Best Mods For The Fighter Class In BG3

Key Takeaways

• Fighter Unleashed mod lets players experience BG3 as a one-person army, providing balanced yet easier gameplay.
• Samurai subclass mod adds grounded flavor to combat, enhancing player variety without straying from BG3’s spirit.
• Shields Overhaul mod makes shields more effective by reducing incoming damage directly, improving combat viability.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is doubtlessly one of the most impactful games of all time. By sales alone, it has reached a colossal audience, and it continues to impress how much depth there is in a single title, honoring the legacy of CRPGs and D&D campaigns that have come before it.

Players and DMs alike have been taking inspiration from the game to work into their own campaigns, but like D&D proper, a little bit of homebrew never goes astray to help make this game feel more detailed and immersive. The Fighter class, often a mainstay for aggressive, front-on tactics, is already incredibly well-rounded, but these mods either directly or indirectly help enhance the fighter into an even more fearsome foe.

1 Fighter Unleashed

A Potent Reimagining Of The Fighter

The Fighter Unleashed is the perfect class for those who want to experience Baldur’s Gate 3 as a one-person army. This mod is balanced, but absolutely makes the game easier, giving players fighter-based boons that most DMs wouldn’t hand their players for free at gunpoint.

There is a subtler version that simply augments the existing fighter class, so no matter what players are after, the Fighter Unleashed mod has them covered. This is definitely a mod to check out if combat is something players want to coast through.

2 5e Rune Knight – Fighter Subclass

Adds The Iconic Subclass To BG3

Among some of the best fighter subclasses is the Rune Knight. Utilizing powerful giant runes, these knights get an excellent new layer of utility to any party, and the flavorful giant powers are another great feature.

Remaining as faithful to the 5e subclass as possible, this mod adds the Rune Knight as an option for players to undertake, and better still, includes compatibility for mods that take players up to level 20.

3 5e Samurai – Fighter Subclass

Embody The Fighting Spirit Of The Samurai

The Samurai was always an excellent choice for players wanting to take on a flavorful but inherently grounded subclass option for D&D. Many of the additional fighter subclasses had their powers in some way augmented with magic or other sources, but the Samurai is an implacable and fierce fighter with nothing but their sword and wits.

Like Sumradagnoth’s other subclass mods, this is a faithful and mechanically friendly subclass mod that doesn’t destroy the spirit of BG3, just adding in some more variety for players looking to change their playstyle.

4 Amakuni Katana

Powerful, Lore Friendly Katanas

Many massive RPGs such as Elden Ring have embraced the katana, but BG3, adhering strictly to its fantasy aesthetic, seems to miss out on these graceful and powerful weapons. This mod adds several lovingly rendered katanas into the game.

Their implementation is immersive and lore-friendly, and the katanas are so well-rendered that even being outside the game’s typical aesthetic doesn’t make them feel out of place – this is a great mod that expands the Fighter’s weapon variety, especially useful for those who use the above samurai mod.

5 The Treasure Trove – Weapons And Equipment

Affords Fighters A Huge Wealth Of Equipment

It’s often said there’s a martial caster disparity in D&D 5e – that Wizards grow too powerful at certain levels and leave martial classes like Fighters and Barbarians in the dust. This issue really does come down to what kind of table the DM is running, and it’s not especially prevalent in BG3, but for those who feel the fighter needs an extra early boost, this is the mod for them.

This mod gives players the option to purchase a backpack filled with incredible pieces of weapons and armor, each in three tiers of rarity that denote their power. This means that those not looking to completely sully the spirit of the game can begin with the rare items and work their way up to legendary at their own pace.

6 Shields Overhaul

Makes Shields More Effective

Shields have always provided an impressive benefit to players who can utilize them in Baldur’s Gate 3, often Fighters or Paladins, but this mod makes shields more reactive and useful, without completely changing how combat works.

Shields now reduce incoming damage directly instead of just providing an AC buff, and there are plenty of ways to utilize new shield skills in combat, implemented by this mod, that make shields more viable than ever in any encounter.

7 5e Arcane Archer – Fighter Subclass

An Excellent New Specialization

Many games showcase archers as a thrilling and exciting tactical build, but in Baldur’s Gate 3, they’re often lost in the shuffle of available options, with no subclasses really honing in on an archer build.

The Arcane Archer subclass mod changes this, giving Fighters an option to specialize further into archer and augment their arrows with magical power. This mod is a fair and balanced adaption of the 5e subclass for players to take on and still get an immersive BG3 experience.

8 Eldritch Knight Rework

Changes Up The Vanilla Subclass

Rounding out the improvements for Fighters in BG3 is a fantastic Eldritch Knight rework that changes the way these arcane Fighters utilize both their swords and spells in battle. This mod enhances the class in an immersive and unobtrusive way.

Eldritch Knight now borrows minor features from other classes and subclasses to better enhance its utility. An early example of this is that the Eldritch Knight gains spell sculpting, an evocation wizard feature that allows allies to not be affected by AOE attacks.