Best Strength Items In Baldur’s Gate 3

Summary

• To maximize Strength in Baldur’s Gate 3, focus on getting the base score to 20 and use items like the Potion of Everlasting Vigour to boost it further.
• Items like Devilfoil Mask and Mighty Cloth can give significant boosts to Strength and enhance character abilities.
• Look out for unique items like Handmaiden’s Mace, Club of Hill Giant Strength, and Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength to reach higher Strength levels.

In Baldur’s Gate 3, Strength is an ability score that plays a key role in determining a character’s physical prowess. This ability score governs various character aspects, including attack rolls, athletics, jump distance, and carrying capacity. Strength is primarily associated with melee-focused classes like Barbarian, Fighter, and Paladin.

Players can increase their strength stat by investing in certain feats, increasing their ability score to 20. However, the best way to increase Strength in the game is by using certain strength-scaling items. The following Strength items can make players unstoppable in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Updated January 29, 2025, by Vincent Arogya: Baldur’s Gate 3 offers a vast arsenal of gear, encouraging players to come up with unstoppable builds. Given the game’s ever-evolving depth, this list has been expanded to include new powerful additions to benefit strength-based characters. Whether players are braving to put themselves on the frontlines or shrug off devastating blows, these new entries will help them in dominating enemies with unparalleled might.

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Devilfoil Mask

Increase Strength By +1 Per Every Character Wearing The Same Mask

• How To Find: In Act 1, players can find three Devilfoil Masks in the Gymforge, in the Underdark. The Merregon Legionnaire enemies also drop this mask.
• Item Type: Common helmet.

The Devilfoil Mask
is situational equipment that increases character strength by +1, but there is a catch to it. The increase in Strength when using the Devilfoil Mask scales per creature who’s also wearing the mask in a 20M radius.

However, a downside players need to be aware of when donning the Devilfoil Mask is that characters wearing the mask also suffer from -1 to their Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma stats.

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Handmaiden’s Mace

Sets Strength To 18

• How To Find: In Act 3, dropped by Viconia DeVir in the Cloister of Sombre Entrance.
• Item Type: Very Rare Mace

To acquire the Handmaiden’s Mace
, players must descend beneath the House of Grief to discover the Sombre Entrance before challenging Viconia DeVir. Defeating Viconia DeVir drops the Handmaiden’s Mace, equipping which, sets the wielder’s strength to 18.

The damage dealt by this mace also inflicts bonus damage based on the wielder’s Strength modifier. Additionally, the mace also deals 1d6 equivalent poison damage upon a successful hit.

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Splint Armor +2

Grants +1 To Strength Saving Throws And Ability Checks

• How To Find: Purchased from merchants that offer leveled armor and weapons once the player reaches level 9.
• Item Type: Heavy Armor

The Splint Armour +2
is a late-game armor upgrade that offers the Superior Plate and Body Aid perks. Characters wearing this armor will receive -1 piercing damage and enjoy a +1 bonus to Strength saving throws and ability checks.

However, it’s worth that since the Splint Armor +2 falls under the heavy armor class, the wearer suffers disadvantage on stealth checks. Therefore, it’s advisable that players are mindful of stealth scenarios and switch out their armor before sneaking.

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Ring Mail Armor +2

Grants +1 Bonus To Strength Saving Throws & Ability Checks

• How To Find: Purchased from merchants that offer leveled armor and weapons once the player reaches level 9.
• Item Type: Heavy Armor

The Ring Mail Armour +2
is similar to the Splint Armor +2, offering +1 against Strength saving throws and ability checks. However, instead of protecting against piercing damage, the Ring Mail Armor +2 negates slashing damage by -1.

Much like the Splint Armor +2, characters wearing the Ring Mail Armor +2 will roll disadvantage on stealth checks. The Ring Mail Armor +2 weighs slightly less than the Splint Armor +2.

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Mirror Of Loss

Increases Strength By +2, Up To A Maximum Of 24

• How To Find: Found in the House of Grief in Act 3.
• Item Type: Lore Object

The Mirror of Loss is a special lore object players can encounter in the House of Grief. To effectively use the mirror, a character must first pass a DC25 Arcana or Religion check. Then, any character can proceed to interact with the mirror and surrender one of their memories in exchange for raising any of the chosen stats by +2.

When interacting with the Mirror of Loss to surrender the character’s memory, the first dialogue corresponds to Strength. Players can choose this option and receive a +2 buff to their Strength ability.

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Hr’a’cknir Bracers

Grants +1 To Strength Saving Throws And Mage Hand Bonus Action

• How To Find: Sold by various merchants and can be crafted through alchemy.
• Item Type: Rare Elixir

The Hr’a’cknir Bracers
are a pair of very rare gloves that can be acquired towards the end of Act 2. Right before players leave the Shadow-Cursed Lands and head towards the Baldur’s Gate waypoint, they’ll be ambushed by a group of Githyanki warriors, and the Hr’a’cknir Bracers can be looted from one of the Githiyankis after they’re defeated.

