Baldur's Gate 3: 8 Best Feats for Warlocks, Ranked (2024)

There's a bounty of feats available in Baldur's Gate 3, with each class suited to its own unique playstyle and abilities. Picking a poor feat when the rare opportunity to learn one presents itself can be a grave mistake, especially when playing a class like Warlock, which might not be able to rely on brute strength to see them through. A Warlock will typically employ more strategy and long-term thinking to stretch those precious spell slots to their extreme.

The right feat can embolden this playstyle in interesting ways and make for an extremely fun Warlock experience in Baldur's Gate 3. For those curious, here are the best Warlock feats to consider when leveling up.

Updated July 12, 2024, by Hamza Haq: Warlocks are one of the easiest classes to play in Baldur's Gate 3, thanks to their frankly overpowered signature spell, Eldritch Blast. On top of that, Warlocks are Charisma-based, making them excellent at dialogue as well. Feats are the cherry on top that players can choose to round out their builds.

10 Ritual Caster

More Utility Options

• Unlocks At Level 4 For All Classes
• Allows Warlock To Learn Two Ritual Spells

Ritual Spells are some of the most useful spells in Baldur's Gate 3. Not because they do a lot of damage (they don't) but because they offer a whole bunch of unique utility options and access to gameplay mechanics like talking to the dead that's not available without them.

At least one member of a party should always have access to a few key Ritual Spells like Speak with Animal and Speak with Dead, and the Ritual Caster perk is an easy way to make it happen. Warlocks are excellent candidates for this as, since they're a Charisma-based class, they can easily serve as face characters in any situation.

9 Moderately Armored

Toughen Up

• Unlocks At Level 4 For All Classes
• Requires Light Armor Proficiency

By default, Warlocks will be proficient with light armor and will receive their Dexterity modifier as a bonus to their Armor Class. Whilst Warlocks are somewhat squishy characters, just like other spellcasters such as Sorcerers or Wizards, Warlocks might benefit from being in the heat of battle a little more, as they cannot rely on their spells as much as other classes, with only 2 or 3 spell slots typically available.

This makes Moderately Armored a great option for Warlocks, as it grants proficiency with both medium armor and shields, allowing them to get a nice little boost to their Armor Class. Additionally, this feat increases Strength or Dexterity by one, which can provide even more Armor Class bonuses. This is a very slick feat that will provide a pretty great benefit that pays off throughout the course of one's playthrough.

8 Durable

Get The Most Out Of Short Rests

• Unlocks At Level 4 For All Classes
• Restores All Hit Points On A Short Rest

Warlocks have a unique way of using their spell slots that sets them apart from other spellcasters. Sorcerers, Druids, Wizards, and Clerics get their spells replenished on a long rest. A Warlock, however, will regain expended spell slots after every short rest, meaning that they can dish out up to 9 fifth level spells per every long rest, which can be especially useful.

This is where the Durable feat really shines, increasing Constitution by +1, which often means additional hitpoints across the lifespan of a character and allows a character to fully regain all of their hit points after each short rest. This is a fantastic feat for a Warlock, as it ensures they'll be fully rested and ready for battle after every short rest, which will give them some much-needed longevity in combat.

7 Ability Score Improvement

Improve Crucial Skills

• Unlocks At Level 4 For All Classes
• Boost A Warlock's Charisma

Getting that 20 in Charisma is absolutely critical when playing as a Warlock. The coveted +5 modifier will be an important factor in attack rolls, ability checks, saving throws, and spell save DC. Unlike in the table-top game, players can only give any individual core stat a maximum score of 17 in the character creator, which guarantees the need to throw a little investment into those core skills.

The Ability Score Improvement feat allows players to increase one of their ability scores by two or two scores by one. It's typically best to throw two extra points into Charisma, especially in the early game, as it will ensure those Eldritch Blasts are hitting their mark much more frequently. Furthermore, when it comes time to dish out spells like Banishment or Hold Monster, creatures are going to have a much harder time saving against a higher spell save DC.

6 Dual Wielder

Double The Item Buffs

• Unlocks At Level 4 For All Classes
• Dual Wield Weapons And Gain a +1 Bonus To Armor Class

There's no shortage of powerful magic items available in Baldur's Gate 3, and it can often leave players a little spoiled for choice. This is where the Dual Wielder feat comes in, as it allows players to take advantage of magical properties of up to two weapons at once, which is a significant upgrade and offers increased flexibility during combat. There are many staffs that allow the wielder to cast one spell per long rest, and allowing a Warlock to enter battle wielding two of these items can provide a pretty nifty buff.

