Baldur's Gate 3 Weapons Guide

In this Baldur’s Gate 3 Weapons guide, we will give you in-depth details about all the weapons and their effects that they deal with the enemies you will face in BG3.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Weapons

In Baldur’s Gate 3, there are many different weapons that can be used in your adventures.

New weapons can be obtained by completing quests, buying them from merchants, or looting them from different locations.

Weapons are also dropped by Bosses and Enemies.

In this guide, we will explain all Weapon Skills and list all weapons that are present in BG 3.

Weapon Skills

In Baldur’s Gate 3, each weapon has a certain Weapon Skill, which provides each weapon certain bonuses.

We have listed and explained all Weapons skills in BG 3 below. These skills require Action to use.

Cleave
Cleave helps you swing your weapon in a large arc to attack multiple enemies at once.

Max range of cleave is 2m. It requires a Longsword equipped to be used.

Pin Down
Pin down lets you make a ranged weapon in BG3, deal piercing damage, and reduce the target’s movement speed by 3m.

Max range of Pin Down is 18m. It is mostly present in Bows.

Slash
Slash allows you to perform slash attacks at enemies, which inflicts bleeding. Max range is 1.5m.

Smash
Smash makes a melee weapon attack deal bludgeon damage. Max range of Smash is 1.5m.

Topple
Topple inflicts prone damage. It requires a short rest to recharge, and the max range of Topple is 1.5m.

Weapon Types

Below, we will list all the weapons by their type present in BG 3.

Martial Versatile Weapons

Name	Damage	Proficiency	Rarity	Range	Qualities	Weapon Skills
Warhammer	Bludgeoning (One Handed, Two-Handed)	Martial	Uncommon	1.5m	Versatile, Dippable	Weapon Enchantment +1 Smash
Faithbreaker	Bludgeoning (One Handed, Two-Handed)	Martial	Rare	1.5m	Versatile, Dippable	Weapon Enchantment +1 Absolute Power

Melee Weapons

Name	Damage	Proficiency	Rarity	Range	Qualities	Weapon Skills
Steelforged Sword	Piercing	Martial	Uncommon	1.5m	Light, Finesse, Dippable	Weapon Enchantment +1, Slash
Dagger	Piercing	Simple	Uncommon	1.5m	Light, Finesse, Dippable	Weapon Enchantment +1, Slash
Rapier	Piercing	Martial	Common	1.5m	Finesse, Dippable	Slash
Xyanyde	Bludgeoning	Simple	Rare	1.5m	Dippable	Smash, Xyanyde’s Fire
Scimitar	Slashing	Martial	Common	1.5m	Light, Finesse, Dippable	Slash
Torch	Bludgeoning	Simple	Common	1.5m	Light, Dippable	N/A
Shortsword	Piercing	Martial	Common	1.5m	Light, Finesse, Dippable	Slash
Goblin Scimitar	Slashing	Martial	Common	1.5	Light, Finesse, Dippable	Slash
Mace	Bludgeoning	Simple	Common	1.5m	Dippable	Smash
Dagger	Piercing	Simple	Common	1.5m	Light, Finesse, Dippable	Slash
Handaxe	Slashing	Simple	Common	1.5m	Light, Dippable	Slash
Worgfang	Piercing	Simple	Uncommon	1.5m	Light, Finesse, Dippable	Slash, Goblin’s Undoing

Two-Handed Melee Weapons

Name	Damage	Proficiency	Rarity	Range	Qualities	Weapon Skills
Glaive	Slashing	Martial	Uncommon	2.5m	Heavy, Two-Handed, Dippable, Extra Reach	Weapon Enchantment, Cleave
Greatsword	Slashing	Martial	Uncommon	1.5m	Heavy, Two-Handed, Dippable	Weapon Enchantment, Cleave
Greataxe	Slashing	Martial	Uncommon	1.5m	Heavy, Two-Handed, Dippable	Weapon Enchantment, Cleave
Greatclub	Bludgeoning	Simple	Common	1.5m	Two-Handed, Dippable	Smash
The Watcher’s Guide	Piercing	Simple	Uncommon	1.5m	Two-Handed, Dippable, Can’t be dual-wielded	Rush, Death’s Promise
Nature’s Snare	Bludgeoning	Simple	Uncommon	1.5m	Two-Handed, Dippable	Topple, Fly Trap
Sorrow	Slashing	Martial	Rare	2.5m	Heavy, Two-Handed, Dippable, Extra Reach	Weapon Enchantment, Ensnaring Strike (Melee), Regret

Two-Handed Ranged Weapons

Name	Damage	Proficiency	Rarity	Range	Qualities	Weapon Skills
Goblin Bow	Piercing	Simple	Common	18m	Ammunition, Two-Handed, Dippable	Pin Down
Shortbow	Piercing	Simple	Common	18m	Ammunition, Two-Handed, Dippable	Pin Down

Versatile Melee Weapons

Name	Damage	Proficiency	Rarity	Range	Qualities	Weapon Skills
Quarterstaff	Bludgeoning (One-Handed, Two-Handed)	Simple	Common	1.5m	Dippable, Can’t be dual-wielded, Versatile	Topple
Longsword	Slashing	Martial	Common	1.5m	Versatile, Dippable	Cleave
Ritual Staff	Bludgeoning (One-Handed, Two-Handed)	Simple	Common	1.5m	Dippable, Can’t be dual-wielded, Versatile	Topple