Multiclassing Warlock

[Ethinil]

Hello :)

I watched some videos and forum and reddit, etc... and reading the wiki
https://baldursgate3.wiki.fextralife.com/Warlock

I'm trying to theorycraft a multiclass warlock but i'm need help to finish it correctly.
I dont know the items in the game, so the build is not about them and stats are irrelevant, yeah ok i want 17 or 20 in CHAR ok i know :D

I watched this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4iw6MPxSDg at 33" there is a sorc/fighter build
So, here is the beginning of the build :

1 Fighter LVL 1: To have access to heavy armor + Defense style (+1AC)
2 Warlock LVL 1: (yeah, it's a warlock build after all :D Eldricht blast (EB) Hex as a bonus action etc...)
3 Warlock LVL 2 : GOO Patron (critical in your face !) Eldriiicht blaaast powaaa etc... talking to animals yeah i know i should boost eldricht blast with repelling but... maybe later?
4 Fighter LVL 2 : That's the point to take fighter class : Action Surge. What's better than one EB ? TWO EB ! :D
5 Sorc LVL 1 : Yep, u know why. (LVL 5 = 2 beams for EB ? So now it's 4 beams)
6 Sorc LVL 2 : it's coming.
7 Sorc LVL 3 : BAM ! Metamagic Quicken Spell. On EB. soo.. 1 EB as a bonus action, 1 EB as an normal action, aaaand 1 EB as a action surge bonus action. what's is better than 4 EB beams ? 6 !

Aaaand voilà... i dont know what to do after that.
8
9
10
11
12

The problem here, is that caracter is Fighter 2 / Warlock 2 / Sorc 3 at this point.
aaaand if i need to reach 8 the only way is to go till Sorc 8 but i dont know if its really necessary.

Or i could go 4/4/4 ? But except for the ability/feat i don't see the purpose.

Here is my toughts and questions :

First : Do i have to be character lvl 5 to have 2 beams, or do i have to be warlock lvl 5 to have 2 beams ? (and 11 for 3 beams) ?

Second : At wich point do i got 3 Eldricht Invocations (to get repelling blast) (seems to be warlock lvl5)

3) It's seems that at lvl 4 8 and 12 we got 1 ability point ? I've seen a post where at LVL8 you get +2 (or +1/+1) so what do u get at lvl 12 so ?
https://deltiasgaming.com/best-baldurs-gate-3-warlock-class-fiend-build/#8-warlock-level-progression
And in this one it says +2 at lvl4, lvl 8 and lvl 12.
https://outof.games/baldurs-gate-iii/guides/309-building-a-warlock-embracing-dark-pacts-in-baldurs-gate-3/

4) What i'm losing with multiclassing ? Those lvl12 skills are so important ?

5) You have to chose between a feat OR an ability point ? You can't get both ? Both is good °° :D. What feat could be good for a warlock ?

6) Orrrrr i could go melee with Warlock 3 to grab Pact of the blade, and Warlock 4 and 5 to get Extra Attack when you get the Deepened Pact class feature. it let's me 2 lvl... sooo maybe paladin to benefits from the +char modifier?
Something like Fighter2 / Warlock5 / Sorcerer3 / Paladin2
Buuuut what's the point to go melee when you can EB everything ?

7) Warlock 3 seems a good idea for the pact (maybe not pact of the blade but instead pact of the chain, to get a familiar, but wich one ?)
and i still need repelling blast because i took speaking with animals before, so maybe go till warlock5 and get deepened pact to have an extra attack for the familiar.

8) Goo patron is fun BUT how to max. my chances to have critical hits to proc that ?

9)Warlock5 seems good too because at that lvl you have 3 cantrips and the 2 spell slots lvl are at 3.
So imagine 2/5/3, what to to with the 2 left ? same that 6) Do i want to go melee and get an extra attack with Fighter4 ?

Oooor simply going lvl warlock7 to have 1 more Eldricht invocations and spell slots lvl4. Something like 2/7/3.

What's your opinions and tips & tricks about that multiclassing Warlock stuff ? :D

Help meeeee pleeeease

[aqvamare]

Hi, first you need to deside, which role you Warlock should have.

Substain dmg, weapon burst dmg or caster burst dmg, or mixed role.

