This Combo Shouldn't Be Possible | Baldur's Gate 3 Oathbreaker Paladin Pact Weapon Is Insane 

For future reference, in case this gets fixed, the Extra Attack from Pact Weapon (Warlock) shouldn't stack with out sources of Extra Attacks (level 5 martial classes). But in the current version of the game (hotfix 4), it does. So you get 2 Extra Attacks per turn. If this ever gets fixed, we'll likely switch to multiclassing it with Fighter, maybe Sorc for more smites,

Another thing to buff this build: The Dead Shot, a very rare +2 Longbow, sold by Fytz the Firecracker in the Lower City near the Toy Store in Act 3. It gives a passive effect while equipped, you don't have to be using this, of increasing crit chance by 1 and can stack. This means without any other crit chance bonuses, you can crit on 19s and 20s. There are many other bows too that can give you passive effects while they are stowed, such as being able to cast spells like magic missile or haste once per short/long rest, advantage on monstrosities etc. Your bow choice can give you a very nice passive bump depending on what you choose. You can even double up on bonuses if you dual wield hand crossbows; the Ne'er Misser gives you an upcast magic missile per long rest and you can wield it with the Hellfire Hand Crossbow for an upcast Scorching Ray once per long rest. But there are other options I don't know about too.

After you long rest, always drink an elixir of bloodlust (possible exception if you're about to act transition, because some long rests during act transitions force more than one long rest), because it will last until your next long rest, and any time you kill during your turn while the bloodlust elixir is active, you will gain another action, which means another 3 attacks.

This build shines in act 2 due to one key feature. Control Undead. You can take control of ANY undead creature with this oathbreaker ability as long as your target fails their save, and so long as the target doesn't specifically say it's immune to being charmed. That means you can press Malus Thorm into fighting on your side until a long rest.

Great guide all around. Just a small suggestion: get the bow from last light inn that grants you haste spell or use potions for haste; pop that at start of combat for that xtra 2 AC bonus along with extra action in combat further boosting your damage for 10 rounds of combat.

If you really want to make this more OP, finish the necromancer of thay quest line in act 3, passing all the saves. You’ll get a spell that lets you summon 6 ghouls that deal solid damage and get your aura of hate bonus; and/or bring along a necromancer wizard.

You can break oath of vengeance when you go to rescue Lae'zel. Kill the tiefling pair and boom, instantly an oathbreaker.

Ok, this is the third video I’ve watched of your class builds and they are great. Among a sea of RU-vidrs putting content out here, you’ve definitely earned my sub. Looking forward to watching your other vids and what comes next. Nice work bro 💪

13:25 The armour DOES count as Heavy Armour, it just automatically gives proficiency. But it means that Barbarians can't rage because it's still Heavy Armour.

I love this. Paladin's divine smite attack feels the MOST satisfying out of all the attacks and spells in the game tbh

When they get around to patching out the Bound Weapon extra attack bug I would recommend switching this build to 8 Paladin/4 Warlock since you'll no longer need 5 warlock for the extra attack. Going with an 8/4 spread nets you two additional feats which you can pump into CHA for that sweet 20 charisma and then take Polearm Master for more attacks of opportunity but more importantly a second attack with your polearm. The base damage for the second polearm attack is low but you add so many modifiers on top of it with this build that the reduced base damage is negligible.

Taking Hunger of Hadar + Agonizing Blast + Repelling Blast trivializes a lot of fights. Plonk one down at the highest density of enemies, especially ranged enemies, and theyre neutralized. You're free to clean up the martials that are outside of it, and if any escape you just repelling blast them back in. From what ive played so far id take it over devils sight and darkness

I love the idea of oathbreaker subclass, I use wish their divine smite reflected their corruption. Like a form of unholy smite.

There's another ring that works really well with Balduran's Helm or the ring that heals you per round. It gives anyone you heal Blade Ward and Resistance, and the heal you get at the start of the round counts. So you can give yourself those constant buffs. As well theres a ring that blesses the heal target, same as before constant bless.

To further improve this build. Half Orc for 3 dmg die on Crits passive. Helmet: I'd swap for the Helmet of Grit from Cazzadors Palace, It gives you a permanent bonus action as long as you are on 50% HP. (And honestly, by the time you reach A3 your main character is killing 5+ enemies per turn anyways so no fight ever lasts long enough for you to take dmg... I wiped out Raphael on Tactician in a single turn using only 2/4 party members) Cloak: Obviously Durge cloak If ur Durge, otherwise Cloak of the Weave for the +2 spell Attack Rolls and other nice stuff. Chest: the one ya got is solid enough. But you could go for Bhaalist Armour which makes all enemies within 3m vulnerable to Piercing, and then you swap your weapon for a Piercing wep instead of Greatsword. Good Piercing weps to go for: Orins dagger + Gloves: The 23str gloves are really solid. But Bonespike Gloves ignore resistance to Slashing/Bludgeoning/Piercing. And the +18 Dex +1 Attack gloves is also a better option, since you can always just use Giants Hill pots for 27 Strength. If you just respec a companion you do not use into Alchemy wizard for 2x Flasks per Craft + buy out Vendors inbetween each level up you can have enough Gian Potions to last entire Playthrough for permanent 27 Str. So taking the +18 Dex +1 Attack + using Potions means you can drop Dex & Str to 8, and add even more points into Charisma, Constitution, Wisdom & Int. Boots: I would recommend the Helldusk boots.

