Baldur's Gate 3: Unlocking the Power Within - Mastering Positive Conditions & Buffs

Baldur's Gate 3: Unlocking the Power Within - Mastering Positive Conditions & Buffs

Discover the empowering world of Baldur's Gate 3! Unleash an array of beneficial conditions and buffs that will enhance your gameplay experience Delve into a myriad of skills and positive effects to create diverse builds and excel in each class

Unlike negative Status Effects such as Dazed, Pinched, and Bane, Baldur's Gate 3 offers a multitude of Conditions and Buffs that provide advantageous bonuses to players. These positive buffs and boons are typically bestowed upon party members by others or self-casted, although certain buffs can be obtained through different means.

Primarily focused on combat settings, the following list of BG3 Conditions consists of Status Effects that grant various bonuses. However, some of these conditions also have effects relevant to exploration and non-combat interactions. By referring to this comprehensive compilation of positive buffs in BG3, players will gain a clear understanding of the party bonuses available in Baldur's Gate 3.

All Buffing Skills and Positive Conditions in BG3

Baldur's Gate 3: Unlocking the Power Within - Mastering Positive Conditions & Buffs

Status Effect

Explanation

Aid

  • Raises Max HP

Armor of Agathys

  • Grants Temporary HP
  • Attackers take Cold Damage on hit

Barkskin

  • Raises Armor to 16

Blade Ward

  • Halves incoming Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage

Bless

  • +1d4 to Attack Rolls and Saving Throws

Blurred

  • Disadvantage on Attack Rolls against Blurred targets

Calmed

  • Cannot be Frightened or Charmed

Click Heels

  • x2 movement distance
  • Disadvantage on Opportunity Attacks against affected targets

Darkvision

  • Can see in the dark, up to 12 meters

Divine Sense

  • Advantage on Attack Rolls against Celestials, Fiends, and Undead

False Life

  • Grants Temporary HP

Friends

  • Advantage on Charisma Checks against the affected target

Guidance

  • +1d4 to Ability Checks

Guiding Bolt

  • Advantage on the next Attack Roll against the affected target

Heroism

  • Can't be Frightened
  • +5 Temporary HP each turn

Holy Rebuke

  • 1d4 Radiant damage to melee Attackers against the affected target

Invisible

  • Advantage on Attack Rolls
  • Disadvantage on incoming Attack Rolls
  • Can be found, and taking an action ends Invisibility

Lightning Charge

  • +1 to Attack Rolls and Lightning damage
  • Can build, up to 5 charges, which unleashes an additional 1d8 Lightning damage
  • -1 charge per turn

Mage Armor

  • Raises Armor to 13

Mirror Image

  • Increases caster's Armor for each Mirror Image active
  • Evading attacks gets rid of a Mirror Image
  • Max 3 Mirror Images

Momentum

  • +3 meters (10 ft) movement distance
  • Can be removed by Restrain, Prone, Slow, or Incapacitate

Prepared

  • Extra Slashing damage on the next Melee Attack

Protection from Evil and Good

  • Target is immune to Charm, Frighten, and Possess from Aberrations, Celestials, Elementals, Fey, Fiends, and Undead
  • These enemy types also have Disadvantage on Attack Rolls against a protected target

Rallied

  • +8 Max HP

Resistance

  • +1d4 on Saving Throws

Sacred Weapon

  • CHA modifier added to Attack Rolls

Shield of Faith

  • +2 Armor

Shillelagh

  • Additional 1d8+Spellcasting Ability to Bludgeoning damage

Thaumaturgy

  • Advantage on Intimidation/Performance checks

True Strike

  • Advantage on Attack Rolls made against affected targets

Wrath

  • +1 to Melee Attack Damage per remaining turn on Wrath

Baldur's Gate 3 releases August 3, 2023 on PC and September 6, 2023 for PlayStation 5