Baldur’s Gate 3 Sorcerer Storm Sorcery Build Guide And Subclass Guide

A spellcaster build can stir things up like a hurricane in BG3. The Sorcerer class takes care of that, as they can wield spells that can summon lightning. However, one build takes it to the next level: the Storm Sorcery for the Sorcerer in Baldur’s Gate 3.

The Storm Sorcery Build creates a storm for every spell you cast, infinitely increasing your character’s damage output. This is both in the literal sense, and you will feel it in the game when you play using this build.

Is Storm Sorcery any good in BG3?

As the name suggests, Storm Sorcery Sorcerers deals in lightning spells predominantly. They deal massive AoE damage with their attacks and are one of the best offensive builds available for sorcerers in the game. 

However, they lack defense and healing options, unlike the rest of the sub-classes. To overcome this problem, we recommend that you recruit a healer cleric and leave the offense to our Storm Sorcery Sorcerer.

Starting Abilities and Skills for Storm Sorcery Sorcerer in BG3

The main building bases for your build are Race, Background, Abilities, and Skills. For our suggestions, we suggest you go with the following stats and skills; 

Class	Sorcerer	–
Sub-Class	Storm Sorcery	–
Race	Asmodeus Tiefling	The best race for the Sorcerer Storm Sorcery build will be the Asmodeus Tiefling. You will get Hellish Resistance and the Darkness spell later in the game. Both of which can help you greatly. Alternatively, you can also pick the Dragonborn race. It creates a unique aesthetic along with many proficiencies. You can also choose a subrace that will give you even more goodies. We recommend you go with the Blue Dragon to get the Lightning Breath.
Ability Points Distribution	10 STR, 12 DEX, 14 CON, 10 INT, 13+1 WIS, and 14+2 CHA.	–
Skills	History, Persuasion, Intimidation, and Deception.	–

Best Backgrounds

Backgrounds can greatly influence the course of your gameplay. You must consider this option carefully, as it can influence your dialogue options. Here are our recommended backgrounds for this build: 

• Noble: Noble is the best background choice for any Sorcerer. This background will give you history and Persuasive Competencies.  
• Guild Artisan: The Guild Artisan is equally a good choice. You can get Insight and Persuasion proficiencies.

Best Feats for Storm Sorcery Sorcerer build in Baldur’s Gate 3 

Feats are special talents unlocked at levels 4, 8, and 12. You can choose to go for a Feat or an Ability Improvement. Feats allow you to copy certain characteristics of other classes, while Ability Improvement gives you two ability points you can put in any attribute. 

Level	Feat	Description
4	Ability Improvement	Invest both ability points in Charisma to increase it up to 18.
8	Magic Initiate Wizard	You gain two additional Cantrips and one additional spell from the Sorcerer spellbook.
12	Ability Improvement	Maximize your Charisma ability to 20 by investing both the skills points in it.

Best Spells for Storm Sorcery Sorcerer Build in BG3

The Storm Sorcery Sorcerer build in Baldur’s Gate 3 has quite a lot of favorable spells. You will be summoning a storm and dealing lightning damage upon enemies in an AoE if you cast a spell. This class feature can be unlocked by leveling up to level 6 with your Strom Sorcery Sorcerer build in Baldur’s Gate 3. 

Level	Spells	Description
Cantrip	Mage Hand, Fire Bolt, Shocking Grasp	Mage Hand summons a spectral hand that can manipulate objects. Fire Bolt deals 1-10 fire damage upon a single enemy. Shocking Grasp deals 1-8 lightning damage and stops enemies from using reactions.
1	Thunderwave, Chromatic Orb Magic Missile	Thunderwave deals 2-16 thunder damage and still deals half damage on a save. Chromatic Orb deals 3-24 thunder damage and creates a surface. Magic Missile hurls three darts at enemies that deal 6-15 total force damage.
2	Darkvision, Shatter, Misty Step	Darkvision allows you to see up to 12m in darkness. Shatter deals 3-24 thunder damage and puts a disadvantage on enemies’ saving throws. Misty Step makes you teleport to a space you can see within the 18m range.
3	Fireball, Counterspell, Slow	The Fireball explodes on impact and deals 8-48 fire damage to everyone in the vicinity. Counterspell allows you to nullify any spell from level 3 or below. Slow spell slows down up to 6 enemies at once.
4	Ice Storm, Blight, Wall of Fire	Ice Storm deals 6-40 cold damage for the next 2 turns. Blight inflicts 8-64 necrotic damage and is lethal against plants. Wall of Fire creates a blazing wall that deals 5-40 damage to anyone standing close by.
5	Telekinesis, Seeming, Cloudkill	Telekinesis allows you to hurl any object within 18m on enemies. Seeming disguises up to 4 party members. Cloudkill summons a poison cloud that you can reposition every turn and deal 5-40 acid damage.
6	Chain Lightning, Circle of Death, Disintegrate	Chain Lightning deals 10-80 lightning damage and creates a chain with 3 other enemies. Circle of Death encircles enemies and deals 8-48 necrotic damage. Disintegrate deals 50-100 force damage to enemies and turns them into ash upon killing.

Best Armor and Weapons

The Sorcerer Class is bad at handling armor and weapons. You only get armor proficiencies with Clothing and Weapon proficiencies with Daggers, Crossbows, and Quarterstaffs. 

Helm: Circlet of Fire. Upon using fire spells like Fireball or Wall of Fire, you get a bonus action. 

Chest: Shelter of Athkatla. This 10AC rare clothing grants you the advantage on saving throws against spells. 

Gloves: Jhannyl’s Gloves. These rare gloves allow you to cast lesser restoration automatically upon getting blinded, paralyzed, or poisoned. 

Boots: Shadowstep Boots. These rare boots unlock shadow teleportation cantrip. 

Cloak: Cloak of Protection. Increases your Armour Class by 1 and grants you a +1 bonus on all saving throws. 

Weapon: Correlon’s Grace. This quarterstaff is the best one you can come across. It has a 1d8 Bludgeoning Damage and comes with Natural Pugilist and Unhampered Resistance.

Storm Sorcery Sorcerer Build Level Progression in BG3

Level	Unlocks	Description
1	Sub-class, Race, and Background selection.	Follow the recommended options mentioned above.
2	Metamagic option, new spell unlocks.	Metamagic allows you to choose from 4 different passive spells that enhance the rest of the class features.
3	Metamagic options	Heightened spell, Quickened spell, and Subtle spell unlock.
4	First Feat unlocks, level 2 spell slot	Ability Improvement to increase Charisma to 18.
5	Level 3 spell slot unlocks.	Choose from Fireball, Counterspell, and Slow.
6	Heart of Storm class feature	Allows you to summon small storms whenever you cast spells above level 1.
7	Level 4 spell slot unlocks	Choose from Ice Storm, Blight, and Wall of Fire.
8	Second Feat unlocks	Magic Initiate Wizard to get two additional cantrips.
9	Level 5 spell slot unlocks, additional Metamagic options	Choose from Telekinesis, Seeming, and Cloudkill
10	Another level 5 spell slot and an additional cantrip	–
11	Level 6 spell slot unlocks	Choose from Chain Lightning, Circle of Death, and Disintegrate.
12	Final Feat unlocks	Ability Improvement to maximize Charisma skill at 20.