Dude, I started a neutral githyanki playthrough last monday and I took pretty much this build (but I kept the Vengance pact for hunter's mark). And I even named that char "Azo'rael" which pretty much sound like the name you used here xD

what level would you consider swapping from the pure pally to this? and how is oath of veng vs oathbreaker

@KhrazeGaming I think I'm missing something here. You mentioned leveling your Charisma to 20 and then 22 with mirror, but where are you getting the +2 Charisma after you use your last feat choice on an ASI to get 18?

My first character in the game was a Sorlock because they didn't have the Hexblade in the game, and I learned way later that the base Pact Weapon was using Charisma... But my next one will be similar to my character in our long campaign with Paladin 7, Warlock 5, and Sorcerer all the way to 20 (currently at 14 after 2 years). This is one of the best and most fun builds in 5e.

Hi @KhrazeGaming truly loved the build and I'm still learning while playing with my friends, but I think I messed up a couple of times since I got the Oath of Devotion and tried to be Oathbraker, I'm literally killing everything but the Oath doesn't break and I'm only left to killing the githyankis in the bridge away from finishing act 1, any recomendation to quickly become Oathbreaker fast? I'm currently omw to kill Scratch the dog to see if that works.

been using this with Haste from my wizard support and the red elixir that gives you a bonus action on killing an enemy. killed the gith patrol in one turn on tactician.. and that was when the build wasn't even fully online. Paladin is scary in BG3

Really loving Paladin. My try out this build was I get further into the game.

For anyone who wants easy way to break oath of vengeance just unlock sazza cage in grove and after just click the cell door if you want to do it again but the second time you’ll have to talk to the knight to telk him you want to break oath

I've been running this for a bit, very fun build.

Also guys, I found that re breaking oath after passing up all the early stuff was a pain. I did find if you go ancient, you can go back to the grove and kill one of the gnomes sitting at the table and it will re break your oath. Cheers!

Thats a real solid build, if you include Luck of the Far Realms on your highest level smite, you will double that damage

For future reference, the extra attacks stacking is confirmed by a larian product manager that it is working as intended! possibly a bug turned feature but a recognized feature now nonetheless

As Paladin Oath of Vengeance, you can easily break your oath and become an Oathbreaker by accepting the power/ability 'hair' from defeating the Hag.

That's a great build mate! I think though there might be a very cool variation of that: In this one I take Oath of Vengeance and I do not break it because this gives me "VOW OF ENMITY" that you can selfcast (I don't know if this is intended) and gain 10 turns of Advantage on EVERY single enemy (or allies lol). This compensates the Weapon Master -5 on ATK rolls so well and just for a mere Bonus Action. And this resets on short rest. Moreover it does not require concentration so you can actually take Hex from Warlock (cast the Cons one as a lot of your attacks have Cons saving throws) and spam that on biggest foes for another d6 of necrotic damage. Also, when you use the Gith legendary weapon you can get from Voss, you can bring with you the device that sets surrounding beings in a state of immense joy, giving you some advantages on throws but also Vulnerability to Psy damage for another 2d6 Psy damage on every attack (4d6 on a crit lol). -> Don't forget to send the device to camp before any massive Giths or Mind Flayers encouter because they will deal double Psy damage to your party as well. [NOTE]: You can lack of damage against Physical damage resistant foes, there is an oil called Oil of Sharpness if I remember correctly. It allows you to ignore these resistances for 10turns costing a Bonus Action to cast on you weapon. [NOTE]: For the ones who prefer Oathbreaker, you can easily break it in act III by swearing to Gortash that you will help him (Paladin exclusive dialogue option). [RANDOM NOTES]: - Nere's boots can be a brilliant option to make sure you stand still and you get Misty Steps for this mobility issue. - Until you get your hands on Baldurian's Helm, go for the one you get from killing Forge of Adamantine boss: No crit can be dealt to you, resistance to Fire (magic and non-magic sources) AND Hunter's Mark which is a nice placeholder when you don't have access to Hex yet. - Ketheric's Body Armor is super nice for the passive you get, -2 damage from ALL SOURCES and 19 AC. - There is a ring that gives you +3m mobility which is nice if you want more of that. Bonus for those who would like to go super high in damage numbers -> There is an amulet called Amulet of Branding that applies a physical Vulnerability of your choice for the next instance of damage taken. This is a Bonus Action and resets on short rest. You can get to 120 total damage or so with a crit when applying this in addition to Hex and all the above items.

