Warlock

Warlock is a character Class in Baldur's Gate 3.

Overview edit

Warlocks channel their patron's pact magic to fight enemies and aid allies in combat. Warlocks use Charisma as their primary ability score.

Subclasses edit

The Warlock Subclasses are:

Class Progression edit

Warlock Class Progression						Spell Slots per Spell Level
Level	Proficiency Bonus	Features	Invocations Known	Cantrips Known	Spells Known	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
1st	+2	Pact Magic, Choose a Subclass	-	2	2	1	-	-	-	-
2nd		Eldritch Invocations (+2)	2		3	2	-	-	-	-
3rd		Pact Boon			4	-	2	-	-	-
4th		Feat		3	5	-	2	-	-	-
5th	+3	Deepened Pact, Eldritch Invocations (+1)	3		6	-	-	2	-	-
6th		Subclass feature	3		7	-	-	2	-	-
7th		Eldritch Invocations (+1)	4		8	-	-	-	2	-
8th		Feat	4		9	-	-	-	2	-
9th	+4	Eldritch Invocations (+1)	5		10	-	-	-	-	2
10th		Subclass feature		4	11	-	-	-	-	2
11th		Mystic Arcanum (6th level spell)			12	-	-	-	-	3
12th		Feat, Eldritch Invocations (+1)	6		13	-	-	-	-	3

Class information edit

Attributes edit

Hit points: At level 1: 8 + Constitution modifier; On level up: 5 + Constitution modifier
Key abilities: Charisma for Spells; Constitution for Hit Points and Concentration; Dexterity for Armour Class

Spellcasting Ability: Charisma
Known spells

Warlock Spells are Always Prepared. In exchange, Warlocks know fewer Spells at low levels.
Pact Magic: Warlock spell slots (also known as "pact slots") are not like those of other spellcasters.; Warlock spell slots are equal to the highest level of Spells the Warlock has access to. Casting a lower level Spell will always "upcast" it to the highest level available.; Warlocks have a very limited number of spell slots, but also regain those slots by taking a Short Rest or Long Rest.; As a result, Warlocks can cast fewer Spells per battle than other spellcasters, but also more high level Spells per day.

Starting Proficiencies edit

Saving throw proficiencies: Wisdom, Charisma
Equipment proficiencies: Simple weapons; Light armour
Skills with proficiency (Choose 2): Arcana, Deception, History, Intimidation, Investigation, Nature, Religion; You receive a bonus to every Skill that you are Proficient in. At character level 1, the Proficiency Bonus is +2.
Starting Equipment: Padded Armour, Dagger, Simple Boots

Multiclass Proficiencies edit

Equipment proficiencies: Simple weapons; Light armour

Level progression edit

Through experience, you acquire new power. You gain the following traits.

Level 1 edit

Spellcasting

Warlock Spell Slots: 1: Used to cast Warlock spells. Regain Warlock Spell Slots by taking a Short Rest.
Cantrips Known: 2: Choose 2 Cantrips from the Warlock Spell List.

Spells Known: 2: Choose 2 Spells from the Warlock Spell List.

New Cantrips available

New 1st Level Spells available

Select a subclass (patron) edit

The Archfey	The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Hexblade
Fey Presence	Dark One's Blessing	Mortal Reminder	Hex Warrior Bind Hexed Weapon Hexblade's Curse

Subclass Features - Expanded Spell List edit

The Archfey	The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Hexblade
Faerie Fire  Sleep	Burning Hands Command	Dissonant Whispers Tasha's Hideous Laughter	Shield Wrathful Smite

