Welcome to the Monk Equipment guide for Balgur’s Gate 3. In this guide we will list the equipment items that buff the Monk class in BG3, along with how to obtain these items.

We will also list items that buff your unarmed strikes, as the Monk is by far the best class at doing unarmed damage, and if you’re playing as a Monk then there’s a good chance you are interested in items that improve unarmed strikes.

For more info about Monk builds in BG3, you may want to check out one of the following Build Guides: Way of Shadow Monk Build, Way of the Four Elements Monk Build, Way of the Open Hand Monk Build.

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Armour of Uninhibited Kushigo

The Armour of Uninhibited Kushigo is an uncommon clothing item that improves the Monk’s Patient Defence ability. When you have Patient Defence active, you can use your Reaction to make an unarmed attack against anyone who tries to hit you with a melee attack and misses.

This can be useful for dealing some extra damage, although it is a little bit situational. Remember that you usually only get one Reaction per character per turn, so if you use your Reaction to make an unarmed attack via this armour, then you won’t be able to take another Reaction (for example an Opportunist Attack) until your next turn.

To obtain the Armour of Uninhibited Kushigo, finish the Find the Missing Boots quest in the Underdark of Act I. You can choose this armour as an optional reward upon returning the boots to Sergeant Thrinn at Grymforge.

Hat of Uninhibited Kushigo

The Hat of Uninhibited Kushigo is a rare hat that gives you a +1 bonus to your Spell Save DC after making an Unarmed Attack, making it slightly harder for enemies to resist your spells. This is particularly useful if you are playing with the Way of the Four Elements Monk, which has a greater emphasis on spellcasting than the other Monk subclasses. You could technically use this item on other spellcasting classes if you want to make a very strange build, too.

The Hat of Uninhibited Kushigo can be purchased from Quartermaster Talli at Last Light Inn, in Act II.

Boots of Uninhibited Kushigo

The Boots of Uninhibited Kushigo are rare boots that allow the wearer to add their Wisdom Modifier to the damage of their unarmed strikes. Your Wisdom Modifier increases by 1 for every 2 points of Wisdom you have above 10. The examples below show how much extra damage you’ll get from these Boots depending on your Wisdom score:

  • 10 Wisdom = 0 extra damage
  • 12 Wisdom = 1 extra damage
  • 14 Wisdom = 2 extra damage
  • 16 Wisdom = 3 extra damage
  • et cetera

It makes sense for Monks to have high Wisdom, as doing this empowers their Ki abilities and increases their Armour Class if they are not wearing light, medium or heavy armour. So with that in mind you will probably get some decent value out of these boots. They’re not OP but they’re a decent damage boost.

The Boots of Uninhibited Kushigo can be looted from Prelate Lir’i’c, one of the characters that attack you just after finishing Act II.

Garb of the Land and Sky

The Garb of the Land and Sky is a rare Clothing item that gives the Monk both defensive and offensive buffs.

Firstly, wearing this will augment your Patient Defence, causing you to also receive the Blade Ward condition when Patient Defence is active. This gives resistance to Piercing, Slashing and Bludgeoning damage.

Next, you get a buff to your Step of the Wind ability – when it is active, your next Attack Roll will have Advantage and deal an extra 1d8 Force damage. And as a final little bonus, you get an extra +1 Armour Class while wearing this.

All in all, this is a pretty decent bit of kit for the Monk class, giving you solid buffs for using class actions that you’re probably using quite often anyway.

The Garb of the Land and Sky is sold by Entharl Danthelon in Danthelon’s Dancing Axe, found in Wyrm’s Crossing in Act III.

Sentient Amulet

The Sentient Amulet is a rare amulet that allows you to cast Shatter once per Long Rest. You have to complete a Wisdom Saving Throw when casting this, or else you will become Hysterical for 1 turn (basically a stun that makes your character laugh uncontrollably for the duration). You can also use the Amulet to replenish Ki Points.

The Amulet is found in the Grymforge, in the area where you encounter the Lava Elemental. It’s possible to upgrade the Amulet to a very rare version that restores more Ki Points and loses the Saving Throw risk when casting Shatter – to do this you must complete the quest you get when you first find the Amulet, eventually choosing to fight the Monk.

