I just watched your beginner's guide video last night and was hoping the combat tutorial was coming soon. And now here it is! Thank you, good sir! You are doing us newcomers a real service with these videos.
This is a very solid beginner's guide. After fumbling my way through Pathfinder's Combat and advice friends who play tabletop; I'm very glad this video exists. It covers everything I think is crucial and in a very clarified way through examples. Love it!
My thoughts exactly. Keep seeing topics like "what are your favorite spells in Baldur's Gate?" and having newbies comparing the strategies of cantrips and whether Misty Step or Web is more important, it's so wild to see. I think it'll bring tons of people into DnD because they literally gamified reading the 5e player's handbook lol @@cryptickitsune1876
I think one of the most helpful combat tips is that if you have a character down or in danger and don't want to use spell slots or something, you can have a character use their action to throw a healing potion on the hurt character and it will be the same as if they drunk it.
Thanks! You explained it well. I really had to concentrate to understand it all because this ain’t the type of game I usually play. Anyway, I’m taking a break, and play Dredge for a bit. Then back to Baldur’s Gate 3. I got stuck cause I couldn’t work out how to defeat all the bosses at the goblin camp - my character might not be powerful enough yet.
big tip is use positioning to your advantage, Height and choke points make a huge difference If your able to get most your team up high before the fight youll have a huge advantage
Hey thanks Karl! Have watched several of your vids in the past. One tip for the goblin fortress is use the rafters above. Cheers and thanks for watching
Great guide. This really makes the why’s of combat, and how to approach it much more understandable. I’m having so much fun with this game and other CRPGs, and it’s thanks to you
I remember being a kid going through BG1&2 after I finished it I learned the "rules". Just equipping good stuff and using diffrent classes = sure way to finish it back as a kid not knowing any fantasy stuff or D&D rules. I mean, I realized for ex I needed more tanking or off tank so I just made Jaheira summon animals to distract enemies, or make my DPS chaarcters try and snipe out the dangerous targets etc, even as a small kid you pick it up fast.
I'm not a beginner and learned nothing new from this. HOWEVER, I love it anyway because its great for the people who are beginners. As always it was greatly executed by Wolf! Fantastic.
I've played the various versions of D&D since the 1980's. I took all of this for granted since I knew it from playing the TTRPGs. When you list it all out like this there actually is a lot that a new player needs to know.
Thank you for doing these types of reviews. They always have something in them that help me. And your narration voice work is definitely become top notch.
Awesome video Wolf. Great tips for both beginners and vets. I'm not engaging as often as I'm playing my own campaign, but I'm excited to watch your playthroughs when I finish!
I'd recommend an itemization tutorial too if you're looking for ideas. I see a lot of players feeling bad they miss the ever burning blade, when in reality, it's just a greatsword that is constantly dipped in fire (which you can do with any weapon and proper prep). DnD items can be weird and something like a +1 sword might not look as powerful as it is.
Great explanations to everything wolf!Thanks for the great coverage over the past few months and years. Waiting on the PS5 release and these videos are only adding to my hype!
I don't super need any guides since I played EA, but these guides of yours are the only bg3 content I dare watch to avoid spoilers while I'm playing the game myself, so I'm really enjoying watching them regardless.
Thank you ❤ as a person who doesn't know what's going on in this game and wants to play the game anyway cause it looks amazing, you helped alot. Probably I'm gonna watch this at least 20 times
Excellent video. A lot of the videos I have found explain the mechanics, but NOT how this info is displayed in the actual game interface. Thank you so much. 👍
I watched 3 guides for combat and this was the best one because it was straightforward. Other guides took an hour to say what you said in 15 minutes. Thank you
Honestly bro you’ve saved me 🙏 I’ve never played a game like this but I’m super looking forward to this coming out on ps5! I will have advantage come the release date! Thank you again, can’t wait for more videos!
