The Best Half-Elf Race Builds In Baldur’s Gate 3

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Half-Elves are a mixed race in . They gain some racial features from bother their Elf and Human lineages. However, they are not as versed with weapons and cannot carry as much weight.

After ending Early Access, Larian removed the racial Ability Score bonuses found in standard Dungeons and Dragons rules. This allows more flexibility when picking a race’s optimal class, or even dabbling in several multiclass options. Still, there are ideal class combinations to make the most of a Half-Elf’s racial bonuses.

When selecting Half-Elf, you will also need to pick their specific Elven heritage to gain extra features. This includes the magical High Elf, forest-dwelling Wood Elf, or underground Drow. Additionally, like all races you may now add a +2 to any ability, and a +1 to another different score.

Racial Feature

Benefit

Available For

Base Speed

Move up to 9m per turn.

All

Civil Militia

Gain Proficiency with Spears, Pikes, Halberds, Glaives, Light Armor, and Shields.

All

Fey Ancestry

Has Advantage against being Charmed. Cannot be put to sleep via magic.

All

Darkvision

Can see up to 12m in the dark.

All

Cantrip

Gain a free Wizard Cantrip, using Intelligence as the casting stat.

High Elf

Fleet of Foot

Move up to 10.5m per turn.

Wood Elf

Mask of the Wild

Gain Proficiency with the Stealth skill.

Wood Elf

Drow Magic

Learn the Cantrip Dancing Lights. Also, learn the spells Faerie Fire and Darkness.

Drow

While Half-Elves look like they get the best of both worlds, they also lose out on features from their parent races. They are not automatically Proficient with Swords and Bows, like an Elf. Their carrying weight is 100%, instead of 125% from being Human. They also gain no additional free skill.

With the Racial bonuses in mind,