In Baldur's Gate 3, players are able to choose from all nine of the classes found in the D&D 5e Players Handbook. This offers players a ton of variety when it comes to what sort of character they want to make. Further, enhancing character variety is the selection of subclasses that can be selected either at level 1 or level 2, depending on the class.
In Baldur's Gate 3, Sorcerers have three subclasses to choose from and select their subclass at level 1 during character creation. Draconic Bloodline allows players to harness the power of a draconic ancestor to fuel their magic, while Storm Sorcerers draw on elemental power to call forth wind, thunder, and lightning. Meanwhile, Wild Magic works its wonders randomly and with no regard for friend or foe, manifesting chaos and manipulating luck.
Draconic Bloodline
Draconic Bloodline is the first of three options available to Sorcerers in the game, and is technically several similar options. Players may choose a specific dragon species as their bloodline, receiving elemental resistances and abilities accordingly. For example, a Red Dragon bloodline would offer resistance to fire. Players will also gain abilities that strengthen damage dealt by spells that match their bloodline element, and automatically learn a spell corresponding to their chosen dragon type.
All Variants
All Draconic Bloodline Sorcerers will gain the Draconic Resilience feature at level 1, giving them 1 additional hit point every time they level up and increasing their armor class by 3 when they are not wearing armor. This helps them to avoid damage more effectively than other Sorcerer subclasses.
Red and Brass Draconic Ancestry (Fire)
Players who choose a Red Dragon as their Draconic Ancestry will learn Burning Hands as an additional first level spell, while a Brass Dragon will instead grant Sleep. At level 6 they will gain resistance to fire damage and a boost to fire damage dealt.
White and Silver Draconic Ancestry (Cold)
Players who choose a White Dragon as their Draconic Ancestry will learn Armor of Agathys as an additional first level spell, while a Silver Dragon will instead grant Feather Fall. At level 6 they will gain resistance to cold damage and a boost to cold damage dealt.
Black and Copper Draconic Ancestry (Acid)
Players who choose a Black Dragon as their Draconic Ancestry will learn Grease as an additional first level spell, while a Copper Dragon will instead grant Tasha's Hideous Laughter. At level 6 they will gain resistance to acid damage and a boost to acid damage dealt.
Blue and Bronze Draconic Ancestry (Lightning)
Players who choose a Blue Dragon as their Draconic Ancestry will learn Witch Bolt as an additional first level spell, while a Bronze Dragon will instead grant fog Cloud. At level 6 they will gain resistance to lightning damage and a boost to lightning damage dealt.
Green Draconic Ancestry (Poison)
Players who choose a Green Dragon as their Draconic Ancestry will learn Ray of Sickness as an additional first level spell. At Level 6 they will gain resistance to poison damage and a boost to poison damage dealt.
Storm Sorcery
Storm Sorcerers have the power of storm in their veins. In D&D 5e tabletop they gain resistance to lightning and thunder damage along with the ability to fly short distances whenever they cast a spell. They also cause eruptions of additional thunder or lightning damage when casting spells that deal those damage types. Since this subclass is unavailable in early access, information on it is limited at this time.
Wild Magic
Wild Magic Sorcerers surge with ancient chaos that manifests as a vast array of randomly selected effects when they cast their spells. They gain the ability "Tides of Chaos" which allows them to give themselves advantage on their next Attack Roll, Ability Check, or Saving Throw in exchange for raising the chances of a Wild Magic Surge the next time they cast a spell.
Wild Magic Surges can occur whenever the Sorcerer casts a spell of level 1 or higher and can cause a huge number of random effects both beneficial and harmful. For example, a cloud of smoke might burst forth from the Sorcerer blinding all creatures within, the Sorcerer's weapon could surge with energy, the Sorcerer could gain teleportation, blur all allies nearby, or any of a huge number of other effects.
Wild Magic Sorcerers are chaos incarnate and can be both powerful allies and constant sources of additional danger, depending on how the dice land.
Baldur's Gate 3 launches on the 3rd of August 2023 for PC and Mac, and on the 6th of September 2023 for PS5.