What are your must-have feats? Edit: OMG I forgot about war caster. It’s a VERY useful feat for spellcasters that often find themselves in melee, as holding that concentration is key. Small items spoiler though:…………………………. You find quite a bit of armors with con save advantage in the game though, so you can always respec out of it when you find one!
Yo like ur video's man. So, if i have +1consave on an armour it is the same as warcaster? I love gish-builds,so seems like i need consaves. If so, ill definately need to respec and get another feat.
@@Socratezism noo, you need it to say “advantage on constitution saving throws” specifically. There are at least 3 armors I know of that has it. One of them is in act 1 ------------------ in the goblin camp :)
Does strength increase chances to hit as well when unarmed? I wanted to try but there are a lot of very cool staves for monks I actually use the weapon a lot in the end
@@sombrego2260 if you prefer the classic monk no need for going this route, dex and staves are fun and good enough. Str variant is more of a gimmick, very strong one though until tavern brawler gets nerfed, but the biggest culprit is still throw brawler barbarian :D
Jake the Muss build: Halforc, 8 Monk/ 4 Barb with Tavern Brawler, Athlete and strength increase for 20 strength, super jumps, medium armour and shield while punching everything to death ....cook the man some eggs
Sounds very enticing! And imaginative! Does he have to be an half -Orc though..? My dragonborn barde/druid (for reasons) just looks so precious! My bad.... waking up, I read Barde instead of Barb 😂
@@ChristmasLore hehe, funny because i would like a level of Bard for RP reasons but it ruins the build (8/4 is important for feats). its based on the character Jake the Muss (human obviously) from the 1994 film "Once Were Warriors" who epitomizes the Tavern Brawler. If you have seen the Boba Fett series, there is a scene in one episode where Boba beats up everyone in a bar...Tem Morrison is the same actor who played Jake and the scene was inspired by that character. :)
The armor feats are not so much of a trap as you might think, taking just one multiclass level will lock you out of a feat since they are based on class levels not character level. So all classes (except fighter) can have a maximum of 3 feats/ASI, 1 each 4th Class level. So if you just want an armor proficeny its sometimes more effective to use the feat (that you would lose anyway when you only take 1 - 3 levels in a diffrent class) on an armor feat but still keep your main class progression going, especialy as a spellcaster.
Or you could just play a human or a Githyanki and get armor anyway :D taking a feat for it is usually not worth it in a highly magical setting like BG3 with plenty of cloth items around for monks. Small item spoiler…………… I already had gloves that set dex to 18 and plenty good cloth armors in act 2. The only way I would take armor is through race or multiclassing, like 1 cleric level is usually better than 1 ASI anyway, and you still get level 6 spells.
@@OnizukaXIII you don’t multiclass for armor proficiency specifically though, it’s a bonus on top of other things. But if wearing armor is your thing and you don’t want to lose any spellcasting progression I’m not saying it’s a bad choice! But I’d definitely get the one that gets me shield prof as it’s the main selling point.
@@OnizukaXIIIyou lose a feat, but only at level 12 (and at 4 and 8 it's delayed a level) so it's pretty bad in most cases. You have to think about the whole experience, not just the endgame build.
It’s not bad but usually taken more for flavor and cool factor than crazy damage increase, but I like them and can definitely be worthwhile. Just didn’t find a spot for them among the “best”.
My recommendation is just taking a level of Monk on top of Rogue to get the free unarmed attacks (and occasional Flurry of Blows) It helps out your damage a ton with minimal investment.
Actor is a niche feat with +1 charisma. But you can double value it for the proficiencies by NOT being proficient in them. Tavern brawler is hilarious. Also effective.
if you are have a 17 str., medilum armor proficiency, and actually want to wear heavy armor without dipping, i think heavily armored has a corner case merit.
not terrible by any means if you are at 10 dex, however consider would you rather take a class with heavy armor prof or use a feat, depends on build of course
@@gamesguy ok so here is my philosophy. I would agree if the opponents could get multiple turns to your one but in dnd no matter where your initiative is you are going to get one turn every round, and paladin has no abilities aside from their raw dex to their initiatve, ergo you are only getting a plus 2 at max to it anyway unless you are a dex paladin.... also why? Thats what your gloomstalker assassin is for lol. I'm not saying you are objectively wrong, im just saying IMO it's overrated.
