Multiclassing inBaldur’s Gate 3is a quick way to create some of the game’s most powerful builds, but not all classes are a good fit for each other. A careful mixture that requires a little prior planning and no small amount of experimentation, this fun chemistry project will no doubt leave you with some of the wackiest, fun, and powerful characters.

For the Cleric, multiclassing is all about committing to one strategy or the other: spells or weapons. The best classes are those that bring out the strength in one or the other, and with the Cleric’s potential to not only support other players but also entire other classes, the Cleric will often be the key to unlocking a class’s true potential.

Gale chooses Mystra As his Cleric deity in Baldur’s Gate 3 respec

Wizard

The Wizard-Cleric multiclass - unfortunately nicknamed “Clizard” - allows clerics tovastly expand their spell repertoireso long as you have thegold to spare for scrolls. This vast versatility means you’ll have spells for every occasion from a single character.

Additionally, as yourspell slots will only depend on your highest spellcaster class, you can cast high level spells for either class despite the level or either class. Essentially, an 11 Cleric/1 Wizard can cast Wizard spells up to a sixth level.

Taking Headband Of Intellect From Lump the Enlightened in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Light and Tempest clerics operate bestas a wizard multiclass thanks to their offensive capabilities and range of helpful and unique subclass spells.

Your biggest drawback will be in yourneed to gain specific itemsto make this build work. AsClerics and Wizards have separate spellcasting classes- Clerics using Wisdom and Wizards using Intelligence, you’ll need a way to overcome dividing crucial and limited points.

Karlach Levels Up To Level 5 As A Paladin Cleric In character respec Baldur’s Gate 3

The best way to overcome this is through theuse of theWarped Headband of Intellect(gained from theogres of the Blighted Villagein Act One),increase your Intelligence to 17 without needing to invest. Therefore, you’re able to build a normal Cleric without fear of dipping into Intelligence at all.

Additionally, theDaredevil Gloveswill allow you to cast spells of all types at melee range without Disadvantage.

Karlach Uses Divine Smite on Intellect Devourers in Morphic Pool Baldur’s Gate 3

Paladin

Paladin is always asolid choice for a multiclass optionwith the Cleric - especially theWar Domain Cleric. This multiclass will allow for up toDivine Smitedamage andspells of both classesfor buffing and healing your team.

This diverse and versatile classbest operates as a:

Cleric Player Chooses Response Ending To Wulbren In Steel Watch Ironhand Quest In Baldur’s Gate 3

Alternative: You can multiclass Oathbreaker and War Cleric6-and-6 to unlock three full attacks per turn.This is great for action economy, but yousacrifice spell slots for Divine Smites. The damage output ends up being around the same, but you have fewer options for spells that could buff or heal your team.

Although this build isn’t as optimized for damage as other multiclasses, it’s atanky, survivable buildthat brings the best of both classes to the table.

Cleric Fighter Prepares To Use Maneuvering Attack during fight against Intellect Devourers in Baldur’s Gate 3

When building this multiclass, the best build willencompass the use of high-AC armor, large strength weapons, and varied equipment that boosts the survivabilityof a unit built to withstand the frontlines of combat.

These builds are the best toplace Sentinel and Polearm Master on, giving additional bonus actions, reach, and the opportunity to control the field as a whole.

Fighter Cleric Uses Action Surge during battle in Baldur’s Gate 3

The greatest risk with multiclassing these two classes is thatOathbreakers cannot reset their class or points with Withers until they repent(and thus lose their Oathbreaker status). You’ll have to plan your multiclassing accordingly and ahead of time for the greatest efficiency and outcome.

Fighter

Like the Paladin, the Fighter multiclass is afrontline offensive unitthat prioritizesmajor action economy for melee attacks.

While the Paladin focuses on dealing most of its damage with Divine Smites, the Fighter cares less for spell slots and more for the amount of attacks that can be performed in a single turn. With aBattle Master Fighter 11 / War Cleric One, you’ll be able to perform up toseven attacks in a single round.

Gale Sorcerer Cleric takes Lightning Bolt as a spell in Baldur’s Gate 3

Battle Master is always the best multiclass optionfor the Cleric thanks to its ability to:

Additionally, multiclassing into Fighter willincrease the amount of health dieused for the total health of your Cleric as well as give youadditional weapon proficienciesto expand your potential weapon pool - opening a slew of build options.

Gale Sorcerer Cleric casts Lightning Bolt on line of Intellect Devourers Destructive Wrath in Baldur’s Gate 3

Progression to at least thesecond level of fighterwill allow youaccess to Action Surge, giving you the ability to cast multiple spells in one turn in the way Sorcerers can with Quickened Spell.

With all of this in mind, the Fighter multiclass is especially strong forLife and War Clerics.

Gale prepares to cast Chain Lightning on Netherbrain in Baldur’s Gate 3

Sorcerer

Sorcerer-Cleric builds in Baldur’s Gate 3 tend torevolve around the theme of lightning spellsas a popular multiclass option tends to be theSorcerer Ten / Tempest Cleric Twocombination.

As the Cleric’sCreate Watercan inflictWet, allowing you todeal double damage with Lightning spellsandDestructive Wrathcan allow you to use a Channel Divinity todeal max damage with Lightning or Thunder damageattacks, this multiclass can output one of the highest per-turn damage outputs of any multiclass.

This multiclass is aWisdom-Charisma mixed buildbuilt forthe backlines, meaning you’ll definitely need a front-lining tank to run interference from mobs as this squishy character can fall victim to enemies without careful map placement and armor choice.

you may choose to go Sorcerer Six / Cleric Six for additional Channel Divinities at the cost of higher level spell slots and high-level spells.

Metamagicfor Twinned Spell, Quickened Spell, and Heightened spell means that you’ll have the ability tocast multiple Lightning spellsin the same turn, the most important beingChromatic OrbandLightning Bolt.

Chain Lightning, unfortunately, can only be unlocked at Level 11, meaning that you’d sacrifice the needed Channel Divinity to normally cast it. However, there’s a workaround withtheChain Lightningstaff(the Markoheskir Staff) found inthe Ramazith Tower of Sorcerous Sundries.

All together, you’ll be doing damage in the hundreds for several rounds of combat. And yet, this somehow isn’t the strongest damage build in the game…

Ranger

Who would have thought that the worst class in the game would also have the build with thecurrent record for highest consistent damage per turn, totaling a potential ofover 1,000 damage(depending on enemy count)?

Although Ranger by itself is one of the most lackluster classes, it becomes incredibly good when paired with rogues and (especially so) with Clerics.

This is also one of the rare times that building aDexterity-based Clericactually works.

Volley is the keyto the Ranger’s success, and aLevel 11 Ranger Hunterpaired with aWar Domain Onedip, you get a recipe for a build that canVolley up to five times per turnwith stacks upon stacks of damage and a single point to-hit debuff.

This is possible bycombining the following componentson top of your multiclass:

Although it takes time and effort to set up, it ranks with Sorcerer and Wizard as one of the best optimized multiclass options for you curious min-maxers out there. You know who you are.