Feats

Feats are features that grant a character unique improvements. All classes select one feat at levels 4, 8 and 12 each. Fighters select an additional feat at level 6; rogues select an additional feat at level 10.

See D&D 5e feat changes for an overview of difference between feats in 5e D&D and Baldur's Gate 3.

List of all feats

Name	Description
Ability Improvement	Increase one ability score by 2, or two ability scores by 1, up to a maximum of 20.
Actor	Actor
	Your  Charisma ability score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. You gain expertise in Deception and Performance.
	Notes
	Despite not being mentioned in the tooltip, the character also gains proficiency in these 2 skills if they didn't have those proficiencies yet
Alert	Alert
	You gain a +5 bonus to initiative and can't be  Surprised.
Athlete	Athlete: Standing Up
	Your  Strength or  Dexterity ability score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. When you are  Prone, standing up uses significantly less movement. Your  Jump distance also increases by 50%.
Charger	Charger: Weapon Attack
	Charge forward and slam your weapon into the first enemy in your way without provoking Opportunity Attacks.
	Charger: Shove
	Charge forward and  Shove the first enemy in your way. Shove distance depends on your Strength and the target's weight.
	Notes
	Charger: Weapon attack uses Action + Bonus action, moves up to 9 m / 30 ft, and makes a melee attack with +5 damage. This counts as a single weapon attack, and benefits from Extra Attack. As a Shove, Charger: Shove does not count as an actual attack.
Crossbow Expert	Crossbow Expert: Point-Blank
	When you make crossbow attacks within melee range, the attack rolls do not have Disadvantage.
	Crossbow Expert: Wounding
	Your  Piercing Shot also inflicts  Gaping Wounds for twice as long.
Defensive Duellist	Defensive Duellist
	When you are attacked with a melee attack while wielding a Finesse weapon you are proficient in, you can use a Reaction to increase your  Armour Class by your proficiency bonus, possibly causing the attack to miss. Requires  Dexterity to be higher than 13.
Dual Wielder	Dual Wielder
	You can use Two-Weapon Fighting even if your weapons aren't Light. You cannot dual-wield Heavy weapons.
	Dual Wielder: Bonus Armour Class
	You have a +1 bonus to  Armour Class while wielding a melee weapon in each hand.
	Notes
	This feat doesn't give the Two-Weapon Fighting style, it just allows a creature to dual wield non-light non-heavy weapons.
Dungeon Delver	Dungeon Delver: Perception
	You gain Advantage on Perception checks made to detect hidden objects and on Saving throws made to avoid or resist traps.
	Dungeon Delver: Resist Traps
	You gain resistance to the damage dealt by traps.
Durable	Durable
	Your  Constitution ability score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. Regain full hit points every time you take a short rest.
Elemental Adept	Spells you cast ignore resistance to a damage type of your choice. In addition, when you deal that type of damage with a spell, you cannot roll a 1. Damage resistance options are one of the following:  Elemental Adept: Acid  Elemental Adept: Cold  Elemental Adept: Lightning  Elemental Adept: Fire  Elemental Adept: Thunder
	Notes
	"You cannot roll a 1" means that any 1 rolled is treated as a 2.
Great Weapon Master	Great Weapon Master: Bonus Attack
	When an attack with a melee weapon lands a Critical Hit or kills a creature, you can make another melee weapon attack as a Bonus action that turn.
	Great Weapon Master: All In
	When attacking with a  Two-Handed or  Versatile melee weapon (in both hands) that you are Proficient with, Attack rolls take a -5 penalty, but their damage increases by 10.
	Notes
	All In is a toggleable passive ability.
Heavily Armoured	Heavily Armoured
	Your  Strength ability score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. Gain Proficiency with Heavy armour.
	Notes
	Requires Medium armour Proficiency.
Heavy Armour Master	Heavy Armour Master
	Your  Strength ability score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. Incoming damage from non-magical attacks also decreases by 3 while you're wearing heavy armour.
