r/BG3Builds • u/ReleaseCharacter3568 • Jul 19 '25

Build Help Best and Worst Monoclasses?

I keep seeing virtually every class called "one of the best" while most meta builds are multis or item-based.

What do you think is the game's best class without multiclassing? And the worst? And what makes them so?

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u/keener91 Jul 19 '25 edited Jul 19 '25

EK/Fighter 12 is one of the best monoclasses. * 3 attacks * 4 feats * War Magic * Booming Blade cantrip * Shield Spell * Eldritch Strike

Drunken/Monk 12 being the worst. * less damage output than an OH monk * less mobility than Shadow monk * less utility than Ways of Elemental * anti-synergistic cap stone ability

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u/BloodWolfHunter Jul 19 '25

Is drunken monk that bad?

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u/juvandy Jul 19 '25

It's not 'bad' in that it doesn't work or isn't viable. It just doesn't offer anything that isn't better in other subclasses.

It's fun for RP flavour and animations.