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Bound by a pact to an all-powerful patron, Warlocks trade their loyalty for supernatural abilities and unique magic.

Bound by a pact to an all-powerful patron, Warlocks trade their loyalty for supernatural abilities and unique magic.

Warlock is a character Class in Baldur's Gate 3. Warlocks channel their patron's pact magic to fight enemies and aid allies in combat. Warlocks use Charisma as their primary ability score.

The Warlock Subclasses are: The Fiend, The Great Old One, The Archfey

The Warlock Class Progression
Level	Proficiency Bonus	Features	Cantrips Known	Spells Known	Spell Slots	Slot Level	Invocations Known
1st	+2	Pact Magic, Choose a Subclass	2	2	1	1st	-
2nd	+2	Eldritch Invocations	2	3	2	1st	2
3rd	+2	Pact Boon	2	4	2	2nd	2
4th	+2	Ability Score Improvement	3	5	2	2nd	2
5th	+3	Deepened Pact	3	6	2	3rd	3
6th	+3	Subclass feature	3	7	2	3rd	3
7th	+3	-	3	8	2	4th	4
8th	+3	Ability Score Improvement	3	9	2	4th	4
9th	+4	-	3	10	2	5th	5
10th	+4	Subclass feature	4	10	2	5th	5
11th	+4	Mystic Arcanum (6th level spell)	4	11	3	5th	5
12th	+4	Ability Score Improvement	4	11	3	5th	6

Class Information

Warlock's default armour

• Level 1 Maximum Hit Points: 8 +  Constitution Modifier
  • Hit points at higher levels: 5 +  Constitution Modifier
• Important Ability Scores:  Charisma for Spells,  Constitution for Hit Points and Concentration, and  Dexterity for Armour Class.
• Saving Throw Proficiencies:  Charisma,  Wisdom
• Equipment Proficiencies:
  • Simple weapons
  • Light armour
• Skills with Proficiency (Choose 2):
  • Arcana, Deception, History, Intimidation, Investigation, Nature, Insight, Religion
    • You receive a bonus to every skill that you are proficient in. At Level 1 the Proficiency Bonus is +2.

Pact Magic

• Spellcasting Ability:  Charisma
• Known Spells: Warlock Spells are Always Prepared. In exchange, Warlocks know fewer Spells at low levels.
• Pact Magic: Warlock spell slots (also known as "pact slots") are not like those of other spellcasters.
  • Warlock spell slots are equal to the highest level of Spells the Warlock has access to. Casting a lower level Spell will always "upcast" it to the highest level available.
  • Warlocks have a very limited number of spell slots, but also regain those slots by taking a Short Rest or Long Rest.
  • As a result, Warlocks can cast fewer Spells per battle than other spellcasters, but also more high level Spells per day.

Level Progression

Through experience, you acquire new power. You gain the following traits.

Level 1

• Warlock Spell Slots: 1 (Used to cast Warlock spells. Regain Warlock Spell Slots by taking a Short Rest.)
  
• Cantrips (Choose 2):

• Blade Ward
• Bone Chill
• Eldritch Blast
• Friends
• Mage Hand
• Minor Illusion
• Poison Spray
• True Strike

• New 1st Level Spells available (Choose 2):

• Armour of Agathys
• Arms of Hadar
• Charm Person
• Expeditious Retreat
• Hellish Rebuke
• Hex
• Protection from Evil and Good
• Witch Bolt

• Choose a Patron (Subclass):

The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Archfey
Warlocks in service to fiends work toward corrupting, destructive ends -- intentionally or otherwise -- and receive hellish blessings in turn.	Warlocks bound to eldritch beings in the Far Realms work toward inscrutable goals, gaining strange powers over entropy and the mind.	Graced by a lady or lord of the fey, you are imbued with all the sumptuous and scary qualities of your patron's extraordinary realm.
Dark One's Blessing Expanded Spell List:  Burning Hands  Command	Mortal Reminder Expanded Spell List:  Dissonant Whispers  Tasha's Hideous Laughter	Fey Presence Expanded Spell List:  Faerie Fire  Sleep