I appreciate the guide on the lechanics. Would it be possible to delve into basics of strategy on bg3 in a future video? I've got the gist of it after 30h of gameplay but I'm still ASS in combat and end up losing way too often and avoiding fights most of the time.
Having a character with Bless makes things a lot easier to hit. There is a ring item in the first act that allows you to put bless on someone when you heal them which is nice if you break concentration on your Bless spell. Typically a Bard/Cleric are good for blessing because typicality won't be in the midst of battle, more so bard than Cleric. So your concentration is less likely to be broken just by avoiding enemy interactions in general. Positioning helps to, for example line of sight, if you place yourself where enemies can't directly target you that's great, because you can move in between cover when using your caster/ranger fighters. These are just basics but they help a lot in terms of using your environment to your advantage. When engaging in a potential fight while in mid conversation, select your other characters to re-position them before the fight starts. Having your Frontline character do all the talking makes this much easier since they naturally have high AC and are harder to hit. All your caster/ranged characters should always be on the high ground and not in the middle of the fight.
That's me. I find I am getting angry and not having fun in battles so dropped down to explorer. It makes enjoying the game so much better. I feel like I shouldn't drop down to easy but it's my game and I don't care!
@@jillsanders1924 Ain't nothing wrong with enjoying a game how you see fit. For people that haven't played DnD before, I'd prolly even recommend they play the easier mode. Dungeons and Dragons is a complex system and it takes time to get it down, luckily this game offers plenty of replay opportunity.
@@detrickz1295 Thanks that was insightful! I'll try to apply these advice in the future. I'm also considering switching to explorer or modding my team to 6 characters to make it a bit easier.
@@ZabZabZabie Vengeance Pally, Light Cleric, Evocation Wizard and any damage based character is a solid team comp. You've got Bless and Sanctuary from Pally and Cleric. Sanctuary basically makes enemies ignore you. You can Bless your damage based characters with Pally. If you have melee character you can cast Sanctuary on them and enemies will ignore them allowing you to dish out damage. Evocation wizards allow you to cast spells without harming your allies. All around solid team composition. You've got the control and damage from the wizard. You have an amazing Frontline which is a Paladin. Light Clerics can heal, support and do damage when needed and casting doesn't break Sanctuary only other concentration spells do. You could throw in a Barbarian with two lvls into fighter for action surge so they can basically kill enemies effectively and have a lot of turns. There's a lot you can do. Item synergy can really bring out your class potential to new heights as well. Have items that are relevant to your classes and you'll be devastating enemies left and right in Balance and Tactician mode.
This is seriously super helpful! Thank you. I can't wait for it to come out on Mac... I already purchased on day 1 but didn't realize I wouldn't be able to play it on Mac until Sept. RIP.
This video reminded me of a rare weakness for using controller, the moving of the combat log to a different menu. It makes it hard to track your damage stuff in real time.
When you finish watching a combat tutorial and feel like you need to watch a combat tutorial.... so much to take in but thats the beauty of the gane. Thanks for the extensive breakdown, im sure ill be watching a few times
The game is unreal , im so happy it lived up to the hype. Had to restart my playthrough about 20 hours in, just before underdark, I wasnt feeling it , it was too easy on normal, so i restarted and switched up to Tactician with no scum saving and rerolling, just pre battle saves and im having so much fun. I have to use all thats unecessary on normal like scrolls, environment, different potions, I have to be careful not to take too many long rests or i wont have more supplies. Cant imagine how it would be if it was real DnD and you had to restart everything if you lost the fight ... . Anyway i hope everyone has fun in their way and enjoying BG3 ,its trully a game for generations.
Ive been searching left and right in the last week to understand when and why are saving throws happening being mostly the only mechanic i didnt understand. Finally someone who says tbat saving throwa happen on certain actions that dont do a roll. I thought that saving throws happen on every action even after an attack roll. Thank you!
Your gameplay guide and this combat guide should be considered essential viewing for those that have never played D&D. Thank you so much, I now understand what 1d6+3 means.
