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Baldur's Gate 3: 2024 PHB Gunslinger Deadeye Mod Build Guide
This video introduces the Gunslinger Deadeye build included in the Baldur's Gate 3 2024 Player's Handbook Update mod. It details ability scores, skills, feats, and equipment choices, and demonstrates how to use them in actual combat.
1. 🔫 Introduction to Gunslinger Class and Ability Score Setup
- ✅ Part of the 2024 Player's Handbook All-in-One Beyond Mod created by Yunshik
- ✅ Gunslinger has 6 subclasses
- ✅ The mod adds 30 subclasses to all base game classes, and adds Artificer, Rigger, and Psion classes
- ✅ Gunslingers gain the Quick Draw ability, granting advantage on initiative rolls
- ✅ Proficiency with firearms allows the use of push, slow, and harass abilities
- ✅ Can choose musket or pistol, here we choose dual pistols (works like dual crossbows)
| Ability | Description |
|---|---|
| Dexterity | 16 (Dex build) |
| Intelligence | Needed for casting, but not recommended |
| Constitution | 16 recommended |
00:00 - 00:39
1. 🔫 Introduction to Gunslinger Class and Ability Score Setup
- ✅ Part of the 2024 Player's Handbook All-in-One Beyond Mod created by Yunshik
- ✅ Gunslinger has 6 subclasses
- ✅ The mod adds 30 subclasses to all base game classes, and adds Artificer, Rigger, and Psion classes
- ✅ Gunslingers gain the Quick Draw ability, granting advantage on initiative rolls
- ✅ Proficiency with firearms allows the use of push, slow, and harass abilities
- ✅ Can choose musket or pistol, here we choose dual pistols (works like dual crossbows)
| Ability | Description |
|---|---|
| Dexterity | 16 (Dex build) |
| Intelligence | Needed for casting, but not recommended |
| Constitution | 16 recommended |
00:40 - 01:25
2. ⚔️ Level 2 Class Features: Critical Shot and Risk Dice Utilization
- ✅ Gain Critical Shot at level 2: Increases critical hit chance by 1
- ✅ Consume Risk Dice as a bonus action to gain temporary hit points (number rolled + Gunslinger level)
- ✅ Blindfire Bonus Action: Gain blindsight within 30 feet (until end of turn)
- ✅ Dodge Roll: Use Risk Dice, move 15 feet as a bonus action and reload ranged weapon (ignores opportunity attacks and difficult terrain)
01:26 - 01:43
3. 🏹 Level 3: Combat Style and Subclass Selection
- ✅ Combat Style: Can choose Archery (+2 to ranged weapon attack rolls) or Defense
- ✅ Subclass: Choose from High Roller, Secret Agent, Spell Slinger, Trickshot, White Hat, Deadeye
- ✅ Focusing on Deadeye, can create other subclass builds upon request
01:44 - 02:22
4. 🎯 Deadeye Subclass Abilities: Eagle Eye and Sharpshooter
- ✅ Eagle Eye: Once per turn, if a ranged weapon attack fails, consume a Risk Die and add your Dexterity modifier to the attack roll
- ✅ Sharpshooter: When you don't have disadvantage on ranged weapon attacks, you can stand up from prone by spending only 5 meters of movement speed
02:23 - 02:40
5. 🌟 Levels 4 and 5: Feats and Extra Attack
- ✅ Level 4: Select Alert feat (some feats cannot be selected due to ability score restrictions)
- ✅ Sharpshooter feat can be considered (guns are considered heavy crossbows)
- ✅ Level 5: Gain Extra Attack
02:41 - 03:06
6. 💥 Levels 5 and 6: Gunshot and Sniper Abilities
- ✅ Gunshot: On a critical hit, reduce the target's movement speed and impose disadvantage on attack rolls (10 turns/1 minute)
- ✅ Sniper: If an attack roll fails while hidden, your location is not revealed, can hide as a bonus action
03:07 - 03:39
7. 🛡️ Levels 7, 8: Evasion and Ability Score Improvement/Feat Selection
- ✅ Level 7: Gain Evasion (take no damage on a successful Dexterity saving throw, half damage on a failure)
- ✅ Level 8: Dexterity-based improvement or Sharpshooter selection (increased ranged attack with 2024 Player's Handbook update)
- ✅ Sharpshooter has no disadvantage on attack rolls (similar to Crossbow Expert)
03:40 - 04:09
8. ✨ Levels 9, 10, 11: Improved Critical Shot, Reposition, Overkill
- ✅ Level 9: Improved Critical Shot (increased critical chance)
- ✅ Level 10: Reposition (move half your movement speed as a reaction and disengage, does not consume action/bonus action)
- ✅ Level 11: Overkill (deal an additional 1d8 damage when dealing damage with a ranged weapon)
04:10 - 04:32
9. ⚖️ Level 12: Ability Score Improvement/Feat Selection and Final Level
- ✅ Level 12: Dexterity-based improvement or Crossbow Expert selection (Dexterity +1, add modifier to off-hand attacks)
- ✅ Final Level: Gain Hit Point Dice (5 Risk Dice that recover on a short rest)
04:33 - 04:59
10. 🔫 Equipment: Firearms and Armor
- ✅ Firearms can be purchased from Dammon, etc.
- ✅ Choose musket (single weapon) or dual pistols (dual weapons)
- ✅ Royal Knight Armor can be acquired
05:00 - 05:41
11. 🛡️ Equipment: Cloak, Armor, Gloves
- ✅ Cloak of the Wise Slaughterer: Increased critical hit chance while hidden (synergy with bonus action hide)
- ✅ Ballista Armor: Target becomes vulnerable to piercing damage
- ✅ Infernal Gloves: Add 1d6 fire damage, can use gloves that add additional damage such as Dark Justiciar's Gauntlets and Air Gantle
05:42 - 06:23
12. 🥾 Equipment: Boots and Helmet
- ✅ Boots of Stormy Clamor (knockdown) when using Illithid powers
- ✅ Evasive Shoes (high armor class), Disintegrating Night Walkers (teleport), GameHells Boots (teleport)
- ✅ Mask of Soul Perception: +8 Initiative (mod change)
- ✅ Haste Helm (additional movement speed), Berserker's Horns (additional damage)
06:24 - 06:47
13. 💍 Equipment: Ring and Amulet
- ✅ Ring of Shadow Cloak: 1d4 additional damage to obscured or lightly obscured targets
- ✅ Caustic Band: Additional acid damage
- ✅ Amulet of Health: +3 Constitution (mod change)
06:48 - 07:34
14. ⚔️ Combat Techniques and Strategies
- ✅ Utilize class abilities such as Blindfire, Dodge Roll, and Bite the Bullet
- ✅ Use Arrow Target (free critical)
- ✅ Haste provides Haste action (travel, throw, improvised weapon attack, shove)
- ✅ Utilize Extra Attack and Off-Hand Attack
- ✅ Harass multiple targets with Directional Target
07:35 - 08:26
15. 🏹 Combat Scenarios and Additional Strategies
- ✅ Avoid Starling Strike (consume Risk Dice)
- ✅ Use special arrows since there are no area attacks
- ✅ Additional attack with Haste action
- ✅ Turn off Dual Attack (bonus action available)
08:27 - 09:16
16. 🎯 Additional Combat Tips and Gunslinger Deadeye Build Conclusion
- ✅ Attack multiple targets with Arrow Target
- ✅ Bow attacks give disadvantage to the target
- ✅ Recover health with Bite the Bullet
- ✅ Concluding the introduction to the Gunslinger Deadeye build from the 2024 Player's Handbook update