Level 2

• Choose 2 Eldritch Invocations

• Warlock Spell Slots: 2 (You gain an additional Warlock Spell Slot.)
• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional 1st Level Spell from the Warlock Spell List.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.
• Subclass Features: None at this level

Level 3

• Pact Boon (Choose 1)

Pacts	Description	Grants
Pact of the Chain	Gain the service of a familiar, a fey spirit that takes a form you choose. This can be an animal, imp, or quasit.	Find Familiar Find Familiar: Imp Find Familiar: Quasit
Pact of the Blade	You can Summon a pact weapon, or Bind the one you are wielding, making it magical. Pact weapons use the wielder's Spellcasting Ability Modifier instead of Strength or Dexterity.	• Pact of the Blade • Bind Pact Weapon
Pact of the Tome	Your patron grants you a grimoire called 'The Book of Shadows', which allows you to cast Guidance, Vicious Mockery, and Thorn Whip.

• Improved Warlock Spell Slots: Most of your Warlock spells have become stronger. You always cast Warlock Spells at 2nd Level.
• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 2nd Level from the Warlock Spell List.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.
• New 2nd Level Spells available:
  

• Cloud of Daggers
• Crown Of Madness
• Darkness
• Hold Person
• Invisibility
• Mirror Image
• Misty Step
• Ray of Enfeeblement
• Shatter

• Subclass Features:

The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Archfey
Expanded Spell List:  Blindness  Scorching Ray	Expanded Spell List:  Detect Thoughts  Phantasmal Force	Expanded Spell List:  Calm Emotions  Phantasmal Force

Level 4

• Ability Score Improvement or Feat (Choose 1)
  • Improve an Ability Score by 2 or improve two Ability Scores by 1. (You can't increase an Ability Score above 20 using this feature.)
  • Choose a Feat.
    

• Cantrips (Choose 1):

• Blade Ward
• Bone Chill
• Eldritch Blast
• Friends
• Mage Hand
• Minor Illusion
• Poison Spray
• True Strike

• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional 1st or 2nd Level Spell from the Warlock Spell List.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.
• Subclass Features: None at this level.

Level 5

• Proficiency Bonus: +3 (You gain +1 to your Proficiency Bonus.)

• Choose 1 additional Eldritch Invocation
• Deepened Pact: Pleased with your service, your otherworldly patron added new boons to the terms of your pact.
  • Pact of the Blade: Gain an Extra Attack with your pact weapon.
  • Pact of the Chain: Your familiar gains an Extra Attack.
  • Pact of the Tome: You can cast  Animate Dead,  Haste, and  Call Lightning once per Long Rest.
• Scaling Cantrips: Your damaging cantrips gain an additional damage die.
  • For example, Bone Chill now deals 2d8Necrotic damage.
  • Unlike other cantrips, Eldritch Blast instead fires an additional beam, allowing you to attack two targets once or the same target twice.
    • If you have the the Agonising Blast or Repelling Blast Eldritch Invocations, gain their benefits for each beam.

• Improved Warlock Spell Slots: Most of your Warlock spells have become stronger. You always cast Warlock Spells at 3rd Level.
• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 3rd Level from the Warlock Spell List.
• Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

• New 3rd Level Spells available:

• Counterspell
• Fear
• Fly
• Gaseous Form
• Hunger of Hadar
• Hypnotic Pattern
• Remove Curse
• Vampiric Touch

• Subclass Features:

The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Archfey
Expanded Spell List:  Fireball  Stinking Cloud	Expanded Spell List:  Bestow Curse  Slow	Expanded Spell List  Blink  Plant Growth

Level 6

• Subclass Features:

The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Archfey
Dark One's Own Luck	Entropic Ward	Misty Escape

• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 3rd Level from the Warlock Spell List.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

Level 7

• Improved Warlock Spell Slots: Most of your Warlock spells have become stronger. You always cast Warlock Spells at 4th Level.
• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 4th Level from the Warlock Spell List.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

• New 4th Level Spells available:

• Banishment
• Blight
• Dimension Door

• Subclass Feature:

The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Archfey
Expanded Spell List:  Wall of Fire  Fire Shield	Expanded Spell List:  Dominate Beast  Evard's Black Tentacles	Expanded Spell List:  Dominate Beast  Greater Invisibility

Level 8

• Ability Score Improvement or Feat (Choose 1)
  • Improve an Ability Score by 2 or improve two Ability Scores by 1. (You can't increase an Ability Score above 20 using this feature.)
  • Choose a Feat.
• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 4th Level from the Warlock Spell List.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.
• Subclass Feature: None at this level.