Question: It is sayed, that element adept let you not roll a 1 anymore. Did it only work by spells from lvl 1 and higher? Because: I used this and had even with the feat cases, where i maked only 1 dmg from the typ
Hey, I'm running a Warlock right now and got to choose a feat. I'd love to go Spell sniper, but it says "I have to choose a cantrip" - and Eldritch Blast is not within the list of choices (probably because I already know it, as I am a warlock). Does that mean that if I choose any of the other cantrips in the list, the critical hit dice improvement will be valid only for that cantrip and not for my Eldritch Blast as well?
It should increase the crit range for all damaging cantrips you know, and in addition you can pick another one. However, I heard that the feat is currently bugged so I would avoid taking it until they fix it (I just found out about it a couple minutes ago).
@@KainRaRPG Thanks for the heads up! I took it to test and it does seem the description in the Char sheet is now more clear, and you're right, it applies for all cantrips with Attack Roll. ^^
when i tested spell sniper on v4.1.1.3624901 of the full release, the crit chance is bugged, i tested both the cantrip i chose and a leveld spell, neither got a critical when rolling 19 on attack.
No mention of Lucky? I haven't played enough of BG3 to know if it really transfers well, but that feat is absurd in TT5e. The ability to simply nope an incoming enemy crit or a nat 1 on an important roll is insanely powerful. Banning it is a common houserule, and it is certainly banned at my table.
I don’t think it translates that well into a video game, it can be annoying in tabletop for sure and ruin some pivotal moments but in a game with so many rolls all the time and feats with permanent direct impact on your character I think it’s not that convincing, simply more build defining stuff out there. But maybe I should’ve mentioned it anyway because it’s not bad for sure.
if you do end up making a berserker guide im curious on how to get use out of makeshift weapon after i saw how few inventory items i can use as makeshift weapons ive basically given up on using it and just default to the regular berserker bonus attack or enraged throw - both of which seem to work much better. Nevermind i can basically never use enemies as makeshift weapon because theyre always too heavy even at 18 str (tried using dwarves) And again, even if it works, you can just throw them instead of makeshift weapon which is better imo.
What is your oppinion on a dex protection fighter with defencive duelist? Im not quite aure how "reactions" work.. does it take effect on every attack to boost your AC?
I got interested in tavern brawler due do this. I started respeccing and testing as i'm techincally working and cant go full on adventure mode. Anyway, for druids in wild shape, tavern brawler does add to the attack roll for melee attacks. It doesnt add to the damage roll of the same attack. This leads me to reach 1 of 2 conclusions. One: tavern brawler is bugged and shouldnt work for wildshape. Or two: tavern brawler is bugged and should work for wildshape, but the damage roll is bugged.
Tavern brawler doesn't seem to work with moon druid. Or at least It didn't seem to do shit. I wasn't getting any more damage than I normally do as bear hits
it does for shapeshifts that rely on strength like bear and owlbear. I was getting +5 to hit in combat log, not sure about damage (it is weirdly bugged sometimes same for flurry of blows)
@@thelazyoz2061 it should be adding damage, but I think it’s bugged. I tested it in owlbear form and I was definitely getting +5 to attacks in combat log and it specifically said (tavern brawler). I’ll test it further tho and post a screen later.
i need help i am playing exploerer mode :( i am noob i know i love playing devotion paladin please help i dont want multi-classing and is multi-classing the only way to enjoy paladin?
Best first feat most often is to just take an ASI to get that charisma to 18. Unless your sorc is in melee often then you want war caster. Then on later levels with gear you can think about respecing and taking something more interesting.
I got my Gale with fireball that should ignore fire resistance, but it doesn't work on characters that are completely immune. Looks like enemy has to be resistant at most.
@@KainRaRPG Thank you for the reply. I asked because people found datamined katana icons in the game's files a while back so hopefully there are some :)
Does it slow down the game? It says you can reroll enemy attack rolls. Does that mean EVERY time an enemy rolls in the game, everyone has to wait for you to respond to a dialogue box?
