Gale Companion Build Guide

Welcome to my Gale Build Guide for Baldur’s Gate 3! The goal of this guide is to show you the best way to setup Gale in BG3. You can follow the recommendations below to play with Gale as your main character or have him assist your Tav as a Companion!

Table of Contents

• Who is Gale
  • How to Recruit Gale
  • Origin Info
• Best Class
• Wizard Class
  • Evocation Subclass
• Additional Info
• How to Play Gale
• Build Leveling Options
• Best Weapon
• Best Armor

Who is Gale in Baldur’s Gate 3?

Gale is one of the available Origin Characters that you can pick in Baldur’s Gate 3. As an origin character, you can pick Gale at the start of the game as your main character and complete the game with him. Alternatively you can recruit him as a Companion and let him join your party.

How to Recruit Gale in BG3?

You can find Gale near the crashed Nautiloid during Act 1, at the Roadside Cliffs Waypoint. When you approach the Waypoint, you will find instead an unstable “Ancient Sigil Circle“. Interact with the Circle, so Gale can reach out and ask for assistance. By passing a simple ability Check you can pull Gale out of the unstable circle and recruit him. If you fail two checks however, Gale will disappear and you will lose your chance to add him to your team.

Gale Origin Info

Origin Characters have their own unique background, Class, abilities, skills and of course Race. Some of these options are impossible to change but you can alter the rest. As an Origin Character Gale comes with the following:

• Race: Human
• Class: Evocation Wizard
• Bakcground: Sage
• Skills: Arcana, History, Investigation, Insight, Persuasion

It is impossible to change the Race and Background of Gale in BG3 but we can pick a more appropriate Class, abilities and skills that will help more in the game!

What is the Best Class for Gale in Baldur’s Gate 3?

The Best Class for Gale in Baldur’s Gate 3 is Evocation Wizard! Gale shines as a spellcaster, so it is better to keep leveling him up as an Evocation Wizard. As a Wizard, Gale can learn powerful offensive Spells that can devastate enemies and offer valuable AOE capabilities. Starting tough fights with a Fireball or another strong Spell can destroy multiple enemies and make your life a lot easier. To maximize Gale’s potential as an offensive Spellcaster, this Build Guide will focus on Fire damage based Spells!

If you wish to alter Gale’s Class entirely, you can easily do it with the help of Withers! You can find Withers by clearing the Dank Crypt early in the game, near your starting location. After that, Withers will join your camp and offer various services, including the ability to change Classes!

Wizard Class in Baldur’s Gate 3

The Wizard is a Spellcaster Class in Baldur’s Gate 3, with access to some powerful Elemental based and Necromancy Spells! A hard Class to master that rewards you with powerful spells and fun gameplay. Wizards can learn even more Spells from Scrolls they find! When you find a Scroll with an unknown Spell, you can choose to learn it and add it to your Spell Pool! However they cannot use all the Spells they know freely. Wizards have to Prepare a certain number of Spells before they can use them in combat. You can swap Prepared Spells at will as long as you are out of combat.

Arcane Recovery is also a unique Wizard Class mechanic that allows you to restore Spell Slots once per day, when out of combat! Like this you can always have your strongest Spells ready before an important fight. Combining this mechanic with Spellcrux Amulet, allows you to recover more Spell Slots and have your favorite Spells ready when you need them. The Wizard is a powerful and flexible Caster in BG3 thanks to its special mechanics.

Evocation Wizard Subclass in BG3

The Evocation Subclass grants access to powerful offensive Spells but also creates safe pockets for your Companions to avoid friendly damage. This unique mechanic of the Evocation Subclass, makes the Wizard a perfect Class to dish out massive damage with AOE Spells without any fear of hurting your allies. These are all the Subclass Features you can unlock:

• Level 2: Evocation Savant – Halves the cost to learn Evocation Spells from Scrolls, Sculpt Spells – Creates pockets of safety within your Evocation Spells.
• Level 6: Potent Cantrip – Your Cantrips become harder to evade.
• Level 10: Empowered Evocation – You can add your Intelligence Modifier to damage rolls with any Evocation Spell.

Gale Build Additional Info

Below you can see the best options for Gale as a Fire Wizard. Which abilities to choose and the best skills you should take.

