Beast Master |
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Initial Beast Master Features |
Inherited Ranger Features |
Beast Master is a Subclass of Ranger in Baldur's Gate 3. Beast Masters primary ability is Dexterity, their saving throw proficiencies are Dexterity & Intelligence and they have a Hit Dice of 1d10. They have proficiency with Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons, Shields, Medium Armour and Light Armour.
Beast Masters bind themselves to an animal companion, sharing an intelligent bond that flourishes in and out of combat.
BG3 Ranger Class Progression
- Level 1 - Choose 1 Favoured Enemy (Class Feature)
- Level 1 - Choose 1 Natural Explorer Environment (Class Feature)
- Level 2 - Choose a Fighting Style from Archery, Defence, Duelling, Two-Weapon Fighting (Class Feature)
- Level 3 - Choose one Ranger Subclass (Beast Master, Gloom Stalker, or Hunter)
- Level 4 - Feat - Choose one from the Feats list
- Level 5 - Extra Attack (Class Feature)
- Level 6 - Choose 1 Favoured Enemy
- Level 6 - Choose 1 Natural Explorer environment.
- Level 8 - Land's Stride: Difficult Terrain (Class Feature)
- Level 8 - Feat - Choose one from the Feats list
- Level 10 - Hide in Plain Sight (Action)
- Level 10 - Choose 1 Favoured Enemy
- Level 10 - Choose 1 Natural Explorer environment.
- Level 12 - Feat - Choose one from the Feats list
BG3 BEAST MASTER PROGRESSION
By selecting the Beast Master Ranger subclass, you'll also gain access to:
- Level 3 - Ranger's Companion (Action)
- Level 5 - Companion's Bond (Subclass Feature)
- Level 7 - Exceptional Training (Subclass Feature)
- Level 11 - Bestial Fury (Subclass Feature)
BG3 Ranger Spell Slots
| Level | I | II | III |
| Level 1 Ranger | - | - | - |
| Level 2 Ranger | 2 | - | - |
| Level 3 Ranger | 3 | - | - |
| Level 4 Ranger | 3 | - | - |
| Level 5 Ranger | 4 | 2 | - |
| Level 6 Ranger | 4 | 2 | - |
| Level 7 Ranger | 4 | 3 | - |
| Level 8 Ranger | 4 | 3 | - |
| Level 9 Ranger | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Level 10 Ranger | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Level 11 Ranger | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Level 12 Ranger | 4 | 3 | 3 |
BG3 Beast Master Tips & Builds
- Notes, Tips, and other Trivia for the Beast Master subclass go here.
All Ranger Spells in Baldurs Gate 3
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Cantrip | Evocation |  Action |
 1d8 RadiantConjure a flame-like radiance that deals 1d8 Radiant.  18m  DEX Save |
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Cantrip | Divination | Action |
Gain Advantage on your next Attack Roll. |
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Lv 2 | Transmutation | Action  Level 2 Spell Slot |
Protect a creature from attacks: increase its Armour Class up to 16. Until Long Rest Melee  Concentration |
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Lv 2 | Transmutation | Action Level 2 Spell Slot |
Grant a creature the ability to see in the dark out to a range of 12m. Until Long RestMelee |
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Lv 2 | Abjuration | Action Level 2 Spell Slot |
Cure a creature from disease, poison, paralysis or blindness.Melee |
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Lv 2 | Abjuration | Action Level 2 Spell Slot |
Call forth a veil of shadows and silence that gives you and all nearby companions a +10 bonus to Stealth Checks. |
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Lv 2 | Abjuration | Action Level 2 Spell Slot |
Touch a creature to grant it protection against poisonous influences. You neutralise all poisons affecting it, grant it Advantage on Saving Throws against being Poisoned, and grant it Resistance to Poison damage.  Until Long Rest Melee |
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Lv 2 | Illusion | Action Level 2 Spell Slot |
Create a sound-proof sphere. All within are Silenced and Immune to Thunder damage. |
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Lv 2 | Transmutation | Action Level 2 Spell Slot |
2~8 Damage
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Lv 3 | Evocation | Action Level 3 Spell Slot |
Enchant an item to shine like the sun or summon a sphere of sunlight that dispels all darkness around it. 18m  15m |
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Lv 3 | Transmutation | Action Level 3 Spell Slot |
Make weeds burst from the ground and smother the area. Creatures moving through the weeds have their Movement Speed quartered.18m 6m |
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Lv 3 | Abjuration | Action Level 3 Spell Slot |
Touch a creature to grant it Resistance to Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Thunder damage.Melee  Concentration |
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Lv 1 | Transmutation | Action Level 1 Spell Slot |
4~16 Healing
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Lv 1 | Conjuration | Action Level 1 Spell Slot |
The cloud Blinds and Heavily Obscures creatures within it. 10 Turns5m18m Concentration |
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Lv 1 | Conjuration |
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Your attack summons thorny vines that possibly Ensnare your target. |
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Lv 1 | Evocation | Action Level 1 Spell Slot |
 1d8+2 Heal a creature you can touch.  No effect on undead or constructs.Melee |
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Lv 1 | Enchantment | Action Level 1 Spell Slot |
 10 TurnsConvince a beast not to attack you. 18m  WIS Save |
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Lv 1 | Conjuration |
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Lv 1 | Divination |  Bonus Action Level 1 Spell Slot |
1~6 Damage 1d6 Slashing (Conditional)Mark a creature as your quarry to deal an additional 1d6 Slashing Damage whenever you hit it with a weapon attacks. If the target dies before the spell ends, you can mark a new creature without expending a Spell Slot.  Until Long Rest18mConcentration |
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Lv 1 | Transmutation | Action Level 1 Spell Slot |
Triple a creature's jumping distance. 10 TurnsMelee |
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Lv 1 | Transmutation | Action Level 1 Spell Slot |
Touch a creature to increase its Movement Speed by 3m. Until Long RestMelee |
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Lv 1 | Divination | Action Level 1 Spell Slot |
Gain the ability to comprehend and verbally communicate with beasts. Until Long Rest |
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Lv 1 | Illusion | Action Level 1 Spell Slot |
Magically change all aspects of your appearance. |
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Lv 3 | Conjuration | Action Level 3 Spell Slot |
Channel your weapons essence into a destructive, widespread volley.
