Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Build Discussion Necromancer/Fighter Build

That's not much Str or many Fighter levels for a warrior. You need Necromancer 6 to get the bonus there, and I get the desire for more caster levels, especially since you need a 5th level slot for upgraded Animate Dead, but you *really* need an extra attack or else you're not much of a warrior. That leaves you with the following choices:

- Go Fighter 5+ (or Barb or Monk), pick up the extra attack and some class features, lose out on caster levels, get at most 4th level spells. Not ideal since you really want that 5th level slot for better Animate Dead summons.
- Go for a half caster (Pally, Ranger being the most sensible) and get 6 levels of that, giving you the casting of an 9th level Wizard / 6th level that class, along with the extra attack
- Go for a full caster who gets an extra attack (Bard), get full caster spell slots, along with some class features that way.

Ranger gives you heavy armor proficiency whether you start with it or not, Paladin you'd need to start with to get Heavy Armor proficiency. My top pick would be Paladin. You can dump Dex and boost Cha, you give a save bonus to your summons and the rest of your party alike, you can go Oathbreaker and get Control Undead to add to your undead army, and of course you get your extra attack. You still get the all important 5th level spell slot, and thematically it just works. I'd go with Str 10 and Dex 10, boost the Str to 21 with potions (eventually 23+ with gloves and / or potions), put the points gained into a higher Cha. Should be a fun time.