All 10 Baldur's Gate 3 Companions Ranked By Their Canonical Power

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has 10 companions who can be recruited throughout the game. Players can learn their backstories, many of which involve encounters which appear to be significantly above their power level. Although the canon reason for most of the companions as to why they perform differently in the game compared to their backstory is the illithid tadpole, some of the companions are not infected but are still less powerful than expected.

While in-game, the companions are on similar levels — and can be respecced to whatever the players desire — it’s interesting to think about which ones would be the most powerful from a canon standpoint. The cast includes a wide variety of characters, from a vampire spawn to an ex-archmage.If these characters weren’t companions, just how formidable would they be?

Astarion would rank slightly higher on the list if in his ascendant form,but as a vampire spawn, he is significantly less powerful than the rest of the cast. Vampire spawn only have a challenge rating of five in 5e, but he would also have the most weaknesses compared to the other companions. Under normal circumstances, without the tadpole, he would be weak to sunlight and radiant damage.

This origin character from Baldur's Gate 3 will be the perfect fit for the Swashbuckler subclass coming in patch eight.

Astarion has a knack for killing, which is especially evident in his ending if he stays as a spawn, but it doesn’t compare to that of a gith warrior, monster hunter, or Blood War soldier. Most of his ability lies in his talent at manipulation — he has lived over 200 years, but most of his exploits involved tricking regular civilians. Though this certainly is a form of power, his influence wouldn’t be enough to allow him to stand a chance against the rest of the companions.

Although put the githyanki in the spotlight after years of them being a fairly unpopular race, it still slightly downplays just how powerful the gith are. Githyanki are known for hunting down mind flayers, one of ’s most