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Im just saying playing a Barbarian who throws his enemies at other enemies is definitely something i wanna play

21:46 what an insane combo by the AI

Shadow Monk has always been difficult in a table top setting as it requires constant affirmation from the DM about where shadows are and whether you are in dark or dim light. I've always thought it would work better in a video game where these things are already computed and visually distinct. Hopefully it works out in BG3 and is as fun as the concept sounds.

These class comparison videos are extremely helpful and informative. As someone who is holding off and waiting for the official release before playing, this has help clarify what and how i would like to play as. Thank you Fextra!

Thank you guys so much for this BG3 class introduction series. Definitely helping me decide which class to play. I would have gone in blind, and probably would have played the game like a rogue-like until I learned the classes enough.

Super enjoyed this video! It was put together and presented very well. I appreciate the equal focus you gave to each of the three classes! I'm not so sure that I'll be playing a melee class when I begin playing but I'll definitely keep this video in mind if I choose to. :)

I've been with you guys since DOS2 you never fail to provide awesome detailed content, thank you very much.

Thank you Cas for these videos, very informative, appreciate the work you do. I will be going for a Ninja Monk type build from the start, will see how that goes.

Wild Magic Barbarians actually have no negative effect associated with their wild surge, so it's a safer choice and is a subclass more leaning into a supportive playstyle over an aggressive/tanky focus as the Berserker or Wildheart (Larian's homebrew Totem).

Great! Thanks for covering the subclasses. I was waiting for those

Thank goodness for these little tidbits to hold us over to the full release comes out. Thank you for another great video and Monks rule. At least I hope to find out if this is true when the full game comes out.

As a main talking person barbarian IS the best in the game. His dialogue options are just awesome!

Thanks again Cas! You're the best man keep the gravy train rolling

I'm feasting on all the BG3 videos Fextralife and WolfheartFPS are uploading. I am so pumped for this game it's crazy.

This is amazingly detailed! That list on which subclasses that us speak with animals is so good for my Bardadin "Face" playthrough.... 10/10!! i will recommend these guides!!

I am o love with battlemaster. The extra attacks are game changer with a bigass weapon.

Love the information, thank you so much!

Going through early access as a Barb, I had a fantastic time with conversations. The barbarian dialog options are generally hilarious and I had more fun rp-ing the face smash playstyle than any other class I tried. I was able to scream my way into getting a certain horn item without finessing a thing. So my two cents are- don't get too caught up on needing a super charismatic 'face' character. With guidance and inspiration available, you can pretty consistently make it through the truly critical conversations. I'm guessing a majority of people will be going for charisma heavy classes first but don't sleep on the great content potential of the martials!

The comparison I’ve been looking forward to the most

I remember the days when barbarians not only shunned magic and magic items but would attempt to destroy any magic items. Looking forward to play BG3 using 5e rules. Hats off to the devs being able to put such a complex rule system into a digital platform. Maybe in the future there’ll be a way for a DM to run a game using this type of format?

This was the video I was looking for! Gz

With barbarians, throwing those axes actually worked out pretty well in BG3 - at least in early access. I don’t know if that changed in the final build that you played but in early access those throwing axes can do pretty decent damage especially when I’m raged out, so I never felt like the barbarian didn’t have range options. He had some pretty good ranged options just flinging those axes.

They really did melee right in this game. Going melee always felt a bit like a handicap in tabletop. Now it feels like I have just as many stats and abilities to keep track of compared to spellcasters.

Definitely think getting the tavern brawler feet will be good on a barbarian, especially the frenzy one. I would imagine that throwing objects would be improvised weapons so adding proficiency to your throw could make an interesting build.

Like your BG3 coverage. I will be waiting for the video on party composition! I would also like to see a video on respecing and multi-classing the companion characters. Maybe includee this in party comp video? For instance Shadowheart is known to have a bad build, what are some good ways to salvage it w/ respecing and or multi-classing?

Cool trick with barbarian multiclass that i learned a few weeks ago. if you multiclass into a warlock you can cast armor of agathys and then rage. the spell will stay since its a buff and not a concertation spell. with rage you kind of double the amount of temporary hit point and will make the spell proc it dmg more often.

Thanks for the video!!! This means that the Circle of Spores Druid would benefit from a Multiclass of Fighter or Barbarian.

Great info, thanks

With Rage bonus damage and Reckless Attack working with Dex, a 5 Barbarian/7 Rogue build where you give yourself advantage on your first attack followed by a sneak attack as the second attack seems like it will be really powerful and fun.

