Baldur’s Gate 3 Best Warlock Feats [Top 6]

Warlocks are a spellcasting class with the main focus on keeping their distance and shooting spells and Feats are just a welcomed addition that allows players to get even more creative with various perks and improvements. Sadly, not every feat will bring a fruitful outcome, so to avoid getting stuck with bad feats, continue reading to find out the Best Warlock Feats in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Warlock Class Overview

• In-game Description: Bound by a pact by an all-powerful patron, warlocks trade their loyalty for supernatural abilities and unique magic.

Warlocks are a spellcasting class with the main focus on keeping their distance and shooting spells. They learned these powerful spells by bounding a deal with an evil patron for the love of unique magical spells and abilities. You can choose the Warlock Subclass from one of these three options:

1. The Fiend
2. The Great Old One
3. The Archfey

This class also possesses a high level of Charisma attribute, so focus on abilities mainly in this area. Warlock class also comes with an amazing set of Cantrips and exclusive abilities known as Eldritch Invocations. Make sure to check out our detailed guide on these Invocations to learn which ones to choose from.

What Are Feats

As mentioned, the Warlock class comes with exclusive attributes and the best set of cantrips. However, the Feats system for this class is similar to the other 12 classes in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Feats get unlocked at level 4 where players get two Feat points to assign. They provide additional perks to your character abilities or improve already existing ones. There are numerous Feats to choose from; though not each of them is a perfect match with your complicated character’s build.

If you’re interested in finding out the top 5 feats in Baldur’s Gate 3, go through our Best Feats guide.

Now that we’ve gone through a quick overview of the Warlock class and Feats, let’s dive into the best Feats for your Warlock class character. Investing into correct Feats is necessary as most Feats failed to prove their worth for certain classes in Baldur’s Gate 3. Here are the top 6 Feats players can choose from as a Warlock.

Feat	Description	Unlock Requirement
Ability Improvement	You increase one Ability by 2, or two Abilities by 1, to a maximum of 20.	Available at Level 4
War Caster	You gain Advantage on Saving Throws to maintain Concentration on a spell. You can also use a reaction to cast Shocking Grasp at a target moving out of melee range. Class Features War Caster: Concentration War Caster: Opportunity Spell	Available at Level 4
Durable	Your Constitution increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. You regain full hit points each time you take a Short Rest. Constitution +1	Available at Level 4
Spell Sniper	You learn a cantrip and the number you need to roll a Critical Hit while attacking is reduced by one. This effect can stack.	Available at Level 4
Actor	Your Charisma increases by one, to a maximum of 20. Your Proficiency Bonus is also doubled for Deception and Performance Checks. Grants Deception Proficiency and Performance Proficiency.	Available at Level 4
Magic Initiate: Sorcerer	You learn 2 Cantrips and a level 1 spell from a sorcerer spell list. You can cast the Level 1 spell once per Long Rest. Your spellcasting ability for all three spells is Charisma.	Available at Level 4

For a more detailed overview of the Best Warlock Feats in Baldur’s Gate 3 mentioned above, continue reading:

Ability Improvement

• In-game Description: You increase one Ability by 2, or two Abilities by 1, to a maximum of 20.

• Requirement: Available at Level 4

Unlike the rest of the Feats, Ability Improvement allows you to improve or strengthen one (or two) of the six ability scores further. These are Charisma, Dexterity, Strength, Constitution, Intelligence, and Wisdom.

For Warlock class specifically, we’d suggest you focus on Charisma ability at first as Charisma acts as the main/primary stat for Warlocks. Get the Charisma stat to 18 at first if not already, and assign the other point to Constitution for some HP buff. Your initial goal should be to obtain a 1+ modifier early on for two stats as it can be extremely useful.

War Caster

• In-game Description: You gain Advantage on Saving Throws to maintain Concentration on a spell. You can also use a reaction to cast Shocking Grasp at a target moving out of melee range.
  
  Class Features
  War Caster: Concentration
  War Caster: Opportunity Spell
• Requirement: Available at Level 4

A perfect Feat for players aiming for opportunity attacks. Any target leaving the area within the melee range will automatically get cast with Shocking Grasp.

Another benefit you obtain from War Caster is the Advantage of saving throws to keep concentration spells active. So, as a spellcasting class, Warlocks must consider assigning points to War Caster.

Durable

• In-game Description: Your Constitution increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. You regain full hit points each time you take a Short Rest.
  
  Constitution +1

• Requirement: Available at Level 4

Since Warlocks lack durability by default, getting destroyed in close-range combat or by various effects seems quite common. Assigning points to Constitution Ability helps with becoming durable as a squishy hero. Your HP (Hit Points) increase fully every time you Short Rest and you gain one ability point to Constitution. So, the right tool to withstand damage taken as a Warlock character is the Durable feat.

Spell Sniper

• In-game Description: You learn a cantrip and the number you need to roll a Critical Hit while attacking is reduced by one. This effect can stack.

• Requirement: Available at Level 4

Spell Sniper is a great pick if you want to further increase your character’s damage output and/or abilities. Not only do you get to choose one more Cantrip skill and increase available spell options, but you can also perform a Critical Hit by rolling 19 (or 20). Critical Hit plays a vital role in the overall damage output, especially in the later game; therefore, make sure to invest in skills revolving around it from early on. The damage will become visibly insane in the long run.

Actor

• In-game Description: Your Charisma increases by one, to a maximum of 20.
  Your Proficiency Bonus is also doubled for Deception and Performance Checks.
  Grants Deception Proficiency and Performance Proficiency.

• Requirement: Available at Level 4

Since Warlock is purely based on Charisma as its main stat, depending only on Ability Points for it won’t be enough. To increase your Charisma stat further, select Actor feat later on.

This will earn you one Charisma point, though there have been some reports by Redditors about a bug not allowing Charisma to increase through Actor feat. Make sure to hover over the feat and see if the change is being made before assigning your precious point.

Another advantage Actor feat comes with is that both Charisma skills, Deception, and Performance Checks get an increase in Proficiency Bonus added to them. As these skills are Charisma-based, your Warlock enjoys the added benefits to its fullest.

Magic Initiate: Sorcerer

• In-game Description: You learn 2 Cantrips and a level 1 spell from a sorcerer spell list. You can cast the Level 1 spell once per Long Rest. Your spellcasting ability for all three spells is Charisma.

• Requirement: Available at Level 4

If you find your spells lacking as a Warlock when it comes to diverse options, you can fix this very issue by selecting any Magic Initiate feat. I recommend Sorcerer in Magic Initiate as it contains some of the strongest spells from spellcaster classes.

Choose whichever spell from the Sorcerer level 1 spells list you think would go well with your desired build. You also get to learn 2 Cantrips as well, making Magic Initiate a perfect feat for customizing your builds.

You can always visit Withers the ghoul and respec your character skills. But to avoid this bothersome task, select the right set of feats for your Warlock at once. I have mentioned some of the best Warlock Feats in Baldur’s Gate 3.

These feats will focus on your HP (hit points) buff, Charisma stat increase, new cantrips, and increased damage output. I hope my guide helped you select the best available feats for your Warlock’s perilous journey; good luck, Gamers!

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