I’m at lvl 11 on tactician and never felt like I had to take either of them. Mobile is fun until you see all the freedom of movement items in the game and everyone misty stepping around the battlefield lol
What are your must-have feats?
Edit: OMG I forgot about war caster. It’s a VERY useful feat for spellcasters that often find themselves in melee, as holding that concentration is key. Small items spoiler though:………………………….
You find quite a bit of armors with con save advantage in the game though, so you can always respec out of it when you find one!
Yo like ur video's man. So, if i have +1consave on an armour it is the same as warcaster? I love gish-builds,so seems like i need consaves. If so, ill definately need to respec and get another feat.
@@Socratezism noo, you need it to say “advantage on constitution saving throws” specifically. There are at least 3 armors I know of that has it. One of them is in act 1 ------------------
in the goblin camp :)
When I saw the Tavern Brawler feat when Karlach hit level 4 I knew it was time to throw
Get her the returning pike and ring of flinging, pick berzerker. Now you have one of the most consistent high dpr characters you can have
Would love to see an in-depth video/guide about that Tavern Brawler STR Monk. By the looks of it it sounds really strong!
Does strength increase chances to hit as well when unarmed?
I wanted to try but there are a lot of very cool staves for monks I actually use the weapon a lot in the end
@@sombrego2260 Thanks to the Tavern Brawler feat, yeah
@@sombrego2260 if you prefer the classic monk no need for going this route, dex and staves are fun and good enough. Str variant is more of a gimmick, very strong one though until tavern brawler gets nerfed, but the biggest culprit is still throw brawler barbarian :D
Jake the Muss build: Halforc, 8 Monk/ 4 Barb with Tavern Brawler, Athlete and strength increase for 20 strength, super jumps, medium armour and shield while punching everything to death ....cook the man some eggs
Sounds very enticing! And imaginative! Does he have to be an half -Orc though..?
My dragonborn barde/druid (for reasons) just looks so precious!
My bad.... waking up, I read Barde instead of Barb 😂
@@ChristmasLore hehe, funny because i would like a level of Bard for RP reasons but it ruins the build (8/4 is important for feats). its based on the character Jake the Muss (human obviously) from the 1994 film "Once Were Warriors" who epitomizes the Tavern Brawler. If you have seen the Boba Fett series, there is a scene in one episode where Boba beats up everyone in a bar...Tem Morrison is the same actor who played Jake and the scene was inspired by that character. :)
My must have feets would be Shadowheart's.... Stepping on my chest
Fancy seeing you here :D
The armor feats are not so much of a trap as you might think, taking just one multiclass level will lock you out of a feat since they are based on class levels not character level. So all classes (except fighter) can have a maximum of 3 feats/ASI, 1 each 4th Class level.
So if you just want an armor proficeny its sometimes more effective to use the feat (that you would lose anyway when you only take 1 - 3 levels in a diffrent class) on an armor feat but still keep your main class progression going, especialy as a spellcaster.
Or you could just play a human or a Githyanki and get armor anyway :D taking a feat for it is usually not worth it in a highly magical setting like BG3 with plenty of cloth items around for monks. Small item spoiler……………
I already had gloves that set dex to 18 and plenty good cloth armors in act 2. The only way I would take armor is through race or multiclassing, like 1 cleric level is usually better than 1 ASI anyway, and you still get level 6 spells.
@@KainRaRPG Just saying that using a feat, that you would lose anyways might be better than multiclassing 1 level for an armor proficiency.
@@OnizukaXIII you don’t multiclass for armor proficiency specifically though, it’s a bonus on top of other things. But if wearing armor is your thing and you don’t want to lose any spellcasting progression I’m not saying it’s a bad choice! But I’d definitely get the one that gets me shield prof as it’s the main selling point.
@@OnizukaXIIIyou lose a feat, but only at level 12 (and at 4 and 8 it's delayed a level) so it's pretty bad in most cases. You have to think about the whole experience, not just the endgame build.
@@jiaan100 Thinking about "the whole experience" is true for tabletop, in BG3 you can respec whenever you want, so its less of an issue.
