What is Wrath in Baldur’s Gate 3?

Andrew Highton
baldur's gate 3 character looking at enemies

Baldur’s Gate 3 offers a plethora of abilities to enhance your character, including the powerful element of Wrath. Discover how to obtain this ability and the impact it has on your gameplay.

With the vast array of features in Larian Studios’ expansive RPG, it’s easy to miss some details or get overwhelmed, much like forgetting a spell due to Modify Memory.

Buried within the game’s near-endless list of abilities, skills, and enhancements is Wrath. From the outside, it doesn’t appear too pertinent to your gameplay, but to certain classes, it should be.

Wrath offers some tremendous benefits that will make your character stronger, so let’s walk you through everything.

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What does Wrath do in Baldur’s Gate 3?

Defined as an Equipment Feature in BG3, Wrath gives players a +1 damage bonus to any melee attacks.

Here’s the official description of Wrath: “Effect: Adrenaline courses through your veins. You have a +1 bonus to melee damage.”

So, if you favor more physical classes such as the Barbarian, Fighter, or Paladin, then Wrath becomes a more paramount Equipment Feature than it would for Magic-based classes.

How to get Wrath in Baldur’s Gate 3

There are three pieces of equipment in Baldur’s Gate 3 that will equip the player with Wrath: Cap of Wrath, Bloodguzzler Garb, and Linebreaker Boots.

Having any of these selected as active items will enforce Wrath. Again, if your class specializes in getting up close and personal with an enemy, then Wrath will make your blows far more powerful.

That wraps up our quick and easy Wrath guide in BG3. For the lowdown on a ton of other content for the game and more how-tos, check out the guides we have for you below:

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About The Author

Andrew Highton is a former Games Writer for Dexerto. He has a Creative Writing degree from Liverpool John Moores University and has previously written for games websites such as Twinfinite and Keengamer. With 13,000+ PlayStation Trophies to his name, Andrew is a fan of a huge variety of video games, his favourites being God of War and Metal Gear Solid. Contact him at andrew.highton@dexerto.com, on Twitter @AndyHighton8 or at www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-highton.