Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback Why is Uncanny Dodge so weird

Why is it that Uncanny Dodge needs to be toggled on and off beforehand in Passive, while other reactions are just in Reaction, and have window pop-up when they can be triggered?

It's not called 'uncanny' for nothing.

When would you not want to dodge?

@OP - Yeah, that sounds inconsistent. Should just be under 'reactions' since that's what it is.

As to why you wouldn't always dodge - you only get 1 reaction per turn and you could also elect to cast shield, say, and avoid being hit at all (better than halving damage).

You might be expecting a heavier hit later in the turn, so you don't want to waste it on every hit that lands.

I haven't used rogue, so let me express my surprise that it is handled through the awful Passive system. We all moved on from it by now, no?