Best Wyll build in Baldur’s Gate 3

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I never used Wyll much in my own Baldur’s Gate 3 game, which made me realize that he didn’t suit just being a Warlock. Sure, Eldritch Blast is a great Cantrip, but he barely had any Warlock spell slots to use other spells. To make Wyll a more useful companion, I created a Warlock/Fighter multiclass build that makes Wyll a great character to have on your team. Here’s how to create the best Wyll build in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Baldur’s Gate 3: Best Warlock/Fighter multiclass Wyll build

Respecing Wyll to be a Great Old One Warlock and a Battle Master Fighter is the best thing you can do for him. He can not only fight with a weapon, but occasionally pull out some Warlock spells. This makes him a very versatile party member who can both do melee and ranged fighting. Let’s dive into how you can create this great multiclass Wyll build.

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Wyll The Great Old One Warlock/Battle Master Fighter multiclass leveling guide

• Level 1: Warlock 1
  • Pick The Great Old One subclass
    • Mortal Reminder: When you land a Critical hit, the target and any nearby enemies are Frightened until the end of their next turn.
• Level 2: Warlock 2
  • Pick two Eldritch Invocations:
    • Agonizing Blast: Add your CHA modifier when you cast Eldritch Blast to the damage dealt.
    • Armor of Shadows: You can cast Mage Armor on yourself without using a spell slot.
• Level 3: Warlock 3
  • Pick one Pact Boon: Pact of the Blade
    • You can summon a pact weapon, or bind the one you’re wielding to make it magical. Pact weapons use spellcasting ability modifier (CHA) instead of STR/DEX.
• Level 4: Warlock 4
  • Feat: Ability Score Improvement
• Level 5: Warlock 4, Fighter 1
  • Pick a Fighting Style: Dueling
    • When wielding a melee weapon that isn’t two-handed or Versatile, deal an additional two damage.
  • Second Wind: Heal yourself for 1d10 + Fighter level HP.
• Level 6: Warlock 4, Fighter 2
  • Action Surge: Immediately gain an extra Action to use on your turn.
• Level 7: Warlock 5, Fighter 2
  • Deepened Pack: Gain an Extra Attack with your pact weapon.
  • Pick one Eldritch Invocation
    • Repelling Blast: When you hit a target with Eldritch Blast, you can push them up to 4.5m away.
• Level 8: Warlock 5, Fighter 3
  • Pick Battle Master subclass
    • Four Superiority Dice
    • Choose three Maneuvers:
      • Precision Attack: Spend a die to add it to the result of an attack roll.
      • Disarming Attack: Spend a die to make an attack that deals damage and possibly forces target to drop their weapons.
      • Trip Attack: Spend a die to make an attack that deals damage and possibly knocks target Prone.
• Level 9: Warlock 5, Fighter 4
  • Feat: Spell Sniper
    • Learn a Cantrip, and the number you need to roll a Critical hit reduces by one.
• Level 10: Warlock 6, Fighter 4
  • Entropic Ward: As a reaction, you can impose Disadvantage on an attack roll against you. If the attack misses, you gain Advantage on your next attack roll against your attacker for one turn.
• Level 11: Warlock 7, Fighter 4
  • Pick one Eldritch Invocation:
    • Book of Ancient Secrets: Gain the Chromatic Orb, Ray of Sickness, and Silence spells. They don’t expend any spell slot.
• Level 12: Warlock 8, Fighter 4
  • Feat: Sentinel
    • When an enemy in melee range attacks an ally, you can use your reaction to make a weapon attack against the enemy. You also gain Advantage on Opportunity Attacks, and when you hit a creature with one, it can no longer move for the rest of its turn.

The great thing about this build is the fact that Wyll can be a Fighter with his Warlock Pact of the Blade. He can make attacks using his Charisma modifier, and he knows some very useful Maneuvers. I chose the Spell Sniper and Sentinel feats to mix well with both classes, Warlock and Fighter respectively. Just make sure Wyll is using a Simple weapon, nothing Versatile, or else he won’t gain the extra damage from his Fighting Style.

Related: Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3): Warlock Pacts ranked

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Best spells for Wyll

While you only get two spell slots per Short Rest with this build, there are some highly powerful Warlock spells and cantrips available. What’s great is that when Wyll runs out of slots, he can resort to the amazing Eldritch Blast, which we upgraded using Eldritch Invocations during the build. Some of my favorites from this list are…yes, Eldritch Blast, but also Misty Step, Shatter, Hellish Rebuke, and Telekinesis.

• Cantrips
  • Eldritch Blast
  • Bone Chill
  • Blade Ward
• Level 1 spells
  • Hellish Rebuke
  • Dissonant Whispers
  • Hex
• Level 2 spells
  • Shatter
  • Misty Step
  • Scorching Ray
• Level 3 spells
  • Counterspell
  • Hypnotic Pattern
  • Vampiric Touch
• Level 4 spells
  • Banishment
  • Dimension Door
  • Blight
• Level 5 spells
• Level 6 spells
  • Arcane Gate
  • Circle of Death

Baldur’s Gate 3 is available on Steam and the PlayStation 5.