Best Cleric build in Baldur’s Gate 3: Race, skills, spells, & more

Clerics are a vital healing class in Baldur’s Gate 3 and primarily function as the powerful support within the team. Here’s the best Baldur’s Gate 3 Cleric build, along with the ideal spells, skills, race, and so much more.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a massive RPG, which means it is very easy to get lost on what to do and how to proceed. This is especially true in the case of builds where there is a so many classes within the game and even if you pick one you get lost in the plethora of sub-sections that they possess.

One such class that many want to build is the Cleric. The resident healer can come in handy in any battle and will often become key to overcoming difficult challenges.

A guide to Cleric class in Baldur’s Gate 3 including race, skills, spells, and other aspects has been discussed in the next few sections.

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Contents

• Best Race to choose for a Cleric
• Best subclass to choose for a Cleric
• Best Background to choose for a Cleric
• Best Deity to choose for a Cleric
• Best Spells to choose for a Cleric
• Best Build to choose for a Cleric

Best Race to choose for a Cleric in Baldur’s Gate 3

The races that you can choose for a Cleric in Baldur’s Gate 3 are as follows:

• Half-Elf
• Human
• Gold Dwarf

All these classes offer ideal features for the Cleric but we recommend trying the Gold Dwarf due to its Dwarven Toughness, keeping your Cleric tanky.

Best subclass for a Cleric in Baldur’s Gate 3

There are quite a few subclasses that you can go for when playing as a Cleric in Baldur’s Gate 3. However, the best one to go for in this game is the Light subclass. This is because the Light subclass offers a mix of both damage as well as healing.

You should remember that at the end of the day dealing damage is important and solely focusing on healing can become frustrating at times.

Best Background for a Cleric in Baldur’s Gate 3

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The best background that you can go for when playing as a Cleric in Baldur’s Gate 3 is Acolyte. This is because you gain Insight and Religion as skills that synergize well with the Cleric class as a whole. However, apart from that, you should also go for the following skills:

• History
• Medicine
• Persuasion

Best Deity for Cleric class in Baldur’s Gate 3

The Cleric class is one where you have to choose a Deity during character creation. The choice of a Deity can define how the world treats you within the game. Therefore, the safest option to go for here is Bahamut, who is the God of Justice and always treads upon the righteous path.

Best Spells for a Wizard in Baldur’s Gate 3

If you are playing a Cleric then you need your spells to be useful. The spells that you should go for in Baldur’s Gate 3 are provided below:

• Cantrip: Resistance
• Cantrip: Guidance
• Cantrip: Sacred Flame
• Cantrip: Thaumaturgy
• Level 1: Shield of Faith
• Level 1: Healing Word
• Level 1: Inflict Wounds
• Level 1: Protection from Evil and Good
• Level 2: Radiance of Dawn
• Level 2: Lesser Restoration
• Level 3: Glyph of Warding
• Level 3: Daylight
• Level 3: Spirit Guardians
• Level 3: Revivify
• Level 4: Banishment
• Level 4: Freedom of Movement
• Level 5: Insect Plague
• Level 5: Dispel Evil and Good
• Level 6: Heal
• Level 6: Heroes’ Feast

Best Build for a Cleric in Baldur’s Gate 3

Race: Human

Background: Acolyte

Deity: Bahamut

Skills: Relion, Insight

Ability Order from highest to lowest: Wisdom, Intelligence, Dexterity, Charisma, Constitution, Strength

Build layout:

Level	Feature
1	Cantrips: Resistance, Guidance, Sacred Flame — Spells: Shield of Faith, Healing Word, Inflict Wounds, Protection from Evil and Good– Subclass: Light Domain
2	Channel Divinity Charges — Turn Undead — Spell: Radiance of Dawn
3	Spell: Scorching Ray, Flaming Sphere
4	Spell: Lesser Restoration — Ability Improvement: Wisdom +2
5	Destroy Undead — Spells: Revivify, Daylight
6	Channel Divinity Charges — Spells: Glyph of Warding
7	Spell: Banishment
8	Ability Improvement: Wisdom to max — Spell: Freedom of Movement
9	Spell: Insect Plague
10	Spell: Dispel Evil and Good
11	Spell: Heroes’ Feast
12	Ability Improvement: Intelligence

This concludes our guide for Cleric build in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you found it informative, please look into some of our other guides at Dexerto.

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