	Notes
	Requires Heavy armour Proficiency.
Lightly Armoured	Lightly Armoured
	Your  Strength or  Dexterity ability score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. Gain Proficiency with Light armour.
Lucky	Lucky
	You gain 3 Luck Points that recharge after a Long Rest, which you can use to gain Advantage on Attack rolls, Ability checks, or Saving throws, or to make an enemy reroll their Attack roll.
Mage Slayer	Mage Slayer: Saving Throw Advantage
	When a creature casts a Spell within melee range of you, you have Advantage on any Saving throws against it.
	Mage Slayer: Attack Caster
	You can use a Reaction to immediately make an attack against the caster if it casts a spell within 1.5m / 5ft of you.
	Mage Slayer: Break Concentration
	Enemies you hit have Disadvantage on Concentration Saving throws.
Magic Initiate: Bard	Magic Initiate: Bard
	Learn 2 Cantrips and a 1st-level Spell from the Bard spell list. You can cast the 1st-level Spell once per Long Rest. Your Spellcasting Ability for all three spells is  Charisma.
Magic Initiate: Cleric	Magic Initiate: Cleric
	Learn 2 Cantrips and a 1st-level Spell from the Cleric spell list. You can cast the 1st-level Spell once per Long Rest. Your Spellcasting Ability for all three spells is  Wisdom. Bug: when you wear medium armour, the bonus to  Armour Class you can gain from your  Dexterity modifier also becomes +3 instead of +2.
	Notes
	The AC bonus increase is not listed in-game, and can also be gained by taking the Medium Armour Master feat.
Magic Initiate: Druid	Magic Initiate: Druid
	Learn 2 Cantrips and a 1st-level Spell from the Druid spell list. You can cast the 1st-level Spell once per Long Rest. Your Spellcasting Ability for all three spells is  Wisdom.
Magic Initiate: Sorcerer	Magic Initiate: Sorcerer
	Learn 2 Cantrips and a 1st-level Spell from the Sorcerer spell list. You can cast the 1st-level Spell once per Long Rest. Your Spellcasting Ability for all three spells is  Charisma.
Magic Initiate: Warlock	Magic Initiate: Warlock
	Learn 2 Cantrips and a 1st-level Spell from the Warlock spell list. You can cast the 1st-level Spell once per Long Rest. Your Spellcasting Ability for all three spells is  Charisma.
Magic Initiate: Wizard	Magic Initiate: Wizard
	Learn 2 Cantrips and a 1st-level Spell from the Wizard spell list. You can cast the 1st-level Spell once per Long Rest. Your Spellcasting Ability for all three spells is  Intelligence.
Martial Adept	Martial Adept
	Learn two Manoeuvres from the Battle Master archetype and receive 1 (additional) Superiority Die to fuel them. You regain expended Superiority Dice after a Short or Long Rest.
Medium Armour Master	Medium Armour Master
	When you wear medium armour, it doesn't impose Disadvantage on Stealth checks. The bonus to  Armour Class you can gain from your  Dexterity modifier also becomes +3 instead of +2.
	Notes
	Requires Medium armour Proficiency.
Mobile	Your Movement Speed increases by 3 m / 10 ft.
	Mobile: Evade Difficult Terrain
	When you use the  Dash action, Difficult Terrain doesn't slow you down.
	Mobile: Evade Opportunity Attack
	If you move after making a melee attack, you don't provoke an Opportunity Attack from that target.
Moderately Armoured	Moderately Armoured
	Requires Light armour Proficiency. Your  Strength or  Dexterity ability score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. Gain Proficiency with Medium armour and Shields.
Performer	Performer
	Your  Charisma ability score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. Gain Musical Instrument Proficiency.
Polearm Master	Polearm Master: Bonus Attack
	When attacking with a  Glaive,  Halberd,  Pike  Quarterstaff, or  Spear, you can use a Bonus action to attack with the butt of your weapon.
