Strength

Strength is an ability score and the primary ability of Barbarian, Fighter, Paladin.

Strength affects your Athletics skill and attack rolls so you become better at melee combat. It also determines how far you can jump, how much you can carry and how far you can shove (possibly based on Athletics).

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Muscles and physical power. Affects your effectiveness with melee weapons. Also determines how far you can jump and how much you can carry.

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— In-game ability description

Strength modifier chart

Baldur's Gate 3 uses the Point Buy ruleset.

Strength scores and modifiers

Score	Modifier	Jump distance	Carrying capacity	Throwable weight
1	- 5	-	-	-
2 - 3	- 4	-	-	-
4 - 5	- 3	-	-	-
6 - 7	- 2	-	-	-
8 - 9	- 1	4.5 m / 15 ft	80-90 kg / 160-180 lbs	12.8 - 16.2 kg
10 - 11	+ 0	4.5 m / 15 ft	100-110 kg / 200-220 lbs	20 - 24.2 kg
12 - 13	+ 1	5.5 m / 18.3 ft	120-130 kg / 240-260 lbs	28.8 - 33.8 kg
14 - 15	+ 2	6.5 m / 21.6 ft	140-150 kg / 280-300 lbs	39.2 - 45 kg
16 - 17	+ 3	7.5 m / 25 ft	160-170 kg / 320-340 lbs	51.2 - 57.8 kg
18 - 19	+ 4	8.5 m / 28.3 ft	180-190 kg / 360-380 lbs	64.8 - 72.2 kg
20 - 21	+ 5	9.5 m / 31.6 ft	200-210 kg / 400-420 lbs	80 - 88.2 kg
22 - 23	+ 6	10.5 m / 35 ft	220-230 kg / 440-460 lbs	96.8 - 105.8 kg
24 - 25	+ 7	11.5 m / 38.3 ft	240-250 kg / 480-500 lbs	115.2 - 125 kg
26 - 27	+ 8	12.5 m / 41.6 ft	260-270 kg / 520-540 lbs	135.2 - 145.8 kg
28 - 29	+ 9	13.5 m / 45 ft	280-290 kg / 560-580 lbs	156.8 - 168.2 kg
30	+ 10	14.5 m / 48.3 ft	300 kg / 600 lbs	180 kg

Exceeding 70% of carrying capacity results in becoming Encumbered, and exceeding 90% results in becoming Heavily Encumbered.

 Encumbered

• Carrying too much weight.
• Movement Speed reduced by 3 m / 10 ft, and Jump distance is halved.

 Heavily Encumbered

• Carrying far too much weight.
• Movement Speed heavily reduced, and you can no longer climb or Jump. You also have Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack Rolls, as well as Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution Saving Throws.

Ways to increase

The following items/entities can be consumed/used for a permanent bonus to Strength:

• Auntie Ethel's Hair: +1 to any chosen ability
• Mirror of Loss: +2 to any chosen ability, up to a maximum of 24
• Potion of Everlasting Vigour: +2 to Strength

The following feats can increase Strength up to a base value of 20:

• Athlete: +1 to either Strength or Dexterity
• Heavily Armoured: +1 to Strength
• Heavy Armour Master: +1 to Strength
• Lightly Armoured: +1 to either Strength or Dexterity
• Moderately Armoured: +1 to either Strength or Dexterity
• Resilient: +1 to any chosen ability
• Tavern Brawler: +1 to either Strength or Constitution
• Weapon Master: +1 to either Strength or Dexterity

Related items

Affecting Strength

The following items set the user's Strength score to the specified value. They will have no effect if the user's Strength score is higher without them:

• Elixir of Hill Giant Strength sets Strength to 21
• Elixir of Cloud Giant Strength sets Strength to 27
• Club of Hill Giant Strength sets Strength to 19
• Handmaiden's Mace sets Strength to 18
• Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength sets Strength to 23

The following items increase Strength while equipped, or until the effect wears off.

• The Mighty Cloth increases Strength by +2 (up to 20)
• Harmonium Halberd increases Strength by +2 (up to 23)
• Devilfoil Mask increases Strength by +1 per nearby creature also wearing a mask
• Broken Promises increases Strength by +2 until long rest, and then permanently reduces it by -1

Affecting saving throws

The following items grant a +1 bonus to Strength saving throws:

• Ring Mail Armour
• Metallic Gloves
• Dark Justiciar Gauntlets (Uncommon)
• Gloves of Heroism
• Gloves of the Growling Underdog
• Luminous Gloves
• Gloves of Succour
• Hellrider's Pride
• Dwarven Splintmail
• Ring Mail Armour +2
• Splint Armour +2
• Dark Justiciar Gauntlets (Rare)
• Cerebral Citadel Gloves
• Craterflesh Gloves
• Flawed Helldusk Gloves
• Gloves of Battlemage's Power
• Blackguard's Gauntlets
• Unwanted Masterwork Gauntlets
• Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength
• Helldusk Gloves
• Hr'a'cknir Bracers
• Legacy of the Masters
• The Reviving Hands

Affecting ability checks

The following items grant the passive feature Body Aid, which grants a +1 bonus to Strength ability checks and saving throws:

• Dwarven Splintmail
• Ring Mail Armour +2
• Splint Armour +2

Benefiting from Strength

• Titanstring Bow deals additional damage equal to your Strength modifier
• Balduran's Giantslayer on a hit, double the damage from your Strength modifier
• Hr'a'cknir Bracers cast Telekinesis using Strength as the spellcasting ability