Ultimate Guide to Baldur’s Gate 3 Thief Build: Mastering Sleight of Hand

Become the ultimate thief in Baldur's Gate 3 with nearly 100% success on sleight of hand checks. Boost your dexterity and charisma, and gather the right gear to maximize your thieving skills. With the right setup, you'll be unstoppable, making stealing a piece of cake. So, get ready to sneak, steal, and outsmart everyone in your path! 🗡️🔒👀

🎭 Introduction

In this Baldur's Gate 3 guide, we will explore everything there is to know about the art of stealing and provide you with all the information you need to have nearly a 100% success chance on sleight of hand ability checks.

🎲 Understanding Sleight of Hand

Sleight of hand is an extremely handy dexterity skill that directly impacts the success chance of important tasks like lockpicking, pickpocketing, and disarming traps. The higher your dexterity score, the more likely you are to succeed on the checks.

"Sleight of hand is a crucial skill for any aspiring thief in Baldur's Gate 3."

📊 Pickpocket Interface

In most ability checks, it will show you the difficulty class as well as all the bonuses available to you before you attempt to roll. However, with the pickpocket interface, it will consider all the bonuses you have behind the scenes and simply show you how much you need to roll on a D20 for a successful steal.

🎭 Calculating the Target Roll

For example, to successfully steal a merchant's gold, you need to roll 15 or higher on a D20. This calculation takes into account your level, race, class, and any items that directly boost your sleight of hand skill.

🗝️ Creating Your Thief

It's essential to create your thief with the right attributes and skills to maximize your success in pickpocketing and other thievery activities.

🎭 Choosing the Right Race and Class

Halfling Lightfoot halflings make the best thieves by far because they're naturally stealthy, giving them an advantage on stealth checks, as well as the extremely useful feature halfling luck.

🛡️ Gear and Items

Equipping the right gear and items is crucial to improving your sleight of hand skill and ensuring a successful theft.

🎭 Using Disguise Self

Utilize the Disguise Self ability to activate certain items and improve your chances of a successful theft.

🗡️ The Art of Stealing

Now that you have the right attributes, skills, and gear, it's time to put your thief to the test and start stealing.

🎭 Sneaking and Stealing

Make sure you are under disguise to activate the shape shifter ring and the Nimble finger gloves, and buff yourself with guidance. Press sneak and enter turn-based mode to freeze the world around you and start stealing.

🎉 Conclusion

With the right build, gear, and strategy, you can become the ultimate thief in Baldur's Gate 3. Thank you for reading this guide, and we hope it helps you on your thieving adventures in the game. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to let us know in the comments. Happy stealing!