Best BG3 Mystic Knight Build - Sorcerer Cleric Paladin Multiclass Build

Welcome to the best Mystic Knight Build for BG3 (Sorcerer Paladin Cleric Multiclass Build). This multiclass build excels in both spellcasting and melee combat. The Paladin benefits from higher-level spell slots for more powerful smites, while the Sorcerer adds Metamagic, offering versatile spellcasting when needed. Adding one level from the War Domain Cleric further improves the build by granting you bonus attacks.

The Mystic Knight combines the melee might of the Paladin with the magical talent of the Sorcerer.

Sorcerer & Paladin Multiclass Build Overview

For our Mystic Knight Build, we are combining the Sorcerer class with the Paladin and the Cleric. The Sorcerer class allows you to boost your spells with powerful Metamagic features.

The Paladin gives you prowess with melee weapons and allows you to wear armour. You will also unlock powerful Smite spells to boost your damage with weapons.

The Cleric, specifically the War Domain subclass, grants you some extra attacks with your Bonus Action.

BG3 Multiclass Explainer:

How it works: New classes can be added as you level up. They are added on a level-by-level basis.
Example: If you are a level 6 Paladin and decide to add 1 Sorcerer level, you will only get the features of Sorcerer level 1.
Example 2: If you want the features of a level 6 Paladin and Sorcerer, you need to be max level and add 6 levels of each class.

Pro Tip: It’s usually best to choose subclasses that work together easily. For example, the Paladin and Sorcerer go well together because they both use Charisma as their spellcasting attribute.

This means 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 Sorcerer and Paladin Multiclass Build, we’ll be combining the following classes:

Paladin

The Paladin has proficiency with a wide array of weapons and can wear any armour in the game, making them excellent in melee. We’ll use the Oath of Vengeance subclass to unlock Vow of Enmity, Hold Person and Misty Step.
Paladins also unlock powerful Smite spells, infusing their weapon with elemental damage in exchange for a Spell Slot.
We’ll take six Paladin levels, sufficient to unlock their Extra Attack bonus and the Aura of Protection, giving a bonus to Saving Throws.

Sorcerer

Our main class is Sorcerer. We’re using the Draconic Bloodline subclass, which increases your maximum HP and gives you additional spell options.
The Sorcerer allows you to buff your spells with Metamagic, for example, increasing their range or success chance.
We’ll use 6 levels of the Sorcerer, just enough to unlock the main subclass feature (the shadow hound, in our case).

Cleric

We’ll take just one level of the Cleric, unlocking the War Domain subclass.
This grants you a limited number of Bonus Action attacks per Long Rest, used to push extra damage in tight situations.

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

Mystic Knight Levelling Progress Overview

Level 1: Paladin 1 (Oath of Vengeance)
Level 2: Paladin 2
Level 3: Paladin 3
Level 4: Paladin 4
Level 5: Paladin 5
Level 6: Paladin 6
Level 7: Sorcerer 1 (Draconic Bloodline)
Level 8: Sorcerer 2
Level 9: Sorcerer 3
Level 10: Sorcerer 4
Level 11: Sorcerer 5
Level 12: Cleric 1 (War Domain)

Mystic Knight Character Creation (Level 1)

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

Starting Class (Paladin)

We’ll start by choosing the Paladin class. The Sorcerer elements of the build will be added later.

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

Core Paladin Features

Item Proficiency – Martial Weapons, All Armour, Shields
Channel Oath – You gain one Channel Oath charge and a Channel Oath ability derived from your chosen subclass.
Lay on Hands – You can use Lay on Hands charges to heal allies who are within touching distance.
Subclass Choice – You must choose your Paladin subclass.

We’ll explain what to choose for these options below.

Best Race

We’re using the Dragonborn race for this build because it goes well with the Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer. This race grants:

Draconic Ancestry – Depending on which Dragonborn variant you choose, you’ll gain:
- Resistance to an elemental damage type
- A special AoE elemental breath attack

Dragonborns get access to a special Breath attack they can use once per Short Rest, which deals elemental damage in a directional AoE. This works well with this build’s melee playstyle. You also get 50% Resistance to the same element.

The Fire and Poison variants are slightly better because many enemies attack with these damage types. But don’t let this stop you from using whichever type of Dragonborn you like the most.

Other races that work really well for this build are Half Orc, Duergar and Wood Elf.

Background & Skills

For your Mystic Knight Build’s Background, we recommend choosing Soldier.

The Soldier background gives us the following Skill Proficiencies:

Soldier Background

Athletics

A Strength skill that makes you better at pushing characters and increases your resistance to enemies’ pushes. This is important because it’s one of the only skills in the game with a combat impact.

