I became a dragonborn so Lae'zel could become a dragon rider, It's about the small sacrifices.

Dragonborn are so funny in this game. You’re automatically bigger than everyone else in the game and characters complimenting you and flirting instantly becomes a comedy. “Well, aren’t you a sight for sore eyes…” *cuts to a massive lizard man who hasn’t had a thought since 1983*

Isn't it kind of ironic that Shield Dwarves don't get proficiency with shields?

Dragonborn are my #1 fav simply due to the unbeatable swag factor

I love playing Drow because the goblins in act 1 are terrified of you and will literally just let you walk into the blighted village without bothering you at all lol

Wake up babe, competive racism just dropped.

I'm playing a drow and I have to say it is very useful in any area filled with absolute. You can skip so many persuasion checks and sometimes just completely solve a problem just be being a drow.

The thing about dragonborn, if you are running a strength character, is the cutscenes (which are a lot). You tower over everyone. It is very satisfying being that huge as a tavern-brawler monk or something.

One interesting thing i can say about dancing lights for drow is it is considered an otem with mass. This means you can use it to trip weight triggered traps from a distance AND to block off poison vents. It is a spell that is much more useful than originally apparent

I feel bad for dragonborns. They don't even get dark vision 😭

It's a real shame larian didn't crib the fizbans dragonborn for theirs. Having breath weapons be prof bonus/short rest and scale damage and let them trigger extra attack actually makes them occasionally worth using.

Half orc savage attacks also adds +1d6 to sneak attack dmg on a crit btw (tested). So if you have 3d6 sneak attack, on a normal crit it's 6d6, but half-orc is 7d6

Zariel Tiefling is S tier for a paladin imo. you get two extra and free smites

One thing that was not mentioned in this video are the items that have particular effects only for certain races, there are lots of such items for Githyanki, and some for Drow that I have noticed.

I asume Drow are separated from elves beca of all the race based dialogue options they get so they wanted players to be aware in a way that they were very distinct

Quick note about Half-Orc relentless endurance: If an enemy gets you in a debuff like hold person and kills you, the debuff disappears and you can now avoid the next incoming attacks with your AC etc. It is a really strong race for martial classes especially if you can force advantage like the Barbarian or The combat master.

For the high elf cantrips, some of them don't care about the casting modifier. Such as Friends, Blade Ward, Light, Minor illusion and Mage hand. So I wouldn't dismiss the free cantrip entirely.

Got to love zariel tieflings for paladins. Those extra smites are really nice to have in your back pocket.

I'm glad you're so high on Halflings (from a technical perspective -- I'm with you on aesthetics). Way too many people in the buildcrafting scene for BG3 seem to sleep on Lucky. Any build where you can get reliably to 95% chance to succeed/hit, you're effectively getting free Advantage on EVERY attack roll AND skill check.

i really like how you made sure to specify that rp is a perfectly valid reason to play a sub optimal race :)

Githyanki S tier their mobility is insane

I've restarted 3 times and Githyanki is awesome. Fun abilities, flexible, and shockingly TONS of dialogue options. A Gith main and guardian feel like natural protags to BG3's story, but I'm only mid Act 2 so maybe that changes.

I really wish they would've split the Gith into both of their two subraces. I really like the Githzerai.

I was just thinking of something; the robe "The Graceful Cloth" grants you permanent Cat's Grace which is also permanent Stealh Advantage and you can get that robe pretty early so especially on a monk or rogue, the inherent racial bonuses are in part vitiated by that robe.

On a RP perspective the Deep Gnome is the only Underdark race that’s actually good aligned. FYI

Appreciate your guides. It really helped me back when I first got in to the game in early access! I don't need to rely on them anymore but they're still fun to watch!

"Stealth is the most important check in the game". Meanwhile me: almost never stealths.

Deep Gnome supremacy!!!

I'm bumbling my way through my first play through so I appreciate the work you put into this.

it's a bit sad that there is no tier list in this tier list video. it makes me tearing up a bit. Good thing you added it in later videos. ^^

As a very-close-to-pathological hoarder and tidy inventory maniac (these 2 traits don't complement each other well at all 😂) I can confidently say that the 1/4 carry capacity increase that humans get is better than halfling's lucky, since you cannot rage save scam a full inventory. S++++ for humans in my book :)

On my current run with a Moon Druid I am playing a duergar; invisibility works in shifted form too! Definitely S tier!

As a High Elf you want to take the Light cantrip as your choice if you have low INT. When cast on an allies weapon out of combat it causes their weapon to shed light until the next long rest and it is not a concentration spell like dancing lights making it one of the most impactful spells early/mid game as your melee character can now be a living torch for Gale/any ranged human to target enemies from afar.

minor ilusión is actually a good choice for elf cantrip, helps to set the battle before it starts. And invisible mage hand can be use to trigger sneak attack by placing it next the enemies while staying out of combat to move freely

Really liked the video. Something to note about the Githyanki is that there's gear in the game that gives you bonuses when playing as them, and the gear is good enough that if yoy are playing Githyanki its more or less a must have, at least from a min/max standpoint, if you're playing the class that uses it anyway.

