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Table of contentsBase Shadowheart information and featuresBest Shadowheart build in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 at a glanceBest Shadowheart build level-by-level Feat and Spell progressionBest weapons, gear, and armor for Shadowheart in BG3Best consumables, potions, and items for Shadowheart in BG3Combat tips for Shadowheart in BG3 Base Shadowheart information and features Starting default stats: STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA13 (12+1) 13 14 10 17 (15+2) 8 Class: Cleric (Trickery) Race: Half-elf (High Elf) Background: Acolyte Racial Features: Darkvision: Can see in the dark up to 12m\/40ft. Fey Ancestry: Advantage on Saving Throws against being Charmed, and magic can't put you to Sleep. Civil Militia: You have Weapon Proficiency with spears, pikes, halberds, and glaives, and Armour Proficiency with Light Armour and Shields.\u00a0 High Half-elf subrace feature: Wizard cantrip (Firebolt) Class Features: Domain Spells: You gain spells from your domain. They are Always Prepared. Equipment proficiency: Simple weapons, flails, morningstars, light armour, medium armour, and shields. Unique Feature: Fear of Wolves: Shadowheart's scalp prickles with fear when she encounters wolves. If she steps within 30ft\/9m of a lupine creature, she must make a Wisdom Saving throw or become Frightened. Overview: Disregarding a custom Tav\/Dark Urge, Hirelings, and complete respecs via Withers, Shadowheart is the only one of your starting companions capable of filling a healer\/support role in your party. You don\u2019t have access to any other companions with healing spells until you can recruit Halsin or Minthara\u2014and even then, their default class abilities are more geared towards DPS with healing as a side utility.\u00a0 So, for most intents and purposes, Shadowheart is your only dedicated healer aside from a cleric or paladin player character. She\u2019s a star player in your party the second you meet her and only gets more essential as enemy levels rise throughout the game. And it\u2019s not just because of her healing, either\u2014the cleric class is especially powerful in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, and Shadowheart can contribute to healing utility as well as enemy control and DPS with just her base cleric abilities. However, in the latter parts of the game\u2014or from the beginning at higher difficulty settings\u2014it\u2019s clear that her default stat spread is far from optimized. Aside from the appropriately high WIS as her primary spellcasting stat, her numbers are averaged across STR, DEX, and CON instead of committing to a solid set of secondary and tertiary stats that take advantage of her existing class and racial features. This means middling to below-average melee damage, AC, initiative, and sturdiness across the board that limits her effectiveness as a frontline supporter or a backline healer.\u00a0 That\u2019s not to say that she isn't effective at all with her default setup. Her stats are perfectly serviceable in most cases\u2014however, if you want to optimize her for Tactician\/Honor mode or just a more streamlined gameplay experience overall, you\u2019ll want to take her to Withers for a respec as soon as possible. Best Shadowheart build in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 at a glance Unlike some other classes, Cleric actually gives you very little to \u201cbuild\u201d on the actual level-up screens themselves. Each level comes with a predetermined list of spells that you can pick and choose from in the spellbook menu at any time outside of combat, so all the permanent Cleric level-up customizations consist of Feat selection and the odd extra Cantrip options.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a breakdown of the selections you\u2019ll be making at every level to use as an easy reference, and we\u2019ll go over the optimal spell loadouts at each level further down.\u00a0 New stat spread: STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA10 14 16 (15+1) 10 16 (14+2) 8 Feat Selection: Level 4 Level 8 Level 12War Caster Ability improvement (plus two WIS) Ability improvement (plus two WIS) *Note that there are multiple late-game items that grant advantage on saving throws. If you have one equipped to Shadowheart, feel free to respec her to have Resilient (Constitution) for extra proficiency points. Class: Cleric 12 \/ Life Domain Level 1:\u00a0 Cleric Cantrips selection: Guidance, Produce Flame, Sacred Flame Level 4: New Cantrip: Resistance Feat selection: War caster Level 8: New Feat: Ability Improvement (plus two to WIS) Level 10:\u00a0 New Cantrip: Thaumaturgy Level 12:\u00a0 New Feat: Ability Improvement (plus two to WIS) Best Shadowheart build in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 stat and subclass breakdown While her new stat spread does take away one point from WIS, the investment into CON is worth it because her ability to keep concentration on spells is a higher priority than her ability to put out consistent damage via high Spell Save DCs. Furthermore, it increases her HP and survivability, which becomes incredibly important as she gains powerful melee spells like Spirit Guardians.