Intimidation

A Charisma-based Skill that will sometimes appear as a Dialogue option, allowing you scare NPCs into doing what you want.

You can manually choose two other Skills in addition to those granted by your Background. These choices are restricted to the Paladin Skill list.

We ideally want to focus on Strength and Charisma skills, but there aren’t many available. We went with Persuasion and Insight.

If you’re a Human, you’ll get one extra unrestricted Skill Choice, which you should put in any remaining Charisma Skill.

Ability Points

Strength will be our most important ability for the Mystic Knight Build, because it’s used to determine the accuracy and damage of your melee attacks.

This is closely followed by Charisma, which is used to determine the effectiveness of our spellcasting.

The final important ability is Constitution, which increases our Hitpoints and improves our Concentration Checks.

Strength – 16 Points

Makes your melee attacks stronger and more accurate.
Improves jump distance and carry weight.

Dexterity – 10 Points

Affects your Initiative (how early you move in the turn compared to other characters).
While high Initiative is good, other Abilities are more important for this build.
We’ll be using Heavy Armour, so increasing Dexterity won’t buff your Armour Class.

Constitution – 14 Points

Increases Max HP.
Helps you to maintain Concentration Spells when you take damage.
Provides some resistance to a wide range of debilitating debuffs.

Intelligence – 8 Points

Not relevant for our build.

Wisdom – 10 Points

Used in some Saving Throws.
Low priority.

Charisma – 16 Points

Boosts our Cantrips, Spells and dialogue checks.

Ability	Points	Why it matters
Strength	16	Boosts melee attacks, jump distance and carry weight.
Dexterity	10	Low priority for our build because we’re using Heavy Armour.
Constitution	14	Important: Increases HP and helps Concentration checks for spells.
Intelligence	8	Not relevant for our build.
Wisdom	10	Helps with some Saving Throws. Low importance for this build.
Charisma	16	Boosts Cantrips, Spells and dialogue checks.

Important Tips:

The “Even Number” Rule: In Baldur’s Gate 3, only even numbers (12, 14, 16) increase your ability modifier. This means an 11 is functionally the same as a 10, so we aim for even numbers to maximise efficiency.
Concentration is Key: Many important Sorcerer and Paladin spells (like Hold Person or Haste) require Concentration. A high Constitution helps ensure you don’t lose your spell just because you took a hit.

Subclass – Oath of Vengeance

You must choose your Paladin subclass immediately. The recommended choice is Oath of Vengeance, because you’ll get automatic access to a couple of useful spells. From level 3, you can also use the powerful Abjure Enemy feature to make a foe easier to hit.

However, the build will still work fine if you decide to use a different Paladin subclass.

Oath of Vengeance Features

Inquisitor’s Might – You or an ally’s weapon deals bonus Radiant Damage equal to your Charisma Modifier for the next 2 turns. Costs a Channel Oath charge and a Bonus Action.
More features will be unlocked as you level up.

BG3 Paladin Sorcerer Multiclass Build Levelling Guide (2-12)

Now, we are going to look at how to level up your Mystic Knight 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

The Paladin class unlocks quite a lot of additional features at Level 2:

Paladin Actions

Divine Smite

Infuse your weapon attack with 2d8 Radiant Damage (3d8 against fiends and undead).
While technically not a spell, using this still costs a Level 1 Spell Slot.

Fighting Style

You can choose one Fighting Style to boost your character.

For the time being, we’re using Great Weapon Fighting, which will automatically reroll damage dice that land on 1 or 2 when you have a two-handed weapon equipped.

Paladin Spells

You can now learn some Paladin spells and gain two Spell Slots to cast them with.

We recommend choosing the following spells:

Divine Favour

Your prayer empowers you with divine radiance. Your weapons deal an additional 1-4 Radiant Damage.
Requires Concentration.
This Spell only consumes a Bonus Action, so you can attack your opponent on the same turn after casting the spell.

Command

Attempt to force the target to carry out a command on their turn. Some useful options include telling them to stay put and do nothing, drop their weapon, or fall to the ground.
While this only lasts for 1 turn, it doesn’t require Concentration, so it can be safely used in conjunction with any spell in the game.

Thunderous Smite

Infuses your weapon with extra Thunder Damage.
Pushes your target 3m away and possibly knocks them Prone.
If you miss, your spell slot and Bonus Action are not consumed.
You can sometimes use this to knock enemies off ledges or cliffs for extra fall damage, potentially one-shotting them.

Wrathful Smite

Infuses your weapon with extra Psychic Damage, possibly Frightening your target.
Good for locking down an enemy for a while.
If you miss, your spell slot and Bonus Action are not consumed.

Searing Smite

Your weapon is imbued with heat, dealing additional Fire Damage on impact.

