Best BG3 Berserk Thrower Build – Barbarian Rogue Fighter Mutliclass Build

Welcome to our BG3 Berserk Thrower Build Guide. This is a multiclass build combining the Barbarian, Rogue and Fighter classes. The Berserk Thrower can throw weapons more times per turn than any other build, has the weapons return to their hand after every throw, and gains lots of extra damage thanks to the Tavern Brawler feat.

While they are the best thrower in BG3, the Berserk Thrower remains a formidable melee combatant for good measure. This versatile build is easy to play and dominates at both short and long range.

Table of Contents:

• Berserk Thrower Build Overview
• Character Creation – Level 1
  • Starting Class
  • Best Race
  • Background & Skills
  • Ability Points
  • Spells
  • Cantrips
• Berserk Thrower Levelling Guide (2-12)
  • Early-Game (2-4)
  • Mid-Game (5-8)
  • Late-Game (9-12)
• Berserk Thrower Best Equipment
  • Early-Game
  • Late-Game
• Berserk Thrower Extra Info
  • How to Play the Berserk Thrower Build
  • Best Illithid Powers (optional)
• Berserk Thrower Build FAQ

BG3 Berserk Thrower Build Strengths & Weaknesses:

Berserk Thrower Multiclass Build Overview

This means that we have to be sure that the payoff of adding new classes to your build is worth it, because every level of a secondary class reduces the highest level we can reach with our primary class.

In this Berserk Thrower Multiclass Build, we’ll be combining the following classes:

Here is a quick overview of which class we pick when, this is important!

Berserk Thrower Character Creation (Level 1)

In this section, we will guide you through the best starting choices for creating your BG3 Berserk Thrower Multiclass Build.

Starting Class (Barbarian)

We’ll start by choosing the Barbarian class. The Rogue and Fighter elements of the build will be added later.

The Barbarian starts the game with the following features, which we’ll build on over the course of this guide:

Best Race

While this build will work fine with any race in the game, there are a few choices that stand out above the rest and can be chosen if you want to optimise the build as much as possible. Here are the five best race choices for the Berserk Thrower Build:

Race	Strengths	Info
Half Orc	Intimidation Proficiency Darkvision Savage Attacks You roll an extra damage dice when you crit Relentless Endurance Once per Long Rest, restore to 1 HP instead of being Downed	Half-Orcs are some of the best melee damage dealers in BG3, thanks to the Savage Attacks passive feature. You’ll deal even more damage than usual when you land a critical hit.
Duergar	Can wear Medium Armour Can wield axes and hammers Dwarven Resilience Advantage against Poisoned Resistance to Poison Damage Superior Darkvision Duergar Resilience Advantage on Saving Throws against illusions Advantage against Charmed and Paralysed Duergar Magic Enlarge (Level 3) Invisibility (Level 5)	With their wide choice of armour and weapon proficiencies, and resistances to poison, charm, and paralysis, Duergar are one of the strongest races in BG3. The only downside of Duergar is their small stature, which reduces their base Movement Speed to 7.5 metres per turn (most races get 9 metres).
Wood Elf	Proficiency in Stealth and Perception Extra Weapon Proficiencies: Shortswords Longswords Shortbows Longbows Fey Ancestry Advantage against Charmed Immune to Magical Sleep Darkvision Fleet of Foot – 1.5 metres of extra Movement Speed	Wood Elves are a great choice for most build types in BG3, thanks to their superior movement speed. Natural Proficiency in Perception is always useful, and immunity to magical Sleep will help you out a lot, especially in the early game when enemy mages love to spam this spell.
Githyanki	Can wear Light Armour & Medium Armour Extra Weapon Proficiencies: Shortswords Longswords Greatswords Astral Knowledge Gain Proficiency with all Skills belonging to a selected ability, once per Long Rest. Githyanki Psionics Mage Hand (Level 1) Enhance Leap (Level 3) Misty Step (Level 5)	While their additional weapon and armour Proficiencies are made redundant by the Barbarian class’ innate Proficiencies, the Githyanki is still an excellent choice for the Barbarian, thanks to its access to Enhance Leap and Misty Step, which give you excellent mobility. However, remember that you cannot use these spells when Enraged; always plan your moves! Additionally, Githyanki get the full benefits from equipping various Githyanki weapons, sometimes granting additional Psychic Damage or special features.
Human	Can wear Light Armour and Shields Extra Weapon Proficiencies: Spears Pikes Halberds Glaives Human Versatility One unrestricted Skill choice Increases Carrying Capacity by 25%	Humans are useful for their unrestricted Skill choice. Used wisely, this allows your character to be proficient with a useful Skill that wouldn’t normally be available for your Class. The extra Carrying Capacity is useful, too.