Any opinion on Dual Wielder and Defensive Duelist? I feel like off-hand attacks and reactions as additional damage dealing is underrated.
I took dual wielder on my thief and doubled up on rapiers. Those off-hands are nasty!
It’s not bad but usually taken more for flavor and cool factor than crazy damage increase, but I like them and can definitely be worthwhile. Just didn’t find a spot for them among the “best”.
My recommendation is just taking a level of Monk on top of Rogue to get the free unarmed attacks (and occasional Flurry of Blows) It helps out your damage a ton with minimal investment.
Actor is a niche feat with +1 charisma. But you can double value it for the proficiencies by NOT being proficient in them.
Tavern brawler is hilarious. Also effective.
You missed my favourite feet: Shadowheart's 😏
Oh God :D
Savage Attacker is a must for Melee fighters.
if you are have a 17 str., medilum armor proficiency, and actually want to wear heavy armor without dipping, i think heavily armored has a corner case merit.
agreed, not a terrible pick if your build is well thought
not terrible by any means if you are at 10 dex, however consider would you rather take a class with heavy armor prof or use a feat, depends on build of course
@@KainRaRPG ANY character i build in heavy armor is going to have an 8 dex. the no bonus effect of armor applies to penalties as well.
@@zealous944dex is too important to dump, if only for initiative alone.
@@gamesguy ok so here is my philosophy. I would agree if the opponents could get multiple turns to your one but in dnd no matter where your initiative is you are going to get one turn every round, and paladin has no abilities aside from their raw dex to their initiatve, ergo you are only getting a plus 2 at max to it anyway unless you are a dex paladin.... also why? Thats what your gloomstalker assassin is for lol. I'm not saying you are objectively wrong, im just saying IMO it's overrated.
Question: It is sayed, that element adept let you not roll a 1 anymore.
Did it only work by spells from lvl 1 and higher?
Because:
I used this and had even with the feat cases, where i maked only 1 dmg from the typ
Hey, I'm running a Warlock right now and got to choose a feat. I'd love to go Spell sniper, but it says "I have to choose a cantrip" - and Eldritch Blast is not within the list of choices (probably because I already know it, as I am a warlock). Does that mean that if I choose any of the other cantrips in the list, the critical hit dice improvement will be valid only for that cantrip and not for my Eldritch Blast as well?
It should increase the crit range for all damaging cantrips you know, and in addition you can pick another one. However, I heard that the feat is currently bugged so I would avoid taking it until they fix it (I just found out about it a couple minutes ago).
@@KainRaRPG Thanks for the heads up! I took it to test and it does seem the description in the Char sheet is now more clear, and you're right, it applies for all cantrips with Attack Roll. ^^
when i tested spell sniper on v4.1.1.3624901 of the full release, the crit chance is bugged, i tested both the cantrip i chose and a leveld spell, neither got a critical when rolling 19 on attack.
No mention of Lucky? I haven't played enough of BG3 to know if it really transfers well, but that feat is absurd in TT5e. The ability to simply nope an incoming enemy crit or a nat 1 on an important roll is insanely powerful. Banning it is a common houserule, and it is certainly banned at my table.
I don’t think it translates that well into a video game, it can be annoying in tabletop for sure and ruin some pivotal moments but in a game with so many rolls all the time and feats with permanent direct impact on your character I think it’s not that convincing, simply more build defining stuff out there. But maybe I should’ve mentioned it anyway because it’s not bad for sure.
Great video as always 🎉
Do we know if they will add Elven Accuracy later?
Probably not until dlc’s/expansion, but mods will for sure :)
So, why is the eldritch blast from the warlock feat not escaling up with Charisma? What is the rule behind that?
It starts scaling from level 2 when you take agonizing blast invocation.
if you do end up making a berserker guide im curious on how to get use out of makeshift weapon
after i saw how few inventory items i can use as makeshift weapons ive basically given up on using it and just default to the regular berserker bonus attack or enraged throw - both of which seem to work much better. Nevermind i can basically never use enemies as makeshift weapon because theyre always too heavy even at 18 str (tried using dwarves)
And again, even if it works, you can just throw them instead of makeshift weapon which is better imo.