Thank you very much for this! Most of it I was kinda getting the hang of it for playing the game but you finally made me understand what those damn dice rolls mean for weapons. I had no idea there were other types of dice for that and I didn't pay attention in-game that they were pictured beside the weapon description 😂 I'm glad to have learned yet again from your vids!
Late to the party with this game. I played Divinity Original Sins 2 so was somewhat familiar with how the game plays. However, a battle was throwing me off. This has to be the best video I've seen on basic combat and what everything means. Thanks,
Thanks for the video. I was hoping for a section on scrolls as well, what happens when a fighter tries to cast fireball, how are attack and damage calculated, is there a difference between a sorcerer and barbarian when it comes to using scrolls etc.
I know you listed a few of the advantage and disadvantage scenarios but do you happen to have a list of all of them? Or can demonstrate them? I think a video or videos demonstrating spells and abilities would be super helpful too. Thank you!
Watching this again, I keep trying to play but my friend who was going to play with me passed away. I have to be in a good enough place to even play it makes me so sad he missed this. I don’t think I’ll ever forget this play through P.S. don’t do drugs, or at least don’t do drugs without testing them for fentanyl 1st Miss you Brohahn
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I just watched your beginner's guide video last night and was hoping the combat tutorial was coming soon. And now here it is! Thank you, good sir! You are doing us newcomers a real service with these videos.
Thanks for watching / commenting!
This is a very solid beginner's guide. After fumbling my way through Pathfinder's Combat and advice friends who play tabletop; I'm very glad this video exists. It covers everything I think is crucial and in a very clarified way through examples. Love it!
It’s so surreal going from playing dnd regularly to hearing combat tutorials like this - Larian really did such a good job (as did you on this video)
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Yeah I mean, I'm grateful, as a DM, that people will have an active way to learn 99% of the mechanics before pulling up a chair at someones table lol
My thoughts exactly. Keep seeing topics like "what are your favorite spells in Baldur's Gate?" and having newbies comparing the strategies of cantrips and whether Misty Step or Web is more important, it's so wild to see. I think it'll bring tons of people into DnD because they literally gamified reading the 5e player's handbook lol @@cryptickitsune1876
Wolf, thanks for these Beginner's Guides! Even us "Senior" players benefit from these videos! 🙂
:-D Thanks Dragon
I think one of the most helpful combat tips is that if you have a character down or in danger and don't want to use spell slots or something, you can have a character use their action to throw a healing potion on the hurt character and it will be the same as if they drunk it.
This game is absolutely stunning! Mind boggling really. It is the best $60 i've probably spent in 20 years. Very good tutorial vid.
You always organize your explanations/breakdowns so well.
Appreciate the comment! Takes a bit of extra time but seeing comments like these make it worth it.
Thanks! You explained it well. I really had to concentrate to understand it all because this ain’t the type of game I usually play. Anyway, I’m taking a break, and play Dredge for a bit. Then back to Baldur’s Gate 3. I got stuck cause I couldn’t work out how to defeat all the bosses at the goblin camp - my character might not be powerful enough yet.
This is exactly why i'm here as well... i'm hard stuck atm
@@oliss10maybe get some stronger weapons. There’s more videos on good early game weapons.
big tip is use positioning to your advantage, Height and choke points make a huge difference
If your able to get most your team up high before the fight youll have a huge advantage
Love your videos, man! Hope you had at least a little fun in Peshawar, Pakistan 😅
Hey thanks Karl! Have watched several of your vids in the past. One tip for the goblin fortress is use the rafters above. Cheers and thanks for watching
Great guide. This really makes the why’s of combat, and how to approach it much more understandable. I’m having so much fun with this game and other CRPGs, and it’s thanks to you
Thanks Kev
This is by far one of the absolutely most helpful beginners guide to this game that I have found to date
Well done
I’ve watched a bunch of these. This was the most thorough. Thanks you.
Glad seeing you in full swing, Wolf!
