Constitution

Constitution is an ability score. Constitution affects your maximum hit points and concentration saving throws.

Your Constitution modifier is added to the number of hit points gained per level (including negative values), and is applied retroactively.

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Stamina and physical endurance. Affects your hit point maximum.

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— In-game ability description

Constitution modifier chart

Baldur's Gate 3 uses the Point Buy ruleset.

Ability score modifier chart

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

Ways to increase

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

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

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

• Durable: +1 to Constitution
• Resilient: +1 to any chosen ability
• Tavern Brawler +1 to either Strength or Constitution

Related items and features

Affecting Constitution

The following items set the wearer's Constitution score to a specified value. They will have no effect if the user's Constitution score is higher without it:

•  Amulet of Greater Health sets Constitution to 23

The following items increase Constitution while equipped:

•  Dwarven Splintmail increases Constitution by +2 (up to 20)
•  Enraging Heart Garb increases Constitution by +2 (up to 20)
•  Gloves of Soul Catching increases Constitution by +2 (up to 20)

Affecting Constitution saving throws

The following grant proficiency in Constitution saving throws, which adds the character's proficiency bonus to Constitution saving throws:

•  Barbarian (when taken at level 1)
•  Fighter (when taken at level 1)
•  Sorcerer (when taken at level 1)
•  Resilient: Constitution
•  Elixir of Dwarven Resilience
•  Transmuter's Stone (Constitution)

The following class features give a bonus to Constitution saving throws:

•  Bladesong adds a +2, +3, or +4 to Constitution saving throws at Bladesinger levels 2, 5, or 9 respectively

The following items add a +1 to Constitution saving throws:

•  Dark Justiciar Helm
•  Dark Justiciar Helmet
•  Flaming Fist Helmet
•  Flawed Helldusk Helmet
•  Helmet
•  Helmet of Smiting
•  Holy Lance Helm
•  Sarevok's Horned Helmet

The following items grant  Advantage on Constitution saving throws:

•  Amulet of Greater Health
•  Armour of Landfall
•  Barkskin Armour
•  Dark Justiciar Half-Plate (Rare)
•  Dark Justiciar Half-Plate (Very Rare)
•  Drunken Cloth while Drunk
•  Moon Devotion Robe
•  Spidersilk Armour
•  Steelwatcher Helmet

Affecting Concentration saving throws

The following class features guarantee a minimum of 10 on the d20 roll for Concentration saving throws:

•  Starry Form: Dragon

The following feats grant  Advantage on Concentration saving throws:

•  War Caster

The following items grant  Advantage on Concentration saving throws:

•  Elixir of Peerless Focus
•  Gibus of the Worshipful Servant

Benefiting from Constitution

•  Elixir of Half-Elven Healing: Regain hit points equal to your Constitution score.

Related conditions

The following conditions affect your Constitution score:

•  Tharchiate Withering decreases Constitution by 5

The following conditions incur a -1 penalty to saving throws:

•  Bloodless
•  Reverberation

The following conditions incur  Disadvantage on Constitution saving throws:

•  Arcane Hunger
•  Bleeding
•  Chest Trauma
•  Cursed: Constitution
•  Heavily Encumbered
•  Hellfire Curse
•  Infected
•  Psionic Weakening
•  Septic
•  Stricken With Slimy Doom
•  Tortured