The best Baldur’s Gate 3 mods add everything from new spells to altered BG3 classes, races from another world, hairstyles, dog armor, and a whole lot more. The BG3 community’s biggest focus, aside from new cosmetic options, is bringing more of Dungeons and Dragons 5e into Larian’s game or expanding on what Larian already implemented, so while some mods change the game completely, most just act as natural complements to the base game experience.
We’ve picked out some of our favorite BG3 mods below, but bear in mind that, like with any mods, these only work on the game’s PC version. You can’t use them on PS5 or the Xbox version, whenever that one launches.
Improved UI
The Improved UI mod is split between actually improving the UI, making it easier to see important pieces of information, and prepping the game for other modded content, including backgrounds, modded class and race icons, and more. It’s handy on its own and essential if you’re doing any other kind of serious modding.
5e Spells
This is easily the best BG3 mod. Modder Celes added a substantial number of spells from D&D 5e and even a selection of “homebrew” spells created by enthusiasts, and they add so many more ways for spellcasters to interact with the world.
You’ve got new ritual spells, a bigger selection of Cantrips – probably my favorite addition, considering how small the vanilla Cantrip pool is – more healing options, better uses for the War Caster feat – it’s an impressive achievement and an enriching one.
Daughter of Lolth
I respect and appreciate Larian for not letting us have it all. Choices have consequences, and if you decide to murder a bunch of innocent refugees, well, you have to live with that. I also sometimes want to gather all the Baldur’s Gate 3 companions into one big, dysfunctional, murderous, and mildly deranged family, consequences or no.
The Daughter of Lolth mod is an almost-lore-friendly way to do that and get Minthara on your team without alienating Wyll, Karlach, and Halsin or killing the Tieflings. She’ll be unconscious at the end of Act 1 and then join at Moonrise Towers with the rest of her romance and companion options intact. You miss a small part of her story at the end of Act 1 this way, but hey, it’s better than nothing.
Unleashed mods
Mharius created a whole range of “Unleashed” mods for most races and several classes, including Paladins, Warlocks, and Sorcerers. “Unleashed” sounds dramatic, but the changes are actually pretty low-key and complement their base-game abilities in a natural way.
Drow are more intimidating, for example, while classes get additional proficiencies and some nice little bonuses. The Warlock gets some much-needed extra spell slots, new feats, and even some fresh Pact boons, which make it a more well-rounded and enjoyable class to play. There’s one for the Bard, one for feats, heck, even one that makes certain weapons better.
Tav’s Hair Salon
More hairstyles! That’s always a good thing. The downside is that this mod, for now, only works with the more popular races – elves, half-elves, drow, humans, and tieflings – and mainly for body style one.
Tactician Plus
If your BG3 skills are on another plane and regular Tactician is too easy for you, check out Feriat111’s Tactician Plus mod. It comes with several difficulty options that boost or lower attack and saving roll modifiers, and you can even mess with an HP slider. Better still, the mod has an option where you can lower enemy health, but keep the improved stats and AI changes if you want a more tailored, less overwhelming challenge.
WASD Movement
This mod is a small one, but I love it. One of the things I like best about playing BG3 on PS5 is the extra little sense of immersion from controlling the party directly with the control stick. You don’t get that with mouse controls, but Ch4nKyy’s WASD Mod lets you bind movement to the WASD keys. You can use it with multiplayer – splitscreen or otherwise – even if the other player doesn’t have the mod installed, which is a rarity for most mods.
Fantastical Multiverse
Fantastical Multiverse combines the ambition of 5e Spells with a splash of fan fiction. Creator Dungeons and Souls expanded the list of playable races so it includes several classic D&D options that didn’t make the cut in BG3 and a whole lot more. Sea elves, half-orcs, kobolds, even some FFXIV races all show up, and they all have a unique set of race-based dialogue options and combat perks. The mod is gigantic, so it’s no surprise this is still a work in progress with more races planned for future updates.
Party Limit Begone
Why settle for a party of four? Is what Sildur asked, and then they came up with Party Limit Begone as an answer. This mod is mainly aimed at multiplayer parties, as it raises the number of players to eight and the number of characters in a single party to 16. You might want to install Tactician Plus, though. 16 characters ganging up on one lowly goblin doesn’t seem all that fair.
Black Dye
Baldur’s Gate 3’s dye options range from lush and bold to safe and standard, but the one thing there isn’t is just a plain black. How can you play an edgy necromancer or Dark Justiciar without black armor? Well, now you can. Aetherpoint’s Black Dye mod squirrels some vials of the stuff away across each act, and some vendors sell it too. One bottle has unlimited uses, and it looks excellent on pretty much everything.
Better Dual-Wielding
Dual-wielding weapons is fine in BG3, but this mod makes it so much better. TumblingLemmings created a system that lets you customize how you dual-wield, bundling the off-hand action into the main attack and giving you the option to create combo hits with main and off-hand attacks. It makes dual-wielding a more interesting and rewarding combat option and helps you get the most out of a few feats as well.
Half-Demon Cambion
Creator Eternaldole made a new sub-race, but it’s really more of a class. The Campion is a winged demon with a bundle of special powers and spells, including the option to summon other Cambions, healing spells, and a transformation that makes you even more powerful. It’s definitely not lore-friendly – there’s no reason why a lowly Campion should be able to summon Zariel’s closest allies, for example – but it’s a lot of fun anyway.
Undead Warlock class
Don’t get me wrong, I think Wyll is a great character and an asset to any party. The Warlock in general, however – not so much. To me, it feels a bit lacking, so CyberSpektre’s Undead subclass is a welcome addition. It brings the 5e subclass to Larian’s RPG as a blend of debuffing, support options, and powerful spells, and there’s a set of six undead patrons to ally yourself with as well. It works on its own or with other Warlock custom creations, though you’ll need the Improved UI mod and a few others to get it going.
Transmog Enhanced
Dying armor is great, but you know what’s even better? Making that really sick piece of chain mail with the excellent boons look like something that has actual style. Transmog Enhanced lets you transform the look of nearly every item, even quest items. There are a few caveats and additional mods you need, but getting it to work is fairly straightforward.
Invincible Scratch
A strong candidate for the best BG3 mod period. Assuming you find Scratch near the ruined village in Act 1, you can bring him back to camp and summon him in the overworld or even in battle. He might be the best boy ever, but he’s still just a dog. It takes very little to send him into the great beyond. Oogabooga66’s invincibility mod keeps your best furry friend alive and even gives him some handy new skills.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
