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on November 20, 2025
<br>The Way of the Open Hand and Way of the Four Elements have plenty of options and playability in their own right, but because Sneak Attacks and Stealth are so strong when used to initiate combat (or join it from the outside), the Way of Shadow reigns supreme.<br><br>Here's a list of all the Abjuration Spells in Baldur's Gate 3. Click on the Spell in the table below to learn more about each individual item. Each post shows a tooltip with more information including Spell properties, damage, effects, and other helpful information.<br><br>Monks already have the ability to attack several times in a single turn, but by losing out on the last two Ki point upgrades and a feat choice, Monks gain this extremely powerful Fighter-exclusive skill.<br><br>In Act 1 , which typically brings players up to around Level 5 , you will be able to choose your Ranger Subclass (Beast Master), your first Favored Enemy and Natural Explorer choices, your Fighting Style, Feats, and a handful of Lvl 1 spells.<br><br>Interrupt a creature in the process of casting a spell, making it fail so it has no effect. The higher the level of the spell being cast, the harder it is to interrupt. You can always interrupt spells of 3rd level or lower.<br><br>The max level in Baldur's Gate 3 is Level 12, and most of the time, each level you gain will grant something new for your Ranger build. On character creation you gain the basics for the Ranger class, then steadily gain Feat Choices, new spells and abilities, subclass features, and increase your Proficiency Bonus.<br><br>The target receives Disadvantage on Constitution Checks and Saving Throws. Whenever they are hit, they get Stunned. Fever squeezes huge drops of thick oily sweat from the creature's pores, impairing its Strength.<br><br>Touch an enemy to syphon their life force. You regain half as many hit points as hit points as the damage they take. For 10 turns, you can use Vampiric Touch again without expending an additional spell slot.<br><br>Ward yourself or an ally against enemy attacks. Until the affected entity attacks or harms another creature, it cannot be targeted by enemy attacks. However, it can still take damage from spells that influence a large area.<br><br>Typically, <a href="https://Www.Baldursgateguide.com/articles/baldur-s-gate-3-crate-tower-madness-still-thrives-in-2025.html">Baldur's Gate 3</a> classes like the Ranger that don't rely heavily on spellcasting don't have as many choices to make while leveling. However, thanks to the sheer number of class features available to this BG3 Ranger build and the class' ability to use low-level spells (like a Paladin), Rangers actually have quite a lot to choose from as they level up.<br><br>Searing Smite: Your weapon flares with white-hot intensity. It deals an extra 1d6 Fire damage and marks the target with Searing Smite. A target with Searing Smite takes 1d6 Fire damage everyt turn, until it succeeds on a Constitution saving throw.<br><br>The target receives Disadvantage on Charisma Checks and is alflicted with Vulnerability to all damage. The creature begins to mortify, becoming a festering flesh sack propped up by bones, impairing its Charisma.<br><br>Touch an enemy to syphon their life force. You regain half as many hit points as hit points as the damage they take. For 10 turns, you can use Vampiric Touch again without expending an additional spell slot.<br><br>Your eyes become black corridors walled in teeth, your gaze capable of inflicting dread, sickness, or putting creatures to sleep. While Concentrating, you may cast Eyebite without expending a spell slot.<br><br>Project a phantasmal image so frightening it makes targets drop whatever they are holding and become Fearful. If the target ends their turn where they can't see you, they can make another Saving Throw to shake off their fear.<br><br>Wyll : A Fiend Warlock, Wyll's spell list is somewhat limited compared to Gale, being a Warlock comes with its own benefits. Play Wyll as a hybrid of both ranged damage and ranged control, inflicting CC on enemies as often as you attack them<br><br>Interrupt a creature in the process of casting a spell, making it fail so it has no effect. The higher the level of the spell being cast, the harder it is to interrupt. You can always interrupt spells of 3rd level or lower.<br><br>This section covers the best equipment for Way of Shadow Monks in BG3 across all three Acts. Some pieces from early Acts may still be powerful in later ones, though, and will remain equipped through several Acts.<br><br>The Way of Shadow Monk plays like a mix of the Rogue and Gloomstalker Ranger classes. Way of Shadow Monks rely on Stealth and their bare fists to deal damage, and are most heavily inspired by Ninjas and other agile warriors of darkness and subterfuge.<br><br>For Way of Shadow Monks, stealth is the name of the game, and these two abilities give them more ways to get into position faster without being seen. Some other decent racial options for Monks include the Drow, for their proficiency in Stealth, or the Wood Elf, for their extra movement speed.<br><br>The Outlander background grants proficiency in Athletics and Survival, which leaves most every other Ranger skill proficiency up for grabs. This background triggers inspiration when conquering the wilds in various ways, including defeating or otherwise getting past powerful enemies, and exploring (and surviving) the various hostile areas players can get to.<br>
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