Gale Fire Wizard Abilities

Intelligence is the most important ability for Gale as a Fire Wizard in Baldur’s Gate 3! Intelligence determines how strong and effective your spells will be, so get this ability as high as possible. Constitution is important to get more Health and be easier to survive attacks. Dexterity on the other hand can boost your initiative and allow you to hit early in fight. If you play Gale as your main character then you might also want to put a few points to Charisma, for better dialogue results. For a powerful Gale Evocation Wizard Build you should allocate your abilities like this:

• Strength – 8
• Dexterity – 14
• Constitution – 15
• Intelligence – 17
• Wisdom – 10
• Charisma – 10

Gale Skills

There is no reason to change the original Skills for Gale. They are good for him and fit his Wizard role and Build. So keep Arcana, History, Investigation, Insight and Persuasion as his Skills.

How to Play Gale Wizard Build in BG3

Gale is a Spellcaster that hits hard with Spells from range! He is fragile though and you should avoid melee combat. Keep him as far away from the enemy and fire AOE Spells to thin out hostile numbers fast. Thanks to his Sculpt Spells Subclass feature, you can get your melee characters near the enemy to keep them occupied, then fire strong AOE Damage Spells with Gale at them without fear of hurting your team!

His Fireball spell deals massive damage to enemies and it becomes available early in the game. With Counterspell you can disrupt hostile Spellcasters and protect your group. Evard’s Black Tentacles offers valuable Crowd Control while Globe of Invulnerability will keep you alive when facing dire threat! Gale is a pure Spellcaster that can deal massive damage from distance but cannot help in melee range.

Gale Fire Wizard Build Leveling Process in Baldur’s Gate 3

Below you can find the best options and spells for Gale in every level. Follow these recommendations to create a powerful Gale Build that can devastate your enemies with Evocation Spells.

Level 1 Best Options

At level 1 you pick Cantrips, learn your first Spells and Prepare appropriate Spells for Combat! The Best Cantrips for Gale at level 1 are:

• Fire Bolt: Fire Damage Cantrip!
• Poison Spray: Deals Poison damage to enemies nearby.
• Shock Grasp: Melee Range Cantrip that has advantage against enemies with metal armor.

The above Cantrips offer an offensive option against every type of enemy and every range! You can learn up to 6 Spells:

• Grease. Covers the ground with grease which you can set alight with your Fire spells!
• Witch Bolt. Link yourself to a target and deal extra damage each turn by activating it.
• Thunderwave. Deals Thunder damage and pushes away enemies.
• Tasha’s Hideous Laughter. Powerful Crowd Control Spell that puts enemies in the prone state. Targets are unable to move or act and end up losing their turn!
• Magic Missile. Magic Missile is a potent offensive spell that fires magical darts to enemies.
• Burning Hands. Burning Hands has short range but deals Fire damage to every enemy it hits!

From the spells above prepare the following four(4):

• Grease
• Burning Hands
• Magic Missile
• Tasha’s Hideous Laughter

Level 2 Best Options

At level 2 you can pick your Wizard Subclass! Pick Evocation for access to powerful offensive Spells and unlock the Evocation Savant and Sculpt Spells Subclass Features! Learn the following spells:

• Feather Fall: You and Allies gain immunity to falling damage.
• Chromatic Orb: Hurl a sphere that deals Elemental Damage.

Prepare these five(5)Spells:

• Grease
• Burning Hands
• Magic Missile
• Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
• Chromatic Orb

Level 3 Best Options

At level 3 you unlock Level 2 Spells and can learn:

• Scorching Ray: Hurl 3 rays of fire.
• Hold Person: Hold a humanoid enemy still.

You can now prepare six(6) Spells:

• Grease
• Burning Hands
• Magic Missile
• Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
• Chromatic Orb
• Scorching Ray

Level 4 Best Gale Build Options

When you reach level 4 you can pick your first Feat! Feats are powerful passive effects that can enhance your play style or help you alter your build! You can pick 3 Feats for your Gale Build at levels 4, 8 and 12! As your first Feat, pick Ability Improvement and add 2 points to Intelligence. Like this your Intelligence score will rise up to nineteen(19) and your Fire Wizard will be more effective! The Best Feats for Gale as a Wizard are Ability Improvement, Spell Sniper and Elemental Adept! Learn these two Spells:

• Misty Step: Teleport around the area.
• Cloud of Daggers: Damage AOE Skill.

Prepare the following seven(7) Spells:

• Grease
• Burning Hands
• Magic Missile
• Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
• Chromatic Orb
• Scorching Ray
• Misty Step

At this level you can also pick one more Cantrip. Choose Blade Ward, to protect yourself from Bludgeoning, Piercing and Slashing Attacks.