What is your oppinion on a dex protection fighter with defencive duelist? Im not quite aure how "reactions" work.. does it take effect on every attack to boost your AC?
You have 1 reaction a round which comes back on your turn
I got interested in tavern brawler due do this. I started respeccing and testing as i'm techincally working and cant go full on adventure mode. Anyway, for druids in wild shape, tavern brawler does add to the attack roll for melee attacks. It doesnt add to the damage roll of the same attack. This leads me to reach 1 of 2 conclusions. One: tavern brawler is bugged and shouldnt work for wildshape. Or two: tavern brawler is bugged and should work for wildshape, but the damage roll is bugged.
Tavern brawler doesn't seem to work with moon druid. Or at least It didn't seem to do shit. I wasn't getting any more damage than I normally do as bear hits
it does for shapeshifts that rely on strength like bear and owlbear. I was getting +5 to hit in combat log, not sure about damage (it is weirdly bugged sometimes same for flurry of blows)
@@KainRaRPG oh i thought it added more damage. it increases your chance to hit? I heard a few people saying it doesn't work either
@@thelazyoz2061 it should be adding damage, but I think it’s bugged. I tested it in owlbear form and I was definitely getting +5 to attacks in combat log and it specifically said (tavern brawler). I’ll test it further tho and post a screen later.
i need help i am playing exploerer mode :( i am noob i know i love playing devotion paladin please help i dont want multi-classing and is multi-classing the only way to enjoy paladin?
Not at all! Pure Paladin is one of the strongest classes in the game. And on explorer you can play pretty much anything you want anyway.
@@KainRaRPG what party compoition is good with my devotion pally? i want to do the two handed build and make fights easier
What about lucky feat? Alot of groups ban this feat in there games
Have you tested elemental affinity in game? The feat doesn't say it gets past immunities
Yes I meant it gets past resistances, not immunity. Bad choice of words from me.
What feat would u pick for a lv 4 Draconic Sorc?
Best first feat most often is to just take an ASI to get that charisma to 18. Unless your sorc is in melee often then you want war caster. Then on later levels with gear you can think about respecing and taking something more interesting.
Does Elemental Adept really affect immunities? In 5e it doesn’t for a reason, and I doubt Larian would have changed that in particular.
Well is says it does, so it should :)
I got my Gale with fireball that should ignore fire resistance, but it doesn't work on characters that are completely immune. Looks like enemy has to be resistant at most.
To anyone who is in act 3 already, can you please tell me if there are any katana's in the game?
Not that I know of so far, but I barely touched the actual city.
@@KainRaRPG Thank you for the reply. I asked because people found datamined katana icons in the game's files a while back so hopefully there are some :)
@@IsraTheBlack wouldn’t be surprised if there is some as a callback to bg2 :)
@@mini_meme Yeah it was assumed that if they were in the game that they would just be longswords mechanically.
@@mini_meme class weapon obviously not, but it could be classified as a long sword. I have no idea though :S
Never underestimate a Wild Magic Sorcerer with the Lucky feat. Just sayin'
ooo sounds fun :D
Mobile on a rogue is great 😃
I'm curious what you think about Lucky.
I find it pretty cool because it's so versatile both for very hard dialogs or key moments in fights.
Honestly I didn’t analyze it much, it could be good!
Does it slow down the game? It says you can reroll enemy attack rolls. Does that mean EVERY time an enemy rolls in the game, everyone has to wait for you to respond to a dialogue box?
Any thoughts on mobile?
It’s handy early, but with items like freedom of movement boots in the game I don’t think it’s worth a feat.
@@KainRaRPG excllent to know. Thanks!
@@Kekoki143also misty step is your friend :)
PAM!!!
I hate that they got rid of all the wisdom and intelligence half-feats
Missing Lucky
Just a free Advantage on any roll you want 3 times a day
eh only matters on hardest mode otherwise just take whatever no need to min/max
No Mobility? Lucky? Lol
I’m at lvl 11 on tactician and never felt like I had to take either of them. Mobile is fun until you see all the freedom of movement items in the game and everyone misty stepping around the battlefield lol