OP DUAL HAND-CROSSBOW BARD Build - Baldur's Gate 3

Here is an OP DUAL HAND CROSSBOW BARD Build in Baldur's Gate 3! This bill gets really crazy, as you'll see at the end, and it can do a lot between bow attacks as well as crowd control and stealth. There are two ways we can do this with the sword bard and the rogue thief. These go together very well to create a powerful build that can also turn invisible as a bonus action The damage output of this build is incredible. You can see at the end the amount of damage we're able to output with this build and it's amazing.

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[jameshealan]

Minsc just sitting on the ground working that drum in the middle of chaos had me rolling

[IvanGovedarov-lg]

I love these videos, that start with mentioning end game armour, that is going to be used in 1% of the run.

[JijiLaTouffue]

Thanks to you I just did this kinda of build on my Gayle 4 Thief / 8 Illusion Wizard (arcane trickster vibe but better) with all Illusions spells like Invisibility, the Cloak of Fog, Disguise, Terror, etc, and all the enhancements you suggest with Mystic Scoundrel, Draconic Elemental weapon and Snowburst Ring i'm causing CHAOS everywhere. Thanks to you i have more of Gayle and less of Astarion so i could put his dexterity to 20 and took slight of hand. Astarion is always in ALL MY RUNS and this time it allowed me to play Gayle for once, as I wanted to romance him. Ty man, all of that thanks to your advices. And, btw dude, you look fantastic on camera <3

[seanobrien]

From many videos of builds I’ve seen yours is one of the few that is very similar to mine. Equipment wise I go for the most non-type damage increase that TURNS into piercing damage.
For example :Diadem of Arcane Synergy ( having Hage hair and Mirror of Loss points is a plus), Linebreaker Boots, Legacy of the Masters, Rhapsody, Crimson Mischief. All doubled by Bhaalist Armour
For survival I go for The Deathstalker Mantle and Band of the Mystic Scoundrel, to go invisible after a kill or for bosses stab, disappear, run, stab, repeat.
Also I use Risky ring for Crimson Mischief (making its main hand perk always online) and using Crossbows in short range ( since I use Alert not crossbow expertise)
Amulets are tricky, can’t find the best one for this build but the Misty step one is a solid choice.
I name this build “Bhaals Deadliest Predator” Thank you for your build and hope this helps too 👍

[bred]

You gotta find some different punching bags man, i cant keep watching my friends get bullied by your op builds 😭

[jordanpease]

Good build! I will say though that giving up to up and fighting for a dual crossbow build makes it to where you are missing your dexterity every time you attack with your second crossbow. You can still use a shield while having the two up and fighting fighting style but you get a lot more bonus damage with the crossbow's which seems to be the focus in this build.

[bossatron]

If you wanna play less stealth archer dump a bard and thief level go two levels of fighter for archer +action surge

[jimmystrudel]

This is pretty much how I ran my first run. It's so strong I always end up going back to it and always have one in my party. It's just too good.

[ieDestiny]

sharpshooter can be very good for this build as well if you can find ways to nullify the attack roll drop

[BorysXES]

My first character was: 5 Ranger, 4 Thief and 3 Bard... just because I wanted it all 😂
I regret noting ;)

[Anubis_MonRa]

Just wanted to share a twist on this build—I took 2 levels in Fighter instead of going all-in with 8 levels of Bard. By using the Black Hole Illithid ability to cluster enemies together (especially handy in Act 3), and then equipping the Risky Ring, Arrow of Many Targets, and Dolor Amarus to boost your damage, you can pull off some absolutely insane feats. For example, when facing a whole group of Bhaal cultists in Act 3 who have Sanctuary or are Unstoppable, this combo makes them all drop like flies!

[debuyarou]

Here is one more build but it is niche: Ranger Gloom Stalker level 5/Bard Collage of Swards level 4/ Fighter level 2. Playing with The Dead Shot and give Bhaalist Armor to someone else melee. Also if you have rest of crit items and Elixir of Viciousness you will crit on 15 and above (it is possible to go 14 and above if you replace one level of Bard with Fighter but I love Alert Feat more) plus Risky Ring you will crit constantly. With melee guy come to target to make him vulnerable to Piercing damage and with this range guy delete him. Blade Flourish use only VS Boss because will not reset on Short Rest with this build.

[skyjordanking]

This guy always eats a huge meal and drinks a soda immediately before filming lol

[hdawglion]

I honestly would rather take sharpshooter over crossbow expert because with aura of murder, there exists a “sweet spot” within the 2 meters where you don’t get disadvantage and they still get the vulnerability.

[petergohan]

I started an Honour mode run today, Seldarine Drow Bard has A LOT on unique dialogue. hahaahahahha
I thought of going 6 Swords Bard / 4 Thief Rogue / 2 Fighter OR 2 Paladin for smites.
With Fighter you get Action Surge to spam more flourishes and nuke some enemies, and with Pally you can smite two targets at once, also getting to max lvl smite, because you reach at least 1 4th level spell slot.

[banished]

Ranged Swords Bard with Arcane Acuity and Band of the Mystic Scoundrel is probably the single strongest character in the game.

Personally, I prefer the 1 Fighter /1 Wizard/ 10 Bard variant, as you get con saves, archery fighting style, armor proficiency, Wizard scribing, and Magical Secrets, but an extra bonus action from thief is certainly great!

[InmanScott]

What would be interesting to try is dual hand crossbows, with both enchanted by the Drakethroat Glaive (by a sorc), then hold the Morning Frost stave to inflict chilled. Once the target is chilled, hit them with water to freeze them which doubles the damage of force (ne'er misser...) thunder & bludgeoning. For good measure, have the Sorc dual-cast Elemental Weapon: cold.

I don't know if it would work, but could be fun to try. Downside is chilled prevents burning, so it won't work with Firestoker.

[dahyodasouljah]

Hey man great video and love the build. Going to try it out on my next play through. What are your hair color presets?

[caesarrivera]

Just curious, why not 6 Bard/ 4 Rouge/ 2 Fighter? Fighter let's us choose a second fighting style for archery.... Plus action surge is nice.

[scubayogi]

Hi, thanks so much for the guide! Question: how do you get the bard to cast Slashing Flourish on self to attack twice as stated at the 2:40 mark?