Summary
- Baldur's Gate 3 offers deeply developed characters, an engaging story, and thrilling combat.
- Increase your movement speed through spells, potions, armor, accessories, and weapons.
- Feats, class features, and subclass abilities can also enhance movement speed and improve overall gameplay.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a game with deeply developed characters, an amazing story, and great fights to keep you engaged throughout. The game’s combat is fantastic. There’s nothing more thrilling than racing towards your enemies with blades held high, ready to… run out of movement a step away.
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PostsOkay, that’s a little annoying, but it’s nothing that can’t be fixed. There are plenty of ways to increase your movement speed, whether it be potions and lotions or some nifty boots. So, whether you’re looking for a quick fix or a long-term solution, here are some ideas to take you one step further.
7 Spells
If you’re a spellcaster or someone who’s managed to get their hands on some random scrolls or spell-granting items, then you may be able to increase your movement speed with no outside help. There are a few spells that give you a little extra moving room during combat, but some of them come with a price.
Spell
Movement Effect
Haste
Doubles movement speed.
Longstrider
Increase movement speed by three meters.
Expeditious Retreat
Gain dash immediately as a bonus action on each turn.
Misty Step
Teleport to any open space in sight. While this doesn’t increase movement speed directly, it’s a great way to get to difficult locations quietly.
Once Haste ends, you gain the Lethargic condition and cannot move, take actions, bonus actions, or reactions.
6 Potions and Elixirs
There aren’t many consumables that will increase your movement speed, but the ones that do are incredibly useful, as simple potions are an unlimited resource, and you can buy them from traders or make them yourself with ingredients. You can find many ingredients on your travels if you keep an eye out, but you can also buy them from traders when you’re tired of digging around.
Potion Name
Effect
Location
Potion of Speed
Drinking this potion will grant you Haste for three turns, which doubles your movement speed and gives some other nice effects as well. As with every Haste effect, you’ll become Lethargic when it runs out, so don’t be surprised when you’re forced to skip a turn.
The Potion of Speed is a potion you can get from Act One, and you can make it by combining Ashes of Hyena Ear with any salt.
Elixir of Elven Elegance
The Elixir grants Darkvision and immunity to being charmed, and it also gives you an additional ten meters of movement speed.
The Elixir is only given to you by a vendor in Moonrise Towers called Araj Obladra. She’ll give you the Elixir in exchange for some of your blood, but only if you’re of Eleven heritage.
5 Armour
There are quite a few pieces of armour that can give your movement a boost. These items can aid you in different ways. Some armours grant actions and bonus actions that can be used in and out of combat, and others may give buffs that increase your movement when certain conditions are met.
Item
Effect
Location
Featherlight Boots
Increases the wearer’s movement speed by three meters while they have 50 percent hit points or less.
Act One. In the Myconid Colony in the Underdark. Granted as an optional reward for completing the Avenge the Sovereign quest.
Martial Exertion Gloves
Grants the Martial Exertion action which doubles the wearer’s movement speed and an additional action at the cost of taking damage. Martial Exertion can be used once per short rest.
Act Three. Sold by Bumpnagel in Angleiron’s Cellar in Rivington.
Boots of Speed
Grants the Click Heels action which doubles the wearer’s movement speed.
Act One. Stolen, purchased, or given as a reward from Thulla in the Myconid Colony in the Underdark.
Boots of Striding
Grants Focused Stride which gives the wearer Momentum when concentrating on a spell. Momentum increases your movement speed by three meters.
Act One. Looted from Minthara in the Shattered Sanctum inside the Goblin Camp.
4 Accessories
A flashy ring here and a shiny necklace there lets you feel quite stylish during your travels. There are a few good rings for all classes that increase your movement speed and can be a good way to get a step ahead in combat.
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PostsItem
Effect
Location
Crusher’s Ring
Increases the wearer’s movement speed by three meters.
Act One. Looted from Crusher on the right-hand side of the courtyard in the Goblin Camp.
Spurred Band
Gain Frantic Urgency where, when starting a turn in combat with 50 percent hit points or less, you gain momentum for a turn.
Act One. Looted from a skeleton in the Whispering Depths beneath the Blighted Village.
There’s also the Amulet of Misty Step that allows you to cast the Misty Step spell. While this doesn’t increase your movement speed, it can get you from point A to point B in a flash.
3 Weapons
Weapons in Baldur’s Gate 3 don’t just deal intense amounts of damage, they can also grant you some useful abilities to use elsewhere. These weapons can grant you some nice boosts to your movement, so you can run away much faster when you hit your friends.
Item
Effect
Location
Nyrulna
Grants Veil of the Wind which gives an extra three meters to your movement and jump distance.
Act Three. In the Circus of the Last Days in Rivington. You need to pickpocket the Djinni Akabi and spin the wheel to be teleported to a jungle. The trident is in a chest.
Darkfire Shortbow
Allows you to cast Haste while the weapon is equipped.
Act Two. Sold by Dammon at the Last Light Inn.
Gontr Mael
Allows you to cast Celestial Haste while the weapon is equipped. (Haste without the lethargic condition afterward).
Act Three. Looted from the Steel Watch Titan in the final room of the Steel Watch Foundry in the Lower City.
Speedy Reply
Grants the wielder Momentum for two turns after hitting an enemy.
Act One. Can be looted from a corpse along The Risen Road.
2 Feats
Feats, which you gain every four levels, are one of the most important aspects of Baldur’s Gate 3. There are lots of feats to choose from that will shape how you play the game, so it’s important to choose wisely, whether you’re buffing up speed-based characters or just aren’t sure what else to get.
Mobile
The Mobile feat is one of the best for those of you who want to get as far as possible in one turn. The feat permanently increases your movement speed by three meters and stops you from provoking opportunity attacks after melee attacking an enemy.
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PostsAthlete
The Athlete feat doesn’t directly increase your movement speed as Mobile does, but it can still get you further during combat. The feat allows you to use less movement when standing up from being prone and increases your jump distance by 50%.
1 Class Features
Trying to decide what class to play can be pretty confusing since there are lots of things to consider, and halfway through the game you’ll probably want to change your class anyway. If you’re looking for classes with some movement features, here are a few that can help out yourself and your whole party.
Class
Feature
Effect
Barbarian
Fast Movement
At level five, Barbarian movement speed increases by three meters when not wearing heavy armour.
Barbarian (Wildheart subclass)
Aspect of the Beast (Elk)
At level six or ten, Wildheart Barbarians can increase the movement speed of themselves and nearby allies by one and a half meters.
Barbarian (Wildheart subclass)
Bestial Heart (Elk)
Elk Heart increases movement speed by four and a half meters while raging.
Monk
Step of the Wind: Dash
Allows the use of Dash to double movement at the cost of a bonus action and a Ki Point
Ranger (Gloomstalker subclass)
Dread Ambusher
Increases movement by three meters on the first turn of combat.
Wizard (Transmutation School subclass)
Transmuter’s Stone: Speed
Allows you to create a stone that increases the carrier’s movement speed by three meters.
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