Level 9

• Proficiency Bonus: +4 (You gain +1 to your Proficiency Bonus.)
• Improved Warlock Spell Slots: Most of your Warlock spells have become stronger. You always cast Warlock Spells at 5th Level.
• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 5th Level from the Warlock Spell List.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.

• New 5th Level Spells available:

• Hold Monster

• Choose 1 additional Eldritch Invocation
• Subclass Feature:

The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Archfey
Expanded Spell List:  Cone of Cold  Flame Strike	Expanded Spell List:  Dominate Person  Telekinesis	Expanded Spell List:  Dominate Person  Seeming

Level 10

• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 5th Level from the Warlock Spell List.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.
• Scaling Cantrips: Your damaging cantrips gain an additional damage die.
  • Unlike other cantrips, Eldritch Blast instead fires an additional beam, allowing you to attack three targets once or the same target thrice.
    • If you have the the Agonising Blast or Repelling Blast Eldritch Invocations, gain their benefits for each beam.
• Subclass Feature:

The Fiend	The Great Old One	The Archfey
Fiendish Resilience	Thought Shield: Psychic Resistance Thought Shield: Psychic Reflection	Beguiling Defenses

Level 11

• Choose 1 Mystic Arcanum
  • Your patron bestows upon you a magical secret called an arcanum. Choose one 6th Level spell from the Warlock Spell list.
  • You can cast your arcanum spell once without expending a spell slot. You must finish a long rest before you can do so again.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List

• New 6th Level Spells available:

• Circle of Death
• File:Arcane Gate Icon.png Arcane Gate
• Eyebite
• Flesh to Stone
• Create Undead

Level 12

• Ability Score Improvement or Feat (Choose 1)
  • Improve an Ability Score by 2 or improve two Ability Scores by 1. (You can't increase an Ability Score above 20 using this feature.)
  • Choose a Feat.
• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell up to 5th Level from the Warlock Spell List.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Warlock Spell List.
• Subclass Feature: None at this level.

Warlock Spell List

Cantrips

• Blade Ward
• Bone Chill
• Eldritch Blast
• Friends
• Mage Hand
• Minor Illusion
• Poison Spray
• True Strike

Level 1 Spells

• Armour of Agathys
• Arms of Hadar
• Charm Person
• Expeditious Retreat
• Hellish Rebuke
• Hex
• Protection from Evil and Good
• Witch Bolt

Fiend only:

• Burning Hands, Command

Great Old One only:

• Dissonant Whispers, Tasha's Hideous Laughter

Level 2 Spells

• Cloud of Daggers
• Crown Of Madness
• Darkness
• Hold Person
• Invisibility
• Mirror Image
• Misty Step
• Ray of Enfeeblement
• Shatter

Fiend only:

• Blindness, Scorching Ray

Great Old One only:

• Detect Thoughts, Phantasmal Force

Level 3 Spells

• Counterspell
• Fear
• Fly
• Gaseous Form
• Hunger of Hadar
• Hypnotic Pattern
• Remove Curse
• Vampiric Touch

Fiend only:

• Fireball, Stinking Cloud

Level 4 Spells

• Banishment
• Blight
• Dimension Door

Archfey only:

• Dominate Beast, Greater Invisibility

Fiend only:

• Fire Shield, Wall of Fire

Great Old One only:

• Dominate Beast, Evard's Black Tentacles

Level 5 Spells

• Hold Monster

Archfey only:

• Dominate Person, Seeming

Fiend only:

• Cone of Cold, Flame Strike

 Great Old One only:

• Dominate Person, Telekinesis

Level 6 Spells

(Mystic Arcanum only)

• Circle of Death
• File:Arcane Gate Icon.png Arcane Gate
• Eyebite
• Flesh to Stone
• Create Undead

External Links

• Warlock on the Forgotten Realms Wiki