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).

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 / 28.2-35.7 lbs
10 - 11	+ 0	4.5 m / 15 ft	100-110 kg / 200-220 lbs	20-24.2 kg / 44-53.3 lbs
12 - 13	+ 1	5.5 m / 18.3 ft	120-130 kg / 240-260 lbs	28.8-33.8 kg / 63.4-74.5 lbs
14 - 15	+ 2	6.5 m / 21.6 ft	140-150 kg / 280-300 lbs	39.2-45 kg / 86.4-99.2 lbs
16 - 17	+ 3	7.5 m / 25 ft	160-170 kg / 320-340 lbs	51.2-57.8 kg / 112.8-127.4 lbs
18 - 19	+ 4	8.5 m / 28.3 ft	180-190 kg / 360-380 lbs	64.8-72.2 kg / 142.8-159.1 lbs
20 - 21	+ 5	9.5 m / 31.6 ft	200-210 kg / 400-420 lbs	80-88.2 kg / 176.3-194.4 lbs
22 - 23	+ 6	10.5 m / 35 ft	220-230 kg / 440-460 lbs	96.8-105.8 kg / 213.4-233.2 lbs
24 - 25	+ 7	11.5 m / 38.3 ft	240-250 kg / 480-500 lbs	115.2-125 kg / 253.9-275.5 lbs
26 - 27	+ 8	12.5 m / 41.6 ft	260-270 kg / 520-540 lbs	135.2-145.8 kg / 298-321.4 lbs
28 - 29	+ 9	13.5 m / 45 ft	280-290 kg / 560-580 lbs	156.8-168.2 kg / 345.6-370.8 lbs
30	+ 10	14.5 m / 48.3 ft	300 kg / 600 lbs	180 kg / 396.8 lbs

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:

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

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

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

Affecting saving throws

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

Affecting ability checks

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

Benefiting from Strength

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
Titanstring Bow deals additional damage equal to your Strength modifier

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