Level 3

You get another generous helping of new features when you reach Paladin Level 3:

Paladin Features

Divine Health

Gives your Paladin immunity to disease.
Disease statuses are quite rare in BG3, but they do occasionally appear.

Oath of Vengeance Features

Your Oath of Vengeance subclass grants you two new features at Level 3:

Abjure Enemy

Frighten an enemy, giving them Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Ability Checks, and preventing them from moving.
Very useful for locking down a dangerous or annoying enemy.

Vow of Enmity

Gain Advantage on Attack Rolls against an enemy.
Makes your attacks much more accurate, which is especially useful against enemies with high armour.

Oath of Vengeance Spells

Your Oath of Vengeance subclass also gives you two spells, which are automatically learned and prepared (added to your action bar).

Bane

Applies a 1d4 penalty on Attack Rolls and Saving Throws for the targets.
They can resist the debuff with a Charisma Saving Throw.

Hunter’s Mark

Place a mark on the target. The marked creature takes 1d6 extra damage from your attacks.
If the target dies before the spell ends, you can reapply it to a new creature without spending another spell slot.
Requires Concentration to maintain; casting another Concentration Spell will immediately remove the effect.

New Paladin Spell

You can choose one more Paladin spell to unlock. Best choice:

Heroism

A very situational spell that gives the target 5 Temporary HP per turn, and immunity to Frightened.
Requires Concentration and lasts for up to 10 turns.
Later on, you can upcast it to increase the number of beneficiaries.
A good spell for fights with frightening enemies.

Level 4

At Level 4, you get one more spell and a Feat to boost your Mystic Knight’s combat prowess.

New Paladin Spell

Choose one more Paladin spell to unlock. We already got the best options so we’re a bit short on choices at the moment. The best one is probably:

Protection from Evil and Good

Prevents Aberrations, Celestials, Elementals, Fiends, Fey or Undead from afflicting you with Charmed, Frightened or Possessed, and gives them Disadvantage when they attack you.
While there aren’t many opportunities to use this spell, it can make some fights ten times easier (like the Harpies in Act I), and protects your party from some forms of mind control.

New Feat

You can choose a Feat to make your Mystic Knight better in combat.

For now, we are going to use Great Weapon Master, which gives you two bonuses:

Landing a Critical Hit or fatal hit on an enemy with a two-handed weapon allows you to make an additional attack with your Bonus Action.
You can toggle the All In feature on or off. When it is on, your two-handed weapon has a -5 Attack Roll penalty but +10 bonus damage. Good for quickly killing weaker enemies.

Later on, we will respec to replace this Feat. But for the time being, it’s going to give you lots of extra damage and momentum.

Mid-Game Levelling (5-8)

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

Level 5

At Level 5, we get quite a few new features and can access second-level spells.

Paladin Features

Extra Attack

Each Action can now be used for two weapon attacks, instead of one.

New Paladin Spell

You now have access to Second-Level spells, and can choose one to unlock. Our recommendation is:

Branding Smite

Adds extra Radiant Damage to your weapon attack.
If successful, it prevents the enemy from turning Invisible, as long as you maintain Concentration.

Oath of Vengeance Spells

Your Oath of Vengeance subclass also gives you two spells, which are automatically learned and prepared (added to your action bar).

Misty Step

Allows you to teleport to a visible and unoccupied space within 18 metres.
Great for quickly jumping into melee or for escaping if things go wrong.
Only uses a Bonus Action, so you can make an attack or cast another spell on the same turn that you use this.

Hold Person

A powerful stun that completely paralyses the target. They will keep rolling Wisdom Saving Throws to try to break free.
Melee attacks against the victim will be guaranteed critical hits.
Can only be cast on humanoid targets.

Level 6

This is the final Paladin level we’ll add before switching to Sorcerer levels. You’ll get a strong new defensive feature and another spell.

New Paladin Spell

Choose one of these Paladin spells to unlock:

Aid

Increases the maximum HP of all nearby allies by 5 HP per Spell Slot Level.
Lasts until the next Long Rest. You should cast it immediately after every Long Rest.
If you have a Cleric in your party, they should use it instead because they can upcast the spell to a higher level for more max HP.

Lesser Restoration

Cures a disease from a character, or removes the Poisoned, Paralysed or Blinded debuffs.
Get this if Aid is taken by a Cleric in your party.

Paladin Feature

Aura of Protection

You and allies within 3m get a bonus to Saving Throws equal to your Charisma Modifier.
Disappears if your Mystic Knight is incapacitated.

Level 7

We will now switch to adding Sorcerer levels to the Mystic Knight build. From this point onwards, all remaining levels will be Sorcerer ones. See the image above if you don’t know how to add a different class to your build.

