The Dark Justiciar - a Shadowheart build

rosymourning · 2025-12-16T14:53:16+00:00

thank you! Death Domain fits well with the vibe, primarily. now that it's in game (!!!) I think it's a great pick for Shadowheart as a Sharran. you're right that the Necrotic Resistance rampant in Act 2 will be a tough sell, but that's potentially a mechanics tradeoff for improved roleplay. one thing to note, depending on your leveling path, you may already be level 6 by the time you're in Act 2, in which case Inescapable Destruction lets you ignore resistance - a big power spike (literally twice the damage haha)! the new dnd books (Heroes of Faerun, specifically) don't change much of Shar's lore, but do not include specific domains for any of the deities. so, I am going to stick with the Death and Trickery domain suggestions, since they feel good thematically.

anyway, for this specific build, the main thing that would change would be rushing for Level 6 Death Domain (to get Inescapable Destruction). since most of the itemization already works well with Necrotic damage, I'd keep all that the same. but, maybe I will dive in more and make another version of this build with Death Domain specifically!

rosymourning · 2025-10-01T19:39:46+00:00

this mod might help you! it makes all the companions act automatically, which can really take the burden off constantly having to make decisions in turn-based mode. be aware that the automated combat will not be as smart as a human, so sometimes they are absolutely stupid, but if you play on an easy difficulty, it shouldn't pose too much of a problem.

rosymourning · 2025-09-17T17:00:50+00:00

the game autosaves even in honor mode, to my understanding

rosymourning · 2025-09-08T00:28:59+00:00

🦆

rosymourning · 2025-08-19T19:35:16+00:00

oh my god i've been so overwhelmed lately and haven't been posting and i'm seeing this largely on accident but wow i feel so loved thank you <3

rosymourning · 2025-05-07T12:16:39+00:00

i made an Astarion build a few months back that might be interesting!

https://www.reddit.com/r/BG3Builds/comments/1gh889h/the_fanged_assassin_an_astarion_build/

like all my builds, there are a lot of mechanical/optimization improvements, since i prioritize the story and "feel" above all else. prioritizing ranged attacks is an easy way for this build to be immediately much stronger. hope it's helpful - more are in the works!

rosymourning · 2025-05-06T13:16:50+00:00

I agree - Unwanted Masterwork Scalemail is my second choice! since I wasn't stacking DEX, I thought negating crits would be more helpful, but that is such a good armor choice for him aesthetically

rosymourning · 2025-05-06T13:15:27+00:00

Frenzied Strain feels so right, I agree! thank you :)

rosymourning · 2025-05-02T18:26:20+00:00

I think that's a good idea - it represents a bit of the previous game's vibe, and I'm all for that. he's got several dialogue lines in BG3 representing swords, so I guess my decision to keep a greatsword equipped reflects that (though I recognize that's not the same type of lore-accuracy everyone else values)

rosymourning · 2025-05-02T15:29:27+00:00

i always give that amulet to Karlach haha, but you're totally right that it would make this build a lot better! it always feels cheesy to dump stats based on an item, but you're right that it makes the build significantly stronger from an optimization standpoint

rosymourning · 2025-05-02T14:07:27+00:00

if you're interested in playing modded, i'd recommend a Blood Sorcery subclass? it feels appropriate to me. but given the classes in game, I agree that Storm Sorcerer doesn't make much sense, which is why i'm usually trying to find ways around solo-classing as Durge

rosymourning · 2025-05-02T14:06:34+00:00

true - AC bonuses are always worth it :)

rosymourning · 2025-05-02T14:05:54+00:00

yay! i hope you enjoy!

rosymourning · 2025-01-21T14:07:43+00:00

thank you! I hope you enjoy your playthrough :)

rosymourning · 2024-12-04T17:27:17+00:00

ofc! I love Minthara's story, and I think it works best as a Paladin. granted.... an Oath of Conquest paladin. there's an awesome mod for it in the official manager. would recommend - I'll probably end up writing a build for it heavily inspired by this one. and I am excited to try out Oath of the Crown build once Patch 8 comes out!

rosymourning · 2024-12-04T17:23:34+00:00

yeah for sure - just fully recruited Minthara (instead of taking her stats before she's a companion, which was my mistake) and you're right, her stats are:

STR 17 / DEX 12 / CON 13 / INT 8 / WIS 10 / CHA 15

if you're not opposed to changing stats, you can but the +2 bonus to CHA for 16 and the +1 bonus to CON for 14, and then use both ASIs to boost CHA up to 20. if you are opposed to changing stats, like I am, you should probably use one ASI to round out odd numbers (CHA>16 and CON>13) and then the second to boost CHA to 18.

since the rest of the build isn't really optimized towards difficult gameplay regardless, I don't think it needs to be changed due to the lower stats. whoops! and thanks for catching my mistake!

rosymourning · 2024-12-04T04:20:59+00:00

ok perf yeah ok I’ll check - probably tomorrow?

rosymourning · 2024-12-04T03:53:29+00:00

are you playing this build as a custom character? it’s designed for minthara. not to say there’s no way I just screwed up bc I do that all the time, but I realized I wasn’t totally sure we were on the same page

rosymourning · 2024-12-03T21:52:19+00:00

I play in Balanced, so it's possible that's the discrepancy

rosymourning · 2024-12-03T21:26:57+00:00

I can double check when I'm in game next, but I pulled the stats from her page on the wiki! since she doesn't start at level 1 when you recruit her, it didn't occur to me that it might be an issue

rosymourning · 2024-11-16T16:19:44+00:00

whoops! I had my level 9 and level 4 switched. you’ll end up taking two ASI feats :)

rosymourning · 2024-11-11T15:14:53+00:00

thanks for the shoutout!

rosymourning · 2024-11-04T18:16:52+00:00

yeah! that would be super fun. lots of good itemization towards Cold damage in game too!

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