\u00a0 The rest of her stats are more flexible and can be rearranged by personal preference. We\u2019ve elected to build her DEX over STR because it gives her better AC, initiative, and ranged weapon damage only at the expense of melee damage. Since Cleric never gets an extra weapon attack (unless you take the War domain) and struggles to keep up with the damage output of other melee classes past level five, this is a pretty good tradeoff to help maximize her combat utility. Being able to act early to set up her concentration spells and position herself goes a long way when playing her as a support character.\u00a0 However, if you\u2019d prefer to build her so that she does more than just look pretty with the goddess-given weapons obtained from her companion quests, you can opt to switch her STR and DEX stats instead. The fact that the Life domain also gives proficiency in Heavy Armor helps offset the AC loss as well. While this does make her a slow combatant that can never really compete with the melee damage of other characters like Karlach, it\u2019s not necessarily a deal-breaker unless you\u2019re playing on Honor mode.\u00a0 Additionally, you can trade off combat efficiency for story utility by investing those points into INT or CHA instead. Our stat spread assumes you\u2019re using her as a companion to another origin character or a custom Tav\/Dark Urge, but the extra points in the latter half of the stat list can really help with passing important story checks when playing as Shadowheart herself as the main protagonist.\u00a0 So why the Life domain?\u00a0 The biggest reason is that it makes her the best at the role she naturally fills as the party\u2019s only cleric. The myriad of healing or heal-augmenting abilities you get from this subclass makes it easier to keep the party on their feet during tough encounters, as well as providing alternate means to heal the party through Channel Divinity charges instead of precious spell slots. Essential high-priority Cleric spells\u2014such as Bless or Mass Cure Wounds\u2014also take up the majority of the Always Prepared Life domain spells, leaving more room and flexibility for other options. Overall, the Life domain makes her a powerful cleric regardless of situation or party makeup, whereas the Trickery domain only really shines when paired with other stealth-oriented classes. While multiclassing into an Assassin Rogue or a Gloom Stalker Ranger as a Trickery Cleric can become extremely powerful, it leaves her support capability a little lacking at higher levels when you\u2019re facing off against devastating attacks from legendary creatures and bosses.\u00a0 Furthermore, Trickery\u2019s main Channel Divinity requires Concentration, but is never more useful in combat than other high-priority and powerful Concentration spells from the basic Cleric spell list. The secondary argument for the Life domain is a little more arbitrary. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 makes no mention of it, but every deity in 5e technically has a handful of domains that they favor for lore purposes. Trickery is the only one of Shar\u2019s domains that is available in BG3, and Sel\u00fbne counts Knowledge and Life among her personal domains.\u00a0 The Knowledge domain is somewhat lackluster from a gameplay standpoint unless you\u2019re specifically playing a Shadowheart origin, making the Life domain a shoo-in for a Sel\u00fbnite Shadowheart companion.\u00a0 However, depending on how much your immersion and roleplay experience is impacted by details like subclasses, you may opt to go with some other powerful domains like Light for Shadowheart instead. The fortunate part is that the bulk of what makes a mono-class level 12 Cleric so powerful in BG3 comes from the base abilities of the Cleric class itself, not the subclass features. You could pick any domain you\u2019d like and change little about Shadowheart\u2019s role in the party and her general gameplay flow.\u00a0 If you\u2019d like to make a more informed decision on whether to keep her original subclass or respec, here\u2019s a quick breakdown of the Trickery and Life Domains. Cleric Subclass features for Trickery, Life, and Light Domain Feature Trickery LifeLevel 1 subclass feature Blessing of the Trickster Disciple of Life Level 1 spells Charm Person Disguise Self Bless Cure Wounds Level 2 Channel Divinity action Invoke Duplicity Preserve Life Level 3 spells Mirror Image Pass Without a Trace Aid Lesser Restoration Level 5 spells Bestow Curse Fear Revivify Beacon of Hope Level 6 subclass feature Cloak of Shadows Blessed Healer Level 7 spells Dimension Door Polymorph Guardian of Faith Death Ward Level 8 subclass feature Divine Strike: Poison Divine Strike: Radiant Level 9 spells Dominate Person Seeming Greater Restoration