to keep up appearances in front of other githyanki. If they find out what Gi'zharn did, they'll kill her; but if she doesn't cooperate with her patron, it will slaughter everyone in her chreche.
Gi'zharn glumly accepts the larval implantation, the Absolute, and such goings-on as part of her patron's master plan. She's depressed, paranoid, and expects to turn into a mind flayer any day now. Her hair is graying, her eyes are gray, and her once healthy yellow skin is now ashen and wrinkled; her burden weighs heavily, and the life bleeds out of her.
I'm planning to pursue a Blade Pact build with Gi'zharn; good Con and proficiency in medium armor will help with that. Swords are nice too.
Anyway. Your video gave me some solid ideas to pursue. I'm playing an Old One warlock for flavor, but it's nice to know the subclass is strong.
Sorry to fill your comments with a wall of text. 😆
That sounds awesome! I love the hyper risk of a Gith making a deal with like... the ONE patron they should avoid at all costs lol.
You'll be set as a Great Old One Bladelock, for sure. A few of the passive bonuses synergize with each other really smoothly.
I'd make sure you keep Vlaakith out of your head with a background story like that...
You casted twined find familiar at the end
Hell yeh. Finna find twins.
Sick hat dude!
Lol thanks. Wait til you see the next one...
@@PanicRolling looking forward to it
Hell yeah! Warlocks are tied with Rogue for my favorite class!
If I had to pick a single favorite, I'd probably go with the Cleric. It's like 27 classes in one, and they're so strong...
Edit: also Wizards can be like 400 different viable builds.
@@PanicRolling Absolutely solid picks, for sure. I've always been a stealth kinda guy (hence the Rogue) but when I want to do magic I just want it quick and simple and the blaster Warlocks are perfect for that!
I will say that because of BG3 I've gotten a lot more experience with Wizards and Clerics and they have shot up the list because of that.
Yeh the fact that BG3 is a videogame kinda forced them to streamline some of the Wizard mechanics, and casting mechanics in general it seems.
I was reading about Ritual Spells and it looks like in the TTRPG, you have to spend like an hour (in game time, so this is probably like a few minutes in real life) preparing and casting the Ritual spell so that it doesn't cost you the spell slot.
Also the reagents and materials required to cast spells would be hilariously unfun to deal with in a videogame.
One warlock with darkness then steel watcher helm and helldusk helm plus ring equals darkness melee party.
It gets pretty gross when your whole party has these kind of synergies.
Eldrich blast is the best cantrip in my opinion. I have taken the warlock feat on several characters, just for Eldrich blast
It's like 2 Cantrips in a Lvl 2 Spell Costume...if that makes sense.
I love the warlock. It's so hard when starting a new character not to just make another WL 😅.
The only thing I wish Larian had done, and yes, this would have been super hard, is making the Pact more of a thing, sort of like the Paladin's Oath. How cool would it be if a Fiend WL couldn't attack Infernals for example?
I ended up doing a bit of minor RPing wih my first WL, and decided that Mephistopheles was my patron. This meant I had to undertake a bit of a stolen goods retrieval activity with a certain Hammer 😉
Pact of the Blade extra attack is stacking still (probably because they know everyone likes it) but a lot of people are reporting it no longer stacks in Honour mode.
This is correct and can confirm. Honor mode is a closer to dnd5e rules, so no extra attack stacking from pact of the blade and martial extra attack, haste doesn't give you a full action worth of attacks, but rather just 1 attack, and it's the same thing with elixir of bloodlust.
7:30 do you even need to sign your soul away for these deals? Is there not a case where a warlock swears their fealty to a patron without swearing their soul? An example could be say your patron is Tiamat and in exchange for your powers you must slay vlaakith and become the new ruler of Gith? (Say your a red draconic ancestry gith or even a duthka’gith)
You're absolutely correct, I mostly just use "sell your soul" as a catch-all phrase for these kind of deals. The Warlock serves their patron, but hasn't necessarily traded their soul at all.
Also: that would be a badass Warlock, to take down Vlaakith...I don't wanna meet that dude. At all.
Amazing video!
Phantasmal force would've been a lot better if it wasn't a concentration spell BUT thats an argument you could make for some other "eh" spells aswell so yeah
I agree. The Concentration mechanic makes sense from a lore perspective, and I actually like the restrictions that it places on spellcasting.
Buuutttt...in a videogame, you want to be able to combine all the cool things all the time. I had to really change up my mentality for this game, to learn to slow down a bit.
i played warlock by gettin as many items that give me free spells as possible and that's how i beat the game :)
I feel like that fits the class fantasy really well, and there's some great items and tons of scrolls you can use to play like this.
