As the onlyBG3 companionthat can join your camp in Act 3, Minsc is a late-game addition to your Baldur’s Gate 3 party, which can make building him a challenge. That doesn’t mean he isn’t worth trying out, though. As a Ranger, he is unique among the companions, and his strongest build can be a massive asset in taking down the Absolute.
What is the best build for Minsc in BG3?
While both Gloom Stalker and Beast Master are great choices forMinsc, I recommendBeast Masterall the way. This choice allows you to call an extra companion into battle, like a wolf or hamster, to help clean up some of the enemies. Having an extra set of hands—or in this case, paws—during a fight can mean the difference between a win and a loss.
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Subclasses for Minsc are chosen at Level 3, so players won’t have to respec this companion when he comes to their team. He’ll start at level one when he first joins your camp, but can be leveled up to match your party.
Building Minsc as Beast Master in Baldur’s Gate 3
I like to head toWithersin order to change Minsc’s Level 1. It only costs 100 gold, which should not be a burden at this point in the game. This allows you to choose the Favored Enemy type along with Minsc’s stats. FavoredEnemyis a passive that allows you to choose the type of enemy that Minsc will be strongest against.
Next up is Natural Explorer, which has five options for Minsc to choose from.The default, called Beast Master, is the best choice; it grants Minsc the use of Find Familiar. I mean, would Minsc even be Minsc without the ability to summon his miniature giant space hamster, Boo? The other four choices give Minsc a bonus to Sleight of Hand, cold resistance, fire resistance, or poison resistance. While these are all somewhat helpful,Find Familiaris the best choice here. After picking these two, you will have to choose Minsc’s base stats. The defaults for these are:
I changed this up a little since, with my party’s layout, Minsc didn’t need any Charisma. Intelligence and Charisma therefore made for great dump stats for everyone’s favorite Ranger. Here is how I laid out his starting base stats:
Level 2
Level 2 has a couple more choices to make for Minsc’s loadout. to get the most out of choosing Favoured Enemy: Bounty Hunter for Level 1, you’ll want to make sure to chooseEnsnaring Strikefor Minsc’s first spell slot. I also likeHunter’s Markhere. The extra damage that Hunter’s Mark grants can be the difference between success and a loss. The next choice,Fighting Style, will depend a lot on what sort of team composition you are already running when Minsc is added.
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Personally, I like having two ranged attackers and two melee in my party at all times, so I would either choose Dueling and give him a sword and shield, or I would chooseArchery, depending on whether or not he would be ranged. I prefer him as a ranged character, so we’ll go with that for the rest of the build.
Level 3 to 12
Best Multi-Class Spec for Minsc in BG3
If you’replaying BG3 on Balanced or Tactician, you may multi-class all your characters, including Minsc. While the best thematic combination would probably be Barbarian and Ranger mixed together, I likeRanger and Roguedual specing. This gives him the power ofSneak Attack (Ranged)andSneak Attack (Melee). These spells can be absolutely devastating when coupled with Ranger’sArcheryandBounty Hunter-enhancedEnsnaring Strike. Grab three levels from Rogue in order to get the bonus Dash at level 2 and the subclassAssassinforAssassin’s Alacrity.
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