Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Build Discussion Fighter the most essential class for damage output?

I prefer Paladins as they can still hit very hard. A paladin can two shot bosses if you minmax. Which you shouldn't.

If you know what you're doing, it's possible to trivialise almost any combat encounter. Full casters are less effective, but can still output respectable 250+ damage averages per turn.

Hell, there's apparently a person who stacks crates, turns into an owlbear, and launches themselves at enemies for universal insta kills (3k damage). I don't think Larian intended that, but you can!

Some classes are better than others, but that won't stop you from stampeding through the game. Minmaxing too much creates a manufactured easy mode. If Larian wants to eliminate this through nerfs, well. I don't think they effectively can? You're going to need mods to increase the game difficulty


Edit: Found a proof of concept owlbear jump