Appreciate you always wolf. With all your tips you're gonna make us a beast in this game lol
LETS GO!! we are here for you Wolf, keep em coming
I didn't know how anything in BG3 worked after playing a bit, now I feel proficient in it. Thanks for the so well put together video!
I remember being a kid going through BG1&2 after I finished it I learned the "rules". Just equipping good stuff and using diffrent classes = sure way to finish it back as a kid not knowing any fantasy stuff or D&D rules. I mean, I realized for ex I needed more tanking or off tank so I just made Jaheira summon animals to distract enemies, or make my DPS chaarcters try and snipe out the dangerous targets etc, even as a small kid you pick it up fast.
I'm not a beginner and learned nothing new from this. HOWEVER, I love it anyway because its great for the people who are beginners. As always it was greatly executed by Wolf! Fantastic.
My only thought is to go in more detail on spell attacks and spell saves and how they work. Maybe in another beginner video.
This is one of the best guide videos I've ever seen. Thanks for explaining everything so clear and concise. Well done!
Good info, i needed the explanation about the attack rolls, thanks wolf!
This is exactly what I need! Thanks again, wolfy!!
I've played the various versions of D&D since the 1980's. I took all of this for granted since I knew it from playing the TTRPGs. When you list it all out like this there actually is a lot that a new player needs to know.
Thank you for doing these types of reviews. They always have something in them that help me. And your narration voice work is definitely become top notch.
Thanks mark!!
Yes yes yes! Thank you for these beginner guides! You break this information down really well!
This was REALLY helpful. Thank you so much!
Awesome video Wolf. Great tips for both beginners and vets. I'm not engaging as often as I'm playing my own campaign, but I'm excited to watch your playthroughs when I finish!
Dame, you are a machine putting out all this content AND finding time to play 😅
I'd recommend an itemization tutorial too if you're looking for ideas. I see a lot of players feeling bad they miss the ever burning blade, when in reality, it's just a greatsword that is constantly dipped in fire (which you can do with any weapon and proper prep). DnD items can be weird and something like a +1 sword might not look as powerful as it is.
Is it easy to miss the ever burning blade? I just started my first playthrough and I looted it off an enemy not far in the game.
Great explanations to everything wolf!Thanks for the great coverage over the past few months and years. Waiting on the PS5 release and these videos are only adding to my hype!
Thanks so much this helped allot and I learned quite a bit I didn't know.
Always learning something by watching your videos even though I was doing early access for 3 months 🙂
Clearest and best BG3 combat guide I've seen yet. thanks!
Cheers
Watched so many videos and this has been the easiest to follow. Thank you.
Good on you for teaching the newcomers how DnD system work! Its good for the community. You are good for the community!
I don't super need any guides since I played EA, but these guides of yours are the only bg3 content I dare watch to avoid spoilers while I'm playing the game myself, so I'm really enjoying watching them regardless.
Enjoy your run and thanks for watching
Great guide! Helped me a lot as a new player :)
Best guide I've seen. All substance no fluff.
Thank you ❤ as a person who doesn't know what's going on in this game and wants to play the game anyway cause it looks amazing, you helped alot. Probably I'm gonna watch this at least 20 times
11:00 when you get home from work and your dinner is cold.
Another outstanding contribution! Many thanks for these extremely well-executed, info-rich vids!
Loving the content!
Saving all of these to rewatch as a ne2 player…really helpful.
Always great stuff!!!!!
Excellent video. A lot of the videos I have found explain the mechanics, but NOT how this info is displayed in the actual game interface. Thank you so much. 👍
Cheers
Bravo, Sir! Super well explained!
I watched 3 guides for combat and this was the best one because it was straightforward. Other guides took an hour to say what you said in 15 minutes. Thank you
Thanks for watching
Thanks! this has been really helpful in my playthrough. For a first the time playing Crpg this amount of combat stuff can be overwhelming sometimes
Veteran gamer here (started gaming with BG I) but wanted to say nice job on these beginner guide videos. Much appreciated!