You will gain the following Sorcerer features:

Sorcerer Spellcasting

Unlock two first-level Sorcerer spells to get started. We recommend these choices:

Thunderwave

A powerful linear AoE (Area of Effect) that deals Thunder Damage and knocks enemies back.
Great at knocking enemies backwards or off cliffs.

Ray of Sickness

Deals Poison Damage and potentially poisons the target.
Poisoned enemies have Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Ability Checks.

Feel free to change these spells if you prefer other options. Neither of these are essential for the build.

Sorcerer Cantrips

You can choose four Cantrips to learn.

Booming Blade

Perform a weapon attack. Leaves a status on the enemy that deals Thunder Damage if they move on their next turn.
This will be your go-to Cantrip most of the time.

Fire Bolt

Deals Fire Damage from range.
The best ranged cantrip available to us.

Bone Chill

Deals Necrotic Damage and prevents the target from healing.
Undead targets get Disadvantage on Attack Rolls.

Bursting Sinew

Cause a corpse to explode, dealing Piercing Damage in a small area

Subclass – Draconic Bloodline

You must choose your Sorcerer subclass immediately. We’re going with Draconic Bloodline, but you can use any of the Sorcerer subclasses, and the build will still work fine.

Draconic Bloodline Features

Draconic Resilience: Hit Points

Your HP increases by 1 for each Sorcerer level.

Draconic Ancestry (Choose One)

Choose a Draconic Ancestry, granting an elemental affinity and a spell.
I recommend choosing White Dragon Ancestry, which grants you the Armour of Agathys spell.
- This spell is not usually available for Sorcerers. It protects you with Temporary HP and retaliates against melee attackers with Cold Damage.

Level 8

At this level, you’ll unlock a new resource called Sorcery Points. These are spent to activate Metamagic powers, and can be replenished by Long Resting. You’ll also gain +1 Sorcery Point at every Sorcerer Level up.

Metamagic – Choose 2:

Distant Spell

Increases the range of the spell by 50%.
Melee-only spells get a range of 9m.

Twinned Spell

Spells that only target 1 creature can target an additional creature.
Costs 1 Sorcery Point per Spell Slot level used. Cantrips also cost 1 Sorcery Point.

You can also unlock a new spell. We recommend:

New Sorcerer Spell

Magic Missile

Fires 3 projectiles. The projectiles cannot miss their target.
Each projectile deals 2-5 Force Damage.
Later on, you can upcast the spell for additional projectiles.

Late-Game Levelling (9-12)

As we move into the final few levels for the Sorcerer and Paladin Multiclass Build, you’ll continue to gain new spells and features that ramp up your character’s power.

Level 9

Here, you’ll get quite a lot of new features. It’s a very important level for us, because we’ll unlock a magical weapon and we need to respec our character to optimise it properly. See below for details.

Metamagic – Choose 1:

Heightened Spell

Targets of spells that require Saving Throws have Disadvantage on their first Saving Throw.
Costs 3 Sorcery Points per spell.

You can choose another Sorcerer spell to learn:

New Sorcerer Spell

Shadow Blade

Summons an equippable Shortsword.
It deals 2d8 Psychic Damage.
You can upcast the spell to get more damage on the sword (highly recommended).
From now on, this will be our primary weapon.
Very Important: To properly utilise this weapon, respec your Mystic Knight now and make the following changes:
- Change your Fighting Style to Duelling
- Change your first Feat from Great Weapon Master to Savage Attacker.

Level 10

At this level, you will get another Feat to improve your Mystic Knight’s stats, and another new spell.

First, let’s choose a new spell:

New Sorcerer Spell

Scorching Ray

Fire three bolts of fire in rapid succession.
Each bolt does 2-12 Fire Damage.
Later on, you can upcast the spell to fire more bolts.

Choose a Feat – You can choose one more Feat for your Mystic Knight.

I recommend choosing Ability Improvement and putting both of the points into Strength.
This will boost your weapon accuracy and damage.

Level 11

We’ll now add the fifth level of the Sorcerer class to our Mystic Knight Build.

This is quite a simple level in terms of what you unlock. As usual, you get a new Sorcery Point. Besides that, you get one more spell.

New Sorcerer Spell

Fireball

Deal up to 48 Fire Damage.
Large AoE.
Upcast to increase the maximum damage.

Level 12

For the final level, we will add the Cleric class to the build – make sure to select the War Domain subclass.

War Domain Cleric Starting Features

War Priest

You can make an additional attack using your Bonus Action.
You can do this three times per Long Rest.
Best used in conjunction with the Hastened buff (either from an allied Haste spell or a Potion of Speed) to finish off enemies before they can respond.

