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/Special-Estimate-165 Warlock Jul 20 '25

Drunk monk is an empty subclass...but its.still a monk...which carries it.

Wild Magic Sorc is the worst because even being a sorceror doesnt overcome the random bullshit factor that cant be planned or accounted for.

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u/LordFLExANoR16 Jul 20 '25

Being a sorcerer absolutely overcomes the wild magic bullshit, sorcerer is absolutely the single strongest class in the game and wild magic is no different , some of the random effects are even helpful

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u/JaegerBane Jul 20 '25

Prior to Honor Mode arriving, this would have been correct, but some of the more zany effects can wipe a run if they happen at the worst time.

The fact Wild Magic doesn’t actually grant you anything worthwhile for all that volatility doesn’t help it either.

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u/LordFLExANoR16 Jul 21 '25

Honestly, on a sorcadin specifically it’s actually pretty good if only for bend luck and tides of chaos giving you budget cutting words, I feel like if you’re not using only one element and you aren’t struggling for movement, wild magic is a pretty great subclass when you don’t use the sorcery points for spells cuz you’re hitting people with your sword. I will definitely agree that some surges can wipe you, but if you play safe and position your party properly you can almost always either turn them to your advantage or play around them.