Baldur's Gate 3: Best Alternative Class For Each Companion

We get a lot of freedom to experiment and try out different builds in Baldur's Gate 3 thanks to the option to reset our class. By talking to Withers, we can change our own and our companion's classes and attributes and customize their play style.

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This is especially useful when we want to play a certain class, but still want to have a balanced party composition with our favorite companions. If you're looking for an alternative class that suits their stories and personalities, you can consider these options.

10 Astarion

Our favorite vampire spawn, Astarion, is a great rogue. Even though rogues are quite powerful in Baldur's Gate 3, their toolkit can be very specialized, and it can be hard to balance a party with two rogues.

Considering his nobility and upbringing, and his innate magical capabilities as a high elf, a wizard would be a great choice for changing his class. With the school of illusion subclass, he can use powerful spells in combat, and more importantly, help your rogue with distracting and sneaking around.

9 Gale

It's hard to imagine another class for The Wizard of Waterdeep, and wizards in general can be so versatile that you can easily make a balanced party with two wizards that have different specialties and bring different utility spells to the game.

But if you are set on taking the books away from Gale, you can consider replacing them with an instrument. Bard can be a fitting alternative considering Gale's mannerisms, and they still have a strong connection to the weave of arcana for his story to make sense.

As a human, Gale gets proficiency in one extra skill and shields. Shields are very useful for bards for the extra AC, and the extra skill going into arcana can help Gale retain some of his knowledge from his old life.

8 Halsin

As the first druid of Emerald Grove, Halsin can join your party in the second Act of the game. But, if you don't need another druid in your midst, he might have to dig deeper into his rage over the goblins and the shadow-cursed lands to lend a helping hand.

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Considering his stature, a barbarian would suit his character, and he can still keep his affinity with nature and bears by choosing the wildheart subclass. With the Aspect of the Beast feature at level six, you can still make Halsin the bear of a man that he would be as his druid version.

7 Jaheira

The famed savior of Baldur's Gate, and a returning character from previous games, Jaheira is a great companion to have in the third act of the game because of her ties to the city and the additional dialogues and stories that she lets us explore.

But if you don't need another shape-changing spellcaster, she can utilize her affinity with nature perfectly as a ranger. The ranger class especially compliments her iconic scimitars and allows her to use them to their full potential as a martial class.

6 Karlach

The adorable and angry tiefling, Karlach, is the perfect barbarian to have in your party. Finding another way for her to channel her rage might be hard, but some creative choices suit her personality and what she has been through.

Wild magic sorcerer is a fun and unique option for Karlach. Wild magic surges can be considered her fits of rage and anger that have gone out of control, and you can even add a few levels of paladin as a strong multiclass option, and allow her to bash things with a weapon when she really needs it.

As a Zariel Tiefling, Karlach gets access to Searing Smite and Branding Smite, and she can use each of them once per long rest. These spells are usually wasted on a barbarian who can't cast spells while raging, but they can be very powerful spells to have for free as a sorcerer/paladin multiclass.

5 Lae'zel

The determined and fierce githyanki warrior, Lae'zel, is a well-trained fighter. But her extensive training in the martial arts and her mastery of githyanki history can be utilized in another specialization common among the gith we encounter in the game.

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Like the royal guard of Prince Orpheus, Lae'zel can become a monk to provide your party with a strong but different martial class, and it can be the perfect option for her story in the later acts of the game.

4 Minsc

The goofy and intimidating ranger, Minsc, and his loyal companion, Boo, are a pair to be reckoned with. As an old companion of Jaheira, he is often referred to as the "ranger", but his ferocity isn't limited to this one class.

Considering his history as a Rashemaar warrior, and his fame as a hero of the city, Minsc would make a remarkable fighter. The fighter class allows him to use his weapons to their full potential, and with the champion subclass, he can be as deadly as his reputation suggests.

3 Minthara

If you have joined the dark side as a paladin and recruited Minthara in the shadow-cursed lands, you might want to change her toolkit to balance your party with the limited number of companions who are still loyal to you.

As a follower of Lolth who was manipulated by the cult of Absolute, she can devote herself fully to the Queen of Spiders as a cleric. With the war domain subclass, she can still be an effective martial fighter, as well as a great support spellcaster.

2 Shadowheart

The devoted follower of the Mistress of the Night, Shadowheart is not your typical cleric. Even her subclass, the trickery domain, is heavily geared towards stealth and subterfuge, specialties that are common among the followers of Shar.

Becoming a rogue can fit her backstory and personality to a great extent. With the assassin subclass, she can strike from the shadows, and be as deadly as the Dark Justiciars whom she wishes to follow the paths of.

You can consider a cleric/rogue multiclass for Shadowheart, as her starting subclass, the trickery domain, lends itself well to a rogue's play style. With just three levels of cleric, she will have access to Disguise Self, Pass Without Trace, and Blessing of the Trickster to help herself and the party with sneaking around effectively.

1 Wyll

Wyll, the Blade of Frontiers, the noble protector of Baldur's Gate, has made a questionable deal in his youth with the devil Mizora to save his city, and is now bound to the devil and has to uphold their contract.

But his innate goodness and desire to be a hero and a protector, lend itself perfectly to the paladin class. You can keep a few levels of warlock for a fantastic multiclass combo, and for a way to justify his deal with Mizora and her appearance throughout the game.

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