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Lv 3 | Transmutation | Action Level 3 Spell Slot |
6~48 Damage
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Until Long Rest 
100 turns
2d4 
Piercing
100 turns
Radius: 6m 
Until Long Rest
+1d10
2d8 
4d8+2d8 
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Lvl 1 Ranger Spells
Lvl 2 Ranger Spells
Lvl 3 Ranger Spells
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AnonymousI wish there was a bit more variety to the summons, even just visually for the sake of personal roleplay. Also I think it's weird that there's no summon that benefits from stealth, I believe leopard/cougar/jaguar would fit perfectly into that role.
- Anonymous
Step 1. Cast Find Familiar (Spider) and Ranger's Companion (Spider)
Step 2. Cast Wild Shape (Spider)
Step 3. Web everything
Step 4. Burn to death because there was a single candle that you didn't notice while spamming webs
- Anonymous
Would it be silly to go Fighter 1/Ranger 11 Beast Master so I can dual wield hand crossbows and swords? Mostly for flavor and viability combined.
- Anonymous
If you could summon/have a a Lion companion I would definitely use this subclass
- Anonymous
Summon bear>make bear summon another bear>short rest>summon wolf cuz its cooler and now you have a bear and a Sif.
- Anonymous
you are most likely using the spell find familiar instead of summoning a ranger companion
- Anonymous
Just started playing the game as a half elf beastmaster but instead of the typical animal summos I have a house cat instead of the wolf... does anyone know why? Am I just stupid and chose the wrong option or something?
- Anonymous
Pairing summoning ability on a high initiative character has always been a strong strategy in Larian games, in my experience. A max dexterity ranger should move first in almost every fight. Summon a tanky animal in a way to draw fire. Gives you time to size up and then beat any random curveball Larian throws at you.
- Anonymous
Best multiclass on this is 1 single level of wizard and either using helmet to fix intellect or leave it high from the start, a loss of ASI is kind of inconsequential (unless you are trying to be a melee beast master which is kind of subpar) since all you need is a +2ASI & sharpshooter dual hand crossbows.
What this level of wizard gives you is 4th level spell progression ( or just 3 but even then...), you scribe in the spells you want from the wizard list like haste or fireballz... which are superior to the ranger ones and they will scale off of intellect not wisdom. I wouldn't take this earlier than level 6 but as early as possible since having spells like shield to be tanky or mage armor for your companion/familiar, misty step, etc (enlarge is bugged , only visual on pet oh the sadness)
Also to mention the fact that favoured enemy traits from ranger are all intellect based skills so synergy oozing all over.
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If there is a beast close to an enemy would sneak attack work?
- Anonymous
It's unfortunate that Beast Master doesn't get a similar treatment as the Druid Wild Shapes whenever you level up. Would be pretty cool to have a Displacer Beast or Owlbear as a companion.
- Anonymous
Some of the beasts such as the wolf often gets stuck in the enviroment, and can't move until you manually control them and use jump to get them free. It's really frustrating.
- Anonymous
Pets get a significant HP boost at levels 5/8/11. They also get some new abilities and features as they level, including a powerful "ultimate" move at level 11 (in addition to their second attack). You can resummon your companion once per short rest.
Also just a funny thought, but I think if you respecced your entire party into Beast Masters with the Natural Explorer option that lets you summon a familiar, you could absolutely mob encounters with 12 friendlies. If all 4 members had level 11 ravens, which can summon two lesser ravens as an ultimate, you could potentially flood the battlefield with 20 friendly creatures (most of which inflict blindness).
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Can beast master be mutliclassed effectively? I'm wondering if I can get away with 5 levels in ranger for the extra attack and the pet bonus, it doesn't say anything about the pet scaling beyond the bonuses it gets at levels 5/7/11.
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- Anonymous
Why can we never get a panther? Does Drizzt have a monopoly until the end of time.
- Anonymous
The tooltip says the bear can "endure heavy attacks" but has dramatically less health than the spider, and the spider also boasts a 3 armor rating class over the bear, has a +3 damage on rolls, and can web and possibly poison.
Bear has a taunt, but that's basically useless with it's hp pool being 19 at level 3, whereas the spider has 32 and can entangle w/ web.
I'm assuming these stat lines were accidentally swapped with one another, or they will improve the bear eventually, but as it stands there's almost no reason to use one other than RPing.
- Anonymous
i got a bug that every time i summon my pet i get into a fight with it, but i can control it
and i don't know how to fix it... that's kinda harsh since it does make the beast hunter useless and it happened after i killed the goblins at the entrance of the goblin camp
- Anonymous
Note: Don't pick Beast Tamer at level 1 if you intend to eventually become a Beast Master, you can't have both a beast companion and a familiar out at the same time as of when I am writing this so it is a bit of a waste.
- Anonymous
Fun class but they really need to fix the pathing for the companions, these guys with just randomly get stuck on literally nothing and stop following you....
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