Baldur’s Gate 3: Best Party Composition [Expert Picks]

Creating the best party composition has always been a problem for D&D 5E players, and now, Baldur’s Gate 3 presents the same problem for its players. To guide you and your group throughout your journey in the game, I have explained some tips to create great teams and a few of my favorite compositions.

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Key Takeaways

• To create an ideal party, all you need to do is fill in the slots with roles that overcome the shortcomings of others. Similarly, ensuring no two classes are duplicated and performing the same position at a party will make your work easier.
• Spokesperson, Tank, Healer, Damage Dealer, Spellcaster, Burglar, and Investigator are some roles you can fulfill to create a team.
• As only four slots are available in the game, going with a Tank, a Healer, a Spellcaster, and a Damage Dealer will give the best results.
• Testing various classes, subclasses, and their companions for these roles can help you rule out the weak links and replace them with solid options.

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Party 1

Role	Class	Companion
Tank	Sage	Main Character
Healer	Cleric	Shadowheart
Spellcaster	Berserker Barbarian	Karlach
Damage Dealer	Wizard	Gale

Spellcaster Composition Table.

• Shadowheart, with Cleric’s class, will be the primary Healer for the team. It can also help with powerful Bless spells.
• As the primary Damage Dealer for the team, Gale will ensure his excellent temperament deals with the most brutal enemies.
• Regarding weak enemies, the Berserker subclass from the Barbarian class will handle them easily with a proper Karlach build.

Party 2

Role	Class	Companion
Tank	Paladin	Main Character
Healer	Cleric	Shadowheart
Spellcaster	Wizard	Gale
Damage Dealer	Rogue	Astarion

Defensive Party Composition Table. 

• Choosing the Oath of Vengeance subclass is the key to getting the best out of it.
• Similarly, Clerics make good healers, and I don’t think I need to specify why I chose Shadowheart companion for this task here. It can effectively heal your team from every range and help Paladin with defensive purposes.
• Astarion, your companion for the Rogue class, makes a great spellcaster. I chose it mainly because of its Burglar abilities.
• Similarly, for the primary damage dealer, Gale’s Wizard’s Evocation School subclass gives a perfect candidate, Gale, who can launch decisive attacks against groups of enemies.

Party 3

Role	Class	Companions
Tank	Druid	Halsin
Healer	Bard	Main Character
Spellcaster	Warlock	Wyll
Damage Dealer	Fighter	Lae'zel

Tank Party Composition Table. 

• Your main character from the Bard class will play a crucial role as the main Healer of the team. It can hypnotize enemies to provide some space to breathe.
• During challenging situations, Bardic Inspiration also comes in very handy.
• Wyll from the Warlock class will handle most of the crowd with its spellcasting abilities. He can also act as the primary burglar for the team to help the team deal with traps and open various chests.
• Lae’zel from the Fighter class can deal with the most powerful single enemies with powerful melee attacks in close range.

Party 4

Role	Class	Companion
Tank	Fighter	Jaheira
Healer	Druid	Main Character
Spellcaster	Wizard	Gale
Damage Dealer	Rogue	Astarion

Offensive Party Table.

• The Healer will be your main character from Druid’s class.
• Gale will now be your companion with Wizard Class to provide you with powerful spells to handle multiple enemies easily.
• Astarion will be your companion with Rogue class to deal with single powerful enemies from any range possible.

Party 5

Role	Class	Companion
Tank	Barbarian	Karlach
Healer	Cleric	Shadowheart
Spellcaster	Sorcerer	Main Character
Damage Dealer	Rogue	Astarion

Barbarian Party Table.

• The primary Healer for the team will be Shadowheart with Cleric class, for obvious reasons, as explained above.
• Your main character should be from the Sorcerer class for crowd-control situations, as it has some of the best spells in the game.
• Rogue could provide a dependable damage dealer with Astarion as the companion. This class will provide stealth and flexibility to launch attacks from any distance.

Party 6

Role	Class	Companion
Tank	Fighter	Lae'zel
Healer	Paladin	Minthara
Spellcaster	Warlock	Main Character
Damage Dealer	Ranger	Minsc

Close Range Party Table. 

• Choosing Minthara as the primary Healer of the team is a wise decision, mainly because of her fighter abilities.
• Your main character should be from the Warlock class to utilize useful spells for AoE attacks.
• Testing out with Minsc from the Rogue class could be an excellent option to deal with strong enemies. However, this position is flexible, and you can test out better alternatives.

How To Make Best Party Composition?

