Key Takeaways

• 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, taking their ability score to a maximum of 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 October 13th, 2024, By Vincent Arogya: Baldur’s Gate 3 is a massive game with countless items to discover and experiment with, allowing players to create versatile builds and fine-tune them to their liking. In the same spirit, the following list of Strength items in Baldur’s Gate 3 has been updated with five additional entries, presenting even more ways to make Strength-based characters unstoppable on the battlefield. These new entries include a legendary greatsword, a powerful bow, and several armor options.

15 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 also wearing the mask in a 20M radius.

However, the downside to wearing the Devilfoil Mask is that characters with the mask also suffer from -1 to their Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma abilities. Again, the effect adds up per character wearing the mask.

14 Potion Of Everlasting Vigour

Permanently Increases Strength By +2

• How To Find: In Act 2, players must convince Astarion to bite a Drow vendor, Araj Oblodra, in the Moonrise Towers.
• Item Type: Common potion.

The Potion of Everlasting Vigour is a powerful potion that permanently raises the Strength score by +2. Interestingly, the score applies even above the max base score of 20.

Players who are interested in maximizing their strength score must first focus on getting their base Strength score to 20 and then consume the potion to reap the benefit. Additionally, the Strength bonus will continue to exist even after players change their character class and modify their stats with Withers.

13 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.

12 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 provides advantage on saving throws against the Restrained condition.

11 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 weapon 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.

10 Mirror Of Loss

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

• How To Fi nd: 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.

9 Splint Armor +2

Grants +1 To Strength Saving Throws And Ability Checks

• How To Fi nd: 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 noting that the Splint Armor +2’s heavy armor class imposes disadvantage on stealth checks. Therefore, players should use this armor strategically based on particular combat scenarios.

8 Ring Mail Armor +2

Grants +1 Bonus To Strength Saving Throws & Ability Checks

• How To Fi nd: 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. Additionally, Ring Mail Armor +2 weighs slightly less than the Splint Armor +2.

7 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 travel beneath the House of Grief to discover the Sombre Entrance and challenge Viconia DeVir. Viconia drops the Handmaiden’s Mace; equipping it sets Strength to 18.

The mace is also +2 enchanted, adding +2 to the character’s strength modifier when landing attacks. Additionally, the mace also deals 1d6 equivalent poison damage. The Handmaiden’s Mace is extremely useful if the character’s Strength ability is low and boosts it directly to 18.

6 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.

5 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.

4 Elixir Of Hill Giant Strength

Sets Strength To 21

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

The earliest merchant that sells a stack of Elixir of Hill Giant Strength is Auntie Ethel in Act 1. Players can also purchase the elixir from Derryth Bonecloak in the Myconid Colony, Quartermaster Talli, and Mattis at the Last Light Inn, and Oliver Tefoco at the Beehive General Goods.

Consuming the elixir sets the character’s strength to 21. The effect lasts for a total of 10 turns. Moreover, a long rest resets the increased strength of the elixir. Players can consume the elixir using a bonus action.

3 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 Giths 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.

2 Gauntlets Of Hill Giant Strength

Sets Strength To 23

• How To Find: In Act 3, stolen from a pedestal in the House of Hope.
• Item Type: Very Rare Gloves

The Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength is a piece of missable equipment that must be stolen when players reach the House of Hope when pursuing the “Deal with the Devil” quest. Eventually, players will reach an area with three pedestals, one of which holds the Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength, which must then be stolen.

Equipping the Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength sets the character’s strength to 23 and also grants +1 to strength saving throws. Additionally, if players pursue Helsik’s quest to get these gloves for her, they can later pickpocket Helsik to acquire them.

1 Elixir Of Cloud Giant Strength

Sets Strength To 27

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

The Elixir of Cloud Giant Strength is the best item in Baldur’s Gate 3 that maximizes a character’s strength. Consuming the potion sets the character’s strength to 27, which lasts for 10 turns.

The elixir can be purchased from various vendors across Faerun, but the earliest vendor, Derryth Bonecloak, can be found at the Myconid Colony in the Underdark. Players can also craft this elixir by combining Salts of Cloud Giant Fingernails and any suspension. It’s important to note that the Elixir of Cloud Giant Strength cannot stack with the Elixir of Hill Giant Strength.