Wow amazing build great job!!! I just buy the game and i want play paladin and with your video i have my build now :D Just a little question, for the Oathbreaker, do you have to take it as soon as possible or do you have to wait until the very end to get it ?

Whispering promise ring is a strong contender here - bless at the start of every turn, since you're healing yourself a little every time.

If you want to break your oath super early, when you reach Emerald Grove find the makeshift prison. I then stood between the guard and the little goblin lady, then told the goblin lady she needed to stay in the cell to learn. However, if you then unlock and free her so you can find her healer, you break your oath.

Being able to get to level 13 really helped the showcase in this video ;)

As a intense bg 3 guides consumer i would prefer to see more early-mid game focus builds lets say till lvl 8-9 max due to the fact that at 12 u already finish the game

@KhrazeGaming Did they fix the Strength being added to your Damage while using pact of the blade? I am currently not getting any Str Modifier on my Dmg After doing the pact, Only Charisma.

Glad knowing that they will patch warlock 5 before i invested on it. Still on beginning of act 2, Gotta stop at warlock 3 and continue my paladin till 6 or 7. Then maybe taking warlock 4 and/or fighter 2 for action surge

You should do a build with dual handcrossbows, right now there's a bug and sharpshooter -5 on attack rolls doesn't apply to the offhand but even without that if you do a build with 3 levels in thief and anything else that boosts your attacks and synergies with hand crossbows you can easily do 200-400 dmg per turn i did thief3 and fighter(chap)9 with the helmet that helps with crits so you can deal crits at 18-19-20 rolls and the most dmg I did in a turn was 473 (hasted and action surge) BM fighter works too if you don't max out your dex 4:44

I am so bummed that they ruined greater invisibility.. getting it from archfey made me so happy being pally / lock.. hopefully they will change it back, but until then, this build looks fun aswell.

for leveling up, what would be the moments to respec ? like going first to 5 pala then respec for 2 pala 6/7 warlock ? Or directly going warlock at 3 ? Ty in advance

The charisma from pact weapon doesnt stuck anymore with the strength modifier. Just tested it

you can break oath of vengeance by simple free the goblin Sazza, she is lock in the tiefling camp. rlly fun build.

Level five paladin gor extra attack, level five pact of the blade warlock for the extra attack with pact weapon, and level 2 fighter for acces to action surge. Your paladin will be taking out big bosses single handedly

I thought i was going crazy but it really is hard to become an oathbreaker as a vengence paladin. Like people talking back to you with attitude is justifiable reason to smith them. And i agree

Few doubts about this build Does the double stacking of strength and charisma still work? Does the extra attack from warlock still stack? Just asking cause i read conflicting remarks

Hi, is it better to go with Oath of Vengeance for the Vow of Enmity ? So like 5 Venge 5 Warlock and 2 Fighter ?

im curious how would u set up your allies for this build ?

Note about aura of hate- it affects you as well as all fiends and undead in range. That includes enemies so I'd your fighting a devil or some undead like in act 2 they will benefit.

That knight appeared for me when I did the Madeline Quest. Was taken aback as I didn't know that was a thing.

Would you recommend waiting to get the gloves before re-specing?

To break your Oath, you can give the Mind Flayer in the Rivington windmill a corpse and it will break any oath.

can you start with oathbreaker early or do you have to do at lvl 12?

What do you recommend instead of hellish rebuke?

@5:15 What setting or addon was used to show the details of damage?

I played this exact build in my first playthrough combined with the illithid flight ability it was ridiculously strong

I'd doing this build myself (prior to this video). Although I changed up the order a little bit and did 1 paladin, 5 warlock, then the rest paladin. I did NOT know that strength adds onto the damage along with charisma though! that's kinda amazingly OP. I dunno if i can respec to add strength though, i'm already an oathbreaker. Also, i did the fiend for warlock, for hellish rebuke. But I see now that was a mistake. I really need a respec.

Do you have to get to late game before breaking oath, or you won't get the paladin auras?

I have a question: i not clear for me, coz i'm not an D&D player, but theorically Paladin stat base is Charisma, so I have to pump it above strenght for more chance of hit opponents? Or viceversa? Sorry for my ignorance, but i'm kinda lost, to how hit and hot do more damage based on character stats.

I was running oath of vengeance and broke it agreeing to Gortash's proposal in act III. I think that's only if u have Karlach in your party.

