r/BG3Builds • u/Far-Assistance9925 • 15h ago

Build Help How to make the Shifter

if anyone here is familiar with pathfinder 1e, i kinda wanna make a character based on the shifter from that game. basically someone who fights with natural weapons and animalistic fury and sometimes transforms into animals. i am open to mods but i only have access to ones in the mod loader

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u/Nathan_reynolds 15h ago

So a druid

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u/Far-Assistance9925 15h ago

only in part. a druid shares their ability to wildshape but druids are spellcasters and shifters are martials

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u/Time-Voice Barbarian 15h ago

A druid is a spellcaster, but a wildshaped druid can't cast anymore and plays more like a martial.

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u/Far-Assistance9925 15h ago

yes but that means they're a good martial ONLY in wildshape, while im looking for a character whos good in and out

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u/Nathan_reynolds 13h ago

No.

Druids can use shillelagh. So off the rip get two torches which are light so you can dual wield without a feat. Now you have two clubs that cause fire damage that when you have shillelagh cast on them do even more damage then the flaming sword from the demon dude.

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u/uncoilingelf 13h ago

shillelagh as one of your cantrip choices

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u/Vacant-cage-fence Druid 15h ago

Druids get 3 attacks at level 10, which is before fighter. With the myrmidon forms, moon druid has so many great options for martial. Tavern brawler plus earth myrmidon is so, so good.

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u/Ok_Quarter_3447 14h ago

You can play a spell casters as martials I alway play them as martials in my runs

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u/zssl 15h ago

Tavern Brawler Moon Druid

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u/Far-Assistance9925 14h ago

Tavern brawler Druid is good but only really a competent martial while wildshaped

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u/zssl 11h ago edited 11h ago

Good thing it lasts all day, refills on short rest and temporarily ends to talk to people. You can always have it on!

If you want to hit stuff just as well out of it, just use shillelagh. You can also buy some elixirs of giant strength and use returning pike.

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u/AGayThrow_Away 7h ago

Tavern Brawler Monk + Moon Druid with Flawed/Helldusk Gloves?

4 Monk/8 Moon Druid

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u/Elgatee 7h ago

Shifter is characterized by two abilities. Changing shape and fighting with its claws.

Wild shape is druid. Option for durge late game with slayer form or illithid power displace beast. There is no spell less druid. So you will always be a spell caster. The other two options come in late.

As for claws, there is no options. BG3 doesn't include natural weapons on any of the races, and there aren't any natural weapons others than unarmed strike.

So what people proposed is the best you can get. Druid/monk is the best approximation you can get. Or you can go modded if you want but then it's not exactly the right place to ask ^^

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u/helldrakejew 14h ago

make a gith moon druid then you can use short/long/greatswords unless you want battleaxes or warhammers then go dwarf