The Most Confusing Companion Stats In Baldur's Gate 3

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has pre-set stats for all the recruitable companions and suggestions for those making their player character into a certain class. These ability scores are optimized for gameplay and are the first exposure many will have to character creation in a style. Despite this, there are certain default scores that feel misplaced and may confuse players who want to do certain origin runs.

This will also include some speculation on what 's lore-accurate scores may look like, though these will not be balanced for gameplay. There is a good reason why Larian sacrificed some scores in favor of others, as otherwise, the game would not be balanced, and combat would not be enjoyable. However, some specific companion stats may have players raising their eyebrows.

Shadowheart is a cleric of Shar who defaults to the trickery domain. Players will learn throughout the game that she is surprisingly formidable and was the only survivor among a party of Shar worshipers sent to retrieve the Astral Prism from a Githyanki Crèche. She's excellent at fending for herself and is one of the only characters who will continuously appear if not recruited by the player immediately. In Acts 2 and 3, players gradually learn more about her backstory and how she was meticulously trained in methods of torture and stealth.

You can help trigger an important change to Shadowheart’s hairstyle if you follow a certain set of actions during Act 2 of Baldur’s Gate 3.

With lore-compliant Shadowheart obviously being very skilled at remaining unseen and sleight of hand, given her ability to steal the artifact, players would expect her to have similar stats to a Rogue. In 's Gauntlet of Shar, Shadowheart insists on completing Shar's trials herself and approves when players allow her to begin them, butplayers are much better off bringing in a character who is an actual rogue to go through the Gauntlet's challenges. This is because Shadowheart has a starting Dexterity of 13 — with characters like Astarion available,