Best Wyll Build in Baldur’s Gate 3

It could be that Wyll is one of the more balanced characters in Baldur’s Gate 3. He’d earned a semi-permanent spot in my party for much of story, with a heavy emphasis on ‘semi.’ In my experience, he’s never been a concrete party member like Shadowheart or Karlach have been — if I needed to pull in Astarion or Halsin, W✨yll was, unfortunately, being benched.

But, that’s not to say he’s a bad character — quite the opposite, actually. I might not have used him to deliver the smackdown on Ketheric Thorm, but that’s OK because he’s earned accolades elsewhere. I think Wyll is best used as a ranged attackꦫer — and I don’t mean that in the sen💛se of bows and arrows — not that a traditional ranged attack isn’t effective — but rather, spells. 

Let’s look at my equipment, abilities, and spells for Wyll in Baldur’s Gate 3, and — hopefully — give you some ideas to conquer the challenges before ꧑you.

Best Wyll Equipment

So, I actually don’t have a helmet on Wyll. It seemed a shame to cover up those wicked — in more ways than one — horns he rocks as his story unfolds. But, as far as his body attire goes, I have the Armour of Uninhibited Kushigo, which is an uncommon clothing item with an armor class of 10. It comes with a Kushigo Coun🔜ter, which lets Wyll make an unarmed strike against any attacker who misses so long as the Patient Defence is active.

He’s also wearing the Gloves of Cinder and Sizzle, a rare set of gloves that not only deal an additional 1-4 points of fire damage to all unarmed attacks, but also unlock the S🐼corching Ray evocation spell, which can come in handy 🦹when faced with many enemies. 

I don’t have any rings or amulets assigned to Wyll, and based on the previous two items you might think I don’t have a melee weapon assigned, but you’d actually be wroꦉng. Though I would be lying if I said this weapon assignment wasn’t more of an afterthought — I don’t use Wyll f♛or physical attacks unless I absolutely need to, so it doesn’t make much of a difference in my case. 

Best Shadowheart Abilities and Spells

I find that the abilities and spells I use the most with Wyll are multi-target moves such as Poison Spray, Scorching Ray, and Eldritch Blast. But, you could also use Wyll for more area-of-effect type moves, such as Hunger of Hadar, which exudes a cloud of black fog that causes all trapped within it to take damage, or Wall of Fire, which does exactly what it sounds like. 

Also — AOE abilities like Fireball, Cloud of Daggers, and Burning Hands are also very helpful. I always think back to the mission in the second act where you have to defend Halsin’s portal൲ whilst he rescues Thaniel. Had it not been for Wyll and his ability to use Cloud of Daggers and Scorching Ray, I might not have completed that mission when I did.

But, at the end of the day, this build is but a starting point for you. You may notice weapons and abilities that you think work better than what I’ve l🐟isted here. If so, please let me know in the comments so I can try them out! 

Baldur’s Gate 3’s character customization is one to be admired, and the faꦰct that I can have a system that works for me, but it can always be improved upon is simply fantastic.