Great video! Not sure what happened around 16 minutes 40 in but it gets choppy. Just thought you should know 😉👍
Ahhhh I was having issues with rendering my videos when I made that one. I thought I had fixed all the problem parts 😕
Thank you for pointing it out to me. I think I have gotten the issue resolved now, so fingers crossed that won't happen again.
BG3 Warlocks be like:
1. Sell your soul to the devil
2. Worship an SCP horror
3. Become a disney villain
Yeh there's definitely nothing to worry about.
By the way, you don't recognize those bodies in the water.
Yep these are great.
For baldurs gate 3 all of them are good but i would recommend fiend (blast them with fire and be devil like) or Archfey (charm and control enemies).
Great old one is more about mind stuff and is probably harder to use for most players.
D and d has other subclasses that i would hope get added to Baldurs gate 3
Celestial (get some cleric support spells and healing)
Fathomless (lighting and water stuff)
Genie (multiple choices for elements)
Undying (helps keep creatures into their camp of either alive or dead.)
Undead - (is pretty much the necromancer warlock.)
There are a ton of other subclasses that I come across during my research that would be awesome to see in the game. Maybe Larian or the modding community will bring some of them to life for us?
Fingers crossed.
@PanicRolling I'm hoping that larian just handles it but we will have to see on that.
Some subclasses would be an easy mod. An example would be the celestial warlock it has all the stuff already in the game. It would be an edited spell list and giving it the healing abilites and one of them is similar to the fiend warlocks temp HP.
Yeh that sounds like it might already be available. There's already some crazy mods out there...20th level characters and all kinds of nonsense.
@PanicRolling I decided to look and yes there are subclass mods. Some people had to make changes or had to combo with other mods.
I know, one of these days I'm going to have to break down and jump on the mod bandwagon... there's some ridiculous stuff available.
Great content, subscribed!
Btw i so far i'm really satisfied with Warlock. At lvl 5 i have 6 fireballs + 2 from bard + haste per long rest. How it looks for other spell casters classes ? Didint try Sorc and Wizard yet and i'm curious how many times they can spell fireballs per long rest
So just from looking at the chart right now, it looks like a more traditional spellcaster at 12th level would be able to cast 8 total Fireballs per Long Rest without considering Haste and other buffs.
The main difference is that the Fireballs a 12th level Warlock cast would ALL be level 5 Fireballs.
The traditional caster would be able to cast 3 level 3 Fireballs, 3 lvl 4 Fireballs, 2 lvl 5 Fireballs, and 1 single level 6 Fireball per Long Rest.
@@PanicRolling Thank you for answer. Although i was meaning directly at lvl 5. How many fireballs Sorc and Wizard can cast at lvl 5 compared to Warlock
Wizards and Sorcerers both get 2 level 3 Spell Slots at 5th level, so they'd each have immediate access to 2 Fireballs per Long Rest.
The Wizard also has Arcane Recovery charges that would allow them to replenish one level 3 spell slot per Long Rest, but this can only be done outside of combat.
Sorcs get to do gross things like cast multiple Fireballs in a single turn, or Haste multiple targets at the same time.
They each have benefits and drawbacks, and I'm definitely going to do a comparison video between them sometime soon.
@@PanicRolling Thanks man! So i guess as long as you don't need various spells, Warlock looks like great choice.
That's very much it. Warlocks don't get the variety of utility spells that the other casters get (especially Wizard, who learns like every single spell in the universe)
But...they get to drop some absolute nukes multiple times per day. They are very much a hammer in search of a nail to Eldritch Blast into oblivion.
It's been two weeks since this video, and I'm not sure if the NPC reaction to summons has actually been fixed, but I was told recently that they had been? Previously it was a nightmare trying to play a mass summons build. Took forever to summon everything, but then I had to keep all of them outside of town any time I wanted to enter or everyone would just run around screaming.
I'll have to take a look, because that would be awesome if they changed it.
Makes sense that people would freak out, but it also has to be a fun video game lol.
Minor correction ... extra attack stacks on every difficulty except honor.
Yeh they made that change while I was making my video 😢
I'll be making mention to the Honour Mode differences in all my future guides, when it makes sense.
If you build up your eldritch blast, it can get silly af
Yes it can. The builds people have come up with that focus entirely on EB are insane.
I might be delulu on this, but is the fit on 9.58 inspired by Vivi Ornitier?
It wasn't, but I can kinda see it!
debating between a Warlock or Paladin for second campaign
My main was an Eldrich Knight
Lockadin. Easiest answer of my life.