Mass Cure Wounds Level 1:\u00a0 Trickery:\u00a0 Blessing of the Trickster (Grant another creature Advantage on Stealth checks.) Domain spells: Charm Person (Charm a humanoid to prevent it from attacking you. You gain Advantage on Charisma Checks in dialogue.) Disguise Self (Magically change all aspects of your appearance. Can be cast as a ritual spell outside of combat.) Life: Disciple of Life (Your devotion empowers your healing Spells. When casting a healing spell, the target regains additional 2 plus the spell's level hit points.) Heavy Armour Proficiency Domain spells: Bless (Bless up to 3 creatures. They gain a 1d4 bonus to Attack rolls and Saving throws.) Cure Wounds (Heal a creature you can touch for 1d8 plus your spellcasting modifier.) Level 2:\u00a0 Trickery:\u00a0 Invoke Duplicity\u202f(Channel Divinity Action: Summon an illusion to distract your enemies. You and your allies receive Advantage on attack rolls against a creature if both the attacker and the illusion are within 3m \/ 10ft of it.) Life: Preserve Life (Channel Divinity Action: Evoke a healing energy that restores 3x Character Level hit points to allied creatures. Has no effect on undead and constructs.) Level 3: Trickery Domain spells: Mirror Image (Create three illusory duplicates of yourself to distract attackers. Each duplicate increases your Armour Class by three.) Pass Without a Trace (Call forth a veil of shadow and silence that gives you and nearby allies a plus 10 bonus to Stealth checks.) Life Domain spells: Aid (Bolster your allies with toughness and resolve to heal and increase their Hit Points maximum.) Lesser Restoration (Cure a creature from Diseased, Poisoned, Paralysis, or Blinded statuses.) Level 5: Trickery: Domain spells: Bestow Curse (Curse a creature with your touch. The curse either bestows Disadvantage on Ability checks and Saving throws, Disadvantage on Attack rolls, lets you deal additional damage to the target, or robs it of its Actions.) Fear (Targets drop everything and become Fearful: they have Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack Rolls.) Life:\u00a0 Domain spells: Revivify (Revive a companion. They return to life with 1 Hit point.) Beacon of Hope (Your allies will regain the maximum Hit Points possible when healed. They also gain Advantage on Wisdom Saving throws and Death Saving Throws.) Level 6:\u00a0 Trickery:\u00a0 Cloak of Shadows (Channel Divinity Action: Wrap yourself in shadows to become Invisible if you are Obscured.) Life: Blessed Healer (You regain two plus the spell's level hit points when casting a healing spell on another creature.) Level 7:\u00a0 Trickery:\u00a0 Domain spells: Dimension Door (Teleport yourself and up to one adjacent ally to a place you can see. The ally cannot be larger than Medium.) Polymorph (Transform a creature into a harmless sheep. If the sheep's Hit Points drop to zero, the target reverts to its original form with its original Hit Points.) Life:\u00a0 Domain spells: Guardian of Faith (Call forth a divine guardian that attacks nearby enemies. Every time it deals damage, the guardian loses an equal amount of Hit Points.) Death Ward (Protect a creature from death. The next time damage would reduce it to 0 Hit Points, it remains conscious with one Hit Point left.) Level 8:\u00a0 Trickery:\u00a0 Divine Strike: Poison (Deal 1d8 Poison damage in addition to your weapon's weapon damage.) Life: Divine Strike: Radiant (Deal 1d8 Radiant damage in addition to your weapon's weapon damage.) Level 9:\u00a0 Trickery:\u00a0 Domain spells: Dominate Person (Dominate a nearby humanoid. Allies are unaffected. Every time the creature takes damage, it may repeat the Saving throw against your domination.) Seeming (Disguise up to 4 members of your adventuring party until your next long rest.) Life:\u00a0 Domain spells: Greater Restoration (Touch a creature and negate any Charm, Petrification, Stun, or Cursed statuses.) Mass Cure Wounds (Unleash a soothing hum of energy that heals you and nearby allies for 3d8 plus your spellcasting modifier.) Best Shadowheart build level-by-level Feat and Spell progression Priority spells to keep prepared if you\u2019re choosing a different Domain are marked with an asterisk*.\u00a0 Level 1: Subclass: Life Domain Cleric Cantrips selection: Guidance, Produce Flame, Sacred Flame Domain spells: Bless*, Cure Wounds* Spell loadout: Guiding Bolt, Healing Word, Shield of Faith, Command Other options for spells include Sanctuary if you want to be prepared for potentially dire situations or Bane if you want Shadowheart to be more aggressive with her concentration spells. Inflict Wounds is a powerful spell but a melee one, and ideally, you\u2019d be keeping Shadowheart safely in the back at this level. Protection from Good and Evil may come in handy later on, but this early into the story, you won\u2019t meet many enemies that fall under the affected categories. Create or Destroy Water can be situationally useful outside of battle, so feel free to prepare and then un-prepare it as needed.