ALTERNATIVE: You can instead add a sixth Sorcerer level, which will unlock some additional features from your Draconic Bloodline subclass

Alternate Setup: New Draconic Bloodline Features

Elemental Affinity: Damage

When you cast a spell that deals damage of the type associated with your draconic ancestry, add your Charisma Modifier to the damage.

Elemental Affinity: Resistance

When you cast a spell that deals damage matching your draconic ancestry, you can spend a Sorcery Point to gain Resistance to that damage type.

Alternate Setup: New Sorcerer Spell

Lightning Bolt

Deals 8d6 Lightning Damage in a large linear AoE.
Damage is doubled against Wet enemies.
Enemies will attempt a Dexterity Saving Throw. The final damage is halved if they are successful.

BG3 Mystic Knight Build Equipment

Now, let us take a look at some of the equipment choices you can make for your BG3 Mystic Knight 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. The names of the most essential, build-defining items are written in Bold Italic.

Early Game Equipment

This is the early-game gear setup that you can use for your Sorcerer/Paladin Multiclass 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	Item	Effects	Location
Head	Helmet of Smiting	+1 to Constitution Saving Throws Applying a condition with a Smite spell gives you THP equal to your Charisma Modifier	Found in the Selunite Outpost
Cloak	Any/None	No good options this early in the game.	N/A
Chest	Adamantine Splint Armour	Enemies cannot land Critical Hits on you Reduces all incoming damage by 2 Melee attackers are sent Reeling, reducing their Attack Rolls by 1	Must be crafted at the Adamantine Forge.
Gloves	Gloves of the Growling Underdog	+1 to Strength Saving Throws Advantage on melee Attack Rolls when surrounded by 2 or more foes.	In Dror Ragzlin’s treasure stash, behind the locked gate in Shattered Sanctum
Boots	Disintegrating Night Walkers	Cast Misty Step for free every Short Rest Immune to Enweb, Entangle and Ensnare Can’t slip on Grease or Ice	Looted from True Soul Nere in Underdark – Grymforge
Necklace	Broodmother’s Revenge	When you are healed, your next attack deals an extra 1d6 Poison Damage. Can be triggered once per turn.	Looted from Kagha in the Druid Grove.
Ring 1	Caustic Band	Your weapon attacks deal an additional 2 Acid Damage	Sold by Derryth Bonecloak in the Underdark
Ring 2	Strange Conduit Ring	When Concentrating on a spell, your weapon attacks deal an additional 1d4 Psychic Damage.	In an elegant chest in the Inquisitor’s Chamber of Creche Y’llek
Melee Weapon	Blooded Greataxe	One of the best melee weapons in Act I for pure damage output Deals 1d4 bonus damage if your HP is below 50%.	Purchased from either Grat the Trader in the Goblin Camp or Roah Moonglow in Shattered Sanctum
Ranged Weapon	Any Ranged Weapon	We aren’t focusing on ranged combat, so you can use whatever you find here. Heavy Crossbows and Longbows tend to be the highest damage options.	N/A

Head: Helmet of Smiting

+1 to Constitution Saving Throws
Applying a condition with a Smite spell gives you THP equal to your Charisma Modifier
Found in the Selunite Outpost

Cloak: Any/None

No good options this early in the game

Chest: Adamantine Splint Armour

Enemies cannot land Critical Hits on you
Reduces all incoming damage by 2
Melee attackers are sent Reeling, reducing their Attack Rolls by 1
Must be crafted at the Adamantine Forge.

Hands: Gloves of the Growling Underdog

+1 to Strength Saving Throws
Advantage on melee Attack Rolls when surrounded by 2 or more foes.
In Dror Ragzlin’s treasure stash, behind the locked gate in Shattered Sanctum

Feet: Disintegrating Night Walkers

Cast Misty Step for free every Short Rest
Immune to Enweb, Entangle and Ensnare
Can’t slip on Grease or Ice
Looted from True Soul Nere in Underdark – Grymforge

Necklace: Broodmother’s Revenge

When you are healed, your next attack deals an extra 1d6 Poison Damage.
Can be triggered once per turn.
Looted from Kagha in the Druid Grove.

Ring 1: Caustic Band

Your weapon attacks deal an additional 2 Acid Damage
Sold by Derryth Bonecloak in the Underdark

Ring 2: Strange Conduit Ring

When Concentrating on a spell, your weapon attacks deal an additional 1d4 Psychic Damage.
In an elegant chest in the Inquisitor’s Chamber of Creche Y’llek

Melee Weapon: Blooded Greataxe

One of the best melee weapons in Act I for pure damage output
Deals 1d4 bonus damage if your HP is below 50%.
Purchased from either Grat the Trader in the Goblin Camp or Roah Moonglow in Shattered Sanctum

While the most powerful items in BG3 are mostly found in late Act II and Act III, there are still some really good options to be found earlier in the game. We have focused on items that boost your attack damage and defenses.

