Baldur’s Gate 3 abilities

What are Baldur’s Gate 3 abilities? Six key attributes and stats dictate your build and the types of items you can use throughout the game. You earn two ability points for every four levels, which you can either put into one ability or two different abilities.

It’s not just items in Baldur’s Gate 3 which are affected by abilities; they also influence your BGS skills to help you at checks, whether that’s sneaking and hiding past an enemy or brute forcing a door. There are many checks in the RPG game, all of which require different types of these abilities to pass – and we’ve got the information on all of them ahead of the Baldur’s Gate 3 release date in just a few weeks.

Baldur’s Gate 3 abilities

If you pass a certain threshold in the number of points you allocate to your character upon creating them, or if you level up the ability beyond the threshold, you can gain bonuses to check. If they’re too low, you may get a penalty to the roll instead. These are based on your character’s pick of the Baldur’s Gate 3 races and your choice of the many Baldur’s Gate 3 classes. Some items can also potentially affect your stats. Here is when all six abilities come into effect:

Strength

Strength influences your chance to land a hit (attack roll) and your damage with Strength-based weapons. It affects the distance you can jump and the weight you can carry.

Related skills – Athletics

Dexterity

Dexterity influences your chance to land a hit (attack roll) and your damage with Dexterity-based weapons. It also influences your chance of going first in combat (Initiative) and the enemy’s chance of hitting you (Armor Class).

Related skills – Acrobatics, Sleight of Hand, Stealth

Constitution

Constitution influences your max number of Hit Points – the amount of damage you can take.

Intelligence

Wizards use Intelligence as their Spellcasting Ability – the likelihood that spells will land.

Related skills – Arcana, History, Nature, Investigation, Religion

Wisdom

Druids, Rangers, and Clerics use Wisdom as their Spellcasting Ability – the likelihood spells will land.

Related skills – Animal Handling, Insight, Medicine, Perception, Survival

Charisma

Bards, Paladins, Sorcerers, and Warlocks use Charisma as their spellcasting ability – the likelihood that spells will land.

Related skills – Deception, Intimidation, Performance, Persuasion

Now you’re up to date on Baldur’s Gate 3 abilities, here’s everything you need to know about every one of the Baldur’s Gate 3 companions, as well as how to change party members if you need to have a particular friend to overcome an obstacle or help with tense negotiations.