Summary
Party composition remains essential inBaldur’s Gate 3, especially since it follows standardDungeons & Dragons 5erules. This means that a slip-up can cause entire party wipes. Moreover, the impractical choice of party members might makeBG3’sD&D 5e-based experience a bit underwhelming for some players.
Thankfully,BG3and its Early Access experience allowed players to have a glimpse of what encounters might feel like with various party compositions. The flexible Class system inBG3can pave the way for some interesting, optimized, and even overpowered party builds. Here are some party setups players might want to try out in their playthrough:
Updated July 31, 2025, by Hamza Haq:Baldur’s Gate 3 offers players 12 classes to choose from, each with multiple subclasses that are all subtly different from one another. There are a lot of possible team compositions to choose from, and it’s not always clear which ones synergize with each other well.
24Mono-Class Party (Full Party Of One Class)
Cue The Chaos And Hilarity
With how much freedom players have inBaldur’s Gate 3through multiclassing and respecing, there’s no reason to stick to traditional or even conventional party setups. Sometimes, it’s simply more fun to go for something completely unexpected and silly, such as a party of four Bards for example. The idea first rose to massive popularity whena viral video by Okoii featuring four Halfling Barbarians spread on YouTube.
Even the “weaker” classes, when multiple of them, can be extremely potent. Players can go for a full-on melee party with Barbarians or Fighters to demolish their enemies, or gather a group of Wizards to light the battlefield with a flurry of spells.
23The Emperor Palpatine Party
Water With Lightning
There’s great synergy between various elements inBaldur’s Gate 3, such as water and lightning. This combination is so powerful, that targets who have the Wet status receive twice as much damage from any source of Lightning damage.
For this party, three out of four party members will focus on dealing Lightning damage. Shadowheart can remain as a support, but spec into Tempest Cleric, which gives access to very powerful Lightning spells and reactions. Storm Sorcerer is the perfect option for Gale, with far more power than a simple Wizard. The player should opt for a Charisma character like a Sorcadin, with a focus on Storm Sorcerer as well. The last slot is for a melee character and is relatively free, but whoever is put in should have Lightning resistance as any surface will likely become Electrified with this party composition.
22Necromancy Party
Raise The Dead
This party composition iscredited to Reddit user hearthebeardand plays into a theme of necromancy and having plenty of summons. It utilizes some of the lesser well-known classes and sub-classes in the game, which is why it can be a nice way to spice up gameplay for those who are tired of the usual meta compositions.
What’s even cooler is that players can include camp members here who would normally be considered good, like Halsin and Karlach. Of course, anyone can be respeced freely in the game, but if going by character designs and themes, having Halsin as the Spore Druid and Karlach as the Wildheart Barbarian just works. Players will take advantage of various summons and controlling zombies with this party composition. The more the merrier.
21This Is Our Getting Along Party Setup (Druid, Paladin, Fighter, Sorcerer)
Plenty Of Multiattacks And The Support Of Divine Smite
As the name of thisBG3party build suggests, these characters usually don’t get along very well, and this adventure may finally see them become eye-to-eye with one another. Naturally, Halsin doesn’t like Minthara for trying to attack the grove and players need to work to receive Lae’Zel’s approval.
Besides the story point of view of this party composition, combining these four classes together shows great promise. First, all of them but the Sorcerer, can attack multiple times. They can also easily hold their own, especially if Halsin wild shapes into an owlbear that has a lot of health to spare and hits hard.
20Classic Baldur’s Gate (Ranger, Druid, Wizard, Fighter)
A Good Balance Of Everything That Covers All Ranges
Players who have enjoyed any of the pastBaldur’s Gatetitles will love this party setup as it requires the aid of two fan favorites from the old games. InBG3, the player can recruit both the Ranger Minsc and the Druid Jaheira to their team. Both of them are capable fighters who are sure to feel familiar to those who have enjoyed the franchise for a long time while also creating a great team composition for future acts.
The player will be required to be the main tank of the group and therefore will need to choose a class such as Fighter to have a chance of surviving on the battlefield. Meanwhile, Gale can aid the team from afar through his mix of damage and support spells.