Warlocks will only get 3 spell slots at a time in Baldur's Gate 3, meaning that they have to be much more selective and play a little more reserved with their magic. This feat grants a Warlock the ability to cast an additional two leveled spells in combat if magic-infused items are being wielded, which represents a 50% increase for most of a Warlock's career. The Dual Wielder feat also grants Warlocks a neat +1 bonus to their Armor Class if they are wielding a melee weapon in each hand, which is definitely not too shabby!

5 Resilient

Maintain Concentration In The Heat Of Battle

• Unlocks At Level 4 For All Classes
• Improve One Ability And Gain Proficiency In Saving Throws

The Resilient feat is a great option that combines very well with other feats like War Caster and paves the way for an unstoppable Warlock who is nigh-on immune to breaking their concentration. This feat allows the player to select one core skill and increase that ability score by one. It also grants proficiency in saving throws of that skill.

The optimal choice when playing as a Warlock would be Resilient: Constitution, with the +1 bonus potentially allowing for a greater health pool and a nice addition of a player's proficiency bonus to constitution (concentration) saving throws. This is absolutely essential to ensure that a Warlock's limited spell slots aren't going to waste and that their concentration is able to stand up to the harshest of punishments.

4 Mage Slayer

Come Out On Top Against Other Spellcasters

• Unlocks At Level 4 For All Classes
• Grants Advantage On Saving Throws Against Spells Cast In Melee Range
• Allows Casting Shocking Grasp As A Reaction

Warlocks work great as a hybrid class, as they will be useful both in physical combat and as spellcasters. The Mage Slayer feat is a great way to ensure they can handle tricky enemies, especially those who might outclass a Warlock in terms of spellcasting ability. This feat grants advantage on any saving throw against a magical effect if the caster is within melee range of the Warlock and allows the Warlock to make an attack against them as a reaction.

This provides a great way to quickly cut off a spellcaster's power and stand up to their damage. Any enemy that is hit by the reaction attack will receive disadvantage on their concentration saving throws, which is a great way to force enemies to burn through resources quickly, leaving them as easy targets.

3 Actor

Become Better At Dialogue Checks

• Unlocks At Level 4 For All Classes
• Increases Charisma by 1
• Doubles Proficiency Bonus for Deception and Performance Checks

Warlocks rely on their Charisma for everything. It's the stat that governs all of their spellcasting, and what players should aim to increase first whenever possible. One of the ways to do that is through the Actor feat.

When taken, Actor increases CHA by 1 and gives the character expertise in Deception and Performance checks, excellent for dialogue and out-of-combat dice rolls. The only caveat is that players cannot use Actor to push their Charisma over 20.

2 Spell Sniper

Improve Eldritch Blast

• Unlocks At Level 4 For All Classes
• Requires Ability To Cast Spells
• Reduces The Number To Roll A Critical Hit By One

Spell Sniper is a great feat that adds additional cantrips for Warlocks to make use of, but the extra cantrip is just one small part of what makes this feat such a great option for Warlocks. This feat also reduces the threshold required to land a critical hit when making an attack roll.

Typically, a natural 20 is a critical hit, which represents just a 5% chance to deal double dice with a successful crit. With Spell Sniper, any attack roll that is 19 or 20 will become a critical hit, effectively doubling the chance to land them. This is no small feat, and this effect can stack with other items or ability buffs that reduce the critical hit threshold, which makes this a must-have feat by the time Warlocks are dishing out 3 rays of Eldritch Blast on each turn.

1 War Caster

Replace Opportunity Attacks With Opportunity Spells

• Unlocks At Level 4 For All Classes
• Grants Advantage On Concentration Saving Throws

War Caster is undoubtedly one of the most powerful feats that any spellcaster can learn in Baldur's Gate 3. It grants advantage on concentration saving throws, which is of the utmost importance to Warlocks who cannot afford to be wasting their spell slots. This allows their limited spell slots to ultimately stretch much further and ensures they aren't wasting critical Area of Effect or Control spells.

Furthermore, this allows players to cast spells as a reaction, instead of making an opportunity attack. They can cast shocking grasp at any target leaving their melee range, which has the added bonus of potentially nullifying a target's reactions, meaning that they won't be able to take opportunity attacks themselves.

Baldur's Gate 3

Platform(s)

PC , macOS , PS5 , Xbox Series X

Released

August 3, 2023

Developer(s)

Larian Studios

Genre(s)

RPG