Most notably, the Gloves of the Growling Underdog make your attacks much more accurate and will mostly negate the Attack Roll penalty from the Great Weapon Master Feat.

This extra accuracy, combined with the additional damage from Caustic Band, Strange Conduit Ring, and Broodmother’s Revenge, gives you excellent early-game damage. Just ensure you have a good weapon too, like the Blooded Greataxe or something similar.

The Adamantine Splint Armour and Disintegrating Night Walkers work together to make your Mystic Knight very tanky and mobile – these items are so good that they’ll remain viable for the whole game.

One final note about the Broodmother’s Revenge – at this stage of the game, it is tricky to reliably activate the item’s bonus damage. You may want to temporarily replace it for that reason. But don’t sell it, because later in the game, we can combine it with another item that will activate it every turn.

Endgame Equipment

The endgame gear for the Mystic Knight 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	Item	Effects	Location
Head	Helmet of Arcane Acuity	+1 to Dexterity Saving Throws Dealing damage with a weapon attack grants Arcane Acuity for 2 turns. Arcane Acuity gives +1 to Spell Attack Rolls and Spell Save DC for each remaining turn. Can stack up to 10 turns.	In a trapped and locked chest in the hidden basement of the Masons’ Guild in Act II.
Cloak	Cloak of Displacement	Every turn, enemies have Disadvantage on Attack Rolls against you. Effect ends when you take damage, but is renewed at the start of your next turn.	Sold at Danthelon’s Dancing Axe in Wyrm’s Crossing.
Chest	Adamantine Splint Armour	Enemies cannot land Critical Hits on you Reduces all incoming damage by 2 Melee attackers are sent Reeling, reducing their Attack Rolls by 1	Must be crafted at the Adamantine Forge.
Gloves	Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength	Increase your Strength to 23 +1 to Strength Saving Throws Once this is equipped, do a Respec and put all your Strength points into other Abilities	Taken from a pedestal in the archive of the House of Hope.
Boots	Helldusk Boots	You are immune to Difficult Terrain You cannot be forcibly moved by enemy spells or actions You can use Hellcrawler to teleport and deal Fire Damage	Found in Gortash’s personal chest at the top of Wyrm’s Rock Fortress
Necklace	Broodmother’s Revenge	When you are healed, your next attack deals an extra 1d6 Poison Damage. Can be triggered once per turn.	Looted from Kagha in the Druid Grove.
Ring 1	Ring of Regeneration	You heal 1d4 HP at the start of every turn. Activates Broodmother’s Revenge	Sold by either Rolan or Lorroakan’s Projection in Sorcerous Sundries
Ring 2	Band of the Mystic Scoundrel	Hitting a creature with a weapon attack allows you to cast an Illusion or Enchantment spell with a Bonus Action.	In a backpack in the Jungle, accessed by beating Akabi’s game in the Rivington Circus.
Melee Mainhand	Shadow Blade	Deals heavy Psychic Damage Upcast the spell to the highest possible Spell Slot level for maximum damage. Advantage when attacking Obscured targets.	Summoned with the Shadow Blade spell.
Melee Offhand	Ketheric’s Shield	+1 to Spell Save DC Advantage on Dexterity Saving Throws	Looted from Ketheric Thorm in the Mind Flayer Colony.
Ranged 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

Head: Helmet of Arcane Acuity

+1 to Dexterity Saving Throws
Dealing damage with a weapon attack grants Arcane Acuity for 2 turns.
Arcane Acuity gives +1 to Spell Attack Rolls and Spell Save DC for each remaining turn.
Can stack up to 10 turns.
In a trapped and locked chest in the hidden basement of the Masons’ Guild in Act II.

Cloak: Cloak of Displacement

Every turn, enemies have Disadvantage on Attack Rolls against you.
Effect ends when you take damage, but is renewed at the start of your next turn.
Sold at Danthelon’s Dancing Axe in Wyrm’s Crossing.

Chest: Adamantine Splint Armour

Enemies cannot land Critical Hits on you
Reduces all incoming damage by 2
Melee attackers are sent Reeling, reducing their Attack Rolls by 1
Must be crafted at the Adamantine Forge.

Hands: Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength

Increase your Strength to 23
+1 to Strength Saving Throws
Once this is equipped, do a Respec and put all your Strength points into other Abilities
Taken from a pedestal in the archive of the House of Hope.