Background & Skills

For your Berserk Thrower Multiclass Background, we recommend choosing Soldier.

The Soldier background gives us the following Skill Proficiencies:

You can manually choose two other Skills in addition to those granted by your Background. The best options are probably Perception and Survival, but you can change them if you want.

If you’re a Human, you’ll get one extra unrestricted Skill Choice, which you should put in a DEX skill like Sleight of Hand.

Ability Points

Our most important ability is Strength – it will be used to determine the accuracy and damage of most of our attacks, and its effect will be doubled up later on with the Tavern Brawler feat.

Other important abilities are Dexterity, which boosts our Armour Class, and Constitution, which increases our Hitpoints.

Ability	Points	Why it matters
Strength	17	Improves the damage and accuracy of your attacks, as well as carry weight, pushing, throwing, and jumping.
Dexterity	16	Gives you a higher Armour Class and improves initiative.
Constitution	14	Increases HP and helps with some Saving Throws.
Intelligence	8	Not relevant for our build.
Wisdom	10	Helps with some Saving Throws. Low importance for this build.
Charisma	8	Not needed for our build. Switch to a different character for dialogue when possible.

BG3 Berserk Thrower Multiclass Build Levelling Guide (2-12)

Now, we are going to look at how to level up your Berserk Thrower Build for Baldur’s Gate 3.

• Early-Game (2-4)
• Mid-Game (5-8)
• Late-Game (9-12)

Early-Game Levelling (2-4)

In this section, we’ll cover the first four levels.

Level 2

We’ll be levelling up the Barbarian class for the first few levels; multiclassing will be added later on.

The Barbarian gains a couple of new features at Level 2:

Level 3

We will add another Barbarian Level to the build here, granting access to a subclass. It is vital to choose the Berserker subclass; the build won’t work properly without Berserker!

We strongly recommend choosing the following two options:

Level 4

We will add another Barbarian level. You don’t gain many new features at this level, but you can unlock a Feat which will be vital for our build.

Mid-Game Levelling (5-8)

In this section, we’ll cover the mid-game. During these levels, the Berserk Thrower Build will become much more powerful, accessing a wider array of spells.

Level 5

We will add one final Barbarian level before transitioning to other classes.

Level 6

We will now switch to the Rogue class. Check the image above if you don’t know how to add a new class to a build. 

Level 7

We’ll add a second Rogue level to the build now. This gives you a few new Bonus Actions that can be used to gain an upper hand in some situations.

Level 8

We’ll add a third Rogue level to the Berserk Thrower. This will give you access to one of the Rogue subclasses. It is imperative to choose the Thief subclass!

Late-Game Levelling (9-12)

We will now finish off the Berserk Thrower build by adding another Thief level and then a few Fighter levels.

Level 9

We will add one last Rogue level to the build here. This doesn’t add any new features from the class itself, but because it’s the fourth Rogue level, it will allow us an additional Feat.

Level 10

It’s time to add the first Fighter level to the build, bringing the following new features:

Level 11

We’ll now add the second Fighter level to the Berserk Thrower.

Use Action Surge when you need to deliver as much damage as possible in one turn.

Level 12

This is the maximum level for the Berserk Thrower Multiclass Build. We will add one last Fighter Build to get access to subclass bonuses.

It’s vital to choose the Eldritch Knight subclass because it plays into our throwing playstyle more than any of the other options.

BG3 Berserk Thrower Build Equipment

Now, let us take a look at some of the equipment choices you can make for your BG3 Berserk Thrower Build.

Don’t worry if you miss out on some of the items. Just enjoy your playthrough and try to view this as a wishlist rather than a precise blueprint.

Early Game Equipment

This is the early-game gear setup that you can use for your Berserk Thrower Build. You don’t need to get all the items, but the build will perform better if you find most or all of them. You can find these items in Act 1 or early Act 2. Essential items are written in Bold Italic.