Besides offering +1 to Strength saving throws and the Mage Hand bonus action, the Hr’a’cknir Bracers also allow players to use the Telekinesis spell once per short rest. While these gloves may not be purely Strength-oriented, their versatile spell combination definitely makes them a piece of must-have gear.

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The Mighty Cloth

Increases Strength By +2, To A Maximum Of 20

• How To Find: In Act 2, purchased from Quartermaster Talli at the Last Light Inn.
• Item Type: Rare Clothing

The Mighty Cloth
is a rare garment that increases the wearer’s Strength by +2. In addition to the Strength modifier, the armor also grants the Bull’s Strength condition and Bull Rush class action.

The Bull’s Strength condition doubles the wearer’s carrying capacity and grants advantage on a Strength check. The Bull Rush class action allows the wearer to charge 3m forward and potentially knock enemies back. The Mighty Cloth’s passive feature, Unwavering Bull, prevents the wearer from being pushed back and grants advantage on saving throws against the Restrained condition.

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Harmonium Halberd

Increases Strength by +2, Up To A Maximum Of 23

• How To Find: In Act 2, purchased from Dammon at the Last Light Inn.
• Item Type: Rare Halberd

Among weapons, the Harmonium Halberd
is a unique weapon that increases Strength by +2, to a maximum of 23. However, the cost of using the weapon is that the wielder suffers from -1 in Intelligence and Wisdom.

Proficient characters can also utilize the weapon’s three unique actions: Rush Attack, Lacerate, and Cleave. The Halberd also benefits from the Extra Reach attribute that increases the range of opportunity attacks from 1.5m to 2.5m. The weapon can also be dipped into surfaces to enhance its effectiveness.

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Titanstring Bow

Deals Additional Damage Equivalent To Character’s Strength Modifier

• How To Find: Can be purchased or stolen from the Bugbear Lann Tarv in Moonrise Towers. Additionally, it can be purchased or stolen from Brem after completing his “Find the Missing Shipment” quest.
• Item Type: Rare Longbow

The Titanstring Bow
is a rare longbow that can be purchased from Berm or Lann Tarv in Act 2. Since the bow is classified as a Titan weapon, it deals additional damage equivalent to the player’s Strength modifier, in addition to their Dexterity modifier.

To fully take advantage of this bow, players should consider distributing their ability scores equally into Dexterity and Strength. Archers can achieve this combination by consuming potions of Hill Giant Strength or equipping the Club of Hill Giant Strength to set their Strength at 19.

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Bonespike Garb

Temporarily Gain +15 HP Upon Entering Rage

• How To Find: Sold by the Dragonborn Exxvikyap in Rivington in Act 3
• Item Type: Very Rare Clothing

While the Bonespike Garb
isn’t meant for Strength-based characters, the perks offered by this garb make it too good to pass up. The clothing negates all incoming damage by 2 points, and when the wearer of this garb suffers a melee hit, the attacker also receives Piercing damage equivalent to the wearer’s Constitution modifier.

Additionally, if the garb’s wearer is of the Barbarian class, entering Rage grants them 15 temporary hit points, potentially extending their survivability in combat.

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Club Of Hill Giant Strength

Sets Strength To 19

• How To Find: In Act 1, found by breaking the stool of Hill Giant strength on the highest floor of Arcane Tower.
• Item Type: Uncommon Club

Once players reach the Arcane Tower in the Underdark, they must make their way to the top floor of the tower to find the Stool of Hill Giant Strength. Sitting on this stool sets the character’s Strength to 21, but when they get up, the effect is removed.

Destroying the stool yields one of the chair’s legs as a club, called the Club Of Hill Giant Strength
. Equipping the club sets the wielder’s Strength to 19.

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Sword Of Justice

Grants Tyr’s Protection Bonus Action Per Short Rest

• How To Find: Carried by Anders in Toll House, or rewarded upon killing Karlach in the Hunt the Devil quest.
• Item Type: Uncommon Greatsword

The Sword Of Justice
is yet another solid weapon that can be acquired relatively early in Act 1 of the game. Anyone who wields this blade can cast the special Tyr’s Protection spell as a bonus action once per short rest. The spell applies the Shield of Faith condition, increasing the target’s Armor Class by +2.

With the Sword of Justice in hand, Strength-based characters can also deal additional slashing damage equivalent to their Strength modifier, making it a great pick for early-game builds.

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The Baneful

Chance To Inflict Bane On Hit Target

• How To Find: Sold Burg In Ebonlake Grotto in the Underdark
• Item Type: Rare Shortsword

The Baneful
is a one-handed sword that grants extra damage bonuses to both Strength and Dexterity builds. The weapon is bestowed with the Baneful Bond perk, which has a chance of inflicting the Bane condition on the target.

