Baldurs Gate 3: Dwarf Guide - breed, advice Baldurs Gate 3 guide, walkthrough

In this chapter of the Baldurs Gate 3 game guide, you will find the description of Dwarves as well as their sub-races. Here we list all the key traits of this race and suggest which character classes work best with Dwarves.

Dwarves are one of the races available in Baldurs Gate 3. Dwarves are a very old, proud, and stubborn race who mostly inhabit their mountain fortresses where dwarven clans craft armor, weapons, and jewelry. Nevertheless, they can also be found in human cities. They respect and worship their ancestors and are devoted to their clans to the point that they are willing to sacrifice their lives for it (which they consider the highest honor). Dwarves are shorter than humans and other races (apart from the Halflings), but they are stocky and massive and proudly wear long beards, often adorned with braids and beads.

• Racial traits
• Dwarf sub-races and their traits
• Best character classes

Racial traits

1. 2 Constitution;
2. Dwarven Resilience: the character is given the opportunity to defend himself against Poison and gains immunity to poison;
3. Darkvision: the character can see in the dark within a radius of 12 meters;
4. Battle Axes Proficiency;
5. Axes Proficiency;
6. Light Hammer Proficiency;
7. Combat Hammer Proficiency.

Dwarf sub-races and their traits

In Baldurs Gate 3, Dwarves are divided into 2 sub-races: Gold Dwarf and Shield dwarf. These sub-races can provide your character with additional traits and skills.

• Gold Dwarf
• Shield Dwarf

Gold Dwarf

1. 1 to Wisdom;
2. Dwarven Toughness: your hero's maximum health is increased by 1 point and will increase by 1 with each experience level unlocked;
3. Base race speed: the distance you can travel in each round is 7.5 meters.

Shield Dwarf

1. 2 to Strength;
2. Light Armor Proficiency;
3. Medium Armor Proficiency;
4. Base race speed: the distance you can travel in each round is 7.5 meters.

Best character classes

Dwarves, due to their stamina and high Constitution bonus, perform best as a class fighting in a close range or using wisdom to cast spells.

1. Fighter: the Shield Dwarf sub-race;
2. Cleric: the Gold Dwarf sub-race.