Baldurians' Secret Weapons: Rogue Feats Unveiled

Maximize Your Baldur's Gate 3 Rogue's Potential: Top Feats for Devastating Damage

Choosing a Rogue in Baldur's Gate 3 is a smart move. Their stealth and damage output are formidable. To truly optimize your Rogue, consider these top feats:

Recommended Feats for a BG3 Rogue:

Here are eight exceptional feats to enhance your Rogue's capabilities:

Sharpshooter:

Sharpshooter Feat in Baldur's Gate 3

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Transform your Rogue into a deadly ranged combatant. Ignore cover, extend your range, and boost damage by 10 (at the cost of a -5 penalty to hit). Ideal for maximizing long-range effectiveness.

Skilled:

Skilled Feat in Baldur's Gate 3

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Unleash versatility. Gain proficiency in three skills or tools of your choice. Become a master of stealth, acrobatics, and lockpicking, or tailor your skills to your playstyle.

Athlete:

The Athlete Feat in BG3

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Enhance agility and finesse. Reduce movement costs for climbing and rising from prone positions, and perform impressive running jumps. A +1 to Strength or Dexterity adds further benefit.

Tough:

Tough Feat in BG3

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While evasion is key, surviving damage is crucial. Gain significant extra hit points, significantly increasing survivability. Especially valuable when combined with the Rogue's inherent evasiveness.

Mobile:

Mobile Feat in Baldur's gate 3

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Perfect for hit-and-run tactics. Move freely after attacking, allowing strategic repositioning and escapes. Excellent for both melee and ranged combat.

Alert:

Alert Feat in BG3

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Avoid surprise attacks. Gain advantage on initiative rolls, minimizing vulnerability to ambushes and maximizing your Rogue's damage output.

Dungeon Delver:

Dungeon Delver Feat in Baldur's Gate 3

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Enhance exploration efficiency. Easily detect and disable traps, and unlock chests and doors, streamlining your gameplay.

Crossbow Expert:

Crossbow Expert BG3

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A top choice for ranged Rogues. Utilize crossbows effectively at close range, and enhance sneak attack damage at all ranges. A powerful and thematic option.

Additional Powerful Feats:

Lucky:

An image showing the Lucky feat in Baldur's Gate 3 BG3

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A universally beneficial feat. Use Luck Points to gain advantage on rolls or force enemy rerolls, enhancing success chances and mitigating risk.

Savage Attacker:

Baldur's Gate 3 Savage Attacker Feat

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Ideal for melee builds. Reroll damage dice, maximizing damage output, especially when combined with sneak attacks.

These feats will transform your Rogue into a formidable force in Baldur's Gate 3. Experiment and find the combination that best suits your playstyle.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

This article was updated on 2/7/2025 to include additional information about Baldur’s Gate 3.