Vest of Soul Rejuvenation

The Vest of Soul Rejuvenation is a very rare Clothing item, that can pretty much be considered a direct upgrade from the Armour of Uninhibited Kushigo. It’s a mostly defensive item that also lets you retaliate against unsuccessful attackers.

When the wearer succeeds a Saving Throw against a spell, they will heal by 1d4 HP. The wearer can use a Reaction each turn to retaliate against an attacker who misses a melee attack against them. This item also increases your Armour Class by 2, which is a pretty nice defensive buff for a Clothing item.

While the healing is quite small (and completely conditional), this is still a powerful piece of gear for your Monk, serving as a more defensive alternative to the Garb of Land and Sky.

Obtaining the The Vest of Soul Rejuvenation has several possible methods – the location differs depending on the status of certain characters in Act III (mild quest spoilers):

  • If Rolan is dead but Lorroakan is alive – Purchase from Lorroakan’s Projection in Sorcerous Sundries
  • If Rolan is alive but Lorroakan is dead – Pickpocket from Rolan in Ramazith’s Tower
  • If both Rolan and Lorroakan are alive – Purchase from Rolan in Sorcerous Sundries

Scabby Pugilist Circlet

The Scabby Pugilist Circlet is a rare Helmet that can buff your unarmed strikes. When wearing this, your unarmed strikes do 2 extra damage if you are surrounded by 2 or more foes.

This isn’t the best item in the world, as the damage bonus is really small and to activate it you need to put yourself in a bad situation, but if you don’t have anything better than you might as well use this for a while.

The Scabby Pugilist Circlet can be purchased from Mattis in Rivington, in Act III.

The Graceful Cloth

The Graceful Cloth is a rare Clothing item. This is a bit of a strange one because there are two different versions of the same item, depending on where you get it from. I’m not 100% sure if this is intentional or someone at Larian forgot to rename one of the items. But in any case, the version we are interested in grants you a +1 bonus to unarmed Attack Rolls, and the same bonus to throwing damage and Armour Class.

This is good for slightly improving your hit chance, while retaining a little bit of a defensive buff too.

To obtain this version of the Graceful Cloth, purchase it from Araj Oblodra at Moonrise Towers, in Act II.

Flawed Helldusk Gloves

The Flawed Helldusk Gloves are rare gloves that the Monk can use to buff their unarmed attacks with extra damage.

These gloves buff weapon attacks with 1d4 extra Fire Damage, but the effect we are interested in is their buff to unarmed attacks, which instead gain 1d4 extra Necrotic Damage. They can also inflict the Bleeding Condition on the target, if they fail a Constitution Save.

As an extra bonus, the wearer gets a +1 bonus to Strength Saving Throws.

This is one of many items that buffs unarmed attacks with extra damage, and these are pretty much always a good option to equip on your Monk.

To obtain the Flawed Helldusk Gloves, see Dammon at Last Light Inn in Act II. He can craft them for you, provided you have some Infernal Iron in your possession.

Helldusk Gloves

An upgraded version of the Flawed Helldusk Gloves, the Helldusk Gloves are very rare and provide a stronger version of the effects of the former item, in addition to letting you cast the Rays of Fire spell once per Short Rest.

The most important part of the effects for a Monk is that your unarmed attacks will now get 1d6 bonus Necrotic Damage. All other effects from the Flawed version (mentioned above) also persist with this version.

The Helldusk Gloves are dropped by Haarlep in the House of Hope, in Act III.

Gloves of Cinder and Sizzle

The Gloves of Cinder and Sizzle are rare gloves that imbue your unarmed attacks with extra Fire Damage.

The wearer gains 1d4 extra Fire damage on their unarmed attacks, in addition to being able to cast Scorching Ray once per Long Rest.

To obtain these gloves, purchase them from Lady Esther on the Rosymorn Monastery Trail, at the end of Act I.

Gloves of Crushing

The Gloves of Crushing are rare gloves that give a small bonus to your damage and accuracy with unarmed attacks.

The wearer gains a +1 bonus to their unarmed Attack Rolls, as well an extra 2 Bludgeoning Damage on all unarmed attacks. While the buffs are quite modest, this is still a pretty decent item, giving you both hit chance and extra damage.

The Gloves of Crushing can be purchased from Roah Moonglow in Moonrise Towers, in Act II.