I can’t wait to try Monk

great set of videos! could we get the rogue monk ranger next?

THAAAANK YOUU I NEEDED THIS VIDEO

Thanks for the video

Awesome guides Fextra! Can’t wait for the ps5 release

A fantastic multiclass for monk especially the shadow monk is rogue as the shadow step giving you advantage means easy sneak attacks

I am looking into doing a Monk Fighter multiclass. Cl1: f1, cl2: f1m1, then rush to fighter 4 (for the archtype and feat) then Monk rest of the way. This is. Polearm build, which is why 1st lvl is Fighter (need that proficiency, and Great Weapon Style) then 2nd lvl is Monk which turns your polearm into a monk weapon so you can use Dex for attack and dmg rolls) and unarmed defense need rush Fighter for Battle Master (so I can get Brace, and 2 of Perry, Sweeping Attack or Trip), and 4th lvl so I can take Sentinel as feat. Then progress as Monk to pick up Flurry of Blows and unarmed movement at CL6, At CL8 I'll pick up Observant for the +1 to wis and the passives. And probably pick up the ASI for dex at CL12 for extra AC, Att and dmg, and dex saves. At 12 lvl it gets 3 attacks and Flurry of Blows with Action Surge, AoO when ever someone gets within 10 ft, and when people try to attack people other than me within 10ft, dex for att and dmg rolls 45 ft of movement +8 to AC, Uncanny Dodge, Deflect Missiles, Stunning Strike, Maneuvers, and Monastic Traditions at CL7, and 12 For races, if you go Wood Elf, you get 55 ft of movement at CL12 to really fly around the battlefield. Note: CL stands for Class Level.

I'll be on the lookout for the wizard, rogue, paladin comparison.

Found this very useful 👌

I know that monk is somewhat difficult to play and may feel too situational but I love the class fantasy and rp so much it will be my first play through. Expansions may raise the level enough to make them more of a cc tank in the future.🤞🏻

Actually, if you read the Barbarian's Unarmored Defense feature in EA, it reads as follows: "Your body is as resilient as any armor. While not wearing armor, you add your Constitution Modifier to your Armor Class." Notice how it's worded differently than 5e? I feel like Larian intentionally reworded it so that it could stack with the Monk's Unarmored Defense in an effort to encourage multiclassing. I can't think of any other reason for Larian to have reworded it that way.

Monk/Zerker Dark Urge maniac is most likely going to be something interesting to try. I'm thinking Halfling or Dwarf....still on the fence.

Barb can use magic item and scrolls, it`s not a problem. More interesting combination - barb + sussur flower (antimagic dome).

I think barbarian/monk is going to be really good. The barb dmg bonus will apply to every flurry and the damage resist will be welcome. Barbarian/fighter will always be good but I think a fighter with 2 levels in barbarian will be better than the reverse combo. I don't think barbarian/paladin will combine that well. They get a very limited amount of spellslots and aside from the smites there's not much you want for barbarian. I imagine paladin will combine much better with charisma based spellcasters, mainly sorcerer and bard. I think a ranger with a couple of levels in paladin will also be strong, as multiclassing won't be limited by ability scores in BG3, and all those spell slots can become smite slots. As for fighter multiclass options a couple of barbarian levels for rage will be good. You have the con proficiency for concentration checks, so you could with great benefit go from fighter to a spellcaster. I think a really good build you should have a look at is Eldritch Knight to 5 or 7, 2 levels of abjuration wizard for arcane ward, and maybe 2 levels of paladin to be able to smite. If the shield spell and absorb elements spell exists in BG3 this is going to be an incredible defensive and offensive option for combat. A 5 fighter 5 cleric might be really potent as well, you cast spirit guardian then action surge and charge into combat with 2 (or maybe even 3 with war cleric) attacks in your opening round. Some rogue levels into assassin for a good opening round, or ranger for more consistent damage. Monk into barbarian might be strong. Some level in ranger for gloom stalker or hunter pairs well with monk, offering more options for infiltration and synergizing well. Hunter's mark might be tempting, but for maximal damage it is a trap option. 3 levels of rogue could be good, for sneak attack, expertise and cunning action. You could multiclass into a wisdom caster, but then you're gaining mainly out of combat options and it won't enhance your combat abilities by much compared to full monk. (Unless you have the option to cast certain spells before combat, this goes for hunter's mark as well).

