Baldur's Gate 3 - The Holy Arrow Remastered (Ranged Paladin Build) 

This is build is incredible. I can't believe how quickly this video came out after I said something on the original build. Every time he mentioned me I couldn't stop smiling.

Finally a Bardadin build that isn't 2 levels of Paladin 10 levels of Bard

Love the build, but rather than going mask of soul perception, you could alternatively go storm scion hat, and buff your bow with drakethroat thunder damage, and be getting a consistent big bonus to your branding smite attack rolls

Really cool idea, I love the fantasy of the holy archer, like an avenging angel. This is what I wish the Divine Hunter Paladin was like in Pathfinder, but Smite Evil works differently over there.

I'll have to test again, I know the ranger spell ensnaring strike works with meta-magic (twinned) to hit two targets at once. But im unsure if the same could apply to branding smite, it would allow for twice the smites and the infinite sorcery point loop would mean infinite ranged smites. Ranger-sorc-thief is pretty good for essentially turning sorcery points and spell slots into a lesser version of 'slashing flourish'. So perhaps for staying power, a 8/2/2 split of swords bard/sorcerer/ranger could be affective. Or 5/4/3 Ranger/thief/sorcerer... Since ensnaring strike is a spell, you could combine with both storm sorcerer and thief to fly as a bonus action and be extremely mobile as you could pretty much get to higher ground with ease. You could merely start as a sorcerer levelling into thief and then ranger to be "online" as soon as level 8. Extra attack could be substituted for a quickened ensnaring strike if using a bow like the titanstring bow, and starting as sorcerer means with the haste bow you'll have proficiency on concentration saves, so extra attack means nothing. (and you can use extend metamagic on the act 2 haste bow). Its something to think about. Sorcerer plays good with ranger.

i'd love for you to "remaster" the witcher build. it it fine as it is however it uses the dex gloves and i think some optimisations would ake it a very fun one to play. love the videos!

Firstly, I want to just say I love the build. I think this is a very clever of making a ranged pseduo-Divine Smite Paladin. Second, I actually by complete accident wound up doing something conceptually similar with my Paladin/Barbarian. I had 18 STR but then put on the Gloves of Dexterity to make my DEX 18. I combined this with the Titanstring Bow to be able to combine my STR and DEX with the bow and could do some surprising damage when I had to use my ranged attacks.

Now I'm going to need to check how well this translates to 5E. Thx for all the effort that went into this vid.

Archers will never stop being awesome 👌 and this build is peak cool archer!!

This is a very cool build that takes away the one thing i never liked about Paladins. The Oath charges. Can't stand them. I get all these cools abilities i cant use because I'm saving my Spell Slots for Oath charges. Bleh. It's the fact I use a spell slot every time i use a Smite. This way the "Smite" is a Concentration spell. Way better IMO. The only different thing I'd do is skip Rogue dip altogether and instead take an early level 1 dip into War Cleric. This way you'll get access to that Holy Archer play style even earlier thanks to Divine Favor and freeing up your racial choice. Also on top of that you'll get 3 War Priest Charges that use a Bonus action to give you more Attacks and sense you'd be a Cleric it'll let you show worship to a specific Deity in Dialogue which makes sense given how you are supposed to be a a Holy Archer. Unless of course you dont want to do that for RP reason then I Rogue is probably the better option. BUT, another cool bonus from picking Cleric is if you choose a Deity to Worship and you mix that Cleric level with a Paladin level you'll actually be tagged as a Paladin of Whatever Deity you choose. For example, "Paladin of Tyr". You'll even get a few dialogue options.

As always cool build. On nexus there is a small but very cool mod called "Range Smite" for divine smite. Works very well if someone is interested.

NO WAY i was looking for something just like this and today you post it! YAY!

there's a portrait in Pathfinder Kingmaker of an Elf archer with golden hair that has made me wanna run this kinda build in every crpg I play. Appreciate the guide!

