The Best Classes For A Dark Urge Playthrough In Baldur's Gate 3

In 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Baldur's Gate 3, The Dark Urge is a unique option among Origin characters in the game, allowing you to fully customize your appearance and class while having a massive connection to the overall plot and complex choices that ༒happen while you embrace or fight your urge to kil🌠l. What class fits this story arc, though?

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It's important to note that every class in the game is available for the 'Durge.' O🍸ur goal here is to suggest fitting classes, whether thematically, mechanically, or in terms of possiblওe party compositions that may happen depending on how good or evil you are.

Updated on September 27, 2024, by Lucas Olah: Whether you want to resist or embrace the urges, 'Durge' continues their reign as one of, if not the best way to play this game from a narrative standpoint. With that in mind, we decided to take a look back at our suggestions and give you a few extra tips for each class in order to help you decide which of the many classes is the best fit for your interpretation of the Dark Urge. Be true to yourself.

8 Sorcerer

Naturally Gifted

The Dark Urge as a Sorcerer, in Baldur's Gate 3.

Pros	High charisma for conversations. Best DPS option among spellcasters. Easy to fill the spellcaster role for evil parties.
Cons	Low survivability by themselves (there's an important 1v1 in this narrative). Relies on two types of limited resources (metamagic and spell slots).
Subclass Recommendation	Draconic Bloodline
Race Recommendation	Half-Elf, Drow, Tiefling

There's no better place to start than the canonical version of the Dark Urge. A sorcerer is a magnificent choice here, especially if you intend to embrace the urge. At first, any spellcaster would be a good choice for evil playthroughs because, of all neuღtral or evil companions who a♚re willing to follow you, none of them are dedicated spellcasters. Sure, you can respec them, but you can just as easily fill this role yourself.

Having a patron isn't an excellent narrative fit for reasons we would rather not explain due to spoilers, leaving sorcerers and wizards. Though they both fit well, sorcerer also has the advantage of a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:high charisma score, allowing you to deceive and intimidate people more easily.🍌 The Urge even has Intimidation proficiency by default, which is perfect for both killing and getting away with your murders.

7 Barbarian

Destroy Everything

The Dark Urge as a Barbarian, in Baldur's Gate 3.

Pros	High survivability by themselves. Good thematic fit for embrace playthroughs. Consistent damage without relying on limited resources.
Cons	Lack of AoE attacks. Can't perform bursts of damage (unless they roll critical hits).
Subclass Recommendation	Wildheart
Race Recommendation	Githyanki, Half-Orc, Dwarf

Speaking of thematic combinations, no class screams 'brutality' like a Barbarian. They're a perfect fit for someone who embraces their killing urges, and there are a few mechanical benefits frꦺom the barbarian.

Despite you probably not having good charisma,ꦏ barbarians often get uni♌que dialogue options when intimidating, which gives them an advantage on the roll, which stacks with the aforementioned proficiency.

Many feats can work for barbarians, such as Tough, Great Weapon Master, Sentinel, or Polearm Master. Since the game offers other ways to increase your strength, you can easily 🐎reach a strength of 22 while getting two feats, or get a si🍬ngle feat and still reach a strength score of 24.

Now, we'll be vague to avoid spoilers, but a downside of embracing the urge and causing many casualties is that you may not have as many allies during important fights, making 🎐the game more challenging.

Not for a barbarian, though, as you can do quite a lot by yourself by simply having your Rage on and the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Great Weapon Master feat. You can take care of a group🌸 of enemies while the rest of your party takes care of another group.

6 Rogue

Destroy Everything Quietly

The Dark Urge as a Rogue, in Baldur's Gate 3.

Pros	Absurd damage spikes from Sneak Attack (great for deleting one minion at a time). Highly useful outside combat, from conversations to picking locks. Another good thematic fit when embracing the urge.
Cons	Low survivability by themselves. One attack per turn. Lacks AoE attacks.
Subclass Recommendation	Assassin
Race Recommendation	Any Elf, Half-Elf, Githyanki, Halfling

Rogues are often the edgy class of Dungeons & Dragons, making them a good match for the Dark Urge, too. Though high dexterity won't be relevant often in the narrative, you can get Expertise in charisma-based skills to perforജm a deceptive or intimidating character similar to the sorcerer. Plus, ranged is a much safer option in general.

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From a mechanical perspective, rogues can take advantage of Sneak Attack and Stealth to deal vast chunks of damage and possibly get enemies by surprise, dealing a lot of damage before t꧃he e♌nemies even have a chance to do anything. Alternatively, you could try a ranger, who can be sneaky and have a good wisdom score (which is helpful to resist your urges), or even multiclass both options.

5 Bard

Danse Macabre

The Dark Urge as a Bard, in Baldur's Gate 3.

