Baldur's Gate 3 is one of the most celebrated games of the 2020s, with its positive legacy already being written in stone. It takes players on a breathtaking and exhilarating adventure throughout the world of Faerun, combining the rich world and lore of Dungeons and Dragons with Larian's approach to RPG games.
Baldur's Gate 3: Every Class, Ranked
Classic D&D classes form the backbone of classes in Baldur's Gate 3. Here's how they stack up against each other.
As one might expect with this branded RPG, it does allow players a broad choice of vanilla classes and subclasses to choose from. But in addition to the choices the game provides, the modding community has created several mods to elevate the fantastic range of classes and subclasses.
Updated February 9, 2026, by Mark Sammut: Rather than adding any new classes, we have added a section at the end that covers more general BG3 class mods. These mostly focus on expanding vanilla classes.
16 Hexblade Class
Adds a New Curse-Focused Warlock Subclass
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- Author: Feriat111 and Areqa
The Hexblade subclass leans into the aspect of a Warlock cursing their enemies with stacking debuffs to make them vulnerable to follow-up damage. The mod adds new spells that can be selected during level-ups, a way to deal extra damage to marked enemies, and a way to revive the specter of a recently killed character to fight for them.
On top of that, players can also choose to get the optional Invocation add-on to give their Hexblade Warlock access to alternative invocations. There are 11 new invocations to choose from, with effects ranging from animating undead without using a spell slot, to increasing the range of Eldritch Blast by 2.5x, to creating a domain of death and decay around the caster, and much more.
Mod's original version is not compatible with Patch 7, but a fork that works with the latest version of BG3 has been made here.
15 Necromancer Warlock - The Dread Overlord
Offers a Unique Twist on the Necromancer Archetype
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- Author: aheram
Baldur’s Gate 3 doesn’t explore the raising undead aspect of D&D lore beyond giving players ways to speak with the dead and some basic necromancy spells. The Necromancer Warlock mod fixes that problem by giving Warlocks a brand new subclass: the Dread Overlord.
The Dread Overlord’s kit revolves around raising armies of corpses, gaining power from the deceased, and creating Greater Undead, a variant not offered in the base game. The great thing about this mod is that it integrates extremely well within the existing storyline of BG3 through Profane Blessings. Profane Blessings are story-related, permanent buffs that only unlock after The Dread Overlord reaches certain milestones in the campaign.
14 Unearthed Arcana
Grants Access to New Class Features
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- Author: AstalSion
Unearthed Arcana is playtest material for Wizards testing tweaks to features, classes, spells, and races. It tries to offer more balance and new, exciting gameplay, and now, BG3 players can experience some Unearthed Arcana material for themselves.
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By installing the Unearthed Arcana mod, players can access Unearthed Arcana for all vanilla classes for new and fun gameplay, including all magic casters becoming capable of learning spells stored on scrolls. There is an impressive amount of depth and effort put into creating this mod, and it can be a refreshing breath of fresh air for players who feel like they have already experienced everything Baldur's Gate 3 has to offer.
13 Magus Class
Grants Access to a New Class from a Different System
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- Author: Gycicada
The biggest TTRPG competitor to D&D is Pathfinder, a fantasy role-playing game with a different world, lore, classes, and significantly higher numbers to make gameplay more crunchy. D&D fans have likely at least heard of, or even tried, this system for themselves.
Fans of Pathfinder who are delving into BG3 might be excited to hear that many members of the modding community are also fans of both systems. The Magus Class mod adds this Pathfinder class to the list of those available to the player in BG3. Players can wield arcane forces and weapons, making it a fun and versatile class mod that even non-Pathfinder fans should try.
12 Harlequin Class
Unlocks a Fun and Unique Homebrew Class
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- Author: Harlequinz Eg0
There are mods to expand on existing classes or add new ones that were missing, and then there is the Harlequin mod, which is a homebrew class that adds something completely new and refreshing for players to experience.
Straddling the line between bard and rogue, the Harlequin class seeks to beguile and deceive their foes and usually sow chaos wherever they travel, coming complete with 3 different subclasses that the players can choose from.
11 Diemnocturnum Class
A Unique Mod That Features a New Game Mechanic
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- Author: Xonnel Devlin
Light and dark magic are common magical systems in works of fantasy. Even D&D has spells surrounding these two forces, giving players the ability to magically summon light or dark without much thought given to the in-between.
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The Diemnocturnum Class mod is here to fill in this blank space, as it focuses on twilight rather than the two opposing forces. The mod includes unique spells, three disparate subclasses with their own focus on magic, and starter equipment. It even offers an original new game mechanic to make this class mod truly feel unique and stand out as someone's creative invention.
10 Warlock - The Undead
A Warlock Subclass Focused On Necrotic Damage
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- Author: CyberSpektre
Lore-wise, Warlocks are some of the most interesting characters in Baldur's Gate 3, making pacts with divine beings for an increase in power that's not entirely their own. The Undead Warlock is an alternate subclass for this class, introducing a pact between the character and one of six possible patrons: Archlich, Vampire Lord, Eldritch Undead, Specter, Nightwalker, and Greater Mummy.
The Undead Warlock also gains access to the Form of Dead class feature, which lets them transform into a zombie-like creature with additional hit points, the ability to frighten enemies, and immunity to the Frightened status. This Warlock also has the ability to passively convert all damage they deal into necrotic damage starting at Level 6. This mod is compatible with level 20 campaigns.
9 Arcane Vanguard
A Spellblade Class With a Twist
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- Author: Saethos
While Warlocks in Baldur's Gate 3 do sort of work as a Spellblade archetype if they go the Pact of the Blade route, it doesn't fully lean into that class fantasy. Eldritch Blast's presence almost always overshadows any martial presence they might have, especially at higher levels. The Arcane Vanguard is meant to fill that gap, giving players a way to live out their Spellblade dreams in BG3 using a class that doesn't just use magic in addition to melee attacks, but one that empowers all of its melee attacks using magic.
Arcane Vanguard is further split into four different subclasses. Eldritch Vanguards focus on debuffing and weakening the enemy instead of outright killing them, Sentinel Vanguard serve as tanks, Judgement Vanguards work essentially like Paladins with heavy armor and face-tanking ability, and the Arcane Dervish gain unique melee weapon attacks like Fighters.
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8 Blood Hunter Class
Offers Access to a New Witcher-Inspired Class
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- Author: Wolfe
Born from the mind of Critical Role's Matt Mercer, the Blood Hunter class has become popular among D&D players, making its way into many peoples' home games. With the class license not owned by Wizards, it is sadly unlikely that it will ever be added to the game officially, but thankfully, this is what the modding community is here for.
The Blood Hunter class mod is exactly as the title implies, but it also includes the Lycan and Ghostslayer subclasses, 2 out of 4 total subclasses. Including all of the known features associated with the Blood Hunter, this mod holds impressive depth and is a must-have for any Blood Hunter fans.
Only works on Patch 7 with a hotfix detailed in the Posts section.
7 Death Knight Class
Allows Fans to Play a Famed World of Warcraft Class
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- Author: VivaSortiara
The ever-popular MMORPG World of Warcraft contains numerous unique classes for players to choose from, each with a range of unique abilities or spells. One of these classes is the Death Knight, champions of the evil Lich King. The Death Knights have a unique class ability known as the Rune System and several other abilities and proficiencies.
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The Death Knight mod is truly impressive. The creator of the mod has implemented a fully unique spell list, the Rune System, and two subclasses to choose from. This class mod should be on the radar of every WOW fan playing BG3.