Level 5 Best options

When you reach Level 5 you unlock level 3 Spells and can learn two more:

• Fireball: Massive Fire AOE damage spell.
• Counterspell: Stop hostile spells.

Prepare nine(9) Spells:

• Grease
• Burning Hands
• Magic Missile
• Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
• Chromatic Orb
• Scorching Ray
• Misty Step
• Fireball
• Counterspell

At level 5 Gale starts to shine as a Spellcaster, thanks to the two new spells. With Fireball, Gale can devastate multiple enemies, while Counterspell stops hostile spellcasters from hurting your team!

Level 6 Best Options

At Level 6 you unlock another Evocation Subclass feature, Potent Cantrip, that makes your Cantrips more effective. Learn these two spells:

• Sleet Storm: Disrupts enemy spellcasters and creates an ice surface.
• Grant Flight: Bestow the ability to Fly upon yourself or an ally.

Prepare ten(10) Spells:

• Grease
• Burning Hands
• Magic Missile
• Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
• Chromatic Orb
• Scorching Ray
• Misty Step
• Fireball
• Counterspell
• Hold Person

Level 7 Best Options

You can now start using powerful Level 4 Spells with Gale! Learn:

• Fire Shield: Summon a Fire or Ice Shield to provide protection against Ice or Fire.
• Wall of Fire: Create a Wall of Fire!

and prepare eleven(11) Spells:

• Grease
• Burning Hands
• Magic Missile
• Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
• Chromatic Orb
• Scorching Ray
• Misty Step
• Fireball
• Counterspell
• Hold Person
• Wall of Fire

Level 8 Best Gale Wizard Build Options

At Level 8 you can pick another Feat for your Gale Build. For your second Feat pick Spell Sniper! Spell Sniper decreases the number you need to roll a Critical Hit while attacking with a spell by 1, making it easier to score critical hits! You can also pick another Cantrip of your choice. Eldritch Blast is a great option if you want to diversify your offensive capabilities. Learn these two Spells:

• Haste: Cast Haste to you or an ally to become faster, gain an action and extra armor.
• Fear: Fear enemies.

Prepare twelve(12) Spells:

• Grease
• Burning Hands
• Magic Missile
• Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
• Chromatic Orb
• Scorching Ray
• Misty Step
• Fireball
• Counterspell
• Hold Person
• Wall of Fire
• Sleet Storm

Level 9 Best Options

You can now use Level 5 Spells! Learn:

• Conjure Minor Elemental: Summon a Minor Elemental to fight alongside you.
• Hold Monster: Paralyze a creature.

Prepare thirteen(13) Spells:

• Grease
• Burning Hands
• Magic Missile
• Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
• Chromatic Orb
• Scorching Ray
• Misty Step
• Fireball
• Counterspell
• Hold Person
• Wall of Fire
• Sleet Storm
• Fire Shield

Level 10 Best Options

At level 10 you unlock your final Evocation Subclass feature, Empowered Evocation, that makes your spells more effective. You can also pick one more Cantrip. Choose Acid Splash to diversify your offensive capabilities. Learn the following two spells:

• Remove Curse: Remove all curses from a creature.
• Dimension Door: Teleport you and one ally to a place you see.

Prepare fourteen(14) Spells:

• Grease
• Burning Hands
• Magic Missile
• Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
• Chromatic Orb
• Scorching Ray
• Misty Step
• Fireball
• Counterspell
• Hold Person
• Wall of Fire
• Sleet Storm
• Fire Shield
• Cloud of Daggers

Level 11 Best Options

At level 11 you unlock even more powerful Level 6 Spells! Learn:

• Sunbeam: A beam that deals radiant damage.
• Globe of Invulnerability: Creates a barrier that make everything inside immune to all damage.

and prepare fifteen(15) Spells:

• Grease
• Burning Hands
• Magic Missile
• Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
• Chromatic Orb
• Scorching Ray
• Misty Step
• Fireball
• Counterspell
• Hold Person
• Wall of Fire
• Sleet Storm
• Fire Shield
• Cloud of Daggers
• Globe of Invulnerability

Level 12 Best Gale Evocation Wizard Build Options BG3

Finally at level 12 you unlock your third Feat, two new Spells and can Prepare sixteen Spells for combat! For your final Feat pick the Elemental Adept: Fire to further boost your damage and effectiveness with Fire Damage Spells! With this Feat, Spells you cast and attacks you make ignore Resistance to Fire Damage. In addition, when you deal Fire Damage with a spell, you cannot roll a 1. Learn these two spells:

• Blur: Attackers have Disadvantage on Attack Rolls against you.
• Evard’s Black Tentacles: Make an area Difficult Terrain, that also attack creatures within it.