Slot	Icon	Item	Effects	Location
Head		Cap of Wrath	Gain 2 turns of Wrath if you start your turn with less than 50% HP Each turn of Wrath increases your Weapon Damage by 1	Dropped by Thudd in the Grymforge
Cloak		Cloak of Protection	+1 to Armour Class and Saving Throws	Purchased from Quartermaster Talli in Last Light Inn
Chest		Adamantine Scale Mail	Reduces all incoming damage by 1 Melee attackers are sent Reeling, reducing their Attack Rolls by 1	Must be crafted at the Adamantine Forge.
Gloves		Gloves of Uninhibited Kushigo	Your throw attacks deal 1d4 extra damage.	Awarded by Derryth Bonecloak in the Myconid Colony for saving Baelen Bonecloak.
Boots		Boots of Genial Striding	Difficult Terrain cannot reduce your Movement Speed. Other effects, like slipping on Grease or damage from Spikes still apply!	Purchased from Blurg in the Myconid Colony, in the Underdark
Necklace		Amulet of Misty Step	Lets you use the Misty Step spell to teleport to a valid location within line of sight.	Located in a chest in the Defiled Temple, near the Ogre called Polma.
Ring 1		Ring of Flinging	Your throw attacks deal 1d4 extra damage.	Sold by Arron in the Druid Grove
Ring 2		Caustic Band	Your attacks deal 2 extra Acid Damage.	Sold by Derryth Bonecloak in the Myconid Colony
Main Weapon		Returning Pike	Returns to your hand when thrown.	Purchased from Grat the Trader in the Goblin Camp.
Second Weapon		Any Ranged Weapon	We aren’t focusing on ranged combat much, so you can use whatever you find here. Heavy Crossbows and Longbows tend to be the highest damage options.	N/A

Endgame Equipment

The endgame gear for the Berserk Thrower Build can be obtained either in late Act 2 or Act 3 of Baldur’s Gate 3. If you manage to complete all the items below, you will be an unstoppable force of power. Essential items are written in Bold Italic.

Slot	Icon	Item	Effects	Location
Head		Helmet of Grit	When below 50% HP, you have an additional Bonus Action. With the Thief subclass added to the build, this will give you three Bonus Actions!	In a chest near the cursed corpse of Victoria in Czarr’s Palace.
Cloak		Cloak of Displacement	Enemies have Disadvantage on Attack Rolls against you. The effect ends when you take damage, but will be renewed on the next turn.	Sold at Danthelon’s Dancing Axe in Wyrm’s Crossing.
Chest		Bhaalist Armour	Enemies within 3m become vulnerable to Piercing Damage, unless they are immune to it. +2 Initiative Only available if you ally with Bhaal. Keep the Adamantine Armour otherwise. You can use an exploit to try to obtain it without allying Bhaal. Pickpocket the ghost that spawns (switch character mid-dialogue) while you are being judged by Sarevok.	Sold by Echo of Abazigal
Gloves		Legacy of the Masters	Your weapon attacks deal 2 extra damage.	Sold by Dammon in Act III.
Boots		Helldusk Boots	You can use Hellcrawler to teleport, dealing Fire Damage at the destination. You are immune to difficult terrain and cannot be forcibly moved by enemies. You can spend your Reaction to succeed a Saving Throw you were about to fail.	In the gilded chest on the top floor of Wyrm’s Rock Fortress.
Necklace		Amulet of Greater Health	Improves your Constitution to 23. Boosts your HP, which will also make the Helmet of Grit easier to use. Once equipped, you can respec and put your previous Constitution points into other abilities.	In the House of Hope‘s Archive.
Ring 1		Ring of Flinging	Your throw attacks deal 1d4 extra damage.	Sold by Arron in the Druid Grove
Ring 2		Caustic Band	Your attacks deal 2 extra Acid Damage.	Sold by Derryth Bonecloak in the Myconid Colony
Melee Weapon		Nyrulna	Returns to your hand when thrown. When thrown, deals Thunder Damage in an AoE at the destination. This AoE can hit allies, so be careful. Swap to a different spear or pike if you can’t find any good targets due to the AoE hitting allies.	Win Akabi’s jackpot and loot Nyrulna from the chest in the jungle.
Shield (optional)		Viconia’s Walking Fortress	+3 to your Armour Class Advantage when defending against spells. When a foe hits you with a melee attack, spend your Reaction to retailiate with Force Damage, potentially knocking them Prone.	Loot from Viconia in Cloister of Sombre Embrace.

Here is a summary of how these items work together to boost this Berserk Thrower Build for Baldur’s Gate 3:

Berserk Thrower Build Extra Info

Here is some extra information that will help you to get the most out of this Berserk Thrower Build in Baldur’s Gate 3.

