This Owlbear orbital strike in Baldur's Gate 3 can deal 1,170 points of bludgeoning damage, which is enough to kill an adult red dragon four times
Typically, galaxy-brained hijinks like the one I'm about to dive into are usually confined to the realms of pen and paper—abusing some quirk from a DM's homebrew rulings in a game of Dungeons and Dragons.
But thanks to some of Larian's design decisions, druids in Baldur's Gate 3 can turn their owlbear wildshape into a living meteor, using it to deal anywhere from 800 to a whopping 1,170 damage against the right enemy. For context, I have my Monster Manual open in front of me: an Adult Red Dragon, a monster designed to pose a threat to a party of four level 17 characters, has 256 hit points. This is enough to kill that monster four times.
You can see the devastating effect of this bug fluffy meteor for yourself down below—first by Reddit user Fishbleb, who uses it to flatten an Act 1 boss, and later by streamer Ellohime, who drops in «from the top rope» for 800 damage during Act 2.
OWLBEAR FROM THE TOP ROPE 800 DMG!Some asked so....Crushing Flight = no fall dmgStack boxes, climb, shapeshift, enlarge (jump spell if needed)5005kg from 31.6m = 821 bludg dmgJust knowing weight/height fall dmg exists has creative implications, have fun with that
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