Disagree on tieflings- using an extra action in combat to set yourself as wet compared to the outright resistance is underrated and the hellish rebuke on asmodeus while you want to spam it on melee users, the extra free damage on a caster or ranged user, who probably will get hit at least once per long rest does come in handy for a free damage boost

I have found that with the breath ability it is really good at clearing out summons. Especially in the cazador fight it was a big help

As far as I am aware, in tabletop D&D Dragonborn Barbarian can use breath weapon even when raging, as it is not considered "a spell", but rather "spell-like" ability, so when considering a class / race - Dragonborn barb may actually be decent. Also, just like in DOS & DOS2, BG3 has this "interactions" when it comes to environment - you can blow up oil barrels with fire, electrify water with shock breath weapon etc, so there is that. But I would rather look at what is the most common dmg type (fire & poison ?) and pick Dragonborn with one of those.

instantly in love with this video because of the vghs reference. if you reference something near and dear to my heart and slightly obscure like vghs, youve won my love. 10/10.

I don't think the Dexterity bonus being added to offhand Hand Crossbows is a bug. Ranged weapons always add your Dexterity mod. It's just that in 5e D&D, the rules for offhand Hand Crossbows were poorly written/integrated, so the only way to gain the benefit of a Bonus Action attack with them was to have it in your main hand and nothing else. Edit: It's also worth noting that in D&D 5e rules, the Two-Weapon Fighting style only affects melee weapons. Again, no caveat or inclusion made for ranged weapons.

I was considering starting a new run in order to play a storm sorcerer with a different race instead of my half-orc, but due to your points about how valuable the Relentless Endurance passive is I might just respecialise my orc. Thanks for the video!

Duergar gloom stalker/assassin is my favourite run ive made. free invisibility is just insane in this game

I’m so glad I found your channel !

very enjoyable video. your perspective is great

Great video. I don’t love how some subraces are penalized because there is a better option, though. If a base racial feature is great (eg gnome cunning), I feel like all subraces should be high tier as a result. We pick from all available subclasses in character creation

I think certain races gain value in co-op where you can't swap characters to solve out of combat puzzles. For example, if no one in the group has natural access to Speak with Animals from their class, forest gnome fills the gap.

My man! As a numbers cruncher, I went straight in to see your thoughts on Halflings, and my good sir, you know your deed well!

Holy shit that intro brought back memories. Video Game Highschool is such a good indie show. Also a great video.

Half wood elves are so versatile, Dark vision? Increased movement? Light armor, Shield and spear proficiency? They basically got it all.

Drow with 2 crossbows firing outwards from a zone of darkness is pretty mad

I appreciate the VGHS clip at the beginning lmao. Great video though, thank you for the breakdown!

I was not expecting that VGHS clip for the opening skit lmao what a blast from the past

I play Githyanki bard with levels in wizard and cleric every time. You’re proficient in everything, you have amazing skill checks, your dialogue options are phenomenal, great stealth and lock picking, and you can get literally every spell in the game. On top of that you will be a very martial character

Great video, halflings getting the love they deserve. It will be really hard to play the game without lucky after my current halfling bard build. Would have been an idea to add a little remark to each race/sub-race what the best class(es) picks for that race would be

The VGHS clip at the beginning had me crying from both nostalgia and laughter 😂

things i learned in this video include but are not limited to: when i rolled two nat 1's in a row on my [strongheart] halfling bard was actually incredibly lucky, lmfao. your content is wonderful, thank you so much.

I almost always respec Lae’zel into a Pact Blade warlock. The armor proficiency and great sword proficiency combined with specialized Gith gear is great for Act 2.

I can't wait for: *"Earth Race Tier List"*

Fantastic video!

clicked on this cuz I wanted to make the joke "can't wait till you drop the IRL race tier list" but you beat me to it in like the first seconds of the vid

Not gonna lie, when "Race Tier List" popped up on my feed I thought KZfaq was trying to send me down an extremist rabbit hole.

So we ranking races now huh

Great tier list! I love that duergar are up there in S tier.

Wanted to see what you had to say about Deep Gnomes - big agree

I like to imagine this video being made in-universe by the Emperor talking about his guardians.

The thing about the halfling lucky feat is that if you pick them as a rogue with expertise in slight of hand, you essentially cannot be stopped by a lock at all.

Yesssssss. Tier lists are back!

My main comment about the High-elf cantrip's value proposition is that it can be useful to grab one of the non-damaging cantrips like Minor Illusion, Mage Hand, or Friends. I know this is about tactician, but having Friends on lower difficulty is _really_ nice outside of combat.

