After Patch 7, rogues like Astarion should choose a talent that was previously of little interest to them.
With Patch 7, one of the best role-playing games of all time his best version yet There will be no major patches for Baldur’s Gate 3 in the future. Patch 7, however, has really improved things.
The patch notes were longer than many books and yet there are still changes that were not mentioned in the notes at all. One of the most exciting of these concerns the talent Wild attacker
. This was already very good before Patch 7, but after Patch 7 it took on a completely new value for rogues. This secret change YouTuber Toyhouze drew attention to.
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Wild attacker was generally considered one of the best talentswhich you should grant to at least one of your melee fighters sooner or later. The talent means that damage rolls are always doubled and the higher result counts. This means that you usually do significantly more damage than without this talent.
Until now, Wild Assault was especially exciting for fighters or barbarians, who are usually the ones who really dish out damage in close combat. Since Patch 7 However, the talent also affects sneaky attacks and thus becomes interesting for villains.
You must choose the talent when you get the chance to do so when leveling up.
These sneak attacks are already one of the best sources of damage, as rogues can do between 1d6 and 6d6 more damage with them, depending on their level. With Wild Attacker, each of these dice is now rolled twice and the better result taken. This increases the chance of doing maximum damage.
But it gets even better! Since rogues are particularly well equipped to hit their opponents with critical attacks, the number of dice is often doubled anyway. With Wild Attacker, these doubled damage dice are rolled twice and chose the better result.
But there is still one disadvantage: In order for Wild Assailant to trigger, you have to attack in close combat. So if you’re a rogue and you’re using ranged combat, you’re still out of luck.
So if you’re going to give Patch 7 a new run, why not try out a rogue! Or give Astarion completely new possibilities with the buffed talent.
Overall, it’s worth taking another look at the game after the big update. Larian has really stepped it up a notch and, above all, has added mod support, which means you can now customize your game relatively easily. You can find some of the best mods in the link box above!
