Best Longswords In Baldur's Gate 3

Highlights

Longswords in Baldur's Gate 3 can be used one or two-handed, with advantages and disadvantages for each style.
Martial Weapon Proficiency and Strength stat are important for effective Longsword use in BG3.
Unique Longswords like Adamantine, Blackguard's, and Duke Ravengard's offer special abilities and bonus damage.

Longswords in Baldur's Gate 3 are versatile melee weapons, which means they can be used in one hand or two. Holding a Longsword in just one hand frees up room for a shield or staff, but players will miss out on some extra damage.

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Players will need Martial Weapon Proficiency to wield Longswords effectively, and they scale with the Strength stat to deal Slashing damage. While the best Longswords in BG3 have extra damage and their unique effects or Actions, they all come with three standard Actions. These are Lacerate, which causes enemies to bleed, Rush Attack, which charges forward, potentially knocking enemies off balance, and finally Pommel Strike, which can be used as a Bonus Action to daze foes.

5 Adamantine Longsword

Base Damage: 2~11

Damage	Rarity	Weapon Skills
1d10 + 1 Slashing (Two-Handed)	Rare	Diamondsbane: If an Adamantine weapon hits an object, the hit is always critical. Lethal Weapon: This weapon ignores Resistance to Slashing damage.

While the Adamantine Longsword doesn't have the best damage, it does have the huge advantage of ignoring any resistance to Slashing damage, a feature that no other Longsword can boast. It is also found incredibly early in the game compared with the other top weapons, raising its worth further.

This Longsword is one of many items that can be crafted at the Adamantine Forge in the Underdark during the last stages of Act 1. Players will need a Longsword Mould and Mithral Ore, both of which can be found nearby.

4 Blackguard's Sword

Base Damage: 4~16

Damage	Rarity	Weapon Skills
1d10 + 2 Slashing + 1d4 Necrotic (Two-Handed)	Rare	Dazing Smite: On a hit infused with a Smite, the target must succeed a Constitution Saving Throw or become Dazed.

Against normal enemies, the Blackguard's Sword has the joint most base damage of all Longswords in BG3, thanks to the additional 1d4 Necrotic damage it deals. With a Weapon Enchantment +2, this weapon is also more likely to land attacks. It is also best in the hands of those with the ability to perform Smites, such as Paladins.

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The Blackguard's Sword is found in Act 3 of the game, inside the Murder Tribunal. More specifically, it is looted from a death knight known as That Which Guards.

3 Duke Ravengard's Longsword

Base Damage: 2~11

Baldur's Gate 3 Voss' Silver Sword (Longsword)

Damage	Rarity	Weapon Skills
1d10 + 1 Slashing	Rare	Stirring Execution: When an enemy is killed, allies within 9 m gain temporary hit points equal to the wielder's Charisma Modifier (minimum 1). Commander's Strike: Direct an ally to strike a foe. The ally uses a Reaction on their next turn to make a weapon attack. Gain +2 Charisma (up to 24).

For players who have a build centered around the Charisma stat, Duke Ravengard's Longsword is one of the best melee weapons available to them. While it only has a +1 Weapon Enchantment on top of the standard damage of all Longswords, it has some great passive effects and an Action that makes any wielder the perfect ally. With this sword in hand, players will be able to heal their friends and command them to perform extra attacks.

The only downside to this weapon is that to acquire it in Act 3 of BG3, players will have to either kill Duke Ulder Ravengard, or at least let things play out in a way where he dies. He can be found attending Lord Enver Gortash's coronation at Wyrm's Rock Fortress.

2 Blade Of Oppressed Souls

Base Damage: 3~15

Damage	Rarity	Weapon Skills
1d10 + 1 Slashing + 1d4 Psychic (Two-Handed)	Rare	Crowning Strike: Unleash the wails of the dead, and possibly instill Crown of Madness in the target.

Damage

Rarity

Weapon Skills

1d10 + 1 Slashing + 1d4 Psychic (Two-Handed)

Rare

Crowning Strike: Unleash the wails of the dead, and possibly instill Crown of Madness in the target.

Despite being found in Act 2 of the game, the Blade of Oppressed Souls is still on par with the other best Longswords in Baldur's Gate 3, at least in terms of raw damage. On top of its bonus Psychic damage, this sword also has a unique action that can instill Crown of Madness, an infliction of the mind, which causes its target to attack the nearest creature (apart from the caster).

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The Blade of Oppressed Souls can be found within the area unlocked by completing the Necrotic Laboratory puzzle, in the Mind Flayer Colony at the end of Act 2.

1 Voss' Silver Sword

Base Damage: 4~16

Damage	Rarity	Weapon Skills
1d10 + 2 Slashing + 1d4 Psychic (Two-Handed)	Very Rare	Interplanar Slayer: This weapon grants a +1d4 bonus to Damage and Attack Rolls against githyanki, aberrations, fiends, and elementals. Wrathful Smith (Lvl 1 Spell): Adds 1d6 Psychic damage to a weapon attack and possibly frightens targets.

With its +2 Weapon Enchantment and an extra 1d4 Psychic damage, it is easy to see why Voss' Silver Sword is one of the best BG3 Longswords. However, this sword becomes even more powerful when wielded against githyanki, aberration, fiends, or elementals, as it is more likely to hit and will deal more damage. Access to the Wrathful Smite spell is also great for finishing off particularly dangerous enemies.

As its name suggests, Voss' Silver Sword belongs to Kith'rak Voss, a githyanki leader, and so players will need to either pickpocket or kill him in the later stages of Act 3, although technically he can be killed in Act 1.