	Polearm Master: Opportunity Attack
	You can also make an Opportunity Attack when a target comes within range.
	Notes
	The Polearm Master: Bonus Attack deals 1d4 + Weapon Ability Modifier damage. Polearm Master works with Pikes even though this is not stated in-game. (see )
Resilient	Resilient
	You increase an Ability by 1, to a maximum of 20. Gain Proficiency in that ability's Saving throws.
	Notes
	This Ability increase does apply to a druid in Wild Shape.
Ritual Caster	Ritual Caster: Free Spells
	You learn two Ritual Spells of your choice.
	Notes
	The spells must be two of these:  Enhance Leap  Disguise Self  Find Familiar  Longstrider  Speak with Animals  Speak with Dead
Savage Attacker	Savage Attacker
	When making melee weapon attacks, you roll your damage dice twice and use the highest result.
Sentinel	Sentinel: Vengeance
	When an enemy in melee range attacks an ally, you can use a Reaction to make a weapon attack against that enemy. Target ally must not have the Sentinel feat.
	Sentinel: Snare
	When you hit a creature with an Attack of Opportunity, it can no longer move for the rest of its turn.
	Sentinel: Opportunity Advantage
	You gain Advantage on Opportunity Attacks.
Sharpshooter	Sharpshooter: Low Ground
	Your ranged weapon attacks are not penalized for High Ground Rules.
	Sharpshooter: All In
	Ranged weapon attacks with weapons you are Proficient with have a -5 penalty to their Attack roll, but deal an additional 10 damage.
	Notes
	All In is a toggleable passive ability.
Shield Master	Shield Master
	Gain a +2 bonus to Dexterity saving throws when wielding a Shield.
	Shield Master: Block
	If a Spell forces you to make a Dexterity saving throw, you can use your Reaction to shield yourself and diminish the effect's damage. On a failed save, you only take half damage. On a successful save, you don't take any damage, even if you normally would.
	Notes
	Unlike the DnD counterpart, this feat doesn't take shield AC into account and offers the flat bonus to Dexterity saves instead.
Skilled	Skilled
	You gain Proficiency in 3 Skills of your choice.
Spell Sniper	Spell Sniper
	You learn a cantrip, and the number you need to roll a Critical Hit while attacking with a Spell is reduced by 1. This effect can stack.
	Notes
	The cantrip you learn must be one that requires an attack roll, which include the following:  Bone Chill  Eldritch Blast  Fire Bolt  Ray of Frost  Shocking Grasp  Thorn Whip These cantrips use the character's Spellcasting Ability. For example, if a Cleric chooses Eldritch Blast with this feat, they use their  Wisdom modifier and not their  Charisma modifier.
Tavern Brawler	Tavern Brawler
	Your  Strength or  Constitution ability score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. When you make an unarmed attack, use an improvised weapon, or throw something, your strength modifier is added twice to the damage and Attack rolls.
	Notes
	Unarmed attacks that use Dexterity as a modifier still gain the strength modifier as a bonus with this feat and thus don't get the Dexterity modifier applied twice to the attack.
Tough	Tough
	Hit Point maximum increased by 2 for each level.
War Caster	War Caster: Concentration
	You gain Advantage on Saving throws to maintain Concentration on a Spell.
	War Caster: Opportunity Spell
	You can also use a Reaction to cast  Shocking Grasp at a target moving out of melee range.
	Notes
	Note: this feat does not grant the cantrip Shocking Grasp. Unless you know it from another source, you can only cast it as an Attack of Opportunity. Casting Shocking Grasp as an Attack of Opportunity uses the character's Spellcasting Ability. For example, if a Cleric casts Shocking Grasp with this feat, they use their  Wisdom modifier
Weapon Master	Weapon Master
	Your  Strength or  Dexterity ability score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. Gain Proficiency with four Weapon types of your choice.