This was a very good presentation. You pointed things out I didn't notice. Thanks!
Thanks!
Very informative thank you.
Honestly bro you’ve saved me 🙏 I’ve never played a game like this but I’m super looking forward to this coming out on ps5! I will have advantage come the release date! Thank you again, can’t wait for more videos!
I appreciate the guide on the lechanics. Would it be possible to delve into basics of strategy on bg3 in a future video? I've got the gist of it after 30h of gameplay but I'm still ASS in combat and end up losing way too often and avoiding fights most of the time.
Having a character with Bless makes things a lot easier to hit. There is a ring item in the first act that allows you to put bless on someone when you heal them which is nice if you break concentration on your Bless spell. Typically a Bard/Cleric are good for blessing because typicality won't be in the midst of battle, more so bard than Cleric. So your concentration is less likely to be broken just by avoiding enemy interactions in general. Positioning helps to, for example line of sight, if you place yourself where enemies can't directly target you that's great, because you can move in between cover when using your caster/ranger fighters. These are just basics but they help a lot in terms of using your environment to your advantage. When engaging in a potential fight while in mid conversation, select your other characters to re-position them before the fight starts. Having your Frontline character do all the talking makes this much easier since they naturally have high AC and are harder to hit. All your caster/ranged characters should always be on the high ground and not in the middle of the fight.
That's me. I find I am getting angry and not having fun in battles so dropped down to explorer. It makes enjoying the game so much better. I feel like I shouldn't drop down to easy but it's my game and I don't care!
@@jillsanders1924 Ain't nothing wrong with enjoying a game how you see fit. For people that haven't played DnD before, I'd prolly even recommend they play the easier mode. Dungeons and Dragons is a complex system and it takes time to get it down, luckily this game offers plenty of replay opportunity.
@@detrickz1295 Thanks that was insightful! I'll try to apply these advice in the future. I'm also considering switching to explorer or modding my team to 6 characters to make it a bit easier.
@@ZabZabZabie Vengeance Pally, Light Cleric, Evocation Wizard and any damage based character is a solid team comp. You've got Bless and Sanctuary from Pally and Cleric. Sanctuary basically makes enemies ignore you. You can Bless your damage based characters with Pally. If you have melee character you can cast Sanctuary on them and enemies will ignore them allowing you to dish out damage. Evocation wizards allow you to cast spells without harming your allies. All around solid team composition. You've got the control and damage from the wizard. You have an amazing Frontline which is a Paladin. Light Clerics can heal, support and do damage when needed and casting doesn't break Sanctuary only other concentration spells do. You could throw in a Barbarian with two lvls into fighter for action surge so they can basically kill enemies effectively and have a lot of turns. There's a lot you can do. Item synergy can really bring out your class potential to new heights as well. Have items that are relevant to your classes and you'll be devastating enemies left and right in Balance and Tactician mode.
This is seriously super helpful! Thank you. I can't wait for it to come out on Mac... I already purchased on day 1 but didn't realize I wouldn't be able to play it on Mac until Sept. RIP.
Clear and thorough guide. Thanks Wolf❤
Wolf leading the charge amazingly! CEERS!!
Thanks for explaining these mechanics with simple clarity.
Awesome tips!
After all this time I love that you’re ushering in a whole new crew of sprouts to the awesomeness that is you, and BG3. Skål!
Thanks for kind comment! Love helping more people get to experience this masterpiece.
You are amazing at explaining things clearly and concisely
This video reminded me of a rare weakness for using controller, the moving of the combat log to a different menu. It makes it hard to track your damage stuff in real time.
Excellent guide !
When you finish watching a combat tutorial and feel like you need to watch a combat tutorial.... so much to take in but thats the beauty of the gane. Thanks for the extensive breakdown, im sure ill be watching a few times
Best guide for beginners I have seen.
Shared this with a few of my friends who are struggling to adjust to the combat, it’s been super helpful!
