This guide is a written version of Nizar GG's Bhaalist Paladin Build, combining Insanely Powerful Paladin EARLY ON and The Most Powerful Horrifying Paladin Bard Build guides. For further clarifications about the build's play-style, please check the original videos, as it can seem complicated when read from a guide.

This guide is meant for quick pieces of information for situations like when you're levelling up or trying to check your build's progress, making this essentially an easily accessible checklist.

Race:
Wood Elf or Wood Half Elf for travel distance

Class:
Paladin

Oath:
Oath of Ancients


STR – 16
DEX – 12
CON – 14
INT – 8
WIS – 8
CHA – 16

Fighting Style:
Great Weapon Fighting

Spells:
Thunderous Smite
Searing Smite
Wrathful Smite
Command

Spell:
Prepare Bless on top of the ones from before

Get Great Weapon Master Feat

Spell:
Magic Shield

Spell:
Branding Smite

Spell:
Aid

Spell:
Lesser Restoration

Your class, as a Paladin, oath, the Oath of Ancients, and ability points are all same as before.

Class:
Paladin

Oath:
Oath of Ancients


STR – 16
DEX – 12
CON – 14
INT – 8
WIS – 8
CHA – 16

Fighting Style:
Defence

Spells:
Thunderous Smite
Searing Smite
Wrathful Smite
Command

Cantrips:
Vicious Mockery
Minor Illusion

Spells:
Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
Dissonant Whispers
Faerie Fire
Healing Word

Song of Rest – EXTRA SHORT REST
Spell:
Longstrider, Speak with Animals or Feather Fall depending on your preference

Subclass:
College of Swords

Fighting Style:
Doesn’t matter, pick any

Spell:
Hold Person

Feat:
Great Weapon Master

Cantrip:
Blade Ward

Spell:
Blindness

Spell:
Glyph of Warding

No choices

No choices

Feat:
Savage Attacker

Spell:
Enhance Ability

Spell:
Hold Monster

Cantrip:
Friends

Spell:
Mass Cure Wounds

Magical Secrets:
Banishing Smite
Counterspell

Weapon: Everburn Blade – Looted from Commander Zhalk at the helm of the Nautiloid during the Prologue. Can also be obtained by casting Shadowheart's Command (Drop) on him but the chances are not that high. DON'T FORGET TO LEARN THE SPELL.


Ring: The Whispering Promise – Can be bought from Volo in the Druid Grove

Bow: Hunting Shortbow – Can be bought from Dammon in the Druid Grove – BEST IN SLOT

Pendant: Moondrop Pendant – Can be found in a Selûnite Glided Chest in the Owlbear Nest

Gloves: Gloves of the Growling Underdog – Can be found Inside Dror Ragzlin's Treasure Crates in the Shattered Sanctum

Boots: Boots of Striding – Dropped by Minthara, or equipped by her when recruited


Helmet: Helmet of Smiting – Can be found inside a locked gilded chest in the Selûnite Outpost

Ring: Ring of Salving – Can be bought from Omeluum in the Myconid Colony after completing his quest Help Omeluum investigate the parasite


Weapon: Jorgoral’s Greatsword – Looted from Corsair Greymon on Ebonlake, Grymforge

Armour: Adamantine Splint Armour – One of the items that can be forged in the Adamantine Forge. Forging this armour requires the Splint Mould and one Mithral Ore


Ring: Risky Ring – Can be bought from Araj Oblodra on the main floor of Moonrise Towers – BEST IN SLOT – Replaces Ring of Salving

Helmet: Helmet of Arcane Acuity – Can be found in a locked and trapped Gilded Chest in a secret area of the Reithwin Mason's Guild Basement – BEST IN SLOT


Ring: Band of the Mystic Scoundrel - Looted from a backpack in the Jungle – BEST IN SLOT – Replaces The Whispering Promise

Weapon: Nyrulna – Win the jackpot from Akabi, found in the Circus of the Last Days in Rivington, by first pickpocketing his Djinni Ring. Nyrulna is found in a DC 20 locked Painted Chest in the he teleports you to, right next to the exit portal – BEST IN SLOT


Armour: Bhaalist Armour – Sold by Echo of Abazigal in the Murder Tribunal after the player character accepts Bhaal and becomes an Unholy Assassin – BEST IN SLOT

Cloak: Cloak of the Weave – Can be bought from Helsik at the Devil’s Fee once her special stock is unlocked – BEST IN SLOT

Boots: Helldusk Boots – Found in a locked Gilded Chest on the top floor of Wyrm's Rock Fortress – !!CHECK THE WIKI ON DETAILS!![bg3.wiki] – BEST IN SLOT

Amulet: Amulet of Greater Health – Stolen from a trapped pedestal in the Archive of the House of Hope – BEST IN SLOT

Gloves: Gloves of Hill Giant Strength – Stolen from a pedestal in the Archive of the House of Hope – BEST IN SLOT

This respec is to optimise your stats in consideration to the 23 STR given by the Gloves of Hill Giant Strength, every other aspect of the levelling process should be exactly the same as Part 2.


STR – 8
DEX – 17
CON – 14
INT – 8
WIS – 10
CHA – 16


STR – 8
DEX – 16
CON – 14
INT – 8
WIS – 12
CHA – 16

Act 1
Auntie Ethel's Hair – Permanently Increases any stat by +1: Get it to increase your DEX by 1

Act 3
Mirror of Loss – Can be used to get +2 DEX: House of Grief

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