BG3 Half-Orc Race

Information on the Half-Orc race in Baldurs Gate 3. Best Classes, Basic Info, Comparison to 5e, etc.

Looking for information on the Half-Orc Race in BG3? Get in here! Here you'll find Basic info on the Half-Orc race, "best" classes for Half-Orc, differencec of Half-Orc in 5e vs BG3, and other info!

Note that all races in BG3 gain a +2 and +1 bonus to ANY two Ability Points ("stats") during character creation or while respeccing. And most, if not all racially tied stat bonuses are not present.

Half-Orc Race Basic Information

Here's a summary of the basic racial "traits" of Half-Orc in BG3.

Race Features:

Base Racial Speed: 9m per turn.

Darkvision: Can see in the dark up to 12m.

Relentless Endurance: If you reach 0 hit points, you regain 1 hit points instead of becoming Downed.

Savage Attacks: When you land a Critical Hit with a melee weapon attack, your damage dice are tiples instead of doubled.

Half-Orc has NO Race Actions or Race Cantrips.

Half-Orc has NO Subraces in BG3.

Half-Orc Subrace Modifications

Best Classes for Half-Orc in BG3?

If I was to give a straight answer, the best classes for Half-Orc are melee bruisers. Barbarians, Fighters, Rogues are also OK. Anything that wants to attack and crit in melee! Bonus points for the Fighter subclass, Champion.

Note that there's no right or wrong answer here, haha. There's always a crazy build out there, flavor or RP, or a plethora of other reasons to choose Half-Orc over another with any combination!

Half-Orc in BG3 vs. 5e: Differences

Wondering about the main differences of the Half-Orc race in Baldurs Gate 3 vs. DnD 5e?

In BG3 Half Orcs lose proficiency in Intimidation - which is fine, haha.

Other than that, it's pretty easily a 1:1 transfer. Of course, Half-Orcs get +2 STR +1 CON in 5E which is pretty much given to every race. While this is a strike against Half-Orc, it's still an extremely powerful race choice.

See also: External link to Half-Orc in 5e.

Obviously one of the main blanket changes (I mentioned it above), all races in BG3 get a free +2 and +1 to any two stats of choice, as well as racial stat bonuses being removed.

Summary and Closing

That about wraps it up for BG3's Half-Orc race!