Top Rogue Feats for Baldur's Gate 3 Revealed

If you've chosen to play as a Rogue in Baldur's Gate 3, you've made a stellar decision. These cunning and stealthy characters thrive in the game, capable of dishing out phenomenal damage. Let's dive into the top feats that can elevate your Rogue's performance in BG3.

Top 10 Feats for the Rogue in BG3

Here are the eight best Rogue feats in BG3:

• Sharpshooter
• Skilled
• Athlete
• Tough
• Mobile
• Alert
• Dungeon Delver
• Crossbow Expert
• Lucky
• Savage Attacker

Sharpshooter

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Sharpshooter is a game-changer for Rogues who favor long-range combat. This feat lets you ignore cover, extend your attack range, and boost your damage by 10 at the cost of a -5 penalty to hit. With Sharpshooter, your Rogue transforms into a deadly sniper, delivering precise and powerful shots, making it a prime choice for enhancing ranged combat prowess.

Skilled

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The Skilled feat offers unmatched versatility for Rogues, granting proficiency in any three skills or tools of your choice. Whether you aim to master stealth, acrobatics, and sleight of hand, or become the party's locksmith, tracker, and appraiser, this feat allows you to customize your Rogue's skills to suit your preferred playstyle. Skilled boosts your Rogue's adaptability and expertise, making them indispensable in a variety of scenarios.

Athlete

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The Athlete feat bolsters a Rogue's agility and finesse. It eliminates the extra movement cost for climbing and standing from prone, and enables running jumps with just a 5-foot run-up. These enhancements make your Rogue more adept at navigating challenging terrain, evading traps, and leaping across obstacles, ensuring they move with grace and speed in any situation. Plus, you get a +1 to Strength or Dexterity.

Tough

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Although Rogues prefer to avoid damage, it's inevitable in Baldur's Gate 3. No matter how stealthy, you'll eventually face a failed roll or a wide-reaching AOE attack. Given the high damage output of Rogues, ensuring their survival is crucial for winning battles. The Tough feat isn't essential, but it significantly boosts your hit points, enhancing your Rogue's durability. Combined with their natural evasiveness, your Rogue becomes much harder to take down.

Mobile

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For a hit-and-run style Rogue, Mobile is an excellent choice. You can dash in to deal devastating blows and then retreat without repercussions. It also aids in ranged duels, allowing you to snipe and then quickly move out of the enemy's range.

Alert

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Avoiding being Surprised is crucial for a Rogue. An ambush can quickly lead to your downfall, especially without feats like Tough. The Alert feat helps keep your Rogue safe, ensuring they maintain their critical DPS. The initiative bonus is also a valuable asset in general combat scenarios.

Dungeon Delver

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Baldur's Gate 3 is filled with traps, locked doors, and chests. The Dungeon Delver feat enhances your Rogue's natural proficiency in handling these elements, making life much easier. You'll detect most traps before triggering them, disable them effortlessly, and unlock most doors and chests with ease. It's a superb quality-of-life feat for Rogues outside of combat.

Crossbow Expert

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Crossbow Expert is my top pick for a Rogue feat. If you haven't tried using a crossbow in Baldur's Gate 3, you're missing out. Equip your Rogue with a good crossbow and this feat to become a devastating force. Crossbow Expert allows you to use your crossbow's sneak attack in close combat without worrying about melee disadvantages. Your sneak attacks deal more damage at all ranges, and it's thematically fitting for a crossbow-wielding Rogue.

Lucky

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Lucky is a versatile feat that's beneficial for any class and build in BG3. With three Luck Points, you can gain advantage on Attack Rolls, Ability Checks, or Saving Throws, increasing your chances of success. You can also use a Luck Point to force an enemy to reroll their attack, potentially turning a hit into a miss. Since these points refresh after each Long Rest, you can use them liberally.

Savage Attacker

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For a melee-focused build, Savage Attacker is a must-have. When making a melee attack with this feat, you roll the damage dice twice and take the higher result. Combined with your Rogue's sneak attacks, you'll deal significant damage and maintain that output even when sneak attacks aren't available.

These are the best feats to transform your Baldur's Gate 3 Rogue into a formidable force, capable of dealing and absorbing substantial damage. If you have a different setup, I'd love to hear about it. Meanwhile, for more tips on surviving in the game, explore our comprehensive guides.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

The above article was updated on 2/7/2025 by Melissa Sarnowski to include additional information about Baldur’s Gate 3.