Two-Weapon Fighting

Two-Weapon Fighting is a Fighting style passive feature. It allows characters to effectively dual-wield two weapons with the  Light property, adding damage.

Description

When you make an offhand attack, you can add your Ability Score Modifier to the damage of the attack.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 1: Fighter
• Class level 2: Ranger
• Class level 3: College of Swords

Granted by the equipment:

• Gloves of the Balanced Hands

Used by creatures:

• Antinia, Lord Shattershield's Attendant, Qora, Rycke, Skoona, Zurk

Other ways to learn:

• Wielding  Crimson Mischief in the off-hand

Notes

• Multiple sources of Two-Weapon Fighting do not provide additional damage to off-hand attacks.
• Not to be confused with the  Dual Wielder feat.
• During level up, the character will always have only one weapon visible at their back, even if two are equipped.
• Unlike tabletop 5e, the Two-Weapon Fighting Style provides no benefit to  Thrown weapons in Baldur's Gate 3. While dual-wielding still allows for an off-hand  throw attack via  Bonus Action, BG3's game engine automatically adds the user's Ability Modifier to throw damage by default. Therefore, this Fighting Style – which grants the same modifier to off-hand strikes – is redundant for throwing. In tabletop D&D, this style is required to add Ability Modifier damage to an off-hand throw (PHB, p. 195).