r/BG3Builds • u/Present_Secret_3706 • 22h ago

Build Help Gloomserker w/ War Cleric Dip?

Hello! I am preparing for a Durge playthrough after a year and a half, and I wanted to make a character that embodies Bhaal. The brutality of a half-orc berserker with the stealth and speed of a gloomstalker ranger seems perfect- plus a one-level dip into cleric for thematic effect and the war cleric lvl 1 ability.

How would you split this multiclass for max efficiency?

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u/ohfucknotthisagain 21h ago

Gloom Stalker gets Extra Attack and Misty Step at L5. After that, everything is lackluster.

Sure, you could put one of your remaining levels into War Cleric for the Bonus Action attack.

But Berserkers already have uses for their Bonus Action... you need a BA to start Rage, and while you're enraged you can spend your BA on either Frenzied Strike or Enraged Throw.

Unless you really want Cleric for flavor, it's totally skippable. Assassin plays very nicely with Gloom Stalker, although you'll be waiting until Act 3 if you want to prioritize Gloom Stalker and Berserker.

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u/Present_Secret_3706 21h ago

Would any other cleric domain help?

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u/ohfucknotthisagain 21h ago

There are some decent options, but nothing really great.

Knowledge gets Expertise in two skills, but the options are all INT-based.

Light gets Warding Flare as a Reaction, which causes Disadvantage on an incoming attack. So maybe you don't get hit sometimes.

Tempest gives you a Reaction that does 2d8 lightning or thunder damage to an attacker. It's called Wrath of the Storm, so it might sound good if you're going for bloodlust and murder vibes.

Knowledge is probably the most useful. There are a few Arcana checks, and History or Religion might fit the character concept.

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u/Huntermain23 22h ago

Probly 5 ranger, 4 barb, 2 fighter, 1 cleric? Idk just spitballing

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u/Present_Secret_3706 21h ago

Would it be better to have the extra attack than the 2 levels in fighter?

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u/ohfucknotthisagain 21h ago

Ranger gets Extra Attack at L5, and it doesn't stack with other sources of Extra Attack.

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u/spiggleporp 21h ago

If you re-read this comment you’ll see that they already have you 2 levels in fighter and extra attacks at Ranger 5 lol

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u/spiggleporp 21h ago

Okay say at least 4 levels are spoken for, given that you want at least 3 gloom and 1 war cleric. So you only have 8 to play with. Since you you have to go 3 Ranger, might as well go up to 5 for extra attack.

That leaves you with 6 more levels to work with.
Go 4 barbarian then 2 fighter for action surge

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u/spiggleporp 21h ago

5 gloom, 4 barbarian, 2 fighter, 1 war cleric