Prepare the following Sixteen(16) Spells:

• Grease
• Burning Hands
• Magic Missile
• Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
• Chromatic Orb
• Scorching Ray
• Misty Step
• Fireball
• Counterspell
• Hold Person
• Wall of Fire
• Sleet Storm
• Fire Shield
• Cloud of Daggers
• Globe of Invulnerability
• Evard’s Black Tentacles

What is the Best Weapon for Gale Build in Baldur’s Gate 3?

The Best Weapon for Gale as a Fire Evocation Wizard Build in Baldur’s Gate 3, is Markoheshkir! A legendary Quarterstaff and one of the Best Staff Weapons in BG3 that offers a variety of useful effects:

• Arcane Enchantment – You gain a +1 bonus to Spell Save DC and spell attack rolls.
• Arcane Battery – Alleviate the arcane burden of spellcasting with the power of this staff. The next spell you cast doesn’t cost a spell slot.
• Kereska’s Favour – Imbue yourself with the power of Acid, Poison, Thunder, Lightning, Cold or Fire, gain resistance to the appropriate element and 2 powerful Spells you can cast.
• Weapon Enchantment +2
• Versatile

You can get Markoheshkir in the Sorcerous Sundries store in Baldur’s Gate Act 3. The staff is located a couple floors below Lorroakan’s location and it is easy to miss it. Another good alternative is the Staff of Spellpower. A very Rare Quarterstaff, similar to Markoheshkir, that you can get inside the House of Hope, during Act 3. The Staff of Spellpower offers:

• Arcane Enchantment – You gain a +1 bonus to Spell Save DC and spell attack rolls.
• Arcane Battery – Alleviate the arcane burden of spellcasting with the power of this staff. The next spell you cast doesn’t cost a spell slot.
• Weapon Enchantment +2
• Versatile

Some good early game alternatives include the Staff of Crones and Cacophony! Staff of Crones is an uncommon Weapon that you can get in the treasure room of the Ancient Abode beneath Auntie Ethel’s Teahouse in Act 1, that grants you the Ray of Sickness Spell. Cacophony on the other hand is a rare Quarterstaff that you can get form Lady Esther in the Mountain Pass, right outside the Rosymorn Monastery and offers the Thunderous Smite Spell. The table below shows you the best Gear for the Gale Build, as well as early alternative options you can use.

Piece	Best	Early Game
Head	Hood of the Weave	Hat of Fire Acuity
Cape	Cloak of the Weave	Cindermoth Cloak
Chest	Robe of the Weave or Potent Robe	Obsidian Laced Robe
Gloves	Quickspell Gloves or Helldusk Gloves	Bracers of Defense
Boots	Helldusk Boots	Boots of Genial Striding
Necklace	Spellcrux Amulet	Necklace of Elemental Augmentation
Ring	Killer’s Sweetheart	Ring of Mental Inhibition
Ring	Ring of Regeneration	Ring of Protection
Weapon	Markoheshkir	Staff of Crones or Cacophony

What is the Best Armor for Gale Build in Baldur’s Gate 3?

The Hood of the Weave is the best head armor for the Gale Wizard Build in BG3. A Very Rare armor that you can get from Mystic Carrion in Baldur’s Gate, in Act 3 and offers the Arcane Enchantment Effect. Arcane Enchantment grants you a +2 bonus to Spell Save DC and Spell attack rolls. Cloak of the Weave is the best Cape Armor and you can buy it from Helsik at Devil’s Fee in Act 3. It offers Arcane Enchantment and Absorb Elements.