Happy to help your friends a little! Thanks Dani
This is extremely helpful thank you so much.
Excellent guide! best one I've seen yet
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The game is unreal , im so happy it lived up to the hype. Had to restart my playthrough about 20 hours in, just before underdark, I wasnt feeling it , it was too easy on normal, so i restarted and switched up to Tactician with no scum saving and rerolling, just pre battle saves and im having so much fun. I have to use all thats unecessary on normal like scrolls, environment, different potions, I have to be careful not to take too many long rests or i wont have more supplies. Cant imagine how it would be if it was real DnD and you had to restart everything if you lost the fight ... . Anyway i hope everyone has fun in their way and enjoying BG3 ,its trully a game for generations.
Thank you as always!
I know you are busy as hell, but Karlach and the infernal iron had me at like Damn!
omg thank you! now i get it.
I have 96 hours in the game and you’re still teaching me new things
Excellent! Thank you!
Great videos, very helpful!
Ive been searching left and right in the last week to understand when and why are saving throws happening being mostly the only mechanic i didnt understand. Finally someone who says tbat saving throwa happen on certain actions that dont do a roll. I thought that saving throws happen on every action even after an attack roll. Thank you!
Happy to help!! Yup some spells do attack rolls, while other cause a saving throw.
Very well made and informative video. I'm a complete beginner and this video helped me tremendously. Thanks bro!
Happy to help thanks!
Good and concise video !!! thanks
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Your gameplay guide and this combat guide should be considered essential viewing for those that have never played D&D. Thank you so much, I now understand what 1d6+3 means.
Appreciate that!
Thank you very much for this! Most of it I was kinda getting the hang of it for playing the game but you finally made me understand what those damn dice rolls mean for weapons. I had no idea there were other types of dice for that and I didn't pay attention in-game that they were pictured beside the weapon description 😂 I'm glad to have learned yet again from your vids!
Glad to help. Cheers
Amazing intro for a none D&D noob that absolutely loves the game already! Thanks for the high quality produktion!
Very well done
Thank you for all the amazingly helpful bg3 videos Wolf! ❤
Thanks for commenting Gwen!
Thrown weapons use strength so a character that throws for ranged attacks like an Eldrich Knight or Berserker has less need for dexterity.
Nice job Wolf
thank you!
Damn! I love this game! Great video!
The only thing i do when i'm not playing BG3 is watching your content. Thanks!
Ive never played a game like this one, I got stuck pretty early on. Stopped and came to watch recommended videos from reddit.. Such as these :) TYVM
Cheers
Late to the party with this game. I played Divinity Original Sins 2 so was somewhat familiar with how the game plays. However, a battle was throwing me off. This has to be the best video I've seen on basic combat and what everything means. Thanks,
A simply well done video. Thank you.
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Thanks for the video. I was hoping for a section on scrolls as well, what happens when a fighter tries to cast fireball, how are attack and damage calculated, is there a difference between a sorcerer and barbarian when it comes to using scrolls etc.
Awesome guide
I know you listed a few of the advantage and disadvantage scenarios but do you happen to have a list of all of them? Or can demonstrate them? I think a video or videos demonstrating spells and abilities would be super helpful too. Thank you!
Watching this again, I keep trying to play but my friend who was going to play with me passed away. I have to be in a good enough place to even play it makes me so sad he missed this. I don’t think I’ll ever forget this play through
P.S. don’t do drugs, or at least don’t do drugs without testing them for fentanyl 1st
Miss you Brohahn
Great vid as always brother
Thanks
You make the best Baldurs Gate 3 explanations! 🌟
Oooooh snap you did it!
Again another brilliant video guiding us new players when the game doesn't. Thank you :)
Thanks dude
you're my hero
Excellent video, more please, this will ensure more people get to play this amazing game!!!
Thanks Michelle. I have a few more in this guide playlist.
Wolfy makes the best BG3 content on TH-cam- Wolfpack Best Pack! SKAL
Skal! And thanks Kit!
Well done