If a target is slowed and on difficult terrain then knocked prone....they lose there turn LOL(or on plant growth and knocked prone)
Yep, and that's just another reason why I love Plant Growth lol
@@PanicRolling Reading the in game description thought without understanding some of the interactions just leaves you scratching your head. A higher level spells slot than spike growth and it doesn't do damage? Doesn't require concentration though. Kinda seems like a side grade but for a higher spell slot at first look.
First time I saw the spell, I was like "wtf is this trash?" And now it's one of my go-to choices. Soooo strong. -75% movement speed...ridiculous.
Im new to the game and this genre started as a great old on warlock, loving the game so far but getting my ass handed to me xd the gnoll fight was rly hard yea
The game is unforgiving at first, because it's very strict about the rules. Those Gnolls are no joke lol. If you can get to 5th level before you fight them, it's quite a bit easier.
What proficiency to use in the fiend, when assembling the character?
Arcana, Deception, History, Intimidation, Investigation, Nature, and Religion are the options you'll have when choosing your Proficiencies as a Warlock.
Each has benefits, such as providing you with extra Dialogue options in conversations, or helping your character be more aware of their surroundings while you're out exploring.
If you want a balanced choice, I'd pick:
1.) either Deception or Intimidation
2.) any of the others that aren't mentioned in 1.)
This will give your Warlock a dialogue bonus, and at least one skill they'll benefit from in the open world.
Okay, I have one major irk with your video.
No, warlocks powers are in fact theirs and they cannot be revoked. This is stated within the manual of 5e as it is one of the main things that differentiates them from characters like clerics or paladins. Even if their pact is broken, the only punishment would be you would need to find a new patron to continue to level up as a warlock, but everything you had up to that point will forever continue to be yours.
Great video otherwise, but this is a very widely misunderstood mechanic I thought I’d point out 🙂
Ahhh ok, I didn't know they could keep their powers like that. That actually opens up for some really cool patron-swapping stories.
@@PanicRolling For sure! I believe the misconception came from Matthew Mercer ruling it differently than the original rules, like I said though fantastic work, earned my subscription!
If you repay and reset all stats can you do it upto the level you are now?
Yeh, Withers basically refunds your "level ups" to you. So if you were 5th level, you will go back to 1st level, but you can immediately level yourself back up to 5th level.
One thing you missed on the pack weapon feature, not only are you proficient with any weapon you bind or summon, but that weapon will also use you Charisma modifier to attack rolls, it is also magical so can hit enemies that resist or are immune to normal weapons (though I don't remember BG3 really having enemies that can't be harmed with non-magical weapons).
I could be wrong, as I don't try to test breaking concentration by casting a new spell, but I am pretty sure if you cast a new concentration spell it will end the old spell and replace it with the new one. If it does not work this way and you lose both spells as you suggest here, they really ought to fix that.
Overall, I would say Warlocks are my least favorite class and I don't play them much. They are powerful, but simple, I prefer the versatility and complexity of a cleric, wizard, or even Sorcerer. Roleplay wise they can be a little interesting as you play out the patron dynamic, but BG3 does not have any patron, other than Wyll's. And even that is odd since most the patrons are evil, and everyone knows they are evil. It's not like you can be a innocent minded character that just did not know that the Demonic, Hag, or monstrous monstrosity was not as good an wholesome as you thought when you formed a pact. Every other class seems to have either more depth, or Roleplay options.
That's true, I didn't mention the fact that it helps you land the hits in the first place.
I've definitely had my second Concentration spells just fail when I broke another Concentration effect before. I'm sure it was a bug, and it may have even been fixed already, but 100% annoying when it happens.
The Patron situation is kinda bare in BG3. I understand why, but I do agree that it would be awesome to actually have interactions with other Patrons, and on your Tavs.
@@PanicRolling the couple of times this has happened to me it's been when breaking haste that I've cast upon myself. That lethargic effect kicking in and just nullifying my turn basically. I don't know if it's the same for you.
That has happened to me as well, but I'm gunna pretend like it hasn't.
Besides fiends you can rp great old ones and archfays as anything you want in your head. Like when I do great old one I don’t picture kthulu at all. I imagine I was able to channel a portal to commune with hadar … which is a far away star that is just trying to survive so it’s granting its remaining power so that it can absorb the life essence from those you kill. For good or evil. So it’s neutral. You could imagine anything though. An ancient whale creature. A giant stone golem. A fairy queen. A yuan-ti spirit. I love coming up with stuff like that for “head canon”.
@@coreymcnaught That's a cool way to look at it. I really like that star idea, as it makes the pact mutual to you both. You get some power with little cost, but your patron gets something out of it other than just toying with you. I could come up with a lot of things like that, I just never looked at it from that perspective.
Great video, still don't think I'll ever be a fan of warlocks though lol
Thanks! What's your favorite class?
@@PanicRolling Monk for the karate chops, then Fighter for the big bonks and then Wizard for any spell I could want.