Despite scaling with both Dexterity and Strength, the Baneful isn’t widely accessible across all Strength builds. Its unique perk only activates when the weapon is ritually bound to an Eldritch Knight or as a Warlock’s pact weapon. This restriction limits the versatility of the Baneful, making it a thematic choice for specific builds that particularly rely on Strength or Dexterity attributes.

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Blooded Greataxe

Deals Additional Slashing Damage When Under 50% HP

• How To Find: Sold by the trader Roah Moonglow in the Goblin’s Camp in act 1.
• Item Type: Rare Greataxe

The Blooded Greataxe
is a powerful Act 1 weapon that shines when the wielder is under 50% of their max HP. Since early-game combat can be quite challenging in Baldur’s Gate 3, the Blooded Greataxe turns out to be a saving grace, which turns the wielder’s weakness into strength.

With the ability to deal an additional 1d4 Slashing damage when under 50% HP, the Blooded Greataxe also deals extra Slashing damage based on the wielder’s Strength modifier.

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Hamarhraft

Deals Thunder Damage When Jumping

• How To Find: Found in a gilded chest in one of the burning houses at Waukeen’s Rest.
• Item Type: Uncommon Maul

The Hamarhraft
is a two-handed maul that comes equipped with the Shockwave perk, which allows the wielder to deal 1d4 Thunder damage in a radius of 3m upon landing a jump. Moreover, the weapon inflicts additional bludgeoning damage based on the wielder’s Strength modifier.

The Hamarhraft’s Shockwave perk and Strength scaling make it an excellent weapon choice for strength-based melee characters, allowing them to deal additional damage both with direct melee attacks and when closing the distance to their targets.

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Gloves Of The Growling Underdog

Grants Advantage On Melee Attack Rolls

• How To Find: Found in crates behind Dror Ragzlin’s throne.
• Item Type: Uncommon Gloves

The Gloves of the Growling Underdog
can be acquired quite early in Act 1 during the infiltration of the Goblin’s Camp. These gloves come with the Underdog Bravery perk, which complements strength-based characters by granting advantage on melee attack rolls while they are surrounded by two or more enemies. Additionally, the wearer of the gloves also enjoys +1 to their Strength saving throws.

While the Gloves of the Growling Underdog are excellent gear for early-game builds, their Underdog’s Bravery perk makes them a viable choice for both Act 1 and Act 2.

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Sussur Greatsword

Silences The Target Upon Failing A DC12 Constitution Saving Throw

The Sussur Greatsword
is yet another early-game two-handed weapon that excels in the hands of a Strength-based character. With each successful hit, this greatsword has a chance of inflicting the Silence condition on the target (if they fail a DC12 Constitution saving throw).

When combined with a Strength build, the Sussur Greatsword inflicts additional Slashing damage equivalent to the wielder’s Strength modifier.

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Balduran’s Gaintslayer

Doubles Strength-Based Bonus Damage

• How To Find: In Act 3, enter the Dragon’s Sanctum and defeat the legendary dragon Ansur.
• Item Type: Legendary Greatsword

The Balduran’s Giantslayer
can be acquired after descending the Wyrm’s Rock Fortress and solving a set of trials, before confronting and defeating the dragon, Ansur! This legendary weapon doubles the damage inflicted by the player’s Strength modifier.

Additionally, the weapon also comes with the Giant Form perk, which grants 27 temporary hit points and advantage on Strength saving throws. When welding this weapon, players can also enjoy advantage on attack rolls against large, huge, and gargantuan creature types.

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The Skinburster

Grants The Wielder Two Turns Of Force Conduit On Successful Melee Hit

• How To Find: Found in the Inquisitor’s Chamber in the Githyanki Crèche
• Item Type: Uncommon Halberd

The Skinburster
is a late-Act 1 weapon that can be picked up in the Githyanki Crèche. The weapon comes with the special Skinburster Force perk, which grants two turns of Force Conduit status effect on the wielder upon successfully inflicting melee damage on a target.

Since the Force Conduit status reduces all incoming Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage, the Skinburster is an excellent weapon for melee-based characters who tend to fight on the front line. In addition to its defensive perks, the Skinburster also deals bonus Slashing damage based on the wielder’s Strength modifier.

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Legacy Of The Masters

Grants +2 To Attack & Damage Rolls With Weapons

• How To Find: Sold by Dammon in Act 3.
• Item Type: Very Rare Gloves

The Legacy of the Masters
is a pair of very rare gloves purchasable from Dammon in Rivington. Despite being a very rare gear type, these gloves don’t come with any innate magical perks. However, they make up for the lack of a magical skill by granting the wearer +2 bonuses to their attack and damage rolls when using a melee weapon, and a +1 bonus to their Strength saving throws.

Strength-based characters who typically prefer powerful close-ranged melee weapons like greatswords, halberds, and axes will gain the most from this pair of gloves.