A balanced party composition ideally comprises a group equipped with useful spells, combat abilities, and skills in Baldur’s Gate 3. I highly recommend creating one early on in the game, as many challenges in Act 1 can’t be tackled without a party.

Before making a combination, you should keep the following tips in mind:

• When creating a party, the general rule is not to include two things with the same skill set.
• You must avoid duplicating magic classes, as magic spells usually have a high recovery time to reuse.
• Duplicating melee classes is not a good choice as they work best in close-range fights and have better alternatives.
• Try to create a party in which every character fills in the gap created by the other characters.

Optimal Roles For Party Composition

There are many roles that you can choose from to create a solid party in Baldur’s Gate 3. However, you must skip many available functions with only four slots available. But that is not a big problem, as most of these slots allow you to utilize characters that can perform multiple functions simultaneously. 

Role	Description
Spokesperson	Chief communicator of the team against NPCs.
Tank	Leads the team from the front to provide the team enough time to settle down.
Healer	Chief medic of the team.
Damage Dealer	Takes out most of the enemies from every range.
Spellcaster	Deals magic damage to the opponents, paving the way for more rampage by Damage Dealers.
Burglar	Protects the team from traps and smuggles them wherever they want.
Investigator	The book-worm of the team, knows everything.

Slot 1: Tank

Playing in the Balanced mode, a Tank can prove valuable for absorbing considerable damage from your opponents. I would consider the Tank as the main distraction. As they rush upon the Tank with all the damage they can deal, your remaining team will have enough time to settle down on the battlefield. 

They are generally proficient in High Armor, but that is not always true. It provides a pressure-free environment for the team to take their positions and prepare for dominance. With someone taking away enemies’ attention, you will have more freedom to make mistakes and test various new strategies.

Also, remember that Tanks do not work best in Tactician mode because of difficulty setting.

Usually, any class with a solid armor build makes a great Tank. However, the following are the best tank classes in Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Barbarian
• Druid
• Fighter
• Monk
• Paladin

Slot 2: Healer

I would consider no party composition complete without a healer. Getting hit constantly can be annoying, but it can never be more annoying than being unable to heal. Usually, when you are down after many deadly blows from your opponents, you won’t be able to participate in the fight again unless you recover completely.

This could be frustrating, but not with a healer at your disposal all the time. 

While healing with potions is a good idea, it is nowhere near those long-range magic spells that can heal your team members, even from quite some distance apart. Similarly, magic-based healing is also a reliable option, as players usually never come in melee range with each other. 

Healers can also deal significant magic damage or provide the team with necessary utilities. 

• Druid
• Cleric
• Bard

Slot 3: Spellcaster

Spellcasters are my favorite classes to play as they deal AoE damage and are masters of controlling crowds of enemies. These magic carriers launch powerful spells to annihilate opponents within seconds. Five classes in Baldur’s Gate 3 can deal magic damage. Two of these classes, Warlocks and Clerics, struggle to deal with direct magic damage.

An optimally powerful party composition should include a damage-focused spellcaster to deal with AoE damage and crowded situations. I suggest investing some time in selecting an excellent magic subclass for your party, as various subclasses offer various specializations. 

• Wizard
• Sorcerer
• Warlock
• Druid

Slot 4: Damage Dealer

Spellcasters’ AoE attacks will help you deal with groups of enemies together. I also consider a single hard-hitting attack to be equally important. Single-target abilities look stylish in action and efficient on the ground, both in long and close range against every kind of enemy.

There isn’t any particular class choice for this role as, with some upgrades, any class can perform well. Choose the categories that can overcome these shortcomings. 

• Fighter
• Rogue
• Ranger
• Barbarian
• Monk

Here are my favorite party compositions in Baldur’s Gate 3. You can choose to equip them as they are or make changes according to your choice by looking up from our guide above.

My Pick For Party

I would consider the Barbarian Party Composition to be the best.

My favorite and most tested composition has to be the Barbarian Party Composition. I have Karlach as my first line of attack while having Shadowheart and Gale for magic. And if you need to sneak around, you also get a Rogue in this party.

I sometimes switched Karlach for Lae’zel as they played the same role in my party. Testing out various changes can help you find a suitable party for yourself. In the meantime, you can use any of these combinations, and I assure you that you will not find any specific problem.

While you are here, don’t forget to read more on:

• Baldur’s Gate 3 Best Githyanki Classes.
• Baldurs Gate 3 Best Shields.
• Baldur’s Gate 3 Best Sorcerer Spells.