The Wizard's utility is pretty absurd. You just have an answer for everything...like always.
does anyone know what the armor he was wearing at 8:43 is, ive never seen that it looks hard asf
it's the Hood of the Weave, Robe of the Weave, and Cloak of the Weave, and I honestly cannot remember what gloves I had on.
I would like to create a female human Warlock.
The Great Old One and 'Pact of the Blade'.
My idea is to control enemies with fear and when for any reason one of them gets too close to me, I use my weapon.
As companions I would take Laz'ael (battle master), Astarion (for romance + as a thief with 1 level fighter for shield proficiency) and Shadowheart (because I want to know her character story).
But I have 2 problems.
The first problem is the usual one: What name should I give my character?
Does someone know a good name for a human female Warlock?
The second problem is about Shadowheart being a trickery domain cleric.
Why did Larian give her the absolutely weakest domain in the game?
I know I could respec her and give her any domain I like, but she's a follower of Shar.
So how can I give her another domain without breaking her story?
Both of those are tough to answer, haha! I always end up with some kind of edgier name for my Warlocks. My female Drow Lock's name is Katarina, which I based off of a character from LoL, actually. The characters are nothing alike, I just liked the name.
As for Shart and her stupid doodoo subclass, I respec her immediately lol. I actually don't run her as a Cleric at all most of the time.
She's been a Barbarian in my last 2 runs. Her Rage yell is not too shabby. You might try her as a Vengeance or Oathbreaker Paladin, though. I think both of those can fit with a Shar worshipper theme.
I think pact of the tome is fairly underwhelming.
Yes, guidance is fantastic, but it's hard to miss out on with so many ways to access it. Call lightning is also great, but most of the time, concentrating on hex is more useful. I don't think that haste is enough to justify an entire sublass.
Also, using these once per long rest works against the advantages of playing a warlock.
Yeh I actually agree, for the most part. It's certainly playable, but in most situations, it's not optimal.
A Wizard could cover most of those bases more easily, and could swap utility on the fly, between combat encounters.
It would be a shame that warlock often boils down to eldritch blasting everything if it wasn't so fun.
Personally, I love that pact of the blade. Let's you very easily use any weapon while still being an effective spellcaster. It's a fantastic way to be a spellblade type character.
Pact of the Tome could benefit from a little love, maybe more spell access or extra spell slots. I feel like this is the perfect kind of game to have things get a little op. The power fantasy is a huge part of the fun.
I cant steal from withers tho, just started playing but yeah i cant steal from him actually when i tried
I swear if they patched it right after I posted the video, lol...
It is still possible, it is intended that he doesn't mind
Yeh it makes sense that he charges you, because of the "price of balance"
But it also makes sense that he doesn't care about the money at all...because of who he is.
Side note: Where’d you get the hat? I want one. At first I was like that’s goofy lookin…but now I want one 😂
It's actually one of those knit knight helmets, I just took off the face plate part lol.
@@PanicRolling never knew that existed do you have a link or something?
Looool I actually didn't buy it, someone gave it to me. It looks like people make them and sell them on Etsy. If you look up "knit knight helmet" it should come up with a bunch of different ones.
They have crazy ones that come with fake beards and stuff too. Pretty incredible.
I need help with my warlock build if anyone can help with advice please! I DO NOT want to multiclass. Here is my problem: my concentration gets broken all the time. Even with con set to 16. I’m doing a 4 man honor mode run and we don’t have a cleric so I can’t find a way to buff my concentration saving throws. I can’t rely on hags hair to get cha to 20 at early game so my first two feats probably need to go to cha so my EBs are reliable and do more damage. So im not psyched about warcaster or resilient feats. I want to wear the potent robes when I can get to them. Any items I can pick up early to improve concentration saving throws? I know I could put first level in sorc or fighter but that delays access to some spells etc. and I just don’t want to do it. Thanks for any brain power you can add!
It's tough on Honour Mode, because the enemies will come rappelling down the walls of the building you're in, bust into the air ducts, crawl through 37 rats nests, and eat a pound of poison just to interrupt your Concentration.
Minthara’s armor gives advantage on concentration saving throws.
@@blackhat4206 Yes! Thanks! I actually realized this myself the other day! I can't believe all my google searching couldn't tell me that! There is also the staff in the sub-basement of the arcane tower, I believe that improves concentration saves as well, but I'm not sure its worth replacing the spell sparkler if I can't duel wield.
@@coreymcnaught The staff just gives you the ability to cast bless, I believe. So a d4 bonus at most. Advantage is the way to go, but the staff is really good for boosting spell attack rolls.
@@blackhat4206 yeah it's 2d4 on spell attacks