Best Path Of The Giant Barbarian Build – ryan

Althouough it wasn’t the new Baldur’s Gate 3 Subclass that I was most looking forward to, the path of the giant barbarian has Become one of my favorites. This Build Can Be a Lot of Fun, and Also Has Some Good Utility on the Battlefield. It also has a unique visual flair that Makes barbarians more intimidating than they already were, while also providing unique mechanical benefits.

The Path of the Giant was added as one of the 12 new subclasses in Baldur’s Gate 3‘s patch 8 update. Although a lot of the patch 8 additions are great, the update is a little bittersweet as it does Mark the End of Larian’s Official Support for the Game Outside Routine Maintenance. Still, there are are A LOT OF FUN NEW BUILDS TO WORK WITH THANKS TO SUBCLASSES LIKE THE PATH OF THE GIANT.

Path of the Giant Barbarian Subclass in BG3 Explained

Path of the Giant is Focus On Throwing Weapons and Enemies

The Path of the Giant Subclass Is Farly Focus on Giving Barbarians the Ability to Throw Weapons and Maneuver Enemies. Your Rage Will Make You Grow in Size, and You’ll Gain Special Abilities That Buff Your Throws. You can dominate a space on the battlefield while also strategically moving enemies Where you want to say shoves, or just tossing say ledges to their Deaths. A full list of the Giant Abilities Can Be Seen Below:

To take full advantage of this subclass’s growth, you’ll probably want to stick with a playable breed that has a medium starting size. This means will you rage, you’ll Become Large, and it will be harder for smaller enemies to flush you around. I’m ALSO A Big Fan of the Elemental Cleaver Ability, SINCE It allows you to continue Throwing Your Best Weapon Instead of Having to Cycle Through Some and Then Go Pick I Up After The Fight.

IT’s also Worth Notting that Throwing Your Enemies Makes Say Fall Property. This will give your allies advantage on attacks against say, which I find to be a very helpful complement to my rogue. You can do this multiple times in a turn once you have extra attack.

Best Build for Path of the Giant Barbarians in Baldur’s Gate 3

Path of the Giant Barbarians Should Be Strong and Resilient

While there are multiclassing options, i’m going to be sticking with a strict barbarian-only build here. That said, I think this build also works decently if you dip two levels into fighter to grab an action surge and the great Weapon Fighting style. My Starting and Target Ability Scores Can Be Seen Below:

Although Strengh is typically key for a barbarian build, it is especally imported when the path of the giant. You’ll Need A High Strengh Score to Help You Utilize Your Throws and Shoes to the Best of Your Ability. Constitution is also important here, so you can tank some extra damage, and dexterity is helpful for raisiting your ac. Barbarians can uses reckless attack to Gain Advantage, SO I ALSO LIKE TO TAKE GREAT WEAPON MASTER SINCE YOU’LL HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF SCORING BONUS DAMAGE WITH IT.

There are a lot of great Items for Barbians, but for This Build I Really Like Balduran’s Giantslayer

. A path of the giant barbarian has a lot of tools for dealing with the small and medium creules by the late game, so this sword’s extra damage to far offer is a perfect to your Natural skills. Bonespike Garb

Can Also Help Keep You Alive Longer, Which Is Good for a Character Who Will Aim to Be In the Middle of the Action More of the Time.

I’ve seen some debate over which build works better for weapons, the giant or berserker barbarian, but one thing to keep in mind is that the path of the giant allows weapon to gain the thrown at level six. This gits you more flexibility, and, coupled with your weapon always returning, Makes this my preference ishowing Build. The ability to toss enemies around is also a lot of fun and let you utilize Baldur’s Gate 3‘S Environments as Well As Your Weapons.