That's four option:

Option 1.) Substain dmg, you go max "eldricht blast" and simply build into this tool.
Option 2.) Caster burst, you build into fireball soprc, which off dmg with blast.
Option 3.) Mixed role, add Clergic/druid for better selfbuffs, and so on.

and finally

Option 4.) Weapon burst dmg, you go "pact of blade", which gives you at level 3 the option to use any weapon. You get at level 5 your second meele attack per round, and on level 4 the feat "great wepon mastery which gives you a third attack on crit and kill".

And your warlock build around two spells "hold person" and "hold monster" which gives you 100% crit and hit chance"

And here, there are two builds,

Variant 4a.) Warlock 7 / close combat class 5, to get the extra attack from the close combat class, so you have "attack, attack (improved pact of blade), attack (close combat class), attack (weapon mastery)" in one round.

This build had more attacks per round, but can only "hold person".

Variant 4b.= Warlock 12, you get "attack, attack (pact), attack (weapon mastery)" but you can 100% crit on "hold person, hold monster" which massive increase your reach of burst.

And on level 12, you can pick "lifedrinker" which adds + necrotic dmg based on your charisma modi.
Together with "hold spell" and 3 spell slots, you can combo into "hex, hold" and burst 1 target down.

Actually, you need warlock 9 for hold monster, and warlock 11 for a 3th spell slot.
so you can muilticlass into

Warlock 12/11/9/7/5 plus "class of choice".



P.s. If you warlock "chain" and "ranger" you can get imp plus animal companion as cheap frontline.

[Ethinil]

Oooh... thanks for the tips. 4 attacks seems nice :)
Yeah i have to decide my role ^^"

Anyone else ?

[Mr Giraffe]

Hey, you can also try lvl 3 fighter (champion), level 4 fighter (feat - spell sniper) what's better than 6 beams? 6 beams that crit on 18-20 (or 17-20 with elixir).
Than I would take warlock 3 for familiar, warlock 4 for +2 charisma, and sorcerer 4 for +1 carisma +1... dex?

[Irenicus]

Cthulu Warlock 5 / College of Sword Bard 6 / War Priest or Fighter 1

This gives you boatloads of utility and damage spells as well as 2 extra attacks. If you take war priest even 1 level this gives you 4 attacks a turn. You can skip Warpriest and take a 7th level in Bard for Greater Invisibility if that is your thing. Its certainly my thing :D

[Irenicus]

Oprindeligt skrevet af aqvamare:

Hi, first you need to deside, which role you Warlock should have.

Substain dmg, weapon burst dmg or caster burst dmg, or mixed role.

That's four option:

Option 1.) Substain dmg, you go max "eldricht blast" and simply build into this tool.
Option 2.) Caster burst, you build into fireball soprc, which off dmg with blast.
Option 3.) Mixed role, add Clergic/druid for better selfbuffs, and so on.

and finally

Option 4.) Weapon burst dmg, you go "pact of blade", which gives you at level 3 the option to use any weapon. You get at level 5 your second meele attack per round, and on level 4 the feat "great wepon mastery which gives you a third attack on crit and kill".

And your warlock build around two spells "hold person" and "hold monster" which gives you 100% crit and hit chance"

And here, there are two builds,

Variant 4a.) Warlock 7 / close combat class 5, to get the extra attack from the close combat class, so you have "attack, attack (improved pact of blade), attack (close combat class), attack (weapon mastery)" in one round.

This build had more attacks per round, but can only "hold person".

Variant 4b.= Warlock 12, you get "attack, attack (pact), attack (weapon mastery)" but you can 100% crit on "hold person, hold monster" which massive increase your reach of burst.

And on level 12, you can pick "lifedrinker" which adds + necrotic dmg based on your charisma modi.
Together with "hold spell" and 3 spell slots, you can combo into "hex, hold" and burst 1 target down.

Actually, you need warlock 9 for hold monster, and warlock 11 for a 3th spell slot.
so you can muilticlass into

Warlock 12/11/9/7/5 plus "class of choice".



P.s. If you warlock "chain" and "ranger" you can get imp plus animal companion as cheap frontline.

Curious what you mean by weapon mastery? Where are you getting that attack from. I have seen nothing in the game of the wiki. The weapon master feat does not do that.