Baldur’s Gate 3: Best Gale Companion Build

Baldur’s Gate 3 is full of interesting and fun characters that you can come across. Some of these characters may be willing to help you in your battle against the Absolute and their cultists. If so, they may even be willing to join your camp.

RELATED: Baldur’s Gate 3: Best Karlach Companion BuildOne character that is willing to join you and will join your camp is Gale. He is one of the many companions that will follow you to the ends of the world in order to stop the Absolute. Here’s the best build for him.

Updated by Erin Rice on September 4, 2023: This update details the different levels Gale will reach. It also adds more information regarding the best items for players to equip him with in order to make him the best he can be.

Gale Companion Overview

Gale is a Human Wizard of the Evocation Subclass that will ask to join you on your adventures. He is one of the best companions you can find in the game and has an interesting backstory. Not only is he an extremely powerful Wizard, but he also is a ticking time bomb. He fell in love with a goddess and made some questionable decisions that have led him to where he is today. When you first meet him, he will be stuck inside the Roadside Cliffs Waypoint near the beach that you crash onto.

Once you help him out of the Waypoint, he will inform you that he is just like you and is infected with a Mind Flayer Tadpole. This encourages him to do whatever it takes to help you get rid of yours. He is also a romance option. If you want to romance him, all you need to do is do actions he would approve of. Overall, he is a good character. As long as you try to be a nice person and steer clear of making deals with devils, you should be good.

Best Subclass For Gale

The best Subclass for Gale (and all Wizards) is the Evocation Subclass. Thankfully, this is the Subclass that Gale is when he joins your party. This means you won’t have to ask Withers to reroll his Class and Subclass. Evocation Wizards focus on AOE spells. They are able to hit large areas with their spells and take out quite a few enemies at once. This makes them amazing to use and a great resource for taking out hordes of enemies at once. If you want the best Abilities for Gale, you’ll want the following.

• Strength – 8
• Dexterity – 16
• Constitution – 14
• Intelligence – 16
• Wisdom – 10
• Charism – 10

When it comes to Wizards, they will be able to do the most damage when their Intelligence is high. You also want to build up their Dexterity because it is the best way to ensure he is able to easily get around the battlefield.

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Best Level Progression For Gale

As you level up, you will need to pick out the best build for Gale. Here are your best options.

Best Cantrips

Best Spells

Here are some of the best spells to pick up.

• Banishment – Temporarily Banish your target to another plane of existence.
• Chromatic Orb – Hurl a sphere of energy. It deals 3d8 Thunder damage, or deals 2d8 Acid, Cold; Fire, Lightning, or Poison damage and creates a surface.
• Cloudkill – Craft a large cloud that inflicts 5∼40 Poison damage per turn. You can reposition the cloud every turn.
• Conjure Elemental – Bend the barrier between the Planes until they disgorge an elemental ally to follow and fight for you.
• Counterspell – Nullify another creature’s spell as a reaction. The spell must be 3rd level or lower. If it is higher, you must succeed a Check to nullify it, the difficulty of which is based on the spell’s Level.
• Disintegrate – Shoot a thin green ray from your finger. If the 50-100 Force damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, it disintegrates into a crumbly ash.
• Fireball – Shoot a bright flame from your fingers that explodes upon contact, torching everything in the vicinity. On Save: Targets still take half damage.
• Flaming Sphere – Summon a flaming sphere that damages nearby enemies and objects. The sphere sheds bright light in a 6m radius, and dim light for an additional 6m.
• Globe of Invulnerability – Creates a barrier that makes creatures and objects inside it Immune to all damage.
• Grease – Cover the ground in grease, slowing creatures within and possibly making them fall Prone.
• Haste – Target yourself or an ally to become Hastened.
• Ice Storm – Impel a storm of hail ice to crash from the sky, covering the ground and striking all objects and creatures within range.
• Mage Armour – Protect a target from attacks: increase its Armour Class to 13 + its Dexterity modifier.
• Magic Missile – Shoot 3 magical darts, each dealing 2∼5 Force damage. They always hit their target.
• Scorching Ray – Hurl 3 rays of fire. Each ray deals 2∼12 Fire damage.
• Thunderwave- Release a wave of thunderous force that pushes away all creatures and objects.

Best Feats

Feats will be given to you every 4 levels. Here are the best ones for Gale.

Best Level Progression

Final Spell Lineup: Banishment, Chromatic Orb, Cloudkill, Conjure Elemental, Counterspell, Disintegrate, Fireball, Flaming Sphere, Globe of Invulnerability, Grease, Haste, Ice Storm, Mage Armour, Magic Missile, Scorching Ray, and Thunderwave

Best Items For Gale

Once you have Gale built, you will want to select some items for him to wear and use. The best ones are the ones that give him extra spells.

• Amulet of Misty Step – Add the Misty Step spell
• Boots of Speed – Can use Dash as a Bonus Action
• Bracers of Defense – Adds +2 to AC if no armor is equipped
• Circlet of Fire – When you deal Fire Damage, you gain an Action Bonus
• Poisoner’s Robe – Spells do Poison Damage
• Ring of Fire – When you deal Fire Damage, you’ll deal an additional +1 damage
• Staff of Crones – Gives you Ray of Sickness spell

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