Level 2 edit

Eldritch Invocations: 2: Choose 2 Eldritch Invocations:
New Eldritch Invocations available
Agonising Blast: When you cast Eldritch Blast, add your Charisma Modifier to the damage it deals, unless it is negative.
Armour of Shadows: You can cast Mage Armour on yourself at will, without expending a Spell Slot. Mage Armour increases your Armour Class when you are not wearing armour.
Beast Speech: You can cast Speak with Animals on yourself at will, without expending a Spell Slot.
Beguiling Influence: You invoke your patron's bewitching charm. You gain Proficiency in Deception and Persuasion.
Devil's Sight: You can see normally in darkness, both magical and non-magical, to a distance of 24 m / 80 ft.
Fiendish Vigour: You can cast False Life on yourself at will as a 1st-level spell, without expending a Spell Slot.
Mask of Many Faces: You can cast Disguise Self on yourself at will, without expending a Spell Slot.
One with Shadows: You learn how to cast One with Shadows.
Repelling Blast: When you hit a creature with Eldritch Blast, you can push the creature up to 4.5 m / 15 ft away from you.
Thief of Five Fates: Once per Long Rest, you can cast Bane using a Warlock Spell Slot.

Spellcasting

Warlock Spell Slots: 2: You gain an additional Warlock Spell Slot.

Spells Known: 3: Choose 1 additional 1st Level Spell from the Warlock Spell List.
Replacement Spell (Optional): Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

Level 3 edit

Pact Boon: Choose 1 Pact Boon

Pacts	Description	Grants
Pact of the Blade	You can Summon a pact weapon, or Bind the one you are wielding, making it magical. Pact weapons use the wielder's Spellcasting Ability Modifier instead of Strength or Dexterity.	Pact of the Blade Bind Pact Weapon
Pact of the Chain	Gain the service of a familiar, a fey spirit that takes a form you choose. This can be an animal, imp, or quasit.	Find Familiar  Find Familiar: Imp Find Familiar: Quasit
Pact of the Tome	Your patron grants you a grimoire called 'The Book of Shadows', which allows you to cast Guidance, Vicious Mockery, and Thorn Whip.	Guidance  Vicious Mockery Thorn Whip

Spellcasting

Improved Warlock Spell Slots: Most of your Warlock spells have become stronger. You always cast Warlock Spells at 2nd Level.

Spells Known: 4: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 2nd Level from the Warlock Spell List.
Replacement Spell (Optional): Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

New 2nd Level Spells available

Subclass Features - Expanded Spell List edit

The Archfey	The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Hexblade
Calm Emotions  Phantasmal Force	Blindness Scorching Ray	Detect Thoughts   Phantasmal Force	Blur  Branding Smite

Level 4 edit

Choose a Feat.

Spellcasting

Cantrips Known: 3: Choose 1 additional Cantrip from the Warlock Spell List.

Spells Known: 5: Choose 1 additional 1st or 2nd Level Spell from the Warlock Spell List.
Replacement Spell (Optional): Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

Level 5 edit

Eldritch Invocation: 3: Choose 1 additional Eldritch Invocation
New Eldritch Invocations available
Sign of Ill Omen: You can cast Bestow Curse with a Warlock Spell Slot.
Mire the Mind: You can cast Slow with a Warlock spell slot.

Deepened Pact: Pleased with your service, your otherworldly patron added new boons to the terms of your pact.

Pacts	Description
Pact of the Blade	You gain Extra Attack with your Pact Weapon
Pact of the Chain	Your familiar gains Extra Attack.
Pact of the Tome	You can cast Animate Dead, Haste, Call Lightning once per long rest.

Spellcasting

Improved Warlock Spell Slots: Most of your Warlock spells have become stronger. You always cast Warlock Spells at 3rd Level.

Spells Known: 6: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 3rd Level from the Warlock Spell List.
Replacement Spell (Optional): Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

New 3rd Level Spells available

Subclass Features - Expanded Spell List edit

The Archfey	The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Hexblade
Blink Plant Growth	Fireball Stinking Cloud	Bestow Curse  Slow	Blink Elemental Weapon

Level 6 edit

Spells Known: 7: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 3rd Level from the Warlock Spell List.
Replacement Spell (Optional): Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

Subclass Features edit

The Archfey	The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Hexblade
Misty Escape	Dark One's Own Luck	Entropic Ward	Accursed Spectre

Level 7 edit

Eldritch Invocation: Choose 1 additional Eldritch Invocation:
New Eldritch Invocations available
Book of Ancient Secrets: You can inscribe magical rituals in your Book of Shadows. Gain Ray of Sickness, Chromatic Orb, and Silence spells.