Seraphic Pugilist Gloves

The Seraphic Pugilist Gloves are rare gloves that add some Radiant damage to your unarmed strikes.

The wearer gains 1d4 Radiant Damage on all of their Unarmed attacks, and as an extra bonus you can cast Guiding Bolt once per Long Rest.

The Seraphic Pugilist Gloves can be found in a locked chest next to one of the beds on the western side of the Open Hand Temple, in Rivington (Act III).

Servitor of the Black Hand Gloves

The Servitor of the Black Hand Gloves are rare Gloves that empower your unarmed attacks with some extra Force damage.

The wearer gains 1d4 Force Damage added to all of their unarmed attacks, and can also cast Fear once per Long Rest.

These gloves can be found in an opulent chest on the top floor of Wyrm’s Rock Fortress in Wyrm’s Crossing, Act III.

Snow-Dusted Monastery Gloves

The Snow-Dusted Monastery Gloves are rare gloves that add extra Cold damage to your unarmed strikes.

The wearer gains 1d4 Cold damage on their unarmed attacks, and can also cast Ice Knife once per Long Rest.

The Snow-Dusted Monastery Gloves can be purchased from Entharil Danthelon in Danthelon’s Dancing Axe, Wyrm’s Crossing (Act III).

The Sparkle Hands

The Sparkle Hands are rare gloves that play into the Lightning Charges mechanic found on several items in Baldur’s Gate 3.

When you hit an enemy with an unarmed attack while wearing these gloves, you gain 2 Lightning Charges. Attacks against metal constructs or foes wearing metal armour will have Advantage while you have Lightning Charges.

The Sparkle Hands can be found in a wooden chest in the Wetlands in Act I.

Thunderpalm Strikers

The Thunderpalm Strikers are rare gloves that allow the wearer to deal extra Thunder damage with their unarmed attacks.

While wearing these gloves, your unarmed strikes will deal an additional 1d4 Thunder Damage, and you can also cast Thunderwave once per Long Rest.

To obtain the Thunderpalm Strikers, purchase them from Bumpnagel in Angleiron’s Cellar – this is accessible via a cave entrance in Rivington (Act III).

Gauntlet of the Tyrant

The Gauntlet of the Tyrant is a very rare gloves item. For the purposes of the Monk, it is quite similar to the Servitor of the Black Hand Gloves.

The wearer will gain an extra 1d4 Force Damage on their Unarmed Attacks. In addition, you get a +1 bonus to Spell Save DC, making Saving Throws against your spells harder to succeed. You can also cast a Level 3 version of the Command spell once per Long Rest.

The Gauntlet of the Tyrant is looted from Enver Gortash in Wyrm’s Crossing, Act III.

Gloves of Soul Catching

The Gloves of Soul Catching are legendary gloves, and are pretty much a must-get for a Monk player in BG3.

The wearer gains 1d10 extra Force Damage on their unarmed attacks. In addition, your first unarmed hit each turn can either heal you for 1d10 HP, or give you Advantage on Attack Rolls and Saving Throws until the end of your next turn. If that’s not enough, you’ll also get a +2 buff to your Constitution (up to a maximum of 20).

These are very powerful gloves for the Monk – they considerably improve your unarmed damage, hit chance and can also heal you in a pinch.

The Gloves of Soul Catching are rewarded to the player for completing the Save Hope quest, which can be started in the House of Hope in Act III.

Final Note – Monk Gloves

As you might have noticed, there are quite a lot of Gloves for the Monk to choose from here. I would suggest obtaining all of them if you can, or at least as many as you are able to. Gloves don’t weigh too much, so it’s feasible for you to carry them all around with you. You can then switch between the Gloves depending on the enemies you are fighting – for example if there is a group of enemies vulnerable to Radiant Damage, then it might be a good time to switch to the Seraphic Pugilist Gloves. Just remember to do this before combat starts, as switching an equipped item in combat will cost an Action, preventing you from attacking on that turn under normal circumstances.

The only caveat here is that once you get the Gloves of Soul Catching, all of the other gloves are pretty much obsolete, unless you’re fighting an enemy that is resistant or immune to Force Damage. However you don’t get those until quite late in the game, so the others may prove quite useful until you reach that point.