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Baldur’s Gate 3: Best feats for Karlach in BG3

Strengthen this Barbarian even more.

As one of the most powerful party members, Karlach can even be further boosted with the best feat selection. If you are trying to find the best feats for Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3, here’s what we recommend.

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What are feats in BG3?

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Whenever you level your character in Baldur’s Gate 3, you will occasionally get the option to add a feat to your characters. Feats are traits that influence the character’s stats, spellbook, abilities, or mechanics. 

Best feats for Karlach in BG3

Karlach, woman with red skin and horns in BG3
Karlach was a late entry to BG3, but quickly rose as a fan favorite | Image via Larian Studios

Feats are unlocked at levels four, eight, and 12, giving you three feats to select for the tiefling Barbarian party member. As a Barbarian, Karlach should get feats that improve her ability to dish out and tank damage in combat. Thankfully, there is no shortage of these feats.

Tip:

You can always opt to get an Ability Score Improvement, but adding feats can lead your characters to huge power spikes.

Savage Attacker

Savage Attacker is a must for Karlach. Karlach was a massive source of consistent melee damage for my campaign and often the first character to jump into the fight. Savage Attacker rolls two dice for every weapon attack you make and takes the higher number.

This means Karlach is much more likely to land her attacks, which increases your probability of getting a critical hit. Savage Attacker is an excellent feat for almost any melee damage class in BG3, but it is an absolute necessity for Karlach.

Great Weapon Master

With Great Weapon Master, whenever you land a killing blow on a target with a melee attack, you can then make another attack as a bonus action for that turn. Melee attacks with proficient weapons also deal 10 bonus damage with the cost of a minus five to your attack roll.

Though the minus five to your attack roll seems like a heavy blow, the previously selected Savage Attacker feat should equal this. Karlach often picked up the most kills in my BG3 encounters, so getting extra damage after a kill was a great way to clear out large hordes of enemies at once.

Tough

Finally, Tough is a great way to round out Karlach as a damage-dealing tank. With this feat, Karlach gains two maximum hit points for every level you have gained thus far. If you get this at a later level, you can enjoy a considerable hit-point boost for this character.

Barbarians are not proficient with any armor unless they get the proper feat, so you must ensure their health pool is large. If Karlach is downed or dead, she will be a little help on the battlefield.

Tip:

If you want Karlach to be proficient in Heavy Armor, choosing the Heravily Armored feat could do just that. Karlach is proficient in a lot, but Heavy Armor isn’t one of them, even though it fits them well.


So, there you have it. You know everything you need to choose the best feats for Karlach in BG3. Enjoy!


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