Instead of Shield of Faith, concentrate on Hex (or any of the other spells that cause more damage when you attack with a weapon, like Hunter's Mark) for even MORE damage lol

This build goes so hard with durge + partial ceremorphosis

so does it matter when I break the oath or should I hold off until I get the levels?

Found out that you can break the oath again by just talking to the oath breaker guy and choose the option to break the oath again

What ability points do you put if you dont have those end-game gloves?

Did they fix the pact part with the sword🤔 i dont think im getting 2 modifiers when i hit someone

Which companions would you guys suggest with this build? Or witch builds would work good with this one?

You can take elixirs of cloud giant strength to get up to 27 strength and have some better gloves, since they last until long rest. You could simply use the bard gloves from the mimics in act 1 that give +1 AC for example.

This is the build i went with for roleplay i like fighter / mage in baldurgs gate 2 so i went warlock 5 for the extra attack and haste. And then went oath breaker paladin. Didnt realize how good thr build would actuall end up being

All this relies on having the gear from house of hope (which is practically end game anyway) - how do you get that and survive Raphael - this looks so fun but not sure I could get past Raph to get out of HoH with the items :(

FYO best starting subclass for this build is Oath of Ancients... you get an amazing heal to get through thr start of the game and to break the oath you simply go free the goblin from the grove or attack an innocent animal.

you should switch your helm for birthright cap that you can buy in act 3 is a pink. It will bump your charisma to 22 that would give you an extra plus 1 to dmg attack roll and saving throw via aura of prot. Also boots, disentegrating night shoes makes you immune to floor cc like ice grease, and immune to ensnared entangled

This build can be started as early as Act 1 by taking Oath of Devotion, or Oath of Vengeance and using Disguise Self by using the Mask of the Shapeshifter or by being a drow or githyanki and killing Demaise and Nymessa before freeing Lae'zel, or by sparing Auntie Ethel and taking her hair for that extra +1 to any stat.

Is great weapon master really worth it? I find I miss way more. Yeah it does more damage but I miss 2 trys, so I toggle it off and hit the 2 times I miss its basically the same amount of damage

What about starting Warlock mainly due if you become Oathbreaker sepcailyl if you do early it doesnt work with multiclass

Forgot the haste bow with + resists! I'm assuming with haste you can get even more attacks in hehe.

The extra attack stacking has to be a bug.

I’m confused a little why would you put ur con at 16 when you have a necklace that puts it at 23 instead dump it into dex for a higher AC and maybe some in wis and int

Can you have 5 attacks with 5 in paladin 5 in warlock and 2 in fighter?

where does it say that bind weapon makes it scale off both str and cha

what do you recommend if you dont have the giantslayer sword yet? Any temporary replacements?

Can you please make a bard/warlock build?

use the deva's mace in act 3, you can deal up to 100 dmg for free, and the deva mace is way easier to get in early act 3

Khraze, can you do a oathbreaker build that uses a lot of lightening.

I've used this setup with ring of risk, much more consistent hits especially against high ac targets

Armour of agatys is a funny spell. Its one of the WORST spells in the game but the higher level its casted at the better it becomes until at max (in the game at least) it becomes one of the most OP spells in the whole game and is a must take

Is it recommended to break oath as soon as possible or wait till level 12??

The thumbnail is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 is that character in it from something else???

I got one last question, is Ketheric's armor good for this build or should I just go with end game armor?

The Giantslayer adds a second str modifier to your dmg. Since you have 23, wouldn't it be better to not pact bound the weapon? Wouldn't that be 2x6 extra dmg instead of 6+5? And also 1 more for the attack role? What am I missing?

9:51 not using the necklace of paralyzing critical or the executioner ring to guarantee crit after crit after crit...

I made this build for Wyll because I thought the warlock paladin fit his character. Didn't know about strength glitch. Not sure if I want him that OP on balanced

insane build !!!

hey can i ask for the thumbnail picture? I want to see more of this artist's works

update to this. This build got nerfed in Honor mode only. In Tactician you're still free to abuse this build.

Pact of blade said you use charisma modifier *instead* of Str or Dex. But in this vid they stack both. Is that a bug or intentional? @5:09

so is this build better than the rpjames paladin cleric one ? cuz i cant test im only lvl 8 or 9. entering baldur

Have Gale being a Necromancer, to bolster them all.

Bind pact weapon isn't an option for me. Instead I get pact of the blade. Is this the same thing?

pack of the blades is really cool and all but I refuse to use it because no matter what I ALWAYS forget to rebind my weapon after short rests

does aura of hate stack with pact of the blade

Trying to figure out how you bumped your Cha to 20 when 1 ASI isnfor GWM and the 2nd is for +2 cha, and with the 7/5 split theres no 3rd ASI.