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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)	2	3	2	1st	2
3rd	+2	Pact Boon	2	4	2	2nd	2
4th	+2	Feat	3	5	2	2nd	2
5th	+3	Deepened Pact, Eldritch Invocations (+1)	3	6	2	3rd	3
6th	+3	Subclass feature	3	7	2	3rd	3
7th	+3	Eldritch Invocations (+1)	3	8	2	4th	4
8th	+3	Feat	3	9	2	4th	4
9th	+4	Eldritch Invocations (+1)	3	10	2	5th	5
10th	+4	Subclass feature	4	11	2	5th	5
11th	+4	Mystic Arcanum (6th level spell)	4	12	3	5th	5
12th	+4	Feat, Eldritch Invocations (+1)	4	13	3	5th	6

Class Information

• 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, Religion
    • You receive a bonus to every skill that you are proficient in. At Level 1 the Proficiency Bonus is +2.
• Starting Equipment: Padded Armor, Dagger, Scroll of Revivify

Pact Magic

For a list of spells available to the Warlock, see: Warlock/Spells

• 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
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.

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.	Guidance  Vicious Mockery  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
•  Enthrall
•  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

• 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.

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.:

Pacts	Description
Pact of the Chain	Your familiar gains an  Extra Attack.
Pact of the Blade	Gain an  Extra Attack with your pact weapon.
Pact of the Tome	You can cast  Animate Dead,  Haste , and  Call Lightning once per Long Rest.

Spellcasting

• 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.
    •  Agonising Blast and  Repelling Blast Eldritch Invocations are applied to 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
•  Gaseous Form
•  Grant Flight
•  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

• Choose 1 additional Eldritch Invocation

• 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

• 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.

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.
  • For example,  Bone Chill now deals 3d8Necrotic damage.
  • Unlike other cantrips,  Eldritch Blast instead fires an additional beam, allowing you to attack three targets once or the same target thrice.
    •  Agonising Blast and  Repelling Blast Eldritch Invocations are applied to every beam.
• Subclass Feature:

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

Level 11

• Warlock Spell Slots: 3 (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

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.

•  Arcane Gate
•  Circle of Death
•  Create Undead
•  Eyebite
•  Flesh to Stone

Level 12

• Choose a Feat.
• Choose 1 additional Eldritch Invocation.
• 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.

Notable Equipment

The following is a list of equipment that a Warlock may find particularly useful.

• Potent Robe (clothing): Improved defense and has the effect Gregarious Caster, adding your Charisma modifier to your Cantrip damage. This STACKS with Agonizing Blast on each beam of your Eldritch Blast, allowing for very significant long range damage.
• Hat of the Sharp Caster (cloth hat): Automatically rerolls 1s or 2s on your spell damage dice, allowing for more effective damage output.
• Birthright (cloth hat): +2 Charisma, which can increase it past the soft cap of 20.
• The Deathstalker Mantle (cloak): Turns you Invisible every time you kill an enemy, which among other things grants you Advantage on your next attack.
• Cloak of Displacement: Gives you a displacement effect each turn making enemies have Disadvantage on attack rolls against you, until you take damage. Warlocks are considered dangerous by enemy NPCs and will be very frequently targeted, particularly by ranged attackers.
• Daredevil Gloves (handwear): +1 to spell attack rolls, and if you are in a Threatened state from a nearby enemy you can attack them with Eldritch Blast without being at Disadvantage

External Links

• Warlock on the Forgotten Realms Wiki