Unleash Devastating Destruction: Baldur's Gate 3's Unstoppable Monk Build Shatters All Limits

Highlights

A Baldur's Gate 3 fan discovered a powerful Monk build that deals over 300 damage in a single turn.

The Monk's damage potential is further enhanced by certain magic items, including the Gloves of Soul Catching, Boots of Uninhibited Kushigo, and Vest of Soul Rejuvenation. This can be achieved by combining 6 levels of Way of the Open Hand Monk with 3 levels of Thief Rogue, allowing the Monk to gain extra bonus actions and make a total of 8 unarmed strikes per turn.

A Baldur's Gate 3 enthusiast recently stumbled upon an extraordinary Monk build that utilizes scarce magical items and a handful of levels in Rogue to unleash an astonishing amount of damage. This potent Baldur's Gate 3 build has the potential to inflict more than 300 damage in a single turn, assuming favorable luck.

The Monk, an unrivaled master of martial arts, is among the selectable classes in Baldur's Gate 3. Much like its Dungeons and Dragons equivalent, the Monk excels in agility, evasion, and launching a barrage of unarmed strikes against adversaries.

Baldur's Gate 3 enthusiast and Redditor, OrkoTheMage, recently made an exciting discovery. By combining six levels of Way of the Open Hand Monk with three levels of the Thief Rogue archetype, they were able to unleash the true potential of their monk character. This unique combination grants them two additional bonus actions. Consequently, the Monk can now execute two attacks in a single action and utilize Flurry of Blows three times by spending three Ki points. This results in a staggering total of eight unarmed strikes performed during one turn. Moreover, if the Monk acquires the Tavern Brawler feat, which doubles the Strength bonus for both attack and damage rolls, their capacity for inflicting massive damage is further amplified.

Furthermore, in Act 3 of Baldur's Gate 3, players have the opportunity to procure certain magical items that can further enhance this formidable output of damage.

The Soul Catching Gloves enhance each unarmed strike by inflicting an additional 1d10 force damage, in addition to their other impactful passive abilities.

Unleashing their potential, the Uninhibited Kushigo Boots amplify the character's unarmed strikes with the addition of their Wisdom modifier.

The Vest of Soul Rejuvenation allows one to retaliate with unarmed strikes against enemies who fail to hit them, while simultaneously enhancing their defenses.

Numerous other items found in Baldur’s Gate 3, such as the Mask of Soul Perception or the Deathstalker’s Mantle, can greatly amplify the damage output of this particular build. OrkoTheMage revealed that when paired with items that boosted their strength to 22, they were able to effortlessly deal anywhere from 168 to 320 points of damage per round. While this combination does necessitate high levels and endgame magical items, players can still achieve significant damage output early on by utilizing weaker substitute items, like The Sparkle Hands or other accessories that enhance unarmed strikes.

OrkoTheMage's fellow fans of Baldur's Gate 3 were highly impressed by their exceptional Monk build. Garnering numerous upvotes and over 1,200 comments, the discussion within the thread swiftly centered around the Monk class and the most effective tactics to exploit its potential. The community of Baldur's Gate 3 exhibited an abundance of ingenuity by suggesting numerous groundbreaking approaches, such as skillfully amalgamating Barbarian Rage and Fighter Action Surge with the Monk class.

Baldur's Gate 3 is currently accessible for PC, with the PlayStation 5 version set to release on September 6. Moreover, a version for Xbox Series X/S is currently under development.