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Minsc is a recruitable companion you’ll only meet late in the game inBaldur’s Gate 3. This unpredictable human is someone you encounter on your quest to find the Stone Lord and is a chaotic but funny addition to your team should you choose to recruit him.
Minsc is a ranger and can provide the party with melee or magic damage in a fight. Although he may not be able to deal the most damage with this class, he can provide a unique playstyle that’s fun to execute. Considering that he comes in pretty late in the game, you’ll want to focus on building a ranger that can deal with enemies in act three.
Best Subclass For Minsc
Minsc has a furry companion namedBoo, and this complements the best subclass for him, which is thebeast master subclass.
This subclass allows Minsc tosummon beast companions that can aid the party in a fight. This isgreat for drawing the attention of enemies away from other companionsandbringing in more units that can deal damage.
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Companion’s Bond: The bond between you andyour animal companiongrows stronger. Your proficiency bonus isadded to its armour class and damage rolls.
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Exceptional Training: Your companion candash, disengage, and helpas abonus action.
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Bestial Fury: Your bond with your companion has deepened, unlocking their inner strength and giving them anextra attack.
Best Abilities For Minsc
Minsc is a ranger, and this class depends ondexterity, constitution, and wisdomfor the most effective build. You’ll want to focus on making sure Minsc can dealgreat damage at a rangeand canmaintain concentrationon his spells.
Dexterity (at least 16)
Constitution (at least 14)
Wisdom (at least 14)
Best Level-By-Level Build For Minsc
A great way to use Minsc as a ranger is to have himuse his companions to distract or attack enemieswhile heattacks from afar or inflicts conditionson the enemies.
That being said, as you level him up, you should ensure youbuild the damage output of his archery attacks. It will help if you also have him cast spells that willrestrain the enemies.
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Subclass: beast master
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Feat: Crossbow Expert
Best Equipment For Minsc
Since Minsc will arrive late in the game,you’ll be using late-game equipmentto build him as a ranger. You’ll want pieces of armour thatscale with his dexterity modifier.
You’ll also want pieces of equipment that willimprove his archery abilityand willincrease the chances of landing critical hits.
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Can be purchased from Roah Moonglow at Moonrise Towers.
If you find ensnaring your targets to be a preferred playstyle, you should choose the Sharpened Snare Cuirass for Minsc as armour.
This can be looted from Sarevok’s body at the Murder Tribunal.
Gloves:Gloves of Archery
Corellon’s Guiding Hand: You gain proficiency with longbows and shortbows. In addition, your ranged weapon attacks deal an additional 2 damage.
Can be purchased from Grat the Trader at the Goblin Camp.
This can be looted from a locked chest on the top floor of Wyrm’s Rock Fortress.
Amulet: Surgeon’sSurgeon’s Subjugation Amulet
Paralysing Critical: When scoring a critical hit on a humanoid, the wearer can paralyze the target for 2 turns.
Can be looted from Malus Thorm’s body in the House of Healing.
Ring:Strange Conduit Ring
Strange Conduit: When concentrating on a spell, the wearer’s weapon attacks deal an additional 1d4 psychic damage.
Can be looted from a chest in the Inquisitor’s Chamber in Crèche Y’llek.
Ring:Killer’s Sweetheart
Executioner: When you kill a creature, your next attack roll will be a critical hit. Once spent, this effect refreshes after a long rest.
Can be found on the ground in the room of the Self-Same Trial in the Gauntlet of Shar after defeating the player’s character copy.
Best Weapons For Minsc
A great weapon to put in the hands of Minsc is ahand crossbow. Even better, you’ll be able to putone in each hand.
The damage of these weaponsscales with his dexterity modifier, so it’s perfect for him. This will also work perfectly with thesharpshooter feat, so you should make sure he has the feat as early as possible.
That being said,you have a lot of freedom when it comes to equipping him with a melee weapon.
As much as possible, you should put him in a position where using his ranged attacks is advantageous.
Can be looted from Yurgir’s body at the Gauntlet of Shar.
