The BEST PALADIN in Baldur's Gate 3 - Minthara Build Guide

I so wanted to play her origin solo because of personality as a paladin as well as the op soul branding ability

hi everyone.
so far i really like this build (in theory; still havent reached the point to recruit minthara).
one critique: neyt time could you also talk about the other equipment slots, like helmet, chestplate and gloves (for the standard aka non hillgiant potion & dexterity gloves build)?
even if they dont matter for the build, it would be nice to have some examples or suggestions by you.

for example i dont really understand why you would choose the "Protective Plate"-armor instead of e.g. helldusk or any other armor with better (?) effects.
if you have time, maybe you could explain the other equipment choices as a comment?

anyways overall a really great build & video. thanks for it and for your answer.

So in BG3 it doesn't matter if your multiple class levels are two levels apart, so no preferred classes?
You mentioned abilities that Minthara specifically gets, so the NPCs are all unique in some way that can't be replicated?
I've been pronouncing drow wrong, unless it's the USian accent (like Tara). Like winDOW but with an R, so winDROW.

I liked the build, but why is this better than going Pally 6 / Warlock 6? I thought that was best for maximizing smites? Open to learn. This build did make me want to do a playthrough with Minara, didn't know she had unique abilities.

Your builds are very straightforward and to the point I used a lot of them and it’s help me. I’m new to this kind of game never played anything like this and I’m enjoying myself. I was just very confused in the beginning but your videos are helping. Thanks.

Bro how does this channel only have 4k subs lmao

This a stupid question but could I put this onto my Tav paladin?

How do you play as Minthara?

Why the 12 int and 14 wisdom build? Wouldn’t putting those to 10 and increasing con and charisma to 18 be better?

Just picked up minthara on a durge run! Glad I waited long enough for you to post this! I’ve been interested in paladin for awhile now

isn't Astarion the most powerful character in the game because of his bite ability or something like that? he will do the most damage in the game out of everyone, so Astarion as a Paladin would be the best combo?

Yes, yes!!! Was looking for a good Minthara build and this is now the 3rd of yours overall I've used and man have I been impressed with all the results! As one whose revisited D&D through BG3 after so many long years, thanks for making these understandable and logical to follow. Keep up the great work, just fantastic!!

Tried out paladin, played for 15mins, accidentally broke my vow didnt know what it means until 10h later and now i want to respec but it costs 1000 gold..

Abjuration wizard for better defense by blocking some of the damage. I might play around with a 6-6 with that. Or maybe even just go a solo build with just two levels and then the rest with the wizard levels cause all you really need is to upcast a fire or ice shield to build up the wards.

Why no mention of 7 pal and 5 warlock? It’s obviously the best combo. Any reason? Why did you think the suggested one is better than 7/5 pal/warlock ?

When you said, there are broken combos that does more damage output than a paladin, could you elaborate on that?

I built my Minthara as a 2 Paladin/10 Swords Bard with Gloves of Dexterity and Yuanti Scale Mail + Rapier/Shield. P damn strong lol. 22 AC with Cloak of Protection and p damn good nova

You could wield a Deva Mace in Act 3. It adds 4D8 radiant damage ontop of the normal 1D8.
My ranger that duel wields these should respec paladin just for the smites and lmunious gear....he us a durg though.

I would suggest Astarion has more power, with Gale a close second.

Vengeance/Tempest Cleradin is my favorite, followed closely by Ancients/Light Cleradin.

Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear de lamentations of de women.

Any thoughts on dumping strength and using the giant potions?

Note: Savage Attacker does NOT benefit from Great Weapon Fighting (the advantage dice provided from Savage Attacker I've read, do not reroll their 1s and 2s. But your first roll will). Also, especially if they ever fix it, while Polearms are not 2d6, Polearm Master, especially if they fix the damage riders portion of the extra attack, is gonna be a more consistent vehicle for bonus attack smite options, compared to Great Weapon Master.

Oddly, the ONLY Damage Rider that's being counted (that I know of) for Polearm Master atm is Improved Divine Smite.

Lol. This is my first Baldurs gate game. I love it to death, but god damn its too confusing. Im listening to you talk about D8 or whatever the hell and im just lile bro tell me where to put which spell so i can just hit stuff lmao

You have no idea how long I've been waiting to see a Paladin build from you, this is a kingly gift.

Liked the new structure; enjoyed the video too

Why not pump charisma instead of strength and dip into pact of the blade warlock? It's very easy using items in the game to get a 22 charisma, and you'll have more spell slots for smites. Is there a reason you didn't do this?

If I was taking the Savage Attacker feat, I'd probably just take the Defense Fighting Style for +1 to AC. Alert is also an alternative to GWM ensureling you get to bring the pain before they get to do anything.

In BG3, if you cast Vow of Enmity on yourself, then you can have advantage on attacks against any targets (rather than just versus one of them).

“Multi atribute dependent, or MAD” killed me so bad LOL

Wake up babe! New Cephalopocalypse BG3 build video just dropped! I got a murderhobo Durge save file that's been chilling for a couple days in Moonrise dungeon awaiting this video. Let the mayhem ensue.

I use spell slots for smites, so I drop cha. I can beef up str/con/wis