How to Play this Berserk Thrower Build

Early-Game Basics

To begin with, this build plays the same way as a normal Barbarian. You can fall back on this playstyle without any issues for the entire game.

Once you unlock the Berserker subclass and get a weapon like the Returning Pike that returns to you when thrown, you can start playing into the throwing playstyle much more.

Important: Wait one or two seconds after your last throw before ending your turn. If you end turn too fast, your weapon might not return to you.

Make use of Enraged Throw as much as you can – you’ll be able to do a lot more damage by throwing with your Bonus Action.

Try not to get into melee range of enemies when possible – this will debuff your throwing accuracy.

We recommend using alchemy to improve your Strength score when possible, for example, with the Elixir of Hill Giant Strength (and the Elixir of Cloud Giant Strength when you can get it). This is especially good for us because we have the Tavern Brawler feat, so the Strength benefits are doubled when throwing.

Adding the Haste buff using either a Potion of Speed or the Haste spell is another great way to squeeze more out of the build, allowing you to throw many times per turn.

Maximising the Build for Mid-Late Game

The Berserk Thrower has a similar playstyle throughout the game.

When you unlock the Eldritch Knight subclass, remember that you can bind to any weapon you like, forcing it to return to you when thrown. You can then experiment with throwing whichever weapons you want.

Do a respec when you have the Amulet of Greater Health. Put all of your Constitution points elsewhere, for example Wisdom to or Intelligence to help with various Saving Throws, or Charisma to help with persuasion and similar skills.

Berserk Thrower Build Illithid Powers (optional)

Illithid Powers are unlocked later in BG3 when you learn more about Mind Flayers and Tadpoles. By eating Jars of Mind Flayer Parasites you gain one point. This is another optional skill tree that you can get access to if you want. Here are some of the best Illithid Powers for the BG3 Berserk Thrower Build:

Berserk Thrower Build FAQs

Here are some frequently asked questions related to the BG3 Berserk Thrower Multiclass Build. Most of these questions have already been answered in the guide itself.

• What’s the best race for the Berserk Thrower Build?
• What roles can the Berserk Thrower fill in my party?
• What abilities are most important for the Berserk Thrower?
• Which subclasses should I use?

FAQ: What’s the best race for the Berserk Thrower Build?

While any race will work just fine for this build, the best options are:

• Half-Orc – When you land a Critical Hit with a weapon, you roll an extra damage dice.
• Duergar – Gives you innate Superior Darkvision. Allows you to wear Medium Armour. Gives you Resistance to Poison Damage and Advantage against the Poisoned, Charmed and Paralysed effects. This wide range of bonuses makes the Duergar very tough.
• Wood Elf – Very high mobility, resistance to effects like magical sleep and Charm, innate Darkvision. The extra Movement Speed is an underrated bonus that allows you to outrun foes.

For more info about the best races, see the Best Race section above.

FAQ: What roles can the Berserk Thrower fill in my party?

The Berserk Thrower is a medium-range damage dealer. They should usually be kept out of melee contact because throws are less accurate if an enemy is too close.

That said, the Berserk Thrower is a Barbarian at heart and can still deliver a formidable performance in melee when needed.

This build is not equipped for any kind of group support – it is purely a damage dealer.

FAQ: What Abilities are most important for the Berserk Thrower?

• Strength is the most important ability for your Berserk Thrower build. It determines the accuracy and damage of your weapon attacks and throws. It also allows you to throw heavier objects.
• Dexterity is also very important. It boosts your Armour Class and Initiative, allowing you to move earlier in the turn.
• Constitution should always be at least 14 for any build in Baldur’s Gate 3, and this one is no different. This gives you a necessary baseline of HP and helps you to resist a wide range of hostile effects with Constitution Saving Throws.

FAQ: Which subclasses should I use?

• The Barbarian must use the Berserker subclass. This unlocks Enraged Throw, allowing you to use your Bonus Action to throw objects. The build will be significantly weaker without this.
• For the Rogue, you need the Thief subclass. This provides you with an extra Bonus Action, which synergises with Enraged Throw.
• For the Fighter, it is recommended to use Eldritch Knight. This allows you to bind with any weapon you like, making it return to you when thrown. You could instead choose the Champion for a higher critical chance, but then you’ll lose out on the weapon bind.

Related Guides for Baldur’s Gate 3

• Baldur’s Gate 3 Builds Database
• Baldur’s Gate 3 Builds Tier List