In Baldur's Gate 3, Salami is a Camp Supply but also a club weapon that anyone can dual wield. If you want to fully harness its bludgeoning capabilities, follow this guide and become a charcuterie expert.
Salami Dual Wielder Build for Baldur's Gate 3
Salami can be great on pizza but wielded as a club weapon. It only deals 1d4 bludgeoning damage. Therefore, you are going to need a specific build to maximize its damage.
While many class combinations can work with this, I recommend going with a Barbarian Path of the Wildheart. I tried it on Karlach and found several key aspects of this class make it the most effective salami wielder:
- Path of the Wildheart allows you to choose the feature Aspect of the Chimpanzee at level 6.
- This will give you the capability to blind enemy targets by throwing Camp Supplies at them without them being able to resist it with a Saving Throw.
- Salami is a Camp Supply and also a Club-type weapon. See where I am getting at?
Where to find Salami in Baldur's Gate 3
Before we move on to the build itself, we need to find Salami and gather plenty to spare in case we throw it and lose it. I accidentally ate some during a Long Rest, so be careful when you auto-select the food.
- The most reliable source of salami are food crates that contain meat, although which particular food they spawn is random.
- You can check the boxes in the house above the Zhentarim secret hideout.
- The Goblin Camp spawns some inside the Shattered Sanctum
- The body of True Soul Eodwin can spawn some too (X:135, Y:446).
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Best gear for Salami Dual Wielder in BG3
Since the Salami only deals 1d4, we will need to increase its damage. The first way to do so is dipping the meat — I mean using the bonus action "Dip" with your Salami weapon — to coat it in fire, poison, or acid. Another way to bump its damage is with the right gear:
| Item | Type | Feature | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horns of the Berserker | Helmet | Melee attacks deal extra 2 Necrotic damage when you are not full health. | Can be purchased from Entharl Danthelon (X:-10, Y:141) at Danthelon's Dancing Axe |
| Enraging Heart Garb | Armour | Constitution +2, and when raging you generate 2 turns of Wrath. | Looted from the body of Lann Tarv (X:-155, Y:-170) after assaulting Moonrise Towers. |
| Dark Justiciar Gauntlets | Gloves | Melee attacks deal extra 1d4 Necrotic damage. | In a box in the Gauntlet of Shar (X-662, Y-761) |
| Broodmother's Revenge | Amulet | When healed, your weapon becomes coated in poison. | Dropped by Kagha in the Druid's Grove |
| Ring of Regeneration | Ring | Heals you 1d4 per turn. | Can be Purchased from Lorroakan's Projection on the first floor of Sorcerous Sundries. |
Related: BG3 Wild Magic Barbarian build guide
Salami Wielder Level Progression for BG3
Finally, here's my build, detailed level by level. I started as a Barbarian to get quicker to the Aspect of the Chimpanzee, but it could also work to begin as a Fighter, and get Two-Weapon Fighting and Action Surge right from the start.
| Character Level | Class Level | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Barbarian 1 | Rage, Unarmoured Defence |
| Level 2 | Barbarian 2 | Danger Sense, Reckless Attack. |
| Level 3 | Barbarian 3 | Pick the subclass Path of The Wildheart and choose the Bestial Heart: Tiger. |
| Level 4 | Barbarian 4 | Tavern Brawler feat: When you make an unarmed attack, use an improvised weapon, or throw something, your Strength Modifier is added twice to the Damage. |
| Level 5 | Barbarian 5 | Extra Attack, Fast Movement |
| Level 6 | Barbarian 6 | Aspect of the Chimpanzee: you gain resistance to falling damage and throwing Camp Supplies blinds targets. |
| Level 7 | Fighter 1 | Fighting Style (Two-Weapon Fighting), Second Wind. |
| Level 8 | Fighter 2 | Action Surge |
| Level 9 | Fighter 3 | Choose the Eldritch Knight subclass. This will grant you the feature Weapon Bond that makes your weapon (Salami) always return to your hand after thrown. |
| Level 10 | Barbarian 7 | Feral Instinct: +3 to initiative and can't be surprised. |
| Level 11 | Barbarian 8 | Ability Score Increase to get your Strength up to 20. |
| Level 12 | Barbarian 9 | Brutal Critical: roll an extra die when determining your Critical Hit damage. |
For more on Baldur's Gate 3, check out All Wizard subclasses in BG3, ranked or Soft Step Trial BG3 Guide here on Pro Game Guides
Published: Nov 15, 2023 12:18 pm