\u00a0 While it might seem unconventional, the Cleric cantrips include Produce Flame because it\u2019s a more reliable source of cantrip damage than Sacred Flame at early levels. Sacred Flame only starts to kick in later on when Shadowheart\u2019s spellcasting starts to catch up to enemy DEX saves, at which point you can respec her to have Resistance instead. Level 2: Channel Divinity charge Channel Divinity ability: Turn Undead, Preserve Life Spell loadout: Guiding Bolt, Healing Word, Shield of Faith, Command, Sanctuary For now, you should be trying to save your Channel Divinity charges for Preserve Life. While Turn Undead will become an extremely powerful ability later on\u2014especially in the undead-rife settings in Act 2\u2014you won\u2019t find much use for it now. Additionally, you get one more Prepared Spell slot. We recommend Sanctuary to help keep people alive as you start to encounter more powerful enemies while still fielding pretty low AC and HP scores amongst your companions. Level 3: Domain spells: Aid, Lesser Restoration* Spell loadout: Guiding Bolt, Healing Word, Command, Spiritual weapon, Sanctuary, Hold Person The Cleric\u2019s first set of new spells already has a handful of very powerful options to choose from. Spiritual Weapon adds a minor party member to help deal damage, disrupt enemies, and\/or control the battlefield with numbers. Not to mention, it can help target Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing damage vulnerabilities you might encounter that you aren't properly equipped against at the time.\u00a0 Command will still be helpful at this stage, but Shadowheart now also has access to Hold Person, which can be a tide-turner in many battles.\u00a0 Level 4: New Cantrip: Resistance New Feat: War Caster Spell loadout: Guiding Bolt, Healing Word, Command, Spiritual weapon, Sanctuary, Hold Person, Protection From Evil and Good While you may be tempted to take Ability Improvement to bump WIS up to 18, War Caster is a priority as you won\u2019t get the chance to take another feat until reaching level eight at or near the end of Act 2. Shadowheart will gain multiple powerful concentration spells between now and then, and it\u2019s much more effective to ensure that she\u2019s got a good shot at succeeding concentration checks to maintain them.\u00a0 Level 5: Class feature: Destroy Undead Domain spells: Revivify*, Beacon of Hope Spell loadout: Guiding Bolt, Healing Word, Command, Sanctuary, Animate Dead, Mass Healing Word, Glyph of Warding, Spirit Guardians This is where Cleric gameplay really ramps up, especially as you start moving into Act 2 and its horde of undead enemies. First off, you can try to split your Channel Divinity charges between Preserve Life and Turn Undead as needed\u2014Destroy Undead makes Turn Undead effectively a massive AoE attack to all undead in the area that can completely turn the tide against the myriad of shadow-cursed undead in Act 2.\u00a0 Furthermore, you finally get the best Cleric spell you\u2019ll use for the rest of the game: Spirit Guardians. Sometimes affectionately known as the Cleric\u2019s \u201cBeyBlade of Death,\u201d this spell turns Shadowheart into a walking AoE attack that does significant amounts of damage simply by keeping up concentration. However, this also means that you need to start taking Shadowheart\u2019s defense much more seriously with better gear and ally positioning to ensure she doesn\u2019t get downed while in melee range.\u00a0 Level 6: Subclass feature: Blessed Healer Spell loadout: Guiding Bolt, Healing Word, Command, Sanctuary, Animate Dead, Mass Healing Word, Glyph of Warding, Spirit Guardians, Daylight While you won\u2019t get much use for Daylight later on, it\u2019s extremely powerful while you\u2019re trying to navigate the Shadow-cursed Lands due to the number of enemies with light vulnerabilities. Furthermore, Blessed Healer really starts to help keep Shadowheart\u2019s health up while she\u2019s healing party members\u2014eventually, its additional modifiers will make the Ring of Salving redundant if you have that equipped to Shadowheart. Level 7:\u00a0 Domain Spells: Guardian of Faith*, Death Ward* Spell loadout: Guiding Bolt, Healing Word, Command, Sanctuary, Animate Dead, Mass Healing Word, Glyph of Warding, Spirit Guardians, Daylight, Banishment Unfortunately, none of the new spells you get at this level are particularly game-changing the way that acquiring Spirit Guardians is. However, slotting either Banishment can be situationally useful in more difficult battles.