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In Baldur's Gate 3, there are numerous amount of weapons available to discover and obtain during your playthrough, from purchasing them from a vendor to acquiring them through exploration, or even looting and theft.
Among the weapons that can be obtained in Baldur's Gate 3, is the Skinburster. This halberd is one of the best available in the game but is also hiding in plain sight, so can be easily missed. For this reason, it can be helpful to know exactly where to look for this weapon and at what stage of the game it can be discovered.
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How to Get the Skinburster in Baldur's Gate 3
As the Skinburster is one of the most powerful Halberds in Baldur's Gate 3, knowing how to obtain it can greatly enhance many different character builds. Luckily, the Skinburster can be acquired before you even step into Act 2, as it is simply hidden among plain sight within the Githyanki Creche.
To snag yourself the Skinburster, you will need to head inside Creche Y'llek, which is located within the Mountain Pass route. From here,y ou will need to make your way to the room known as Inquisitor's Chambers. If you need some help in locating this area wihtin the Creche, then feel free to refer to the map screenshot below
For many players, you may first have to beat a boss battle encounter against the Githyanki Inquisitor and his allies. After doing so, head into the storage room located on the right side of the chambers. This room will be full of various chests, weapon racks, and shelves for you to search, gaining a huge supply of good loot including alchemy ingredients, tools, and weapons alike.
However, the Skinburster isn't within any of these searchable loot containers. Instead, this weapon can be found hiding in plain sight, leaning up against the back wall of the room. To acquire the Skinburster, you can simply click on it to pick it up and add it to your inventory, where you can then equip it to a character of your choice.
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Skinburster Skills & How to Get the Most Value, Explained
Skinburster Skills & Buffs
- Skinburster Force: When the wielder deals melee damage with this weapon, they gain 2 turns of Force Conduit.
- Force Conduit: Bludgeoning, Piercing and Slashing damage against the affected entity is reduced by 1 per turn remaining. If the entity takes damage while it has 5 or more turns remaining, it deals 1d4 Force damage in a 6m radius. These charges are expended.
In other words, hitting an attack will provide 2 turns of Force Conduit - so you want to prioritize utilizing this weapon with a character who can dish out multiple hits in a single turn, usually through Extra Attack, with a Bonus Action follow-up attack of some kind. By doing so, you will be able to gain 5 turns in a single round, meaning the next time you take damage, you will deal the 1d4 Force Damage in a radius, without expending a Reaction or any other resources.
This extra damage between turns is such a powerful bonus, as it will certainly add up across the duration of an encounter. To maximize effectiveness, there are multiple approaches you can take. First of all, Barbarians, Fighters, and Paladins are the best choices to consider for wielding Halberds, as they operate highly efficiently on the frontline, and can tank incoming damage much more reliably than the squishier Classes.
Great Weapon Master is a Feat that can make Halberds hit significantly harder, essentially operating as a melee variant of the Sharpshooter Feat, taking a -5 to Attack Rolls, but a +10 to Damage Rolls. Alongside Great Weapon Master, the Sentinel and Polearm Master Feats make a very powerful combination to consider. As Fighters gain more Feats than any other Class in the game, this trio of Feats plus an Ability Increase to necessary stat make a great combination.
Polearm Master lets you make a Bonus Attack with the blunt side of your Halberd each turn, but this is not the most important aspect of the Feat. The real power of this ability comes from the option to make an Opportunity Attack whenever an enemy enters your Range. As Halberds are Reach Weapons, this melee range is extended, and will also synergize with Sentinel, which lets you make an Opportunity Attack whenever an enemy within your range attacks an ally. The combination of these Feats means that with proper positioning, you will pretty much be able to ensure you make an Opportunity Attack every round of combat, which will both help deal extra bursts of damage through Great Weapon Master and trigger the Skinburster's Force Conduit.