You see the thing you forgot to mention is that humans are made in gods image and the rest aren't.

that intro won the whole vid

Never thought I'd see a Video Game High school clip as an intro in a Baldurs Gate 3 video. But I love it

I immediately picked shield dwarf and rogue as my first character, then thought "what can I do with medium armour proficiency?" and decided to get medium armour mastery for my first feat, so now my rogue is sneaking around in half-plate and it's VERY cool. I was a bit disappointed when I realized you can ONLY sneak attack with Finesse weapons, because I wanted to use hand axes and light hammers 😒

14:34 you forgot to mention that Enlarge Self can *stack* with an Enlarge Self Elixir and can boost your damage by up to two dice classes. Combine it with something like Tavern Brawler and Wild Throw and you''re slinging 500lbs. chests at people like they were shotput balls.

I will forever be a human and Dragonborn main.

I love the VGHS clip at the start.

25:00 You can take something like Minor Illusion or Mage Hand as your cantrip though that doesn't really care about your int score, which are both pretty decent spells on their own.

They REALLY should show you what you get at later levels when making the character, imo. This goes for classes as well.

Great video dude. LOVE HALFLINGS. They are so underrated, in EA I made a Dex-based Barbarian who was a fish flinging master of death. I fully intend to recreate that deadly little Muppet at some point. Before that I’ll do a Halfling Bard/Assassin, though. Been planning this one out for awhile. Probably (still not 100% certain) 4 lvls in Bard and 8 in Assassin. There’s a world where that’s a triple Multiclass in Gloomstalker or diss the Bard but I take such joy in luring unsuspecting victims into an side room and entering slayer mode. The one thing I’ll say is that, while under-powered, I absolutely love my Dragonborn Fighter/Bard and his breath weapon (boring old red) since he’s a jolly soul with a pole arm in his grip and a tune on his lips. He’s a zone control master (Battlemaster w/Sweep Attack, Goading Attack and Riposte), I still drop my fiery breath and have even used it to blow myself and others up w/oil and fire wine. The resistance usually means I come up on top. Is it strategic? Ehhhh… Is it fun? Why yes, yes it is. So, while I love min/maxing and all the tactical excellence the game offers, I also like doing silly things like dropping a Firewine barrel and going full Godzilla. It’s supposed to be fun folks, so go have some!

That video game high school clip has lived in my head for years i love it lmao 😂😂😂 good choice

without the "BG3" in the title, it could be the title of a 1939 German book title

Playing as a Githyanki is really cool. You get lots of different dialog options and it feels like you have more of a connection to the main story. It does make certain choices pretty much a must though. Like freeing Orpheus. Some decisions just wouldn’t feel right.

41:00 Savage Attacks: No, it doesn't work on "any weapon striker". It only works in melee. It does nothing for ranged weapons or spells.

The VGHS cold open was a nice throwback

On my first playthrough, I went with a blue dragonborn wizard sage for mostly aesthetics. my next character creation will be for more optimized builds since i'll be raising the difficulty level

Dragonborn are carried completely by looks, which is kind of a shame. There are a lot of neat bonuses to gameplay you miss by playing them. Honestly think that the breath attack should either scale with your class primary ability, or not have any cooldown only costing an action. Or maybe both?

Question about the Half-Orc's Savage Attacks: does this also apply to any damage dice which are added to your attack from non-weapon sources? Stuff like +1d4 fire damage from gloves or dipping, +1d4 radiant damage Morninglord's Radiance, etc

This was a very well thought out tier list and I liked it a lot, way better than most of the "informational" content surrounding this game in my experience. Can't wait for the class tier list, the racial stuff I more or less expected and what I had pinned down for "best", although I did definitely underestimate dwarvish resilience to paralyze and slightly overvalue basic darkvision. That being said, the class tier list is a complete mystery to me, I really don't know where to place the classes they all feel good to play.

I love these in depth tier lists ❤

20:23 Fey Ancestry: The only time an enemy used the sleep spell on me was in the Overgrown ruins. And even then it had very little impact. It only lasts two turns and if enemies attack you, it ends immediately. It's not very strong to begin with. It also only affects creatures with 24 hitpoint max at caster level one + 8 for any additional level of upcast. That's not very much. It's entirely uselss against builds with a lot of HP (particularly high con barbarians but also other martial classes). Sure, Glyph of Warning is a different matter but still pretty situational.

Seeing my tieflings in C tier hurts my soul

48:20 This is exactly why I play humans in the tabletop! I didn't know anyone else did the same thing

Idk why but race tier list is objectively funny to read

Thanks for the guide! It can't be easy ranking races in these modern times 😂

Role play reason is always the most valid way. It's the role playing game, afterall. From my experience min-maxing is mostly negligible compared to just getting good at the game, even those that rely on stats.

You rock dude! Thanks!

Yo, that Videogame High School reference at the start was great.

Human really needed to be 5E Variant Human which starts with a Feat.

Humans are good, although maybe not for min-maxing combat specifically. The ability to use a shield is nice for any classes that don't have access naturally; so Bard, Warlock, Sorc, Wizard get some benefit here. Carrying an extra 25% is a solid quality of life feature.

Now I’m imagining a party comprised of all the races you ranked s-tier. Three short races and their gargantuan half-Orc friend

Bro the video game high school clip in the beginning brought me backkkkk