Best Barbarian Feats in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
- By Alexander
- Feb 26,2025
Unleash Your Inner Fury: Top 10 Barbarian Feats in Baldur's Gate 3
Dominate the battlefield as a Barbarian in Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)! This guide highlights the best feats to maximize your damage and survivability, ensuring you're a force to be reckoned with. While Barbarians have fewer feat choices, selecting the right ones makes a huge difference.
Top 10 Best Barbarian Feats in Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)
Barbarians are inherently powerful damage dealers, but these feats amplify their strengths.
10. Durable
| How to Unlock | Description |
|---|---|
| Level 4 | +1 Constitution (max 20). Regain full HP after each Short Rest. |
Already tough, Durable makes Barbarians virtually unkillable. The extra Constitution and full HP restoration on short rests are invaluable, especially on higher difficulty settings.
9. Lucky
| How to Unlock | Description |
|---|---|
| Level 4 | 3 Luck points per long rest. Spend to gain advantage on attacks/checks/saves, or force enemy attack reroll. |
Versatility is key. Lucky provides three luck points per long rest, usable for advantage or forcing enemy rerolls. A strong, flexible feat for any Barbarian build.
8. Mage Slayer
| How to Unlock | Description |
|---|---|
| Level 4 | Advantage on saving throws against spells cast at melee range. Reaction to attack the caster. Enemies hit have disadvantage on Concentration. |
Counter enemy spellcasters effectively. Mage Slayer provides advantage against spells cast at close range, a reaction attack against the caster, and disadvantage on concentration checks for hit enemies. Essential for neutralizing magical threats.
7. Athlete
| How to Unlock | Description |
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| Level 4 | +1 Strength or Dexterity (max 20). Easier standing up from prone. 50% increased jump distance. |
Enhance mobility and exploration. Athlete offers a stat boost and significantly improves movement, making traversal and combat positioning easier.
6. Savage Attacker
| How to Unlock | Description |
|---|---|
| Level 4 | Roll damage dice twice, keep the higher result for melee weapon attacks. |
Maximize damage output. Savage Attacker increases damage by rerolling damage dice, ensuring consistently high damage.
5. Charger
| How to Unlock | Description |
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| Level 4 | Charge 9m, hitting the first enemy. No opportunity attacks provoked. |
A thematic and powerful feat. Charger allows a powerful charge attack, bypassing opportunity attacks for improved positioning and damage.
4. Tough
| How to Unlock | Description |
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| Level 4 | +2 HP per level gained (retroactive). |
Increase survivability significantly. Tough provides substantial extra HP, making your Barbarian even more resilient.
3. Sentinel
| How to Unlock | Description |
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| Level 4 | Reaction to attack an enemy attacking an ally (ally must not have Sentinel). Advantage on opportunity attacks. Hitting with an opportunity attack immobilizes the target. |
Enhance your protective capabilities. Sentinel allows reactions to attack enemies targeting allies, provides advantage on opportunity attacks, and immobilizes enemies hit with opportunity attacks.
2. Polearm Master
| How to Unlock | Description |
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| Level 4 | Bonus action attack with the polearm's butt. Opportunity attack when a target enters range. |
Increase attack frequency and control. Polearm Master adds a bonus action attack and opportunity attacks, maximizing your combat effectiveness.
1. Great Weapon Master
| How to Unlock | Description |
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| Level 4 | Bonus action attack after a critical hit or kill. +10 damage with heavy weapons (-5 attack roll penalty). |
Unleash devastating damage. Great Weapon Master provides a bonus action attack after critical hits or kills, and significantly increases damage with heavy weapons, despite the attack penalty. A top choice for maximizing damage output.
These feats offer diverse benefits, allowing you to tailor your Barbarian to your preferred playstyle. Consider Great Weapon Master for early-game power. For more Baldur's Gate 3 guides, check out resources on crafting Elixir of Arcane Cultivation and armor dyeing.
