Dexterity

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Agility, reflexes, and balance.

Dexterity is an Ability Score and a key ability of Rogues, Rangers, Monks and other wielders of Finesse weapons.

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 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

Related Items

Increases Dexterity "to"

• Gloves of Dexterity sets Dexterity to 18

Increases Dexterity "by"

• The Graceful Cloth increases Dexterity by +2 (up to 20)
• Nimblefinger Gloves Nimblefinger: Grants Gnomes +2 Dexterity, Halflings / Dwarves +1 Dexterity. No cap.

+1 to Saving Throws

•  Hide Armour +2
• Frayed Drow Hood
• Leather Helmet
• Hedge Wanderer Armour
• Covert Cowl
• Helmet of Arcane Acuity
• Breastplate +2
• Chain Shirt +2
• Slinging Shoes
• Helmet of Grit
• Boots of Persistence
• Boots of Psionic Movement

Advantage on Saving Throws

• Elven Chain Advantage to Dexterity Saving Throws
• Acrobat Shoes Advantage to Dexterity Saving Throws
• Ketheric's Shield Advantage to Dexterity Saving Throws

Exotic Material

The following pieces of Medium Armour let you add your full Dexterity Modifier to your Armour Class:

• Yuan-Ti Scale Mail Exotic Material
• Armour of Agility Exotic Material
• Sharpened Snare Cuirass Exotic Material
• Unwanted Masterwork Scalemail Exotic Material

Other

• Leather Armour +2 +1 to Dexterity checks
• The Jolty Vest Countershock
• Gloves of Missile Snaring Missile Snaring
• Reaper's Embrace Reaper's Rigidity: Disadvantage to Dexterity Saving Throws