Feet: Helldusk Boots

You are immune to Difficult Terrain
You cannot be forcibly moved by enemy spells or actions
You can use Hellcrawler to teleport and deal Fire Damage
Found in Gortash’s personal chest at the top of Wyrm’s Rock Fortress

Necklace: Broodmother’s Revenge

When you are healed, your next attack deals an extra 1d6 Poison Damage.
Can be triggered once per turn.
Looted from Kagha in the Druid Grove.

Ring 1: Ring of Regeneration

You heal 1d4 HP at the start of every turn.
Activates Broodmother’s Revenge
Sold by either Rolan or Lorroakan’s Projection in Sorcerous Sundries

Ring 2: Band of the Mystic Scoundrel

Hitting a creature with a weapon attack allows you to cast an Illusion or Enchantment spell with a Bonus Action.
In a backpack in the Jungle, accessed by beating Akabi’s game in the Rivington Circus.

Melee Mainhand: Shadow Blade

Deals heavy Psychic Damage
Upcast the spell to the highest possible Spell Slot level for maximum damage.
Advantage when attacking Obscured targets.
Summoned with the Shadow Blade spell.

Melee Offhand: Ketheric’s Shield

+1 to Spell Save DC
Advantage on Dexterity Saving Throws
Looted from Ketheric Thorm in the Mind Flayer Colony.

Ranged Weapon: Any

We aren’t focusing on ranged combat, so you can use whatever you find here.
Heavy Crossbows and Longbows tend to be the highest damage options.

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

Attacking Items:

Helmet of Arcane Acuity – Makes your spells much more likely to succeed once you’ve built up a few stacks of the Arcane Acuity buff.
Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength – Sets your Strength to 23, giving you a Strength Modifier of +6. This boosts your weapon attacks and accuracy as much as possible.
Broodmother’s Revenge – Gives you extra Poison damage when you get healed. Once you have the Ring of Regeneration, this is automatically activated every turn.
Shadow Blade – Deals a great amount of Psychic Damage and has Advantage when attacking obscured enemies. When possible, combine it with Eyes of the Dark: Darkness to turn the tables on enemies.

Defensive Items:

Cloak of Displacement – Makes you much harder to hit with Attack Rolls.
Adamantine Splint Armour – One of the best Heavy Armours in the game, reducing all incoming damage and making you immune to Critical Hits.
Ring of Regeneration – Gives you a small amount of healing every turn.
Ketheric’s Shield – Increases your Armour Class and Spell Save DC.

Mobility & Utility:

Helldusk Boots – Protects you from Difficult Terrain and enemy actions that attempt to forcibly move you. You can teleport using Hellcrawler
Band of the Mystic Scoundrel – Allows you to cast Enchantment and Illusion spells with a Bonus Action. Great for casting a debuff or stun spell like Hold Person after making your weapon attacks.

Mystic Knight Build Extra Info

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

Best Potions and Elixirs for the Mystic Knight Build

All of these potions are great choices for the Mystic Knight, and I recommend stockpiling a few of each when you can:

Potion of Speed – Gives you Haste for 3 turns, granting an extra Action on each turn. This is ideal for hitting enemies fast and hard at the start of combat. Beware that when the effect ends, you’ll become Lethargic and be forced to skip a turn.
- To craft: Combine Ashes of Hyena Ear with any Salt.
Elixir of Bloodlust – When you kill an enemy, you get an additional Action.
- To craft: Combine Ashes of Worg Fang with any Salt.
Elixir of Viciousness – Reduces the number required for a Critical Hit by 1. The Bloodlust Elixir is stronger, but this is a good backup choice.
- To craft: Combine Vitriol of Shadowroot Sac with any Ashes.

Mirror of Loss Choice (Optional)

If you access the Mirror of Loss during your playthrough, you can get two additional ability points to allocate.

If you got the Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength, you should put your points into either Constitution or Charisma. Otherwise, go with Strength.

To learn more about the Mirror of Loss and how to use it to make your party stronger, see our Mirror of Loss Guide.

How to Play this Mystic Knight Build

Early-Game Basics

In the early part of the game, the Mystic Knight only has the Paladin class, so playing it is very simple because there are no multiclassing synergies to be aware of.

Be sure to use your Smite spells and subclass actions like Abjure Enemy to efficiently take down high-priority targets.

From level 4, you can use Great Weapon Master to get bonus damage against enemies at the cost of some Attack Roll accuracy. You can partially negate this penalty when you obtain the Gloves of the Growling Underdog.

Maximising the Build for Mid-Late Game

Remember to respec once you unlock the Shadow Blade – you won’t need Great Weapon Master anymore, so it’s important to swap it for something else like Savage Attacker. The Duelling Fighting Style gives you an extra 2 damage per hit with your Shadow Blade.

Remember to upcast the Shadow Blade up to Fifth Level to get the maximum amount of damage.

