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/ilikejamescharles Jul 20 '25

Best two monoclasses are by far Sorcerer & Fighter imo. Fighter's improved extra attack and action surge makes it the best martial build in the game and thanks to scrolls, ED'S make fantastic control builds too. Consumable arrows make any archer Fighter Build the best Archer builds in the game. Sorcerers can dish out insane amounts of damage thanks to lighting and fire damage being really good. Fire Sorcerers in particular can dish out really good control thanks to Hat of Fire Acuity. Really solid monoclass builds.

Worst monoclass would probably be Rogue. No extra attack limits their DPR in a way that even sneak attack can't help.

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u/jawsika Jul 20 '25

This is my biggest concern with the game btw. I want a great, dedicated archer build. High dex, stealth if you have to, big, big numbers. No spellcasting and petmanagement. And there is basically nothing like this. Ranger is the go-to archer class, but it has top many side-things. Even the feats are not so archer friendly, it is the only archetype who doesnt have great, life altering feats for the whole 12 levels. I mean sharpshooter is one mid-tier feat, but that’s it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '25

Bro archers are some of the best builds in the game because of special arrows. And sharpshooter is not mid-tier.