Trickery clerics ofBaldur’s Gate 3serve deceitful gods and enact their will throughout Faerun.
They excel at exploration through their stealth and, well, trickery with spells such asDisguise Self.
However, there are a few races that can give a few useful abilities for a trickery domain cleric.
These are the best race options.
As a cleric, you’ll also be prompted toselect a deity.
However, your domain does not limit which deity you might select to worship.
Deep Gnomes also getAdvantage on Stealth checks.
They also haveAdvantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Again, this keeps them on their feet and able to cast.
On top of that,they have extra movement speed.
Like your race, your background won’t have an influence on the strength of your build.
However, it does grant proficiencies and impacts how you’ll gain inspiration throughout the game.
Here are the best backgrounds to choose.
Youcannot change your race or backgroundafter leaving character creation.
Your primary goal while leveling should beincreasing the effectiveness of your spells.
Channel Divinity Charge
Your actions that use Channel Divinity Charges are Turn Undead and Invoke Duplicity.
Level 2 Spells
Your new domain spells arePass Without TraceandMirror Image.
Level 3 Spells
Your new domain spells areFearandBestow Curse.
Your action that uses Channel Divinity Charges is Cloak of Shadows.
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Level 4 Spells
Your new domain spells areDimension DoorandPolymorph.
Dimension Door is very useful for traversing hard-to-reach locations such as rooftops.
You’ll rarely find yourself losing concentration.
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Level 5 Spells
Your new domain spells areSeemingandDominate Person.
verify to save it for when you’re really in a pinch.
This will bothmax out your spellcasting stat to 20 and increase your total health.
As a healer,it’s also a good idea to increase your AC.
As long as you’re still standing, your companions will be, too.
As you level,Glyph of WardingandBlade Barrieralso make for excellent crowd control in fights with lots of enemies.
In battle, your focus should be increasing your AC through both gear and spells likeMirror Image.
Of course you might turn into an owlbear, but there are more tricks up your sleeve.
