In Baldur's Gate 3, you'll get to party with a few companions, and Gale is one of them. This wizard from Waterdeep is a devout follower of Mystra and can become a strong addition to your team, depending on how you progress with him. While levelling up Gale, you'll get to select various feats. Naturally, you need to know the best ones to pick, so here are the best feats for Gale in BG3.
Gale Best Feats in BG3
Gale is one of the origin characters in BG3, and he belongs to the Wizard class. If you're keen on the roleplaying aspect and his story, I recommend not changing Gale's class in your first playthrough. Ideally, Gale's spellcaster role will revolve around dishing out damage from a distance. Remember, this character starts with a low Strength attribute (8) and has high Intelligence (17). For the Subclass, select Evocation for Gale to get the Evocation Savant and Sculpt Spell features.
Feats get unlocked at levels four, eight, and 12. Gale is a powerful Wizard and an exceptional scholar, so if you are looking to get the most out of this spellcaster, select the feats we have highlighted below.
| Feat | Description |
| Ability Improvement | "You increase one Ability by +2 or two Abilities by +1." This feat allows you to level up Gale's Intelligence to level 20 quickly. |
| Ritual Caster | "You learn two ritual spells of your choice." Selecting this feat for Gale allows you to learn spells like Find Familiar, Longstrider, Enhanced Leap, Speak with Animals and Speak with Dead. |
| War Caster | "You gain an advantage on Saving Throws to maintain Concentration on a spell. You can also use a Reaction to cast Shocking Grasp on a target moving out of melee range." War Caster allows Gale to be more versatile while in the thick of combat. You'll often find enemies surrounding your characters at melee range, which is where the opportunity spell comes in handy. |
| Spell Sniper | "You learn a Cantrip, and the number you need to roll for a Critical Hit with spells reduces by 1. This effect can stack." Spell Sniper is a top feat for Gale as it improves his efficiency with attack rolls. Additionally, you get an extra Cantrip to use. |
| Magic Initiate: Wizard | "You learn two Cantrips and one Level 1 spell from the Wizard spell list. You can cast the Level 1 spell once per long rest. Your spell-casting ability for all three spells is Intelligence." Since Gale has a high Intelligence, Magic Initiate: Wizard is the perfect feat to select. The Cantrips and Level 1 spell can get you out of a tight situation during combat, and it is always beneficial to have extra spells at your disposal. |
| Mage Slayer | "When a creature casts a spell within melee range of you, you have an advantage on any Saving Throws against it; You can use a Reaction to immediately make an attack against the caster. Enemies you hit have disadvantages on Concentration Saving Throws." An exceptional feat if you are planning to use Gale as a caster-counter character. |
| Elemental Adapt | "Your spells ignore Resistance to a damage type of your choice. When you cast spells of that type, you cannot roll a 1." Elemental Adapt is one of the best feats for Gale since most of the elemental spells belong to Evocation school. |
Related: Baldur’s Gate 3 Gale Build Guide
For Gale, I experimented with feats like Elemental Adapt, Mage Slayer, Ritual Caster, Spell Sniper, and War Caster. With Elemental Adapt, you can turn Gale into an overpowered environmental wizard. I use spells like Witch Bolt, Lightning Bolt, and Chain Lightning to deal damage on opponents (all Evocation spells). Therefore, selecting Lightning Resistance for Elemental Adapt works perfectly for my build.
On the other hand, Spell Sniper allows you to learn an extra Cantrip. I recommend selecting Eldritch Blast (Evocation Cantrip), as it is one of the best Cantrips to use in Baldur's Gate due to its massive damage potential.
War Caster and Ritual Caster are also brilliant feats to use for Gale as they make him versatile with movement and reactions. War Caster allows you to use Shocking Grasp (an Evocation Cantrip) as a Reaction when enemies are moving away from melee range. For Ritual Caster, I recommend selecting Longstrider and Enhanced Leap.
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Published: Aug 28, 2023 02:19 pm