\u00a0 Level 8: Subclass Feature: Divine Strike: Radiant New Feat: Ability Improvement (plus two to WIS) Spell loadout: Guiding Bolt, Healing Word, Command, Sanctuary, Animate Dead, Mass Healing Word, Glyph of Warding, Spirit Guardians, Daylight, Banishment,\u00a0 You\u2019ll be taking an Ability Improvement feat to bump up WIS to 18, upgrading all of Shadowheart\u2019s spellcasting by one degree. As previously stated, consider respeccing to give Shadowheart Resilient (Constitution) at level four instead of War Caster if you have a gear piece that grants her Advantage on Constitution Saving throws. Level 9:\u00a0 Domain spells: Greater Restoration*, Mass Cure Wounds* Spell loadout: Guiding Bolt, Healing Word, Command, Sanctuary, Mass Healing Word, Glyph of Warding, Spirit Guardians, Daylight, Banishment, Death Ward, Flame Strike, Planar Binding, Insect Plague From here on out, you should always have a Deva summoned to help you out in fights. Unlike Spiritual Weapon, there\u2019s no time limit, and it doesn\u2019t take up concentration. While it does spend a spell slot, it\u2019s more than worth it to have a flying paladin that can both smite and Revivify in emergency situations.\u00a0 Insect Plague is a great way to create chokepoints that hamper even powerful enemies\u2014however, you should be careful not to place them to choke off your own party members from being able to close in.\u00a0 Level 10: Class Feature: Divine Intervention New Cantrip: Blade Ward Spell loadout: Guiding Bolt, Healing Word, Command, Sanctuary, Mass Healing Word, Glyph of Warding, Spirit Guardians, Daylight, Banishment, Warding Bond, Flame Strike, Planar Binding, Insect Plague, Remove Curse Your choice of Cantrip doesn\u2019t make a huge difference here. Blade Ward can be useful, but you probably won\u2019t have much use for it in actual combat at this level\u2014you may as well take Thaumaturgy for situational bonuses in conversation checks.\u00a0 Remove Curse will also come in handy, especially in Act Three as you encounter more and more cursed items in and out of combat.\u00a0 Level 11: Spell loadout: Guiding Bolt, Command, Sanctuary, Mass Healing Word, Glyph of Warding, Spirit Guardians, Banishment, Warding Bond, Flame Strike, Planar Binding, Insect Plague, Remove Curse, Heroes\u2019 Feast, Planar Ally, Heal Here comes the last big game changer in the Cleric level progression: Heroes\u2019 Feast. It has a massive area of effect that bestows a non-concentration condition that lasts until the next long rest. You should be casting it at the start of every day to grant immunity to Disease and Frightened conditions, Wisdom Saving Throw Advantage, and a max HP bonus of 12.\u00a0 Level 12: New Feat: Ability Improvement (plus two to WIS) Spell loadout: Guiding Bolt, Command, Sanctuary, Mass Healing Word, Glyph of Warding, Spirit Guardians, Banishment, Warding Bond, Flame Strike, Planar Binding, Insect Plague, Remove Curse, Heroes\u2019 Feast, Planar Ally, Heal, Harm Strike, Planar Binding, Insect Plague, Remove Curse, Heroes\u2019 Feast, Planar Ally, Heal, Harm Best weapons, gear, and armor for Shadowheart in BG3 Quality gear will naturally play an important role in achieving the best Shadowheart build in BG3. With a support Shadowheart, it is important to prioritize items that reward her for buffing and healing allies: As we prefer our Shadowheart to be at the back, the best weapon for her was the Markoheshkir, found near the bottom of Ramazith\u2019s Tower. The bonus to attack rolls and spell DCs and the free spell per day are exactly what she needs. Dark Justicar Half-Plate turns Shadowheart into a full-on tank, as she can very easily keep Shield of Faith active at all times. It also gives advantage on Constitution saving throws, which she needs to retain her concentration. Any item that provides a boost to healing or protection is great for Shadowheart, so her best head slot item is Wapira's Crown. It restores 1d6 hit points when healing others, and with Healing Word and Channel Divinity, that\u2019ll happen often. The Fistbreaker Helm is a great option if you want her Hold Persons or Banishments to be more effective. The Amulet of Misty Step is another great item for Shadowheart due to the sheer strength of Misty Step. Clerics don\u2019t get easy access to teleports, so Shadowheart can use this as a bonus action to get to an ally and Heal them. It saved me more than once during Hold Person-athons like the Githyanki encounters in Act Three. The Shield of Devotion is very rare but well worth hunting for, as it allows you to use your reaction to knock an enemy prone when hit with a melee attack unless they succeed a Dexterity Saving Throw. Clerics don\u2019t get many reaction spells in BG3, making this a clear choice for a frontline Shadowheart. The Hellrider\u2019s Pride gloves are perfect for Shadowheart. They let her buff a target with resistance to physical damage (or the entire party) as a bonus action using Healing Word and Mass Healing Word. Boots of Aid and Comfort provide healed targets with a small pool of temporary HP. The Vivacious Cloak, from the Grand Mausoleum, is great for any type of Shadowheart, giving her an easy and consistent source of temporary hitpoints. The Whispering Promise is a must-have ring for a Life Shadowheart, providing massive bonuses to targets whenever you heal them. The other perfect Shadowheart Ring is the Ring of Regeneration, which procs all of your self-healing effects every turn. Hellrider\u2019s Pride