I just want to say that Barbarian still get Rage bonus damage on "Finesse weapons" in TT. Finesse Weapons simply gives you the option to choose between Dex or Strength for the modifier. Rage says that a weapon that is using Strength as the modifier, gets a damage bonus. So you can use Strength with a Dagger(a weapon that has the Finesse trait) and get the Rage bonus, no problem. As a bonus: On TT, Sneak Attacks from the Rogue states that it only works with Finesse and Ranged weapons. Not that the weapon need to use Dex as the modifier, but the weapon type itself. So you can Multiclass Barb and Rogue and get Sneak attacks with Rage bonus with a dagger. I will be interested to see if this is still valid in BG3.

I'm making a Barb 1/ Fighter 3 or 4/ Monk 7 or 8 with Karlach. I'm thinking you can dump Str and Wisdom and put up your Dex and Con. You will get full AC for Barb unarmored Defense and Rage adds +2 to each hit so if you flurry of blows that added onto your attacks and hitting flurry of blows will add +6 damage from rage.

This what I’ve been waiting for… this barb video lol 😏

Barbarian Berserker + Rogue Thief. Each turn, while in Frenzy, you can: Enraged Throw (Bonus Action, knocks prone if hits), Attack (or Reckless Attack if target nor prone), Extra Attack (if Barb level 5+), Frenzied Strike (Second Bonus Action). Each of these gets the Strength bonus to damage and +2 from Furry. Alternatively, if you have Great Weapon Master (GWM) Feat: Reckless Attack, Extra Attack (if Barb level 5+), Frenzied Strike (Bonus Action). If killed something or made a crit (26.5% change due to 3 attacks with advantage) Attack again (GWM, Second Bonus Action). If didn't kill anything nor crit, Enraged Throw (Second Bonus Action).

I'll defnetely play a monk first and I try multiclassing it with an barb to have this extra dmg on my attacks. That was a realy good video thanks for that made my evening bevor the lunch tomorrow.

Great place for monk I agree. I'll play at least a monk a little bit between multi player games . Thank you❤

Monk with one level of light cleric is very good in tabletop. Warding flare to help with avoiding damage in melee, spells to round out utility, supplement low ki early game, as well as providing shield of faith for plus 2 AC. Cantrips are great as well, especially since unlike tabletop, BG3 will let you apply guidance to basically every skill check.

Did Larian give you a review/influencer copy so you can update the wiki, or do you have to wait until release like the rest of us?

Did i just listen to an entire summary of the Monk without hearing a single thing about their strongest class feature, Stunning Strike?

Custom Character as bard. Bard is kinda OP but that was what I wanted from the start. Not sure about carry yet, heal is obv.

Fantastic video, however at @22:09 I like he's causally talking over the footage while throwing frikin' Beholders into the fight...what the actual hell lol

As far as multiclassing goes, I'm very interested in the monk/rouge multiclass. If you gow WoS monk mix with a thief rouge would you be able to do 2 flurry of blows in a single turn? Even if you are not able to the mixture of the two subclasses would make it easier to get in and out of combat.

I just had a terrible idea predicated on Wyl rage work with pact of the blade? The thought of a raging vengeful Warlock makes me giddy.

Druid/Barb is a great multiclass, if you plan to go Circle of the Moon and use Rage as a Polar Bear in combat.

Bro, tysm for filling this emptiness of waiting for BG3 release🤜🏻🤛🏻but i would better watch ranger/fighter/barbarian comparison

I’m not min/maxing. I will take a dwarf dark urge monk and I plan to turn him to the light. I don’t expect an easy run, but I don’t think Larian will force you to max everything to have a satisfying ending.

Man if they include some feats or items that allow you to use your claws as unarmed the synergy between druid and monk would be sick

I wanted to BG3 without knowing much. So I got EA but only played like 1 hour so to get a basic feel and understanding. Monk to me seems very enticing. Thanks for the info!

berserk/thief is also pretty good you cant frenzy strike twice but you can enraged throw also smooths out round one: Attack-rage-frenzy atttack since you always have 2 bonus actions Or you can walk closer to another enemy after killing one with cunning action dash without sacrificing an frenzy attack And it gives you sneak attack that you always proc so I'll be going 5 barb 7 rogue if I play barb

The thing to note about the monk is they are very much more like a battle feild controller so while they are prime get to combat they are a bit more like a rougue in that they are typically more hit and run. His is why tradtionally hey have always been assiocted as a skilled class along those lines...but lation has gone more combat focused giving them very little to do out of combat. I hope there take on the monk works out i am sure it will be an improvment but it may need those levels that the full game does not take you to at launch to really shine with ki use. Love the idea of a simple to use if you know nothing class vid for beginers or those not familar/rusty with 5th edition it will really give people in those brakets a good template for the first playthrough

I've grown really attached to fighter but thought about picking karlach instead, battlemaster lae'zel being able to disarm a big target can totally change the fight and I feel like at least until level 7 martial classes just do way more damage than casters unless youre unloading all your spell slots in a single fight.

