Last weekend I fired up Baldur’s Gate 3 again, itching to test something spicy – that Hexblade Warlock build everyone’s hyping. Grabbed my energy drink and dove straight into character creation first thing Saturday morning.
Why Hexblade Got My Attention
Honestly? ‘Cause it sounded broken on paper. Melee warlock swinging that pact weapon with Charisma instead of Strength? Sign me up. But theory ain’t practice, so I rolled a human Warlock and picked Hexblade at level 3 like the guides suggested.
The Party Setup Struggle
Knew I needed buddies to cover my weaknesses. Started dragging Shadowheart everywhere for heals, obviously. Then added Lae’zel as my front-line meat shield – that Githyanki hits like a truck. Last spot took experimenting: tried Wyll first but double warlocks felt redundant. Swapped to Astarion finally for lockpicking and range.
Finding Those Sweet Combos
Took two messy fights to figure this mess out. Key moves that clicked:
- Opening gambit: Have Lae’zel shove enemies together, then I’d drop Hunger of Hadar on the clump
- Pact weapon trick: Bound my greatsword then used Hex to stack extra damage
- Cheese tactic: Astarion hides and snipes while Shadowheart spams Sanctuary on me
Pro tip? Don’t forget repelling blast! Yeeted so many mobs off cliffs accidentally it became my main strategy by Act 2.
Leveling Nightmares
Almost respec’d at level 5. Went Pact of the Blade but nearly starved for spell slots. Stuck it out by hoarding every damn potion I found. Around level 8 things popped off after grabbing Lifedrinker and some constitution gear. Started facetanking bosses like it was nothing.
What Actually Worked
After playing until 3AM Sunday? This party melts bosses but sucks vs crowds. Final build tweaks that saved my run:
- Dumped Strength completely since Charisma does heavy lifting
- Gave Shadowheart Command spell to force enemies into my death zones
- Found gloves adding fire damage to pact weapon – made Hex crits disgusting
Still garbage against ranged enemies though. Might swap Lae’zel for a proper tank next run. But hell, that Hexblade smacks harder than my ex’s backhanded compliments.