Best Rogue Feats in Baldur’s Gate 3

Maximize Your Baldur's Gate 3 Rogue's Potential: The Ultimate Feat Guide

Choosing a Rogue in Baldur's Gate 3 is a smart move. Their stealth and damage output are exceptional. This guide highlights the top feats to amplify your Rogue's effectiveness.

Recommended Rogue Feats in BG3

Here are eight standout feats to consider:

Sharpshooter:

Transform your Rogue into a deadly ranged combatant. Ignore cover, extend your attack range, and boost damage by 10 (at the cost of a -5 penalty to hit). Ideal for maximizing long-range effectiveness.

Skilled:

Unleash versatility. Gain proficiency in three skills or tools of your choice. Customize your Rogue to excel in stealth, acrobatics, lockpicking, or any combination that suits your playstyle.

Athlete:

Enhance agility and finesse. Reduce movement costs for climbing and rising from prone positions, and enable efficient running jumps. Improves maneuverability and traversal. Also provides a +1 to Strength or Dexterity.

Tough:

Boost survivability. Gain significant extra hit points, crucial for mitigating damage in challenging encounters. While Rogues prioritize evasion, Tough significantly increases resilience.

Mobile:

Perfect for hit-and-run tactics. Move freely after attacking, allowing for strategic repositioning and evasion. Especially valuable in ranged combat.

Alert:

Avoid surprise attacks. Gain advantage on initiative checks, minimizing vulnerability to ambushes. A crucial defensive asset for a Rogue.

Dungeon Delver:

Enhance exploration. Easily detect and disable traps, and effortlessly unlock doors and chests. Improves overall gameplay efficiency.

Crossbow Expert:

Unleash crossbow mastery. Utilize sneak attacks at close range with crossbows, and increase sneak attack damage at all ranges. A powerful and thematic choice.

Lucky:

A universally beneficial feat. Gain three Luck Points to add advantage to attacks, ability checks, or saving throws, or to force enemy attack rerolls. Refreshes after a long rest.

Savage Attacker:

Ideal for melee Rogues. Roll damage dice twice and use the higher result on melee attacks, significantly increasing damage output.

Conclusion

These feats empower your Rogue to excel in Baldur's Gate 3. Experiment with different combinations to find the perfect build for your playstyle. For more survival tips and guides, explore our complete resource collection.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

This article was updated on 2/7/2025 by Melissa Sarnowski to include additional information about Baldur’s Gate 3.