Warlock

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Bound by a pact to an all-powerful patron, Warlocks trade their loyalty for supernatural abilities and unique magic.

Warlock is one of the Playable Classes of Baldur's Gate 3. Warlocks channel their patron's pact magic to fight enemies and aid allies in combat. Warlocks use Charisma as their primary ability score.

Class Information

File:Warlock Class Default Armour 1.png

Warlock's default armor

• Level 1 Maximum Hit Points: 8 + Constitution Modifier
  • Hit points at higher levels: 5 + Constitution Modifier
• Important Ability Scores: Charisma for Spells, Constitution for Hit Points and Concentration Checks, and Dexterity for Armour Class.
• Spellcasting:
  • Spellcasting Ability: Charisma
  • Known Spells: Warlock Spells are Always Prepared. In exchange, Warlocks know fewer Spells at low levels.
  • Pact Magic: Warlock spell slots (also known as "pact slots") are not like those of other spellcasters.
    • Warlock spell slots are equal to the highest level of Spells the Warlock has access to. Casting a lower level Spell will always "upcast" it to the highest level available.
    • Warlocks have a very limited number of spell slots, but also regain those slots by taking a Short Rest or Long Rest.
    • As a result, Warlocks can cast fewer Spells per battle than other spellcasters, but also more high level Spells per day.
• Saving Throw Proficiencies: Charisma, Wisdom
• Equipment Proficiencies:
  • Simple weapons
  • Light armour

Skills

You receive a bonus to every Skill that you are Proficient in. This bonus increases as you gain levels in your Class and applies to all Checks for those Skills.

Level 1 Proficiency Bonus: +2

• Inherited Skills: Granted by Races and Backgrounds
• Skills with Proficiency '(Choose 2):
  • Arcana
  • Deception
  • History
  • Intimidation
  • Investigation
  • Nature
  • Insight
  • Religion

Level Progression

Through experience, you acquire new power. You gain the following trait:

Level 1

• Cantrips (Choose 2):
  • Blade Ward
  • File:Chill Touch Icon.png Chill Touch
  • Eldritch Blast
  • Friends
  • Mage Hand
  • Minor Illusion
  • Poison Spray
  • True Strike

• Warlock Spell Slots: 1 (Used to cast Warlock spells. Regain Warlock Spell Slots by taking a Short Rest.)
• Spells Known (Choose 2)
  • New 1st Level Spells Available:
    • Armour of Agathys
    • Arms of Hadar
    • Charm Person
    • Expeditious Retreat
    • Hellish Rebuke
    • Hex
    • Protection from Evil and Good
    • Witch Bolt
    • The Fiend only:
      • Burning Hands
      • Command
    • The Great Old One only:
      • Dissonant Whispers
      • Tasha's Hideous Laughter

• Choose a subclass:

The Fiend	The Great Old One

• Subclass Features:

The Fiend	The Great Old One
Dark's One Blessing Expanded Spell List: Burning Hands Command	Mortal Reminder Expanded Spell List: Dissonant Whispers Tasha's Hideous Laughter

Level 2

• Choose 2 Eldritch Invocations

• Warlock Spell Slots: 2 (You gain an additional Warlock Spell Slot.)
• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional 1st Level Spell from the Warlock Spell List.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

• Subclass Features: None at this level

Level 3

• Pact Boon (Choose 1)

Pacts	Description	Grants
Pact of the Chain	Gain the service of a familiar, a fey spirit that takes a form you choose. This can be an animal, imp, or quasit.	Find Familiar Find Familiar: Imp Find Familiar: Quasit

(Note: Additional Pact Boons will be added in the final release.)

• Improved Warlock Spell Slots: Most of your Warlock spells have become stronger. You always cast Warlock Spells at 2nd Level.
• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell from the Warlock Spell List.
  • New 2nd Level Spells available for selection:
    • Cloud of Daggers
    • Crown of Madness
    • Darkness
    • Hold Person
    • Invisibility
    • Mirror Image
    • Misty Step
    • Ray of Enfeeblement
    • Shatter
    • The Fiend only:
      • Blindness
      • Scorching Ray
    • The Great Old One only:
      • Detect Thoughts
      • Phantasmal Force

• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

• Subclass Features:

The Fiend	The Great Old One
Expanded Spell List: Blindness Scorching Ray	Expanded Spell List: Detect Thoughts Phantasmal Force

Level 4

• Ability Score Improvement or Feat (Choose 1)
  • Improve an Ability Score by 2 or improve two Ability Scores by 1. (You can't increase an Ability Score above 20 using this feature.)
  • Choose a Feat.

• Cantrips (Choose 1):
  • Blade Ward
  • File:Chill Touch Icon.png Chill Touch
  • Eldritch Blast
  • Friends
  • Mage Hand
  • Minor Illusion
  • Poison Spray
  • True Strike

• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional 1st or 2nd Level Spell from the Warlock Spell List.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

• Subclass Features: None at this level

Level 5

• Proficiency Bonus: +3 (You gain +1 to your Proficiency Bonus.)

• Choose 1 additional Eldritch Invocation
• Scaling Cantrips: Your damaging cantrips gain an additional damage die.
  • For example, File:Chill Touch Icon.png Chill Touch now deals 2d8Necrotic damage.
  • Unlike other cantrips, Eldritch Blast instead fires an additional beam, allowing you to attack two targets once or the same target twice.
    • If you have the the Agonizing Blast or Repelling Blast Eldritch Invocations, gain their benefits for each beam.

• Improved Warlock Spell Slots: Most of your Warlock spells have become stronger. You always cast Warlock Spells at 3rd Level.
• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 3rd Level from the Warlock Spell List.
  • New 3rd Level Spells available for selection:
    • Counterspell
    • Fear
    • Fly
    • Gaseous Form
    • Hunger of Hadar
    • Hypnotic Pattern
    • Remove Curse
    • Vampiric Touch
    • The Fiend only:
      • Fireball
      • Stinking Cloud

• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

• Subclass Features:

The Fiend	The Great Old One
Expanded Spell List: Fireball Stinking Cloud	(None, currently)

Warlock Spell List

List of Spells and Cantrips

Cantrips	1st Level Spells	2nd Level Spells	3rd Level Spells
Blade Ward File:Chill Touch Icon.png Chill Touch Eldritch Blast Friends Mage Hand Minor Illusion Poison Spray True Strike	Armour of Agathys Arms of Hadar Charm Person Expeditious Retreat Hellish Rebuke Hex Protection from Evil and Good File:Witch Bolt Icon 2.png Witch Bolt The Fiend only: Burning Hands Command The Great Old One only: Dissonant Whispers Tasha's Hideous Laughter	Cloud of Daggers Crown Of Madness Darkness Hold Person Invisibility Mirror Image Misty Step Ray of Enfeeblement Shatter The Fiend only: Blindness Scorching Ray The Great Old One only: Detect Thoughts Phantasmal Force	Counterspell Fear Fly Gaseous Form Hunger of Hadar Hypnotic Pattern Remove Curse Vampiric Touch The Fiend only: Fireball Stinking Cloud