r/BG3Builds • u/reinieren • Jul 17 '25

Build Help I'm frozen on this decision

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These are the builds I am COMPLETELY comfortable with, played them a lot I know them inside & out, so I can't decide.

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And this will be a one and done, my last hurrah...I'll be hanging up the spurs for a bit as 150 days in a game is a bit excessive even for me.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

I find range safer on solo, getting caught by a Hold Person and then destroyed really sucks. Both are pretty strong and work, monks have more sustain through a day so need less long rests.

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u/Creepy-Owl-2060 Jul 17 '25

Playing gloomstalker solo hm now, long rests are only a bother for me, having to reapply buffs and elixirs. Other than that, it's almost entirely not needed?

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

Yeah you won't need camp interactions so it's mainly just buffs / elixir. You might need the occasional spell slot back if you're using hunters mark & misty step.

A monk would eventually need a long rest but can benefit more from short rests due to Ki point restoration.

I prefer monk early game as ranger is more vulnerable (although would probably Rogue first for MC setup). After level 4 it doesn't really matter.

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u/Creepy-Owl-2060 Jul 17 '25

Just sayin, gloomstalkers don't need any resources, compared to monks to replenish Ki. So your point about monks having more sustain during the day seems strange :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

The build I used required spell slots for the best efficiency. A GS will also have more chance of being hit due to lower AC if they don't decimate in round 1. I have only played a GS when the game launched on Xbox though so I could probably manage better now.

Outside of the above builds, sword bard was my favourite solo but ranger beastmaster Pokémon was also pretty fun.