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Dexterity
Agility, reflexes, and balance.
Dexterity affects your Acrobatics, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth skills, as well as your attack rolls for ranged weapons and finesse weapons. It also affects your Initiative and Armour Class.
Dexterity modifier chart
Baldur's Gate 3 uses the Point Buy ruleset.
| Ability score | Modifier value | Ability score | Modifier value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -5 | 16-17 | +3 | |
| 2-3 | -4 | 18-19 | +4 | |
| 4-5 | -3 | 20-21 | +5 | |
| 6-7 | -2 | 22-23 | +6 | |
| 8-9 | -1 | 24-25 | +7 | |
| 10-11 | +0 | 26-27 | +8 | |
| 12-13 | +1 | 28-29 | +9 | |
| 14-15 | +2 | 30 | +10 |
Related items
Change Dexterity score
Sets Dexterity
The following item set the user's Dexterity score to the specified value. It will have no effect if the user's Dexterity score is higher without it:
Gloves of Dexterity: sets Dexterity to 18
Increases Dexterity
The following items increase Dexterity while equipped:
The Graceful Cloth increases Dexterity by +2 (up to 20), grants advantage on Dexterity checks.
Nimblefinger Gloves: +2 Dexterity for gnomes, +1 Dexterity for halflings and dwarves. (No limit)
The following sources permanently increase a character's Dexterity score:
Auntie Ethel's Hair permanently increases Dexterity by +1- The Mirror of Loss permanently increases Dexterity by +2 (up to 24)
Saving throws
+1 to saving throws
The following items add a +1 to Dexterity saving throws:
Advantage
The following items give advantage on Dexterity saving throws:
Disadvantage
The following item gives disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws:
Ability checks
+1 to ability checks
The following items grant the passive feature Balance, which gives a +1 to Dexterity ability checks:
Advantage
The following item grants advantage on Dexterity ability checks:
Exotic Material
The following pieces of medium armour let you add your full Dexterity modifier to your Armour Class through the passive Exotic Material:
