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Updated: 19 Aug 2023 23:49

ELDRITCH KNIGHT

ELDRITCH KNIGHT INITIAL FEATURES

 Spell Slots Unlocked (2 LvL 1 Slots)

 Weapon Bond

 INHERITED CLASS FEATURES

 Strength Saving Throw Proficiency

 Constitution Saving Throw Proficiency
 Light Armour Proficiency
 Medium Armour Proficiency
 Heavy Armour Proficiency
 Shield Proficiency
 Simple Weapon Proficiency
 Martial Weapon Proficiency
 Pick a Fighting Style
 Second Wind
 Choose 2 Skill Proficiencies

Eldritch Knight is a Subclass of Fighter in Baldur's Gate 3. Fighters primary ability is Strength,

their saving throw proficiencies are Strength & Constitution and they have a Hit Dice of 1d10. They
have proficiency with Simple weapons, Martial Weapons, Light Armour, Medium Armour, Heavy
Armour, and Shields.
 

Eldritch Knights study magic to supplement their weaponry, allowing them

to overcome resistance from the toughest foes.

BG3 FIGHTER CLASS PROGRESSION

 Level 1 - Pick a Fighting Style (Feature): Archery, Defence, Duelling, Great Weapon
Fighting, Protection, Two-Weapon Fighting.
 Level 1 - Second Wind (Class Action)
 Level 2 - Action Surge (Class Action)
 Level 3 - Fighter Subclass (Battle Master, Eldritch Knight, Champion)
 Level 4 -  Feat - Choose one from the Feats list
 Level 5 - Extra Attack (Class Feature)
 Level 6 -  Feat - Choose one from the Feats list
 Level 7 - Subclass Feature
 Level 8 -  Feat - Choose one from the Feats list
 Level 9 -  Indomitable (Class Feature)
 Level 10 - Subclass Feature
 Level 11 - Improved Extra Attack  (Class Feature)
 Level 12 - Feat - Choose one from the Feats list

BG 3 ELDRITCH KNIGHT PROGRESSION

 Level 3 - Spellcasting (Class Feature)
 Level 3 - Weapon Bond (Class Action)
 Level 7 - War Magic (Subclass Feature)
 Level 10 - Eldritch Strike (Subclass Feature)

BG3 ELDRITCH KNIGHT SLOTS

Level Cantrips I II

Level 3 2 2 -

Level 4 2 3 -
 Level 5 2 3 -

Level 6 2 3 -

Level 7 2 4 2

Level 8 2 4 2

Level 9 2 4 2

Level 10 3 4 3

Level 11 3 4 3

Level 12 3 4 3

BG3 ELDRITCH KNIGHT TIPS & BUILDS

 Although the Eldritch Knight has spells, focusing on buff spells is best, it is unusual for your
save to be high, so mage armor (if you are DEX based), shield, long strider, Enhance Leap
and Expeditious Retreat are all good choices for level 1.

ALL FIGHTER SPELLS IN BALDURS GATE 3

 

All Fighter Spells Comparison Table

 

All Fighter Spells Gallery

 

ALL FIGHTER SPELLS GALLERY

ELDRITCH KNIGHT FIGHTER CANTRIPS
 ACID SPLASH

BONE CHILL

FIRE BOLT

POISON SPRAY

RAY OF FROST

SHOCKING GRASP

BLADE WARD

FRIENDS

DANCING LIGHTS
 LIGHT

MAGE HAND

MINOR ILLUSION

TRUE STRIKE
 
 
 
 
 

LVL 1 ELDRITCH KNIGHT FIGHTER SPELLS

BURNING HANDS

CHROMATIC ORB

MAGIC MISSILE
 MAGE ARMOUR

PROTECTION FROM EVIL AND GOOD

SHIELD

  

THUNDERWAVE

WITCH BOLT
 
 
 
 

LVL 1 ELDRITCH KNIGHT FIGHTER EXPANDED SPELL LIST

CHARM PERSON

COLOUR SPRAY
 DISGUISE SELF

EXPEDITIOUS RETREAT

FALSE LIFE

FEATHER FALL

  

FIND FAMILIAR

FOG CLOUD

GREASE

ICE KNIFE

ENHANCE LEAP
 LONGSTRIDER

MAGE ARMOUR

MAGIC MISSILE

PROTECTION FROM EVIL AND GOOD

RAY OF SICKNESS

SHIELD

SLEEP

TASHA'S HIDEOUS LAUGHTER

 THUNDERWAVE

WITCH BOLT
 
 
 

LVL 2 ELDRITCH KNIGHT FIGHTER SPELL LIST

MELF'S ACID ARROW

ARCANE LOCK

DARKNESS

GUST OF WIND

SCORCHING RAY

SHATTER
  

LVL 1 & 2 ELDRITCH KNIGHT FIGHTER SPELL LIST EXPANDED

BLINDNESS

BLUR

CLOUD OF DAGGERS

CROWN OF MADNESS

DARKNESS

DARKVISION

DETECT THOUGHTS

ENLARGE/REDUCE
 FLAMING SPHERE

GUST OF WIND

HOLD PERSON

INVISIBILITY

KNOCK

MAGIC WEAPON

MIRROR IMAGE

MISTY STEP

PHANTASMAL FORCE
RAY OF ENFEEBLEMENT

SCORCHING RAY

SEE INVISIBILITY

SHATTER

WEB

COLOUR SPRAY

DISGUISE SELF

EXPEDITIOUS RETREAT
 FALSE LIFE

FEATHER FALL

FIND FAMILIAR

ICE KNIFE

ENHANCE LEAP

LONGSTRIDER

MAGE ARMOUR

PROTECTION FROM EVIL AND GOOD

RAY OF SICKNESS
 SHIELD

SLEEP

TASHA'S HIDEOUS LAUGHTER

THUNDERWAVE

 
WITCH BOLT
 
 
 

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Anonymous

22 Aug 2023 11:31  

To get the most out of this subclass, dip 1 level in Wizard (maybe after 5 or 7 levels
of Eldritch Knight). At Wizard 1 Eldritch Knight 10, you'll get level 3 spells,
something you'll never get with this subclass alone, plus ritual casting and arcane
recovery, far more valuable than the feat at level 12.