Good video , still going monk for me!

With monk you can also have it with a rouge and as long as you sneak attack or flank with an ally, you get to do sneak attack damage with the flurry of blows

I've always been more of a caster player in the bioware DND games, but the throwing mechanic looks so much fun that it has me seriously considering going barbarian for my first playthrough.

Bers/Thief works pretty well. Since you can do reckless throw/hit twice as you have two second actions. This also improves you mobility since dash can be also cast as a second action.

Can you do a video on character creation options for origin characters. There is a fair amount of speculation on modifying origin origin characters stats, classes, subclasses etc.... After creating my initial main character, can I create other characters to take the place of the origin characters. How will it all work?

My Karlach will probably stay Barbarian(Wildheart ) with a fighter dip, but I don't know if I'll make it 2 levels or 3. I'd be happy for suggestions. If 3 levels maybe Champion with a glaive/halbard or protection with a hammer and shield.

I had no intention to even try a monk before this video. Now, I am certain I will at least try one. A shadow monk combined with 3-4 levels of thief rogue seems like a good choice to me. An extra bonus action every turn would go a very long way, I think. Edited to add: Do ki points replenish on a short rest or a long rest?

I actually saw another YTuber say that multiclassing Barbarian with Rogue could be surprisingly effective. Because apparently Barbarians have several tricks to give them Advantage on their enemies, and that is what you need to inflict Sneak Attack damage. I'm also curious about multiclassing Monk with Ranger, as they both benefit from a high wisdom, but mostly to go Shadow Monk to allow the shadow step ability, and couple that with the ranged sniping of Ranger. Blinking from shadow to shadow to avoid combat, and shooting enemies from afar seems like it could be pretty fun.

How do you get your camera to zoom in on the barbarian during rage? Is that a setting? A mod??

Playing barb now in full release, tried it in early to and its my favorite. Havent tried monk yet but tried fighter

I want to know more about how four elements work in bg3 compared to tabletop. Everyone seems to gloss over it 🙈

An argument can be made for whatever you throw as a barbonk being classed as a simple weapon therefore possibly using your dex. Maybe larian is the rule of cool dm they seem to be.

Hey there! I really like your content and have been watching videos from you for a long time now. you generally keep the content interesting without losing the important details. I want to throw in my thoughts on the way you handle the content for BG3 specifically. im no one special, but i have been playing baldurs gate since the 1st one released, as well as DnD, so i at least have some experience. I think the biggest thing I want to point out is that this game will not be like Diablo 4 - or basically any other game for that matter. there might be a "BEST DMG EVER BUILD" but that isnt what the game is for. if a player focuses soley on how much dmg they are going to do and how fast they can clear a group of enemies, they will miss the fundamental reasons for playing a baldurs gate game: the story. this game will have SOOOOOOOOOOO many options for play stlye. Basically anything you want to do with a character will be possible. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not focus on "what is the best way to play this class." You have a huge audience. And unfortunately for many modern players, all that is focused on is speed. this game is not like that. So please, don't assist in pushing people to playing a class the same as everyone else. Push them to experiment. to try everything! to see what the story provides them and let them learn how to play the way they want. I realize content is content, and people click on the videos that say, "best way to do everything because im too lazy to figure something out on my own" lol. So do what you gotta do. Regardless, I appreciate the thought and energy it took to read this.

The best item I found to keep your monk in the front lines and soak up damage is using Yeenghu’s Blessing. It’s a mace that heals 1d6 HP per attack so with extra attack you can do damage and gain hit point back twice in one turn and still have furry of blows to do more damage. The only downside is if you don’t attack an enemy in your turn you get afflicted with madness

I'm eager to try a Monk/rogue. I remember it being fun in DDO.

Rogue 3, Thief gives you an extra bonus action per turn. Does that mean Berserker Barbarian would get 4 attacks consistently every turn if you multi class barbarian with rogue 🤔 because that would be ridiculously good 😅😂 something to try out 😊

Can't wait CAS

The Way of Shadow Monk and Assassin Rogue might make a fun stealth build.

