Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Build Discussion Second playthrough and can't decide between bard and paladin

Precisely Valor bard (or sword) or Oathbreaker paladin.


I finished the game in normal mode and what to finish it again BUT with a bit more optimization, hence why I'm asking. I know both are strong but frankly I've been asking myself for the last hour what to do and I really can't choose.


I'm planning to play evil and take Minthara along the way so I guess that bard should be the best choice to not get two paladins, but I don't even know if two paladins is that bad since it's so strong. I don't even know which one is good between valor bard and sword.


Do you have any advices or anything to help me choose please ?

Oathbreaker if you wanna role play, Bard for buffing Minthara :P

I would always choose bard, because favourite class ( and paladin among least favourite). Depends on what you want to do I guess.

If you definitely plan on taking Minthara and don’t want to respec her, why not play bard? You can experience both classes that way.