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Anonymous
 21 Aug 2023 12:36  

Witcher Build:
Igni : Burning Hands
Aard: Thunderwave
Quen : Shield
Axii : Charm
Yrden : Hold Person

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Anonymous

21 Aug 2023 04:53  

Enraged Throwing Berserk Barbarian with EK's Weapon Binded Heavy Polearm,
with Polarm Master feat and Sentinel feat, gives great space control with ranged
opportunity checks at Polarm length, Could take Tavern Master also for the throw
damage, because 8 in fighter and 4 in barbarian allows 4 feats. I mean... Wild Magic
Barbarian EK also sounds cool...

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Anonymous

19 Aug 2023 22:00  

If I multiclass Eldritch Knight with Barbarian, can I cast spells such as Enhance Leap
before I enter Rage, and still retain it if I activate Rage after? I'm thinking it should
work since it's not a Concentration spell, but would like to be sure.

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Anonymous

17 Aug 2023 19:28  

This might not seem that strong but just adding misty step and shield is plenty to
make this as strong or stronger than champion or battle master

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Anonymous

15 Aug 2023 11:17  

Githyanki Eldritch Knight with Jump spells and Tavern Brawler: chuck spears and
hand axes at your enemies.

Become a Jedi!

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Anonymous

14 Aug 2023 23:18  

This class basically just adds Shield as a reaction for first level spells ( and Sleep)
and Misty Step for mobility to your every day fighter on second level spells. Cantrips
 for Range instead of using your ranged weapon, maybe thrown with Weapon Bond.
Decent at first, can be very good with the many items that are specifically made for
classes that use melee and spells/cantrips. Gets busted after 10th level once you
can impose disadvantage on saving throws with your attacks on spells cast from
scrolls. Polymorph, Disintegrate and Domination spells, you name it. Gold
dependent, since you most likely have to buy the scrolls, but damn the potential is
immense.

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Anonymous

12 Aug 2023 05:27  

What's with the expansion? I thought that EK could only use evocation and
abjuration spells?

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Anonymous

10 Aug 2023 21:52  

There is a bug where, when you pick this class, it uses the spell dc modifier of the
last spellcasting class that was selected. That's selected as in you clicked on it, not
actually leveled as. Hitroll always uses int. It appears it is intended to use int to cast
but the bug makes it very confusing.

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Anonymous

06 Aug 2023 11:23  

The Immortal Eldritch BONK :

Get Tavern Brawler to add twice the Strength to your throws

Get Shattered Flail and bond with it so it will come back to your hand once thrown
( this way you can hit an enemy every turn by simply throwing and you get an
 awesome heal too )
Get dueling fighting style to add + 2 damage
Get Caustic Band Ring ( Myconid colony trader ) + 2 acid damage with weapon
attacks
Get Ring of Flinging ( Emerald Grove Trader ) + 1d4 for throwing damage

Simply throw the mace on attack and do awesome damage + heal yourself from the
mace effect. ( use the camp clothes visual and just stay in your underwear for that
caveman vibe )

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Anonymous

17 Jul 2023 02:26  

have the devs said anything about adding weapon bond or a replacement for it if
they aren't going to add that, because yea it's kind of a niche trait but it was still
something, sucks to see it's not here and nothing to replace it

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Anonymous

16 Jul 2023 18:23  

This sub-class will only be worth it when they add the shield spell into the game.

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Anonymous

16 Apr 2023 13:29  

Really weak early game. The entire point of this class is self buffing.

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Anonymous

13 Jun 2021 08:33  

A little bit of a pointless class in early access. A wizard can achieve about the same
AC as this class with mage armor and 16 dex, has access to more spells, can learn
any spell, has more spell slots, and depending on the race you choose, can be
proficient with a variety of weapons. i don't see why you would just not choose
Wizard, if the idea is to be a battle-mage type character.

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Anonymous

18 Oct 2020 03:49  

Eldritch Knight is so screwed over by its school restrictions. Evocation, which is

primarily damage, is awful on a 1/3 caster as the damage lags behind their normal
attacks, and most abjuration spells on the wizard spell list are utility. The only
second-level abjuration spell is Arcane Lock!
 When I DM in 5e I allow players to choose their two schools, and I'm definitely going
to get a mod that does the same in BG3

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Anonymous

13 Oct 2020 23:01  

really hope they give this subclass a makeover. At the moment EK isn't that great
and thats with greenflame blade.

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Anonymous
 09 Oct 2020 12:03  

EK cant learn spells and it is sucks

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Anonymous

09 Oct 2020 07:29  

Really hope they give it bound weapon, as that is one of the most defining features
of the EK for me

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Anonymous
 08 Oct 2020 15:33  

So do you need int for the hit roles on spells?

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