22 Baldur's Gate 3 tips for both beginners and advanced combat

As Baldur’s Gate 3 is based on the Dungeons and Dragons ruleset and continues the lore, it can be a little intimidating with its many different systems and choices.

To help you on your journey, we’ve compiled some beginner’s tips and tricks, as well as some more advanced combat tips worth keeping in mind throughout your playthroughs.

For more on Baldur’s Gate 3, we’ve got a piece on its relationship to Dungeons and Dragons, and guides on how to get all companions, Multiclassing, and respecing.

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The advice below is relevant throughout your campaign and repeat playthroughs, but will be particularly helpful for those just starting their journey and trying to get to grips with the many features available.

Here’s our tips and tricks for beginners in Baldur’s Gate 3:

Don’t Stress about your character build

Although combat can be more difficult for DnD or CRPG newcomers, there’s no perfect build that will see you through everything just peachy. Making use of the rest of your party and smart combat decisions is more important than pairing Races with their ideal Classes.