This feels like the prefect build for my redemption Durge :)

Well, I never realised the Holy Archer needed a remaster because the first one was working so well for me. But wow, this version looks like it will be even more fun now. Will be trying this ASAP. Absolutely crushing it with these revised builds, man.

Very nice and original build. I was thinking of going Paladin 5 / Bard 4 / Fighter 3 (Battle Master). You give up one level 3 and one level 4 slot, and bardic inspirations don’t return with short rest, however - 4 superiority dice for maneuvers per short rest is an amazing add to the build. I think overall it will be slightly weaker than what you’re doing, but the variety with the maneuvers is really fun.

Love it! I might swap Rogue for War Cleric though. It gets three extra attacks, three utility cantrips, and two prepared spells. Sanctuary and either Create Water (out of combat you can douse fires that might affect your Plant Growth) or Healing Word, and that lets you add another Bard Spell. I like the Sneak Attack, but I think this a strong alternative. ✌️

Some honorable mention equipment here would be the Gloves of Belligerent Skies from act 1.5 for more reverberation stacks when dealing thunder/radiant damage.

Short reach got you feeling at disadvantage? This simple trick will get you 4x the range!

Cool build, I always kinda get stuck using Titanstring Bow, but I love this alternative. Also love any build that's using the Spellmight Gloves for smites :) You can kinda sorta "divine smite" on ranged in a bit roundabout way. Use Ring of Mystic Scoundrel on a character that can cast Dissonant Whispers. Throw in the Resonance Stone and 3 levels of Thief and you get a pretty significant damage output. 6 bard 3 thief is the core of the build imo, on top of that you can add whatever.

Slap on the thunderskin cloak and/or ring of spiteful thunder (in place of callous glow ring maybe), and you'll find yourself spreading around the dazed condition, too 😉

I might give this build to karlach, it seems like fun

I loved that build but still waiting the darkness comp build, if you want a hint i think you already have almost all the builds in your channel, the only ones i think are missing is the crow beast master and dark justiciar

deep gnome > tiefling in most cases arguably better than elves, too, since a case could be made that advantages against every INT WIS and CHR save is better than immunity to a single condition (which doesnt even show up that much in this game). they even get better darkvision and advantage on stealth (which if you're doing ranged is very likely something you'll want) unless speed or a free cantrip are gamebreaking for your build, deep gnome is superior in most cases

On nexus there’s a mods called lightbringer Paladin overhaul the add ranger smites as a attack like divine smite

If they ever do patch Vow of Enmity, I hope they change it to the 2024 phb version where you can switch it to another target. It's the only good change to Paladin in that sad excuse for an errata book.

Vow of enmity : ' I hate myself, therefore i can hit anything ' . Makes sense, right? . 🤣🤣🤣 Definitely a bug, but I'm guilty of using it myself sometimes for the pure absurdity 🤣

I would have gone a very similar route with this build, however, I would take rogue to at least level 3-4 and get the additional bonus action from thief. I probably would drop bard and take warlock, great old one and pact of the blade. ASI charisma to 22.

Keep up the great work So last stream i had this thought How would learning disability and or those on the spectrum who are gifted with magic be taught because unlike are world were sadly we get left behind in a world were magic can help so many you think they would take the time and effort to teach them

Two things I don't see enough (and usually not at all) in builds are the Thief subclass and Duegar. Do you think they combo well? Double bonus actions and limitless Invisibility should both have a lot of potential on their own, but combined..? I dunno lol, what's why I'm asking. I do plan to eventually roll up a Duergar Thief/Monk named Gru, though. Make him bald with a handlebar mustache. The name is an *old* refernce to "You may be eaten by a Grue." Or "beaten", in this case.

love the build! btw how'd you get the level up screen in the game world like that?

Can one use special arrows with this build?

Do you have a monk/assassin rogue sneak build?

Also, level 6 Swords bar gives you another extra attack (this doesn't do anything on honor mode, but all other difficulties, that's a 3rd attack.

You speak so fast, it's hard to follow you (my native language is German).

You're having trouble speaking because you are tired. Get some sleep and you will find talking a lot easier.