Baldur’s Gate 3: Best Finesse Weapons

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a game with a diverse array of weapons for the player to pick from.

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With many types of weapons, players who prefer characters with high dexterity and lower strength should definitely look into Finesse weapons to make the most out of their characters.

What Are Finesse Weapons

Finesse weapons have a special attribute in Baldur’s Gate 3. These weapons do not force the player to rely on their strength to land damage. Instead, this kind of weapon will choose between strength and dexterity, depending on which is higher for said character.

This can be incredibly useful for characters with high dexterity but lower strength such as a Rogue or Ranger.

Finesse attribute will be found with these types of weapons:

• Rapiers

• Scimitars

• Shortswords

• Daggers

Some other weapon types can work similarly, but they are exceptions.

Only these kinds of weapons can be used to perform a Sneak Attack (melee) action, which the Rogue class provides. Consequently, it’s essential for the player to know which Finesse weapons are the best of the best.

The Best Finesse Weapons

Sussur Dagger

The Sussur Dagger is a rare dagger. When it comes to its damage output, this dagger can do piercing damage 1d4 + 1 damage in addition to the strength or dexterity modifier of the character in question.

What makes this dagger stand out among the rest, however, is its Silenced Ability. Indeed, any enemy hit by this dagger will be silenced, which means they will not be able to cast many of the game’s spells. This gives the player a huge advantage, especially against enemies that heavily rely on spells.

That aside, this weapon also grants Piercing Strike, which can inflict an enemy with a gaping wound.

Infernal Rapier

The Infernal Rapier is a very rare rapier. The player can acquire this weapon through Wyll’s companion quest, making this rapier an ideal weapon for the Warlock. With this weapon in hand, players can dish out some heavy damage, being able to do 1d8 + 3 damage + the spell-casting modifier.

One thing to keep in mind about this rapier is that, despite being classified as a finesse weapon, it only makes use of the spellcasting ability of the player, instead of choosing between strength or dexterity.

This weapon grants some interesting abilities, such as the possibility of casting Planar Ally: Cambion.

Belm

Belm is a very rare Scimitar. This weapon will dish out in addition to the strength or dexterity modifier 1d6 + 2 slashing damage. This weapon can also be easily dual-wielded without any kind of training.

With this weapon in hand, the player can make use of Perfectly Balanced Strike, which is unique for this weapon Belm only.

Besides that, if the player uses this weapon in their main hand, they will acquire Flourish, Lacerate, and Whirlwind Attack, the latter being able to attack all nearby enemies in one go.

Duelist’s Prerogative

Duelist’s Prerogative is legendary Rapier. It enables the player to deal piercing damage 1d8 + 3 in addition to their strength or dexterity modifier. It can also deal extra necrotic 1d4 damage.

When wielding this weapon, the player receives Elegant Duelist, which grants an extra reaction per turn as well as makes critical hits more likely if the off hand is empty. It also grants Withering Cut and Challenge to Duel.

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If the weapon is equipped in the main hand and the player is proficient, they also get Flourish, Piercing Strike, Weakening Strike, as well as Dueler’s enthusiasm.

Knife of the Undermountain King

The Knife of the Undermountain King is a very rare shortsword. This weapon will have a 1d6 + 2 damage in addition to the strength or dexterity modifier, dishing out Piercing Damage. This weapon grants Organ Rearranger, which increases the chance of a critical hit, and when the player rolls a 2 damage or less, it allows them to reroll and attack with the highest number.

It also grants Shadow Blade, which, when an enemy is lightly or heavily obscured, allows the player to have advantage on attack rolls against them. In the main hand while proficient with the weapon, it also grants Flourish as well as Piercing Strike.

The Dancing Breeze

The Dancing Breeze is a very rare Glaive. Glaives are not typically finesse weapons, but this one is an exception as it is the only finesse Gaive in BG3.

This weapon will be able to dish out 1d10 +2 as well as strength or dexterity ability modifier as slashing damage. It’s one of the more heavy-hitting finesse weapons, thanks to being a Glaive. In the main hand with proficiency, this weapon will grant the character Rush Attack, Lacerate, Brace (melee), as well as Whirlwind Attack, with the latter being a way to attack all nearby enemies, causing a lot of damage across the board. It also has +2 Enchantment.

Blade of the First Blood

Blade of the First Blood is a legendary Dagger. Taken after defeating Orin, this dagger, when equipped in the main hand, will grant the player the possibility to render enemies vulnerable to piercing attacks.

In the off hand, this weapon will grant Armor Class +1, Bound Weapon, which makes the weapon impossible to knock out the player’s hand, as well as True Strike Repost, allowing the character to riposte and gain true strike when an enemy misses a melee attack.

Shortsword Of The First Blood

Shortsword Of The First Blood is an uncommon shortsword. This shortsword is able to dish out 1d6 in addition to the strength or dexterity modifier of the character with a piercing effect.

When against an enemy with full HP, this shortsword makes use of Break The Unbroken, dealing an extra 1d8 piercing damage to the enemy.

Besides that, in the main hand, it also gives Flourish and Piercing Strike.

Bloodthirst

Bloodthirst is a legendary Dagger. When wielded in the main hand, this dagger will be able to make enemies vulnerable to piercing damage after being hit with it. In the off hand, it will give +1 to the Armor Class, as well as give the character the ability to riposte when a character misses on a melee attack (and grants them True Strike).

In general, this dagger does 1d4 + 2 damage as well as the strength or dexterity modifier. It allows the player to hit critical attacks more often, and gives them True Strike and Bound Weapon. It also has a piercing effect.

Crimson Mischief

The legendary shortsword, Crimson Mischief, is extremely powerful, especially when wielded with their main hand. In this case, it grants the character wielding it extra damage when at advantage, but also extra damage against targets with 50% or less of their HP. Making it especially useful to finish off enemies.

When using it in the other hand, the player will be able to add their ability modifier to their attacks.

Overall, it has a 1d6 + 2 damage, in addition to the strength or dexterity modifier. The extra damage is 1d4 necrotic damage and this weapon also afflicts Piercing damage.

The player will be able to acquire this weapon at the same time as the Blade of The First Blood as well.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is now available to play on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 5.