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One class you can choose inBaldur’s Gate 3is the paladin. This is a unique class wherein you must choose an oath that will serve as your moral compass throughout your adventure. The different oaths can be broken in specific ways, and breaking your oath turns you into an oathbreaker paladin.
The oathbreaker paladin is a unique paladin subclass because it’s not an option in the character creation menu. You’ll need to take certain actions on your journey to unlock this subclass. An oathbreaker paladin is a powerful damage dealer, and they can command undead servants.
Oathbreaker Paladin Subclass Features Overview
You lose access tothe powers granted by your previous oathwhen you turn into an oathbreaker paladin. Instead,you will be granted witha new set of abilities.
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One unique aspect of an oathbreaker paladin is thatyou can delve into necromancywith your abilities. You can use yourundead servants as your backupon the field in order to distract or limit the movement of your foes.
Best Race For An Oathbreaker Paladin: Githyanki Or Half-Orc
When it comes to picking a race that works best for an oathbreaker paladin, you may consider ones that will allowgreat mobility or increased damage output. For those, thegithyanki and the half-orc raceswork really well.
Githyanki
Agithyankiis a great choice in general, thanks toAstral Knowledge, but the main benefit an oathbreaker paladin can enjoy from this race in particular is thegithyanki psionics, which givesaccess to mobility spells.
Half-Orc
Another race that works great for an oathbreaker paladin ishalf-orc.Relentless Endurance and Savage Attackswill make them sturdy units on the battlefield.
Can see in the dark up to 12m.
Relentless Endurance
If you reach 0 hit points, you regain 1 hit point instead of becoming downed.
Savage Attacks
When you land a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you deal an extra dice of weapon damage.
Best Background For An Oathbreaker Paladin: Soldier Or Noble
Inspirationis an important consideration when it comes to picking a background. Depending on how you want to use your oathbreaker paladin,the solder and noble backgroundsare good options.
Soldier
A soldieris a good pick for an oathbreaker paladin primarily because soldiers gain a lot ofinspiration from achievements in combat. One example is theOne For The Ages inspiration goal, wherein you need tosurvive a fight in which you kill ten or more enemies.
Skills:Athletics and Intimidation
Noble
A noble is a good optionfor an oathbreaker paladin being used as themain speaker in dialogues. Nobles enjoypersuasion proficiency, which works best with high charisma scores, and this is something paladins enjoy.
Skills:History and Persuasion
Strength (at least 16)
Strengthis a must to improve yourmelee combat capabilities.
Charisma (at least 16)
Yourcharisma modifierwill give additional damage to yourAura of Hate and Spiteful Sufferingabilities.
Constitution
As a melee combatant,you need to be able to stay standingwhile engaged in battle with one or more foes.
Best Feats For An Oathbreaker Paladin:
You’ll want feats that will make you anaggressive damage dealeras an oathbreaker paladin.
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Great Weapon Master
This feat is great as you canmake another melee weapon attack as a bonus actionif you land acritical hit or kill a creature. This also has apassive you can togglewherein your two-handed or versatile melee weapon wielded in both hands gains adamage increase by 10for a-5 penalty in attack rolls.
Pick this feat toincrease your strength by 2.
Alert
This feat gives a+5 bonus to initiative, which is essential to get your oathbreaker paladin on the field and swinging as early as possible.
Best Level By Level Build For An Oathbreaker Paladin:
The only things you will need to look out for in your level by level progression as an oathbreaker paladin are thefighting style options at level twoand thedifferent featsto pick until level twelve.
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Feat: Alert
Best Oathbreaker Paladin Equipment
You’ll want to equip oathbreaker paladins with equipment that will make themsturdy in battlewhile giving them all sorts of boosts when it comes todealing damage.
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Can be looted from Dror Ragzlin’s treasure in the Shattered Sanctum
Can be looted from Grym’s body in the Adamantine Forge
Can be looted from Nere in Grymforge
Can be looted from a chest in the Defiled Temple (X: 386 Y: 8)
Can be looted from Crusher in the Goblin Camp. You can also snatch it from his toe if you opt to kiss his feet.
Can be looted from Raphael’s body in the House of Hope
Legacy of the Masters
Can be purchased from Dammon at the Forge of the Nine in Baldur’s Gate Lower City
Found on an altar in the Dragon’s Sanctum
Can be looted from a chest on the top floor of Wyrm’s Rock Fortress
Can be looted from one of the pedestals in the Archive room of the House of Hope
Can be picked up from the ground in the Self-Same Trial room in the Gauntlet of Shar
Can be purchased from Sorcerous Sundries
Best Oathbreaker Paladin Weapons
When it comes to weapons, it’s great to pick those that capitalize an oathbreaker paladin’sstrength modifier.
Looted from Corsair Greymon on Ebonlake or purchased from him in Grymforge
Can be looted from Ansur’s body in the Dragon’s Sanctum
