Man, the Slayer form is just complete garbage

[CatraGirl]

Finally tried the Slayer form in a big fight. After it was treated as this big deal gift from Bhaal, it feels like a total joke. I do way more damage with Cantrips (let alone actual spells) on my Sorc than by using the Slayer form instead... 1-3 dmg with multi-attack lol.

[Jaeleth]

Originally posted by Jill Sandwich:

Finally tried the Slayer form in a big fight. After it was treated as this big deal gift from Bhaal, it feels like a total joke. I do way more damage with Cantrips (let alone actual spells) on my Sorc than by using the Slayer form instead... 1-3 dmg with multi-attack lol.

The same in Baldur's Gate II... And for the same reason... By the time you get the slayer transformation your character has already access to so powerful gear that the monstrous form is a joke... Only scores points in the ugliness department, lol

[Panda]

It’s not completely garbage in Act2, but just like any other transformation spell (say Hi to Druid) - there nearly no reason to use it in the late game unless you have no spell slots and you want to tank some damage just a little.

[Draknalor]

Originally posted by Jill Sandwich:

Finally tried the Slayer form in a big fight. After it was treated as this big deal gift from Bhaal, it feels like a total joke. I do way more damage with Cantrips (let alone actual spells) on my Sorc than by using the Slayer form instead... 1-3 dmg with multi-attack lol.

I tried it once after i got it, for the Myrkul fight.

My hit Chance % dropped from 70% to 20% after i used the form.

It is complete garbage, you do far more dmg with just class skills.

[Mike Garrison]

Originally posted by haasi:

this just in, bg3 is a great game, not a great baldurs gate game, almost as if it was made by entirely different people

The slayer in BG2 wasn't all that great either. By the time you get it, you're probably something like my current BG2 CHARNAME -- a dual-wielding fighter-mage who (with improved haste) has something like eight attacks per round, and has buffs that make him nearly impossible to damage until they get debuffed. The slayer is a major step down from that.

[EricHVela]

I wasn't impressed with Slayer Form, but it was fun to scare everyone with it. It was probably limited for balance reasons or some such.

When I come back to this game, I'll probably see if there are mods to make it unbalanced and OP to align with the impression I was given from a few in-game sources. (Which means rejection/non-D'urge will have a horrible time of it at that crucial moment.)

[Quacksalber]

Originally posted by BunnySuitStalin:

yay the origin that starts as sorc gets a melee ability that overall will always do less dmg than just casting basic cantrips, fml, thank ♥♥♥♥ I did not pay for this game, they build it up so cool then it's just a generic transformation that does nothing, the cape you get for murdering the cool bard(who should've been a companion) was 10x better.

I know right? Spoiler: You can replace Alfira with someone else by knocking her out btw.

[Daniel]

Was the same in BG2 it just cut your output by like 70%, it’s flavor nothing more or less.