You can cast them once per Long Rest and they don't expend spell slots

Dreadful Word: You can cast Confusion with a Warlock spell slot.
Sculptor of Flesh: You can cast Polymorph with a Warlock spell slot.

Spellcasting

Improved Warlock Spell Slots: Most of your Warlock spells have become stronger. You always cast Warlock Spells at 4th Level.

Spells Known: 8: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 4th Level from the Warlock Spell List.
Replacement Spell (Optional): Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

New 4th Level Spells available

Subclass Features - Expanded Spell List edit

The Archfey	The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Hexblade
Dominate Beast  Greater Invisibility	Wall of Fire  Fire Shield	Dominate Beast  Evard's Black Tentacles	Phantasmal Killer  Staggering Smite  Dominate Beast  Greater Invisibility

Level 8 edit

Choose a Feat.

Spells Known: 9: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 4th Level from the Warlock Spell List.
Replacement Spell (Optional): Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

Level 9 edit

Eldritch Invocation: Choose 1 additional Eldritch Invocation:
New Eldritch Invocations available
Minions of Chaos: You can cast Conjure Elemental with a Warlock spell slot.
Otherworldly Leap: You can cast the Enhance Leap spell without expending a spell slot.
Whispers of the Grave: You can cast Speak with Dead without expending a Warlock spell slot.

Spellcasting

Improved Warlock Spell Slots: Most of your Warlock spells have become stronger. You always cast Warlock Spells at 5th Level.

Spells Known: 10: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 5th Level from the Warlock Spell List.
Replacement Spell (Optional): Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

New 5th Level Spells available

Hold Monster

Subclass Features - Expanded Spell List edit

The Archfey	The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Hexblade
Dominate Person  Seeming	Cone of Cold Flame Strike	Dominate Person  Telekinesis	Banishing Smite Cone of Cold

Level 10 edit

Spells Known: 11: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 5th Level from the Warlock Spell List.
Replacement Spell (Optional): Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

Subclass Feature edit

The Archfey	The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Hexblade
Beguiling Defences	Fiendish Resilience	Thought Shield: Psychic Resistance Thought Shield: Psychic Reflection	Armour of Hexes

Level 11 edit

Spellcasting

Warlock Spell Slots: 3: You gain an additional Warlock Spell Slot.

Spells Known: 12: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 5th Level from the Warlock Spell List.
Replacement Spell (Optional): Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List

Mystic Arcanum: Your patron bestows upon you a magical secret called an arcanum. Choose one 6th Level spell from the Warlock Spell list. You can cast your arcanum spell once without expending a spell slot. You must finish a Long Rest before you can do so again.

Level 12 edit

Choose a Feat.

Eldritch Invocation: Choose 1 additional Eldritch Invocation
New Eldritch Invocation available
Lifedrinker: Attacks made with your melee weapon deal additional necrotic damage equal to your Charisma modifier.

Spells Known: 13: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 5th Level from the Warlock Spell List.
Replacement Spell (Optional): Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

Notable warlocks edit

External links edit

⁠Warlock on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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Overview edit

Subclasses edit

Class Progression edit

Class information edit

Attributes edit

Starting Proficiencies edit

Multiclass Proficiencies edit

Level progression edit

Level 1 edit

Select a subclass (patron) edit

Subclass Features - Expanded Spell List edit

Level 2 edit

Level 3 edit

Subclass Features - Expanded Spell List edit

Level 4 edit

Level 5 edit

Subclass Features - Expanded Spell List edit

Level 6 edit

Subclass Features edit

Level 7 edit

Subclass Features - Expanded Spell List edit

Level 8 edit

Level 9 edit

Subclass Features - Expanded Spell List edit

Level 10 edit

Subclass Feature edit

Level 11 edit

Level 12 edit

Notable warlocks edit

See also edit

External links edit