Pros	Great at social interactions. Can deal damage and heal effectively. Can get spells from other classes.
Cons	Very low survivability by themselves.
Subclass Recommendation	College of Lore
Race Recommendation	Drow, Tiefling, Halfling, Elf

We admit the bard is here mainly for gags, but the contradiction of a lighthearted musician being a monster in disguise is a fun character concept. You also get a powerful spellcaster who can dip in both high damage and support, filling a good role in the party - your character can𓂃 be both funny and deadly.

Similar to the sorcerer, your best ability score will be charisma, too, giving you all the lying perks we've mentioned before. You can also be extra evil and use Alfira's lute throughout your adventure, in case you 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:didn't save her.

4 Monk

Control Yourself

The Dark Urge as a Monk, in Baldur's Gate 3.

Pros	Great thematic choice for a resist playthrough. Wisdom will help in actually resisting the urges. Has one of the most broken builds in the game.
Cons	Low survivability by themselves. Takes some time and gear to shine.
Subclass Recommendation	Way of the Open Hand
Race Recommendation	Wood Elf, Dragonborn, Half-Orc, Gold Dwarf

Just because you're playing as the Dark Urge doesn't mean you need to embrace 🉐it. In fact, playing as a good Dark Urge who tries to resist this temptation towarᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚd evil is one of the best playthroughs. However, that means difficult saving throws to resist the urge may pop up.

One thing these saving throws have in common is that they rely on wisdom, meaning classes that need a high wisdom score to function will perform bet🃏ter. Monks even have unique lines about balance and harmony, which gives a fun juxtaposition of ideals for your roleplay. It's like having a dark and a light urge inside you.

If you🎐 want your character to do well in conversations but can't invest in the skills, the githyanki are a great option thanks to their Astral Knowledge.

3 Druid

Embrace Nature Instead

The Dark Urge as a Druid, in Baldur's Gate 3.

Pros	Fits well in both good and evil runs. Wisdom helps against the urges. Powerful with spells and melee combat.
Cons	Two companions are already druids.
Subclass Recommendation	Circle of the Moon
Race Recommendation	Half-Orc, Wood Elf, Gnome

Druids are here mainly for the same reason as the monks; They require a high wisdom score to function well - even higher than monks - which makes them pe💮rfect candidates ไto resist the urges inside your head.

A Circle of Spores 🎃is a particularly good fit for a Dark Urge druid with its ജnecrotic damage and undead control.

Being an evil druid who turns into animals to kill their prey is also interesting, especially considering thatꦓ both druid companions are good, so maybe being the third good druid doesn't sound as interesting.ꦍ Alternatively, you could also try a cleric for the same reason, but they don't fit as well thematically.

2 Paladin

The Divine Punisher

The Dark Urge as a Paladin, in Baldur's Gate 3.

Pros	Smite (damage spikes, basically). Urges you can't control won't affect your oath. Fits both good and evil runs. Can work reasonably well in social interactions. High survivability by themselves.
Cons	Needs to get close to targets to work properly. Too many spells require concentration.
Subclass Recommendation	Oath of Vengeance
Race Recommendation	Dragonborn, Half-Orc, Elf, Drow, Ti🔜efling, Githyanki

The beauty of mixing palad🌌ins and Dark Urges is that the juxtaposition between the urges to kill the innocent and follow the oath to protect good makes the character quite interesting. So mucꦅh so that paladins were considered to be the default class for the urge before Larian settled with the sorcerer.

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Or, if you want to surrende💎r to the urge - or be extra edgy - ♌nothing stops you from completely forsaking your oath and becoming a mighty Oathbreaker Paladin who embraces the urge. It's pretty fitting considering the story behind the urge, too, but again, we won't spoil these details here.

1 Fighter

The Old Reliable

The Dark Urge as a Fighter, in Baldur's Gate 3.

Pros	Can be either the best melee character or the best ranged character. Consistent damage without relying on a lot of resources (if at all). Short rests can keep them going for a while. High survivability by themselves.
Cons	Takes some time and gear to shine. No damage spikes. No AoE attacks.
Subclass Recommendation	Battle Master
Race Recommendation	Half-Orc, Githyanki, Halfling, Wood Elf

Fighters are here because they're the perfect joker class. They don't need a backstory; it's just someone who learned ho🔯w to fight and does it well. Whether you embrace or resist the urge, you'll have a solid character for your narrative, party composition, and overall character build.

Though the same feats mentioned for the Barbarian work here, Fighters have an extra opportunity 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:to get a feat or ability score increase, giving you even more🍰 flexibility for your build.

They're also easy to adapt, as you can wield any weapon and armor in the game, favor either melee or ranged combat, and not worry about morality as much as the likes of a Paladin. It's a blank slate, perfect🌃 for ultimate good. Or evil.

8 Sorcerer

Naturally Gifted

7 Barbarian

Destroy Everything

6 Rogue

Destroy Everything Quietly

5 Bard

Danse Macabre

4 Monk

Control Yourself

3 Druid

Embrace Nature Instead

2 Paladin

The Divine Punisher

1 Fighter

The Old Reliable

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