19Back To Basics (Fighter, Cleric, Rogue, Wizard)
An Abundance Of Healing And Damage
It’s never wrong to rely on the basics. As with most RPG setups, a party composed of a tank, a pair of melees, and magical DPS, as well as a healer, won’t go wrong – and the same works withBG3. Instead of Shadowheart, players should opt for a Light Domain Cleric to gain access to decenthealing Spellsas well as buffs. Meanwhile, Lae’zel (Battle Master) can dominate the battlefield by controlling the flow of melee combat.
Meanwhile, Astarion (Thief) easily boasts high DPS, especially with Sneak Attacks. Lastly, Gale (Wizard) can fit into multiple builds, especially given the Wizard’s flexible arsenal of Spells. Gale can set up battles by creating surfaces or punish enemy groups with AOE.
18Hunter’s Mark (Ranger, Cleric, Rogue, Wizard)
Focuses On Singluar Targets First
Players who want to maximize damage over any distance might want to pair Astarion (Thief) ’s devastating Sneak Attacks and overall DPS witha versatile Ranger. That way, the Ranger can complement Astarion’s melee damage with their own long-ranged DPS specialization. Additionally, a Ranger with an alternate pair of dual-wielded weapons can easily switch to melee should the need arise.
Moreover, Gale (Conjuration) can ensure that allies won’t get hurt with his AOE Spells, leaving players with more room to play around with mobility. Lastly, Shadowheart (Trickery Domain) remains reliable with her range of healing and support Spells.
17Divine Vanguard (Fighter, Cleric, Cleric, Cleric)
Clerics Have An Answer For Everything
Clerics are the most versatile class in all ofBaldur’s Gate 3because they can do basically everything to a certain extent. Tanking, DPSing, support, melee, magic, and everything in between is possible to do as a Cleric. This party composition showcases this perfectly. Tempest Cleric is easily the star of this show, embodying the essence of the storm better even than a dedicated Storm Sorcerer, which is actually a really good class to multiclass into for this build (but not required). Both Life and Tempest Cleric receive heavy armor proficiency, allowing them to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Fighter in the front lines. Only the Light Cleric is somewhat squishy, meant to serve as ranged support and deal damage via Light spells.
In the early levels, Light Cleric shines the brightest as early Light spells are very powerful against the enemies players are likely to face at that time. However, as levels increase and enemies become tougher, Tempest and Life Cleric take center stage. Fighter is always an excellent option because of Action Surge and incredible melee damage, providing reliability in lieu of flashy spells.
16The Bodyguard (Melee, Cleric, Warlock, Wizard)
The Melee Fighter Is A Powerful Tank
Players might try their hand in a party largely devoted to long-ranged tactics, with a bodyguard to protect them. Essentially, Lae’zel as a Fighter with the Battle Master as aversatile Subclassworks best to tank for such a party, especially when buffed by a Light Domain Cleric. That way, the Battle Master can demolish most enemies before even getting to the party.
A Warlock and Wizard tandem can pepper through enemy forces with their mix of single-target and AOE Spells. The quick-fire nature of the Warlock and the meticulous versatile Spells of the Wizard work well to achieve this type of play.
15Heavy Hitters (Barbarian, Fighter, Monk, Cleric)
Each Class is Strong Individually But Stronger Together
Looking for unfiltered rage and destruction, players should focus on a party with the main goal of hitting hard and worrying about actual tactics later. That being said,BG3party compositionis still incredibly important as even while using a Barbarian with theBerserker subclass, this unrelenting frenzy still needs support from ranged spellcasters as well as healers like the cleric.
Essentially, the party can be split into two teams, with Lae’zel focusing on one enemy with the player as a Monk supporting them. Meanwhile, Karlach, who’s a Barbarian, does the same with similar support from Shadowheart. A lot of the focus will be put on the Barbarian that needs to get hit, and therefore the Fighter is there to pick off any stragglers that attempt to harm the rest of the group.
