Is Warding Flare bugged or something?

[e11]

Shadowheart picked this ability up when I switched out her domain, and several hours of playtime later I don't think I have ever seen it save her from an attack.

[Dizzy Ladybug]

it gives disadvantage on an enemies attack roll, it doesn't make an attack a miss or anything like that.

[Firecam]

It's a reaction, if you already used one this turn like counterspell or an illithid one it won't show. You also need to allow this reaction in your reaction tab if that was not the case before.

[e11]

Originally posted by dizzy ladybug:

it gives disadvantage on an enemies attack roll, it doesn't make an attack a miss or anything like that.

I know, but as I said: I don't think it has EVER worked.

[Sonic Titan]

No.

[MorbusGon]

Works fine for me.

[Dizzy Ladybug]

Originally posted by e11:

Originally posted by dizzy ladybug:

it gives disadvantage on an enemies attack roll, it doesn't make an attack a miss or anything like that.

I know, but as I said: I don't think it has EVER worked.

improve your AC, or consider saving it incase an enemy rolls a critical hit.

[Duetzefix]

It's not bugged, it "works" (as in "it turns a Hit into a Miss") pretty often in my current playthrough. I've got it triggering automatically on my Light Cleric companion being hit (there's a flash of light and a loud sound when it triggers) and I've set it to ask me whether I want to use it if an ally is being hit in range of the Light Cleric.

It doesn't use up any resources beside the cleric's Reaction so IMO there's really no reason not to use it. My cleric can't hit ♥♥♥♥ with a melee attack, anyway. ^^

[Mosey]

Guy probably never enabled the ability so it's been toggled off since they earned it.

[e11]

Originally posted by Mosey:

Guy probably never enabled the ability so it's been toggled off since they earned it.

When Shadowheart gets attacked, I get a message asking whether I want to activate it. So, no.

[Moonbane]

Dont think op understands how warding flare works.
https://baldursgate3.wiki.fextralife.com/Warding+Flare

[e11]

Originally posted by Moonbane:

Dont think op understands how warding flare works.
https://baldursgate3.wiki.fextralife.com/Warding+Flare

Yes I do.

[Moonbane]

Clearly you dont if you havent understood what an incredible defense it is.

[Dragon Master]

Originally posted by e11:

Originally posted by dizzy ladybug:

it gives disadvantage on an enemies attack roll, it doesn't make an attack a miss or anything like that.

I know, but as I said: I don't think it has EVER worked.

It works exactly as intended. The enemy rolls twice on their attacks and takes the lower roll.

If you have low AC then they can reliably hit you, especially on higher difficulties when they have higher bonuses. It also won't apply if they are doing abilities or spells that require you to make a save because they aren't attacking you.

[Boomerrage]

Warding Flare was indeed at one time bugged, I don't know if it still is though.
It was as if it didn't roll that second dice for disadvantage. The community came up with a temporary fix though:

Go to your OPTIONS MENU under GAMEPLAY and DISABLE KARMIC DICE. It's near the top of the menu.

The problem with this fix is that you now sometimes have to use like three inspirations to pass a skill check in dialogue. I will test later today if I have time with the holidays and all that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/15l5sje/comment/jw7iwqq/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

[Boomerrage]

I have now tested a bit. Whenever I was prompted to use Warding Flare as a reaction in combat, it did not work if I had Karmic Dice enabled. As soon as I disabled it, Warding Flare began working again.

I would advice you to disable Karmic Dice for now if you're running into problems.