For the chest you can wear either the Robe of the Weave or Potent Robe. Robe of the Weave is a Very Rare clothing that you can get in the Sorcerous Sundries store in Baldur’s Gate Act 3 along with Markoheshkir and offers:

• Arcane Enchantment – you gain a +1 bonus to Spell Save DC and Spell attack rolls.
• Weave Eater – Whenever the wearer succeeds a Saving Throw against a spell, they regain 1-6 hit points.
• Armor Class +2

Potent Robe on the other hand is also a Very Rare Clothing that you can get as a Quest Reward for Rescuing the Tieflings and offers:

• Gregarious Caster – Your cantrips deal additional damage equal to your Charisma Modifier.
• Well-Liked and Well-Fortified – At the beginning of the wearer’s turn, the robe activates, granting them temporary hit points equal to their Charisma Modifier.
• Armor Class +1

The Quickspell Gloves or Helldusk Gloves are the best for the gloves Armor slot. You can buy Quickspell Gloves from Rolan at the Sorcerous Sundries in Act 3 and they grant you Quickspell Flinger: Cantrips that cost an action cost a bonus action instead. This effect can be used once per Short Rest. You can loot the Helldusk Gloves from Haarlap in the House of Hope again in Act 3. These gloves offer:

• Infernal Acuity: You gain a +1 bonus to Spell Attack Rolls and Spell Save DC.
• Infernal Touch: Your weapon attacks deal an additional 1-6 Fire damage. Your unarmed attacks deal an additional 1-6 Necrotic damage, and can possibly inflict Bleeding.
• Strength Saving Throws +1
• Rays of Fire Cantrip

The Helldusk Boots is the best boots for the Build that you can find later in the game by looting a gilded chest in Gortash’s room on the top floor of Wyrm’s Rock Fortress. With them you get:

• Steadfast: You cannot be forcibly moved by a foe’s spells or actions, and you ignore the effects of Difficult Terrain.
• Infernal Evasion: When you fail a Saving Throw, you may use your reaction to succeed instead.
• Hellcrawler Class Action

The Spellcrux Amulet is the best Amulet in BG3 for the Gale Evocation Wizard Build, thanks to its Spell Slot Restoration Class Action, that allows you to restore a Spell Slot once every Long Rest! Combining this action with Wizard’s Arcane Recovery is the best way to restore your higher Spell Slots before a tough fight. You can get the Amulet by defeating and looting the Warden in Moonrise Towers Prison during Act 2.

Killer’s Sweatheart and Ring of Regeneration are finally the best ring options for the Build! You can get the Killer’s Sweatheart ring by defeating yourself in the Self-Same Trial inside the Gauntlet of Shar(Act 2). The ring grants you the Executioner effect: When you kill a creature, your next Attack Roll will be a Critical Hit. Once spent, this effect refreshes after a Long Rest. You can buy the Ring of Regeneration from Rolan at the Sorcerous Sundries in Act 3 and get Combat Regeneration: At the beginning of your turn, the ring activates and heals you for 1-4 hitpoints.

There are a few great alternative items that you can get early and will help you advance your game until you can get one of the Best Armor pieces above:

• Hat of Fire Acuity grants you Arcane Acuity whenever you deal Fire Damage. You can loot it from the Strange Ox in Act 2 or Act 3.
• Cindermoth Cloak afflicts with Burning enemies that damage you and you can loot it from Aelis Siryasius in Lower City Sewers in Act 3.
• Obsidian Laced Robe is a rare clothing that deals Fire damage to enemies on a successful Saving Throw against their Spells and also grants resistance to Fire Damage. You can buy it from Quartermaster Talli at the Last Light Inn, in Act 2.
• Bracers of Defense increase your Armor Class when you are not wearing Armor and not holding a Shield. You can find this armor in the secret area of the Cellar under the Blighted Village(Act 1).
• Boots of Genial Striding allow you to move over difficult terrain without impediment and you can buy them from Blurg in the Myconid Colony in Underdark(Act 1).
• Necklace of Elemental Augmentation adds your Spellcasting Modifier to the damage of your Cantrips when they deal Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning or Thunder Damage. You can find this necklace inside a display case in Inquisitor’s Chamber at the Githyanki Creche in Act 2 or inside a Traveller’s Chest on a shipwrecked ship Northwest of South Span Checkpoint in Wyrm’s Crossing(Act 3).
• Ring of Mental Inhibition affects with Mental Fatigue foes for 2 turns when they fail a Saving Throw against one of your spells or actions and you can get it from a locked chest in the Ruined Battlefield, in Shadow Lands(Act 2).
• Ring of Protection grants +1 to Armor Class and Saving Throw and you can get it as a reward from Mol for stealing the Druids’ Idol(Act 1).

The above options will help you create a powerful Gale Fire Wizard Build in Baldur’s Gate 3, that you can use as your main character or as a party Companion! For more Baldur’s Gate 3 content you can take a look at my Baldur’s Gate 3 Builds and Baldur’s Gate 3 Guides!