Barbarian (Berserker) is unbeatable in melee with the way Frenzied Strike works. Get yourself 3 levels of Rogue (Thief) on top of that with Fast Hands and you have 4 attacks with a Great Sword, Great Weapon Master and Advantage on all of them at level 8. 2 attacks at level 3 (without Great Weapon Master), 3 attacks at level 5.

I honestly compare monk to rogue, given they're both usually high dex and they tend to be "specialists" when we're strictly talking about fighting. (Rogue has more skill aptitude) Monks can make more attacks per round than a rogue, and rogue seeks to hit that one big sneak attack per round but aside from that, they're both generally evasive classes. They skirmish above their "weight class", having good dex lets them use range and melee fairly effectively, but with the d8 hit die both struggle to go toe to toe in long engagements.

I'm curious, how did you have such high level characters at this point in the game? isn't this one of the first battles in act 1?

Monk has no restrictions it seems like from my brief play time. They can wear armor, they can flurry in that armor, they can use a greatsword (assuming gith or another class) They are amazing for ki dash... Melee without it feels like suffering as longstrider at the start just isnt enough and all the companions need a gap closer, etc.

Looking forward to your minmax monk build

In any RPG I've ever played, it's always a stealth archer/sniper build. This is the very first time I've played a tank, and I went Barbarian. And you can thank Grog.

could a tempest cleric with four elements monk be a good multiclass? For roleplay looks really fun but idk if will be good on fights or anything else

Completely random question but I was fiddling around last night with a rogue and debating trying to make a solo build, and thought that being able to set traps would be a nice feature. Do any of the classes get traps as an ability? Or are they something you can buy? Because I was able to find some really good sniper's nests with my rogue, to snipe large groups of baddies, but had no real way to prevent them from getting to me once things went loud. Assuming I can't just find a way to mantle onto some surface they can't AI path to at least. So is there any way to make actual traps along the map? Not just something like Grease or whatever as a spell, but some preparatory stuff I can do, to make the path to get to me very deadly. The game seems happy to use traps on ME, I'm wondering if I can do the same to them.

Fex…. and with the way proficiencies are going to work here in terms of dexterity and Constitution and wisdom,…. I feel like I want to try gloom stalker/shadow monk, but was curious to get your input on the best route to take in terms of progression there. Initially, I was thinking starting out as Ranger to level three and then switching over to focus on shadow Monk to level six. And then just kind of decide the last three levels from there. Does that seem like a good approach? Or should I potentially acquire the shadow monk first, and then deviate to gloom stalker ? Not looking have you be too thorough here, just in a general sense curious about your initial advisement. I know you’re gonna have in-depth builds coming soon enough and there will be countless builds to explore, which I will be looking forward to. Just was curious about this in a general sense.

Holy shit i had no idea you could throw people. this changes everything

I want to mix thief with berserker for the extra bonus action and expertise in intimidate. I also want to try gloomstalker assassin shadow monk.

somewhat popular strategy is taking 3 fighter for the champion as it gives you 19-20 crit range. then 9 barbarian. Go with doube scimitar and with reckless attacks and additional attack you gain. You will be doing 3 attacks with a re-roll. Another popular route is to go barbarian 3 and then totem bear and moon druid for the rest of the way. Well its somewhat akward in say bg3 as the elemental forms are unlocked at lvl 10. could still work. Or go with fighter for 2 levels.

Bear in mind that the Optimal Eldritch Knight DOES NOT increase Int via stats , if you want high INT than you find and equip an headband of intellect

Every Fighter subclass that is not Battlemaster is underwhelming in this. You take Champion for crit fishing and EK is just weak without a lot of spells they are currently missing. I was hoping Larian would hombrew them to also get half the Superiority Dice that Battlemaster does plus a few maneuvers. It looks like I will need to get a mod that changes the Martial Adept feat to do just that. Thanos Voice: "Fine, I'll do it myself."

Does a quarter staff count as a monk weapon in terms of using Dex to attack? They are 2 handed, but I always feel if a monk is not going unarmed they should have a staff. One of the few things I liked about Pathfinder: WotR was the staff focused monk class.

Throwing it out there but with Barb working on dex as well they go really well as a dip for rogue to always be sneaking with reckless attack, Also how did BG3 rule with sneak on monk unarmed attacks?

Multiclassed Barbarian-Monk in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and buffed him with party members in each fight. That guy was insanely OP.