Strength

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Muscles and physical power.

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
10 - 11	+ 0	4.5 m / 15 ft	100-110 kg / 200-220 lbs	20 - 24.2 kg
12 - 13	+ 1	5.5 m / 18.3 ft	120-130 kg / 240-260 lbs	28.8 - 33.8 kg
14 - 15	+ 2	6.5 m / 21.6 ft	140-150 kg / 280-300 lbs	39.2 - 45 kg
16 - 17	+ 3	7.5 m / 25 ft	160-170 kg / 320-340 lbs	51.2 - 57.8 kg
18 - 19	+ 4	8.5 m / 28.3 ft	180-190 kg / 360-380 lbs	64.8 - 72.2 kg
20 - 21	+ 5	9.5 m / 31.6 ft	200-210 kg / 400-420 lbs	80 - 88.2 kg
22 - 23	+ 6	10.5 m / 35 ft	220-230 kg / 440-460 lbs
24 - 25	+ 7	11.5 m / 38.3 ft	240-250 kg / 480-500 lbs
26 - 27	+ 8	12.5 m / 41.6 ft	260-270 kg / 520-540 lbs
28 - 29	+ 9	13.5 m / 45 ft	280-290 kg / 560-580 lbs
30	+ 10	14.5 m / 48.3 ft	300 kg / 600 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 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.

Related Items

Increases Strength "to"

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

Increases Strength "by"

• The Mighty Cloth increases Strength by +2 (up to 20)
• Harmonium Halberd increases Strength by +2 (up to 23)

+1 to Saving Throws

• Ring Mail Armour
• Metallic Gloves
• Dark Justiciar Gauntlets (Uncommon)
• Gloves of Heroism
• Gloves of the Growling Underdog
• Luminous Gloves
• Gloves of Succour
• Hellrider's Pride
• Dwarven Splintmail
• Splint Armour +2
• Dark Justiciar Gauntlets (Rare)
• Cerebral Citadel Gloves
• Craterflesh Gloves
• Flawed Helldusk Gloves
• Gloves of Battlemage's Power
• Blackguard's Gauntlets
• Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength
• Helldusk Gloves
• Hr'a'cknir Bracers
• Legacy of the Masters

Advantage on Saving Throws

• None

Other

• Titanstring Bow Titan Weapon: [...] deals additional damage equal to your Strength Modifier.
• Balduran's Giantslayer Giantslayer: [...] double the damage from your Strength Modifier.
• Hr'a'cknir Bracers Can cast  Telekinesis [...] using Strength as the spellcasting ability. Recharge: Short Rest