Baldur’s Gate 3: How To Deal Insane Crit Damage | Assassin & Gloom Stalker Build

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Early in Baldur’s Gate 3 you’ll face powerful enemies and difficult encounters. Combat isn’t easy even when you’ve gathered a party of Rogues, Barbarians and Wizards. You’ll need every advantage you can get, and whether you’re leveling up your own Rogue / Ranger or putting one in your party, you may need a few tips to get the most out of sneak attacks. With the right combination of skills, you can attack up to x6 times in a single action. That won’t happen until you’re (at least) Level 8 and only if you’re really serious about min / maxing — even if you want a general build, which is totally viable, you might want to give some of these tricks a try.

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To deal incredible damage, you’ll want to unlock the Assassin and Gloom Stalker subclass. This multiclass combo, combined with the Fighter allows you to attack multiple times in a single turn while dealing critical damage.

Reach Level 3 with Rogue, then Level 3 with Ranger to unlock both subclasses.

Combine with the Fighter skill Action Surge (Level 2 Fighter) which gives you +1 additional action per turn. With these skills unlocked, you can score up to x6 actions in a single turn while dealing critical damage with each hit. There are more tricks you can use to easily deal high critical damage every turn.

Even with a simple Rogue or Ranger build, you can deal incredible damage with Sneak Attack or using movement skills.

Unlock Teleport or Athletics with your Rogue, whether they use Crossbows or close-range weapons. Either way, these skills are important for combat. They allow you to carefully position yourself in the