plus Whispering Promise makes Shadowheart very hard to kill and a menace on the frontlines. A fully kitted-out healing Shadowheart is a blessing to behold, using Healing Word to restore large amounts of health to allies while also giving them bonuses to attack and saving throws, resistance to physical damage, and temporary HP. She herself copies many of these effects, making her a vicious tank and a potent damage dealer as well. Best consumables, potions, and items for Shadowheart in BG3 The Potion of Speed is by far the best potion in the game, providing double movement speed, an extra action, +2 Armor class, and Advantage on Dexterity Saving Throws. With this, you can move Shadowheart around wherever you need to heal\u2014and it's particularly effective\u00a0when you're saving a downed ally, as you can follow up with immediate Healing.\u00a0 Alternatively, a Hasted Shadowheart can cast a devastating spell like Banishment and then Preserve Life on the same turn\u2014healing and buffing allies at the same time as she removes a big threat from the fight. Healing Potions are a great item for Shadowheart, but not for the traditional reasons. While the Life Domain does not buff their healing, they still count as healing for your magical items. A tapped-out Shadowheart can throw these at allies to grant the buffs of your magic items, which is great. It\u2019s also very important to keep Shadowheart as healthy as reasonably possible anyway. Any throwable with an AoE is also a good choice for Shadowheart. She\u2019s also a reasonable scroll carrier since she\u2019s a good character to wear several items that buff spellcasting DCs. Scrolls use her DCs, so buff them up and watch her \u201ccast\u201d Fireball like a champ. Combat tips for Shadowheart in BG3 Whenever you see enemies ahead and know that a fight is about to happen, cast Bless outside of combat so you don't have to use a turn doing so. Then, Shadowheart's focus in combat should be to heal allies whenever necessary. Early on, this just means keeping them from dying and giving them back their turn when they fall unconscious. However, as soon as you get the Hellrider\u2019s Gloves, this all changes.\u00a0 Heal your allies whenever they are missing health and are in melee combat. This gives them resistance to physical damage as well as various boons from The Whispering Promise. Healing Word is a great way to do this. Additionally, your Channel Divinity: Preserve Life can heal multiple allies as an action, and Mass Healing Word can do so as a bonus action. On the first turn, using Guiding Bolt is the perfect start. It can inflict significant damage, and your allies usually won't need healing this early. As you level up, your first turn will change from focusing on damage to focusing on crowd control. You'll replace Guiding Bolt with spells like Hold Person or Banishment that lock targets out of the fight, and you'll get a Spiritual Weapon that hounds enemies for several turns afterward. Banishment is especially helpful during caster-heavy battles in the late game, when giving enemies too many turns is a death sentence. Try to stay at a medium range from your allies, so you can heal whoever needs it. Don't be afraid to back off with Shadowheart in a fight rather than attacking with her. She\u2019s durable but not made of steel. Feel free to give her cloaks with Absorb Elements, like the Cloak of Elemental Absorption, before specific magic encounters\u2014or against dragons. Approach enemies with Shadowheart only if you have a good reason, like having Spirit Guardians active after healing her and granting her Hellrider resistances. Utilize the Misty Step amulet the moment an ally needs help or if she starts to falter. It's extremely important to keep her alive, as she\u2019s the glue that holds a competent team together. It\u2019s important to treat Shadowheart with respect in fights, as she can deal massive damage with the right investment into spells. That said, there's a fantastic number of healing support items in BG3, and Shadowheart is a highly potent addition to any party.","apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Best-Shadowheart-build-in-BG3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927302"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=927302"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1468444,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927302\/revisions\/1468444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1203839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=927302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=927302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=927302"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=927302"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=927302"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=927302"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=927302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

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