Keep an eye on how many stacks of Arcane Acuity you acquire from the Helmet of Arcane Acuity. The Band of the Mystic Scoundrel makes it much easier to make proper use of this buff, by allowing you to cast a spell with a Bonus Action after you make a weapon attack.

Once you’ve built up enough stacks of Arcane Acuity, you should be able to stun enemies with a very high success rate, using spells like Hold Person and Command.

Mystic Knight 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 Mystic Knight Build:

Concentrated Blast

Allows you to deal extra damage to a target when you are Concentrating on a spell, potentially also healing if the target is Concentrating too.

Cull the Weak

When you reduce a creature’s hit points below a certain threshold, this power instantly kills it and deals 1-4 Psychic Damage to nearby enemies.
This is particularly effective when engaging groups of weaker foes, enabling you to thin their numbers rapidly.

Fly

This can be used to reach hard-to-get-to places or change positions in combat.

Black Hole

This power creates an area-based effect that pulls in and slows targets.
It’s particularly useful for crowd control, allowing you to cluster enemies together for area-of-effect attacks or to isolate them from vulnerable allies.

Pro Tip: Try getting the Haste buff from a Potion of Speed or the Haste spell (lets you perform 2 Actions on one turn), then casting Black Hole and then Hunger of Hadar to cause a world of pain for a group of enemies.

Psionic Backlash

This is a top-tier reaction from the Illithid Powers skill tree in BG3.
This allows you to deal psychic damage when a nearby enemy casts a spell.
This is especially useful if the target is casting a Concentration Spell.
The damage from Psionic Backlash can immediately break their Concentration, ending the spell’s effects.

Mystic Knight Build FAQs

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

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

FAQ: What’s the best race for the Mystic Knight Build?

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

Dragonborn – A good thematic match for this build. It comes with a short-range AoE breath attack that’s great for a melee build.
Half-Orc – Deals more damage when you land a Critical Hit, making the Half-Orc the best race in the game for a melee heavy-hitter.
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.
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.

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

FAQ: What roles can the Mystic Knight fill in my party?

The Mystic Knight is primarily a melee heavy-hitter who can also use spells to buff their own damage or lock down enemies with stuns and debuffs.

It can also do a decent job of healing allies when needed, but ideally, this job should be done by a Cleric or Druid.

FAQ: What Abilities are most important for the Mystic Knight?

Strength is the most important ability for the Mystic Knight. It boosts the damage and accuracy of your melee weapon attacks.
Charisma is also very important. It is used to determine the success rate of your spells and helps with dialogue checks.
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. It also helps you to keep Concentration on spells when you take damage.

FAQ: Which Sorcerer and Paladin subclasses should I use?

For the Sorcerer, I recommend the Draconic Bloodline subclass for this build. It goes great with the Dragonborn race, gives you extra HP and allows you to use the Armour of Agathys spell to protect yourself and retaliate against foes with Cold Damage. You can replace Draconic Bloodline with any other Sorcerer subclass and the build will still work fine.
For the Paladin, I opted for the Oath of Vengeance because you get a couple of features that are particularly handy for a melee heavy hitter, such as Abjure Enemy, which makes your attacks more accurate against a chosen target. But once more, all of the Paladin subclasses work okay. There is nothing essential rooted in either of these two subclasses.
For the Cleric, the War Domain subclass gives you a limited number of additional attacks with your Bonus Action. Alternatively, you can leave this out and get an extra Sorcerer level instead.

Best BG3 Mystic Knight Build – Sorcerer Cleric Paladin Multiclass Build

Table of Contents:

Sorcerer & Paladin Multiclass Build Overview

Mystic Knight Character Creation (Level 1)

Starting Class (Paladin)

Best Race

Background & Skills

Ability Points

Subclass – Oath of Vengeance

BG3 Paladin Sorcerer Multiclass Build Levelling Guide (2-12)

Early-Game Levelling (2-4)

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Mid-Game Levelling (5-8)

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Level 8

Late-Game Levelling (9-12)

Level 9

Level 10

Level 11

Level 12

BG3 Mystic Knight Build Equipment

Early Game Equipment

Endgame Equipment

Mystic Knight Build Extra Info

Best Potions and Elixirs for the Mystic Knight Build

Mirror of Loss Choice (Optional)

How to Play this Mystic Knight Build

Early-Game Basics

Maximising the Build for Mid-Late Game

Mystic Knight Build Illithid Powers (optional)

Mystic Knight Build FAQs

FAQ: What’s the best race for the Mystic Knight Build?

FAQ: What roles can the Mystic Knight fill in my party?

FAQ: What Abilities are most important for the Mystic Knight?

FAQ: Which Sorcerer and Paladin subclasses should I use?

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